Went back to 35 Chinese with a different group - this time, with people who were more tolerant of spicy foods (yippee!). We still ordered the same appetizers: 夫妻肺片/ sliced roast beef and tendon (fuqi feipian) and 蒜泥白肉 / sliced pork belly in garlic sauce (suan'ni bairou). Otherwise, I think most of the dishes were different, so here we go...
五更腸旺 / chitterlings with tofu hot pot (wugeng changwang)
- The photo really doesn't do this dish justice, because it was one of my favorites of the evening. It had a lot of flavor besides just straight-up spicy, which is always nice. The dish does contain pork intestines and pork blood, which might turn some of you away... although I do have a friend who doesn't eat intestines but makes an exception for this particular dish here - so really, it's worth it.
The only downer to this is that the pork blood is kind of dry, so I wouldn't expect too much from that. Otherwise, thumbs up.
The only downer to this is that the pork blood is kind of dry, so I wouldn't expect too much from that. Otherwise, thumbs up.
蔥爆牛肉 / beef with scallions (congbao niurou)
- This is my favorite dish EVER at this restaurant. Ever. Probably because I haven't had the authentic version of mapo tofu for a long, long time. It was served in a 砂锅 (clay pot) instead of plate - the way that it's supposed to be, and it has plenty of the 麻 ("numbing") element, which means you should probably save room for this dish last. Overall, I was impressed and happy with the authenticity of this mapo tofu.
清炒丝瓜 / cooked loofah
- Yep, loofah. I was really excited about this dish because I love loofah vegetable, but we were appalled to discover that it tasted bitter (might have spoiled). We sent the dish back in exchange for 乾扁四季豆 / string beans Western style (ganbian sijidou), which was pretty much the same as the last time.
Overall, with the exception of the disappointment of the loofah, it was an enjoyable meal. Their service does slow down as the evening goes on (they seem to be short on staff), so you should arrive early and order quickly. Between six of us, we ordered six dishes and it ended up being $15 each. Not particularly more expensive than any of the other Chinese restaurants that I've reviewed so far, I think.
Overall, with the exception of the disappointment of the loofah, it was an enjoyable meal. Their service does slow down as the evening goes on (they seem to be short on staff), so you should arrive early and order quickly. Between six of us, we ordered six dishes and it ended up being $15 each. Not particularly more expensive than any of the other Chinese restaurants that I've reviewed so far, I think.
Restaurant: 35 Chinese Restaurant
Price Range: Around $15
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