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I had a bizarre, but strong craving for tofu and hot and sour soup. I ordered the ma po tofu combo, hot and sour soup, and egg drop soup. (Sadly, since moving to Arizona I usually order both when trying a new place in hopes that at least one of them is good)
Ordering was easy and the staff was friendly and prompt. The restaurant is nice on the inside. I had high hopes.
When I got home, I realized that the weight of my soups had crushed the container of tofu and rice. Not the worst thing, but annoying... sauce all over the bag and the container was destroyed so I had to use a plate to eat out of. (First world problems to the extreme, I know. I hate myself a little bit for writing that, but there's got to be a better way for them to package to go orders) Also, the crunchy noodles for the soup were in an open bag which spilled all over on the way home and were soaked in sauce.
The food was not good! Someone else posted on here that the hot and sour soup was too spicy to eat, but again, I feel like I went to a completely different restaurant. My hot and sour soup was flavorless and the chicken in it tastes bad. The egg drop soup does the job though, so I'm happy about that. Their take on ma po tofu was tofu, sauce, and a bunch of peas and carrots. I know that Americanized chinese food means that there are no set rules about these dishes, but this was not what I expected at all. The fried stuff that comes with the combo was underwhelming, especially the crab rangoon which hardly had any filling.
Super disappointed. I hope that maybe I just caught them on an off night.
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