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| - While not the worst Chinese take-out I've had, I probably won't order from Golden House again. My husband and I got the "Mega Dinner Special," which is four main entrees for $30.55 (pick-up). It's a decent amount of food for that price, enough for both of us to eat our fill for dinner, and a second meal tomorrow. For our mains we chose: Lemon Chicken, which came looking almost like fish fry, breaded and battered filets of chicken breast, and a separate container of syrupy lemon sauce. The sauce was not warm, and while lemony, somehow was missing a depth of flavor. The filets were actually pretty decent white meat with crispy, fish-fry like batter, but again, not much flavor, and without the mediocre sauce, not at all reminiscent of lemon anything. Next, the Beef Lo Mein: disappointing noodles, which looked and tasted exactly like noodles out of a package of ramen, instead of being a bit thicker and chewier as the lo mein at most other restaurants. The beef was decent and a good quantity, but the dish really lacked flavor. The Beef and Broccoli was very similar to the Beef Lo Mein, just not on top of the disappointing noodles and with some extra broccoli thrown in. Finally, the Cantonese Style Sweet and Sour Pork: again, seriously lacking in flavor. The pieces of breaded and fried pork were not the best cuts of meat, kind of chewy, and although coated in a bright orange sauce, just did not have much sweet or sour. The veggies in the dish were fresh, but seemed like they could have used an extra 30 seconds in the wok maybe, as they were just barely on the side of tender-crisp cooked. In sum, it's like every dish needed some extra "oomph" that was just not there.
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