http://shanghaiist.com/2008/03/19/kitchen_88_trie.php All comments for Kitchen 88 tries to buck a trend en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/03/19/kitchen_88_trie.php#comment-1316944 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/03/19/kitchen_88_trie.php#comment-1316944 Comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:59:45 +0800 <p> it's not gonna save the street, but it is a solid neighborhood place. i agree that most places who do everything don't do anything particularly well. there's a perfect, new example of this just a few stores down, who will remain anonymous. i think kitchen 88 is a bit different. there's a good spicy, stir-fried tofu, a nice hunanese fish head with these little flour dumplings swimming in the broth, solid three cup chicken with little crispy bits stuck to the pot, and a mild coconut dessert that grows on you. i wouldn't travel across town for it, but for people in the neighborhood, it's a better-than-average addition to dagu lu. not a fan of the sweet plum tea they've been noted for, though. give it another shot, eric. sounds like you got more misses than hits. </p>