Nhung D.'s Profile

I love Szechuan food especially dan dan noodles.  So when I heard about this place I was sooo excited.  

I've tried the dan dan noodle, cold green bean dish, spicy wonton soup, and their fried pork.   I like the dan dan the best since it's the most authentic dan dan noodle I've found in St. Louis.  I didn't care for the other dishes so much.

So why the 1 star?

1. Its a very small space with very limited seating inside (and it's not the cleanest)
2. The lady that works here (and she's the only one here) doesn't have a strong command of the English language so it's hard to communicate with her (especially when ordering to go)
3. She takes credit card, but def. prefers cash.

I can handle the above for my beloved dan dan noodles!  But what really bugs me is that she doesn't treat me like she treat her other customers (mostly Chinese, and speaks Chinese with her).  Actually, she's rather rude to me.  

1.  I'll order my food, but then a Chinese person comes in and orders their food (and she make their food for them first (we both ordered dan dan noodles) )
2. I went in to order my food, and she was on the phone -  didn't acknowledge my existence and proceed to talk on the phone for the next 10 min
3. She makes my dan dan noodles different than the ones she makes for her Chinese patrons.  (mine seemed like a more watered down version and def. not as spicy) I've tried both versions.  
4. I ordered my food to go, went in, she pointed to the to go bag, and said "cash".   I said sorry, no cash and showed her my card.  She ignores me and and started making  food.  So i waited.  This a patron drove up, and started talking to her in Chinese, she chatted it up with him.  Gave him a bunch of food, and started cooking again.  All while I just stood there, waiting to pay since my food was already and packed up.  I asked her If I could pay for the food, since I wanted to leave, and she started yelling at me in Chinese and said "busy" in English and proceeded to ignore me.  So I left without my food.

I love authentic food, but I refuse to support a business that treats me like a second class customer.

I came here starving, and between two people we ordered three dishes.  We got the green curry(was very watered down), the pad see ew (way too greasy) and their Yen Ta Fo Soup(this was okay).  None of it was great, and there wasn't much food.  We left the restaurant hungry.

But worse of all, we waited OVER an HOUR to get our food. This is absurd. I basically waited an hour to get  a bunch of meh dishes, paid 30+ dollars and then wen to another place for dinner.  No thanks!

It's a small place, and when we were there the place wasn't even packed so I don't know why it took over an hour.  The people who works here were pretty nice though!

3.5 stars

This is one of the better Korean restaurant in Oly.  They give you a wide array of side dishes (some of them are super greasy, but still good).  I used to love getting the Kimchi stew here, however for the past couple of times I've been here the Kimchi stew lacked any kind of flavor and was very watery.  Sooo disappointed, since this used to be my to go place when I'm craving kimchi (which is basically always).  

Their bulgogi is very good and if you get their lunch box special you can lots of bulgogi, rice and side dishes for under 10 bucks.

This place is LEGIT!!!!!  

I just finished my soups, yes, two gigantic heaping bowls of yummy Thai soup (I was very hungry).  I almost died of happiness when I tasted the broth.  This is by far the best Thai soups I've ever had (and I've had lots).  I I have tried their Narai Soup with noodle , Tom Yum Soup with Noodle and their hot and sour soup.  All of which are awesome, but I do prefer the noodle soups since it's more filling.  I love this place sooooo much, I want to take everyone I know here.  

--warning: eating two bowls of soup will def. put you in a food coma.

Atmosphere: A
Service: A
Cut:  A-
Color:  C
Price:  A+

I have gotten my hair cut here twice and got it colored once.  Both of my haircuts were awesome and I have gotten tons of compliments on them.  Random strangers ask me where I get my haircut!  Do keep in mind that I always know the style that I want though (pictures are great) - I think this helps a lot in getting the results you want.   They do take a very long time cutting your hair (around 2 to 3 hours for the full wash/cut/style).  The color job was not so good and was a total wast of $100.  This might be because I have very dark hair.  

Things that can be worked on (1) most of the time when the stylist wash my hair, they don't rinse long enough, leaving a soap residue in my hair.  HATE THIS! (2) Sometimes they get water in my eyes. (3) I tend to find that they use too much products when styling my hair, and that they tend to use a flat iron on my hair when its still damps

UPDATE:  Got my haircut with Sara and it's PERFECT!!!  If you want an awesome haircut, get it with Sara.  So sad that she's graduating in June.

I am a loyal patron of this place!  

The lady that works here is so friendly and I love the shabby chic interior.  It's so cozy and smells so good.  

My favorite things to get here are the quiches.  They are soooo yummy!  Her quiches are really unique, with unusual (to me anyway) combination of fruits/vegetables/meat - that goes to perfectly together.  The crust is butterlicious.  My only "complaint" is that the quiches are usually only lukewarm/on the cold side (even after she heats them up).  I like my stuff super hot!

Her little sweets are so yummy too, the huge snickerdoodle cookies are awesome!!  

Good prices, awesome food, and great service!

I hate myself for forgetting how bad this place actually is.  I have been here 3x times since it opened.  WHY?   The first time was horrible, swore not to go back, but I went back anyway.  Perhaps because it was late at night and they were the only ones open?  I don't know.

This is BBQ chicken, however they also serve Korean dishes and soju. Their chicken is okay-good however their Korean food is another story.  It's rather horrible.  Very bland, half-ass food.  It comes with no side dishes, and the soup realllllly lacks favor.   Their chicken is good however it's very expensive for fried chicken and I don't think it's very "special".  I have tried their Olive Chicken, good and crispy but it came an hour after I was done eating our first entry.  Not worth the wait and 10 bucks!

I had some chicken wing yesterday - don't hate it but don't love it.  It was dry and did not taste any better than the ones from Safeway.

The atmosphere in this restaurant is confusing.  The lights are dimmed down, the music is loud and "hip" - very night club like.  We had Soju here once, and I have to say I am not comfortable with looking at pictures of little kids and family while I am drinking with "low, low, low" in the background.

Was excited to try this place out.  But it just really isn't that great.

I have been here twice, maybe three times and each times I was semi disappointed.  Their lemongrass beef was extra chunky and chewy = ewww.  There wasn't much beef in it either.  I have tried 3 of their soups (the one with duck, one with crab meat and their pho).  All of which were just okay, not "awesome" but not bad either.

Probably will not come here again.  Will stick with Tamarind Tree instead.

AWESOME!!!!

I usually HATE pork, but I love their braised pork over rice (I can usually get 2 bowls).  It's so tender and perfectly seasoned and I adore the pickled vegetables that it comes with.  Their pork pottage is really good too.  It was my first time having pottage and def. won't be my last.  

The service here is wonderful.  They are very good with refilling your water, and the waiter that I encountered was so NICE!!!  When I ordered the braised pork, he gave me this weird look and explained to me that it's basically big fat pieces of pork!  He said that it's very fat and that he's afraid that I won't like it.  I told him not to worry, I like my fat!  He also recommended the pork pottage.  

Great food, good prices, and friendly service -- what more can a girl ask for?

I have a love/hate relationship with this place.  

The food here is probably some of the best tasting Chinese food I have ever tasted.  I have NOT order anything that I've not loved (and I have tried lots of stuff here).  I visit this place at least once every week.  Yes, that's how addictive their food is. I almost wish it wasn't so damn addictive. I swear, 1/3 of my paycheck goes to chiangs.

My favorite dishes are salt and pepper chicken,  ma po tofu, string beans with pork, the steam wontons, and their shanghai style noodles.  

Their ma po tofu and string beans are soooo food!!!!  Yes, so good where you literally have to lick the plate afterwards.  

The service here is on and off though -  most of the times they forget to refill our water and it would take forever to get the check etc . . . .  When I am eating extra hot ma po tofu, I NEED MY WATER!!!!