Technology & MSG

The Teppanyaki Grill reminds me of Las Vegas.
As soon as you walk in, the tile floor gives way to a marble-encased wall of waterfalls. A room full of food sits behind them. You pay for the buffet and any drinks up front, then you’re led to your seat. There’s ample room for large parties, set [...]

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The lunch specials at China Dragon are enormous and inexpensive.

There’s better take-out to be had and the spiciness just isn’t there, but sometimes you just want a whole lot of cheap take-out (for comparison, note the size of the fork). For $5.25 you’ll get a massive dinner-sized portion of your entree, fried rice, and an [...]

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No thanks to the search engines, it’s clear that I use the word “behold” frequently. So this time, I won’t.
Here it is, then.

In the midst of sampling spicy Chinese takeout, I saw that China Express had a Bourbon Chicken on the menu. Being a fan of bourbon and chicken individually, I figured I’d give it [...]

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Knowing full well that most Chinese takeout is Americanized and unauthentic, still I like it. The value of any takeout joint is in their MSG-laden lunch specials. I was perusing through a menu one Sunday afternoon and having difficulty deciding what to order. Since most menus lack sufficient descriptions and very few places take photographs [...]

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Don’t let the garish and almost comically blood red exterior fool you, Hunan Manor in Columbia is worth a visit. If you’ve got a group of eight or more, try the family-style dining. It’s a very reasonable way to try a lot of different dishes and it feels more like home even when you’re eating [...]

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My last time at a P.F. Chang’s was somewhat disappointing, though my friends tell me that it’s more about the ambiance than the food and that my take-out experience shouldn’t count. In honor of a coworker leaving the project and moving onto other things, we went to Columbia for a luncheon.
The lunch menu consists of [...]

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My family and I went to East West Bistro in Pasadena for Mother’s Day brunch yesterday. When I called to make the reservation last Tuesday I was asked whether I was planning on the brunch or the full menu. I didn’t know if it would be an Asian-style breakfast buffet or a mixture of Americanized [...]

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I’ve found that lunch specials at most Chinese restaurants offer over sized meals, generally offering a lot of good food for your money. An entree, white/friend fried, soup and occasionally an egg roll for less than $5. That being said: Fortune House in Annapolis offered a watered down version of that which left me disappointed.
When [...]

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