Wing Lee Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Independence

I have been going to this place over a decade, and the food is not like what it used to be. It also sound like somebody was hollering and arguing in the kitchen and he did not sound happy at all. I would have liked to eat in peace and have the same quality food that they have been serving for years, but it did not happen this last time. The top of the seats were nasty too and had to go into the washroom to clean my arm off, the food left a horrible aftertaste in my mouth after I ate and left the place. And that was the first time I got to eat at that place in close to a year and a half. Very sad to see that the quality has fallen significantly compared to the past several decades they...

This place has been a staple in my life since back in the day-day. I don't get out to Independence much, but we made a trip that way and so we stopped in.

It hasn't yet changed much. It's a smaller restaurant, the buffet is adequate and it generally taste good. They try to stock it as best they can given traffic but you'll see that a lot of take out orders hold back the buffet items a fair amount.

The chicken for the sweet and sour, for instance, was empty upon arrival and it stayed that way due to the sheer volume of take out orders.

And that's fine... It shouldn't reflect poorly on the establishment as the owners are nice and very inviting.

Overall,...

Three of us stopped in for lunch once and ordered for pickup another time. Both of our experiences were dismal at best. This is Asian food at its worst. The shrimp fried rice my roommate ordered was okay. The egg drop soup was gelatinous. I ordered walnut chicken, it came without sauce and without walnut. I looked through the entire dish and couldn’t locate a single piece of a walnut. I wanted so badly to like this place because it very much looks like a “mom and pop” Chinese restaurant, but yuck is the best I can muster. Go further out, go somewhere else, just probably don’t go to Wing Lee if quality matters...