Ding How is nothing if not integrated with the Davis community. Case in point: hot and sour soup. Though the chef had long ago perfected the recipe, Ding How responded when community members with allergy concerns gave consistent feedback requesting egg-free hot and sour soup. Now the chef will whip up a single egg-free serving on the spot, per individual request. More recently, Ding How debuted a new separate vegetarian menu.
Little, however, has changed in terms of design since the beginning; the tasseled, inverted-pagoda cut-glass chandeliers light a snug dining room decorated in calm off-white and natural wood trim. High-backed, deeply comfy booths provide intimacy despite close quarters.
The cuisine is combination Szechuan/Mandarin. When wait staff says "spicy," take them at their chili-hot word. Chef-prepared "Chinese hot mustard" (vinegar in reaction with various "secret ingredients") available upon adventurous request adds zing to any entree. Some vegetable ingredients are procured fresh seasonally at local markets.