Fortune Cookie Asian Restaurant — Restaurant in Fayetteville

My husband and I used to come to this restaurant at least two or three times a month. On Sat 13 March 2021. My husband went to the restaurant to place the same exact order that we always place. Large General tso chicken & a large hunan chicken “No mushrooms. Both with fried rice which was a 2.00 extra charge. When he returned home in my order I had General tso tofu. I called the restaurant and explained that I received tofu instead of chicken. The guy told us to come back tomorrow and they would give what I ordered. Upon arriving at the restaurant the cashier which was the same cashier the night before was a little rude. She said to sit down over there while our order was prepared. While we were sitting a lady came out and she said to my husband. “I remember you from last night! You said General tso tofu! I heard you. I said we didn’t even know you all had tofu. We order the same thing all the time. Then they bought the food out and the guy from the kitchen came and stood near by to listen to us talk. I said they are just giving me the chicken and not the rice that comes with it. So I said it’s ok I will buy the rice. So he comes over and put the rice on the table near us and say. Last night I heard you say General tso tofu. They were determined not to be wrong. I asked what rice was this and he said white rice. I told him that we had fried rice with the order and I would purchase the fried rice. They didn’t turn down having me purchase the rice even though they made the mistake on our order. We drive 10 miles to this restaurant and 10 miles back simply because the food and service was good. The store was very clean Had these people not called us a liar by telling us 3 times that we said General Tso Tufo we would have continued to come to this restaurant. On top of that they gave me old food. They cared more about the food that they gave us for free versus keeping us as a customer. I would not dare trust them to prepare food for me again. I never even heard of General Tso Tufo. You never tell a customer they are wrong in a situation like that. They made us feel very uncomfortable. Bye...

THIS IS A LONG DETAILED REVIEW. Very small serving sizes, they did not fill my whole plate. I asked for sesame chicken with a side of rice. I got an order of rice with a side of chicken instead. Chicken was very dry stringy and tough. You know the kind of chicken I am talking about from a Chinese restaurant.

The chicken has a distinct "soapy taste" akin to being cooked in cookware that was not properly washed or rinsed. The sesame sauce used on the chicken was pretty devoid of any depth to it's flavor profile. Interestingly in the sauce I can almost swear I nearly taste a tomato base.

Moving on, the fried rice was very pleasant, this restaurant opted for a recipe that uses egg. The way the egg was used in the rice was very clever and tasty, a cross of scrambled egg and rice to describe it plainly. Finally, the crab Rangoon I ordered came in a classic triangle shape, to my pleasant surprise the shell that contained the filling did not taste of burned frying oils. Instead I found the shell to have a nice crunch that was not super hard or tough. The filling itself was well made, no other comments on the crab rangoons.

Perhaps most humorous of all, for getting lunch at a place that is named fortune cookie Asian restaurant, I did not receive a fortune cookie with my order. 🤡

Admitingly I did not sample the Korean menu. Perhaps the Korean menu is better. but that is not for me to find out. Ultimately and sadly, I will not be returning to this location. Between the portions, quality of chicken, and the passing of credit processing fees on to customers, it is too much for me to overlook.

very nice interior. Expect a 3.5% up-charge if you use a credit card to pay...

It is unfortunate that Fayetteville/Fort Bragg area has somehow been culturally indoctrinated to thinking that terrible quality Asian food is worthy of 4 or 5 stars, especially when the prices are that of an upscale restaurant. For $30 I got cheap quality premade (as in out of a giant frozen box no doubt) rangoons and sesame chicken that didn't contain a shred of recognisable chicken. I look at this plate of Rangoons that no one wanted to finish, and feel the pain in my jaw from muscling through a bowl of jerky-like (probably all skin) sesame chicken, and fantasize about what I'd buy if I still had the $30 I spent on this absolutely terrible meal. I almost gave the place 2 stars because my order was ready quickly when I arrived and there were no mistakes, and because I felt sorry for the staff, who is probably depressingly aware of how substandard their menu specs really are ... but then I realized that this stain on the heritage of Asian cuisine is hardly going to feel the impact of such a rating, and those with an iota of discerning taste who come after me will be misled (as I was) by the abundance of reviews that give this place a rating worth mentioning. Just doing my part. You're welcome for...