2 /5 Hale Hawthorne: Visiting from out of town, and several locals told me this was a phenomenal place to eat. I agree with the other reviewer, who stated that locals who believe the food here is incredible have never actually tasted real Chinese food. Grow up, people. Get some perspective outside your small town.
I came when the restaurant was completely empty. The waitress was very prompt and service was not bad.
The food was absolutely disgusting. I had the Szechuan chicken. The entire meal was a mess of soggy, disgusting vegetables, drowned in a flavorless sauce, and the fried rice was a complete joke. They could have used a fraction of the sauce, and it still would have been too much. Often times, this is just to cover up the fact that the food is completely bland.
The vegetables here tasted like they were microwaved. Certain portions of the vegetables were lukewarm, and other portions were center of the sun hot. I completely burned the roof of my mouth and my tongue, it has been two days since I ate here and these parts of my mouth are still burned.
The entrée was again completely drowned in sauce and I don’t think the cook in the back has any idea what traditional Sichuan chicken consists of.
This is a restaurant for lackluster people who are trying to convince themselves that this is the best food their small town has to offer. I’m sorry to the locals: the food here is horrendous. And the fact that you keep defending this restaurant is laughable to me.
