We've tried nearly every Chinese restaurant on the East side and still haven't found one that had it all. After reading the reviews for Yea's Wok we decided to try it for our Valentines Day dinner. First off, the hours posted on Citysearch are incorrect, they are NOT closed from 2pm to 5:30pm daily, their hours are posted on the door as open all day. We arrived at 5:15 and found people waiting, but figured that was actually a good sign. Tables are cafeteria style, side by side in two rows, not the most romantic or private, but it's a Chinese restaurant, we rarely expect booths or candlelight! Service was prompt and for the most part courteous, but you could tell they were rushed and not really in a friendly mood. We figured we were there for the food anyway, and what we saw on plates as we passed by looked colorful and plentiful. What we didn't see until our own food arrived is that every entree, appetizer and side dish is dripping with, soaked in, and otherwise glistening in oil...and not flavorful sesame oil either, but plain 'ol Wesson oil. First clue was our two little egg rolls which were shiny with oil. Our fingers were coated and after one bite my husband looked like he was wearing lip gloss. My Kung Pao Chicken had NO flavor and zero heat. I can usually live without heat if there is flavor, but there was none. There was a brown sauce on the gristly chicken, green onions and the 7 measly peanuts that were tossed onto the plate, but I have no idea what that flavorless brown sauce was made of. Husband had the Schezuan Chicken, which he said again had very little flavor. Puddles of oil were visible around both of our entrees. The Pork Fried Rice was a soaking wet pile of beige. It actually looked like minute rice. A half dozen green peas and a few carrot cubes gave it a little bit of color, but that was it. All oil and no flavor. Why in the world are people waiting?? Take out packages lined the wall, they obviously do a huge business, but we'll never go back.
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