In her search for Asian authenticity, Charleston Scene critic Hanna Raskin finds herself at Shuang Xi in North Charleston. The non-Americanized name throws Raskin off, and she doesn't find the Chinese cuisine she yearns for. "The custardy ma po tofu ... was bathed in a cornstarch-thickened beige sauce that didn't show any allegiance to the old country." [CS]
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