Kung Pao Bowl — Restaurant in Huntington Beach

Ate here recently. It started off OK. We arrived and got seated right away at one of their nice booths. Not even 2 minutes after and the server was already wanting our food order. There's not a particular server assigned to a station. A different server came to take our order. First, our food came out quickly and was not hot as if cooked fresh. I ordered iced tea to drink during my meal I needed a refill and no one came to my table to ensure everything was OK. I had to flag a busboy to request a ice tea refill. Then, he took a while before coming back. So, I flagged another person and right when the 2nd server came to my booth, the busboy grabs my glass and takes off to get me a refill - strange. It was as if he remembered he was supposed to have gotten me an ice tea refill. Then, no one came by at all to ask if all ok. Just a different server brought over the bill and put it on the table and walked away. Then, another lady server brought over to-go small styrofoam containers and left. Finally, busboy came to take my check to the front and we waited until the main lady got off the phone before my bill was charged and brought over to my table. My 1st impression is that friendliness is not something practiced here. For what they charge for basic Chinese food, at least it should be friendly. I won't be...

I ordered food to-go and a fairly large order, so I figured it would take a while as well as possibly be incorrect. The person I spoke to over the phone was nice but there was a language barrier and when I tried to explain where I lived, he wasn't understanding. Finally he got it down correctly and we were able to start my order. I was told it would take an hour. An hour went by and no food and no call. About 1 hour and 20 minutes later I got a phone call from the delivery driver. He had no idea where to go so I gave him step-by-step instructions, but he still wasn't able to figure it out. So I walked out to the middle of the street, walked down the street, and waved him down. He handed me my food and I said thank you and was about to leave when he said, where's my tip? I said umm, no I'm sorry but I'm only paying for my food. I'm not going to 1. give someone a tip who was 30 minutes late by the time I got my food, so it was cold, and 2. give someone a tip who's requesting one, like you're deserving of one. What the heck. To make matters worse ... the food was only mediocre. It was cold and tasted blan. No flavor to it. I don't...

King Pao Bowl was pretty good! I had a teriyaki beef bowl, which cost 12.50, and it was really yummy! There was a great ratio of rice to meat, and I was very satisfied by the end of my bowl. The meat itself was just slightly crispy, which paired very well with the texture of the slightly sticky and soft rice. There were broccoli and carrots in the bowl as well, which were steamed to be just slightly crispy as well. The Teriyaki sauce was a lot stronger than most I've tried, so I had to mix the rice in to be able to taste the meat more, I also added some chilli oil, which really just pushed the meal to the next level. The service was friendly but very absent. We only saw our server at the beginning and end of our meal, with no refills on our drinks. The restaurant itself had a very interesting atmosphere, decorated with several simple paintings on bright green walls. It was definitely a very unique decoration style, but one that wasn't, personally, something I'd like to be in for too long. The dining areas were comfortable, and it was.no problem getting ready for the wonderful meal. The food was ready relatively quickly, probably less...