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| - My girlfriend, son and I kind of stopped here on a whim last Monday night. It was raining extremely hard and it ended up being the closest place around at the time. My girlfriend has ordered lunch takeout here before and I didn't even know it existed until she told me to stop there to pick up some dinner that night. Let me be completely honest when saying that this place is a bit of a diamond in the rough. The interior of the establishment is a beat up but the smiles of the family who work there are wonderful. The "mother" who took our order was extremely sweet and even offered my 3 year old son a sucker and a fortune cookie while we waited for our food to be made (make my kid happy and thumbs up to you). "Father" and "daughter" were both whipping up our order which came in a large box to go. We went with a combo for 3 people (girlfriend's sister was at home waiting to eat as well), which consisted of 3 entrees with fried rice, soup, and appetizers.
We arrived home and dug in. We started with the wonton soup that was bland in my opinion. The wonton's also weren't filled with anything and were essentially just noodles. I will add that my girlfriend and her sister both enjoyed there soup, it just wasn't for me and I let my son have half of mine. The appetizers came with Crab Rangoon (average), golden fingers (like a chicken finger, average as well) and an egg roll (kind of weirdly spicy, but enjoyable). Our entrees of sweet and sour chicken (pretty similar to any other Chinese joint), General Tso's (not spicy enough, but ok) and Sesame chicken (light and delicious) were all up to par. I did not enjoy their rendition of fried rice. It was extremely bland and not good at all.
I really like the charm of this little Chinese joint and I will be back because of how well my family and I were treated when we came here. I would stick to takeout as the restaurant on the inside is a bit small and not the best for a sit down meal. The food isn't stellar but it is one of the better options for casual Chinese food in my area (Crocker Park area). Next time I would get the Sesame Chicken, WHITE rice and an egg roll. I'd also pass on the Crab Rangoon and try the pot stickers instead. Give it a try, especially at lunch time where the prices are more than reasonable.
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