Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Kwong Tung Inn @ 3040 E 8 Mile Rd, Detroit. 5 out of 10.

The other day I felt like eating Chinese food, so I headed over to Kwong Tung Inn. It's named after Guangdong, the most populous province in China. The restaurant is located on the east side of Detroit on 8 Mile. There was plenty of parking in the lot between it and the gas station next door.

The restaurant featured four booths and six extra tables. However, there weren't any windows, which was disappointing and made me miss natural light. The color scheme was two-tone with yellow and burgundy. The place was pretty clean, even inside the men's room. Oddly there were loud rattle noises from fans that were running the entire time. There was no music to listen to, and there was no bar to sit at.

Even though I planned on eating my food there, I made a mistake and placed my order of Kung Bo chicken before sitting down. I should have seated myself first so that my order would not have been packaged in polystyrene.

My food arrived fairly quickly, and it included a spring roll and rice. As I was eating, I found a small shrimp in my food. Looking more carefully, I realized that the rice was shrimp-fried rice. The restaurant should have warned me in case I was allergic to shellfish. The Kung Bo chicken tasted delicious. It had a picture of a pepper next to it on the menu, but it was just the right amount of spiciness for me.

While another customer was waiting, she began talking about how she used to eat at Kwong Tung Inn back in 1973, so this place must have been around a long time. At any given time, there were or 4 patrons in the restaurant, mostly waiting for orders to go.

Overall, I rate Kwong Tung a 5 out of 10. Improvements could be made in the atmosphere as well as warning people about the shrimp fried rice. There are a few other Chinese restaurants in northern Detroit, so I will keep you posted.