We had dinner at a Chinese restaurant that we had not tried before. Or more correctly, we had eaten at the restaurant before when it was under a different management, and offered a different regional cuisine.
The cuisine today was Northern Chinese, which some other restaurants will refer to as Mandarin, the latter being a misnomer, as there are many regional cuisines in China, but not one that can really be called Mandarin. According to the menu, the cooking style at this restaurant is North Eastern. The menu has several stewpot type dishes and a number of soups. Lamb and mung bean threads are prominent in many of the dishes, which are flavorful though not quite as subtly flavored as your typical Cantonese dishes.
We should have picked up a copy of the take-out menu, but forgot to do that. The place is certainly worth another visit. We will at that time have an opportunity to make comparisons among the various culinary offerings.
On a scale of five, I would give the food a rating of 3.5.
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