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| - After reading reviews, I decided to finally give this place a try. I went in on good friday around 2pm, and was surprised to find it relatively empty. not that it mattered, but when you read my review, I wonder if it contributed to the lackluster food I had.
Ordered the chili chicken naturally, since it was the dish that everyone recommended. my group also ordered the crispy beef on my recommendation, and the chili soft shell crab.
the chili chicken was sadly disappointing. it wasn't spicy at all, but then maybe that's just my taste. it was also lukewarm (some pieces felt warmer than others), and kinda soggy to be honest. All in all, I didn't feel like it was fresh. it had the taste, feel, and consistency of something you'd get at mandarin under heat lamps for a whole day. With pieces being at different temperatures, I wonder if they just mircowaved whatever was lying around. Maybe during a weekday when it's super busy, they're turning it over alot more, and serving fresh batches. but on this particular day, it was not up to snuff.
my friends crispy beef was actually alot better. it was hot, tasty, a little too sweet for my liking, but it was more appetizing to say the least. The soft shell crab wasn't too bad either. it had good flavour, but even that was a little too salty.
with everyone saying how good it is, I'm willing to give it one more try at lunchtime in hopes that my bad experience was a one-off. but a little more attention to consistency and balance in the food is needed in my opinion.
the one positive thing I can say, is that you do get a fairly large portion for the price. but then, it's not a huge positive if you get a largeer portion of mediocre food.
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