This review is going off of a catered event from Red Shrimp we had recently at work.
I've heard up and down reviews about Red Shrimp. The reason my work went with this place for our luncheon was because of their ad placed in one of the local papers. It had coupons for some extras with qualifying orders. I'm guessing we got a decent deal for the food to feed 60+ folks.
The food from Red Shrimp however? Kinda MEH. Very MEH. Not my favorite type of hole-in-the-wall Chinese food that I like. Maybe it was in the execution? Maybe it was because it was delivered and not eaten at the restaurant? It just wasn't that great to me. The food from Panda Express I think I even like more.
Here's the dealio:
-The lo mein was OILY. Like greasy. Greasier than usual. Very slick going down, not yummy.
-The egg rolls were pretty basic. Possibly store bought and just fried. But damn was the ginger strong in them.
-The beef broccoli was average. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't stellar either. It's what you find at any Chinese restaurant here.
-The sweet sour pork was hard! Might have been overfried or stood too long before serving. There were bits of pork in there that were difficult to chew. Taste was ok, but damn did I have a lot of onions to go through.
-Main saving grace was the chicken fried rice. This was the best thing on my plate(s). That in itself was pretty yummy, but how hard is it to mess up fried rice??
If we were to have our work luncheon catered again by Chinese, we would probably decide to go somewhere else. The food from Red Shrimp was really under par and not of the best taste. You guys need to step it up!