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| - We came here for a quick meal based on the average 4-star rating we saw on Yelp. Based on our experience we feel compelled to leave our own review. We ordered three dishes; hot and sour soup, seafood treasures, and crispy skin duck. As the soup was being served we noticed the color was off. Upon tasting, we found that not only was it not 'hot' but extremely SALTY. Not wanting to waste food we ate the ingredients; they were ok, but the shrimps tasted like plastic :( Next dish was the Sea-bass, shrimp and vegetables in white garlic sauce. The sauce and veges were okay, but when my husband took a bite of the fish, it was cold inside! We sent it back to be recooked. When it came back it tasted as if they put it in the microwave because the batter became hard and chewy. Last dish was the half Crispy-skin Duck. The color, again, was off. It looked nothing like the picture of the golden-brown crispy-skin poultry we saw on the menu and so attracted. It was dark brown and rather unappetizing. The most disappointing thing was that the skin was not crispy, the duck was dry and most of the pieces were full of bones! It was very hot to the touch.
We generally never waste food and take uneaten food home everywhere we go but we didn't bother here. The waiter was friendly and chatted with us; we felt bad to complain as it was our first visit! Ambiance is pretty good for a Chinese takeout restaurant. They had several wall mounted TVs in every direction and comfy seating, but none of that makes up for the low quality of the 'food'. Our meal costed $40 after tax and tip. Honestly we would have been much happier going to Pei Wei.
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