Yunnan at South of the Clouds in Jersey City. Bright, clean, efficient.
Steamed pot chicken was fantastic. My late obsession is a good chicken broth — not easy to make, not easy to find. This one was good.
Fantastic Yunnan style pork ribs with mint — smoky, charred.
Great lotus fries — so crispy.
Honestly, we were here to cross the bridge but somehow that was underwhelming: both, broth and fixings — the entire bowl felt bare. I need to read upon it and try it myself at home and somewhere in Flushing.
A note on the ordering process. No paper menu — QR code instead. I get it. You punch the order into your phone. Really? Ok. Human interaction can be helpful. But ok. To complete the order, you’re required to enter your phone number. What? Why? The chef’s going to call and ask about food allergies, right?
We stopped here, waved our server, and he reluctantly entered our order into his hand held device. Without our phone number.
We kind of felt old and grumpy but in a few minutes a younger group settled at the table next to us. Not only they refused to give their phone numbers, they also requested a paper menu. We relaxed. But then, they asked for forks.