Zen Asian Diner — Restaurant in Visalia

Delicious!! We came here at the suggestion of our hotel's front desk person and were pleasantly surprised! We ordered orange chicken, which came in perfectly fried bite-sized pieces, all tender and none chewy, as well as the BBQ chowmein which tasted better than it looked (packed with flavor and fresh veggies, noodles the perfect texture), and the fried shrimp (absolutely spot on). The service was excellent and the host/server took several calls throughout our stay which only confirmed how great this place is, definitely popular!

The hostess got a call from a completely unreasonable customer and was incredibly professional, kind, and as accommodating as possible the whole time, but the woman still vowed to never return. Honestly, that person's loss because if we lived here, we'd be back every weekend, it was just THAT good! Plus, rude people don't deserve such good food and great service!...

I usually order the orange nuggets from here, which is a non meat orange chicken made with tofu. In the past it has been so good. Tonight I ordered and it came out last after my rice and noodles. First they were so hard I couldn’t put my fork through them without practically stabbing them, 2nd they were so dry inside. They seemed to be way over cooked. I asked the waitress if the recipe was different and she told me no. I told her the nuggets were overcooked and dried. All she said was “we never change the recipe” I was still charged for the dish even tho I left almost the whole plate there. Very disappointed I wasn’t offered atleast a discount on that dish. Wish I waited the hour...

I like the decor. It gives me a good sense of old school chinese fooderies, but I wish I could say the same for the food. I ordered the lunch special: the beef and vegetables with a side of chicken fried rice.

The chicken in the fried rice was good but the fried rice might as well have just been steamed rice. There was absolutely 0 flavor. The beef and vegetables just tasted like starch slurry with salt and a little garlic. The beef was mushy was overly marinated in... a flavorless something.

After forcing down a few bites of my 10.80$ meal, I had to throw it out. I couldn't stomach it.

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