King Hua
| 752 Independence Boulevard, Virginia Beach |
5 priser
6.80/10.00 |
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+1 757-518-8026 |
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IDP Sales (07.11.2017 00:56)
All Chinese fast food is pretty low quality food and we've tried pretty much every hole in the wall in Hampton Roads. This particular hole in the wall has some unique qualities to mention that make it above all others earning it a 5-star review from us.
Firstly, the vegetables are VERY fresh and they include things like Zucchini not typically seen in the average fast food setting. Secondly, they will customize your food completely different from the menu for you if your order properly and explain in the notes section well what you want. When you make special requests they remember you and get to know you over time as a regular customer and you can tell that care went into cooking your food.
The food is not overly greasy and is more in line with home cooked but you need to know how to order and what to stay away from as some things aren't any better here than elsewhere aka not that great. For instance, the American food on the menu here like all Chinese places is greasy and boring, with the exception of the Chicken Wings which are above average for most places, seasoned well and very crispy.
The Sweet and Sour Shrimp is about as good as you could hope get anywhere. The Singapore Street noodles is a lower cost alternative to PF Chang's about half the cost and still tastes great so is highly recommended. They are a light rice noodle with Curry sauce and scallions, egg. Shrimp, chicken and pork. The Teriyaki chicken is above average, about the best we've had at this type of place. The Hot & Sour soup here is better than just about anywhere in the area (we order it without tofu and chicken because the vegetables are tastier being so fresh). If you like Egg Foo Young the gravy here is great. The Moo Shu is good and really filling, usually enough for leftovers and reheats well. The mixed vegetables with Ginger and Scallions is different than other places, it floats in too much sauce that can be messy but it tastes very good. The Hot & Spicy Shrimp while good is not spicy at all, it’s more like the red sauce from Sweet & Sour without being sweet.
Another important thing to note: In over 200 orders over the course of this year this place misread our notes only twice, and made it correct both times. We had sauce spill in the bag maybe five times of those orders creating a sticky little mess.
We find that ordering on the Beyond Menu website is faster and easier and has a built in coupon you can add along with the ability to write in notes for each item you order making this an easy go to spot for quick ordering ahead and paying online.
Other things to stay away from:
-- General Tso Tofu - while it’s a great idea for vegans, it’s cut in huge chunks that are not very crispy and don't absorb the sauce well.
-- The Jumbo Shrimp are big flat pancake shaped piles of mostly breading.
-- We've had better Lumpia by far.
-- Ordering extra crispy noodles can be a waste, they are often a bit stale as though they were prepacked too early.
-- As is the case with most fast food Chinese places the Chicken, Pork & Beef are sub par meat and can be rubbery or fatty.
--The (fake) Lobster is almost always overcooked/steamed and too mushy.
-- If you don't like a lot of heavy sauce just about every traditional dish is lathered in Garlic Sauce. It's a tasty sauce, but you can get it on the side by ordering off the diet menu if it’s just too much for you. The heavy sauce can really drown out the freshness of the vegetables especially if you're ordering seafood you may want to consider ordering it steamed so they put the sauce on the side.
Things to try:
Order the shrimp or scallops with vegetables and in the notes section ask them to make it Kung Pao style. While the Chicken Kung Pao isn't the greatest because the Chicken isn't great at any Chinese fast food place, the Shrimp and Scallops make a much tastier dish and this place makes it great.
Order the Mixed Vegetables and ask them for Zucchini, Carrots, and Mushrooms and write in the notes "Curry sauce".
All Chinese fast food is pretty low quality food and we've tried pretty much every hole in the wall in Hampton Roads. This particular hole in the wall has some unique qualities to mention that make it above all others earning it a 5-star review from us.
Firstly, the vegetables are VERY fresh and they include things like Zucchini not typically seen in the average fast food setting. Secondly, they will customize your food completely different from the menu for you if your order properly and explain in the notes section well what you want. When you make special requests they remember you and get to know you over time as a regular customer and you can tell that care went into cooking your food.
The food is not overly greasy and is more in line with home cooked but you need to know how to order and what to stay away from as some things aren't any better here than elsewhere aka not that great. For instance, the American food on the menu here like all Chinese places is greasy and boring, with the exception of the Chicken Wings which are above average for most places, seasoned well and very crispy.
The Sweet and Sour Shrimp is about as good as you could hope get anywhere. The Singapore Street noodles is a lower cost alternative to PF Chang's about half the cost and still tastes great so is highly recommended. They are a light rice noodle with Curry sauce and scallions, egg. Shrimp, chicken and pork. The Teriyaki chicken is above average, about the best we've had at this type of place. The Hot & Sour soup here is better than just about anywhere in the area (we order it without tofu and chicken because the vegetables are tastier being so fresh). If you like Egg Foo Young the gravy here is great. The Moo Shu is good and really filling, usually enough for leftovers and reheats well. The mixed vegetables with Ginger and Scallions is different than other places, it floats in too much sauce that can be messy but it tastes very good. The Hot & Spicy Shrimp while good is not spicy at all, it’s more like the red sauce from Sweet & Sour without being sweet.
Another important thing to note: In over 200 orders over the course of this year this place misread our notes only twice, and made it correct both times. We had sauce spill in the bag maybe five times of those orders creating a sticky little mess.
We find that ordering on the Beyond Menu website is faster and easier and has a built in coupon you can add along with the ability to write in notes for each item you order making this an easy go to spot for quick ordering ahead and paying online.
Other things to stay away from:
-- General Tso Tofu - while it’s a great idea for vegans, it’s cut in huge chunks that are not very crispy and don't absorb the sauce well.
-- The Jumbo Shrimp are big flat pancake shaped piles of mostly breading.
-- We've had better Lumpia by far.
-- Ordering extra crispy noodles can be a waste, they are often a bit stale as though they were prepacked too early.
-- As is the case with most fast food Chinese places the Chicken, Pork & Beef are sub par meat and can be rubbery or fatty.
--The (fake) Lobster is almost always overcooked/steamed and too mushy.
-- If you don't like a lot of heavy sauce just about every traditional dish is lathered in Garlic Sauce. It's a tasty sauce, but you can get it on the side by ordering off the diet menu if it’s just too much for you. The heavy sauce can really drown out the freshness of the vegetables especially if you're ordering seafood you may want to consider ordering it steamed so they put the sauce on the side.
Things to try:
Order the shrimp or scallops with vegetables and in the notes section ask them to make it Kung Pao style. While the Chicken Kung Pao isn't the greatest because the Chicken isn't great at any Chinese fast food place, the Shrimp and Scallops make a much tastier dish and this place makes it great.
Order the Mixed Vegetables and ask them for Zucchini, Carrots, and Mushrooms and write in the notes "Curry sauce".
Howard Malcolm (04.11.2017 03:09)
Excellent service. Really friendly staff. Shout out to the little kid helping out his parents working hard and making sure the orders were correct.
Excellent service. Really friendly staff. Shout out to the little kid helping out his parents working hard and making sure the orders were correct.
ben hecker (19.10.2017 01:36)
Zero quality in the food period. Rubbery chicken.. beef Lomein taste like dishwasher. Crab ragoon soggy and no crab just cream cheese.
Zero quality in the food period. Rubbery chicken.. beef Lomein taste like dishwasher. Crab ragoon soggy and no crab just cream cheese.
Georgia Hronek (17.08.2017 19:42)
This is a small place but it serves great food. The wait time is not that long. My family and I go here often for dinner and we are always happy. The staff is very friendly. And the prices are good.
This is a small place but it serves great food. The wait time is not that long. My family and I go here often for dinner and we are always happy. The staff is very friendly. And the prices are good.
DatEwokFromODK (04.06.2017 04:11)
Used to be really good but last 2 times we have ordered it has been blah. Chicken has fatty pieces in it and everything thing is super greasy. Everything seems watered down as well, almost as if they are just throwing frozen ingredients into the wok straight from the freezer. Will have to find another good take out place :(
Used to be really good but last 2 times we have ordered it has been blah. Chicken has fatty pieces in it and everything thing is super greasy. Everything seems watered down as well, almost as if they are just throwing frozen ingredients into the wok straight from the freezer. Will have to find another good take out place :(
