Northern China Eatery - Atlanta

This place is amazingThe food is cooked to order, and the flavors are amazing.

I lived in Shanghai for several years and this is my favorite place whenever I am craving Northern style Chinese food.

How to Get There: On Buford Highway, tucked behind Italy OpticalIt's adjacent to I Luv Pho if that helps.

This is one of the most authentic Chinese restaurants I have ever been to the United States, and I say that as NYC originally from Beijing, who visited all major (and many smaller) Chinatowns, so it is really a great praise. The reason I say it is authentic because it is clear that the owners and employees are all from Beijing North China, as you can hear that they have the Beijing accent when you speak Chinese. We ordered dumplings, Bao, meat pancakes and hot pot and all were delicious, well proportioned, and spiced. All the time we eat, there was a table of ladies who made fresh dumplings in the back. Given its hidden location, non-descriptive decor and no-nonsense service, this place must rely on the food to make a name for itself, and I think it definitely lives up to its name. Cheap, it is not super cheap at about $12 per Entree, but the taste and reasonable portions make it.

For the first time I tried real handmade hot dumplings (Dim Sum), hot pot dishes and traditional Chinese cuisine. This is a must to stop and try everything. I ate so many different soup dumplings. So many that the ladies have taught me in the back how they roll dumplings. Great job!