An Early Look at Chef Cecile Tang's Chi-Lin Menu

Chi-Lin is IDG's haute Chinese counterpart to RivaBella on W. Sunset, cheffed by Cecile Tang of JOSS. Sharing the former Hamburger Hamlet home, separated by a wall, the restaurant is expected to open in about two weeks. Herein, a first look at the restaurant's "New Chinese" menu:

- Classic Cantonese Shrimp Wonton Soup
- Lobster and Fresh Corn Chowder
- Vegetarian Szechuan Hot and Sour Soup
- Quail Consommé with Chinese Berries and Ginseng

- Char Siu Mangalitsa Pork Belly Lettuce Cups
- Savory Prawn, Crab and Asparagus Toast
- Mixed Dim Sum Platter
- Fresh Kale and Crispy Shiitake Mushroom Salad
- Spiced Smoked Shaved Beef on Crispy Scallion Pancake
- Pea Leaf and Water Chestnut Dumpling
- Crab and Uni Tang Chau Xiao-Long Bao
- Minced Lamb with Pickled Mustard Green Shao Bing
- Wok- fired Cherrystone Clams with La Xuong and XO Sauce
- BBQ Orange Glazed Baby Back Ribs
- Hong Kong Pineapple Rice
- Steamed Sweet Sticky Rice Tsung-Tzu Bundle
- Mung Bean Glass Noodles
- Heirloom Rice and Grain Claypot
- Ja Jiang Mein
- Pan-Toasted Two Sided Noodles with Shrimp
- Braised Black Cod Kang Style
- Peking Prawns
- Maine Lobster Cantonese Xiong Tong
- Aromatic Steamed Chilean Sea Bass with Light Soy Sauce
- Scallops with Toasted Black Beans and Garlic

·All Chi-Lin Coverage [~ELA~]