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I’m already a huge fan of the Siam Cafe, not to mention Asia Town itself. Tonight was delightful, being at Li Wah restaurant on Payne to celebrate The Year of the Ox. The restaurant is bright, colorful, and open enough that the lion dance was visible to everyone.

The lion dancers and their percussionists were fabulous. It was an amazing workout, considering the size of the restaurant and the physicality of the dance.

There was a male and female lion. Each danced for all the patrons. We had a chance to present the lions with a donation for good luck (you put it right in their mouth!@)

The lion has to climb those red benches you see in the photo, in order to eat the cabbage — also for good luck.

It was a total sensory experience, with fabulous food (even the chicken egg rolls were wonderful) and lots of people watching. There were so many children waiting in anticipation of the lion dance.  It was delightful watching them watch the lions.

The fish tank was wonderful, with an exotic (to me) creature in it. Geoduck clam, which is considered the largest bivalve, can be found around the Puget Sound, and can live to be 150 years old! Now that doesn’t sound as tasty to me but it sure was wild seeing one. Anyone tried a geoduck clam? The one in this tank was at least 12 inches long, with features of a little neck (only bigger) and could be yours to try for $69 bucks.  Like a littleneck clam on steroids! Oy! lol

This was my first experience at a Chinese New Year celebration and I hope it won’t be my last! We all enjoyed very much, our first dining experience at Li Wah. I highly recommend it! As you can see from this Plugged In Cleveland review of Li Wah, dim sum is a specialty so I can’t wait to go back.  I am sure many of you are already fans, I’m just glad I am one of them now.

By the way, it’s the Year of the Ox – and the Ox stands for prosperity – certainly something I wish for all of you.  Peace Out – 3C