We cheated tonight. No, no, we didn’t eat meat. We went out to eat. I wasn’t in the mood for cooking and Chinese sounded exceptional. So, we headed off to the local Ho’s Dynasty. I always enjoy their food and the service is great.
Their menu has many vegetarian options, as I suspect most Chinese restaurants do. We decided to just order a variety of things to share. For starters, we shared a cup of egg drop soup, and some fried wanton. I also ordered a vegetable spring roll. I worried all night, after eating the egg drop soup that it might have been made with some type of broth–a quick google search put my mind at ease, however.
After our starters we had vegetable fried rice and vegetable lo mein. I’d be interested in trying one of the other veggie dishes (where vegetables, rather than rice or noodle, is the main ingredient), but since Eric’s still warming up to vegetables, I figured these were safer bets.
Fried Rice Leftovers
In the end, it was way too much food and we had plenty of leftovers to stock our fridge with. Right before he brought us the check, the server asked us, “Are you Vegetarian?” For the first time in my life, I answered yes to this question. It felt weird saying it aloud like that, for some reason. When he returned with a plate of orange slices and fortune cookies, the waiter fanned his hand over the plate and said, “no meat here.”
P.S Forgot to bring a camera to the restaurant, so you’ll just have to settle for a shot of the leftovers!
Jill said
Go to Sunflower….. order the fried chicken and basil rolls for appy, and then the Sweet and Sour Sensation and General Tso’s for entrees (GT can be spicy- you can ask for it mild if you like.) This meal will make you lay down and thank whomever that you went veg. They also have a cheap lunch menu which also includes these entrees. Brian and I easily spent hundreds of dollars pre-kids getting this meal over and over and over again. And we would giggile like school children every time. (The Vienna location is the original and the best, IMHO.)
I wasn’t fond of veggies when I first went veg either. It took some time for me. But at Chinese places I always loved the green beans in brown garlic sauce. Out of this world!