THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Tung Lai Shun

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Tung Lai Shun Restaurant Review:

This establishment is tucked into the bustling San Gabriel Square with another twenty-or-so Chinese restaurants. But this one's just a little different. It's an Islamic-Chinese eatery, influenced by the cuisine of China's northwestern regions, which reach toward the Middle East. The first tip-off that something is a little different (beyond the sign in Arabic) is the sight of bread---huge, round, somewhat flat loaves of sesame bread laced with green onions---on nearly every table. There's no pork on the menu, but this is a lamb-lover's paradise, with boiled lamb dumplings, lamb pancakes, hot pot of lamb and cabbage, and spicy braised lamb. You'll also find a better-than-usual Mongolian beef, crunchy green beans and Beijing-style ox tongue (Islamic-Chinese eateries are very popular in China's capital city). The sage green dining room is a pleasant setting for this intriguing brand of regional cooking.