Monkey King

Monkey King joins the list of authentic Cantonese restaurants in Johnson County, and from my observation none of these establishments seem to be lacking for customers.The menu here is quite impressive, and the list of items I have seen online appears to be only a fraction of the actual selection that is available in house. If I had an opportunity to come back I would definitely use it to try more menu items, including many that I have seldom or never seen at other Chinese restaurants. My meal here did confirm, though, that this is legit Cantonese cuisine.

The Food

Salty fish $ tofu clay pot with chicken

My selection of Salty Fish and Tofu Clay Pot with Chicken may not have been the best choice because it is (surprise, surprise) salty in addition to having other flavors that are not normally found in Chinese dishes. I have ordered this dish before but I most likely forgot about the part that this is not one of my favorite dishes. I did find out, though, that if you want hard core Cantonese food you can get it here, and due to several factors I do rate this dish as five stars.

The one factor that made me question the food here, though, was the tofu. I think it may be “egg tofu” as suggested by ddpete in comments to Hong Kong Star in Olathe, KS having a similar type of tofu. Some Internet articles indicate that egg tofu is firmer than soft tofu, thus telling me that this is a legitimate way to prepare these dishes but one that I would rather not order.

Everything else in the clay pot dish was as I would expect in a high end Chinese restaurant.