Mei Wei Oriental Diner

I got the Mongolian beef with Lo mein and a small Wonton soup. The beef was absolutely delicious and flavorful. And the wonton soup was the best I ever had.

Back at it again with the general tso's. Ordered ahead of time and picked up that dinner. My dinner. From here. Good stuff. They have a box set up on the counter full of fortune cookies. I grabbed what I thought was 2 cookies. I get home, and what's this? A hidden bonus cookie was in the wrapping of one of my two. A third cookie! I feel particularly fortunate.

I wanted to love it. Everything tasted off. Egg soup smells funny like “hey we can cook this forever” … beef pepper and onion tasted like sweet and sour soy sauce??? The eggroll was 85%+ wanton5%air the rest unidentifiable… lastly the water bottles (no fountain which is kinda common) had a certain “I’ve been inside a sometimes moldy case” smell. Could be me? Could be “chinese” food in America? Anyway I do not recommend unless apocalypse.

No way, Mei Wei, just NO. From the moment we walked in, it felt like we’d stumbled onto the behind the scenes blooper reel of a restaurant. Hospitality, nonexistent. The cook looked like he’d just rolled out of a laundry basket, dirty clothes, no socks, shoes that had clearly seen things, and the food matched the vibe, aggressively mediocre and proudly tasteless. We ordered cashew chicken and orange chicken. The “orange chicken” was basically 75% breading, 25% disappointment. Zero flavor. The only reason we knew it was supposed to be orange chicken was the handful of orange peels tossed on top like confetti at a sad parade. The rice, gooey, oniony, and featuring exactly six peas, because apparently that’s the ration. And the eggroll… listen, you’d think an eggroll is foolproof. You’d be

Delicious thai basil fried rice. Our go to Chinese place in the area. Spring rolls and also stir fried brocolli in garlic sauce is absolutely delicious. Always fresh , hot and yummy when you order at the counter & pickup !