After a couple months of preparations, the Ballard Mandarin Chinese restaurant has opened at the corner of Market and 8th Ave. “I ate there last night,” James told My Ballard. “(It) will take a while to work through the expansive menu, but they pulled it off fairly well. Not easy the first week or so in a new kitchen to get everything up and running smoothly. I was pleasantly surprised.” Let us know your impressions if you give the new restaurant a try…