Date #71
Chuck chose our restaurant tonight because a recommendation from a co-worker, these are usually the best spots. We start out going towards the I-5, he likes to go far from home and I like to stay close. We ended up in NE Portland on Broadway at a restaurant called Shandong, Northern China cuisine. The place was packed, so we gave our names and headed into another room to wait. This wasn't so bad because we were able to see what others were eating. The tea was so amazing, I didn't order another drink, Chuck had a Chinese beer.
One thing I have missed since going Veggie, is pot stickers, no one makes them without chicken. We ordered shrimp dumplings which were almost pot stickers, they just weren't fried. To accompany the dumplings were a bottle of rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, and a spicy sweet sauce. We combined these ingredients and made a pretty good dipping sauce for the dumplings.
Next I ordered hand made eggs noodles with veggies, and shrimp. While we were waiting for our table I had eyed this dish, and the server recommended it as well. It was so amazing, the noodles were tasty and cooked to perfection, one of the things I dislike the most is overcooked noodles, this chef knows how to cook noodles. This was the perfect dish for me, and leftovers for lunch on Monday, yummy!
Chuck's favorite Chinese dish is sweet and sour pork, and luckily they had it on the menu. He enjoyed it so much, and probably because it's been a while since he's had it. The pork was tender, breading crispy, and the sauce was just the right combination of sweet and sour. He was so happy. But not so happy on Monday at lunch because he ate everything. Very tasty restaurant.
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