Macau-style roast pork: Featuring a golden-hued crust, as crispy and crunchy as it looks, with white and mild meat, this is pure gluttony with no chaser.
Baked Egg Tarts: Featuring a fine, flaky crust and a sunshine yellow egg filling, that jiggles uncontrollably at the barest movement, it's an indulgence worth braving the crowd for.
Grilled Fish Hot Pot: Slowly, the fish soaks in the broth, becoming more tender and luscious (though be careful for the small bones).
Spicy Braised Beef Broth: The springy, distinct noodles probably taste great in every soup, but they're particularly good submerged in the spicy braised beef broth.
Mapo Tofu: This version of the classic Sichuan dish features creamy cubes of tofu suspended in a silky, chile-laden sauce.
Salt and Pepper Shrimp: Go ahead and order them with the shells still on. They'll blister in the fryer, forming an extra crispy, yet completely edible, layer around the sweet meat.
Hot & Sour Seafood Soup: this dynamic version arrives laced with spice and vinegar, and stuffed full of sweet and tender seafood. It's a meal in itself, and particularly satisfying on a frigid day.
Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings: These tiny things that are absolutely covered in MSG. But they are also greaseless, extra meaty, and very crunchy.
Braised Water Duck Pot: This dish features hunks of the fowl swimming in a dark, star-anise addled brew that's completely satisfying.
Laoganma Chili Paste with Beef: thin slices of beef arrive topped with a spicy bean paste. It's aggressively seasoned, but delicious.
Barbecue Pork Bun: What you can taste is the moist goodness of the copious, brick-hued pork against the plush, subtle sweetness of the egg-washed buns.
Dumplings: Carts of steaming dumplings come fast and furious, and it's best to take whatever you get. Not all the other dishes are worth the effort, but the dumplings are usually a satisfying bet.
Stir Fried Clams in Black Bean Sauce: the funk of the black bean paste plays off the tender clams.
Three Chili Chicken: Affectionately known as "crack chicken" for its truly addictive powers, the real secret behind this dish the combination of Sichuan peppercorns and chiles.
Ground Pork with Sour Pickle: Meaty and filling, there is also an unmistakable funk that never gets old.
Must-order dishes include the shredded tofu with vegetables, xiao long bao (soup dumplings), and shanghai style fish fillet.
Tony's Special Pot Stickers: The thin and crispy layers of dough kind of resemble phyllo, but aren't nearly as heavy as you'd imagine. Instead, each crackly bite gives way to a seasoned ground pork.
Three Kingdom Steamed Egg: Three small cups, all layered with a silky coating of egg at the bottom, and yet each one tastes completely different thanks to what sits on top.
