Great China

We’ve eaten at a few Bib Gourmands in the past and we mean it when we say it: this place deserves a star. We had a reservation and the place was so packed it had a line around the block at the opening for dinner service. The wait was about 15-20 minutes from when they opened as they were working quickly to get everyone seated and setup. We were seated at their family sized tables in the back and the service was fantastic. We ordered quite a bit of food since we had a large party so here’s a list of what we got: Pork dumplings 8/10 - devoured in minutes within our party, everyone loved it. Salt & pepper spare ribs 10/10 - some of, if not, the best we’ve ever had. Perfect seasoning and chew to them. Fried rice 9/10 - just delicious, nothing special about it and yet still amazing. Ginger scallion crab 6/10 - seafood is not really our thing to be fair, but we still did enjoy the meat, the sauce was a bit of a miss though. Duck bone soup 9/10 - unbelievably good, the cilantro and onion pack it with flavor and the consistency is great. Broccoli, beef, and string beans 8/10 - a classic just done right, seasoned well and broccoli with a good chew; beef perfect texture and velvety. Chicken chow mein 10/10 - perfect chew, perfect flavor. Would’ve ordered another if we weren’t so full. Peking duck with steamed buns and flat bread 11/10 - on this scale an 11 denotes it’s the best we’ve ever had, just in case you thought we failed 1st grade math. Crispy skin and delicious, tender meat. Great China is undoubtedly some of the best Chinese food we’ve ever had. Add onto the fact that it’s at a better value than other places and it becomes clear that this is a special place. The food itself deserves a star but sprinkle in the service and it begs the question as to why it doesn’t have one. More on the service actually, they were incredibly patient as we ordered many dishes with different requests and were on top of everything from refilling water and tea to removing plates. When the only issue with a place is the parking situation then you know it’s good. (Side note: parking is pretty hard to find and we saw a lot of cars getting tickets for invalid parking so keep an eye out). That shouldn’t deter anyone though as this place might just be worth that fine, half kidding. Do yourself the favor and come here at all costs.