Ma T 888 China Bistro — Restaurant in Evansville

My friend Ashley and I went yesterday or a late lunch and, it was the first time that either of us had ever been there. It is a large fancy-looking restaurant but, it was mostly empty. There was only two other tables occupied in the whole place, along with us. Our hostess/server was a beautiful Asian woman who looked like she could be a secret agent/spy/assassin. Not that there's anything wrong with that. She was very friendly and helpful when it came to the menu. We both decided on the Royal Queen meal. For $15 per person (two people minimum) you got pork spring rolls for an appetizer, your choice of egg drop soup or hot and sour soup, and your choice of one entree per person: Eight Treasure Delight (an all-vegetable meal), Emerald Jade Chicken, General Tso's Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Shrimp with Vegetables, Spicy Garlic Pork or, Sweet & Sour Chicken. The meal also came with a dessert: Strawberry Cream Delight.

My friend Ashley ordered the hot and sour soup and the spicy garlic pork and, got a house salad, as well. I ordered the egg drop soup and the sweet & sour chicken. We also ordered a plate of crab rangoon (4 pieces for $5.00). The egg drop soup was the absolute best egg drop soup I have ever had! The crab rangoon was the absolute best crab Rangoon I have ever had! The sweet & sour chicken and fried rice was really, really good! I loved it! And the strawberry cream delight was a creamy, delicious dessert!

For such a fancy-looking place, the food there is surprisingly affordable. We will definitely go back again, sometime. I Do highly recommend Ma t 888...

Another great meal tonight. China Bistro is probably our favorite Chinese restaurant in town. I had the Double Sea - Shrimp and scallops with vegetables and bean curd. It was beautiful and beautifully plated. And it was also delicious. The seafood was cooked perfectly. The vegetables were stir-fry crisp. The brown sauce was flavorful but light enough to let the seafood shine. The only “miss” on it, for me, was the bean curd. It was way too soft and didn’t seem to have been cooked in the sauce since it didn’t absorb any flavor. So it ended up just being a sort of weird bland custard that didn’t add anything to the dish. Anthony had the Mongolian pork. It was also delicious. It had a great smoky, charred flavor. The pork was tender and the sauce was pleasantly tangy, slightly sweet, and a nice tingle of heat. One of the reasons we like the Bistro is that the staff is amazing. So friendly and always ready to offer suggestions or chat, but aren’t annoyingly intrusive. Wait time between ordering and getting food is quite short, but the food definitely doesn’t seem rushed. The atmosphere is slightly upscale - not super ornate, but pleasant and comfortable. We noticed tonight that there was no music (or if there was it was very low), but we hadn’t missed it. And so many restaurants play music too loudly, so it was nice to not have to...

We always look forward to returning. I dream about the coconut chicken. Get the sauce on the side so you can heat up the leftovers. Huge portions. Always get 2 meals out of one.

Went to China Bistro again on 2/22/19

Four of us went for Lunch. I decided to go with appetizers this time around. I ordered 3 pork rolls, coconut shrimp (6 for $9.00), and a salad that was big enough to share with my friends. I love their peanut dressing. Shrimp is served with coconut dipping sauce. (Same as coconut chicken. It is great on EVERYTHING.)

I liked the pork rolls better than the Veggie rolls. The shrimp were excellent. A little expensive, but worth the treat. I did not have any left overs, but that was fine for this trip. Everything was delicious as usual. The restaurant has added a sushi bar on the other side on the entry way and some other cuisine that I am not familiar with. There was another ladies group there and quite a few lunch goers.

At lunch time, there is a different menu with daily plate lunches if you choose, or you can order from the menu Ala carte. If you have a favorite from the dinner menu, you can also order that.

Don't forget that you can phone in an order and pick it up on the way home if you want to get home to relax after a stressful day.

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