Best Casual Restaurants in Leather District

We've been here a few times and every time has been an outstanding experience. The ingredients are always of good quality. My favorite broth is their Guizhou Red Suantang. This fermented tomato-based broth has plentiful aromatic Chinese herbs and is a stand-out broth for its tangy and complex flavor that you won't forget! I wish I could bottle it and take it home! I've also tried their black bone chicken broth and classic mala, both are good "old reliables" - the classic mala gets hotter the longer it's been cooking! Each time we've been the service has been attentive without being smothering, all the vegetables are fresh, fresh, fresh! The housemade shrimp paste is wonderful, and the spicy dumplings are some of the best I've had anywhere. I love that you can get a great variety of mushrooms with their platters, their black fungus never disappoints, always big, plump, and succulent! Don't sleep on the fish roe salad balls, they are DELICIOUS, but be careful not to cook them too long or the liquid center becomes molten hot. Highly recommend making reservations, it gets BUSY here and for good reason!

The dining experience was amazing. All of the Staff’s recommendations were perfection. The French Onion Dumplings and Broiled Clams were delicious as was the all of our entrees. Too full to finish, but we did because it was so good!

Woot! Just what I’m looking for! Great drinks, great vibes. HOORAY!

Picked a place for brunch near the Theatre and on open table. Once again we were not disappointed. I really liked the menu. The food was great and certainly plenty. We will come back again.

The apps were tastier than dinner itself! Drinks were great, we go the Paloma-loma and the Chemist (a little sweet but good). Apps we got mozz sticks and lemon pepper wings, both were delicious and filling in serving size. Our mains came out at the same time as our apps which was odd, and while the fries were good the veggie burger and spicy sandwich were just okay. The ‘spicy’ sandwich wasn’t spicy at all, and the veggie burger had minimal accompanying sauces.