Had to go to the Richmond mall yesterday and was in the mood for Chinese, so checked out Hunan East after being intrigued by other Yelp reviews.
Maybe my palate doesn't appreciate so-called 'authentic' Chinese, because this stuff was weak. Ordered a fairly straight forward dish found in every joint like this, which others consider to be an American-ized dish, Kung Pao chicken, but substituted tofu for chicken. Absolutely no heat to it at all, and sorely lacking in flavor. I've never used the soy sauce packets you're given at Chinese restaurants, but had to for the first time here just to get through the bland sauce. More expensive than similar Chinese places convinced me I don't think I'll ever be ordering from here again.