Hemma Hos DONG — Restaurant in Stockholm

Update June 2023: We ordered what we liked from last time and the quality remained outstanding. The garlic sprouts wok with pork was still the highlight. It is a must try if you want to have a taste of Northern Chinese home cooking dishes.

First visit April 2023: Most of the dishes were 5-star, but there were still a few dishes that were very plain. One important thing was that even though I notified them with my peanuts allergy, there was one dish still came with peanuts. The garlic sprouts wok with pork was the highlight of the dinner. The garlic sprouts were crispy and tender and the same time, and the aroma of it removed the odor of the pork completely. This is a typical northern China home cooking, since the ingredients are so simple, the chef’s skills matter a lot. Chef Dong showed his skills perfectly in the simple wok dish. The crispy duck coated in peanuts was amazing too. Although I could only have a bite of it (dared not to take more coz I realized there were peanuts in it and I’m allergic), I could tell how well it was made. If you don’t have peanuts allergy, I highly recommend you to take this dish. The deep fried sweet sour aubergine and chili chicken dices are also worth trying. However there’s no need to try the beef noodle wok, it didn’t have “wok hei” and there are a bunch of other restaurants in Stockholm serve a better version...

We came at 12:10 on a Sunday. The place had just opened but nearly all the tables were full. The woman working front of house (owner?) seemed very stressed and unpleasant. We waited a long time 15 mins, for water. When we tried to get our own water, she chastised us. She moved us to a different table, which was fine. I got really stressed watching her run around with a very unhappy and stressed look on her face. We got our first dish 26 mins after we arrived and the final dish 19 mins later, which wasn’t too bad. The flavors and authenticity of the food was very good. The chef seemed cool and confident, I could see him in the kitchen working with efficiency. I will probably not return due to the lack of hospitality. We visited...

After the meal, it's time to rate again. Let's say if I rate according to the original taste of the two dishes, I would give 6.5 out of 10. The dish hong shao ribs should have less soy sauce and was need to be coat with red first. The ma po tofu, if i didn't request the chef to add extra sichuan peper, it will not but as it was supposed to be in china. However, I give 4 out of 5 because the name of the restaurant. The cooking is more specific entitled to the chef, Mr dong. After all, it's chinese cooking, personal style. Additionally, compare with the ma po tofu from panda, although the " representation" of the dish looks different, but they used different type of tofe and different...