Red Pavilion in Meridian

When my mom was visiting me a few weeks ago, we tried a Chinese restaurant called Red Pavilion in Meridian.  I had heard some good things about them and wanted to check them out.

They start you off with a big bowl of crispy noodles and sweet and sour sauce.  I could just eat that and be happy LOL

This was honey almond chicken.  It was different from anything I have had before, but it was good!

This is something similar to fried rice.  It looked mild, but was actually really flavorful.

This is chicken egg fu young.  The sauce was a bit spicy,but the flavor was great!

I just wanted a picture of the food on my pretty leaf plate LOL

I have really struggled to find a good Chinese restaurant in Idaho.  I think this is the best so far (minus the buffets).

Restaurant Review - JB's Restaurant

I drive by JB's Restaurant every day on my way to and from work.  They advertise that they have a salad bar.  I went there with my dad just for that!

The salad bar has 3 types of soup!  I went with the chicken noodle and it was so good!  My salad was good also :)

For dinner I ordered 1/2 chicken salad sandwich (with pecans and cranberries) and fries.  It was really good, and the bread was nice and thick!  They give you a very generous helping of chicken salad!

My dad ordered the senior sirloin steak with mashed potatoes and gravy and corn.  The steak was a bit undercooked and the corn was plain, but other than that he really liked it!  Unfortunately, he started eating before I could take a picture!

This was a great diner, and the salad bar was really nice.  I have always loved diner food, so I know I will be going here again!

Do you like diners or do you prefer nicer restaurants?

Restaurant Review - Panda Garden

I'm going to keep trying restaurants until I find the ones that I want to go to all the time.  I was craving Chinese food a few weeks ago, so my dad and I headed out to Panda Garden in Meridian.

We both ordered egg drop soup.  It came with chunks of tofu in it, and was pretty gelatinous.  It had a good flavor though.

My dad wanted to get sweet and sour chicken.  It was okay, but kind of had a peanut butter after taste.

I ordered chicken egg foo young.  It was a huge portion!  The only downside was that you had to put the sauce on yourself and I like my egg foo young soggy LOL

You also get a choice of white or brown rice, which is nice for those of us that like brown rice.

Over all, the food was okay.  I would probably go back, but I am going to keep looking for excellent Chinese food!

What's your favorite Chinese dish?