Mitchel S.
Yelp
I have been feeling guilty the last few weeks that I had not done a Yelp review in a while and so Jewish guilt took over and I decided today to go to a new Chinese takeout to break out of my box and have something to write about!
I searched around on Yelp, and although it had mixed reviews, the positive reviews were so positive that I decided to give Grand China a shot. It was also less than 10 minutes from my house and I thought this could be a great alternative for Chinese takeout in the future.
It was an easy ride heading up Yanceyville, making a right on Cone and pulling into the shopping center. I have passed that shopping center before and it's a little shady, to be honest. Once I pulled into the shopping center I saw there were indeed some establishments that were welcoming, but in general, it could definitely use some TLC.
When I walked in I was pleasantly surprised. The place was much bigger than I thought. It seemed like it is well established since there was an entire wall covered with photos of past customers. It all felt very inviting. Definitely a place I would sit down and eat my meal. The place was very clean, they had a soda fountain, some games for the kids and when I arrived my order was ready.
Lady at the counter was extremely friendly. She was very helpful and when I asked her if the wonton soup came with crispy noodles, she told me it comes with two bags of crispy noodles because I ordered a large wonton soup. That made me so happy! I asked for some soy sauce, took my bags and headed home with anticipation to try my new Chinese food.
Things went kind of downhill from there. The egg roll was very tiny and did not have much to it other than the outer fried casing. The wonton soup had a weird color. Kind of turned me off. And damn it. I did not get two bags of crispy noodles. I did not get one bag of crispy noodles. I got no crispy noodles!! I was so pissed especially since I asked about it. The lady at the counter was as sweet as she could be but she screwed up. She should have checked especially after I asked. I'm angry at myself because I should have double-checked before I left.
I ordered the egg foo yung dinner rather than the lunch special so I would get a larger portion but the the dinner portion only had two egg foo young patties. I should have gotten the lunch portion. That was disappointing! The egg foo yung sauce had a taste different than what I'm used to but it was fine. The vegetable fried rice was tasty, but here's the kicker folks... they don't even give you a fortune cookie!!! That makes no sense What would that that cost you? That was a first for me!!
Unfortunately, I will not be back. I was ready to become a customer but I'll pay a couple of dollars more and go to some of my other haunts where the portions are larger and the food more inviting. And I get crispy noodles with my soup and a fortune cookie!