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| - About halfway through my perfectly mediocre meal from Lotus Inn, I remarked to my dining companion that I wished it wasn't so difficult to find actual, authentic Chinese food in the Yonge/Eglinton area.
We were looking to order something than our usual Thai for dinner and I figured the time was right to give Lotus Inn a shot. A quick perusal of their fairly extensive menu led us to the following three items:
Lotus Special Spring Roll: This was probably the highlight of the meal, oddly enough. I'm not sure what was in this thing, but it tasted fresh and the ingredients all worked well together.
Szechuan Beef: Though this was edible, it was shockingly tasteless. The dish, which contains an impressive amount of beef and vegetables, is almost entirely lacking in the bold flavors one associates with Szechuan cuisine. And spiciness? Forget about it.
Sweet and Sour Pork (Cantonese Style): This was exactly what you'd assume, in that it's a whole mess of fried piece of pork (and veggies) swimming in an almost sickly sweet sauce. I won't lie, I did enjoy this. It reminded me a lot of the Chinese food I'd get when I was a little kid. But in terms of offering anything complex or interesting, I wouldn't say this dish succeeded.
Lotus Inn's offerings are cheap, at least. All that food, plus the tip for the delivery person, came out to about $35.
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