I had been to Wu Liang Ye a few times for dinner and even tried their variation on pork belly with chili leeks, except they call it bacon and that kind of made it more delicious. The reason that I avoided their lunch special menu was because most of the things on there sounded like variations of most Chinese take-out places: General Tso, chicken with huana sauce, beef and broccoli, and so on. The had one thing on the menu that had the word "szechuan" in it, and that was the "Baby Shrimp with Szecuan Chili Sauce."
Wu Liang Ye apparently has good business even during lunch time. When I walked in to place an order, the dining room was packed. A couple came in after me only had the option to sit at the bar (which only had three stools). The woman told me...