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    Wing Lee

    3.1 (71 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids

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    takeout order - giant pu pu platter for 2, small soup, extra rice
    Kate S.

    We've tried Wing Lee II in Portland before, but not very recently. So I was excited to give Wing Lee Prime a go. I regret that decision. We got the Pu Pu Platter for 2 to sample the apps, always a good strategy, as well as extra pork fried rice and a pork noodle soup. I personally found the apps in the sampler pretty inedible by and large. Chicken fingers - the first one slide right out of the batter, the second one behaved better but didn't taste better. Fried shrimp - very large, but not large on taste. Didn't like them. Chicken wings - not really my thing so I'm not the person to judge. Boneless ribs - way too oily and sweet, I couldn't eat more than a bite. Chicken teriyaki and beef teriyaki - both were edible. My partner is a veritable connoisseur of beef teriyaki and gave it high marks. Egg roll - stand out item. Extra long for some unknown reason. I found the taste unique compared with egg rolls at other places. Seasoned differently? Extra black pepper? Goodness knows, but I liked the egg rolls. Still, the amount of food in the meal was massive and I can appreciate the effort towards quantity here. I didn't think much of the soup. The meat was dry - in soup? How is that even possible? It's soup! The rice, which I'm getting to for my next day lunch, is perfectly fine, but nothing to write home about.

    a plate of food with rice and meat

    The shrimp with lobster sauce dinner was the most disgusting meal I have ever eaten. The shrimp are baby shrimp not deveined and all but three you could visibly see the poop in them. The rice was covered in the lobster sauce and nasty shrimp, that Other local places give you 4 jumbo shrimps deveined. The beef teriyaki was also disgusting like it had been marinating since before Christmas that it was an aweful texture, and the chicken fingers were still pink. What a waste of $20 oh and to boot a 16 oz bottle of soda will cost you $3.00

    This is what Shrimp with lobster sauce should look like. This was cooked at home
    Lynn W.

    I was passing through town and was craving some Chinese food. I knew I would be getting Americanized Chinese, but I've gotten good or decent versions while traveling. This has got to be the worse I've ever had. And I don't like to write bad reviews but this was I edible. I actually threw away almost a whole meal. I ordered the shrimp with lobster sauce with white rice, wonton soup, egg rolls. The combo came with chicken wings and teriyaki beef skewers. The egg rolls were the only thing I ate all of. The wontons were soft and mushy. They had been sitting way too long and the wrapper was mush. They do put a lot of fresh veggies in the soup which was the only parts of the soup I ate. The chicken wings were ok. Greasy but I ate one of them. The teriyaki beef skewers were so sweet, dry and overcooked. Another 10 minutes and you would have had jerky. I didn't eat them. The shrimp and lobster sauce was the worse thing of the meal. The sauce was brown and salty. That's it. The shrimp were the cheap small mealy type. The white rice was old and had had pieces throughout. This is not how you make shrimp with lobster sauce. It should be white. It should be a light flavorful egg sauce with minced pork. This was not that. I actually threw the whole thing away. I couldn't eat any of it. I just hope that they read this review and make some changes. I do hope that they succeed because I know how hard it is to make a restaurant work. Chinese restaurant life is not easy but they have to step it up a little. This was horrible.

    Sandy P.

    Looking for good Chinese food? Don't waste your money at Wing Lee. Portland and Scarborough are garbage and the supposed owner of Scarborough does nothing but yell and talk over you. We don't get Chinese much, but the last time was St. John street. Spent about $50 and was nasty. Didnt complain. Today I called she didn't even let me speak, she screamed over me. Telling me bring all the food and she'd give half my money back Never again! Anyone seen black boneless ribs before?. Can't get a chicken finger right and some crispy dry wings! . #winglee #wingleescarborough #wingleeportland #wingleesucks #dontwasteyourmoneyatwinglee #notfriendly

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    Average Chinese food....but the portions are big and the prices are good.

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    8 years ago

    Food has gone down hill! The place is very dirty! Pricing is very high! Don't think I'll be going back any time soon!

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    11 years ago

    Good, fast and reasonably priced. Portions are very generous. A step above other places in the area in my opinion.

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    Evergreen Chinese Restaurant

    3.9
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    At work talking about Chinese food when my co-work tells me they've been hearing some great things…read moreabout Evergreen. Located on Western Ave in a strip mall with Big Fin Poke. It's a tad far from home in North Deering, bit of it's as good as I am hearing, it will be worth the trip. Menu on line was easy to navigate landing me at the "Dinner specials" page. A great variety of, more than some of the other places we've tried and way more than our local Chinese place. I chose the Straw mushroom with snow peas with boneless pork and hubby chose their General Tso chicken with chicken fingers for his appetizer. Both requested the wanton soup which is an upchargw from the other soup offerings. I really like the format for ordering on line with sections for different options like soup, rice, and appetizer. Most places you get the appetizer assigned and charged if you want to change it. Not here, you can choose! Yay! I arrived a few minutes after I was texted my order was ready. Signage was clear and easy to read. Ample parking in the shared parking lot. Upon entering you can see it is a take out centered type restaurant but does offer booth or table seating. It was a busy Saturday night and they had everything operating smoothly. Walked up to counter area and was greeted immediately, gave my phone number and name and my food was presented. Made my payment preference on line which included a tip, made sure to not double tip. Then I was off and running. At home I unpacked the food and was surprised to find the wanton soup was a deep brown color, unusual since most wanton soups are a clear yellow. Large sliced zucchini and carrots accompanied the hand made wanton stars. They had make them with the meat neatly wrapped in dough and remaining dough behind the ball like a shooting star with a tail. WOW! The taste was unique, on the spicy side with a taste of Thai chili sauce swirled in. Very tasty but too hot, my taste buds would have not worked for the rest of my meal. On to the Straw mushroom and snow pea meal with fried rice and boneless pork. Oh My!! So fresh and tasty the peas were numerous as were the mushrooms. Fried rice was excellent as was the boneless pork, it overly cooked and super tender yum! So what are ve heard is true and more. Sadly I could find no delivery options for this establishment so take out it will be.

    Well, I hate to have to write this, because we've had a couple of very good meals within the last 6…read moremonths. But I hope my critique will help them improve, at least the last 2 dishes I had. (I won't speak to my husband's meals.) First, the orange chicken, which I had a few weeks ago. It was mostly good. My one criticism (and it's a big one!) is to dial way back on the batter. It should be mostly chicken, with a light, crispy tangy coating. What I had was mostly ALL batter, with little discernible meat inside. Not appealing, and it certainly makes me hesitant to ever order it again. The second bad meal was yesterday. I ordered the chicken with garlic sauce. I was anticipating lovely tender chicken, infused with a delicious fragrant garlic flavor. What I got was tough chicken (that obviously skipped the velveting process) and bland, tasteless sauce. No garlic was present, as far as I could tell. It was the most nondescript Chinese dish I've ever had. And I'm talking eating at Chinatown in Philly and Boston, and all over the U.S. for the last 50 years. Both of these experiences make me feel as though they've given up on trying to do the best they can. And it's also made me decide not to return-at least in the foreseeable future. But I hold out hope that when I decide to give them a third try, it was be as good an experience as I had before these disappointing ones.

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    Empire Chinese Kitchen

    4.3
    (743 reviews)
    8.6 mi
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    Last night best night and we ended our trip with dinner at Empire Chinese Kitchen and I'm so glad…read morewe did. We came in on Saturday night knowing we would have to wait so we went to the bar. They had a special cocktail that night and it was so good I wish I could remember what it was called but you have to try whatever their specialty drink of the night is. Since we had a large party we ordered a lot because everything sounds so good so we did a bunch of Dim Sum and a few mans as well. We went with: Empire Eggrolls Lobster Rangoons Char Siu Baos Spicy Pork Belly Buns Pork Potsticks Shanghai Soup Dumplings Shu Mai Curry Udon Kung Pao Chicken Honestly everything was great but the stand outs for me were the Lobster Rangoons, Char Siu Baos, Pork Potsticks, Curry Udon, and the Kung Pao Chicken. First of Lobster Rangoons I mean how do you not. Portland Maine being Lobster Paradise this just makes sense and is a must try staple here. Just takes your normal Chinese Crab Rangoon to the next level. The Char Siu Baos where the best BBQ Pork Bun I have ever had. I know these can be hit or miss sometimes but Empire it doing it right truly the best I have had. The Pork Potsticks were also great. A top 3 dumpling I have had. I honestly wasn't expecting much but these were amazing. The Curry Udon was kind of a funny story. I said we should try this and my friends like me know it was vegan but for once that didn't bother me. This was great and so full of flavor. Plus you can't go wrong with Udon. Kung Pao Chicken is always my go to and this one takes the cake. The Chicken is lighty battered and so full of flavor. One of the best I have ever had. Honestly you can't go wrong with anything we had at Empire Chinese and I would 100% go back and do it all again. I'll end this review the way we started dinner. Lobsta Goooooonnnnsss!

    The husband and I walked in while waiting for a performance at One Longfellow Square. It's been…read moreover 10 years since either of us had been to Empire, and we were blown away by the service, ambiance, and food! As a bariatric patient I can't eat too much in one go, so we opted to go with dumplings and drinks, and it was totally the way to go. Drinks: * Strawberry Mojito: sweet, flavorful, and not over powering on the mint. 10/10 from the husband. * Margarita: sour, strong, and they were so wonderful to make it a passion fruit one for me as well. Just a bit small for me. 9/10 Food: * Shanghai soup dumplings: soft and flavorful. Full of filling, but lacking in soup base so it didn't really hit the spot. 7/10 * Steamed pork dumplings: large and in charge! The rice wrapper was a lovely texture but too delicate, resulting in completely falling apart. 8/10 * Garlic bok choy: Converted my husband to actually enjoying bok choy instead of questioning it at every turn. Only wishing it was more garlic forward! 8/10 Go to Empire Chinese Kitchen for a lovely evening out for food or drink! You won't be disappointed.

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