A small shop, a family of three in an old alley in Yinchuan

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The city is finally no longer hot and dry. But cooling down the mood has never been an easy task. The urban life in the concrete forest makes everything seem convenient and fast, but it also makes it difficult for each individual to find a suitable opportunity to break free temporarily in the high-speed life.

We generally describe this space in this way: not too noisy but not dead silent, less closed air surrounding the office, and more earthy atmosphere of life! On the day of Liqiu, I first met the small restaurant. The son of the manager, Dong Ge, giggled in the alley in the evening, and the smell in the kitchen was diffuse.

If you didn't look up because of the name "SIX", you would mistakenly think that you have broken into the daily life of an ordinary family of three. You will be impressed by the quiet temperament here from the first glance, and the details of each place are all growing like a small shop with personality in the streets and alleys.

People who are new to Huimin South Lane will definitely feel that this place is too simple like most old alleys, and the old houses on both sides of the road do not seem to attract fashionable men and women to check in like the Internet celebrity old alleys in other places. If there is not a small private restaurant like six here, this alley is no different from most alleys you have walked in the past.

Even the people who often come to the alley, or even the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods, seldom notice that Six has been quietly opening the door here for a while.

Interesting to say, I took over this old house at first. It's not that the two of them are very interested in starting a catering business, but both of them can be regarded as hardcore foodies. They don't want to do water business, and they have never had a place they like. When the original landlord transferred them, they took advantage of the opportunity.

If there must be another reason, according to what they said, just drinking in other places costs thousands of dollars a night, so it's better to find a place to drink by yourself. You can play your favorite music, and the dishes you bring to the guests must be dishes that have passed your level first.

But when I got the house, I couldn’t stand my "obsessive-compulsive disorder physique". To do it, I had to make the appearance I wanted. The "explosive modification mode" was carried out as a whole. The interior area is not large, and the decoration of tables, chairs and surrounding space is simple. The care is refined and clean. After entering the door, it feels like visiting an old friend's house, giving people a natural and casual feeling.

After a while after ordering, you can smell the aroma of food oil. If you want to make a concise summary of the food here, it is home-cooked dishes, barbecue, spicy, and private dishes. There is an interesting story behind every irrelevant dish.

They are all dishes that they like on weekdays. At the beginning, there were only a few special dishes, and gradually gathered the essence of many different regions. A small private restaurant with personality must have a chef with a personality. The chef in the shop is serious and unsmiling. He is definitely one of the very personalities I have come into contact with. The husband and wife smiled and said: The elder brother has really special requirements for ingredients Gao, his persistence in the dishes really moved us. It took more than half a year of running-in in the early stage. He really loves this line of work.

This kind of dishes that I have devoted myself to love, indeed, each of them gives people a very practical and creative feeling in terms of production.

One of the special hard dishes in the store, and my personal favorite is the lamb bone pot. I have eaten a lot of lamb bone in the local area, so this dish can be ranked in the forefront of my heart.

The pre-processing of the stick bones can be felt from the first bite of the entrance. After heating and boiling, gently pulling is the state of bone removal. The selection of stick bones is very particular, and there are many side dishes in it. Several people may not be able to finish the meal in one pot.

The fish-flavored eggplant box is also a very characteristic dish in the store. This dish will attract you when it is served on the table. It is a solid large portion. The homemade eggplant box is topped with a rich secret sauce, and you can bite it while it is hot. Go down, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!

Signature spicy chicken, fried tofu with small yellow croaker, although these dishes are available in most local restaurants, but if you look closely, most of them are fried tofu with crucian carp.

The small yellow croaker is used ingeniously here, and the spicy chicken should be the first spicy chicken I have ever eaten that has more meat than spicy peppers. It is no longer that most spicy chickens are full of peppers...Secret quail eggs It is also a dish that is more representative in the store and I personally like it. Every dish seems to be homemade, but there are surprises behind the ordinary.

According to Dong Ge's words: Make food that you think is delicious, and share good food with people who love it. Every time it is a surprise.

Explore the store: 8-10, Huimin South Lane, Jiefang East Street, Xingqing District, Yinchuan (100 meters east of the Union Building) six private house