Tasty China Restaurant: Marietta
Published by The Blissful Glutton on October 30, 2006 at 1:30 PMRESTAURANT REVIEW:
I wish I could take credit for this find but alas, I cannot. Local chowhounder, Steve Drucker, found this place a while back and has been going quite often. I hosted a group last week for dinner. We had a group of 10 people and more dishes than I can count. It was $16 per person after tip and tax. What a steal! Steve Drucker also organized a group of 12 for lunch the same week. I tried very many dishes as you can imagine and feel I got a very good sense for what the place has to offer.
Fish and Soft (house made) Tofu. Very good. Spicy. Must be eaten with steamed rice to fully appreciate the taste and textures.
Dry Fried Eggplant. Best thing I have eaten in a while. Spicy. Unbelievably well-spiced and not bitter at all.
Roasted Fish in spicy sauce. Very good. The fish was not as fresh as I would have liked but it was still quite good.
Fried Shrimp and cilantro balls ringed with seeded cucumber. Off the menu. Great crunchiness and not oily at all.
Hot boiled beef. Very spicy. Yummy with steamed rice and great texture.
Green Beans With Ground Olives. Better than I thought it would be. Perfectly cooked and the olives were a surprisingly tasty addition.
Duck soup with glass noodles, shaved turnip and shitake mushroom from New Menu. Not spicy at all. Not my favorite dish but other seemed to enjoy it.
Purses of pressed tofu filled with shrimp. Quite interesting textures and flavors. Must eat in one bite.
Scallion Bread (#11). I cannot get enough of this stuff. I think they folded some cinnamon into the layers. I could eat the whole loaf.
Small Fish. #51. Delicious and crisp little morsels. They were gone before I could back for more.
Fish and Cilantro rolls. My favorite aside from the eggplant. The coriander just sets it off.
Pork (pork belly) With Garlic Mud. Piece of pork belly in an earthy and spicy sauce served cold.
Verdict: A must try. Great Chinese food for a low, low price. Stay away from the Americanized menu and buffet. A true jewel if you are into this type of cuisine.
RESTAURANT INFORMATION:
Address: 585 Franklin Rd SE, Marietta, GA
Phone: (770) 419-9849
Cuisine: Chinese, Sichuan
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Thanks for the feedback! These are always good things to know...I was trying out a new method with the pics. Guess it did not work. Will change tonight after dinner.
Jen
Where's the "hot and numbing beef roll"!? Actually I see it off to the side of one of the fish dishes, but wishing there was a "star shot" of it to rekindle my tastebud memories.
Hi! I love your blog, too. We ate here last nite -- the food was very tasty and the service was sweet. I have a feeling the owners have had a surge in business, thanks to you and the posts on chowhound -- they asked us several times if we were "from the internet" groups. We even tried the curried pig's feet, and I'm pleased to cross that must-try off my list. Thanks again for the rec, bliss!
Wow, your pictures came out really well. Much better than mine. I know everyone is busy with the holidays coming up, but is there any chance of us going out for dim sum or Indian food in the near future?
Cathy from www.livetonibble.blogspot.com
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Wow! We bookmarked this post and went to Tasty China when we visited my sister in Marietta. Mmmmmmmm!
We tried the fish/cilantro rolls, pork belly with garlic mud, and the hot and numbing beef rolls for an appetizer. The entrees were fried rice for the 3-year-old, dried fried eggplant (eggplant french fries), chen cang diced beef, princess tofu (homemade tofu cakes with shrimp inside), and pork meat balls.
The chen cang diced beef was unlike anything we'd ever tried before--spice encrusted and mmmmmmm.
Thanks for the recommendation!
I went here last night (6/20/07) for the first time not knowing Chef Chang had left months ago. I'm happy to report that I was pleased none-the-less. The only "miss" was a minced beef appetizer that lacked freshness. A spicy lamb entree was great, and my favorite was a whole fried tilapia dressed with a vegetable sauce.
This is the BEST Chinese food I have ever eaten! I ordered off the Sichuan section in the back of the menu. We had pumpkin cakes, fried dried string beans, fried eggplant, something similar to Kung Pao Shrimp, and pork with bamboo shoots. It was all amazing! My favorite had to be the fried eggplant, which were almost like fat eggplant fries. They are spicy and something you have definitely never had before. I would go back there at least once a week if I could make it there. There are so many more things I would love to try.
Went yesterday for lunch which we often do. Had the dried fried eggplant, the chicken with mushrooms 3 ways, the hot and numbing tofu, and the beef with leaks. All were excellent EXCEPT the fact that when checking out I noticed the food score from Cobb County. A SIXTY-SEVEN out of 100. Ahhhh!!! I checked online and their April 2009 score was a 71. Not much better. The waitress tried to lie and say they had a better score of 80 or so. Yeah right. I was pretty sick later that night to prove it. Goodbye Tasty China. It's been nice knowing you. Yeck!