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| - The white sauce is gluten-free, and there are plenty of vegan/vegetarian options.
That being said, the food here is just alright.
My husband and I came here on our wedding anniversary, mostly because Golden Harbor up the street was closed.
Our server was very nice and helpful, and the decor was clean and well done, so our dining experience was pleasant. It was the actual food that just wasn't so great.
1. Buddha's Delight: the brown sauce didn't taste brown. It looked brown, but it was flavorless. I ended up soaking the entire dish in soy sauce just so I could taste something. The tofu was cooked just fine, and the rainbow array of vegetables were perfectly tender. Buddha was no doubt delighted by the veggies in this dish, but certainly formed no attachment to the sauce.
2. General Tso Tofu: the sauce was nice and thick; it stuck to the tofu well. But again I found myself longing for flavor. I wanted it to be sweeter and way more bold. There were green peppers and onions in this dish in addition to the tofu. I liked that.
3. Spring Rolls (veg): good size appetizer for the price. $1.45 per roll. But yet again I found myself disappointed by the overall taste. The inside of the roll was mushy, and tasted like mush too. Maybe add some pepper? That might help, but I think the ingredients are just generally over-cooked and bland to begin with. The exterior was nice and crispy though.
The sauce on the table, that is supposedly sweet and sour sauce, tastes like wax. Our server noticed that I didn't like it and kindly offered to get the warm sweet and sour sauce for me. It was marginally better, with a deeper red color and more sweetness to it. I just feel like this place needs to use more vinegar in the things that require vinegar, more sugar in the things that require sugar, more pepper in the things that require pepper, etc... stop skimping on the spices!
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