For Eugene, this is hands down the best Chinese food joint in town. Â The cleanliness of the place isn't great and the set up is not amazing either since there is barely any walking room in here. Â My people definitely know how to make use of space so they can sit maximum capacity with tables close to one another cafeteria style and window counter seats all along all the windows, they cram you in there. Â This place is perfect for take out and for a quick meal, they don't mess around here. They even have some traditional chinese meals on the menu which I'm pretty happy to see.
Anyway, for Eugene, 4 stars if it was on a big city rating system, it would be closer to a 3.
This is my second Chinese eatery trial in Eugene. I ordered 3 simple dishes.
Orange Chicken
Beef Chow Fun
Chicken Fried Rice
Total cost: $20.40
No soda machine, just some Asian can drinks and bottle water in their little cooler.
Taste: I began to wonder why this place has repeating customers?????? But then, the place is right in front of the U of O, meaning their customers are the college kids...... There aren't many good Chinese places around the campus within walking distance from the dorms. Depressing!!!!!
Nothing to write about this place.
I am so not wise about choosing this place.
I've only had the food once, but it was really good. I got the orange chicken (which I know is not REAL chinese food) and it was cooked so that it was perfectly crispy, and they provide good portion sizes. We did take-out, though. The one complaint I have is that it took forever for them to cook. We waited 40 minutes for our take-out order after ordering, and I feel it could have taken last time. But overall, the shitty service is worth it for the delicious food. :D
Review Source:Food is subpar.
I don't know exactly what I think about paying before we eat. I guess it has to do with living in a college town; however, the reason for the low rating is this.
We came in, ordered our food and decided to give a tip, because well, who doesn't. It was after we got our food that I realized, maybe tipping before finishing our meal was a bad idea. The food was pretty average, nothing special, but the service was shocking. Thats the best word I can use.
After finishing our food, I asked for 5 to-go boxes, because we had left overs. Well, the lady working there, gives me this look and walks to our table. Then she proceeded to give us 3 to-go boxes. I was like ...ok? After waiting a couple seconds, I go back up and ask for two more, she just gave me the nastiest look, and told me, 'you only need one more, see! Fit the rice into this one' and with an annoying glare she just walked away. I was shocked, and didn't know what to say. Why does she care, if I want two to-go boxes she should either give them to me, or at least be polite.
It's hard to respect a business with poor customer service, yes, if your food is out-of-this-world delicious, thats one thing, but its just average chinese food.
Needless to say, we'll be going to Maple Garden across the street anytime we crave chinese food.
EDIT: seems like that lady just had one bad day, ive been back and its been better. so heres an updated star.
While the food is fine, the service is terrible. Â For this place, you order and pay at the counter. Â You are given a number and the food is brought to you. Â I ordered a sizzling dish and while 'sizzling' is just part of the name, my dish was sitting on the counter waiting to be brought to my table for a good while. Â I had noticed that the chefs were not cooking anything in the kitchen. Â And my friends noticed a plate of food sitting on the counter. Â My friend had to ask about the food on the counter for it to be brought to us. Â When it got to me, it was not sizzling anymore. Â
Next, we asked for take-out boxes and there was an insect in the box. Â Pretty stinky service. Â Lastly, is there really a working drive-thru for this place?
You know when you walk into a campus area eatery and it's always brimming with asian nationals, that yer probably onto something. This place delivered, and has many times since. By far the best in the University district. Probably my favortie thing about the food is that they don't overcook the vegis. I'm a big fan of this place for a quick fix on campus. During the week they have a $5 lunch special served with perhaps Eugene's most perfectly-done egg flour soup. Highly recommended. Friday is Kung Pao chicken and it's simply to die for. Great people watching at the gates of campus! Thumbs up from the Oregon Food Junkie!
Review Source:Hands down-- the best Asian food in Eugene. Â The vegetables are always fresh & crisp. The service is speedy and efficient. But above all, the food is simply delightful! A wide and varied menu will be a reason to keep coming back; so you can sample it all! Warning: the restaurant is Addicting. :-)
Review Source:I'm shaking my head so hard and so fast that I look like I have an epileptic seizure right now. Â It's just that bad. And the only people who eat here are international students (which I don't quite understand either because from what I've noticed from personal experience, they're pretty picky about Chinese food).
The last and only time I ever ate here a few months ago, an international student (yeahh) brought me here and I remember having to literally pour half the bottle of soy sauce into my noodle soup just to bear through it.
I'm not even a picky eater, it's just.....that bad..... I wouldn't bother paying $8 for a crappy bowl of noodles in Eugene.
Trust me, you don't want to eat here. Even for Eugene's standards, which I think I've got the grip of now. Come here if you want epileptic seizures.
I'd give this 3.5 stars if I could. Â I guess I'm feeling generous.
So the thing is, Eugene does not generally have good Chinese food. Â We used to get takeout from Jade Palace sometimes, and that was fine -- certainly nothing particularly delicious. Â This place is better! Â Get the sesame chicken, or order from the dry-erase board.
The campus location is convenient, but when it's crowded, the food takes too long, and sometimes, if you're eating there, one person's food will arrive well before the other person's food, which is awkward. Â Overall, though, for Chinese in Eugene, this is now my go-to spot.
Good affordable & dependable lunch spot on campus - classic Chinese food with decent meat, much higher quality that Maple Garden around the corner. Â I've never had a bad meal here. Â At lunch the restaurant is packed with international students & the menu is in Chinese and English, so I think it must be rather authentic. Â
The portions are big enough for someone who is really hungry to eat their fill. Â My friend and I always split a main and add an extra cup of Egg Flower Soup (one cup comes free with your meal) + free hot tea. Â It's the perfect amount of food and the price is right.
Our favorites are Broccoli Beef, Mongolian Beef, Kung Pao Beef, Rice Noodle Stir Fry & the specials Sizzling Beef & Green Bean Chicken. Â The Pork Buns are also super-yummy & the Fried Rice is nice. Â I've eaten lunch here dozens of times and it's always clean and friendly.
Edited 10/3/12 - the last couple times that I went to East Meets West, I felt the quality declined. Â Last time was still passable Chinese food, but not very good and I probably won't be in any hurry to go back :(
I got violently sick after eating here, and I'm pretty sure the culprit was an undercooked seafood-tofu-peas-and-carrot dish. Word to the wise: If a restaurant has the permeating odor of unclean toilet seats, it's best to move on.
Bottom Line: The Pavlovian conditioning that comes with throwing up every hour, on the hour, for 2 straight days, is enough to keep me from ever going back. Otherwise, I'd say that their fried chicken is pretty tasty.
I've eaten here twice now and I liked it both times. The food is very good by Eugene standards (let's face it--Eugene just doesn't have any Chinese restaurants that measure up to what you'd find in Vancouver or San Francisco.) The portions are large, the prices are reasonable, and the place is clean.
Review Source:Finally! a good chinese restaurant that doesn't taste like fake crap.
at first i was hesitant to try this place out - cause honestly the name sounds a bit stupid.
today i went here for lunch with a friend and we ordered sweet and sour chicken and kung pao chicken. both tasted delicious, authentic (as my chinese friend told me), and the place is clean!
lunch prices run from their $5 daily specials to not much more then $6.50. the dishes come with either steamed rice or fried rice (your choice) and a small cup of egg flower soup.
i look forward to tryin out all their food sooner or later.
all the other "chinese" restaurant need to step it up or go away.
ps: this is where hodgepodge used to be.
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