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| - I've known about How Lee for about as long as they've been around, having lived nearly all my life in or near Squirrel Hill.
(A little history about the place most people don't know or remember: Back in 1993 someone opened a local Chinese take out chain called, not kidding, Ho Lee Chow. Get it? Holy Cow - Ho Lee Chow? It was greeted with as much enthusiasm as you'd expect from a joke name. While the rest of the chain closed, someone bought the one location in Squirrel Hill, eliminated the word "Chow," but took the "w" and stuck it at the end of "Ho." That's where their name came from. They've been there ever since.)
So tonight was my first experience with them. I contacted them for delivery through Grub Hub (look it up - good service!).
The menu itself was a little light on explanation - just names of the dishes with nothing to say what was included in them. But the amount of selections was pretty impressive. Even as a vegetarian, I had a lot to choose from. I decided to go with Tofu Home Style - a tried and true favorite from other places since I wasn't in the mood for experimenting.
The service gave an estimated hour for delivery. Less than thirty minutes later, they were ringing my bell! Thumbs up for *super* fast delivery!
The temperature of the food was right out of the wok *hot*! I've never had delivery that I had to blow on and wait a few minutes before I could eat it. (It probably helped that I'm only about a mile away, but I give them the points anyway.)
The spring rolls were crunchy and delicious - not too greasy and really packed full. Highly recommended!
I asked for, and got, some broccoli in the dish - Tofu Home Style almost never comes with it - and they were generous too. The tofu was nice and firm - I know it's not good for me, but I *really* like my tofu deep fried, and it was *very* tasty. The vegetables were all nice and firm, in fact. Nothing soggy or over cooked at all.
If I had to make one criticism, it would be the ratio of tofu to vegetables. I like a few more veggies and a little less of the tofu chunks. But for a first order, I was pretty happy.
Next time I'll experiment with an unknown, but for something I like and can be picky about, they did well and now have a new customer.
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