Thai Express (No Fortune Cookie)

Visited: 4/4/2013

Food: 3/5 – This was *way* too mild. I was excited because I have heard good things about this place, but I had to dump red pepper flake & sriracha to get it even close to spicy enough. I think you can order at different heat levels though, which I think would make it quite good.

Price: 2/5 – $5.95 for an medium sized portion. The real issue with the price is just that’s its very confusing as to what everything costs. The menu has prices on it, but then its has hand written changes all over such as “+50¢”. There’s a charge for using credit card and even after that I still don’t know how my food came out to what it did. It felt like the guy at the counter would just throw out whatever price he thought seemed right at that time. On Tuesday & Thursday there is free soup though, which is a nice addition.

2/5 – As mentioned above, the menu is very confusing and the overall experience is a little intimidating. Its a little tough to figure out how to order and what everything costs. The place is very small (but also very busy, which is usually a good sign) but we were only 1 table away from having to sit next to the bathroom down the hallway. Not the worst possible experience, but altogether a little off-putting.

Success will be yours at home and in business in the next month

Happy China – 3/20/2013

Food: 2.5/5 – This is a tough one, because the food was good, but not what I think of as “Springfield style”. The chicken was battered and fried as opposed to more “KFC style” breaded as I would have expected. It had good flavor, a little too sweet and not spicy enough but it just wasn’t what I was looking for. I had high hopes for it as its in a gas station and another review site said it was in the top 5 in Springfield, just not for me.

Price: 4/5 – $5 for a very good portion size and also an egg roll. It felt like a lot a very good portion for the price.

Experience: 1.5/5 – This will probably where they fell the most short. When I arrived there was one order ahead of me and while I was there a delivery order came in as well. I ended up waiting 20 minutes for my food, which seems like a very long time for only 2 other orders ahead of me.

Chinese Chef (No Fortune Cookie)

Date Visited: 3/2/2013

Food: 3.5/5 – Good overall flavor but could have been spicier. Chicken and rice were both good. I will return to ask for a spicier version.

Price: 4.5/5 – $5.29 for a good serving size. Thanks to Larry I also had a “Deal of the Day” so I was able to get dinner, a drink and some carb rangoon for my wife with my $10 coupon.

Experience: 5/5 This may be a little unfair, as my total actually came to $10.25 and my coupon was only for 10 bucks, but the guys said “don’t worry about it”. Good customer service.

http://www.chinesechef.net/