Tang's Chinese Cuisine — Restaurant in Houlton

I'm very happy to revise this review. It's more fun to rave than to rage (truth, that's fun too). I was faced with either driving around 1 to 1.5 hours to either Caribou or Lincoln to satisfy that Chinese food craving. I just can't face the other place in town (that shall not be named) as I get the impression things aren't going well for them and I have reason to suspect they are cutting corners. I also feel uncomfortable in dying restaurants, it's just sad.

Enough of that, I gave Tang's a second try and boy was I surprised. Holy cow, I was so impressed. We got the sweet and sour shrimp, the Thai Chicken, an order of the boneless ribs, and an order of egg rolls. The delivery was very prompt and friendly. I just can't say enough about the Thai Chicken, amazingly tender and flavorful. They even included white rice to make a bed to layer the entree on. Sadly some places are doing so poorly they can't afford this 'luxury.' Speaking of luxuries, they didn't even upcharge me 50¢ to use my credit card. Wow! I will say that it was the same flavorless brown water that is passed off as soy sauce; I've learned this is universal. I even take my own bottle of soy sauce to restaurants, it's a necessity. The sweet and sour shrimp looked odd at first, like onion rings, but then shrimp naturally curl when cooked so it made sense. Still tasted great and they had just a bit of a snap biting into them. The boneless BBQ ribs were tasty and tender. I thought the egg rolls were excellent, salted just about right.

All & all a wonderful dining experience. Good food, served as expected (even c white rice and I didn't even have to pay extra for it as a side, amazing).

In conclusion, I retract my past impressions, they've surged to the front of the line. Guess I can stay in good ol Houlton for my Chinese fix. This...

When I was married my spouse and I were always looking for a good Chinese place to eat, they grew up in Massachusetts and I am originally from the county, but a few years ago I lived down in Massachusetts with them. We ate at several great Chinese locations in China town. That being said Tangs is the closest you can get to food like you would eat in China town down in Mass, they do great work here, are extremely nice, and even when my spouse asked them to cook with none white people spicy they gladly did. I cannot sing the praises of this place enough, thankful I don’t live close or I would eat here too often. Sadly my spouse is no longer living in the country, and every time I come here I am reminded of those wonderful times. Keep up the good work, also I love that you brought the buffet back and I don’t know how you can turn a profit with that amazing food in a buffet style but good for you! Don’t sleep on the wonton...

Excellent. We went on a Friday afternoon, between lunch and dinner. There were a couple of tables and a man named Steven was running the front of house. We were greeted immediately, seated with menus and got our drink order immediately. We both ordered off the combination menu with one substitution. The food arrived timely and was hot, crispy, and had good flavor. Any requests for more drinks or sauces were fulfilled immediately by Steven. Music was playing softly and restaurant was clean and decor was not dingy or run down. The bathrooms need a little TLC, they were clean, but run down. The exterior does not do the interior justice. It looks a little sketchy from the outside, but it's a good, almost great, Chinese restaurant. For Aroostook county? It's far superior to any other Chinese restaurants we have tried. I wish they would open a location in Fort...