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China Palace 0

China Palace

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Your basic neighborhood Chinese restaurant. Located in a small strip mall, there is free parking. You are able to dine in. As I waited for my food, several people came in to pick up their order. There is a good selection on the menu with lunch and dinner specials. My order did take a bit of time. The food is still hot by the time I got home. The are ingredients fresh and plentiful. Glad I was able to assemble my sweet and sour chicken, which kept it from being soggy, I would have appreciated a few more veggies, but it was tasty. The shrimp fried rice and shrimp egg foo young were very good. The Pad Thai pictured was ok. As the neighborhood Chinese place, I will be back.

Something told me that it might not be the best idea to check out this place, but venture forth I did. China Palace is your typical hood Chinese food served with an extra helping "I couldn't care less" from the staff. Walking in the place is a dump. Every surface is sticky, there's food on the tables and chairs, grease spots on the floor, etc. I ordered my usual item to test the waters which is the orange chicken dinner special. Upon asking the cashier if it came with a soda, he spoke unintelligible words. After trying to understand him, I came to the conclusion that he was trying to explain that the specials come with either an egg roll or drink. When I asked to include the drink as extra he proceeded to roll his eyes as if it was that much difficult to just add a drink to the order. My order was ready in just a few minutes which isn't a good sign. They serve the usual large portions for under $12. While I was waiting I ended up cleaning the table myself after I realized there was sauce spilled on it (see pic for how dirty the cloth was after just a small wipe down.) The soda I ordered was lukewarm...not a great start. The egg roll is your typical egg roll made with peanut butter. Crispy, but there's definitely better rolls out there. The orange chicken started out a step above the dreaded "orange sponge." It was piping hot, crispy in some areas and had some spice to it. Still, it was just another orange sponge once the ridiculous amount of sauce soaked in. The fried rice is definitely over seasoned yet trended towards good. After just a few bites my stomach started going so I got out of there. They definitely need to do better. 2 out of 5 stars