On October 24th at 6 pm, my classmates and I arrived at Bamboo Spice. We were excited to try Bamboo Spice after reading the reviews and even getting a thumbs up from our teacher, who had also gone there before. At first sight of the restaurant on a sunny Friday evening, we saw that the place was small, but not in a cramped way - more of a comfortable, homey way. We ordered the Fried Vegetable Spring Rolls, Mongolian Beef, Steamed Pork Soup Dumplings, House Special Rice Noodles, and the Spicy Crispy Chicken. The spring rolls were nice and hot and had great flavor, with the outside being crunchy and the inside being well-done vegetables that were nicely seasoned. The Mongolian beef was very tender and had a nice savory flavor to it with the addition of onions, garlic, and green onions. The steamed pork soup dumplings were very tasty too, and had a very rich, savory broth. The dish was accompanied by a sauce with multiple spices in it, making it slightly sour, which was a unique addition to the dumplings. The House Special Rice Noodles were nice and flavorful with soy sauce and other sauces and oils, which paired well with the egg and chicken that came in the dish; the noodles were also chewy. The Spicy Crispy Chicken started off tasting pretty good and had the right amount of flavor and spice. The longer you eat, however, it becomes too much for the mouth to handle due to the weird tingling feeling it leaves behind, but not to where it gives a negative impression of the dish. The dessert menu could be diversified, because there was only one dessert, which were custard-filled sesame balls, which we could not order due to dairy allergies. If there were more desserts, it would give customers more options on what they could order. The service was also attentive, with them paying close attention to all their customers' needs equally, even though they were swamped with several takeout customers and around 10 people to take orders from who sat down to dine in the restaurant, and only around 2 wait staff. The dishes themselves were very large, and most likely were meant to be shared between two to three people. For three people who ordered one appetizer and four main dishes, the total came out to be only around $26 each, with the bill split into three. Making the prices significantly cheaper than many other dine-in restaurants that I have been to. The price was definitely great for the size and quality of the food. Overall, our experience was good. The service was great and the servers were patient and attentive, and the food was overall pretty good.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ambiance: 5 read more