On the hunt for a cheap meal, I decided to give this place a try at lunchtime due to the abundance of rave reviews. I had high expectations, and sadly, they were not met. Not even close.
I ordered the $5 beef + chicken lunch special, with rice and 2 salads. First off all, the portions were NOT huge like I was expecting from reading previous reviews. Barely any rice, and a few pitiful portions of meat. I certainly do not consider this a "filling" meal. There was barely any food!
Second, everything was COLD. Not lukewarm, not cool, but cold. The chicken was tough and took forever to chew. The beef was only slightly better.
Lastly, it was *incredibly* salty. Huge, huge turnoff. I'm pretty sure I met the daily recommended value of sodium just from that meal alone, and I didn't even eat the whole thing! I couldn't bring myself to do so. I got the spinach salad and broccoli and cauliflower, both drenched in dressing. I took a tiny bite out of the cauliflower and promptly spit it back out. Sodium overload, and very acidic. The spinach was more or less the same. Both the broccoli and cauliflower were hard as rock.
I downed a whole bottle of water afterwards in an attempt to wash the taste out of my mouth.
Long story short, I regret spending my five dollars here. This was a total fail and I will not be returning after this horrible first impression. To be honest, the meal could have been a dollar or two and I still would have been very unimpressed.
I can't wait to go home and cook myself a healthy and edible meal.