We were looking forward to dining at Nanking's new location. We used to frequent their old location and loved their food. The building still looked like a rib joint (previous tenant) but we were not worried because their food had been so good in the past. We were pleased to see some Vietnamese dishes on the menu which I really enjoy. We ordered Summer Rolls as an appetizer and while they were tasty, the noodles were hot instead of chilled which I found unusual. I had never had them that way before. That was OK. I ordered the ""Seafood HotPot"" for dinner which was one of their higher priced ""specialties."" It came out flaming and I ooed and awed over it ... until I tasted it. The shrimp, scallops, and squid were the texture of rubber and the ""broth"" tasted like dish water with no detectible seasoning which is not typical for Vietamese food. It was truly the most unappetizing Asian dish I had ever had. I truly couldn't eat and apologized profusely to the waitress when I sent it back. She was visibly annoyed with me and asked me what I wanted instead. I quickly chose Chicken and Snow Peas because I figured it would be prepared well ... I had had it many times before at the old Nanking. Within 5 minutes the manager brought the dish out to me. It was bland but edible. My dining partner's dish was also on the bland side. I would not be writing such a scathing review if they had not charged me the FULL PRICE for the Vietnamese HotPot even though I sent it back in exchange for a much less expensive dish. We will never return. We felt disappointed and cheated at Nanking.
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