Tasty Thousand Restaurant — Restaurant in Rosemead

Short of waiter to serve customer, the only waitress even yell at customer. We have order 6 dishes and some dishes is spicy cuisine, we asked for rice and water for more than twice while we have consumed the salty food during the time. The waitress even yelled at us and said can't you just wait while I rushed to take order from other customers and deliver foods to other customers? She should know that is their management issue, not customer's problem. We are actually needed water so urgently due to spicy foods are hurting our mouth and throat. The food is no fresh and not stand out at all. While we pay the bill, this waitress even throw the money back to us and said the tips is not sufficient for her service. Oh, they are actually accept cash only for tax avoid purposes, you know it is common for Asian restaurants. We are truly thought that there is no service at all from this restaurant. We will not return to this restaurant forever. If I have an option, I am not even giving one star at all....

So, my favorite thing to look for is something called Guobaorou in cities with North Eastern Chinese food. Absolute favorite of mine and something I would refer to everyone. This was unfortunately the worst I've had. It is supposed to be crisp on the outside while still somewhat chewy on the inside with significant sour to sweet flavor. Unfortunately the pieces were so very hard and crunchy with just sweet flavor and barely any of the sour flavor. Dumplings we ordered were also flavorless.

The reason for the 3 stars is because my wife really liked the Liurouduar and tofu dish. Service was overall good, waitress was very nice...

As a native Northeasterner, I came here today to give this place a try. I ordered the snowflake red bean cake, cauliflower salad, stir-fried pork kidney, dried tofu with green chili, and a large steamed bun. Here’s my summary of today’s four dishes.

Overall, they were all good. The cooking technique, side ingredients, and flavors were very traditional.

Stir-fried pork kidney: The kidneys were cleaned thoroughly, cooked to perfection, and had that great 'wok hei' (which I like).

Dried tofu with green chili: Traditional flavor. The dried tofu was tender and had a meaty texture, with a pleasant bite. (It would be even better if they used the type of chili commonly found in the Northeast.)

Cauliflower salad: A mix of cucumber, shredded potatoes, peanuts, and tofu skin. It had an authentic Northeastern flavor—not too sour, sweet, salty, or spicy. Very refreshing and perfect as a side dish with drinks.

The most impressive dish was the snowflake red bean cake. Although I waited over 30 minutes, it was well worth it. The taste was authentic, and even in Shenyang, not every restaurant can make it this well. All the egg whites were hand-whipped by the chef. The oil temperature was just right, and the egg whites were handled perfectly, with no eggy smell. Even after cooling, it was still amazing.

I’ll definitely come back. Given how authentic the snowflake red bean cake was, I’m sure their traditional Guo Bao Rou (sweet and sour pork) must be excellent!

I’ll recommend this place to my...