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| - Alright, so I'm trying this new thing where I review Chinese delivery places in my area based off of the same items on each menu. I'ma write a Yelp about it like to read it here it goes:
Overall Impression/TL;DR: Grace Garden's food is quite nice. I've never been inside (only ordered via Grubhub) so I've never seen the interior of their restaurant, but I imagine it having cloth napkins and a nice ambience. Their food isn't sauced as heavily as *SOME* places (ahem, you KNOW who you are!), and I've never found their dishes to be overstarched or "goopy". I imagine that they probably use very fresh ingredients, and cut things daily (the green peppers, for example, are really exceptional, which is a weird thing to say but I stand by it!). Nothing tastes like it was sitting under a buffet heat lamp for 3 hours (again, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!) but at the same time nothing really stands out very much. It's a great base-line restaurant from which to judge others, and it's definitely one of my favorite go-tos for delivery. So here's my breakdown of individual dishes:
1) Eggroll: Their eggrolls here are really good, possibly my favorite of any delivery place. They're never over-greasy, and they're fried just right so that there's a nice crunch followed by just a little bit of chew. A little light on the meat inside, but not so much that it really detracts from the experience. I like mines with hot mustard, and when you request hot mustard here they give you a dish with some amazingly potent stuff. Be warned- this isn't that stuff from packets, and it *will* send a tingle into your nose... but not in a bad way.
2) Mongolian beef: Really nice flavor in the meat, and a really good meat-onion-peppers ratio. My only complaint is that they don't (or didn't, in this order) serve it over those cripsy white saifun noodles, which a lot of people associate with "Mongolian" dishes, because that's a thing.
3) Singapore mei fun: Definitely not bad, but just a weeeeee bit on the blander side. I like much more curry flavor in mine, but this isn't the worst- it just isn't my favorite. Tastes... healthier, maybe? Maybe next time I'll request extra spicy when I order.
4) Kung Pao chicken: Not bad, but again, not my favorite. Tender pieces of breastmeat (I believe, I'm 93% sure it isn't thigh, which is my preference) with cubes of carrot, water chestnuts, celery, babycorn, and a very generous scoop of peanuts. All in all, it really isn't bad and is probably what 98.6% of all people expect when they order it, but I make my own at home and it's hard for anything to measure up. But this is probably what you like, so go ahead and order it you savage.
5) Shrimp with black bean sauce: Really quite nice! The shrimp are a *little* on the overcooked side, but they're definitely larger than what you might usually expect. The veggies are thick-cut and steamed perfectly, and the black bean sauce is very light. Probably my favorite dish out of all of the ones I tried tonight.
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