These are archived reviews of Hometown Chinese Food from 2008. For more recent comments, please visit the entry.
2008-01-01 17:52:20 In regards to CovertProfessor's comment about the MSG, I had a chance to chat with Mr. Lee while I was waiting for food on a weekend in early May. My parents were coming into town to visit and my mother is allergic to MSG. Mr. Lee told me that they do add MSG in their food but they can take it out upon request for the dishes as they are made to order. Items that are made in the morning such as the beef noodle soup have MSG in it whether you like it or not as it is something that cannot be changed on the fly like the dishes. Though it still bothers me greatly that many of the Chinese restaurants in Southern California are removing MSG as an ingredient while many Chinese restaurants in Northern California still have not made the change. —VincentShin
2008-01-11 09:31:16 Hock meat over rice is a *must try* =F —MasumiWatanabe
2008-02-18 18:20:11 I had Hometown for the first time today and ordered the Mixed Vegetables and the Curry Noodles Singapore Style. I asked for no MSG and low oil and salt. The owner told me not to worry. He was true to his word and the food was fantastic. The mixed vegetables (broccoli, asparagus, snow peas, carrots, and baked tofu) were sauteed in garlic and glazed lightly with gravy. The noodles (the thin glassy variety) had a subtle curry flavor that did not overpower. It was prepared with eggs, shrimp, marinated pork, and snow peas. The menu indicates that it is a spicy dish, but it wasn't at all. I loved that the owner made sure to prepare the dishes to our liking. I was very pleased to see that there weren't any pools of oil left on the plates after my sister and I cleaned them up. I will definitely be returning. —QS
2008-03-16 18:48:03 I love how they cook your food to order during dinner hours. It is so fresh and tasty. I like the orange chicken with steamed rice. —AlexN
2008-03-21 13:22:39 As I type I am enjoying my to go from Hometown Chinese. I biked there not too long ago and I have to say, it was WELL worth the bike. I ordered the pork chop on rice, but my order was mixed up and I got Hok meat instead. And I must say, it is DELICIOUS. I'm definitely going back, maybe this time for dinner. I must say it's AMAZING. Talk later, I'm going to finish my meal! yum! —VTang
2008-03-21 21:21:41 I had lunch there today. Today was a Friday It was 3 when I arrived - strong crowd still going. Excellent, EXCELLENT food! MSG sucks I guess, but oh well, who gives a @%#^ when the world's about to end right? —MattSabrowski
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MSG=tasty!2008-03-23 15:36:21 The beef noodle soup is the truth. Authentic, just like my mom used to cook it. —tombrokaw
2008-03-27 13:29:11 I eat here a lot, but I usually just order from their fast food. Today I decided to order the Taiwanese Chicken Drumstick Over Rice b/c the picture above looked so tasty, and I've gotta say, it was delicious!! The meal comes with an entire takeout box full of rice with a meat gravy on top, a piece of fried tofu, one whole boiled egg (probably marinated in chinese five spice), vegetables, and a HUGE piece of fried chicken. The flavors came together so nicely, and for $6.50, it was quite a steal. I ordered the meal to go over the phone, and I when I arrived to pick up the food, everything was packaged and ready for me to go. It was a very good experience, and I'm still left with a takeout box full of food I hardly made a dent in!
Also, right now they have a special where you can buy 50 frozen dumplings for $16. Great for a quick meal at home. —HeidiDris
2008-04-27 07:59:55 I think next time I'm within 100 miles of this place I'll have to drive up and eat! —FrankYoung
2008-05-02 22:30:59 Ordered the chicken drumstick over rice based off of heididris' recommendation. and she is 100% absolutely right. tons of rice and meat gravy, piece of fried tofu, some great tasting string beans, a hardboiled soysauce marinated boiled egg (at least i think it's soy sauce marinated...) and the drumstick of a monster chicken. no joke, this chicken leg is so big that Jean couldn't close my take out box, so she had to get a rubber band and secure it tight. they always willing to go the extra mile for you, whether it be food quantity, quality, or just plain friendly service. love this place. —beekergene
2008-05-04 23:16:20 Contrary to everyone else I had a really bad experience. I ordered Kung Pao Shrimp and got what appeared to be shrimp & broccoli w. chilies no peanuts and very watery sauce. A couple hours later I got a really bad case of food poisoning. I probably won't be back. —DavidHolcomb
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David, we offer our sincere apologies. The watery sauce was probably from the vegetables, and we no longer put peanuts in the Kung Pao Shrimp because so many of our customers are allergic to nuts. Again, we are very sorry about your experience as our customer. We hope we can make it up to you with a better dining experience if you decide to give us another chance. —Steve&Jean
2008-06-18 17:43:40 this place is the TRUTH —wesleywang
2008-07-05 15:02:01 I like this place....good food.....beef noodle soup and fried rice are recommendations but the place seems really dirty. But what can u expect, its in a gas station. Trick with Chinese food is to not think about the back kitchen. —islandboy12
2008-08-07 00:43:21 Good food, however I was unaware at the time that Hometown was not a fastfood restaurant, and so we waited 30 minutes or so for our meal. However, they were nice and courteous to us still. Definitely plan ahead if you're planning to eat at this place. —EvelinaChang
2008-10-26 18:31:01 the eggplant in garlic sauce is the shiz, no way around that. —CandiceWang
2008-11-27 00:04:58 I love hock meat! —vietgirlwithappetite
2008-12-23 16:36:53 WOW! This food rocks! My family eats there at least once or twice a month. I love their "sesame chicken" so YUMMY! —luvndafoodman
