In celebration of the upcoming
move to our very own Foodbuzz offices, we indulged in a final Lazy Susan meal at Jai
Yun, which recently opened their doors for lunch. You walk in, let the server
know how much you want to spend per person ($20 it was today), and let the
foods begin!
No menu, just dish, after dish of
deliciousness…mostly traditional Chinese food dishes you won’t find on an Americanized
menu. I don't know what was in anything...but it was home run the entire meal.
Cucumber-light, tangy
Tofu-hoisin glazey
Smoked Fish-smoky spicey
cabbage mixture (w/jellyfish, I think)-squishy/crunchy sweet and soury
lotus root-palette cleansy fresh
Green beans-a little crunchy sweet
Radishes-spicy crisp clean
"vegetables"-very pretty
abalone -salty scrambled eggy
shrimp - delicate creamy
Tsingtao - le refreshment!
Fried baby mushrooms-earthy perfect
Fish with peas and carrots and corn- hot/sweet and comforty
Noodles with edamame- green and scrumptious
Carrots, celery and tofu-healthy umami
Pork-falling off the bone amazingness
Epic lunch. Jai Yun is on Clay and Kearny. Go, soon.
does "Jai Yun" translate to serve everything as a tower? Looks yummy, but...
Posted by: Joan Nova | March 28, 2009 at 05:57 AM
Those plates are works of art! The smoked fish especially.
Posted by: Felix Padilla | May 27, 2009 at 06:48 PM
WOW all that for 20 a person!?! what a great place!! I'd love to eat there :)
Posted by: stephchows | July 01, 2009 at 02:25 PM
Dear PinkSpoon, loved your review of Jai Yun! I noticed that all the dishes looked like pyramids of deliciousness. My favorite was pork and cucumber dishes. Think it is awesome how you used your own words to describe what each dish was and what flavors you experienced. There are some wonderful shots of the various dishes you got. Very professional and I will definitely be back to have a bite of more.
Thank you for sharing.
Cheers, Gaby
You can visit me at http://ptsaldari.posterous.com
Posted by: Gaby | March 19, 2010 at 12:43 AM