Soft shell crabs are among my favorite foods, so I was eager to try a new presentation. Piled into a homemade potato nest, the seafood was blended with crisp snow peas and broccoli as well as zucchini, baby corn, mushrooms and water chestnuts. My husband ordered the Neptune’s Catch in Bird’s Nest ($13.25) and received a delightful assortment of stir-fried shrimp, lobster meat (an entire claw and half a tail) and scallops in a light garlic sauce. Only the water chestnuts were left behind. The children split an order of Jade Shrimp ($9.50) and had as much fun dividing the large portion of shrimp, baby corn, broccoli, snow peas and carrots as they did eating it. Order Fried Rice Abacus Style ($6.50) and you’ll have a top-of-the-line version that is filled with bits of pork and chicken as well as whole shrimp, snow peas, baby corn, fresh mushrooms, water chestnuts and bean sprouts. They were accompanied by a soy, garlic and ginger dipping sauce.
The deep-fried chicken dumplings were crisp and meaty, again delivering the promised curry flavor. Ruby said, “We’ve learned our customers don’t like highly-spiced foods so we’ve toned down the heat.” My generous mound of egg noodles with sesame dressing was described as “hot” so I nibbled gingerly at first and felt a little silly because the dish really was rather mild. The skins shattered when bitten.Ĭhilled pasta with chicken in spicy sesame sauce ($4.25) and curry chicken dumplings (eight for $3.75) were our appetizer choices. I selected the wonton soup with a single, plump dumpling filled with enough pork to deliver some real flavor.įor appetizers, we ordered two ample spring rolls for the children ($1.20 each). The cuisine at Abacus is refreshingly different.īecause I ordered the soft shell crab special ($14.95), I was entitled to soup, vegetable, fried rice and sliced fruit. Once Joe has taken the order, waiters deliver foods made with only the freshest of herbs, spices and vegetables, as well as top-quality fish, seafood and poultry. If you like soft shell crabs, you do want to order them!) He’ll also advise, “If you’ve never had soft shell crabs, you don’t want to order the special tonight.” (But take my word for it. How about Chinese pizza, eggplant with garlic sauce, shrimp with fresh basil in pepper sauce or beef Abacus style (with zucchini, corn, lotus roots and straw mushrooms in hot pepper sauce)?
He wants guests to try something other than traditional American-Chinese foods. Joe Chen writes up all customer orders, after delivering quite a briefing. The menu spans the regions of China but specializes in Hunan and Szechuan cuisines.
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