I definitely consider myself something of a foodie. I've spent a lot of time in this area, and have pretty much quit eating out because the restaurants are so bad. I mean REALLY bad, yet people rave about them. My take away from that is that, for the most part, people in this area are accustomed to bad food. They just don't know any better - and there's nothing wrong with that. I travel a lot and have been fortunate enough to eat in a lot of amazing places along the way. Maybe I'm just a spoiled diner.
The point is, this place is GOOD. Not just "good for Chinese food," but very, very good. This was some of the best Chinese I've had anywhere.
We had the dinner for two with General Tao's and the 7 garlic. The dinner comes with a very nice puupuu platter and soup. To say the portions are generous is an understatement - this was three meals worth of food for the two of us.
The puupuus were excellent and nicely presented. The fried rice was fresh and the entrees were incredible. My General Tao's had exactly the right amount of heat - lots of flavor without being overwhelming. The 7 garlic had plenty of garlic flavor without overwhelming the veggies and protein.
We ate there last night and I'm still raving about how good it was. In fact, I just finished my second plate of leftovers while writing this!
I have no idea what the bad reviews are talking about. I can only imagine the other restaurants in the complex are jealous because their food is substandard (I'm not being mean, it absolutely is).
Some reviewers mentioned they arrived to find the shop closed. The posted hours clearly state they are open until CLOSED. In restaurant parlance, that means they close when they don't have business, and they stay open as late as necessary when they do. I called ahead just to confirm the hours and if we should have a reservation and the server confirmed what I already assumed.
We were there on a Friday night and the place was packed. Not one table stayed open for more than five minutes. The servers were very busy but also attentive and fast. The staff is very young and work very hard.
Don't let those wacky reviews stop you from giving this place a try. Like I said, there is a good chance those reviewers just don't know any better. Bless their hearts. read more