Sunday, January 16, 2011

Kowloon -- General Tso's

If you've ever heard that blowhard Pat Whitley talk about restaurants, you've probably heard him talk about Kowloon on Route One in Saugus.

This is primarily because it seems they have paid him off somehow (there was some kind of advertisement for something he was doing in the lobby), because I couldn't recommend this place per the General Tso's test.

Hell, i'm beginning to wonder if it's worth ordering General Tso's anywhere anymore. If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: small croquettes are critical if you're going to make General Tso's in the traditional manner. Otherwise what you get from places nowadays is fat and ligaments and all other kinds of unexpected garbage at prices where you deserve much better as a customer.

I asked the staff here if they made their General Tso's with white meat, and I think they interpreted it as a request to make it with white meat instead of a question as whether they do or not.

What they gave me was left over chicken fingers, it seems. And not even good chicken fingers, the meat was stringy at times and the rest of the meal was subpar, if edible at least.

The service was adequate enough I guess since the meal came quickly, and if you can imagine your local old school Chinese place that doubles as a dive bar and turn it into a very small resort location, that's what it looks like inside Kowloon. Maybe i'd come in here someday for a drink and a show, but the Chinese food definitely wouldn't warrant a second visit.

Meal: General Tso's with Fried Rice and Crab Rangoons
Price: $10.03
Speed of Service: 10 minutes
Time of meal: 12:00 PM Weekend

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