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    Forbidden City

    3.5 (25 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Garlic sauce "chicken". This is horribly freezer burnt and smells terrible not to mention not very chicken like.
    Jess B.

    NO NO NO!! This is not meat!!! When we walked in and there was nobody here and they looked at us like we walked in the wrong door we should have walked right back out. The soy sauce bottle on the table needs to be cleaned or better yet thrown away!!!

    a plate of noodles and fried egg rolls
    Amber L.

    We have tried out a few Chinese restaurants/delivery places in the area and this is the best. They do not provide a delivery service, but it's worth picking up. The staff are always friendly and the food is always made quickly (typically about 15 minutes). I enjoy their soups a lot. This is one of the first places that doesn't have stale fortune cookies which I'm happy about. The portion sizes are huge so we have left overs for a couple of meals which is great. They also offer free beverages when you order over a certain amount. I would recommend them to others.

    Boneless ribs. Yummy!

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    the mom is cold and stand offish....just like her egg foo young....if you liike greasy noodles and heartburn this is your spot.

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    Good food...counter girl is a tiger cougar dipped in black bean sauce....grrrr...hi linda.

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    The black pepper chicken is excellent.

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