Wing Lee ll
| Address: | 280 St John St, Portland, ME 04102, USA |
| Phone: | +1 207-774-8899 |
| Site: | wing-lee-to-go.com |
| Rating: | 3.4 |
| Working: | 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–9PM |
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Steve Melchiskey
Regular Chinese food in Portland is a mess. Sure, youve got great high end, sophisticated, locally-sourced, organically grown Asian food all over the place. But what about the simple desire for some fried rice, tofu and veggies in garlic sauce, a decent container of pork lomein at a price not to break the bank. Admittedly, Ive lived on the border of San Franciscos Chinatown and in NYC and cheap, great Chinese food is all over the place. Finally, something good. Wing Lee II is the place to takeout from (or have speedy delivery from). Egg rolls that were crispy and filled with goodness with a hot mustard that wasnt like weak slop, but real, nose tingling hot mustard. Hunan Chicken (ordered at 4 stars) that actually had heat, and was cooked to perfection. You know its good when the broccoli in the Hunan Chicken arrives for delivery still crisp and bright green instead of in a soggy, muddy mess. It was perfect. My daughter wanted some tofu and veggies with spice. Not on the menu. No problem. They made it happen and the tofu was perfectly done. Dipped in cornstarch and briefly browned and then put into a great mix of fresh veggies and spicy garlic sauce. Is this NYC? nah, but Im not sure Maine chinese food lovers are ready for that. But good? Yes. Really good? Yes. This is the kind of Chinese food made for Sunday nights, or that mid-week-I-dont-want-to-cook night. And it didnt break the bank. Full on, best "regular" Chinese food in Portland.
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Kitt Hazelton
This place is amazing! Its in a strip mall and may not look impressive, but the food and service are both outstanding. You grab a menu and order at the counter, and instead of the whole table being served at once, your food is brought out as soon as its cooked. So if youre polite, youll have a short wait until everyones served (were not, each person waded in as soon as their order came); this may be a bit unconventional, but the food is so, so worth it. Things are FRESH - the veggies in particular; the meat and seafood is cooked perfectly, and the rice is exceptional. Portions are very generous - your leftovers will be enough for another meal. The cooks help the server bring the food to the table and will check back to make sure youre happy. Its a friendly, family-run little joint. Elegant? No. Exceptional? Yes. So good that we went there twice on our 4 day vacation. If youre in the area, dont miss it.
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linda
I question the spotty bad reviews.. I ordered delivery with hardly any voice, recovering from a bad cold and the man taking my order was very patient and thoughtful.. My litmus test for trying a Chinese restaurant new to me is, boneless spareribs, fried dumplings, crab ragoons and pork fried rice, my favs.. and i also tried the scallion pancake, never had them before.. The man said it would be 40 mins.. just under 40 mins later my food arrived.. the delivery guy was courteous, my food was all packed neatly and hot.. and its delicious !!! Im eating the scallion pancake as i type lol.. found out I like them too.. I will definitely order from here every time Im in town and will try the dinners..
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A Private User
Unlike a couple of the other reviewers, we didnt have a chance to get sick - thats because we actually threw out the food before we could get to that point. Both of our meals were way (WAY) too salty. Weve eaten here once before and the food wasnt as bad - (so it couldve been that we just hit a bad day for them) - unfortunately there are enough other Chinese restaurants out there, that were probably not going to try them again. Not a huge fan of the atmosphere and service - Eating area filled with supply boxes and the owners kids toys. . . .and the owners kids. The waiting in line seemed painfully long as well.
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Taylor Schultz
Tried ordering delivery, after a few phone calls back and forth they decided that my address was invalid. A half hour after I was supposed to receive my chinese, I decided to try to help them out by walking to the main street to pick it up. After I went to work hungry, my boyfriend continued waiting. He eventually called the store again only to be laughed at by the woman on the phone. When I went to the store to confront them, they refused to compromise with me at all. I really just wanted some good lo mein man :(
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Ryan Schwartz
Surprisingly good. I was a little worried seeing their 3.6 stars (currently), but they were the highest rated of the local Chinese delivery. "So be it." I had fried dumplings and Singapore Mei Fun. The dumplings were blazing hot (temperature) and the Mei Fun was quite hot (spicy). While the Mei Fun could have used a little more salt, I enjoyed both dishes very much. My buddy ordered the General Taos, and he said it was very good too. Oh, delivery was super quick! Thanks! Ryan
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Kristy Searles
Very bad service, girl screaming out back about our order because we asked for it to be heat up because it was frozen, I asked for a pick up and she had food open on table for 45 minutes. Asked for refund and she told us to call cops, while yelling at us. Unfortuently its not against the law to refuse a refund. So we left with no food, upset, and $25 short in my wallet. I absolutely will never purchase food from Wing Lee 2 ever again and everyone I know the same.
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A Private User
The food is ok as far as cheap chinese food goes. The food is made with pretty low quality ingredients and will leave you feeling "sick" the next morning. I am of Korean decent and know there is a language barrier, but thats no excuse for terrible customer service. I was treated very poorly at this restaurant and decided the food wasnt worth the poor customer service anymore, so I just walked out and dont plan of giving them my business again
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Rebekah Kirsanov
When the only other option for delivery is Langs express, its not difficult to be the best place in town. That being said, they actually impressed me. Quick, friendly, and the food was a million times better than Langs. Its sad theres only two kinds of Chinese in Portland, ridiculously overpriced "all organic, gluten free, no msg" tasteless crap, or deep fried cat. Theres really no in between, until this place opened.
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A Private User
Excellent food, pricing & service! Have been to Wing Lee many times and have never been disappointed. Surprised to read some of the negative reviews. I live near the restaurant and have heard nothing but wonderful things from others who also frequent the place. The only negative I have ever experienced is the wait time, but the quality of the food in the end has always made it well worth the wait.
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Derek Schwaiger
Honestly you might as well go to the freezer section of the grocery store and pick something out. Ordered the General Chicken and the teriyaki broccoli. Undercooked breading on my chicken with raw broccoli and beef jerkey on a stick were not what I was hoping for
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Nate Macdonald
Ordered something called shrimp with lobster sauce.. most expensive thing on menu. I got gray bits of meat floating in a brown sauce with some rice and eggroll. I am not impressed. Rude employees as well
