Last night, my fiancee and I were craving some Chinese food. As per usual, we opted for Hao Hao, located on the corner of Manchaca and William Cannon.
Hao Hao never disappoints. They deliver, which is a plus, but we didn't opt for delivery yesterday. They offer Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine for a good price, which is more than you can ask for. My lady normally gets Vermicelli Chicken, but decided on Chicken Cashew Nut last night.
That is what I have been getting as of late. After going through most of the Chinese side of the menu, I have annotated our take-out menus to the last detail, only to lose my annotated copies in the move when I got here. With no descriptions on the menu, I have had to annotate and write down what is in each dish that I order, along with rationale as to why I should or should not continue to order such items, along with the most fitting situations to order said items. Now I just go for the old stand-by Chinese dishes like Chicken Cashew Nut.
While other local places may have price on their side, Hao Hao has great food for the higher price. I ordered four egg rolls, and two orders of Chicken Cashew Nut, provided they give me hot oil and hot mustard. The total was around twenty-four dollars and I tipped four bucks.
Tipping is important and don't ever underestimate the value of a good tip. On this subject, I promise to expound much more later.
The woman at the counter was appreciative of the tip and double-checked our order, which is more than I can say for the last visit to Hao Hao, but we love the place. This was a perfect take-home experience, highlighted only by watching Cecil B. Demented, another amazing John Waters film, along with some more Bootlegger Brown from Austin's own Independence Brewery. I will write more about this amazing beer soon, I promise.
For now, it's late on Friday. I just worked at Satellite Bistro and Bar as a substitute manager today and loved every minute of it. Good times, good people, and a good time for me to take pause and figure out my next move. All the while, I'm drinking Bootlegger Brown.
Until then, thanks for reading...
Joel
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i love the idea of an annotated take out menu! fucking neurotic and hilarious but also so so practical.
ReplyDeletealso, guest appearances at your old job as a special substitute manager... sounds like a great marketing tool. Joel West special in-restaurant appearance one night only.
When i first moved to cambridge i worked at a restaurant called the greenhouse in harvard sq. When i got bored i started introducing myself to my tables with "hello my name is joe, just to let you guys know last year i was voted the 4th best waiter in Harvard square, so..... (silent nodding)" followed by awkward silence and some laughter, at least from me! then i would bust my ass and they would split a slice of cake and leave me 2 bucks! dicks :)
I like the shrimp egg-fu-young at that place. Delish!
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