My wife was in the mood for Chinese food this evening and here absolute favorite is Happy Guy located on Culebra at Rim Rock Trail. 
I have never been disappointed there but I'm just am not a huge fan of Chinese or any Asian food. My daughter used to work at Panda Express and I would seriously just chow down on the leftovers, especially anything hot and spicy, until I was stuffed; then I'd be hungry again an hour later. But aside from free Asian food, I could just as soon go for a Whataburger.
Anyway, the place looks the same as it did last time I was there, probably a year ago, and the staff is always friendly. The prices during lunch are very reasonable - I mean, you can stuff your gullet for under $5.00. At dinner they raise the prices but it seems as though the serving doubles in size.
We both started off with the Egg Drop soup, and of course, I don't know what those fried things are, but you have to put them in the soup for the full taste. The soup was served hot and tasty.
My wife went with an order of Lemon Chicken. The thing about their chicken is, it comes in full, thick pieces with a light and non-greasy crust. The rice is great and she really enjoys the sauce.
I had a combo platter of sweet & sour chicken (same yummy chicken, different sauce) and the Mongolian beef which is spicy, but not in anyway offensively hot. I won't show you the evidence, but I am a member of the "Clean Plate Club".
Our plates come with a egg rolls, but we both opted for the crab meat Rangoon. I don;t think there is really any crab meat involved - I have always thought it was cream cheese wrapped in some Chinese dough and fried. Either way, not burnt like some places I have been, and that is a good thing.
By the way, in case you haven't learned Chinese characters from watching the Olympics, the good people here are kind enough to have the No Smoking sign in both languages.
My wife loves the place and I like the quality service and fair prices. Add in great food and you've got yourself a Tasty Treat. Give it a try and tell me how you liked Happy Guy.
UPDATE: I forgot to post pictures of the all important fortune cookie... My nephew Diego requires the evidence! Cookies and orange slices for dessert - yum!
You may recall a while back, I gave a report on lunch my wife and I had at the Sea Island at Bandera Pointe near 1604. I wasn't really impressed with the quality that time around. Well, here is an update: Go to the Sea Island at Loop 410 near Ingram Park Mall.
What with it being Columbus Day and such, I took a half-day off work and celebrated this holiday with lunch. I have been wanting some fish, and though it wasn't catfish, I figured Sea Island would do. My wife insisted that we go to the restaurant near Loop 410 as opposed to the 1604 location, and it was a good choice.
We both had the B Lunch (shrimp and fish) and were quite pleased. First, the fish was not dry at all and I got the bonus of having an extra piece thrown on for good measure. The hush puppies were perfectly cooked - not hard as a rock. And the cole slaw was out of this world.
My wife was so happy that she went to the manager and thanked him for the quality and complimented the friendly staff and quick service.
Sorry, I was too hungry to take a picture before eating, but it was such a Tasty Treat that shortly after this photograph was taken, I joined the "Clean Plate Club"!
I have never been disappointed there but I'm just am not a huge fan of Chinese or any Asian food. My daughter used to work at Panda Express and I would seriously just chow down on the leftovers, especially anything hot and spicy, until I was stuffed; then I'd be hungry again an hour later. But aside from free Asian food, I could just as soon go for a Whataburger.
Anyway, the place looks the same as it did last time I was there, probably a year ago, and the staff is always friendly. The prices during lunch are very reasonable - I mean, you can stuff your gullet for under $5.00. At dinner they raise the prices but it seems as though the serving doubles in size.
We both started off with the Egg Drop soup, and of course, I don't know what those fried things are, but you have to put them in the soup for the full taste. The soup was served hot and tasty.
My wife went with an order of Lemon Chicken. The thing about their chicken is, it comes in full, thick pieces with a light and non-greasy crust. The rice is great and she really enjoys the sauce.
I had a combo platter of sweet & sour chicken (same yummy chicken, different sauce) and the Mongolian beef which is spicy, but not in anyway offensively hot. I won't show you the evidence, but I am a member of the "Clean Plate Club".
Our plates come with a egg rolls, but we both opted for the crab meat Rangoon. I don;t think there is really any crab meat involved - I have always thought it was cream cheese wrapped in some Chinese dough and fried. Either way, not burnt like some places I have been, and that is a good thing.
By the way, in case you haven't learned Chinese characters from watching the Olympics, the good people here are kind enough to have the No Smoking sign in both languages.
My wife loves the place and I like the quality service and fair prices. Add in great food and you've got yourself a Tasty Treat. Give it a try and tell me how you liked Happy Guy.
UPDATE: I forgot to post pictures of the all important fortune cookie... My nephew Diego requires the evidence! Cookies and orange slices for dessert - yum!
