陶陶居酒家(啦啦宝都店)

Dinner with classmate Sun whom I haven't seen for a long time. We both had dinner in the afternoon, but we just wanted to find a place to chat, so we only ordered a small amount. We chose Pu'er tea again. "Tao Tao Ju Shrimp Dumplings" The shrimp dumplings are good, with thin skin and thick meat, and there are big shrimps inside, which are QQ and bouncy. "Durian Pastry" The durian meat is plump, and the skin is crispy and delicious. "Sand Ginger Pork Knuckle" I quite like the taste of sand ginger. Classmate Sun said that the pork knuckle has hair on it... "Zhezhe Lettuce Pot" The lettuce is not flavorful, and the taste of shrimp paste is uneven. "Dry Fried Beef Noodles" The fried beef noodles have no smell and taste not fragrant. In the end, the two of us didn't finish these.

The taste here is actually quite good, and it is actually similar to that in Guangzhou. It is still quite lively today. Although the price is relatively expensive, the quality is still guaranteed, especially the fried rice.

One of the famous restaurants in Guangzhou has opened several branches in Shanghai. The store is quite large and the decoration is luxurious. The reception is quite warm and friendly. We were seated and served the menu. Tea is 8 yuan per person. Pu'er tea is quite rich and mellow. Delicious cucumbers are 32 yuan for iced cucumber strips dipped in soy sauce. The cucumbers are very crispy and tender with mustard soy sauce. Cured meat dry stewed rice is 68 yuan. The fried cured meat rice is placed in the stewed rice. The cured meat and sausage are very fragrant and salty. The rice grains are dry and tough and not oily. Chilled sweet and sour pork is 88 yuan. It is a more creative dish. The presentation is quite beautiful. Ice cubes are covered with blueberries and colored peppers. The surface of the sweet and sour pork is cool, crispy, sweet and sour, and the inside is warm and tender. The double taste, the meat is a little fat and a little greasy. Crispy ginger pork knuckle is 55 yuan. The pork knuckle is fat, crispy and tender. The taste is chewy and chewy. Tao Tao Ju Centennial Roast Goose 128 yuan is one of his signature dishes. The roast goose skin is very crispy, and the goose meat is tender and juicy. Because of the rich subcutaneous fat, it is a bit greasy to eat more. Coarse Salt Ancient Method Baked Chicken (half) 98 yuan, wrapped in tin foil and baked with coarse salt, the clerk helps to open it, the chicken skin is smooth and the meat is crispy and fresh and salty. Crispy Beef Brisket 98 yuan Sheltering Pond Roasting Method, the skin is crispy and crispy, the beef in the middle is very tender, but the quantity is too small. Double Winter Lamb Brisket 178 yuan is large in quantity, the lamb is tender, the bean curd is fresh and soft, the mushrooms are thick and tender, the winter bamboo shoots are not many and crispy, and the sesame sauce soup may have a little too much fermented bean curd, the taste is a bit strange and salty. Scallion Baked Grouper 108 yuan The scallion oil base is very fragrant, the fish skin is a little fat and glutinous, the fish meat is fresh and tender, and the yellow pepper sauce is too little and light. The overall taste of the dishes is average, and the same dishes are not as delicious as those in Guangzhou. The environment is quite comfortable, the service is quite good, but the price is a bit high and the quantity is small.

This restaurant has good business. We deliberately staggered the meal time, and it was basically full at 13:40 on Sunday. You have to ask the waiter to place the order, which is a bit backward now. The QR code on the table is only used for checkout. I ordered the signature [qiang] and basically all the dishes were good, except that the red rice sausage had yellow mustard, so children should be careful. At the end of the bill, if you have a membership card, you can use the 10% cashback to your account. If you come here often, it is very cost-effective.

🥲My first visit to Tao Tao Ju in Shanghai was a complete failure. 2022-10-13 I'd been avoiding Tao Tao Ju in Shanghai for years, and it seems like that decision was a wise one. This time, the experience was truly disappointing. I thought there might be a line, but by 6:30, the restaurant was only half full. It's nothing compared to Guangzhou. [Taste] |Poseidon Chicken Fried Rice^48. The most amazing item was the egg fried rice, which was also available as an a la carte dish. This perfectly captures the line from Harlem's song: "Hey, egg fried rice is both the simplest and the most difficult. Keeping the rice grains separate is a real challenge." It needs to be dipped in egg. Every bite is clearly egg-y, and the golden color and aroma are incredibly fragrant. Of course, the butter must have been added to enhance it. |Chilled Sweet and Sour Pork ^88. The ice cubes give the sweet and sour pork a crispy texture. This is a first for me. It's innovative and delicious. The kids love this ice cube arrangement, and Ai Xiaomi thinks it's pretty cool too 😂 |Bite of Crispy Barbecued Pork ^108. Too ordinary. I guess it's mainly for the sheer meat content. |Braised Pork Knuckle with Olives ^68. There wasn't much meat in the pork knuckle, and it wasn't properly prepared. It felt underwhelming. 68 Just five small pieces of pork knuckle, maybe a whole one. |Baked glutinous rice chicken with Cajun cheese ^42. It tasted a bit like Thai food. I didn't even get the chicken, but it felt like a sweet and sour cheese glutinous rice cake... I can't describe it. |Baby pumpkin with black truffle and chestnut ^58. I'm getting tired of it. It's always the same old sweet and sour cheese. I don't know if it's the set menu or if Tao Tao Ju isn't accustomed to the Shanghai environment, but it really feels like Chinese food with a Western twist. This doesn't belong in a traditional Cantonese teahouse. [Service] Invoices are available. We added each other on WeChat a few days later. After a few days, we contacted each other on WeChat. Ai Xiaomi even avoided mealtimes because they were busy. But my message went unanswered for over an hour, so I had to call again to ask if they could check WeChat. (Why would they need work WeChat if they haven't checked their phone for so long? Is the village internet or power outage?) She replied casually: "Oh, I forgot to check my phone... So maybe I forgot to get my salary at the end of the month?" I miss Tao Tao Ju in Guangzhou so much. The food is delicious and the service is great. I'm at a loss for words. Let's assume 3.5 people per person. The kids barely eat anything 😂