Chez Comme Moi

Yesterday we had lunch at Stellar Place's "cuisine chinois" Chinese-style restaurant with an arrogant French name. From the appearance of the outside, I was expecting more. More innovative food, and, frankly, tastier food. Not that it was bad... it just wasn't inspired.

We ordered lunch sets, which rather than being sets were really a choose-your-own first course, second course and dessert, where the prices just happened to add up to the total cost of the set. I had something like sweet and sour pork (with pineapple) and chow mein, and Matt had... um... I can't remember... and fried rice. My pork was tasty, but the sauce was overly heavy. The chow mein was soggy, even the parts that were supposed to be crispy, and the flavor was basically non-existent. I was nostalgic for the seafood noodles at the Chinese restaurant my parents frequent in Wisconsin. Matt's food, both dishes, seemed better, although he still rated the fried rice lower than at a different Chinese restaurant we went to just last week.

Dessert was definitely the highlight of the meal. Matt had almond tofu (or almond jello) which was delicate and tasty. I had the sesame ball with red bean paste. The ball was crispy and hot, with the insides gooey and delicious. Thumbs up on the dessert... but would I really go back just for that?

Verdict: Ehh. I don't think we'll be back, especially not with another (better) Chinese restaurant just down the hall from this one.

[sidenote: yeah, yesterday's food experiences both hit the "eh" category. not too bad, but not deserving of repeat visits.]