Chinese Kitchen

Daniel Kim

For my restaurant review I went to a restaurant called “Chinese Kitchen”. I love Chinese food so my couple friends and I decided to go there. Chinese Kitchen is located in N. Main Street, Blacksburg. The location is very easily accessible to Virginia Tech Students. The distance by car is almost 5 to 10 minutes. As I walked into the restaurant, the place wasn’t as big, it was a small family owned restaurant.

The dishes I tried were Beef Lo Mein (Chinese noodles with chunks of beef and vegetables), Fried Rice, Sweet & Sour Pork, General Tso Chicken and Wonton Soup. The Beef Lo Mein was my favorite dish because it had the biggest portion. Also it tasted very delicious. The flavor of the Sweet & Sour Pork was very different. The pork was very tender and with the addition of the sweet and sour sauce made it all the better. For General Tso chicken, it was very sweet and spicy at the same time. I love spicy food so this was good choice for me. the presentation of the food isn’t as fancy as some other luxurious restaurants, but the quantity of the food was a lot. The food definitely arrived hot and steamy. The portions were way bigger than enough, so be prepared to go when your hungry.

The service was very nice and sweet. The waiter is actually the person that takes all the orders and stands behind the counter. So you would go to the counter and order your food and then go sit down. The waiter will bring the food to you, so there were no complications with the service. For the beverage, you would have to go get your own water, because it was “self-service”, other than that the service itself was very fast and crisp. After you finish your meal you go up to the counter and pay for your meal.

The restaurant was clean; I found no problems dealing with dirtiness from the restaurant. There weren’t any decorations except for two giant frames that are pictures of some buildings in Hong Kong. There weren’t many customers in the restaurants because many people order “take-out”. So only a couple people were there when I went. The music wasn’t loud, and the whole atmosphere was very comfortable. It was a good place to just enjoy your meal quietly without much distraction.

Chinese Kitchen was definitely better than what I heard from other people. The food was great with big portions and the price was cheap. Most of the dishes ranged in the prices from $3.00-$10.00, it was a good deal. I wouldn’t celebrate my birthday there though, because of the limited space the restaurant has.