SAIGON RENDEZ-VOUS, Olympia

We are taking Saigon Rendez-Vous off our list of recommendations for Chinese food in Oly. We had been there about 3-4 times in the past, but on Tuesday, it was probably the worst food I've had in a LONG time.

Something was wrong with the pork in their rice. It looked all dried and shriveled up, tasted awful, and we're thankful we didn't eat enough of it to get food poisoning. Nothing was good. Sweet and sour sauce was rancid.

I won't go on and on. Just don't eat there.

HONG KONG Restaurant, Tacoma

Awesome Chinese food. Yes, my family and I drive all the way to Tacoma for Chinese food. We can't find anything good in town! We found this one on a fluke - after running errands all day, we were starving for lunch, and this had a few cars parked out front (good sign) so we stopped. If it wasn't the best we've had in a LONG time!

So we went Saturday night for early dinner. First of all, ambience is what a Chinese food restaurant should be. Chinese calendar for placemats, big fish in tank in the lobby, and ornate decorations and ceiling tiles.

Food is awesome. We highly recommend Dinner D, subbing Almond Ming for Almond Fried Chicken. Our meal was truly one of our best there. Dinner D includes pan fried potstickers, we side order their BBQ Pork (so tender), and their egg rolls are huge, crispy and are served with yummy sweet sauce. My mongolian beef was the best ever, almond fried chicken was right on, and sweet and sour pork was perfect. Soup was good too.

Next time you're driving thru, call them and get take out if you don't have time to stop. Well worth it!