Venus Szechuan & Mandarin Restaurant

I had eaten here a couple of times, and though the food was simply 'ok'. I currently live nearby, so the simple convenience was what kept bringing me back. Never again. Yesterday I ordered sesame chicken and hot 'n sour soup lunch special around 1pm. Around 5pm I contracted an absolutely terrible bout of food poisoning. I have been been confined to my room and bathroom for the past 12 hours, not being able to keep anything, including fluids, down. I would not wish this upon anyone. Steer clear of this place.

Tried the spicy crispy beef based on Yelp recommendations and really enjoyed it. Slightly spicier than I anticipated, but a nice balance to the more bland (but good) stir fry vegetables and chicken we also shared. Crab rangoon was fresh and tasty, as were egg rolls. Service was attentive, but restaurant was pretty empty for middle of the week. Parking was a bit of a pain on a snowy, cold day. It was too early to park on the street, lot to southeast had a 30 minute limit, so I wound up in the lot adjacent to Panera (free 3-hour parking).

Very good food.  Highly recommend.