Let me start by saying I'm not typically a fan of ordinary Americanized Chinese food. I love Thai and Vietnamese because food of these regions typically has flavor by utilizing unique spices like lemongrass, and I love curry. I find most Chinese places to be extremely bland, overly salty, food that is cooked in way too much oil, and they usually have the exact same menu. This is not the case at Neo-China in Cary. Sure they have some of the familiar dishes like the old stand by of sweet & sour chicken, but they also have some unique combinations. The Spicy Honey Chicken is amazing! It is very lightly battered unlike so many other places I've tried where the pieces of chicken are fried in so much batter that there is actually little meat inside. At Neo China it really is "lightly dusted" nice chunks of chicken breast, not dark meat. The spicy honey sauce is awesome, a perfect balance of sweet and spicy and it actually has flavor! The hot and sour soup is pretty good too. They use better ingredients here than most other Chinese places, so yes it is a little pricier for Chinese. The lunch specials are a pretty good value, at around $7.00 each you get a wide variety of choices and it comes with soup, egg roll and rice. I'm looking forward to trying their Dim Sum on the weekend.
Pros: flavorful food, better ingredients, variety in the menu, modern and clean interior
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