We went there mainly for the "yellow feather" chicken. For non-Chinese, the "yellow feather" chicken is the equivalent of free-range chicken, I think. It's the best we have ever tasted. Very strong chicken flavor, and meat was firm but not chewy. The lamb soup clay pot was very tasty as well.
Don't order seafood from them. We tried the clams before, it was not fresh. Then we tried the lobster, definitely not fresh. I think we will go back for more chicken.
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| "This unassuming eatery is a definite find---the large, inexpensive menu is filled with Chinese-American classics as well as more interesting traditional items such as jellyfish salad, braised sea cucumber, bean curd in brine with pig's feet and mussels, a..." |
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"REVIEW Wow, this place is excellent, and even better if you can swing an off-the-menu order or two. When I visited this affordable, familial gem on Clement, there was extra tomato soup in the back, a nice little on-the-house warm-up dish that was a bit on..."
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"My new favorite restaurant is Happy Garden because I didn't get sick when I ate there. (I have high standards, huh?) Well, I have heard from neighbors of the place, in Oakland's Laurel District, that pretty good meals could be had, but I went and got the ..."
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