Decided on Chinese for dinner tonight. There is a local restaurant that had a grease fire and closed for a few months. I had eaten there before and liked it so went there for dinner tonight.
The place was about half full and I ordered. I waited about 20 minutes - a table near me was seated after I came in and they were served. I asked my waitress if the dinner was already being worked on otherwise I would leave. She went to check and said that it was almost done.
I was served a minute or two later but instead of Mu Shu Pork, I was given a plate heaping with almost raw onions, napa cabbage, pork and grease. No seasonings. Nothing else. Whomever was cooking had NOT been preparing my dish and they slapped this together in 30 seconds. Not the way to run a restaurant. I paid and left it there - didn't even eat one serving as it just tasted off.
I will try that place again some weeknight or for a weekday lunch but I will be giving it a month or two to get "Old Uncle Chen" out of the kitchen and to find someone who can actually cook (and is up to speed with production cooking). This is a skill that can be learned - not rocket science.
The beers at The Crow's Nest were nice and cold and wet.
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