Ji Ming Restaurant opened on 1958, located at No.7 Zhongshan North Road, and then moved into Food Building. Many people think that Ji Ming Restaurant is an ordinary restaurant. In fact, its status is quite similar to that of Sichuan Hotel, Tan Jiacai and Lai Yu Jin Xuan. A large number of new Huaiyang dishes are developed and published here, and Ji Ming baozi stuffed with juicy pork is just one of them.
The services of Ji Ming Restaurant and Tangbao Restaurant bear the imprint of the times and have hardly changed since they opened. As soon as we get to the second floor, we have to queue up to buy "concubines". Many people don't know what a concubine is. In fact, it was originally a long bamboo stick with the name and quantity of the food you bought written on it with a brush, which was very popular in early restaurants. The "concubines" in ordinary restaurants are in pairs. One keeps the guests waiting at the table, and the chef prepares the dishes and delivers them with the other. When serving, the waiter will take away the princess in the guest's hand with the princess sent with the dish to ensure that the wrong dish will not be served. The "concubine" in Ji Ming restaurant is single, because there, guests don't have to wait in their seats, but take the "concubine" to get the soup packets themselves. Bamboo "concubine" was not known when it was replaced by paper, and people still used to call it "concubine".
Whenever you go, you have to queue up to buy "concubines", especially to get steamed buns. Many times, seats are also "robbed". The first group of guests left their seats, and the next group of guests immediately sat down. The shredded chicken soup in the soup bag is free, and the guests have to go to the window to get it themselves. There are some chopped green onion and shredded egg pancakes floating on the clear soup. The soup dumplings are greasy and clear.