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Admittedly, I am a creature of habit. I have a Chinese take out place I
love in town and I have been going there for many years. However, in
the interest of try to help promote different places all over town I
wanted to stop in and give Mandarin Bistro a shot. I had heard good
things about it and had friends who frequently ordered their food.
I stopped in at the drive thru and the lady was very pleasant. She recognized me and asked me to say hello to my wife as Amelia had taught some members of her family during her years in education. I took a take out menu and pulled around to decide what to order. I called in my order and was told it would be about 10 minutes. Turns out it would be done even quicker than that.
I ordered a few different things for the family to share. I started off with the Cheese Star or Crab Rangoons. They were fried right, slightly sweet and an excellent appetizer. As a general rule I always order sweet and sour chicken. Mandarin's did not disappoint. It was a little lighter than what I was used to, which was a welcomed trait since I could try some of the other dishes without being so stuffed. It was sweet and almost had a rich flavor to it which I enjoyed. We also had General Tso's chicken. This is a dish I have had at many places and depending on where you go it can be so spicy that you may not enjoy it. I felt like the dish here was close to the mark and was not as spicy as some I had tried. I didn't have much room left, but in an effort to give a good review I tried the Combo Fried Rice. It was good with a decent amount of steak, chicken and shrimp.
In all I would say the meal was a success. There were no leftovers and everyone in the family seemed to enjoy the dinner. It cost me $35 and change to feed everyone a big, filling meal. Which is getting off season with 5 of us in the family. I would recommend stopping by the corner of 71B and Watson just North of Autozone and grabbing a bite to eat. You won't be disappointed.
I stopped in at the drive thru and the lady was very pleasant. She recognized me and asked me to say hello to my wife as Amelia had taught some members of her family during her years in education. I took a take out menu and pulled around to decide what to order. I called in my order and was told it would be about 10 minutes. Turns out it would be done even quicker than that.
I ordered a few different things for the family to share. I started off with the Cheese Star or Crab Rangoons. They were fried right, slightly sweet and an excellent appetizer. As a general rule I always order sweet and sour chicken. Mandarin's did not disappoint. It was a little lighter than what I was used to, which was a welcomed trait since I could try some of the other dishes without being so stuffed. It was sweet and almost had a rich flavor to it which I enjoyed. We also had General Tso's chicken. This is a dish I have had at many places and depending on where you go it can be so spicy that you may not enjoy it. I felt like the dish here was close to the mark and was not as spicy as some I had tried. I didn't have much room left, but in an effort to give a good review I tried the Combo Fried Rice. It was good with a decent amount of steak, chicken and shrimp.
In all I would say the meal was a success. There were no leftovers and everyone in the family seemed to enjoy the dinner. It cost me $35 and change to feed everyone a big, filling meal. Which is getting off season with 5 of us in the family. I would recommend stopping by the corner of 71B and Watson just North of Autozone and grabbing a bite to eat. You won't be disappointed.
Out To Eat: Mandarin Bistro