When the international Chinese online bulletin board lights up with Richmond area folks buzzing about a new Chinese restaurant in town, it’s worth our time to consider what the buzz is about! Ma Ma Wok has recently opened up on West Broad Street (east of Parham Rd.) serving both a mixture of Americanized and more authentic Chinese food, and curiously enough, sushi.

What the restaurant lacks in decor it makes up for in variety. Among the treats are Chinese soupy buns (the best I’ve had in Richmond outside my own home), beef chow fun (wide noodles), and eggplant with basil. Young, professional Chinese folks in the community seemed to fill the dining room on my last visit, a telltale sign that the restaurant is doing something good.

The only curious aspect of this new place is the choice of a sushi bar. While some Americans may confuse one Asian person for another, or even the cuisines, I’m not sure how successful sushi is in a Chinese (here, with an emphasis on Cantonese cuisine) restaurant. We’ll see. So far, the Chinese part has been promising.

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