First Taste Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Burlington

I'm not an objective judge of food. It's hard for me to say, "this is better than that", etc. I think there are other things to take into account, like, how hungry am I? Am I in the mood to eat that right now? How much did it cost? How was it presented? What are my expectations? I think a ratio of two of these considerations often gives me the overall impression of if I liked or didn't like something. Like, was the food delicious, but overpriced? Was the food greasy, but cheap? With this particular Chinese restaurant, it was the contest between expectation and experience. Picking up the food gave me reason for pause, the place was just...janky. The combination of the ceiling almost falling down, coupled with the odd assortment of arcade games and broken candy dispensers in the lobby did not give me a good feeling. But then you get handed a MASSIVE bag of food and think, how much did I pay for all this? And then you eat it. I think the beef couldn't have been more tender. Amazing orange chicken. I had never tried egg foo young before, but I'm a believer now. Great classic fried rice and pork lo mein. The hard thing now is, will you be able to eat here and temper your expectations after reading this? Maybe you'll be better than I and just enjoy it for what it is: great, classic Chinese food at a...

Me and and kids just moved to the area and this was our second time having Chinese in Graham/Burlington area. Ughhh we will continue our search. Asked that chicken be fried hard which was not big ole wings gooey the chicken chow Mei fun the noodles were dry and stuck together like spaghetti noodles and the veggies in it tasted old. The Boneless ribs were dry. The lady at the cashier wouldn't give us paper plates. I'm just not satisfied. Someone point me to some good ole Chinese...

First taste Chinese was a great find In the area. I’m picky about trying out new places. Luckily I was able to read a couple reviews which lead me to First Taste. The General Taos chicken was excellent. Love the sauce and the fact the chicken was not heavily breaded. I will be coming back to this restaurant in the near future. I would recommend trying first taste Chinese restaurant out if you’re...