168 Szechuan Restaurant

The salt and pepper chicken is very good.
So is the combo fried rice.
I have had food from there about twice a month for over the last two years.
I was disappointed a couple of times.
Once the S&P shrimp dish was totally BURNT.
I had to throw half of it away.
I only pulled out the next morning for lunch when I realized it, so they didn't compensate.
But the food is a hit 9/10 times.

This is the only place I LOVE getting food delivered from.
The portions are great, and the food is delicious.
I always go for their mapo tofu, boiled fish filet with spicy sauce, Indian curry shrimp fried rice, and cream cheese puffs.
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So...
this place used to be called 168 Beijing and I remember the food being good and it’s been a while since I had it.
I was on this side of town so I stopped to get an old favorite, or so I thought.
I ordered a simple meal of beef with broccoli, the lunch portion.
It also came with a small wonton soup and an egg roll.
Pretty standard Chinese food order.
I ate the soup and egg roll first because I knew I wouldn’t finish everything and thought of saving some for later.
The soup was meh.
The egg roll was an egg roll, nothing special.
Then we get to the entree.
It seemed a bit off, but I was starving so I dug in.
The brown sauce was very jelly like and thick.
Some pieces of meat were tough with burnt edges and a few areas were cold but I thought mixing everything up would make a difference.
Boy did I think wrong.
After my third bite, I finally put my finger on it.
I was not eating freshly cooked Chinese food but rather Chinese food that had been prepared in bulk and then reheated.
I asked the hostess could fresh food be prepared to which she replied, “The manager is not here so there’s nothing I can do.
But I will try to go talk to the chef.” After she disappeared into the back for what seems to be maybe 30 seconds she returned and said, “Yea there’s nothing I can do.
Sorry.” I quickly gathered my things and left everything on the table.
I’m actually writing this review in my car so I know I’m mad.
I typically give reviews a couple of days to get my thoughts straight but, nah.
They are going to get this heat.
If I could give them 0 stars I would.
If you’re looking for quick Chinese food, keep looking. **Also I should have known something was up because nobody else was dining in.
Let me remind you all this is LUNCH TIME!