Houa Khong 2 — Restaurant in Merced

I’ve been eating here for the past few years. The food is tasty and the employees very friendly. The food is prepared fast and fresh. My only complaint is that recently, the prices have gone up. I understand the cost of everything is rising but cmon…the shrinkflation is out of control. At least give me the same amount as when I paid less. I notice depending on who is making the food, I might get way less. I know this because I’m not a huge eater and the plate usually lasts 2 meals. Lately, it’s only enough food for one and I can feel the container is lighter when I pick it up. So if you’re wealthy and can afford $16 for a small plate of noodles, have at it! It IS good but the costs are too high for the amount of food you get. I wish they’d do something to ensure you get what you pay for….EVERY TIME! So 5 stars for the taste of the food, 2 stars for cost &...

The duck and rice tasted good but look nothing like the picture. When I asked the lady if I got the right order because it looks so different she told me the picture is a catfish photo. The Pepsi tasted weird and she said she got it out of the can so the ice must have been funky. They ran out of rice noodles for the spring rolls so they used pho noodles instead. Which was okay but not what it should have been from the menu. The egg rolls were more like lumpia and they were okay. The service was non-existent. And the place could use an overall cleaning. It was good enough for a Wednesday night and we wanted to try something new but it's definitely not a place we would go out of our way...

Going in I thought it was Chinese; guess I should have looked at their sign more thoroughly, but Thai was the next best thing. The lunch menu had mostly curry, which I'm not used to, but the hostess was helpful in choosing a quick lunch. And good thing too, because 5 minutes after ordering, small groups of people started to fill up the small establishment. My food was much sweeter than the garlic taste I'm used to when it comes to Thai cusine, but it was welcomed nonetheless. The only thing that was an issue was the size of the vegetables; the broccoli and carrots were too big and should have been...