Number One — Restaurant in Town of Harrietstown

Okay, so you want Chinese food, you want it now, and you want it dependably made. Go here. It's pretty much all takeout now, but get hold of their menu (online or at the restaurant) and bookmark or hang it on your fridge for those nights (or days) you have a hankering for some good, reasonably-priced food. Oh, and a generous selection too. The owner will take your order, and be there to hand it to you and finish the transaction. She might not look like very much, but she's got the energy of three people, and loves a good joke. I've been going there for years, and will often compare other places to Number One's offerings and abilities. Other places might occasionally compare, but usually fall a bit short. Of the three Asian houses in Saranac Lake, this one's the best. Park on the street, or across the street in the small corner lot, and either way mind the traffic. You'll want to to make it home safely for a...

Not a great experience..... 1) If you order the “Veggie Delite”... would you expect if to NOT have pork in the rice.... NOPE..... they serviced it with pork fried rice..... 2) If you ordered Sesame Chicken, wouldn’t you expect sesame seeds on too.... NOPE.... no sesame seeds....

The bathroom was locked and out of order.... in the age of Covid I would hope that you could wash your hands before eating.

No fortune cookie.... seriously.... give out a a cookie with each order...

The whole place seemed dirty.... it is June and the still have Christmas stickers all over the window.... CLEAN the place up!!!!

On a positive note.... the portions...

The food keeps getting more expansive and quality keeps going downhill. One of the things I got today was crab rangoon. Usually it is a simple dish: wonton wrapper, cream cheese, and faux or real crab meat. Today's recipe omitted cream cheese, and instead there is this gas station nach looking stuff in there with very little evidence of crab or its facsimile there of. Also, most of the rest of the order looked like it's been sitting in a fridge a night or two and got re heated. Usually love the food but as of...