I tried JinLi a few weeks ago after reading Seal’s review so I had low expectation going in.
We didn’t order from the lunch menu. We ordered soup dumplings, the wonton in hot oil (free appetizer), a duck dish, the man tou (steam buns), a braised beef noodle soup, and a dan dan noodle.
The meal was quite decent from what I recall.
I liked the dan dan noodle and the wonton in hot oil.
The duck was perfectly cooked but the downfall is that it was not very flavorful.
I found the “wrapper” for the soup dumpling (XLB) to be thicker than most and the size of dumpling is also bigger than most but the dumpling taste quite good.
The day I went was a Friday afternoon and the place was 75% full with mostly Chinese.
I am a fan of Sichuan Cottage but JinLi is definitely a welcome addition.
