Restaurant Roulette with Suzanne! March Issue!

The march restaurant choices were up to me this time and I did a great job with a little help from Rachael!

We started the evening at Nan Xiang in the Southside Works, a Chinese restaurant chain that originated in Flushing, NY. We were warned about the wait but it was not bad at all. On a Friday, we arrived a little before 6:00 and were seated by 6:20, no reservations. Scanning the QR code has your number and how many parties are ahead of you. They did a great makeover of the large space and it is very bright.

We ordered a lot to try and brought home plenty of leftovers.

An order of veggie spring rolls ($6) were light and crispy served with a dipping sauce.

The pan fried pork dumplings ($8.50) were our favorite.

We had pan fried pork buns ($10) that were quite good and the meat was delicious.

The pan fried crispy noodles with shredded beef had vegetables, was a generous portion but was light on flavor ($13.75).

The fun part was the chicken soup dumplings ($11.50). They provide instructions at the table on how to eat them. We both failed on our first two attempts. We pierced them before they got to our mouths so we lost the soup!! They give you a small porcelain spoon to eat them but they are large and you eat them in one bite. It was fun trying to eat soup dumplings properly. We did it successfully on try number three. It has been nominated for a Michelin star.

Off for dessert in Oakmont in heavy snow showers to The Pub at 333. We ordered crème brûlée ($8) and fried dough ($8) along with a Kahlua and coffee ($8.50) and an espresso martini ($14).

The crème brûlée was your average crème brûlée but the fried dough brought smiles and yums from both of us. We were served a bowl with a base of cheesecake frosting covered with small dough balls and topped with fresh strawberries and blueberries. It was simple and delicious. And…Rachael was happy to discover chocolate covered espresso beans at the bottom of her martini!

Until next time, happy eating!