Price -- Cheap
Parking -- Great (part of Oaktree mini-mall)
Style -- Chinese
Seating -- Seating for 40-50 + lounge
Speed -- "Quick" food
Review time of day -- 5pm
Reservations -- Yes (but I doubt you would need one)
Rating -- 3.0/5
There is Chinese food, and then there is Americanized Chinese food. This is definately Americanized Chinese food. The food was quick (10-15 minutes), but that is not always a good thing. Many times with chinese food, this means premade food. And I'm afraid this is what it seemed like here. I got a "chef's special" of beef with orange peel, sweet & sour chicken, and an appetizer of 8 pot stickers.
The beef was cut in large 3"x3" chunks, which would not be a problem if the beef was a cut that can easily be cut with a fork. But, the beef had a bit of grissle and was hard to cut up. Once I got it cut up though it tasted good. A good balance of spicy and orange. I would have liked a bit more spicy to it, but then I like things extra spicy.
The chicken was well cooked, but it is unfortunately the normal of what you find for Sweet & Sour. Deep fried battered chicken with much to large chunks of bell pepper, pineapple, and carrot, coated in neon pink sauce. Despite the mass produced neon color of the sauce, it was not make your teeth hurt sweet like so many are. The potstickers were not bad, but not outstanding either. Much like the kind you can buy in the freezer section at Safeway.
The portions for all were not small, but not huge either. Most all of the entrees are <$10, and my order cost me only $25. Which I would say was about enough for 2-3 people. This is not bad chinese, but nothing to write home about either.
The Good: Good flavors, well cooked.
The Bad: Nothing special, run of the mill.
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