Date Night: Asia City

Hey guys, Alex and Jess here.

About a week back we decided to take date night, grab some food, and have a good old fashioned scary movie marathon. Long story short, the marathon turned into a single movie, and a new found loathing for penny pincher's at Shoppers, but the food did not disappoint.

Admittedly, Asia City has been a favorite for us for a while now, and as such is more than candidate for our next review.

Down on McPhillips, there is a small building that, best I can tell, resembles an old Wendy's building, kind of unassuming from the outside. Walking in you see an overwhelming menu board featuring Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai food. They have bubble tea, sandwiches and other imported candies as well. Pretty much they own at being delicious.

Usually we both get the PadThai, which you can get with any assortment of meats or veggies. It's spicy-ness is rated on a scale from 1-10, and for us an '8' is pretty good.

This time around, Jess got the Chicken Fried Rice (how cliche). Rather then being like your typical chinese food, the taste is not so overwhelming, and they don't over load the dish with soy sauce before it even reaches your table. The chicken is tender and absorbs the soy just as much as the rice, making it the best chicken fried rice experience you'll ever have. YUM.

Alex tried to test the age old theory that truly good food is just as good the second day, and loaded up with PadThai, Beef Stir Fry, and Spring Rolls. Now Spring Rolls have never been a favorite for him, but these are perfectly crispy, and not greasy, and so delicious they soon disappeared. The PadThai did not disappoint. For those that don't know PadThai, it is basically a delicious mess of noodles and sauce that's tangy, sweet and spicy all at once. Throw in a few veggies and there you have it. The Stir Fried Veg with Beef was good too, carrots, beef, broccoli, with a perfectly savory sauce. And yes, yes my friends, it was even good the second day. Mmm.

We should also point out these guys make it fresh every order. You won't find a big long buffet style display, showing off the pre-made bite sized morsels, ready to be scooped into a plate. Oh no, these guys come piping hot out of the back, as proof and point, one of our Styrofoam containers from our take out actually bowed from the heat. That means you will wait for your food, and quite frankly, that's okay. The time it takes show the care they put into the food, and the flavor definitely shines through.

Over all, this place is always a good food experience, whether you dine in or take out.