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| - Yesterday, me and my girl were in search of a cheap place for lunch in China town. Fueled by good yelp reviews and low prices, we found ourselves at Big Wong. While the reviews rang true: the place is 'cheap,' the portions ample, and the service friendly, I found myself disappointed with the lack of color and flavor in each dish. None of our dishes came with ANY type of veggies, and common sauces found in Asian food (General Tsao's, Sweet n Sour, Orange, etc.)were completely absent from the selection. We started with the Salt n' Pepper wings, which were the only item I tried that were actually quite tasty. The downside is they only serve the smaller wing piece, no drums. Then, we ordered a smorgasbord so that we could sample a bit of this and that.
Beef Ramen: The beef was tasty, but had just as many pieces of fat as actual meat. The noodles were a great consistency and the broth had hints of cinnamon. We realized almost too late that they did give us some green onions on the side to amp up the flavor.
Chicken Curry: Sandra said it was delicious. It looked too unappealing for me to try, plus I could tell it was made with stringy dark meat.
Fried Chicken with 'Seasoned' Rice: This was one of the many times our server told me 'NO'. No, they don't have a fried rice option, No, there are no veggies in the dish. No, I can't add a few pieces of broccoli to it. Instead, if I wanted any vegetables, I would have to pay an additional $5.95 for an entire veggie stir fry lunch.
I paid the additional charge for the white meat chicken, which actually had a nice light crunchy coating but had absolutely no seasoning on it. I found myself wishing I could have this flavored like the Salt n' Pepper wings. The 'seasoned' rice seemed to have been cooked in a simple broth. Again, no actual seasoning, no hints of veggies, nada. This was also served with a questionable looking 'partially boiled egg' that neither of us was willing to try.
The Veggie Stir fry: Because I actually LOVE veggies WAY more than most people, I sprang for the extra full-price charge to have the veggie plate, which was a simple dish of some cross between broccoli rabe and spinach. There were just as many huge chunks of stalk as leaves. I cut up some of the leaves and some of the jalapenos that garnished the aforementioned wings, added that to my chicken and rice dish--now I had some flavor.
Did I love Big Wong? No. Did I hate it? No. Did I take the leftovers home and doctor them up with some peppers, onion, mushroom, sesame oil, soy sauce, pepper, garlic, and cayenne? You better believe it----that shizzle was delicious.
Bottom line: If you don't mind your lunch plate consisting of several different shades of beige and/or are eating on a budget, you should find this spot ideal. Keep your expectations low on the atmosphere and accommodations (we even ate with plastic utensils and drank from Styrofoam cups which were never refilled). We limped away with a $30 tab for 2 with 1 app, 1 soup, and 2 entrees. It would have been a bit less, of course, if there were some damned veggies included in the food.
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