Counter Intelligence: Tasty Dining

Wuhan shiu mai dumplings are thin-walled and shaped like nuclear cooling towers. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Nov. 28, 2012 12:45 PM PT

A look at Tasty Dining in San Gabriel, with Chinese food based on the cuisine of Wuhan.

Grilled catfish is served with a little heat. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Tasty Dining is in a strip mall in San Gabriel, in a space that used to be a boba parlor. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The specialty is the griddles, which look like hot pots, cooked at the table over Sterno burners. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The griddles come with choices such as chicken wings, bullfrog, lobster, shrimp or pig’s colon. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Wuhan cooking is considered one of the 10 essential cuisines of China. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)