| rev:text
| - I really wanted to like this place. With good experiences at other Chinese restaurants in the area (Flo's, Ling & Louie's, etc), mostly positive Yelp reviews, and a vote of confidence from a friend of mine, I was eager to try out George and Son's. Unfortunately, the expectation didn't meet up with reality.
I called ahead and made a reservation, which seemed to be a good idea, even though we were going early on a Thursday evening. It turned out to be a smart move, as there were several groups waiting for seats when we walked in. We were quickly seated, given menus and water, and then left to peruse the food selections. For twenty minutes.
Now, I don't mind being given a little extra time to look over the offerings at a new place, but when I've been able to review everything twice, pick out the different font choices, and play "find the typo" on the menu, it's been too long. When our waitress finally came by, she spoke to us with an almost-indecipherable accent, which made it difficult for us to figure out what she was saying about the food, kitchen, or what have you. What I was able to interpret was that if I wanted to get a (as in one) veggie spring roll as an appetizer, it would take twenty minutes. Exactly why it would take twenty minutes, I don't know, but that did seem a little absurd.
We ordered our entrees (citrus chicken for my friend, chicken chow mein for me) and a pot of tea. When the tea came, the waitress gave some kind of warning, which we later determined was along the lines of, "we just put the bag in, this will have to steep for a few minutes." After about 15 minutes of steeping, it was still very weak.
The portions on the food were generous; I definitely had enough left over to make a good-sized lunch the next day.
When I try a new restaurant, I pick a dish that I can get at almost any restaurant of that type (eggplant parmesan at Italian places, pastrami on rye at delis, and so on), since it's usually a good litmus test for the restaurant itself. If they can handle the basic, less adventurous fare, that And while the chicken chow mein was decent, it reminded me of chow mein that I'd had at AA Wok on 32nd Street, where it costs less than half as much. For the price, location, and reputation, I expected more. Also, the brown rice I ordered on the side came with a $2 surcharge, something that I didn't see on the menu.
Overall, George and Son's was serviceable, if not remarkable food. But the overall experience and price have all but ensured that I won't be coming back, especially with the other options available in the area.
Also, my friend got a fortune-less fortune cookie. I'm pretty sure that's a metaphor for this place.
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)