We went here for dinner last night and what a treat it was. The prices are very reasonable and the portions were just right for us. We ordered more than we needed, but knew we could take the leftovers home for dinner and wanted to try several items.

As one reviewer mentioned the spicy beef soup (a large bowl of noodles and beef!) and the braised pork with rice were both fantastic! I liked the fact that the pork came with a hardboiled “hundred year old egg.” (Not to be confused with the 1000 year old egg…) In addition, we enjoyed the thousand layer pancake (a simple multilayer bread), the spicy wontons, pan fried dumplings, wonton soup and cold bean curd with carrots. The least exciting dish was the sesame biscuit with beef – it was a little dry, but I was still glad to have tried it.

As soon as you sit down, tea is brought to the table and you circle your order on one of the menus. Everything comes quickly and is hot and fresh. The biggest challenge is narrowing down your order!

For larger groups it sounds like they take reservations, Also note, this is a cash only restaurant – though our generous meal plus a soda came out to $41 including a tip!

The food is magnificent, the service is friendly and attentive, and the menu is quite extensive. I’ve been eating at A & J Restaurant for many years and still find new and worthwhile dishes on the menu. All of the large soups are excellent – particularly Spicy Beef, Spicy Beef and Tendon, Spicy Tendon, and Shredded Pork with Szechuan Radish Soup. All of the noodle dishes are good, and I have not yet found a pork or chicken preparation which isn’t outstanding. The fried dumplings are justifiably very popular, and the steamed pork buns have been very well prepared, with a delicate wrapper and delicious filling – but it is more rewarding to assay new, perhaps unfamiliar, dishes. Many of the vegetable dishes look very appealing, but I am much more familiar with the pork and chicken dishes.