[Huntington Beach] [Chinese] Lotus Chinese Eatery

Lotus Chinese Eatery
清真館
16883 Beach Blvd
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
(714) 848-4940

Dr. P's family came down to OC to visit Grandma P. Afterward, we decided to take Dr. P's mom, aunt, his brother Henry, and Henry's girlfriend Lucine to try Lotus Chinese Eatery to try some Islamic Chinese food. We had dinner here before, and thought the food was even better than Mas Islamic in Anaheim. Since it was a Chinese restaurant, they asked me to do the ordering. I did my best to order food that I thought people would enjoy. But I guess I didn't do too good of a job because there was complaints on every dish I ordered.


什錦砂鍋 Assorted (Tofu, Chicken, Fish, Shrimp) Warm Pot ($14.95)

We had lamb stew warm pot before and thought it was delicious. But since Mrs. P and Auntie P do not eat lamb, I ordered beef stew warm pot. A few minutes after we ordered, our waitress came back and told us that they were out of beef stew soup that day. She suggested that we change it to the combination warm pot. I asked her what was in the warm pot, she told me combination seafood. Lucine is a vegetarian, but she also eats seafood. So I thought she would be able to have the seafood soup, too. She had a few sips of the soup, then found out there were actually chicken inside the soup. I felt bad. But I really didn't know there were chicken in there. Other than that, I thought the soup was really good. Lots of fish and shrimp in it. I like the Chinese cabbage a lot, too. Mrs. P and Auntie P seemed to enjoy the soup a lot also. They all had multiple bowls of soup.



蒸餃 Steamed Dumpling (8) ($6.95)

Steamed Dumplings had beef filling. It was pretty flavorful, especially when eaten with some black vinegar. But Mrs. P and Auntie P thought Korean style mandu (dumpling) with kimchi cabbage tastes better than the Chinese version with green onion.


芝麻薄餅 Sesame Thin Bread with Green Onion ($7.95)

Finally a dish that everybody liked. Sesame Thin Bread with Green Onion was really tasty. I like the thin bread more than the thicker version. The pieces with lots of green onion inside tasted the best. I like dipping the bread in some hot chili sauce. So good that way.


蔥爆羊肉 Lamb with Green Onion ($10.95)

I know Mrs. P and Auntie P do not eat lamb, but this is Dr. P and my favorite dish at Islamic Chinese restaurant. We went ahead and order it for Dr. P's brother Henry to try. Henry seemed to like it just as much as Dr. P. Mrs. P was actually brave enough to try one bite, but she still didn't like the lamb taste. We asked Auntie P how come she doesn't eat lamb. She told us when she was a kid, she saw a farmer killing a lamb one time. She always remembers the lamb's scream and the look on its face. So she never eat lamb. I think I would be traumatized too if I had to witness something like that.


豆瓣魚片 Fish in Spicy Sauce ($13.95)

Since Lucine doesn't eat meat, I tried to order more seafood and vegetable dishes. Lucine had a piece of Fish in Spicy Sauce, and said the fish tasted too fishy for her. But Dr. P and I thought it was pretty good. The big piece of fish was really soft, and tasted just like the slices of fish you would have in Chinese restaurant. Maybe Lucine just got a bad piece?


鍋鎉豆腐 Tofu Omelet in Brown Sauce ($9.95)

Tofu Omelet in Brown Sauce was suggested by our waitress when I asked her to recommend a good vegetarian dish. She told me it is one of their specialty dishes. It look just ok on the plate, but it tasted really really good. There was a layer of egg on top of soft silky tofu. The brown sauce was really flavorful. I ordered this vegetarian dish for Lucine, but she didn't eat it because she doesn't like soft tofu. Failure again! Oh well, I enjoyed the dish.


清炒芥藍 Sauteed Chinese Broccoli ($7.95)

Another vegetable dish that I thought everyone would like. But Lucine refused to eat it because she's never had Chinese broccoli before, didn't know what it is, and didn't want to try. But again, Dr. P and I enjoyed this vegetable dish.


蝦仁炒刀削麵 Shrimp Hand Cut Lo Mein ($8.95)

We normally ordered the combination hand cut noodle with chicken, beef and shrimp. But for Lucine, I ordered Shrimp Hand Cut Noodle. She didn't eat this one, either, because she doesn't eat carb. But I was really glad Mrs. P and Auntie P loved this dish. Mrs. P normally doesn't eat that much, but she had probably three plateful of this noodle. So happy to see mom-in-law enjoy the food like that. :-)



I felt really bad that Lucine didn't really eat anything. Seemed like I did a pretty bad job ordering seafood and vegetarian dishes. I guess it's not a easy job to order for everyone and make everyone happy. Maybe in the future, we should just ask everyone to pick one dish that they like. In that way, at least you have one dish you know you'll enjoy eating. Dr. P and I still thought everything was really good. We really like this restaurant, and would definitely return again. But I don't want to do the ordering for everyone again....

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