I've slept on this restaurant for FAR too long, I'm glad enough of my neighbors on Nextdoor recommended this restaurant to me to finally convince me. I guess I just thought the food didn't photograph well but really it looked much better in person than i see in photos. Not I eat food just for photos, but just saying I didn't think it did it Justice after the great experience I had!
First off the staff, I didn't get the lady's name that helped me once I got there but she was one of the friendliest restaurant staff I've met, and I've never met her before. I had both my boys with me (young) so I went in to pay and asked if I can pull my car out front so I can then just grab the food. She walked us to my car, and was extremely courteous and cautious with trying to keep my older one from running into traffic (which he wasn't) while I put the other in the car. That sense of humanity just unfortunately became something I never expect from strangers and she just lifted my spirits in a really nice way.
The restaurant was a tad smaller inside than I expected but I liked their decoration, their front doors are awesome looking, and overall the restaurant, despite being in a strip center, feels like an authentic individual place instead of the "cubicle" type feel you usually get from strip center restaurants.
The place smelled great, it was empty since I picked up food just before 5 PM (again, young kids), and when I tell you the food was piping hot, its an understatement. They packed the containers in a cardboard box to keep it from spilling, and even after I got home the containers were still too hot to the touch to hold. I had to spread the food out on a plate to be able to handle cutting it smaller for the kiddos! I say all this to say that taking it to go it was still very fresh and tasty once we got it home.
Anyhoo the food itself, I ordered some "classic" things we try at many Chinese restaurants and we were impressed with all of it. The kiddos loved the lo mein noodles (of course!), all of it was fresh, nice texture, and I enjoyed the flavor of each of the components, much more so together.
The General Tso's and Orange chicken looked similar in the containers but the tastes were very different. I got them not spicy for the kids but I would have loved to see how much heat they put in these dishes since its a Szechuan type restaurant. We tasted the heat in the mixed veggies and it was really nice, it packed a punch but not so much it was inedible, just enough to help keep you hydrated! The veggies tasted fresh, not overcooked, nor over sauced.
The dumplings were gorgeous, I really enjoyed them, my wife thinks they were a little shy on the flavor, but I enjoyed the texture, especially with the crystal noodles inside!
I got distracted by the kids about 4 times while writing this, I hope it makes sense. Overall the food was great, I enjoyed everything we got, look forward to trying it again, new items next time, and I will definitely be coming here often in the future! read more