Founded by Guo Xiyu, a Hebei Province native, during the final years of the dynastic period, Baofayuan serves traditional Shandong food with a twist. Baofayuan's four famous house specials quick-fried kidney with liquor sauce (Liu Yao Hua), quick-fried liver with liquor sauce (Liu Gan Jian), Sautéed yellow vegetables (Liu Huang Cai)and fried balls ( Jian Wan Zi). Baofayuan has been made famous by the high praise showered on it by Marshal Zhang Xueliang, a war hero and renowned patriot from the early 1900's.