Location: Grandma's Kitchen in Hangzhou (it looks like there's multiple locations on the business card, but they're all in Chinese so I can't make out any specifics)
Edibles: (from left to right, top down) sautéed baby shrimp; spicy marinated tripe; fish stew with a tomato broth; chicken gizzards; sliced pork; bean sprouts; marinated eggplant; fried tofu rolls with sweet and sour dipping sauce; spinach with dried shrimp; teriyaki beef with an egg
Musings: A 12-course feast, for about $15 USD per person. Can't beat that. The clay pot chicken (not pictured) was the highlight. We saw one on just about every table we passed, and for good reason. The chicken was moist and flavorful and had a great crispy skin - yeah, don't know how they managed that in the clay pot.
This is the kind of meal I wish I could feed to people who say they don't like Chinese food. I think what they're really saying they don't like the dreck that's served in those crappy Chinese takeout places.... which is about as far from Chinese cuisine as Taco Bell is from real Mexican. Yes, there are some challenging items - tofu products, offal - but they're prepared with skill and confidence, and taste pretty darn good. All you have to do is keep an open mind.
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