Stopped at Fung's Kitchen for lunch a couple months ago. Why it took me this long to write a review is that I forgot the name of the restaurant until heading to the Fresno Fair. Lots of things to say about this eatery, not so nice things that is. How it stays in business is beyond me. Maybe a switch of several ownership is all I can theorize.
1. When I went to Fung's during lunch time a couple months ago, there weren't many customers. I'd say at least five. Me being the sixth one. They were remodeling at the time. All the tables were dusty from the dust or paint or whatever it was. It was noisy with table saws running, hammers hammering, and AGAIN dust flying all over the entire restaurant. I sat down and wiped the table with a napkin, but that didn't prevent much after three to four minutes.
2. Ordered the chicken chow mien. The lady had a hard time hearing me with all the noise level. Go figure, they were remodeling after all. I, too, had a tough time hearing myself telling her what I wanted. We both managed by me pointing to a picture.
3. The chow mien arrives. All Chinese cooks have their own style of chow mien. Every chow mien taste different in every Chinese restaurant. As long as it has noodles, vegetables, preference of meat, and of course the cook's ingredient. That's what I always expect when ordering chow mien.
4. Took a bite of the chow mien and noticed the chicken was hard. Almost beef jerky hard. Inspected closely to the entire plate and everything was legit with the exception of the chicken. The chicken was old chicken from yesterday or maybe older. Who knows? Instantly upset that they'd cheap their way out and serve old chicken mixed with fresh food to justify saving a couple dollars. I'm no fool.
5. I picked out ALL the chicken in the plate and set it aside onto the now dust covered table. Started eating the remaining dish when the lady came by and asked, "you not like the chicken?" Of course I like chicken. Why else would I order "chicken" chow mien. My response to her was, "you guys gave me yesterday's leftover chicken. It's like eating beef jerky." Her defense, "not old chicken. Pan fried just now. New chicken." I responded back, "NO! If it's new then you eat it. This is yesterday's leftover chicken."
6. I was too pissed off to finish the rest of the chow mien and walked out after telling her off. I love Chinese food, but sometimes you can run into a shady one that will use yesterday's food for today's menu. I know this because I use to wash dishes for a Chinese restaurant and the owner never ever ever ever throw away yesterday's food.
Over all, I'll never step foot into this place ever again. read more