Food Zoo Chinese & Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in Warwick

I'm rooting for local businesses but there's work to be done here. I went thru the menu and ordered over 10+ dishes that I used to get in order to make a proper assessment with the new ownership. Good news is that the menu is almost identical so if you're worried about selection - they have it. The bad news however is that the taste and presentation has changed. Half of the dishes I ordered tasted as good as Sunshine yet the other half was bland and appeared amateurish - as if they were either skimping out on ingredients and/or did not know how to cook the dish. Lo Mein was dry, overcooked. Fried rice tasted okay but had almost nothing in it and was an odd color. All the fried foods were still good (hard to mess those up). General Tso was still as good as well as the chow fun. Sushi was so-so, very small for what they're charging. Ordered a boba and it was the worst I've EVER had. I took a sip and had to throw it away. Overall, 50/50. We gave them a shot but will likely give them a pass next time. Staff appears nice. Lobby was a mess, ingredients being kept in the front beverage coolers. They just don't seem to be ready or capable of handling a menu of this size. At these prices, if only half the food is as good as before from one ownership to the other - that's simply unacceptable. Maybe downsize the menu and...

We'll start with being aware that this place is transitioning from the Sunshine Express to a new brand under new ownership. We decided to be open-minded and order our usuals from the menu they are still using from Sunshine at the moment. The service was cordial, friendly and prompt. I came early for pick up but was okay with waiting 5 minutes to check out what was going on. The food we received was pretty close to what we remember from previous orders, although the Singapore noodles were a tad spicier. That's fine. Everything else was good. I'll admit I noticed the transition seems chaotic, but things like this usually are. Its difficult enough transitioning a function business with existing customers, but with the possibility of being new to business ownership, too? That's rough. Especially when you add in the sh*tty Rhode Islander attitude whenever sudden change happens. The low star reviews smell of prejudice to me as I see no foundation for any of them.

Give them a chance to settle and transition without the comparisons. They deserve...

I stopped by the old sunshine to see what was up. Sounds like the kitchen staff bought the restaurant from the owners of sunshine since no other buyers came forward. Is this accurate idk but that's what I was told. I ordered orange chicken, and house lo mein no veggies. It was all good but felt like it was missing little flavor but isn't far off from the original deal. They are very under staffed. The place was dead compared to when it was under the old ownership. There no more delivery through the restaurant you will have to use big delivery company like grub hub and or door dash etc. The owner and or two workers I dealt with where kind and polite. If given a chance with a open mind you might find something you like. It's definitely not identical to sunshine but that's why they are in works of changing there name and menu because they know there different. They need staff and chance to keep the doors open to expand like the old...