Tommy's Wok

3001 Bridgeway
Sausalito
332.5818


This is a very pleasant restaurant, tastefully decorated in neutral colours. That is kind of unusual for a Chinese restaurant.

We had Combination Seafood Curry ($14.85), Lemon Grass Chicken ($11.85), Sizzling Black Pepper Beef ($11.85), and Braisde Tofu ($8.85). I liked Seafood Curry; it had a lot of fresh seafood, prawns, scallops, and vegetables in a small amount of curry sauce (not hot). Other dishes are all too sweet to our taste. I couldn't tell which Chinese cuisine they were serving; even my friend's mother who is Chinese asked what kind of food it was. Sauces that covered food were definitely too dark to be Cantonese. At the end of meal, we were told the cuisine is Mandarin/Szechuan. It is a strange combination, and they were trying to be everything, including Indian and southeast Asian. I don't think their effort was successful.

Would I go back? I don't think so. It was a big disappointment, because everyone was raving about it.

Ping's Mandarin Restaurant

817 E. Francisco Blvd.
San Rafael
492.1638


This was one of those pleasant surprises.

Located in a complex by the freeway next to Office Depot,it looked blah from outside and I never paid attention to this restaurant.

Their Rolling Lettuce Chicken was light and delicious, and other typical Chinese dishes like Mongolian Beef ($9.50)and Combination Pan Fried Noodles ($10.95)were done just right.