I used to get Chinese food all the time. I think back in my college days specifally. Nothing tasted better than a greasy tub of lo mein noodles. Loaded with veggies and shrimp.
I used to get it all the time from Mandarin Gourmet or Fui Lai downtown. You know the places, very different, but both very good (or good from what I remember). So I was pumped to go back to my fave dish.
While it wasn't terrible by any means, it lacked flavor. Plus, the shrimp that I did get was minuscule and I'd guess there were maybe 5 pieces. I also love bean sprouts and cabbage in there, and there was hardly any at all. And forget about any sugar snap peas or broccoli. I guess maybe that was always a bonus when there was veggies in lo mein at other restaurants.
I think this might spur another resurgence of the hunt for the best Chinese in the Burgh!