Xing Long Chinese Eatery — Restaurant in Seattle

Allow me to paint you a picture. Me, a scrawny depressed 20 something fresh out of a breakup, goes for a 3 hour long walk down yesler way. I travel through beautiful forests and walk by the marina fueled by the single cup of coffee I had in the morning.

The walk back is strenuous, winding up and down hill after hill, but I nearly made it. Three or so blocks away, however, I am intoxicated by the smell of frying onions and garlic. I try to keep walking but can’t stop thinking about it, so I follow the scent. I walk towards the smell, getting stronger and stronger until I arrive at this magic dragon place.

Walking in, I am greeted by the incredibly friendly owner and we make small talk about the weather while he puts my food in a little takeout box. I walked home carrying my little box of food and it was incredibly delicious and fresh. I am so tired from my walk and pleasantly full now. Easiest five stars...

I have a business meeting at Starbucks adjacent. So I stopped in to possibly grab a quick snack until my meeting, since I just got off my main job. I asked to sample an item and the server pointed to a sign which read "no samples" and proceeded to tell me they have been there 40 years and everyone knows them. I said that I hadn't patronized in years. I asked "What if I don't like it?" He shrugged his shoulders. Sorry, but recipes change. Eateries have bad prep days, etc. 40 years of sucking the blood from my community and you still can't offer a sample to a potentially paying customer. Wow! I'm headed to the chicken shack up the street. No...

I wish I could give it a zero for the food, because when I went the guy gave me a nice conversation and service, but food was so bad that I lowered my standards and was like trying to compare it to gas station food/convenience store food, but that is even much better. It tasted like the grill was dirty and everything was sopping wet in some brown liquid. It was horrible. I tossed it and ate canned food that night since I wasted my money. I cant give it more even with the guys good service because I can't recommend it at all. I think in flavor it's one of my top worst...