Chopsticks — Restaurant in Williamstown

Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this restaurant. Since the pandemic they've closed their restaurant to inside dining - it's takeout or delivery only with no apparent plans to reopen despite the fact every other restaurant in Williamstown is fully open. BE ADVISED: this establishment places a $10.00 minimum for credit/debit payment on all orders, to include lunch specials AND their online ordering system! They will refuse to accept payment on orders below $10.00 unless the patron agrees to up their order to above $10 or accept a $1.00 surcharge! This is UNACCEPTABLE - credit transaction fees are a part of doing business and well-absorbed in their prices, which have increased correspondingly over the years. Today, I ordered lunch using their online app, paid online and arrived only to have payment refused because the order came to $7.95. The order was cancelled and the food ended up in the trash. I hope it's worth it... this otherwise-decent restaurant lost a loyal 20+ year customer forever - or until the asinine $10 minimum...

Right off the bat I was impressed with the plastic containers that they use. I love to reuse those! I was disappointed that there were no utensils but, their home made sauces made up for that. Which set the precedence that this was going to be well prepared food. I believe they take pride in food just by how they prepared it. You could tell someone takes their time and uses fresh ingredients. The pork fried rice has a fresh not over cooked crunch to it. I was shocked because most of the Chinese food out here lacks the crispness of a fresh vegetables. The chicken lo mein was delicious again very fresh. The boneless spare ribs reminded me of a berk jerky texture but a lot softer. It wasn't fatty at all it was very lean. Again very good quality. The spring roll was very crispy and very good. I enjoy the shape of their crab rangoon. I feel like you get more filling in these. Those were delicious as well. So I have to say...

Went here while visiting my brother when he went to MCLA in North Adams. I had been to a Chopsticks several times before, but this one was not quite as good. I got the roasted orange duck, which was very tasty. Others I went with though tried more traditional korean dishes and (after trying a bite to see for myself), some of the food was served lukewarm/cold and tasted pretty awful. I consider myself a foodie, especially when it comes to Asian cuisine. This was not the best.

On another note, I would never ever order sushi here. Ever.

Lastly, the service was decent for a party of our size (7 people). That said, the quality of the food for the price was not. Feel free to eat here, but...