On a cold, blustery Monday
we found that Cafe Laufer
was open at 4:00.

BYOB

Luckily their soup of the
day was Mulligatawny.  Nice
and hot on a cold day.

The salmon burger.  Their
rolls always have a
wonderful crunch on the outside.
……...

Back to Little Sheep Mongolian
Hotpot!

It was fun sitting around a steaming
pot with Audrey trying to decide what to choose.
Black fungus? Sweet bean leaves?  Beef tendon?
goose intestine? (um no)

Sparse at 5:30 when it opened, the
restaurant was full by the time we
ordered.

This time we tried the
sauce bar.  So many
choices to mix and match,
like Sacha, Chinese chili,
 sesame,  garlic, cilantro, green onions
red pepper.

Mongolian Hot Pot

After a busy morning doing
last minute mailing and
getting stuck in traffic, we
had a late lunch at Little Sheep
Mongolian Hot Pot in
Ward's Center.
This restaurant has many branches
in California also.

Lunch is served until
3 pm and it was still
busy.

Everything looked clean and
our server was great, anticipating
our questions and guiding us
through the menu.

Everything you put into the 2 basic
soups is ordered a la carte.  The
delicious and healthy broth is
made from
chicken and various herbs and
berries like goji, jujube, garlic,
and other dried roots and seeds.

The other soup is a hotter version
and contains Chinese pepper.

Most of the vegetables
were in the $5 -$6 range for a half order, which
was ample for two people.  We had spinach, Black Fungus, knotted tofu, pumpkin and bok choi, as
well as pork shabu meat.

We also ordered sides of
Mongolian Kim Chee, which
was hot and a bit sweet
and vinegary, but so good!              

And Bitter Melon salad.  Slightly
sauted and easy to eat.

Mongolian beef skewers.
We're looking forward to going back.