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| - This was one of those places that we tried mainly because of the high Yelp ratings. In this case, I hate to say, Yelp was wrong! We drove in for take out. We decided to order at the store and wait for our food, rather than call ahead. The goal was hotter food by the time we got home. The food came out quickly and was still quite warm once we got home.
I did not enjoy my meal. Boyfriend and I each ordered the dinner special. Choice of entree, rice, spring roll and crab wanton. Boyfriend ate his orange chicken, but said he has most definitely had better. My general tso chicken was very sub par, mostly celery and onion chunks. Not much flavor, although pretty good chicken pieces (size wise and not dry). It wasn't bad or inedible. I just felt like it lacked spice and tang. The spring roll was good, crispy and not soggy or greasy. Crab wanton was good, but tasted pre-made/ fried from a frozen bulk bag.
My most disappointing item was my hot and sour soup. I am a h&s soup fiend! This hot and sour was the worst one I have ever tasted, by far. I was very happy to see tofu, mushroom, seaweed, and other chunks of goodness in there, more often then not you get a lone chunk of tofu in your serving at other places, so I was excited to taste it. Boy what a let down! The flavor was non-existant! No hot, no sour. Just like what I would imagine dirty mop water to taste like. I tried about three bites, stirring in between in hopes of magically mixing up some flavor, but nope. I didn't eat it beyond my taste. I hate to throw out food, but it was that bad.
Maybe the empty store was a give away, It was around 7:30 on a weeknight, should have been SOME one getting dinner... But the only occupants were the employees, working at tables doing various tasks.
I will give them one more chance, in a few weeks. I would like to try the Hawaiian side of the menu. But if it fails to impress, then I won't be back. Boyfriend agreed, there is no need to return and spend our hard earned money on sub-par food just because its hot and in our price range. I really don't see why so many high ratings.
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