Other dishes at Asia were wonderful as well – Peking duck soft buns were worlds better than the usual flat pancakes, and the lettuce cups were unusually good – not too gloppy and saucy, which seems to be part of Asia’s authentic Chinese style.

“Asia” is a wonderful place to visit – a great pick from Maria – Highly Recommended!

Quite a few years ago I suffered with persistent stuffed sinuses. It got so bad I couldn’t taste what I was eating – imagine the only difference between your scrambled eggs and your toast being texture – not fun.

We came across a Vietnamese Noodle House and there discovered my favorite soup of all time – Bún bò Huế. I’ve seen it served with different meats but I skip the pork and stick with beef sirloin which is typically sliced really thin and dropped into the soup almost raw and just cooks really quickly in the hot broth. It typically has a generous amount of red chilies. The hot, spicy, lemongrassy broth was the only thing that would clear my sinuses. I’ve been in love ever since.

Going to go in search of Szechuan Hot Pot next.

I’ll take you, Podman06, the next time you are here for dinner.

Great that you knew to ask for it – at authentic Chinese restaurants the best stuff is never on the English language menu (especially the steamed whole fish in savory broth) – but I have learned how to politely point toward items on the tables of dining Chinese families and say “I’ll have what they’re having!”

I confess I usually try to take a long power nap immediately when I start to feel like I’m getting sick. Now I’ll try a nice Szechuan Hot Pot beforehand!