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| - Geee-ross! The other half and I got take-out for this place. But first a little back-story.... My dad's whole family worked at a Chinese restaurant in Philly from before I was born until the late 1990's. My mother says she craved Chinese food the whole time she was pregnant with me and by proxy got me hooked on Chinese in the womb. I bless her for having done so. I love Chinese and could eat it every day...willingly. I've tried Chinese in every city and country I've ever lived or visited, as I always love to see what's out there and experience the regional variances and interpretations. I can usually find something good, no matter how nasty or base a buffet, or made-to-order. And Lord knows I love take-out and a movie on the sofa. Great nite, rite?
A few weeks ago I convinced the better half to go pick up Gourmet House of Hong Kong, if I paid and he drove. Deal. Done. I ordered on the phone - no problems. It's rite down the street from our house, so dinner was steaming hot and in the living room within 20 minutes. We queued up the DVD and we're ready to go.
The fried rice was yummy and OK. Not the best I've had but not the worst either. The BBQ pork app was good and I liked the dipping sauce it came with. Everything else was skank. I'd say avoid the noodles at all costs. They were like nasty over-cooked spaghetti in a watery, flavorless sauce. Even with soy sauce added, they did nothing for me.
I'm kind of sad b/c the other reviews on Yelp seemed pretty good. The place is not that great looking from the outside, and never having been inside, I can't comment on that -- but I would never get take-out from here again. At least we didn't get sick. It was just bland-o-rama, which makes me sad. I even threw-out the leftovers, which has only ever happened one other time with Chinese take-out, when I left for vacation the next day and didn't want to stink up the fridge.
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