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[carnivore]

Well Steve the dad , it must have been some time ago... hehe cause I might still hang in Chinatown later in the evening, you won't see my sorry butt hanging out in Richmond after 2 in the afternoonn !!! I really do enjoy living... lol

[Steve Heard]

Well Steve the dad , it must have been some time ago... hehe cause I might still hang in Chinatown later in the evening, you won't see my sorry butt hanging out in Richmond after 2 in the afternoonn !!! I really do enjoy living... lol

You must be thinking of the city of Richmond CA, while I was referring to the Richmond District of San Francisco CA, which is where 'New Chinatown' is located.

[leenda]

Stevethedad: I think you're right...Carnivore is thinking of the City of Richmond. I grew up in the Sunset, so I understood your reference to "the Richmond". (And, yes, it IS the "new Chinatown)!!!!

[bunny]

We tried T2Yan for the first time this week. In a word: outstanding.

Best chinese food I've had in the Folsom area and quite comparable to my dining experiences from when I lived in the East Bay and worked in SF.

When I buy "a bunch" from our usual restaurants and we snack on it for a couple of days, I always end up throwing some of it out 4 days later. We just finished the last of T2Yans off today after 2 days.

My wife says its the best chinese food she's ever eaten.

We've generally stuck with Rice Express and Pho Bac for the basic chinese/vietnamese stuff and Pei Wei for a noodle/rice stir fry. My toddler likes Pei Wei because he gets to "have my OWN meal and my OWN COKE!"

This was a nice experience. We had a couple of grisly meals at the Hacienda and Streets of London in the last couple of weeks...seems like prices are way up and the food quality and ingredient quality has taken a big drop over the last few months. We were starting to get into the mood of not eating out anymore for a while.

There also seems to be a lot of new staff in the restaurants. At Ye Olde Hacienda I had to explain to the waitress what I meant by "a crispy beef taco". She thought I wanted them to cook it longer.

We've had some of the prawn dishes, the fried rice, the seafood soup and several appetizers at T2Yan. Next up is the salt and pepper fish and the 'sergeant scallops'. I havent had the salt and pepper style fish in years. Cant wait.

[Dave Burrell]

We tried T2Yan for the first time this week. In a word: outstanding.

Best chinese food I've had in the Folsom area and quite comparable to my dining experiences from when I lived in the East Bay and worked in SF.

When I buy "a bunch" from our usual restaurants and we snack on it for a couple of days, I always end up throwing some of it out 4 days later. We just finished the last of T2Yans off today after 2 days.

My wife says its the best chinese food she's ever eaten.

We've generally stuck with Rice Express and Pho Bac for the basic chinese/vietnamese stuff and Pei Wei for a noodle/rice stir fry. My toddler likes Pei Wei because he gets to "have my OWN meal and my OWN COKE!"

This was a nice experience. We had a couple of grisly meals at the Hacienda and Streets of London in the last couple of weeks...seems like prices are way up and the food quality and ingredient quality has taken a big drop over the last few months. We were starting to get into the mood of not eating out anymore for a while.

There also seems to be a lot of new staff in the restaurants. At Ye Olde Hacienda I had to explain to the waitress what I meant by "a crispy beef taco". She thought I wanted them to cook it longer.

We've had some of the prawn dishes, the fried rice, the seafood soup and several appetizers at T2Yan. Next up is the salt and pepper fish and the 'sergeant scallops'. I havent had the salt and pepper style fish in years. Cant wait.

very nice review and welcome to the forum

[carnivore]

I also had lunch there today, darn good food.I had the shrimp in lobster sauce. Oh my goodness excellent!!!!

[bunny]

Great. Now I have to go and try the shrimp in lobster sauce! Which by the way is made completely differently on the east coast vs the west coast.

On the east coast, its frequently made in a very dark colored sauce with bits of pork. Out here its usually a clear to opaque sauce with egg whites in it. I like both, but two completely different dishes.

On our recent trip, we had the orange scallops and shrimp. Both were lightly battered, deep fried, and served with a mildly spicy orange sauce. Both were ocean fresh...its hard to get super fresh smelling/tasting scallops outside of a top end seafood restaurant.

We also had the Sergeant Scallops, which were served with a variety of still crisp vegetables in a spicy garlic sauce. Excellent.

Our third dish was the salt and pepper fish. Very good, but not enough sauce. There were some bits of jalapeno and onion hanging around on the plate so I put them to good use, but I was expecting more in the sauce area.

My son ate an entire plate of their potstickers, although I helped him with one. Very good. Apparently he liked them too since he ate about 6 of them and he's only 3.

The bad news is that on a weekend day at 12:30 in the afternoon, we were the only people in the restaurant and except for a pair of to-go orders, nobody else came in the entire time we were there.

One last thing...their vegetables are simply amazing. They retain their own flavor, they're not overcooked or burned, and they're quite delish on their own. I was finishing off the leftovers while watching a football game and I caught myself finishing up the veggies from the sergeant scallops while there were still orange scallops sitting right next to them!

[Steve Heard]

Our third dish was the salt and pepper fish. Very good, but not enough sauce. There were some bits of jalapeno and onion hanging around on the plate so I put them to good use, but I was expecting more in the sauce area.

Salt and Pepper style dishes do not generally come with a sauce. They are usually batter-freid, then tossed in a wok with chopped onion and peppers, sometimes garlic and other stuff, but basically, it's the fish (or pork, shrimp, squid, etc.) then tossed.

Some places serve it with a dipping sauce. I sometimes use chili paste and soy. [/b]

[Europa]

Haven't been, but have heard good things about it.

[Sonny]

My wife says its the best chinese food she's ever eaten.

This is the best Chinese food I can remember. I love this place and have eaten here about 10 times now. Always great. I hope they stay the same for the next 50 years to keep my tummy full.

[bunny]

tossed in a wok with chopped onion and peppers, sometimes garlic and other stuff

That was the dilemma here. There were about 4 small thin slices of jalapeno, about a tablespoon of minced onion, and that was it. I'm accustomed to a fair bit of different hot peppers and onion, and generally a drizzle of spicy sauce. But those experiences arent from this part of the universe.

It was good though. Amusingly, the best fish and chips I've had in around a year...

[vegtrip]

I was there recently with friends. Food is good, but the service is not quite upto the mark. I had to stand up and flag down our waitress to get our drinks re-filled. They really need to start paying attention to the tables they are waiting at.

[Revolutionist]

I was there recently with friends. Food is good, but the service is not quite upto the mark. I had to stand up and flag down our waitress to get our drinks re-filled. They really need to start paying attention to the tables they are waiting at.

I have to agree.

Took my family +1 there after the tree-lighting ceremony
We ordered one of the family style dinners (B). All the dishes were good to very good. We had 7 at our table, ordered the dinner for 5 swapping 1 dish out. And we had a good bit of leftovers that were very tasty 2 days later for lunch.

We also ordered tea, and a side of steamed rice.

The tea only came after we asked for it a second time, and the rice never made it to our table (but did make it on our bill). The waiter fixed the bill when asked.

I've been there a number of times, the General's chicken is great, as are a number of other dishes. Bottom line is: very good food, spotty service.

I've yet to do a 1am late-night run, but I will -- I am a night-owl.

[bunny]

I'll agree with the service issue. We've been there a couple of times when nobody was there except us and I had to go ask for stuff from someone behind the register. Also been there for lunch when it was busy and it looked like one guy was doing all the table waiting.

Sunny Garden has much more attentive service.

We've had a chance to eat at Sunny Garden several times. I think T2 Yan has far better seafood...larger scallops and shrimp and fresher. Sunny Garden has much more voluminous lunch specials and offers brown rice as an option, but fried rice isnt included or a free substitution with either the lunch specials or the family dinners. SG has more interesting cuisine options, extending into thai and other choices. We liked the family dinner we got to-go from T2 Yan better than Sunny Gardens and it seemed to me that the portion sizes on the T2 Yan family dinners were larger than Sunny Gardens.

[EAH]

I'll agree with the service issue. We've been there a couple of times when nobody was there except us and I had to go ask for stuff from someone behind the register. Also been there for lunch when it was busy and it looked like one guy was doing all the table waiting.

Sunny Garden has much more attentive service.

We've had a chance to eat at Sunny Garden several times. I think T2 Yan has far better seafood...larger scallops and shrimp and fresher. Sunny Garden has much more voluminous lunch specials and offers brown rice as an option, but fried rice isnt included or a free substitution with either the lunch specials or the family dinners. SG has more interesting cuisine options, extending into thai and other choices. We liked the family dinner we got to-go from T2 Yan better than Sunny Gardens and it seemed to me that the portion sizes on the T2 Yan family dinners were larger than Sunny Gardens.

After a friend of mine went on and on about Sunny Garden I finally decided to give it a try. I have to say I was really dissapointed. The flavors were muddy and I was really underwhelmed overall. I can't wait to hear how my friend likes T2Yan ( she has not been yet). While I agree the service is lacking the food more than makes up for it ( especially if you do take out).