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Bee Caves Road at Walsh Tarlton in Westlake is home to a shopping mall
that contains a Kinkos, a Blockbuster Video, Randell's Groceries, and
other emporia. but tucked away in a corner, next to Amy's Ice Cream,
is my favorite establishment, a wonderful, and lucky little restaurant
called Chinatown. Why wonderful? I'll tell you shortly? Why lucky? Because
prior to Chinatown, there were five restaurants in that same location.
All failed.
Not Chinatown though. Under the stewardship of Linda Cheng, whose ex
Ronald runs Chinatown Mopac, the Bee Caves location has prospered.
Now let's get to the wonderful part. Can yo say pan fried vegetable
dumplings, for example?
Man, these are tender, aromatic, and just melt in your mouth. The dough
for the wrapper is never to thick., Just right. Come to think of it,
the pork dumplings are pretty darn good as well. And even though my
doctor may not approve, I love the chicken wings. They have a very comforting
flavor.
I love the crab meat and asparagus soup. This is a mellow soup, with
a delightful aftertaste that just grows on you.
There are five basic styles of Szechuan cooking and Linda's restaurant
excels in all of them. First, the Kung Pao style. which uses peanuts
in a hotpepper sauce. I love the Kung Pao chicken. So what if it has
more calories than a Big Mac. It's delicious.
The next style is the Yu-Hsiang which uses a flavorful garlic sauce.
Try the shredded pork with ginger and garlic. Lovely
The third style is Kan-Shao. Try the Lobster Kan-Shao, gently simmered
in a spicy hot and sour sauce. Wonderful flavor.
Next is the Sizzling style. Try the Sizzling shrimp with Kan-Shao sauce.
Served on a red hot platter, this dish comes to the table literally
hissing as it flares in front of you.
And finally, the Hunan style, down with broccoli and a black bean sauce.
I love the Hunan scallops. I mean...te amoro!!!!
There's so much more, but then you need to head out to see Linda Cheng
at Chinatown on Bee Caves Road. You know they always used to call the
New York Yankees lucky. But baseball purists know you've got to be good
before you can be lucky. Same holds true for Chinese restaurants.
For Fox 7 news, I'm Rob Balon dining out at Chinatown Bee Caves..
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