I am always looking for good Asian food. Most of the time, i seem to find very greasy pretend food. Long has my frame of reference been Panda Express. Recently, in one of my craving-and-sick moments, i asked Rob to get us Panda for dinner. He said ok, loaded up caleb and away they went. They came home, the house filled with the smell of Panda, we loaded up our plates and i prepared for my dreams to come true as i dug in. It was good when i started eating but as i continued disappointment creeped into my soul and taste-buds. At the end i realized that even to my salt-loving-pregnant-self it was too salty. It was also very greasy and the orange chicken...i was not sure if their was chicken in it.Perhaps, you are shouting in your head "you IDIOT!--Panda as your standard?!!" I told rob of my letdown and in a way only rob can manage he chuckled and said "i knew this would happen as i left the house but i got it so we could get this over-with" Bless his heart, he didn't want panda but he got it for me knowing i wouldn't like it! wow i feel lucky.
Now my point: i have found a new point of reference!!! Click here to see menu: Asian Potato. It is a new restaurant over on 8745 So. 700 E on the east side of the road. we went with friends last night and we each have a son the same age (one month apart) and we are both pregnant (one month apart). The boys did pretty good and our waitress was doting. Granted, we were the only group there but still...be kind, it is new. It is clean and delicious! I really liked their plates and glasses (i love dishes in general, i always check out the dishes of restaurants). Oh! and they do take-out.
I got Cashew Chicken and it will filled with veggies and real tender white chicken. It comes with steamed rice but we all wanted fried rice so they gave us a complementary order of fried rice. our friends have a talent for getting deals on things. The Cashew Chicken entree could easily feed rob and i (sayin something since i have been eating like a cow lately and rob eats a lot anyway). we got egg rolls and they were delicious! I would like to try the spring rolls next time. Rob got Orange Chicken and he let me have some...unbelievable. NOTHING like panda. You could taste the citric flavor of real orange juice...ahh it was so good!!!! And you could see big chicken pieces with a bit of breading-rather than the other way around. (wink wink panda). Oh! we shared with caleb along the way and he seemed satisfied with the food and was chatting-up the waitress. Maybe it was because she got him soda...:)
The damage:
Cashew Chicken $7.95
comes with steamed rice
Orange Chicken $7.95
comes wtih steamed rice
Ham Fried Rice $6.85
This is an entree sized plate so it fed 4 adults (2 pregnant women and 2 hearty-eating men) as a side dish.
Egg rolls 2 for $3.15
Spring rolls 3 for $3.15 (i think)
Supposedly their are buy one get one free coupons in phone books. And their are 2 $20 gift certificates for $20 on a website like citydeals.com (i don't think it is that one though)
Anyway...i would hate to see this place go out of business b/c of lack of word of mouth so i am putting my 2cents in. :) Good food! and i can't wait to go back!
I would love to know where anyone else goes for Asian Food.
