Hong Kong Style

We headed there for this week's date night, and it's a comfortable, semi-loungy space, entered through an unmarked door (after first being challenged, speakeasy style, for reservation details). Service is friendly and efficient, if a bit garrulous - both waiters seemed to feel like they had to explain not just the concept of the restaurant, but the concept behind each of numerous dishes on the menu, and even a bit of the concept of simply eating in a restaurant, as if none of the customers had ever done such a thing. We split an order of quite delicious pork and ginger dumplings in a peanut sauce. Quite a happy-making start. A kung pao, here made with pork was moderately spicy, and kicked up to more our style with a dish of quite fiery hot sauce brought on request. The sauce was quite different from any kung pao I've ever had, but really quite good. The house's signature dish, Taiwanese drunken chicken, again, really good, with a lot of garlic and basil, and a wine-based braising liquid. Love the space. I already noted my thoughts on the service. The food is quite good, and beautifully presented. It's also expensive.