Nothing is good anymore. Restaurants that make a name for themselves by going on just the ambience, serve up sucky food and hope that word of mouth will se them through. But what happens when not even the service makes up for it, Food is bad, service is bad, and the ambience just doesn't cut it anymore.
All through the week I had been craving Kung-pao chicken. I passed through the mall but refused to eat food court Chinese food, instead opting to try out P.F. Chang's expensive trendy Chinese restaurant. P.F. Chang's Kung-pao was the absolute worst. It was basically chicken bits deep fried and soaked in soy sauce, long red pepper sticks and then finished off with a drizzle of peanuts. Nothing is good anymore. Made me wish and crave the food court brand, it certainly would have been a lot cheaper, a lot less pretentious and more filling. What is it about dining alone that signals, ignore me, give the best service to the couple, but to the chubby black woman in the corner, please ignore her unless she's choking. They didn't even offer to mix that sauce that they mix at the start of the meal that is a combination of hot mustard, soy sauce and red sauce. Intentional, probably.
If I made a living out of reviewing my dining alone experience, I would make a bundle.
But Friday night at Taurus with my co-worker made up for it. Very swanky, excellent service, and the decor was fabulous. The food was a little sub-par, I don't think they know what their signature food item will be, a whole bunch of steaks and pork cuts on the menu, not very interesting. But the decor was just to die for, you would never tell judging by where it's located. I see where it's headed when people get sick of that atmosphere.
Sunday night maybe going out, haven't decided yet.
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