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| - I started coming here prior to relocating to PHX. They were calling themselves a 100% vegan establishment at the time, which disturbed me because they were selling non-vegan desserts and not informing customers of this. I consider that shady. They have since reclassified themselves as 100% vegetarian, so I'll base my review solely on their current status.
First of all, the food is great (for the most part). My fav dishes are some of the Chef specialties: Kung Pao "Chicken," Black Pepper "Steak," and Soy Fish in Clay Pot - the latter of which is my absolute favorite dish here. Outstanding flavors and seasonings. Fresh, aromatic jasmine rice. Accompanied by bright and colorful veggies, which are lightly cooked and have almost no seasoning, but it makes you feel like you're eating something healthy, so I don't mind. (I usually eat the veggies first and then dig into the nittty-gritty.)
Vegetable Fried Rice - Very good and flavorful. You have a choice of brown or jasmine rice; I opted for brown. Cooked with assorted veggies (I omitted the brussels spouts), and veggie beef. You can add veggie chicken for an extra $2-$4, depending on how much you want. I got $2 worth of chicken added and it was a decent amount. Very tasty dish, very filling and a huge portion; it lasted 2 days.
Roasted Potatoes - I got these on the side. They have a kick-@$$ flavor to them, but for $4 you get about 10 little smaller-than-a-tater-tot pieces of potato. I swear, I looked in the bag, on the car floor, and on the table to see if 1/2 of my potatoes had sprouted legs or wings and flew the coup. I was THISCLOSE to calling Agent Mulder to report an alien abduction of my taters! But nothing was missing. That was it. They threw a few pieces of potato chunks into a big-ole box and sent me on my way. Ya know, maybe it wouldn't have been so shocking if they hadn't been put in such a large to-go container. It only added insult to injury to open that big box and find mere morsels sitting there...laughing at me. This skeet ration needs to come in an appropriately sized munchkin-box, and it shouldn't cost more than $2. Can you tell that I'm really salty about this skimpily portioned side order??
Imperial Rolls - appetizer. These were once my favorite appetizer here. They used to be freshly made, fried to golden perfection, and served with a delicious dipping sauce. I can only assume that due to the negative reviews which focused on the wait time for the food, that maybe they changed some things so that some items wouldn't take so long to prepare. (FTR, I never complained about wait time. I appreciate that the good things are worth the wait.) Well, these rolls now taste like frozen and re-heated rolls, although I've had better frozen spring rolls from the grocery store. The quality has seriously deteriorated and the rolls were barely edible. I hate wasting food, but I threw the rolls away after 2 de-appetizing bites.
Lastly, they lost an extra star due to poor service. There was a kid working the register and taking the to-go orders. I think he was the owner's kid. He should not be dealing with customers. TWA: Teenager with an Attitude + a condescending tone and 0 personality. The way he said "it's gonna cost extra" when I asked to add the veggie chicken to the rice dish, was not in an informative way (which I'd appreciate), it was very rude and snobby. I was instantly livid! I'll probably go back eventually, but I'm going to wait a while. However, if I have to deal with that kid the next time, I will walk out. I can only contain my inner Madea for so long.
I lied..one more thing. They need more vegan dessert options. Apparently, the only thing keeping them from being a 100% vegan establishment is the fact that they're still selling non-vegan desserts.
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