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| - I went to this place after searching for egg foo young in my area. Since it is really close by and Sherry M. says the egg foo young is really good I had to try it out. Not in the greatest of neighborhoods but sometimes that's where you find really good food. I did like the fact that it said "New York Style Chinese Food" on the menu. None of the lunch specials looked that great so I ordered a small order of each: egg drop soup, bbq pork foo young, and garlic chicken.
-Egg drop soup was light and flavorful. Not too thick like a lot egg drop soups. Also no corn. Light, clear broth with long strands of egg.
-Pork egg foo young could have been much better. The pork was way overcooked, to the point of being really tough and hard to chew. Should have perhaps tried chicken. 2 nice-sized patties for a small portion. Didn't like the gravy too much. My family is from New York, and I remember as child, just moving to Vegas and had the best egg foo young from Chinese restaurants that no longer exist. I remember the gravy being like gravy..very smooth and rich and patties nice and fat and full of goodies like bean sprouts. Very hard to find that richness so far from any restaurants I've tried, so will continue my quest. Anyway, I digress. The gravy at DB is more like a glaze. And it should have been served on the side for a take out order. Some of the gravy dripped out of the box. The patty was good, but the dried pork ruined it.
-Garlic chicken wasn't what I expected. Lots of large chunks of vegetables: bell pepper, onion, broccoli, celery, carrot, zucchini. There were also red pepper flakes and a sweetness to the sauce. I wasn't expecting such a large amount of veggies with garlic chicken. They were good, nice and crisp, but I picked out the celery, which I don't really care for. They were just very LARGE. Couldn't really taste any garlic.
After eating this meal there was an overwhelming saltiness in my mouth. Don't know if it's from the soy sauce or from the meal itself. I might give this place another shot, have to look over menu again to see if it will be worth it.
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