Mr King — Restaurant in Crystal River

While traveling, it was my son's pick for dinner and he wanted Chinese food. Coming from North Jersey was skeptical on getting Chinese food along the gulf coast of Florida but was pleasantly surprised with the outcome. Picked Mr. King based on the high reviews and stopped in for a dine in dinner experience. When we say down we were given a bowl of fried noodles and there was sweet and sour sauce or mustard that was available for dipping. I ordered the General Tso's chicken which came with a soup and I choose the egg drop soup I was asked for a spice level for the chicken with and opted for spicey. My son order chicken lo mein and an egg roll. Meal portion was decent and the price was right based on the quality. The General Tso's chicken which usually comes with broccoli came with of some type of sugar snap pea, slicesld carrot, mushrooms, and baby corn which offered a unique spinoff compared to what I've usually gotten. Opted for the steamed white rice over fried rice. Food was served hot and fresh and was a tasty meal that did not break the bank.

The dining room had ample seating and we were able to sit down at a table of our choosing. As stated, I was leary of going out for this type of cuisine but glad we went. It was a great meal.

At the end of our dinner, we also had little chocolate cake / moose type of dessert...

I give up! Good Chinese food in Florida doesn’t exist. The General Tso's chicken was weird. It came with vegetables, but no broccoli. I didn’t know that I needed to order mine without mushrooms. It isn’t stated on the menu that it comes with vegetables. Don’t get me wrong, I love Chinese vegetables, but with General Tso’s it’s usually just chicken, sauce, and broccoli. Odd it didn’t come with broccoli, but came with other veggies. I hate mushrooms! Why can’t they describe the dish on their menu? The other complaints are that it was bland and the chicken was overcooked and dry. We also ordered sweet and sour chicken and that was even more dry and it had a few things just tossed in that looked out of place. Maybe one or two dry pieces of pineapple and a couple other veggies here and there. I was supposed to get rice with my order and it wasn’t in my bag when I got home. That was very disappointing! Chinese food with no rice or noodles? This was such a disappointing experience. I spent $30+ dollars on food that I couldn’t even eat. Oh yeah, I got the Crab Rangoon too. What a waste. Same sauce as the sweet and sour and it literally was just cheese. No crabmeat, no onions or celery.

I trusted the reviews and got burned....

I really like Mr King. I love that they have a drive-thru so I don't even need to get out of my car. I also like the atmosphere inside and the people who work there. They are friendly and easygoing. The food that I've tried has been wonderful. I love Singapore Chow Mei Fun. Mr King makes a very nice version of this dish. Also today I tried Shrimp with Lobster sauce. That was also very good. But my favorite is their egg drop soup which has a few small onions in it that really give it flavor. I think that is one of their big sellers. It's just a small place. I also like that it feels very comfortable to be there. When they get to know you, which is pretty quickly, you feel like you can walk in and just pick your table. They have always been very nice to me and I appreciate that. So for a nice atmosphere and a small restaurant with very nice people I'm giving them five stars. I think you will like it if you try it. I do recommend this restaurant. Everything is still great. Today I tried shrimp with broccoli in a white sauce and fried rice. It came with egg drop soup. This was one of the specials for lunch. Very good! It's easy to pick something...