Founded in 2000 by Zhang Lan, South Beauty specializes in high-quality Sichuan cuisine, which is a well-known trademark in China, as well as a catering service provider for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. For a long time, it has been a representative brand of high-end Sichuan cuisine. However, it gradually declined after 2013, and there is currently only one Tianhe City store in Guangzhou.
South Beauty adopts the form of central kitchen distribution, and all ingredients are purchased through the group to ensure food safety from the source. For example, all the chicken, duck and fish meat is first sent to the central kitchen for rough processing, and then distributed to the store for further processing. Another example is garlic white meat, after each piece of white meat is cooked according to the operation process of garlic white meat, the ingredients are packed and sealed and transported to each store. Dishes such as abalone and jar meat will also be stewed, simmered, vacuum-sealed, and then processed after arriving at the store. This is a good way to control the cost and product quality and safety, but at the expense of some taste. And each semi-finished product will have a seasoning package, which also greatly weakens the chef's influence on the final dish, so the taste of South Beauty across the country is not much different.
In addition to Sichuan cuisine, there are also Cantonese cuisine and other cuisines in South Beauty's menu. Among its top ten signboards, there are Tang Dou Lao Pot Mao Xuewang, Jiangshi Rolling Fat Beef, Radish Cake and Black Pepper Crab, Skillful Glutinous Rice Stuffed Chicken Wings, and Lucky Tender Fish, which have made more compromises in order to adapt to the popular taste. In addition, crispy sesame chicken, signature boiled pangasius with fresh green pepper, and ancient stone-cooked tender bean curd are more popular, and signature surfing is also very popular, including Dungeness crab, snow crab, red shrimp, and fish fillet, and the spiciness has decreased a lot.
The decoration of South Beauty is like a common Cantonese restaurant, with a white cloth round table and a light brown semi-circular sofa, comfortable seats, and the overall cleanliness and tidiness. However, the service is unsatisfactory, the service response is not timely, and the 10% service fee is not worth it. Usually there is no need to wait for a seat, but please be prepared for the overall cost performance is not high.
