Canton Chinese Cuisine — Restaurant in West Des Moines

Arrived to an empty house. Clean. Asked for the orange chicken "meal." She tried to immediately ring me up. I asked if it came with anything. She said "rice." I asked for the fried rice then. Then I asked about egg rolls. She said "no". I asked if I could have Rangoon. She said "yes". I asked for a half order. She gave me the total price again. I asked if it at least came with a drink. She said "no". Never offered me one either! It came to $11.61 total, for some chicken, 3 little pieces of broccoli, 3 rangoon, and some "fried" rice. I grabbed my water from the car... The food did arrive in about 2 minutes though. The chicken had no vegetables (or anything else) and was salty. The 3 pieces of broccoli were cooked ok, but salty. The rice had nothing in it all all, and was salty. The Rangoon had almost nothing inside, except a smidge of cream cheese; no onion or even crab, and they too were... salty. My water was decent though! With all the salt, it would have all preserved well, but I didn't take the leftovers home, as I knew I would have to throw it all away later. I felt cheated of my money, and left felt wanting of more. They only gave me a single napkin and a fork too; no sticks or even a spoon. Get a burger or go to Panda down the road. There's a reason this place is...

It's overdue that I give this place a five star review.

Canton is a hole in the wall Chinese place with lunch specials and a buffet. They seem to have the same things every Chinese place has. The little Buddha. The white takeout menu with red lettering. It's all here.

However; having lived from Chicago to LA to Dallas to overseas. This is my favorite Chinese place. The food quality seems very consistent and above the other places I've gone: keeping in mind it's Americanized Chinese food.

The sweetest lady works the front; and I've never seen anyone else. She works more hours in a week than I probably do in a month. And, she's always happy to see people in the door. They're closing early today for the fireworks, and I walked right in at closing. I apologized but she insisted it was okay. And, then asked if I wanted it super spicy like I usually do. I've never been a regular anywhere in my life. I'm here maybe once every other month max. But she remembers.

Tl;Dr The food is very good, it's got good lunch deals, and they are very friendly. It's my favorite in...

Food is fast and hot, quick and easy pickup. But unfortunately those are the only pros. Got two chicken dishes if it wasn't for the names written on them I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. They both tasted as if they had been completely saturated in only soy sauce. No Szechuan spices or absolutely no Garlic in a Garlic Sauce. The Beef with Broccoli looked ok, until you realize the it's cooked so much that the broccoli is literally falling apart. The beef lacked any texture aside from greasy and rubbery. The gravy sauce literally tasted like bottled gravy. I don't recommend this place if you've had good...