When in Rome, eat as the Romans do. Chinese food is obviously the first thing that comed to mind…read more Just kidding, but it was one of the first things we stumbled upon shortly after we realized we were starving and it was time for lunch.
They close lunch service at 3, and we walked in around 2pm. We were seated immediately, amidst many Italian speaking patrons.
My father and I ordered a beer to share for 2.80€, while my mother ordered a pot of green tea. My sister went cheap and stuck to the accidental bottle of sparkling water my father bought that morning.
The food was average, if not below average. Of all the chinese restaurants we had eaten at in Italy, this was definitely not the best and possibly the worst. We ordered the soft fried noodles, seasonal vegetables, tofu shrimp, pork spare ribs and hot pork with Zha Cai.
If the dishes didn't meet par, they were definitely sub-par. The dishes were a little overly salty, which made us crave either water or white rice. A bowl of steamed rice costs 2€, which held us back from wanting to order it excessively.
For some reason, they also forgot about our order of hot pork with Zha Cai. We were almost full already at this point, so we almost asked them not to bring it out anymore. In the end, we still asked for it, as well as an extra bowl of rice.
Overall, it satisfied our hunger and our brief Chinese cravings, but I wish we had spent our time and money on something strictly "Roman," and not on lackluster Chinese cuisine.
