Restaurant Reviews: Wah-Shing Chinese Restaurant of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania

We have all heard the variety of jokes that often center around Chinese restaurants. However, a majority of the time, most Chinese restaurants are actually great places to eat if one likes that style of food. However, every now and then, we come upon a restaurant which really isn't so good. While it is difficult to admit, we must face the fact that not every restaurant is a good place to eat. Going even further, perhaps some restaurants are best avoided altogether. One example of the latter is definitely the Wah-Shing Chinese Restaurant, located in the small town of Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania.

From the very moment that one arrives, Wah-Shing spells bad news. Parking and getting out of the car rewards one with the strong smell of sewage from the poor drainage system that is set up behind the restaurant. While this smell is mostly muffled inside, there are still times that one will get a whiff or two while eating. Actually walking into the restaurant reveals a nice, clean and well kept lobby. However, this impression is not to last long, and it only takes a few moments before this positive impression of Wah-Shing is once again shattered.

As you are rushed to your seat, and the waitress throws menus on your table before rushing away, you start to get the feeling that the tables and dishes of the restaurant could perhaps have been cleaned just a little bit better. You also start to get the feeling that maybe the restaurant should higher more people. Even when there are only one or two tables in use, it still takes an eternity to get waited on.

Thankfully, the menu selection is good, and those who enjoy Chinese food have a very full selection in front of them. However, few of those selections are actually worth ordering. As the chefs in the kitchen slap your food together, it resembles little of the menu picture by the time it comes out. Strangely, for the speed at which your food is thrown in front of you, rarely ever is it hot. Perhaps this is due to the slow wait staff, or perhaps the food was not cooked long enough. Either way, the fact remains, getting a hot meal at Wah-Shing is a difficult thing indeed.

That being said, it is very difficult to judge the overall quality of the food. From the poor temperature, to the poor quality of the ingredients, the low level of care that the staff and chefs put into their food and their restaurant as a whole really comes through in the taste and presentation of the food. Nothing really tastes different from anything else, and nothing really tastes good. Although it could be said that the food can be eaten, the real question is why anyone would put themselves through this, and pay so much money for it. Indeed, the prices at Wah-Shing are exceedingly high for the amount of food and the quality of that amount of food.

While there may be worse places to eat, it is difficult to think of one. All in all, Wah-Shing provides food that is expensive, not very good, and not very hot, no matter how busy the restaurant is and what time of day it is ordered. The restaurant combines some of the worst things about eating out, and it does so with a frown. From the unfriendly service to the lousy food, nothing about Wah-Shing is good, and it is a restaurant that should best be avoided, even if one is really hungry for Chinese food, there are always better alternatives than Wah-Shing.