Mark and I have a great appreciation for good food and enjoy finding new restaurants. We went to a new place in Pensacola that just opened this week. It is a “Chinese Bistro”. I was expecting a nice place because I had peeked in the windows before it was opened and noticed the cool wall treatments and elegant decorations. The service and the food was excellent. We started with a tuna appetizer – very lightly seared. WOW! I would have been content with that. We each had a different bowl of soup – I had the hot and sour soup and it was the best I had ever had. Mark had a vegetable stir-fry with shiitake mushrooms and bok choy. I had the lo mein noodles with stir-fry vegetables. The food was so hot and very tasty. I think we have found a new favorite to add to our elite list.
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I came on here looking for a restaurant review, not a political debate about sharks! People on here asking questions about prices and never answered. Pathetic!
Perhaps Shark Fin comes from the actual part of the shark called the fin, and not the soup? The name sounds edgy and modern, while still keeping a sense of chinese tradition..so you know what kind of restaurant it is from the get go. Shark Tooth just doesnt have the same ring to it...
I didnt see any Shark Fin soup on the menu, just lots of other delicious things! The owners of this restaurant obviously love sharks because they do not serve it. Chicken on the other hand.…:)
Hello. My name is Jean. My husband and I own the restaurant and very sorry that we are causing such a disturbance. I was hoping the debate will eventually quiet down; but, I see not any time soon. I'm very sorry that our restaurant name bring a such commotion. We do not want anybody to get upset nor angry. However, I'm writing this today hope it will help. We are not promoting definning the shark or anyway relate to. We are just trying to make an earnest living by bring exquisite dining experience. Sorry again of short senses to name that remind such sensitive issue. Some people were asking our prices? They are ranged around $10 to $20. We are trying to make most quality of food with top service at middle price. I hope this will help people to calm down. We believe in saving and loving animals too. We don't participate any animal cruelty. Thank you for your concern!
Jean - Our family loves the restaurant and have been several times. We love the atmosphere and the wonderful food. Thank you for taking the time to answer some of the questions about the restaurant.
I support molly. shark finning is a terrible practice and I support any boycott to a restaurant that serves shark fin soup and would not visit any restaurant that names itself after the practice whether deliberate or not. they need to be a little more aware than that.
The term I used "genocide" was referring to events such as Rwanda, the Congo, the Khmer Rouge, the Holocaust, etc. Someone is going to be smart and say tht it's a genocide of the sharks! But that is not the context that I am using the word.
My preemptive response to the 'it's a genocide of the sharks' objection is already found in the original post: it's a conservation issue; if beef were rare, we would look at cows the same way...