THIS REVIEW IS FOR CHUAN WANG FU
Probably the best Chinese food in the greater Charlotte area. I haven't been to Lee's yet in Fort Mill, but this place has been the most impressive so far. We were confused because when we sat down we were only given menus for Umai's Sushi. So, we apologized to our waitress to let her know we were in the wrong restaurant, and were leaving. She asked us what restaurant and we showed her this Yelp page. She said we were in the right place and then went to grab a different menu. That was a little weird and presumptuous to not offer us the Chinese menu. I noticed a white guy came in later and wanted to do take out, and they gave him the Umai Sushi menu only, and he said he did not want that menu either.
Anyway, we had the spicy shrimp which was fried and served with lots of dried chili and had a bit of a lemon grassy flavor. It was pretty good, my partner wanted some type of sauce on it but I didn't find it necessary. (I will say, I noticed some of the shrimp was not cleaned of the digestive tract, which is lazy on behalf of the kitchen. Another review commented on this as well) Aside from that, get this dish. Large shrimp and big portion, enough to feed four.
The soup dumplings aka Xiao Long Bao were not bad but seemed a bit smaller than usual, and we were not given proper utensils to eat with it (a miso spoon). Still worth ordering, because Xiao Long Bao is hard to come by in Charlotte, y'all.
My partner insisted we get beef lo mein which I'm tired of. The beef lo mein here is NOT good. I've had better beef lo mein from a mall food court. Sorry if that's rude, just being honey. It was pretty tired and dry.
The white rice here is good and not overly dry.
We ordered the dried fried green beans with preserved vegetable and pork. FUCKING GET THIS! It's so good, and was an awesome vegetable selection. I'm trying to make this for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
Kung Pao chicken pieces were smaller than anticipated but it was your typical fair with a bit more of a sweetness than I was expecting, but that's America for y'all.
The portions here are big and the price is reasonable. There were some hits and some misses, but compared to all the other Chinese options around, this place is the best. You will find a mix of authentic and American-Chinese, also American style sushi if ya want.