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| - Just got back from a fairly mediocre experience. I have never quite liked the food that the Mandarin franchise serves. Everything is either sweet and sour, or deep fried with sweet and sour, or some variant, thereof. After reading some good reviews about this location, I thought it might be different, so gave it a go.
Nope, food was just as bad. Roast beef tough as shoe leather; shrimp overcooked; canned salmon tastes better than their; sushi is ridiculous (peanut butter??; strawberry avacado???); chicken was all deep fried in some form or another, in some sour sauce or sweet and sour sauce; pork was the same as chicken; wonton soup just salted water; etc. Desserts are poor. Supermarket quality, if even that.
I understand that this is not supposed to be Chinese food, but Asian influenced food. But then it is just bad, even based on that view. The quality is just not there. At $27 a head, all in, I would have enjoyed myself more at any of the Indian or Hakka Indian takeout in the area. Higher quality food at a fraction of the cost.
The only redeeming note was that the service was very attentive and kind. Else, it would have been a very upsetting experience.
My advice: stay clear of this place, unless you are only in it for the service. But who eats out only to experience service if the food is no good?
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