It was possibly one of the best guy TV nights ever: Nadal and Djokovic battling it out for the US Open tennis finals, not one but TWO Monday Night Football games, and last but not least - the Bachelor Pad season finale. OK, so maybe the latter doesn't make most guys' lists...with so much quality TV on, one cannot possibly labour over dinner so there was no better time to call DD for some Chinese delivery. My neighbor recommended it a few weeks prior.
The food was delivered in 30-45 minutes as promised. No delivery charge for orders of $30 before tax. The DD website is helpful with fairly accurate pictures.
The Good: Chicken Pakoras (anything in ball format and deep fried must be good), Crispy Ginger Chicken
OK: Manchurian Fried Rice (how do they get the rice that red?)
Pass: Szechuan vegetables... I normally don't order veg at Chinese restaurants but needed something to offset the other items
Here's a useful tip - Chinese takeout goes really well with sparkling wine or white wine. The acidity makes for a good offset to the grease.
We heard the Crispy Ginger Eggplant (from the same deep fried goodness family as the Crispy Ginger Chicken) was to die for, but thought it would be too heavy to order that on top of what we had. Look forward to trying that and other dishes.
4 dishes came to $36, with plenty of leftovers for a 2nd meal.