This cuisine has three flavor characteristics, one is the "thick oil red sauce" of the root Hui cuisine, the second is the "salty and sweet" from the Suzhou Xi Gang, and the third is the "fragrant and fragrant flavor type" from Taicang, Suzhou. It is one of the originators of Shanghai's local gang, and its predecessor "Renhe Pavilion" was founded in 1800 and is one of the oldest hotels in Shanghai.

"Dregs" is made by aging the lees after making sake as a blank, and "dregs" refers to a variety of dishes seasoned with dregs. There are white lees, red lees, and fragrant grains, and the bad goods are accustomed to using fragrant grains, and the blank material is rice wine lees. The old man and the restaurant used the lees is the best "Lao Datong" dregs on the market, and then use the cumbersome traditional "hanging dregs" preparation method to prepare the dregs brine, the dregs are crushed and added to the five-year-old flower carving, bay leaves, star anise, osmanthus and other spices, let stand for a day and a night, the second fermentation, hang the clear and fragrant marinade. The old man and the bad goods are much better than their peers, and the reason is that the formula of the bad mud and hanging dregs. All the bad goods in the store are prepared by the master in the store from 4 o'clock in the morning on the same day, updated every day, and sold out.

There are many kinds of bad goods for the elderly, such as chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, paws, internal organs, and even edamame and peanuts. Bad chicken, bad door cavity, bad pork belly and bad edamame, etc., are all classics in bad goods, the bad chicken skin is crispy and the meat is tender, and the wine is soaked in aroma; The bad door cavity is moderately flexible, not salty or light; The bad pork belly is fresh and crispy, sweet and smooth; The edamame is crispy, tough and smooth, with a long aftertaste. The old man and the bad goods are clear in the mouth, the head is mellow, and the aftertaste is the fragrance of the carved wine, the bad fragrance is vaguely recognizable, and it is not so drunk that the smell of wine rushes to the brain. Most of the old man's cold dishes are classics, but they are not perfect, such as the bad hairtail fish is a little inferior, although the bad fragrance is good, but the sloppy selection of materials is bound to bring a taste that does not flow.

There is no shortage of bad dishes among the hot dishes of the old man and the elderly. Steamed anchovy on sake lees is one of the representatives, anchovy is one of the three fresh in the Yangtze River, known for its sweet meat, the old man and the anchovy are supplemented with ham, shiitake mushrooms and sake lees, steamed in ancient ways, the anchovy is rich in fat and oil, the alcohol and spice smell of sake lees are immersed in the fish body, the two phases are set off, the fragrance is mellow, and the final tone is slightly drunk. Bad bowl head, bad fish fillet, etc., the production is decent. In addition, most of the other local dishes of hot dishes are also shot steadily. The grass head circle, the grass head is fresh and smooth, the seasoning of the circle is a little too coarse, and the juice is more marinated. The eel silk is fresh and hand-drawn, the eel silk is thick, and the oil is large, but it is not lost. The braised catfish is fried first and then grilled, with a strong flavor and tender meat. The elderly and stir-fried vegetarian dishes, hairy crab rice cakes, moss yellow croaker, etc., are also popular dishes in the restaurant.

The old man was first opened in the area of Baxian Bridge, and closed down in 1993 due to the lease of the land, and operated on Ruijin 2nd Road for several years, and then closed down due to municipal renovation. Around 2013, the old store of the old man and Fang was newly opened, and successively settled in Dapuqiao and Huaihai Road, and there are currently four branches in Dapuqiao, Huaihai Middle Road, Huaihai Road Golden World and Century Park iclub Plaza. In addition to the newly renovated Huaihai Middle Road store, the decoration of the old man and the other three branches still has a strong style of old state-run stores, the layout is simple and simple, and the service attitude is acceptable, but the serving speed is slow. Huaihai Middle Road store and Dapu Road store have takeaway windows, and spring and summer are the peak purchase periods, and there are often pomp and circumstance. On the whole, among the local restaurants in Shanghai, the old man and the bad goods are unique, and the prices are relatively fair, which is a relatively affordable time-honored restaurant.