Chapel Hill has been waiting for a place like this. It's real Asian food, not dumbed-down for American palates. There's stuff here you won't find anywhere else in the area. Every dish is distinct. My last visit had delectable pork and shrimp dumplings, mussels in black bean sauce, an amazing pear, watercress and roasted pork salad, and shitake mushrooms. If you go and you're a pork fan, I LOVE the ribs in a hoisin-based barbecue sauce and the hanging roast pork. The atmosphere is also unique. Service has been professional and friendly, despite some signs of a new place that got popular fast: the staff can be a little rushed, and you definitely need reservations at busy times. But they're working out the kinks.
Bottom line--great place, unique for the Triangle, would be at home in any large city, with food that's both delicious and interesting.
Pros: wonderful food, atmosphere
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