La Fondita China
Chinese · 9804 Roosevelt Ave, San Antonio, Texas 78214
★★★★☆ 1 review(210) 757-3292
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Tried The Lunch Specials. Average Flavor
This place just opened about a week ago, saw them advertising on the neighborhood app several times. I decided to go give it a try today. The location used to be La Fondita Mexican Food, just outside Loop 410 on Roosevelt on the southside.
They have a wide selection of items on the menu, lunch menu, and a few combination plates. Lunch plates are $8-9, Dinner plates $11, and entrees between $11-14.
I ordered 2 lunch plates thinking I'd eat one for lunch and one for dinner, but ended up eating most of both for lunch, and letting someone else try some of each. I ordered the mongolian beef & the general chicken. The lunch plates are a bit on the small side compared to other places.
Lets start with the mongolian beef. It was a bit salty, the pieces of meat were small, and the majority of the plate was either the grilled onions or the fried rice. While it had decent flavor, and wasnt bad, the portion size was a bit small, and the majority of the plate was rice and onions. The lunch plate came with an egg roll or crab rangoon, I got the eggroll with this one. The eggroll was decent, but nothing really different.
Next is the general chicken, which was better in my opinion. It was very tender, the chicken meat didnt taste gamey like some places, and appeared to be decent quality. The batter wasnt crunchy, a little soggy from the sauce but overall was pretty good. The sauce had decent flavor, not very spicy, and was more sweet with a little spice. The serving had a few pieces of onion, bell pepper and carrot, but again the portion was a bit small. Maybe 6-7 pieces of chicken, and 4 small pieces of vegetables. I got the crab rangoon with this plate, and it while it was decent, and had good flavor, again it was not anything but average.
The fried rice on both plates was piled on, it had some flavor, but not enough flavor to really stand out in any way. It was kinda plain tasting. It contained some egg, and some peas.
The restaurant was pretty small inside, I think there was 5 tables. The parking lot was gravel, there was a picnic table out front near a walk up order window, but I went inside to order.
My 2 plates after tax was $18. General chicken was $9, mongolian beef was $8. Together they made a decent meal, but had I only ordered one I would have had to eat all the rice to get close to full. I would consider eating there again, but would order additional food, or try the dinners and entrees. Not sure if lunch portions are smaller. The lunch special prices were what drew me to try the place in the first place.
La Fondita China
La Fondita China - Store Front
General Chicken Lunch Special
Mongolian Beef Lunch Special
General Chicken Lunch Special
Mongolian Beef Lunch Special
La Fondita China - Dining Area
— Paul