Todays dinner was wierd and unusual. I wouldnt say absolutly unpalatable. We got through it. Walking in was like a scene from Rush Hour. My husband and myself ordered the Mandarin dinner for 2. To start, it came with Sizzling rice soup. The broth was OK. It had assorted proteins ranging from shrimp to beef to Lord knows what. It was mystery meat. Something did not have the texture of chicken, it did not taste like chicken and it sure did not look like chicken. Thats what threw me off for round one. The crunchy rice they throw in the bowl tastes like puffed rice cereal.
Next came our Pu Pu Platter. It had Chinese chimichangas (eggrolls), the filling was super peppery ground beef, super soggy and no vegetables Something I would think to find at filibertos. Next up on the platter was ther Crab ragoon. (crab and cheese filled wontons) The wonton wrapper was pretty decent. The filling was literally a cube of Philadelphia cream cheese with a few chives. The honey chicken wings were pretty tasty. Im glad those were there to lighten the mood. Then up next were the fried wonton wrappers. They were whole wonton wrappers with what looked like pork jerky on the very bottom corner. Fried. That is all. It also had 2 beef skewers ontop of an open flame. Great presentation and great flavor. Lastly was the sweet and sour shrimp that was really good actually.
So on to our meal. The meal came with Chef special,beef and broccoli and fried rice. The beef and broccoli was mediocre, but nothing much to say there. The "fried"rice was just rice with soy sauce. Still okay. Now to this chefs special. It was breaded fried chicken with some kind of sweet and sour sauce, green onions and almonds. Flavor was alright. But geting down to the meat itself. I was a bit confused. If i am eating chicken I should not have to be convinced I am eating chicken. We made it an early night. Coming from scottsdale, Yummy Yummy I know you'll never let me down.