Crouching Tiger Restaurant Restaurant Review, Redwood City
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Crouching Tiger Restaurant 2644 Broadway Street (Near El Camino Real) Redwood City, CA 94063 650-298-8881 650-298-8866 (Fax) |
Crouching Tiger Restaurant is a Chinese Sichuan, Hunan, and Mandarin style restaurant in downtown Redwood City. Their name in Chinese is really Crouching Dragon. They specialize is spicy dishes, noodles, and authentic local dishes like Xingjian Lamb and Pickle Fish soup.
Decor, Vibe – Modern, clean interior with many flat screens and digital picture frames. Nice mix with half of the folks Asian, the other half Caucasians. Familes, large parties, couples were at dinner.
Menu Pictures (Click to zoom into any picture)
Picks:
Scallion Pancake (1) Pan-fried Homemade ($3.50) was authentic and not too greasy nor was it very crispy.
Beijing Cold Rice Jello in house sesame sauce ($5.95) was a big bowl of thinly chopped up rice jello. Good and not too salty.
House Special Sichuan Cold Noodles ($6.45) minced pork or shredded chicken with cucumbers, topped with house perfect 10 spices (choice of spicy or non-spicy) was a very good version of the classic. You mix the noodles, pork, and sliced cucumbers yourself.
Eight Treasure Sweet Sticky Rice ($6.95) was an excellent version but lacked any nuts. Peaches, blueberries, and other fruit were used. Nicely restrained sweetness.
OK:
Sichuan Salty Pickle Fish Soup ($6.95) was average, nothing special to it. Flavors of the soup were pretty undramatic. Joy makes the reference version.
Xingjiang Lamb stir fried with green hot peppers, cumin and chili powder ($10.50) had lots of thinly sliced lamb with heavy cumin flavor, bell peppers, and onions. Dish was pretty greasy.
Pans:
None
Crouching Tiger Restaurant had fair service with long waits before ordering or tracking people down. The food was pretty authentic yet their menu had typical Chinese restaurant staples for Americans, so they could help bridge the divide and allow folks to test the authentic dish waters. Crouching Tiger is a safe bet for Chinese Sichuan cuisine. Limited wine list with glasses from $5.50, bottles from $20.
They have lunch rice plate specials 7 days a week 11:30 – 3pm.
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Overall Rating: 
(Good)
Come Back? 
| Food Rating: | (Good) |
| Service Rating: | (Good) |
| Atmosphere Rating: |  (Above Average) |
| Value Rating: | (Excellent) |
Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary
| Alcohol: | Beer, Wine, Sake |
| Attire: | Casual |
| Hours: | Mon - Th 11:30am - 9:30pm, Fri - Sat 11:30am - 10pm, Sun 11:30am - 9pm |
| Parking: | Street |
| Reservations: | Yes |
| Prices: | $6.95 - $17.95 |
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August 29th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
There’s a 10% off coupon (exp. 11/30) on the free Chinese newspaper – News for Chinese. Making the deal sweeter and spicier!