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Gong Hey Fat Choy It’s the Year of the Rabbit Chinese New Year Specials Starting January 24, 2023

Chinese New Year Specials

Starters

Lucky Dumplings

Dumplings or Pot Stickers have been eaten during Chinese New Year for centuries because the shape resembles ancient Chinese money. By eating dumpling’s, you will have fortune for the New Year

Chicken dumplings are filled with seasoned chicken, ginger, sesame oil and then steamed, served with ginger-red-vinegar  10.00

Spring Rolls

Although you can get spring rolls just about any-time, any-where, it has been a favorite New Year’s celebration food since the Tang dynasty (600a.d.) Spring rolls were given as gift to family and loved ones to usher in the coming of spring which is usually right around the beginning of the new Year.

Wild Mushroom Spring Rolls

Sautéed mushrooms (shitake, porcini, oyster and enoki) bamboo shoots and carrots rolled into spring roll shell, fried until crispy, served with caramelized onion marmalade 11.50

Main Course

Crispy Pan-fried Whole Fish

The word fish in Chinese sounds a lot like the word Abundance. Which is what you want to have throughout the new year.

Pan-fried Black Sea Bass tender, mild to sweet fish. It is lightly seasoned and pan-fried, topped with ginger, scallions, cilantro, and Chinese celery then drizzled with a soy and sweet rice wine sauce Market Price

Crispy Chicken

Half chicken cut into pieces seasoned and brined for 36 hours in rice wine, Chinese spices, and ginger. First steamed then fried until crispy served chopped with Szechuan pepper salt Market Price

Happy Family

Classic American-Chinese Dish, what a great way to bring two cultures together to celebrate the New Year.

Happy Family

A happy union of, sliced chicken, sliced beef, jumbo shrimp, scallops, sliced roast pork and mixed veggies wok tossed in a Classic Chinese brown sauce 23.00

Longevity noodles

Noodles have been a part of Chinese culture for over 4000 years and are symbolic of a long healthy life. Long noodles (the longer the better) are eaten during celebrations and birthdays.

Don’t Cut Your Noodles!

Long-life Noodles

Wok tossed Yee-Mein noodles (yellow chewy noodles) wok tossed with shrimp, chicken, and roast pork with snow peas, and bok choy in a savory brown sauce 17.00

Dessert

Green tea & honey cheesecake  8.00

Dates for Chinese New Year: January 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28.

 This menu is only available after 4pm

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