11/14/08

Great Chinese Food near the U

by jeffofLaConner

For those living near the university, Moon Temple provides an increasingly rare necessity: good Chinese food like you had when you were a kid. Of course, if you are a kid, this cuisine was the staple of your parent's misspent youth. A culinary journey into the past.

We enjoyed a variety of take-out dishes for a family feast and everything was just right. Mongolian beef and orange chicken were delicious...it seemed to me the serving size was a little small, but we were splitting these five ways; the serving size were probably perfect for four. The fried rice was just right and the BBQ egg foo young was the soul food of my childhood. We asked for white rice for four and got enough for eight!

I can't believe that this site doesn't permit me to tell you that the fried dumplings filled with sausage were excellent, just because the name includes a synonym for funny cigarettes!

Thai seems to have overtaken mainstream Chinese and many of the remaining Chinese restaurants feel obligated to put a froo froo spin on the traditional cuisine... its hard to find a restaurant like this with the usual mandarin dishes done to perfection. Get yours today!

• Pros: great food
• Cons: pedestrian dining room, perfect for takeout

07/25/07

Average, not very many Veggies

by minnesotan_1981

Food was average. The Spare Ribs were tiny and fatty...but the crab wontons were good. The Sweet and Sour Chicken and Orange Beef were average, but with hardly any veggies. (2 pieces of broccoli with the beef). BUT...the few veggies that were there were not overcooked at all...in fact, perfectly crisp tender.

08/15/06

Still Drinks

by zorajona

We came in from the back door and sat in the lounge as we were unaware there was a dinning room on the other side. The lounge is classic dive bar with stiff drinks. The food was quickly served and was good, but not great. A place you would hang out with friends or long time love, not so much for first dates.

• Pros: stiff drinks, dive bar casual, quick service
• Cons: dive bar dirty