Ho Ho Gourmet

We love HO HO Gourmet since 1987. Our family frequently goes to HoHo since then. We talked to the friendly oldman/ owner all the time. The food has always been terrific. I even know his daughter who frequently shops at NPS Market Square for supplies.

Until the pandemics.

2021 when we last ordered takeouts because the restaurant was closed. The duck was dry with no taste. The fried rice is stale. Pan fried noodle has no taste. It was horrible. We decided to not go there anymore.

Until May 12-2023

My sister informs me that she had dim sum a few week ago and the restaurant has been remodeled. It is much cleaner now. We decided to give it a second chance.

We ordered sea food pan fried noodle ($15.99) and sea food clay pot. The food was okay but nowhere near the quality of the past. The portion is small and costs $18.95 for the pot alone. The taste is bland.

Then this happens:

As soon as the table of 8 right behind our table left, and the 2 Mexican waiter and waitress start to clean up and carry away dirty dishes, the old man / owner/ cook walks out and collect 2 red containers of steamed rice from the table and bring them back to the kitchen, before allowing the waiter/ waitress to continue cleaning the table.

Guess what he was doing?

He recycled the steamed rice to re-use it either for fried rice or as steamed rice for the next customer collect those container. Rice is cheap and plentiful. Granted the old steamed looks indistinguishable from the fresh one, but please...

I cant think of any other reason why he would do that.

The bland food is one thing but re-use left over steamed rice is nasty and illegal.

we never gonna be back there ever again.