Real (!) Food

Had dinner with Jane at Wong Kei, this restaurant in Chinatown that serves Hong Kong / Chinese cuisine.

It probably serves the best and cheapest good Chinese food in Chinatown, and I didn't know this before the first time I went, but it supposedly build a "reputation" for its uber bad service.

In fact, it became a huge tourist attraction due to its "bad service".

Ironically, we had really good service this evening.

The waiter was charming, polite, pleasant, attentive, and spoke relatively good English.

The only stumbling happened when I inquired about the difference between "Chinese Mixed Vegetables" and "Chinese Green Vegetables". (If you're interested, the "mixed" was 50p more expensive than the "green".)

"Chinese mixed vegetables and ... Chinese green vegetables..." the waiter repeated, staring at the menu.

"Ah!"

"Mixed vegetables is mixed!" he proclaimed.

"Green is green!" he continued, with a very straight face.