Meal 34

Szechuan Beef

 Rating: 9(The Cat’s Meow)

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Let me start off by saying this meal had amazing proportions. It had enough beef and was not overrun by vegetables! The Szechuan Beef, which is a style of cooking that originated in the Sichuan Province of China, was fairly bold in flavor. Its use of red pepper flakes provided a charming contradiction to the sweetness of the dish. Only having onions, broccoli, bamboo shoots, and carrots, I was even lenient on the water chestnuts. The meal was bold, testing the limited limits of the American palate. This expression of brassiness earned the Szechuan Beef the Cat’s Meow of Dragon City.

Meal 32

Sesame Chicken

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

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We had a guest come along with us on this outing to Dragon city and I promised him that he could write the review for his meal.

Favorable Quote: "It seems like the only reason it has the name it does is because of the unevenly spread sesame seeds over a total of two pieces of chicken"

The sauce it was in had a molasses-like texture with a well proportioned tart taste to it. As some may say, "General Tso's w/o the Red Pepper." Chicken pieces were rather large and a tad overcooked, but still a great meal. Also, the dish having only one other dish that consisted of the same taste variation was refreshing compared to most other dishes of Modern Chinese Culinary. It possessed a peculiarity about it that, for lack of a better word, indefinitely separated it from the rest of the menu. The above decent taste and nonconformity of the dish earned this meal a thorough 8.5.

-Jarrod Creameans-

Meal 29

Hot & Spicy Shrimp

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

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The Hot & Spicy Shrimp was basically the Szechuan dish of shrimp. Seemingly the same sauce as the Shredded Beef Szechuan, the Hot & Spicy Shrimp had a tangy yet spicy flavor, twisting our tongues into a delectable predicament. Containing the most perfect collection of vegetables, this hearty dish of onions, bell peppers, celery, and carrots did extremely well in not overloading the plate. It was a wonderful combination of sweet, zest, fiery savor that placed it above many of the other dishes. This meal was by far the best shrimp dish that we have encountered along the way ergo earning an 8.5.

Meal 26

Hunan Beef

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

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First of all, let me say that the fortune of the day is in Spanish because this is what we pulled out of our fortune cookie. I could tell you what it says but it is so darn easy to translate things these days with Google and things like that, that I don’t see why I should! Now that’s done, we can get down to business. The Hunan Beef was eerily similar to the Hunan Chicken; it really freaked us out. Actually no it didn’t. We expected the two meals to be almost identical with the exception of the beef and chicken. This dish had the same vegetables which included (in case you didn’t read Meal 25) water chestnuts, baby corn, broccoli, celery, cabbage, carrots, green pepper, and bamboo shoots. If I missed anything, please take note of it and send me an email to let me know. This meal was also spicy with little flakes of red pepper floating around in the sauce. It too provided as a great nasal cleansing. As with most meals, if they would have exempted some of the unwanted vegetables, than it would have been rated higher than an 8.5

Meal 25

Hunan Chicken

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

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Remember meal 5, the Chicken with Mixed Vegetables? Well take that meal and throw some red pepper in there and you have yourself a Hunan Chicken. Like many of the other dishes, this plate had every vegetable under the sun from baby corn to green peas with water chestnuts, broccoli, celery, cabbage, carrots, and bamboo shoots in between. The chicken shredded and mangled like it usually is. The sauce was fairly dark and rich with red pepper flakes scattered throughout. It gave the dish a distinctive taste, setting it aside and declaring it different.  Even with all of the unwanted veggies, this dish left my palate exposed, earning an 8.5

Meal 21

Shredded Beef Szechuan

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

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Chances are I haven’t pronounced this dish correctly yet. Having said that, who cares? This platter with surprise matter was more than expected for even the heartiest of eaters.  The Shredded Beef Szechuan’s sauce danced around a tingling, yet welcomed spiciness in my mouth, providing a sultry base on which a pyramid of epic deliciousness was constructed. This lunch special boasted its fair share of veggies including, but probably not limited to, onions, green bell peppers, carrots, and celery.  Intertwined within the surplus of vegetables was a healthy portion of beef.  Two factors made this dish a great success: 1.) the shredded vegetables took the shape and place of noodles creating an appeasing texture. 2.) The sauce leaves you begging for more rice as it blended beautifully with the golden field in the Styrofoam container.  All things considered, this was the Ballziest Cat’s Meow on Main Street, earning it a rating of 8.5.

-Ethan Constant-

Meal 14

Chicken Lo Mein

Rating: 8.5(Ballzy-The Cat’s Meow)

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Most would think that the Chicken Lo Mein would taste very similar to the Roast Pork Lo Mein and I am here to tell you that they do. Unlike most other poultry dishes that had the consistency of chicken skin, this chicken was chunky and hearty. It too was fabricated in the same manner as the previous Lo Mein with onions, cabbage, and celery. Everyone knows that it’s the noodles that make this dish so special but what’s the difference between Chow Mein and Lo Mein. Most would assume that they are two different types of noodles when in fact they are the same but prepared differently. Both are parboiled Chinese egg noodles but the Chow Mein gets an extra stop at the frying pan giving it a crispier texture. If we understood the vocabulary we would know that because Lo Mein means “tossed noodles” while Chow Mein means “fried noodles.” I personally prefer the tossed noodles because it allows the flavors to soak in giving it a broader taste. Even though it looks like a can of Night Crawlers, this wormy dish “shore” brings the fishes, obtaining a whopping 8.5 on the Jaxon Scale!

Meal 13

Roast Pork Lo Mein

Rating: 8.5(Blazzy-The Cat’s Meow) 

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The Roast Pork Lo Mein was simply savory. This meal is undoubtedly a good choice when looking for something to appease your hunger; it is such a filing dish best described as Chinese Spaghetti. Lo Mein is noodle based, which I love any kind of pasta. The onions, celery, and cabbage always give any feast an assorted array of flavors. The sauce that holds this character together is the key to the Roast Pork Lo Mein. I have done some research and I am not positive but I think it was prepared in oyster sauce. Oyster sauce is used in many Chinese dishes including noodle stir-fries. It is made of sugar, water, salt, oyster extract, cornstarch to give it a thicker consistency, and darkened with caramel. The noodles are heavy and fulfilling thus rising suspicion that they were cooked in this sauce. Some critics might agree that spaghetti should be left to the Italians but Jaxon Says no way, placing an honorable 8.5 next to its name.