I don't know if this is just like at the resatuarants ( I love those beans too!), but what I do is take 1 TBS olive oil and mince up a couple cloves of garlic. You can really use as much or as little as you want. Then I heat the oil, sautee the garlic then add the raw green beans. I also add red pepper flakes. Again, as much or as little as you like. I stry fry that with a little soy sauce. It gives a nice flavor and the beans blister. If you have or get some fresh ginger, you can grate a little on to it and sautee that as well. Super easy, too.