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This is a hard review to determine. As far as the food goes it's excellent. One of the best Chinese places I've eaten. I've ordered pick up 5 times so far. All combination plates that cost $10 even. They come with ham fried rice, your choice of an entree, and either an Egg Roll or two Crab Rangoon. So far I've tried the beef and broccoli combo, which the gravy is beyond amazing. The only complaint I have about this dish is the broccoli both times were not cooked long enough, so the broccoli was too hard. All the combos have very large proportions and will fill you up, and even enough for two helpings with me. The second dish I tried was the ham Lo Mein combo. It was excellent and I have no complaints with it. The third dish I've tried is the sweet and sour chicken combo. I'm used to getting the chicken and sweet sour sauce separately, but this dish came with the sweet and sour sauce already dumped and soaked on the chicken nuggets. It actually was very good, even with a different spin on it then I'm used to. With all this said about the food here's where my review goes south. Every time I call to place my order the person on the phone is rude. They're also pretty rude in person. But then I realized something tonight as I was waiting in line to pick up my order. The patrons every time I've been in this restaurant have been rude and arguing with the employees over petty stuff. So, if I put myself in their shoes, I'd probably be pretty upset after 5 or 6 hours of abuse. The location of this restaurant would probably explain why the patrons are always starting trouble. It's not the safest or the best neighborhood in St Louis. I would definitely recommend eating here because their food is off the chain awesome. But, also expect to maybe wait a few minutes for the drama to unfold before you get waited on and get your food.

I personally don’t see the hype after trying this place, but a lot of people in the reviews seem to like it. It’s not bad, but it surely isn’t delicious or good in my opinion. I’m also not from STL, so this may be the norm for Chinese takeout here (but I doubt it). There really wasn’t much flavor in anything. The wings were fried hard which I usually prefer, but it made them lose their batter, and they definitely weren't marinated before cooking because the meat was bland. The fried rice is darker than any Chinese spot I’ve seen, so I assumed it’d be loaded with flavor, but unfortunately no. Not bad food, but I wouldn’t call it good either. Just something to fill your stomach if other options are closed. Order ahead if you do try it though, because the waiting area is super small and you’ll be standing/sitting with a lot of people around you. There’s also no dining allowed inside.