"I have to respectfully disagree with my Yelp friend Edward's review of Lotus Garden. My family and I dined here tonight to celebrate the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival, and overall, we were pleased with our experience. With the exception of one dish (soy sauce poached chicken), we stuck to items on the menu. Each dish had both Chinese and English translations, except for dessert, which was only listed in English (assuming we Americans know how to indulge). The standout dish of the evening was the spicy black pepper steak, with its rich stir-fried black pepper flavor and hints of doubanjang and onions. The beef with broccoli was a typical Chinese-American dish, fresh and tasty but slightly too sweet. The soy sauce and rose wine poached chicken was tender and delicious, despite not being on the menu - a common dish in various Chinese regional cuisines. The fried chicken appetizer was a disappointment, dry and bland, but the Taiwanese pork chops were a hit, packed with Taiwanese-style BBQ flavors. The restaurant seems to have a Taiwanese influence, though they also offer Cantonese dishes. We had plenty of leftovers and the bill came out to $30 per person, a decent value."
