XIN DA CHINESE RESTAURANT – Restaurant

A neighborhood Chinese kitchen in Sarno Plaza that has plainly earned its regulars in Melbourne. The menu runs long and familiar: hand-rolled egg rolls, hot and sour soup, house special fried rice, lo mein, shrimp with lobster sauce, pepper steak with onion, a pupu platter for the table and lunch combinations before three. What diners return for is consistency rather than novelty, dishes cooked to order, portions that justify the price, and an owner who recognizes people on sight. Small room, quick delivery, nothing pretentious about any of it. Start with the soup.

Cuisine: Restaurant