A diner from Austin, TX
Feb 4, 2001
Chinese Food Lovers unite, or just Asian people unite. The place was pretty empty when we arrived, however by the end of the evening we noticed that the place had become pretty packed and caucasians were clearly the minority. We should have known something was up when we were handed two menus. One tailored for the basic chinese food lover, no chinese symbols, standard items you see at every other Chinese restaurant. The other, chinese symbols and items that would most likely make you hightail it out of there. Such as..fried pig intestine, duck tongue..etc..
While waiting for your server you'll notice the pretty wallpaper (fancy satin and lace) that decorates the walls, from the ceiling to the floor. However, you'll notice the closer you get to the floor the wallpaper becomes splattered with remnants of meals eaten before. Maybe they're going for the scratch 'n' sniff motiff.
The waiter was fast but definitely not friendly. When the food came out he placed our food in front of us, but not in front of the right person. He asked who ordered Kung Pao chicken and Mrs. Booth raised her hand. So he puts MY dish in front of her and gives me the Kung Pao chicken. We didn't realize until after we started eating the first serving. I wonder if this is a standard game that they play with us white folk... The food was amazing , however, my consensus is that there has to be another chinese restaraunt out there that has comparable food with better service, either that or I guess I'll have to give up chinese food in Austin, b/c It's just not worth it.
While waiting for your server you'll notice the pretty wallpaper (fancy satin and lace) that decorates the walls, from the ceiling to the floor. However, you'll notice the closer you get to the floor the wallpaper becomes splattered with remnants of meals eaten before. Maybe they're going for the scratch 'n' sniff motiff.
The waiter was fast but definitely not friendly. When the food came out he placed our food in front of us, but not in front of the right person. He asked who ordered Kung Pao chicken and Mrs. Booth raised her hand. So he puts MY dish in front of her and gives me the Kung Pao chicken. We didn't realize until after we started eating the first serving. I wonder if this is a standard game that they play with us white folk... The food was amazing , however, my consensus is that there has to be another chinese restaraunt out there that has comparable food with better service, either that or I guess I'll have to give up chinese food in Austin, b/c It's just not worth it.
