Looks Chinese to Me

A little while back we were in need of some supper and wanting something a little different than our normal fare, so we decided to try a highly recommended Chinese restaurant in Champaign called Golden Harbor. It was packed, which was a good sign, and most of the clientele was Asian, which seemed even more promising. I don't really have any experience with 'authentic' Chinese food, but I know that what we get at the Panda Express, or wherever, isn't it. This place certainly looked, and smelled, more authentic.

If you can read Chinese then you can just pick what you want from the huge list of items plastered up on the wall as you wait in line to place your order. We don't read Chinese, so we picked up a bulging English language menu and found a table. We ordered a few dishes that we figured were safe and at least one that sounded a little more interesting. Rice and tea are included.

Chinese food isn't really my favorite, so I'm not sure I can give an unbiased opinion of our selections. It was good, but except for the more authentic looking dish - a beef and eggplant stew - it all seemed a little salty. Maybe we needed to dig a little deeper into the menu.

Of course you have to use the chopsticks if you are really going to eat Chinese. Paxton tries the two-handed technique...

 ...but finally gives up and just uses the tried and true Poke-It-With-The-Sharp-End method.

 Kenrick seems to be making it work.

 This is really an odd perspective of me.

 Anya also doesn't have any qualms about using the direct method.

 Anthony just used a fork.