seven element soup

Wild Ginger certainly has its share of critics. I agree that they're a little overpriced, that even with reservations there's often a needless wait, and that their seemingly bipolar service swings between overbearing and apathetic, but..

..what they do well, they do very well. The duck with sticky buns is marvelous; the little bowl of pineapple dipping sauce they serve with spring rolls is habit-forming; and the seven element soup makes for one of the more satisfying $9 meals around. As someone who doesn't much care for (and certainly can't afford) the upper crust of downtown dining, I appreciate Wild Ginger's attempt to mimic the finery of a Tom Douglas joint while catering at least partly to the bus-riding masses.

Not that I paid for my meal or anything. I ain't stupid.

-rrr