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| - This place is a mess. I'm not even sure where to start! A friend had asked me what I knew about AnSun, and speaking from memory I told him that it was something akin to Chinese gourmet. So, when we were seated this evening and given our menus, I was quite embarrassed to see that this place was more like gourmet BBQ with a Chinese portion sitting subtlety on the back page.
Before reading on, I want to clarify that this place does mix really good drinks, and their wine selection is so-so (the Pinot Noir is highly recommended), so if for no other reason this might be a good place to go to just for that. The service is pretty good, too, otherwise I would not be giving AnSun two stars!
Moving on...
Nothing on the regular menu piqued my interest, so I decided to try the Beef Wonton dish. My husband got the Szechuan Tofu. I loved that I had the option of trying coconut rice... until I put it in my mouth. It was so overcooked. My wontons tasted like stale tortillas, the beef can only be compared to bread that has been dipped in a tasteless gravy. Yet, the sauce that came with my dish was so salty, the flavorless beef remained as such as the alternative just wasn't worth it. I tried my husband's dish. It was just okay, and he concurs.
In fact, all members of our six-person party agree that it was "okay" but none of us will likely go back. Yet another example of a restaurant in Champaign-Urbana that thinks it can get by on its looks and mantra as being gourmet, but in actuality is just highly mediocre fluff.
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