BAO FA YUAN MING CAI GUAN

An old restaurant. The four specialties taste very good. The portions are quite large. After three people ordered the four specialties, they couldn't finish two more dishes. The dishes tasted very good. The fried liver and fried kidney were delicious. It's worth a try.

This time when I returned to Shenyang, I came here specifically to visit Baofa Garden. It is located at the intersection of Xiaoshizi Street and Dongzhong Street. The decoration style has the feel of the 1980s. It seems to be the second floor rather than the third floor. The store is quite big. Four unique dishes! Personally, I think they are a bit too oily, but the taste is quite good, and the portions are particularly large. It is said that in 1927, Marshal Zhang Xueliang visited her home many times. In 1980, the Shenyang Municipal Government officially named Baofayuan's braised kidney flowers, braised liver tips, fried meatballs and braised yellow cabbage as the "Four Unique Famous Dishes". The four unique dishes have won the title of "Famous and Excellent Flavor Food" in Shenyang for five consecutive years. It seems to have quite a history. Although they have a long history, this kind of store has a problem, that is, the service attitude is mediocre and they feel indifferent.

Baofayuan Restaurant has a long history in Shenyang. General Zhang Xueliang's favorite four dishes are fried meatballs, fried liver tips, fried kidneys, and fried yellow vegetables. Fried liver tips are very delicious.

I've eaten here a few times! I really like it! The portions of food in this restaurant are quite large. The liver tip tastes so good, very tasty, the liver is very tender, and there is no blood; the kidney is also delicious, the knife skills are also very good; the meatballs are also delicious, the skin is very thick but crispy; in comparison, I personally think that the egg custard is a little worse, but after eating so many meat dishes, it's also good to eat some fresh and tender egg custard; the beef is very crispy and delicious; the stir-fry is okay; the mushroom soup is just okay, there is no big highlight, but my favorite is still the four specialties, I will come again next time!

It is truly a century-old shop with a long history. Although the facade is old, it attracts elderly people from Shenyang, who think it has a high status. We ordered four signature dishes, among which the stir-fried liver tips were the best. The pan-fried buns had a very crispy bottom, but the skin was a bit thick. I saw a big carp and I will eat it again if I have a chance.

Shenyang Baofayuan Famous Restaurant was founded in the first year of the Xuantong reign (1909) and has a history of over a hundred years. In those days, there was a farmer's family named Guo in Beitang Village, Ninghe County, Hebei Province. The old man had two brothers, Guo Junzhang and Guo Junrui. Because their hometown was in turmoil and disasters year after year, the people were living in dire straits, so they "broke through the Guandong" and came to the outskirts of Shengjing City to settle down and make a living. The two brothers opened a small restaurant outside Xiaodongmen in Shenyang and named it Baofayuan, which means gathering treasure and making fortune.

The signature dishes are: fried meatballs, fried yellow vegetables, crab roe tofu, and casserole. Let's talk about fried meatballs and fried yellow vegetables first. Since they are signature dishes and are known as two of the "four unique dishes", they should highlight the chef's skills. However, after eating them, I felt that my expectations were too high, and the appearance was also far from what was described in the magazine.

The first word I heard when I walked in was “noisy”, just like entering a grocery store or a canteen. When eating out, I was most afraid of encountering people who were drinking and playing finger-guessing games. Unfortunately, I ran into two tables at once. For the sake of food, I had to endure it and ordered their signature dishes: fried meatballs, fried yellow vegetables, crab roe tofu, and casserole Du Yuan. Let’s talk about fried meatballs and fried yellow vegetables first. Since they are signature dishes and are called two of the “four unique dishes”, they should highlight the chef’s skills. However, after eating them, I felt that my expectations were too high, and the appearance was also very different from what was described in the magazine. Du Yuan is not as good as Shao Yuan and Bai Fu Yuan. The thick smell of smoke made the meal a mess, and the feeling was still one word: “fried”.