Goomba wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 25 Jul 2008 06:34:53a, George told us...
>>
>>> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>
>>> I agree with your thinking. If I want good Asian food there are just too
>>> many fantastic mom & pop type places around with better quality
>>> authentic food that are also less expensive. The other night we had a
>>> great Vietnamese grilled pork chop dinners and the tab for two was $20.
>>>
>>
>> In Goomba's defense (not that she needs one), she was looking for a
>> decent and convenient place to dine before getting on with othe
>> priorities. Chang's has very decent food, sometimes exceptional, and
>> always a bit different than the usual Chinese restaurant. The meal
>> she and her husband had sounded delicious.
>>
> Right you are, Wayne. It was a good place with really good food but I
> wasn't striving for "Chinese" food. I wanted something with vegetables
> more than anything else. If I wanted just cheap Chinese food I could go
> to any number of local Mom&Pops, but that isn't the same nor what we
> wanted. I loved that the chicken pieces were large and obviously not
> "formed meat" such as one gets at an Applebees or Chilis type
> restaurant. The lamb tender and flavorful. In the middle of Georgia,
> finding lamb anything on a menu is always a plus in my book! The
> vegetables were crisp, fresh and colorful and EVERYTHING tasted
> fabulous. Just what I wanted and nothing more! I didn't leave smelling
> like a chinese stir fry house, nor feeling I'd eaten greasy food. I left
> feeling just wonderfully sated and pleased. I didn't feel the prices
> were out of line for the quality meal we received, nor the ambiance of
> the surroundings.

But I wasn't (and I don't believe Stan was) talking about "cheap
Chinese". My comment was about reasonably priced good food. Like the mom
& pop dim sum place we went to earlier this week. They had a fabulous
selection of well prepared dishes at reasonable prices. Or the Fujianese
hand pulled noodle place I went to last week that had a great lamb
noodle soup.