There is a distinctive Taiwanese cuisine, but that’s not what’s featured at this family-owned restaurant in an old Perkins space. The 13-page menu is heavy on the “Americanized” dishes that Chinese restaurants have been serving for the last half-century or more: chow mein, lo mein, sweet-and-sour chicken. But the meals — served on plates nearly as big as birdbaths — are excellent versions of the classics. General Tso’s chicken is drenched in a satiny ginger, garlic and chili sauce. The soups, the pancake-wrapped Moo Shu, and sesame chicken are fine, too. Pork dumplings, whether steamed or fried, are plump, meaty and gingery. And even though it isn’t so new, the décor is fabulously kitschy. With its hanging lanterns, carnival flags, paper parasols — and wagon wheels! — the dining room evokes a simpler, less complicated era of Chinese restaurants. And you’ll develop a real yen for the modest prices. — Charles Ferruzza
Price: $-$$
Payment Type: All Major Credit Cards, cash
Parking: Free, Lot Available
Reservations: Accepted
Attire: casual
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