Aug 12, 2007

Hunan Restaurant 湖南小館

There are 22 provinces in China.
Shanghai, Beijing, Sichuan, Tianjin....you name it all.
And because of the distinctive geographic and cultural characteristics throughout the continent,
Each of the provinces has its own distinguishing Chinese cuisine.

Hunan dishes, just like Sichuan dishes, are both known for its spiciness.
Besides the popular use of chili, Hunanian also likes to add a little bit of sourish taste to the meal. It's very flavorful and well seasoned.

And Here's Where I Had My Hunan Dishes-


Shredded Potato in Cold Spices 涼拌土豆絲-


Refreshing.
The sourish taste prevents the dish to become overpowering spicy.
Very well balanced between the two dominant flavors.

Cindy's Rating: 7

Dried Bean Curd with Squid 香炒小卷-


Too chewy,
Recommended by the waitress, but it turned out to be my least favorite dish of the night.

Cindy's Rating: 3

Sauteed On Choy 空心菜葉 with Twice Cooked Pork 香干回鍋肉-


Cindy's Rating for Both: 5

Overall Rating: 5

There are many good Chinese restaurants throughout Southern California,
Just stop by any of the Chinese areas (ex. Rowland Heights, Monterey Park, San Gabriel) and I can ascertain you a nice authentic meal.
Well, at least better than most of the national Chinese chain restaurants.


Hunan Restaurant 湖南小館
1015 S. Nogales Street #131
Rowland Heights, CA 91748

(626) 964-8458

2 comments:

  1. Yeah too bad they appear to have the lowest health inspection rating in Los Angeles county.

    http://ph.lacounty.gov/rating/

    Current Score: 56 Only Numeric Score Displayed for less than 70 scores (No Grade Posted)

    001 HOLDING OF PHF - MULTIPLE SERVINGS (MAJOR)

    010 ADULTERATED FOOD (MAJOR)

    012 UNAPPROVED SOURCE - PHF (MAJOR)

    014 COCKROACHES - ACTIVE INFESTATION (MAJOR) -

    016 CLEAN / SANITIZING - FOOD CONTACT SURFACES (MAJOR)

    ...and the list goes on.

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  2. To Anonymous~
    Ewwww,
    That's scary,
    I only been there once, that only once,
    Thanks for telling me though!

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