There was nothing unusual about our trip up to San Francisco in September of 2019, my 90th trip to the Bay Area. Who knew it would be more than two years before I made my 91st trip last month? And not only did the pandemic keep us at home, and for a while almost completely away from Chinese restaurants, but also left us in the dark as to what Chinese restaurants may have closed, and what new ones might have opened up in the Bay Area. Arriving after dark on a Monday, I was fortunate to find the bright, newly opened Taishanese Cuisine on Broadway. It was so busy we had to wait for them to clear a table before we could sit down. Looking at the menu, Taishanese Cuisine was something new under the sun, with modern Taishanese food including Cantonese hot pot dishes, seldom if ever seen before in the United States. Unfortunately, these and other dishes were all family sized, and indeed looking at the table setup the restaurant was clearly designed for large family gatherings, so we were stuck with the relatively small a la carte entree portion of the menu.
The curry chicken was a real surprise, as it was the first time I had ever seen that dish with fried, breaded chicken.
We also had a large dish of white ong choy.