Food Digest

For some idiotic reason, I decided to splurge on dinner. And this pile of sloppy leather-bites inside a halo of broccoli is what I got.

Went to Hunan Chef, in Northfield, Ill., for some Chinese food. Was initially going to get something cheap-o, like lo mein or cashew chicken, when the “crispy chicken” caught my eye on the menu. It sounded akin to my favorite dish at my favorite Chinatown restaurant — dry chili chicken from Double Li. Figured it wouldn’t be as good, but wanted to give it a shot.

FAIL. I mistakenly though Hunan Chef’s dish would be dry. It’s not. At least, not like Double Li’s. It’s coated with a not-spicy-at-all sauce. What IS dry is the actual chicken. Was sort of like chicken jerky in a goo. The only positive was that I ate some broccoli with my dinner, and broccoli is good for me.

This dish cost a whopping $13.25 on the menu. With tax, that totals $14.44. Since the place was completely empty, and the waiter was a nice dude, I left a $3 tip. Can you imagine? $17 for THIS? Oh, the humanity. To add insult to injury, I had to go BACK TO WORK after eating half the plate.

Luckily, the dog loves eating garbage, so she’ll love the leftovers.