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| - I was only slightly hesitant to try HCC after it changed hands from its predecessor, Lee's Wok (which I enjoyed very much on occasion). Thank you Hazel M. for the first legitimate review of the new place, it's what sent me there today.
From my first experience, I'll simply run through items that I felt could be compared to Lee's Wok.
I ordered the General Tao lunch special to go. For $7.50 it included either a bottled water or a choice of two soups, corn or hot and sour. Like Lee's I was able to substitute the white rice with fried rice for $1.00 more. I chose the hot and sour soup. (Although comparable in price, Lee's lunch special included a water or a pop, not soup).
The woman that greeted me and took my order was very cordial and conversational (at 12:30pm, I was the only customer in the place). I presumed that she was the proprietor. She invited me to have a seat while I waited and I was promptly served my order.
My meal was completely what I expected. The gently spicy General Tao had lost some of its initial crisp during my drive back to the office but it was still good. I found that the breading on the chicken, specifically the un-sauced pieces, had a very recognizable "generic, frozen, out-of-a-box" kind of taste. Think what you'd expect a President's Choice frozen chicken nugget to taste like. This wasn't a problem however, since the majority of it was covered by a nicely flavoured sauce, more complex in taste than Lee's was, more fruity with whole dried chilies within). The fried rice too had more of a fruity/flowery flavour than most fried rice dishes I've had from fast food establishments. The hot and sour soup left me with few words for comment. Not good, not bad, just... there.
Yup, 4 stars. Yay! I'm a fan. It was exactly what I expected and exactly what I felt like eating today. I'll be back for a different dish soon.
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