Wild Ginger — Restaurant in Alameda

December 13, 2018.

So, my girl brought me to this place because she has an acquired taste. If you are not use to Authentic Chinese food I don't recommend it. Nonetheless the food was great quodos to the chef the hand made noodles were Amazing. I did not read the menu and my girl order everything the food was excellent and the noodles where fresh. It appears to be a mom and pop Asian restaurant.

However, my girl wanted to play basketball early in the day with me and we finished balling around 5-6 pm. We walked in the restaurant and I was wearing my Nike Jordan's (fresh), Nike sweat pants and blue hoodie. She had a regular attire. A couple walked in at the same time we did but were first and the host/ cashier greeted them with a smile and sat them at a table.

When it was our turn for a table she did not look as enthusiastic to attend us and barely acknowledge us. My girl brushed it off and smiled but I sure as hell did not. I believe the chef noticed attitude his wife projected in our deriction and tried to mitigate the situation by smiling and saying hi but it was a little too late. It appears as the old hag did not want to attend us. Nonetheless, while now at a table with my girl I noticed that she did not smile when attending us but did so when waiting other tables.

I am not going to support a restaurant that is bias towards people. I am positive this old hag though we were going to dine and dash or something she gave off the vibe. Nonetheless, food was exquisite such a shame that I will never...

(We ordered through DoorDash.)

For 2 people, we ordered the following items and had enough for about 2 meals. Pork Dumplings Spinach Dumplings Pork Zha Jiang Mian Spicy Cumin Lamb Noodles

While the pork dumplings were good, I didn't feel the same way about the spinach dumplings. They were only filled with spinach and no other protein (I think). To be honest, I'm not sure why people mentioned them so much.

The pork zha jiang mian was good also. We really loved the soup flavor and lamb in the spicy cumin lamb noodles. However, I don't know if the noodles were cut too thick or perhaps it's just the nature of hand pulled noodles, but they arrived pretty stuck together in the container. They also didn't hold up very well for our 2nd meal. Regardless, still good and the soup flavor and lamb were great.

Overall though, I was expecting a spicier flavor. I don't know if I missed it while ordering or if DoorDash didn't provide a spice level option, but everything was mildly spicy - not face numbing as you would expect from a Szechuan restaurant. I have a tendency to order things a little too spicy (almost painfully spicy), so having a mild spice did allow for a more...

Well, to start with this place is slightly overrated on yelp. 4 1/2 stars for the quality of service and the design / comfort of the place - no way! Yes, Tammy didn’t do a good job. Sorry. My current rating goes to the quality of food only, which was on the relatively decent level. On the other hand, we had to serve ourselves the plasticwear (so called silverware) and the koits, as when the food was served we had nothing to eat it with. High chairs were stocked in the bathroom, were I couldn’t find the changing table, but a whole lot of restaurant attire storage, which seemed pretty cluttered. BTW, wait to the bathroom goes through the kitchen, where the food is cooked. The place overall does need some renovation. Food overall was well done. My native significant other picked some authentic soup and so called “Chinese burgers”, which were delicious. Would gladly give this place another try to increase the star rating with hope for...