It's cheap for a reason.
If cheap biomass is what you're looking for, then Chang Jiang is the place for you. However, if food quality matters at all, it's best to give this restaurant a wide berth.
I had a short window for lunch and perusing the "it's cheap and it didn't kill me" reviews on Yelp, I figured I'd roll the dice and order the Mongolian Beef ($5.75) to go. The ordering process went smoothly and my food was neatly packaged and ready to go when I arrived ten minutes later - sweet.
Once I returned to my office and popped the top off my carryout container, things took a turn for the ugly. A slight grayish hue to the beef was a telltale sign that a bout with gastric distress may be in my future. Amplifying the grossness factor was the pool of grease and gloppy brown sauce at the bottom of the container. Even the accents (flaccid snow peas and limp canned mushrooms) couldn't rescue this Hindenburg-esque disaster of a dish. Exercising no self respect and overwhelmed by a morbid sense of curiosity, I tried a couple pieces of the beef. Narsty, narsty stuff - gristly, chewy and largely flavorless. Lunch, meet garbage can.
There are several stellar Chinese restaurants on the south side of Madison (Orient House and Ichiban to name a few) where I can enjoy a well-prepared meal with quality ingredients. With that said, a return visit to Chang Jiang is not in the cards for me.