Chen's Old Courtyard (Yikuang Street Store)
东北菜 · ⭐ 4.5
First floor at the intersection of Yikuang Street and Erdougou Street (100 meters east of the old post office)

Dishes
Cold DishCold dishes are prepared by cooking, marinating, or eating raw ingredients, then cooling them to room temperature or refrigerating before serving. Common ingredients include cucumber, tofu skin, jellyfish, chicken breast, wood ear mushrooms, and carrots. Preparation methods include mixing, pickling, blanching, and freezing.
Chair-riding RoosterA traditional Chinese dish featuring a whole young rooster, marinated and steamed, then glazed with a special sauce to resemble a rooster sitting in a chair.
Small ChickenXiaoben Chicken is a dish made primarily with local chickens, using small, firm-boned birds that are blanched and then stewed with ginger slices and green onions to create tender, flavorful meat and rich broth.
Pork Stew with VegetablesStewed pork dish with fatty pork, vermicelli, cabbage, potatoes, and tofu, slowly cooked together to blend flavors. Pork is first blanched, then simmered with vegetables until tender.
Handmade Water TofuHandmade water tofu is a soft, delicate tofu made by coagulating soy milk with natural agents like gypsum or brine. It's widely used in soups, stir-fries, and salads for its smooth texture and mild flavor.
Boneless PorkBraised pork shank or pork elbow is a dish made by removing the meat from the bones and then processing it through blanching, stewing, or braising. Common seasonings such as scallions, ginger, soy sauce, and cooking wine are added to make the meat tender and flavorful.
Sweet and Sour PorkA classic Northeast Chinese dish made with pork belly, deep-fried and coated in a sweet and sour sauce.
Tengger Grilled MeatTengger grilled meat is a specialty dish made from beef or mutton, marinated in secret spices and grilled over charcoal, resulting in tender and flavorful meat.
Homemade TofuHomemade tofu is made by soaking soybeans, grinding them into pulp, filtering out solids, boiling the soy milk, adding a coagulant like gypsum or brine to form curds, then pressing into shape. Main ingredients are soybeans and coagulant; process includes soaking, grinding, filtering, boiling, coagulating, and pressing.
Dumpling BallsDough balls are a type of pastry made primarily with vegetables. The vegetables are typically chopped and mixed with seasonings, then wrapped in dough and steamed.
Yellow Clay Pig's ElbowMade from pork elbow, wrapped in yellow clay and slowly stewed. The skin turns dark brown, the meat is tender and fragrant with rich flavor.