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| - If not for an insulting employee at a Chinese restaurant in Rocky River across from Westgate, we might never have discovered Foo Sing.
Being a big fan of Asian foods, I have to say that the dishes we had here at Foo Sing were quite good for the very affordable pricing. Since I prepare some favorite ones myself, I could immediately tell from appearance and taste that all ingredients were especially fresh---as if Foo Sing didn't begin preparing our order until it was given. (Likely not, since all of these take time---certainly much longer than 15 minutes from start to finished dish.)
CHICKEN CHOW MEIN
Tasted as good as it looked. Although shorter slices would be easier to eat, the bright orange carrots and vivid green celery certainly enhanced the visual. While other places are content serving pale, dull-looking versions of this dish, Foo Sing succeeds in colorful, enticing presentation. With a perfect balance of both crunchy and tender vegetables, the moist chicken had been carefully prepped and trimmed, with no discernible fat or gristle. Or bone. (Yes, bone. It's because of those sloppy results elsewhere, that I began preparing Asian dishes myself years ago. But I appreciate having a quick take-out once in a while to save time.) Somewhat on the mild side for my taste, it was still enjoyable and should please the majority of non-Asian diners. Too spare an amount of crispy noodles, though. One especially small bag. I'll ask for extra next time. And it might have been just this particular batch, but more thickening agent would have improved it, since a bit too watery.
ROAST PORK FRIED RICE
Very nicely flavored. Especially liked that no chunks of unappetizing unrendered pork fat or chewy gristle were mixed in. With some other places, I've had to sweep through the rice to remove them. The very few small fat cubes present were cooked through---browned and edible. An obviously carefully-prepped and assembled result, with a generous amount of pork meat, diced carrots, and peas.
VEGETABLE EGG FOO YUNG
Perfectly prepared. Another tasty dish that kitchen staff had clearly taken time and thought in preparation. Mildly-flavored patties with a mildly-seasoned brown sauce.
EGG ROLLS
Decent enough. Not the best, but better than most other places we've tried. An acceptable 3 stars.
We'd order the Chow Mein, Fried Rice, and Foo Yung again, and would try other ones, too. If Foo Sing can succeed with these likely most popular, frequently-ordered, less-complicated dishes, chances are they'll do a nice enough job with ones having more ingredients or requiring more steps. Among the few of the freshest-tasting Asian dishes we've ever had---and all still flavorful after reheating leftovers 2 days later.
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I'm indebted to Princess Bloatus Blossom. Because of her, we've found a new go-to. My phone order went like this:
Friendly, cordial...
"Hi. I'd like to place an order for pickup? I'd like two
egg rolls...one vegetable and one chicken...one
pork fri---"
Sighing, curtly interrupting:
"hmmhh...next time, just say one vegetable egg
roll and one chicken egg roll."
Huh? Excuse me? Did I just hear that right? Me dumb. Where have I been? Obviously, I missed the news flashes about the latest wording protocol when ordering takeout from restaurant employees who have grandiose opinions of themselves. I gave her the rest of our $40+ order, and hung up. Seconds later I pressed the re-dial and without raising my voice or saying anything insulting, I told her to cancel---that I didn't want to order anything from anyone as rude as she was. Astonishingly, she lamely, ignorantly, actually began arguing, trying to defend herself, implying I wasn't clear. Had she apologized, I might not have cancelled. Hung up on the airhead, and called Foo Sing.
In business for decades, that Rocky River spot is now permanently scratched off my list of Chinese dining choices. Not only because of their increasingly disappointing dishes (consistently 4.5-5 stars up until about a dozen years ago) but also their female employees' "I am superior to you" attitudes. Oblivious about the fundamentals of polite phone etiquette---unlike their amiable male counterparts---their heads have become way too big for their embroidered cheongsams.
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Now friendly Vickie at Foo Sing? And other staff at the Foo? All well beyond Manners 101. Smiling, helpful, courteous. The Foo---across from Walmart, on Brookpark---deserves a much bigger slice of that enlarging West Side Asian Stir Fry pie, and more favorable reviews. No absurdly inflated prices here, either. Check them out. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did---and I'm admittedly super-particular about ingredients, how they're prepared, and the final results. Especially Asian.
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