Lucky House Chinese Restaurant

The third stop on our epic quest was Lucky House Chinese Restaurant, in the same mini-strip mall as the coney grill. Again, it is a restaurant we have passed dozens of times, never giving it a second glance. A tiny hole in the wall Chinese restaurant with three tables, but mostly a carry-out place. (As we ate, a few people came in to pick up orders; by the time we left, all three tables were occupied.)

We are trying to eat in every restaurant, so we marched in, studied the menu, and placed our orders: Cindy had the chef's special . . . deep-fried sole (I think) with ginger sauce and vegetables. I had, basically, General Tso's chicken and shrimp.

Both were pretty good. Way more than we could eat, $20 for the two dishes, which seemed pretty cheap. My General Tso (equivalent) was better than some. Not spicy (it never is, despite every restaurant's claims that it's spicy), but the sauce had a pleasant flavor and a suitably sticky cornstarched up consistency, just the way we expect it. But it was pretty good. Broccoli, mushrooms, onions, lots of chicken and shrimp.

Cindy's was also good. The fish was breaded and deep fried. Lots of veggies (celery, bamboo shoots, onions), very gingery sauce.

It was as good as the place we usually get carry-out from, but much much closer and cheaper.

Rating, on a scale of 1-10: 7
Will we go back? Definitely After some very unfortunate (and gruesome) news about Lucky House in the area media recently, we have lost a bit of our appetite for it. Not really fair, but still. I need to revise this to "doubtful."