Okay I really tried to give the Belmont Pearl a chance. A friend had told us to eat there so we gave it a shot. Our first visit there we noticed how great the service was. The menu had a very broad selection to choose from (Chinese,Thai and Japanese dishes). The waitress was very friendly and gave us lots of suggestions. My spouse and I decided to both go with the egg fu young (which I don't think is on the menu anymore). However the dish was very disappointing. The flavors were off and it just was not that good. It did not taste like any egg fu young I had ever had. We ended up ordering something else and it was a little better, but not memorable. My spouse said she would never go back again because the food was ""terrible"".\r
So this week I wanted fried rice and my usual spot (Pad Thai Kitchen) was closed. Awhile had passed since our first visit to Belmont Pearl and I decided to give them another chance. Plus I was excited about the free delivery and wanted to use it in the future. This time I had the same friendly service and decided to order my food to go. I did not want a Chinese dish so I went with the Thai fried rice. I asked for medium spicy and food was ready to go in less than 5 minutes. I thought, ""Wow that was fast!"" \r
I went home excited to dig in! When I opened the box a strange smell hit my nose. It smelled nothing like Thai food at all. It was also very yellow in color like it had been soaked in turmeric. I took my fist bite. It was hands down the worst fried rice I had EVER had! It had no flavor except for a bitter after taste that reminded me of rancid oil. There was no hot spice what so ever. It did not taste like curry so I assumed the yellow spice was just turmeric. Sometimes bad fried rice can be good (like cheap food court rice). This really was BAD fried rice! It was too late to get a refund because they were closed. So I chucked the rice in the garbage and ordered a pizza. My spouse just said, "" I told you so."" I will be sticking with Pad Thai Kitchen from now on.
Pros: Friendly service, Free delivery
Cons: Food not authentic
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