No, not the TV show. I'm talking about the new Chinese food restaurant at the southwest corner of Burnet Road and Highway 183. The actual address is 9070 Research Blvd, Suite 101. It's phone number is 512-275-9622 and they are open Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-10:30pm, Sat 11:30am-10:30pm, and Sun 11:30am-10pm.

I needed lunch last Monday and since I live close by, I figured I'd give the location a try. The interior is very modern and attractive. It wasn't at all what I expected to see. Non-irritating adult contemporary played quietly in the background. I found the table a few inches too far from the booth's seats but it wasn't too distracting. I'd say less than 10 people were there, not counting the employees.

The menu would be familar to anyone accustomed to Asian cuisine. Egg rolls, various chicken and pork dishes, wonton soup, etc. There is bar, but the beer selection is wimpy even though large servings (20+ ounces) Kirin Ichiban in a glass only cost $3. I ordered a veggie egg roll ($1.50), the beer, and the Black Pepper Filet Mignon ($8.95).

Service was good, though slightly slow near the end. The egg roll, cooked on the oily side, was served with heated red sweet sauce. The entree came with a basic lettuce, tomato, and carrot salad. I choose the sesame salad dressing, which took some time getting used to. I've never had it before and the subdued taste wasn't what I was expecting. The steak was juicy and tender, though it was slightly overcooked. There were perhaps 10-12 steak "cubes" the size of stubby thumbs served on a bed of cooked carrot and onion stalk-slivers.

The prices were kinda steep for my tastes. All eleven lunch entrees were $7.95 and up; four were $8.95 and up. Dinner prices, according to the menu I took with me were worse with all seventeen were $10.95 and up and nine $14.95 and up. Many of the dinner entrees have the same names and descriptions as the lunch entrees, so there must be something else served with them during the later hours. Ditto for the price differences between the lunch and dinner prices for their stock chicken and beef dishes. Add on average $2 to the lunch price (usually $6.95 for chicken and $7.25 for beef) to get the dinner price.

Overall, I'd rate my limited experience with the place a solid 7.5 with points deducted for minor food quibbles, not-quite-there service, and general price curiosity. I'd eat there again and it'd make a good place to take a date. I couldn't find many reviews of the place online, it is very new, and I only went there between 2pm and 3pm during a national holiday, so your mileage may vary.