Panda Garden *****

Probably my favorite restaurant in Lexington, this is the place where I discovered REAL Chinese food. Some years back, the owners got themselves a genuine chef from Sichuan (pronounced Citron, not Sejwan) and authenic spicy cuisine of Southwest China came with him. Start yourself off with jellyfish salad, wine chicken and some mouth-buzzing spicy beef tendon. Head on to string beans with garlic, salt & pepper shrimp and a kickass spicy fish & tofu dish. Eat here and never order sweet & sour pork again.