In a word...weird. If you have come to know and love typical Americanized Szechuan Food, what is typically referred to as "Chinese Food" Then Feng Ye might not be so much for you. Of course everyplace is different to a degree, as with all genres of food, you will get different, better, or worse from two places on the same street. In the "Chinese Food" arena, this tends to lean one way or another simply in terms of quality of ingredients, preparation, and personal preference. However, I'm talking about the common favorites here, Pork Fried Rice, Lo Mien, Spare Ribs, Teriyaki, Egg Rolls, Chicken Fingers, Fried Shrimp, Crab Rangoon, Dumplings, etc. Basically the common dishes on EVERY menu that has a sign out front with Golden, Palace, or Feng in the name. They are all based around these dishes, adding a bit of individual flare perhaps, but I think we can all agree...there's a really good fried rice, a not so good fried rice, and an undercooked crunch greasy fried rice with chunks of pork fat in it. Feng Ye is trying to be different, seemingly for the sake of being different, regardless of actual taste. Pretty much everything here is...different. Most I've had better from a cheap little kitchen in a strip mall with two booths that are always empty because everyone just does take out or delivery. If you get my meaning. There's something about the tender, slightly greasy, satisfying crunch, and moist batter of a classic chicken finger...Feng Ye does not have. The atmosphere at Feng Ye is actually quite nice if you are dining in, but the food...not to be repetitive...is weird and what is good, has been inconsistant in the three chances I've given this place. Three strikes...they're out. It's almost entirely not what most people will expect. Example: The lobster sauce is bizarre and in my rather experienced opinion (I love good old fashioned slightly greasy Americanized Chinese food), well, gross. It's not the savory delicious brown sauce with a ton of lobster bits in it I've come to love. It's a sort of a clear overtly gelatinous goo-paste with a few bits of overcooked chewy lobster in it. There's other items on the menu like this, that will leave some people saying, "Wait, what's this stuff? I thought we ordered lobster sauce." If the flavor was spot on, it would matter less, but it isn't, there's odd aftertastes, odd textures, just...odd. To the point I'm asking myself, "Have these folks tasted their own food? Because this is not anything like what I was expecting...and not good. Or do they just think they can push this stuff on the dumb locals in western MA that have limited options and don't know any better?" Because it sorta seems like the latter. Lastly, I found the service to be cold...just from picking up take out. Like I was third class or low caste to the people dining in. They'll get to me whenever...I'm less important. And when they do (finally) they are rude, no thank you, no welcome, just here's your take out order low caste person, get out of here. Don't bother coming back if you find the food odd. We don't care about you. In fact, you...are untouchable in our elitist world. Goodbye. read more