Linda Falkenstein
The Hmong egg rolls are small and super-crispy, but with a mushy cabbage-carrot filling that doesn't have much character.
Since the closing earlier this year of China Palace on North Sherman Avenue, generally reviewed as one of the more authentic Chinese kitchens in town, I've been casting around for a good near east/ east/north substitute. Because it's on my way home from work, takeout from Great China has been a default. But aside from the guilty pleasure of the Singapore Mei Fun (very thin stir-fried noodles with curry sauce, with bits of chicken, beef, barbecued pork and fried egg), Great China's offerings tend toward standard storefront takeout: sometimes good, sometimes not so much.
A short detour to the East Madison Shopping Center on East Washington Avenue brought me to