Foodie Review: Chinese Mirch

Had been seeing a lot of check-ins in to this place for a while now. We were coming back from IKEA so decided to finally "check-in".

Firstly, feel sorry for the franchisee because if there is such thing as Restaurants 101, one of the top 5 items would be "Have enough parking". Without that the place loses clientele which otherwise would enter...like families with kids and oldies…get my drift? I was pissed to find myself walking on the road from the rear parking lot around the walk-way which should have been cleaned of the snow…of course in ridiculous temperature.

Anywhooo…

The place was not as clean as we’d hoped. Decor is presentable and does carry a more Chinese accent to it.

I ordered a masala thumbs up (something of a nostalgic guilty pleasure for me) and it was indeed good!

For appetizer’s sake…the veg Manchow soups were OK. I am not a soup-crazy person so I will leave it at that.

Now, for the main course we ordered a mix of veg and non-veg items to get a feel of the most common Indian-continental items.

Crispy Szechuan Lamb: well done and crispy indeed.

American Chopsuey: Of course you can never find one standard version of it, but I would say they gave their best shot. The noodles could have been a bit crispier.

Chilli Garlic Noodles: Their version of lo-mein; sure with a twist. Not the greatest preparation I would say since it missed the kick of garlic and softness of the noodles I would expect to be prominent in the dish.

Chilli Chicken: A must for an Indian-continental menu, but by far the biggest disappointment of the evening. I don't know what it was to be honest. It was missing its barbeque-ish color that I KNOW this dish must have. And the gravy/source absolutely brought back no taste memories.

So overall an absolute no-brainer for me: a non-repeatable average eatery. A place which you can pop by while you are in the neighborhood and really don't have patience to look for other better options.

My grade: C


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