Agreed @CurlzNJ - the soup dumplings at SC are not great. Worth the drive to Shanghai Bun for really good ones.
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FunnyāI am always surprised\disappointed when the sesame noodles donāt have cucumber, since thatās how I had it for years. And I agreeāthe soup dumplings are better at Shanghai Bun. Which is why Iām glad we have both restaurants so close.
SOMEONE (not naming names, but it starts with @joonjoon) promised a trip to Shanghai Bun MOONNNTHS ago. Just sayinā. 
Hit up SC tonight for dinner. We got there at 5:30, by 6:00 people were waiting out the door in the rain.
We had three pepper chicken, pork belly & leek, cumin lamb, spicy braise beef soup noodle and shrimp fried rice.
Everything deelishus.
This place continues to be a gem.
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Shhhhhā¦we need to give this place a code name so it doesnāt trend up and then they start jacking up prices lol.
I think I had the lamb cumin last time I was there actually. Strong dish.
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The lamb with cumin is one of my favorites there!
Lamb is good, but Iāve had that before.
The three pepper chicken was maybe my favorite last night. Itās cooked then flash fried in small cubes and mixed with dried chilis, fresh chilis and Sichuan peppercorns, but no sauce.
Itās a little zippy, but I like that.
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My two favorite main dishes are cumin lamb an three-pepper chicken, but my favorite dish is the West Lake Chowder.
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Isnāt there one lamb in the hot pot and one not, and they are slightly different? I cant remember.
Planning on going here tonight for the first time. It would be my 200th restaurant review.
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Nice! You will have fun. Iād recommend soup dumplings and dumplings with hot oil to start.
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Cumin lamb also a good choice here.
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Very good dish. In fact, that was the first dinner I got since many people raved about it.
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Ha! Iām just seeing this thread but when I saw Gregās post on Instgram, I told him to order the lamb!
SIdebar: I miiight have had it for lunch today, as I keep an emergency supply in the freezer. 
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Did he post food pics yet or just the fact that he was going? And no, Iām not on IG either. One of these decades Iām going to jump on the social media bandwagon!
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He did, but Iām going to make you wait for the post! Letās just say I think he knows we know what weāre talking about now. 
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Ah nice! I hope he had a good time and comes through with a cool review 
Iām assuming youāve eaten there by now, but if youāve never done authentic Sichuan before, a must get is Mapo tofu. Itās probably the most famous food of the region.
I personally really love 924 on their menu, fish filet with chili & bean sauce, but the most famous of the Sichuan fish dishes is 921, fish in chili oil.
Be warned, the Sichuan peppercorns do this weird numbing electrocutioney thing to your tongue. It took me a while to get over it. Actually it still weirds me out! 
For something non-numby, their double sauteed pork (912) aka twice cooked pork is delicious. But I mean I donāt think Iāve had anything there that wasnāt really delicious.
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So, last night was fantastic (as I expected). I know cumin lamb is the favorite, but I am not too big on cumin and not knowing how it was prepared, I chose to skip itā¦this time. Either way, the beef with roasted chili in hot oil was calling my name. Fantastic and an enormous portion. @joonjoon you are correct about the numbing effect. I was expecting a tear-inducing amount of spice, but instead, it was milder than I thought but my mouth and tongue did tingle. My bf had the three pepper chicken. At times, I thought it was hotter than what I had. Loved the selection of chopped peppers. For appetizers, we had the minced chicken lettuce wraps and I just had to do the scallion pancake. Total homerun. Would definitely return.
Pics and full review to come.
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