I had one bite of my $5 General Tao chicken and realized that it was deep-fried chicken gristle. Not that I was expecting big chunks of boneless, skinless white meat, but that was kinda gross.
But the worst was my gf ordered another $5 entree - some pork thing that tasted like the meat had gone bad. She tried to send it back after one bite, but the owner/chef came back (I think it was the mother of our server) with the plate of disgusting food to tell her that the food was "fresh and good". She refused to take it back and wouldn't offer any refund or even maybe something else on the menu (not that we wanted to try anything else). If my gf didn't want to eat it, she could put it in a box to take home, but that was the only "option" we were offered.
Bottom line: it's CHEAP and you don't really even get what you pay for.