"1"^^ . "1"^^ . . . "1"^^ . "2018-02-01T00:00:00"^^ . . "2"^^ . "This place left a bad taste in my mouth, figuratively and literally. The food is mediocre at best and nothing you won't find else where. I understand that English may have been a language barrier but their demeanors and, frankly, sketchy practices very much justify my 1-star rating.\n\nStarting off with the good stuff to calm my late-night rant. The food was mediocre; however, some items were quite good. The Fried rice with gravy and egg was in the ball park of delicious. As misleading as the name of the item was (there was no gravy), the fried rice was mixed egg and preserved pork belly in a dark soy sauce type sauce - savoury and full of umami flavour, it's guaranteed to satisfy your hunger. Next, the fried tofu in home sauce, the sauce was a gravy accented with the sweetness of onion slices, heat from fresh and dried peppers, and a slight numbing sensation of the Szechwan peppercorn, nothing too unique nor exciting. \n\nFurther down the list to my liking is the lamb skewers. I've heard many great things about their skewers, however, I could in good faith say I agree. The 3 skewers I received was vast inconsistent in terms of texture. The flavours were quite good but vastly overshadowed by the terrible texture of the lamb. Not only were many of the skewers, overly chewy, it was riddled with tough connective tissues. Worst was the spicy fried lamb with cumin, in a dish that I could only describe as scraps. The \"meat\" pieces were cut so small that I could not comfortably use the word \"slices\" to describe the cut. Being cut that tiny, one would expect that the meat would be tender, but one would be wrong. The meat was once again a messy mix of tender pieces riddled with solid fat and chewy connective tissue. I could only conclude that this are the pieces that did not make the cut to be included in the skewers. Once again the flavor was good, the toasted cumin, flash cooked onions, and mix of fresh and dried chilli lent a big improvement to the dish. Unfortunately, I refuse to pay $11.99 for onion, chilli, cumin, with a sprinkling of lamb scraps ever again. I was quite underwhelmed and overly disappointed.\n\nNow to the part why we would never consider coming back and what I mean by \"questionable\" practices. Once again, language has nothing to do with the problem. At first entrance, we told them that we are a table of two. The waitress/hostess waved her arm in a multitude of directions without really any acknowledgement of what we said. We followed her general direction only to have to shuffle backward (because there were no table for 2-4 on that side of the restaurant). We barely received service, took awhile to track someone down for the boxes and the bill. Upon paying for the bill at the debit machine, the waitress and waiter took it upon themselves to select the tip type for you. Meaning, instead of letting the customers choose to tip with dollar amount, they preemptively select the % amount. Then the questionable part, lowest being 12%...listed in the order of 15% then 12% then 20%, which makes no logical sense. What pissed me off is not the amount being tipped, because the amount is negligible between 1-5%, however, it is the principal of the matter. Resorting to such sneaky and underhanded tactics does not make me a happy customer. \n\nOverall, food is barely passable. We will not return for the reasons listed above. It is worth noting that it is ones of the places that is opened relatively late on a weekday, in the area. Next time, I'd rather skip supper than return, or travel a little further for food. Not worth the headaches or frustration returning here."^^ .