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| - Good, fresh food with large portion size. Plain but tidy dining room made up of dark red vinyl upholstered wooden booths (plain, not cushy) and apricot-painted walls with Christmas lights hanging around the front. Everything looked clean. The sanitation score was 94.0 when I visited.
The "fried rice" that comes with the meal is just soy sauce stirred into rice -- no bits of veggie, let alone meat. You can presumably get the real thing by ordering fried rice as a separate entree. Luncheon specials from 11-4 priced at $5.95 including the entree, rice, and egg roll are very reasonable, though I have not ordered them. The main menu runs from $8.95 to $15.95 for most entrees. My Hunan Shrimp was $9.95 and included only the entree and rice.
I visited there on a Sunday at dusk. The place was deserted. The counter staff (owner?) was reasonably pleasant and efficient, but the words warm or friendly just do not apply. I was charged fairly and the carry-out food was freshly prepared, hot, nicely packaged, and in my hands in no time.
Once I got home, I found I had a large, very fresh order of Hunan Shrimp, which contained really large shrimp and lots of good-looking veggies cut into pretty large pieces. The portion size was large and fed three hungry people from a single order. This was tasty and superior to what I usually get, so I recommend it. The hot and sour soup was just okay; I have had better. The spring roll was small and greasy; not recommended.
Their carryout menu states in large letters that they deliver for orders with a $15 minimum, but when I tried ordering delivery the following Tuesday, I was told that service was available only from 5-9 p.m. on weekends. The carry-out menu only says they deliver within 5 miles but does not mention the limited availability of this service. She said their weekday driver had returned to China; apparently, they have no plans to replace the driver
The food was fresh, tastier than many Chinese places, generously portioned, and reasonably priced for what you get, so I will be back.
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