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I've never left a restaurant review, but after my visit to this place, I think people ought to hear my honest opinion.
Service: Pretty good service, even though the waiter was on a cell phone when we walked in, and while he brought us water. He apologized, so we were forgiving and he was nice.
Food: We ordered the fried chicken, which is no ordinary fried chicken. My boyfriend would have preferred the chicken to be butterflied (especially since this is a $24 full size dish). He also didn't like the Dijon mustard (which is what is in Dijonaisse sauce.) I liked the taste overall, but I think the mustard wasn't necessary, since the dish already was packed with a lot of tasty flavors. I loved the pineapple scented jasmine rice cake.
Price: We each had a small glass of ginger juice ($6 each) with a lot of ice. No appetizers or dessert. Total for everything was about $63 (not including a tip). I think too pricey for what we got (but a full satisfying meal and experience would be worth it).
Environment: They have a curtain around the front door. It was really cold outside, and I felt that the curtain could have at least been closed, or mostly closed to block the cold draft that I felt when people walked in. The bathroom had ice cold water in February. Not pleasant while washing hands. Besides that, you can't get your hands very clean with ice cold water. Bathroom had a clip lamp, looked like a temporary fix.
Our table was wobbly, but we decided that we could deal with it. Don't mean to get nitpicky, but I feel it's important to tell about the whole experience.
When I got home, I got sick. Same reaction I get when I eat food that has a lot of MSG it in. This is a food additive that unfortunately is in many foods, sauces, condiments, and in a lot of restaurant meals, as well as in packaged foods. And they are able to hide the ingredient on any ingredient label by calling it something else. MSG is a neurotoxin (with many other adverse effects). A restaurant does not have to physically add MSG to be using it, it already comes in some of the stuff they use to cook the meals. And I am very sorry to give people this unpleasant news, but MSG is in almost all dijon mustard and condiments. It gives any dish such a punch of flavor that it makes anything taste a lot better, and makes you want to eat and eat. This is not limited to Chinese food, which is what a lot of people think. If this is the first time you have heard about these things, do a web search for excitotoxin and MSG.
I usually only get sick when a lot of MSG is in a meal. If I felt fine when I got home, I may not even be writing a review.
I think with all the money this place makes as profit, they could at least invest more of it into making the place more comfortable for customers, or at least give the bathroom hot water in the middle of winter.
I still give it 2 stars, which I feel is generous after my experience.
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