Good Friends — Restaurant in Sacramento

Amazing, friendly service. Decent food.

3.5/4 but I rated it 4 (since obviously no half stars)

We ordered here for the first time a week or so back. The service was really friendly, and the owners kids are also helping. It was cute.

We ordered Mongolian Beef, Sesame Chicken and Vegetable Chow Mein. The portions were large, and it lasted us two meals.

The Chow Mein was my favorite of the three dishes. My wife preferred the Sesame Chicken. We both did not like the Mongolian Beef.

Mongolian Beef: So for one, the beef had a really weird texture and didn’t taste that great either. I’m guessing they put too much corn starch on it? The flavor of the sauce was good although we ended up throwing away half of it.

Sesame Chicken: Cooked nicely and it was crispy. The flavor was just kind of bland to me. It was just a sweet sauce and that’s it. I think I would have preferred Sweet & Sour instead. It was just ok to me. My wife liked it better.

Veggie Chow Mein: This was really good. The noodles were cooked perfectly and it had a lot of fresh veggies. We both really enjoyed this.

Would I return? Yes. The service was great and they have a lot of options for dishes. But hopefully all the dishes next time will hit the mark. Otherwise, our search will continue for good...

I really wanted to like this place a lot more...the flavor combinations on the house specialty rolls were fantastic.. the couple working, I believe they were the owners, very friendly... Unfortunately, the rest of my experience.. not so great... Maybe it was just an off day.. That could explain forgetting part of my 4 item Togo order... However I'm guessing their rolls are always this small.... And the Unagi Nigri.... Well.. it was mushy and covered in teriyaki sauce, I think.... $41 for two rolls, Unagi, and edamame..($50 with tip for sushi chef and another $15 for 2 plum wines and tip).and the napkin was in the box on my roll when I opened it... Like I said... I really wanted to like this place... And maybe you will.... I, however, will not be giving a second chance...

And of course I spilled my second glass of plum wine... Not a single drink taken from it.. it has been set down behind my to go bag and was subsequently knocked over when I tried to pick the bag up. They didn't even stir to see what...

I've eaten here a number of times in the past when in the area for work. Usually the food is really good and I enjoy the meal but this time it just wasn't as good. Maybe it was because it was a Monday night.

They have a good lunch special with a number of options and a dinner special with the same choices plus Sweet and Sour Pork. The meal had a choice of soup, egg drop or Hot and Sour. I had the Hot and Sour. The problem was, the temperature of the soup was only warm, not hot.

I had the Broccoli Beef with my dinner special and that was very good. The meat was soft and tender and the broccoli crisp and cooked well. The Sweet and Sour Pork was mostly fried bits of coating and not much meat. The red sauce was only warm and the pineapple was cold like just out of the fridge.

I'll still keep coming back when in the area but I would hope next time that the quality goes back up to...