International Kitchen

1. I’ve been a fan of IK since it opened near NSU and have introduced many people to it, but after the experience I had today, I will not go again.

   Yesterday, I ordered the Chicken Chow Mein lunch special. I had never tried Chow Mein before, and the menu didn’t have pictures, so I looked up the difference between Lo Mein (which I love) and Chow Mein. I’ve attached a screen shot of results, as well as a screen shot showing the difference between the two.

   But Chicken Chow Mein at IK is NOT Chow Mein. Instead of fried noodles , they do some kind of weird boiled cabbage dish.

   When I took it back, the lady practically yelled at me that it WAS Chow Mein. When I asked where the noodles were, she said there aren’t any noodles in Chow Mein. I wanted to switch my order, but she said that all the old people in town love it and I should try it.

   It’s too bad, I was a fan. But being yelled at about what I ordered is the end. Real customer service would have replaced the dish with something else or given me a refund.

2. This place isn’t bad, but the food is more like what you would expect to get from a chinese delivery place at midnight, not a sit down dinner spot.

   Feel free to eat anything spicy as both our meals were suppose to be spicy and we got almost no spice at all. The chicken was a bit crispy, but not what I would have expected from the reviews.

   The cream cheese wontons are nearly flavorless and so fried they are like eating chips.

3. Sunday before noon, one woman working up front. We’re willing to be patient, knowing most restaurants are under staffed.
   She wasn’t friendly or attentive at all. Waited quite long to have our orders taken. She never checked back after bringing our food. The food was hot, but nothing special. Sweet and sour chicken was good. Sesame china’s bland and chewy.
   We got our own to-go boxes rather than wait. Not very impressed with much of anything.

4. Lots of shrimp in my lo mein, but just ok, not much flavor.
   Steamed dumplings for the win, they were Delicious 😋

5. They always have amazing food they never miss! Definitely try the Singapore mei fun or the seaweed rolls!

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