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| - Well, the main reason I wanted to try this place was because of its building. It looks like a 50s style drive-in burger joint (cute tiny building) that is now a Chinese quick eats/take out/delivery restaurant. The restaurant delivers within a 5 mile radius. It also boasts using 100% vegetable oil and NO MSG. The second reason I wanted to try it was because I saw on the sign (driving past it one day) that it served New York style Chinese food.
We called ahead and ordered General Tso's Chicken $6.95 and Chicken w/Broccoli $7.50. 10 minutes later we picked up our food. The inside was diner-like, a bit rustic and in some need of updating. There might have been about five small tables to eat-in. The kitchen where the food is cooked is almost fully exposed so you can watch all of the action take place right in front of you. Calling your order in at a Chinese restaurant isn't really necessary since everytime you call an order in for Chinese food, don't they always say "okay, 10 minuss" (sic, please do not take offense, as I am Asian too--just silly!).
Anyway, we got our food home and dug in. The portions were very large. The General Tso's Chicken was "tasty" as my source called it yet "average." My chicken w/broccoli was good but lacked the taste of ginger, garlic, and sugar (the New York part). However, the broccoli and carrots were fresh and the chicken was all tender white meat. When our bellies were full, our tins of food still looked full! I also must add the white rice was perfect and I was told the fried rice was "good."
This comment isn't meant to slight the restaurant but, I don't know if we'll order from here again, as there are WAY TOO MANY Chinese restaurants to try with Chinatown being so close to us! FYI, this is NOT a late night Chinese eatery, they close @ 10:30 pm seven days a week.
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