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Phat Phat
TLDR: NOT AUTHENTIC AT ALL
Oh gosh, every dish is undesirable and portion is small. The wok-fired hong kong mee with seafood and xo sauce did NOT have any wok hei and was salty. I should have known it wasn’t good when the next table only seemed to take small nibbles of theirs.
All I needed was one glance and I knew the hainan chicken rice was not up to par. It came in an almost transparent sauce when it should be in light soy sauce/oil. Chicken was tough and overcooked. The chicken rice was dry and in individual grains like basmati rice. Didnt have much taste to it either. The condiments that came with it were so bland. No sweet dark soy sauce either. The chili sauce itself did not taste good nor was it authentic-looking. It looked very watered down. This was very disappointing especially since the chef is supposed to be from Singapore! (I know he didn’t personally make this but what skills did he impart to the staff working there???) I would be embarrassed if I were the owner of Phat Phat. This was the worse chicken rice I’ve had in Illinois so far out of the other 6 places I’ve tried here. Shoutout to Phodega for having the best rice out of all of them.
It was my first time trying sheng jian bao so I have nothing to compare it to, but I think it’s hilarious it was served with a spoon because it was absolutely bone dry on the inside.
Staff was friendly and really nice. I didnt bring these to his attention because it would have literally meant having the entire meal recooked/remade and I really dont want to wait that long. (I had food remade elsewhere before and the food was still bad and that just made things awkward so l’d rather not go through it again)
Oh gosh, every dish is undesirable and portion is small. The wok-fired hong kong mee with seafood and xo sauce did NOT have any wok hei and was salty. I should have known it wasn’t good when the next table only seemed to take small nibbles of theirs.
All I needed was one glance and I knew the hainan chicken rice was not up to par. It came in an almost transparent sauce when it should be in light soy sauce/oil. Chicken was tough and overcooked. The chicken rice was dry and in individual grains like basmati rice. Didnt have much taste to it either. The condiments that came with it were so bland. No sweet dark soy sauce either. The chili sauce itself did not taste good nor was it authentic-looking. It looked very watered down. This was very disappointing especially since the chef is supposed to be from Singapore! (I know he didn’t personally make this but what skills did he impart to the staff working there???) I would be embarrassed if I were the owner of Phat Phat. This was the worse chicken rice I’ve had in Illinois so far out of the other 6 places I’ve tried here. Shoutout to Phodega for having the best rice out of all of them.
It was my first time trying sheng jian bao so I have nothing to compare it to, but I think it’s hilarious it was served with a spoon because it was absolutely bone dry on the inside.
Staff was friendly and really nice. I didnt bring these to his attention because it would have literally meant having the entire meal recooked/remade and I really dont want to wait that long. (I had food remade elsewhere before and the food was still bad and that just made things awkward so l’d rather not go through it again)
Sushi Ai
Had the AYCE. Sushi was very blah but appetizers were good especially the Ika Yaki (although it’s fried and not grilled). I like the teriyaki sauce they used too, because it is not very sweet. Miso soup was the most surprising part as it’s probably the BEST miso soup I had in a few years!!! Fried oreo was so good!!! Tasted like chocolate cake. The food came out quick too, under 3 minutes.
But since the restaurant is a SUSHI restaurant, I rated accordingly to their sushi.
But since the restaurant is a SUSHI restaurant, I rated accordingly to their sushi.
Ken Kee Restaurant Hong Kong
I got the curry chicken and it tastes great but needed more sauce. The chicken was lightly fried beforehand and that made a huge difference to the dish.
The jumbo shrimp noodles on the other hand is pretty plain and a little too salty. It’s kinda overpriced for just bok choy, shrimp and noodle.
Service is okay, kinda hard to get the attention of servers at times even though the place is small. Food is also not served at the same time even though it’s just the two of us.
The jumbo shrimp noodles on the other hand is pretty plain and a little too salty. It’s kinda overpriced for just bok choy, shrimp and noodle.
Service is okay, kinda hard to get the attention of servers at times even though the place is small. Food is also not served at the same time even though it’s just the two of us.
Sozai Banzai
I love this place!!! Their daily specials are always delicious and well worth the money. Their miso soup is great. Main entrees too such as tonkatsu. Tonjiru soup is good as well.
The only thing I wouldnt recommend is the bento, it really is too little for the price. Would much rather get bento from mitsuwa to be honest or even from sgd so gong dong (korean).
The only thing I wouldnt recommend is the bento, it really is too little for the price. Would much rather get bento from mitsuwa to be honest or even from sgd so gong dong (korean).