After K got back from a business trip last week, he really wanted some Chinese food. We haven't had any since my mother left, so we went to Mak Chin's, which is across the street from our gym. Expecting the place to be packed at 7:30 on a Friday night, we were really surprised to find the dining room almost empty. The menu looked really good, and the prices were quite a bit higher than your average Asian restaurant, so our expectations were pretty high. Talk about a let-down. We ordered salmon in a coconut something sauce with mango salsa. For $18, I expect a decently sized piece of salmon. Instead, the portion on my plate was about 1inch by 4 inches. That's $4.50 per square inch. And it was terrible! The sauce overpowered what little fish there was on the plate, and the mango salsa was basically chopped up mangoes with a bit of cilantro thrown in. K's was by far the worst, though. He ordered the steamed vegetables, which when constituting a dish on their own (and for $10 no less) usually have a bit of flair to them. No. He received a small bamboo steamer partially full of plain, unseasoned steamed vegetables. They weren't even salted!
So, what can be learned from this? Don't go to Mak Chin's. Don't listen to the people on CitySearch who say it's such a wonderful place. The restaurant tries too hard and has terrible food.
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