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Let me begin by saying that I have had the misfortune of treading into such a sham of a restaurant. I would like to give them negative stars if only it were available in the selection above.
Mother's Day 2010. My mother decided it was a good idea to try this horrid place. I had warned her that my gut feeling was not to even go near there, but she wouldn't listen. Our waiter approached the table without even a wince, let alone a smile.
That wasn't what bothered me. What did bother me was that 3 out of 5 bowls on the table were stained with dirt. After staring at the menu for a long time, we decided to order something from the "Chef's Special". Szechuan Chicken.
Altogether, we ordered 5 dishes. The soup came out all right, and slowly the horror began. The first few dishes were very home cooked. My grandmother could've been in that kitchen preparing better food. The presentation was disappointing compared to the atmosphere they suggest.
It made the chandelier in the centre of the ceiling look plastic. For all we know, it is. The worst of the worst has to be the Chef's Special: Szechuan Chicken. My little brother identified the sauce as Buffalo Wings sauce. As we all took a bite into it, we had to agree.
Naturally, we flag down a waiter to ask about the dish. Was Szechuan and Buffalo Wings sauce the same thing all along?! I do not think so.
The waiter arrived to say it has been modified for western taste buds. Next, the manager came along to explain that Szechuan sauce was too spicy for caucasians, so they took the iniative to change the sauce entirely but still call it Szechuan. When we disagreed with him, he simple said sorry and walked away.
Feeling a little ripped off, we decided to ask if we could switch the dish for something else. The next waiter who came along shot me with a very rude response. He said "There is NOTHING wrong with this dish. I can't change it for you." I corrected him "Yes, there isn't a thing wrong with this dish, there is about 5." To that he replied, we have modified the dish to suit western taste buds. As a matter of fact I think we added KETCHUP to it."
The cat is finally out of the bag. We were horrified. I suggested we leave the dish and hopefully they'd have the decency to take it off the bill. I was horribly mistaken.
Before we got our bill, they offered house dessert. By then we were begging them to serve us no more food from their rotten kitchen for fear of nausea.
The final curtain is always the best. After all, we save the best for last. We got an automatic 15% service charge on our bill along with the fraud Szechuan Chicken dish as well as an extra space for "Tip".
On our way out, the manager had his nose in the air. My mother looked over to say thank you but he turned away. The professionalism he displayed was most astounding, I must say. Barf.
In a nutshell, save your taste buds from possibly the worst counterfeit Chinese food as well as your fragile minds to foolish service and never visit this circus. I tell you this for free.