From the moment I stepped foot in this place I knew it was a mistake, but since I am generally a very patient and forgiving person I really wanted to give Hot & Sour a chance. Next time I will follow my instincts and run!
As I was parking the car I couldn't help but notice two couples enter the restaurant, one right after another, and I thought this might be a good sign of a popular place. However I was quickly smacked in the face by reality.
Upon entering I was shocked to see that every single empty table had not been cleaned! Considering this small restaurant only had twelve tables max, and three were taken, this was completely inexcusable. A young man quickly came forward and cleaned a table for us and went to the back, leaving the rest of the tables filthy. As we sat for close to five minutes without menus, my date and I seriously debated leaving, yet I thought we should give them a chance.. and I was very hungry! Unfortunately things continued to go downhill from here.
We ordered drinks and food from the young man, and he returned some time later with cutlery and plates that were.. you guessed it, dirty. At least he realized it as he was putting one of the plates down and quickly came back with a clean one.
After a reasonable time our first order of food was brought to our table, but no drinks. We asked for our drinks and some water, yet received only the water and one drink!
Thinking he would come back with it, our other dishes arrived but with the wrong kind of rice! After another inquiry the final drink arrived, and at this point I didn't bother asking for the correct rice. I really just wanted to eat and leave as soon as possible and get out of there.
The food was good, but the portions were smaller compared to similar restaurants in Mississauga like Eddies Wok n Roll, and Salt and Pepper. If you truly feel like taking a chance on the food, order take-out and eat at home.
A note on the rating. I give it barely 3 stars for the food, the restaurant and service 1 star, for an overall rating of 2 stars. And I consider this to be a very generous rating!