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| - This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in the Champaign-Urbana area. I've been coming here ever since I landed in this town about 5 years ago; and the keyword that sticks out in my mind when describing this place is: consistency. No matter how many times I come here the food is always delicious and never lets me down. With so many different, competing Chinese restaurants just in Campustown alone, this place must be something special for me to say it's my favorite in the area, thus proving that not all Chinese places are the same.
The food I feel is the most authentic Chinese food I've had ever since moving down, and also provides the best quality food, comparing right on top with my other favorite Chinese restaurant back up north in the suburbs (China House, Schaumburg, IL). The food is very fresh and stands out as being the only place I've been to on campus that doesn't come out greasy and flavor masked in an oily feeling in the mouth. The flavor pops with every dish and portion size is pretty generous. My favorite dish is anything from the pan fried noodle section. The noodles come out perfect, and as the sauce sinks in, you get a nice balance of crispy and soft-flavor soaked noodles. It also comes with a hefty amount of vegetables (bak choy is a plus) and lot of protein (depending on which you got). I always surprise whoever I come with because they are always thrown off by the portion size (which is huge). Some other dishes that stand out are the Orange chicken (as my friend, who I brought, said it was the best he had in the area).
Another note, the wait staff is pretty on or off. Usually when I go, the only time I see the 'waiter' or owner is when they bring out the food. You have to get your own water/tea and ask for additional items (ie. more rice) at the counter. It's not too bad, since it only takes an extra second to do all that. Plus it's unlimited tea, and that makes up for it.
Overall, really good Chinese food and definitely recommend this place to everybody in the area. Hopefully, you'll have the same experience I had.
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