Last night we went to the Oriental Tea House with a bunch of our friends (for memory's sake, they were Donovan & Parker with Luther and baby Will, Regina and Boris, and Eddie and Arthur with Laurel, Bailey and Dee). We ordered a bunch of dishes: fried calamari, friend wontons, chicken chow mein, vegetable chow mein, lemon chicken, kun pao chicken, half a roasted chicken, beef with some sort of green beans and a couple of shrimp dishes. I was amazed at how good everything was. It was great to be able to savor so much variety - and to be with so many friends - but the actual food was all very good. And the bill was terribly cheap at $86 - which fed an army of 8 adults and 6 children.
We were all able to fit at one, very crowded, table - larger parties or those with more adults, would have to split in two.
We are now planning on getting together for dim sum some Sunday morning. If any of my friends are reading this, and want to come along, just e-mail me.