The sign on the door said the restaurant opened at 10:30. We arrived at around 10:25; so we were early. There were already a handful of people waiting outside. Looking in through the door the lights were out. Grace, her parents and I milled around the door till around until 10:35 - still no movement. So we decided to check the door, which was open. So we walked into the dark dining room. The light in the kitchen was on. As we mulled walking back out two people pushed past us. They looked at us quizzically, but quickly moved on into the kitchen. The staff had started to arrive.
We sat down at table on the side; at 10:40 when the wait staff arrived we got menus. The head chef entered in a white t-shirt and seasoned apron at around 10:45 and the lights turned on.
The tables were outfitted with tabletop burners, but it was breakfast time and I wasn’t in the mood for hot pot. The menu other than the hot pot is a hodgepodge reflecting the Taiwanese chef and Yunnanese owner. We ordered a few things as the restaurant staff got settled.
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