The Perils of Chinese Food Take-Out

[Cudedog]

Well, a couple days ago I had a hankering for some Chinese.  I like Chinese, but don't think I have had any Chinese probably for at least a year.  I had been doing some yard work, took my sweet Joe boy for a walk, by the time I got back from the walk I was hungry and tired, and not at all in the mood to do any cooking.

So I dragged myself over to my local Chinese food joint and placed an order for my two faves, an order of pork fried rice, and an order of sweet-and-sour pork.  Yum.

Then I was told "$32.00, please." I was floored ($32.00 for a small take-out order???), and almost turned on my heel and walked out.  But by now I was very hungry, more tired than before, and just wanted to eat. Since Cheerios didn't seem like a viable alternative for dinner (again), I slapped down my fast $32.00, vowing I would never come to this place again.  EVER.

Dumb, I know.  Probably should have just walked out anyway.

I had to wait a bit (because it was take-out) and then the lady handed me a large brown paper bag containing my order.
LOL.  I was actually shocked.  The bag weighed at least 5 or 6 pounds, I couldn't believe how heavy it was.

When I got home and opened your standard Chinese take-out cartons, the food was packed really tight.  I had one big helping of both the rice and the sweet-and-sour, then a little bit more of the rice.  The cartons still looked almost completely full - in fact, I would have considered them full had I not just had a nice meal from them!

Anyway, I ended up dividing what was left into 1-portion-size baggies, and then freezing it.

All and all, I will be getting about 6 or 7 meals out of this.

And, yes, I DO now feel the food was worth the price, after all.  Oh, YUM!  LOL - and I will go back.

How's things going in your world, Ladies?

Anne

[Bethers]

Good perils! With that much left over it was a bargain a long as it was good. Yum!

[OregonLuvr]

Sounds like once the shock wore off it ended up being a good bargain. Glad you liked it. I like Chinese food very much. I make a few of my own dishes but sometimes I just want to pick some up.

[JudyJB]

Wonder if they gave you someone else's order? Hope it was good, and you are making me hungry for Thai or Chinese food. Guess i need to order some, but hard to find a place sometimes where I can park my motorhome.

And actually one order of takeout usually lasts me 2-3 meals anyway!

[Cudedog]

Wonder if they gave you someone else's order? Hope it was good, and you are making me hungry for Thai or Chinese food. Guess i need to order some, but hard to find a place sometimes where I can park my motorhome.

And actually one order of takeout usually lasts me 2-3 meals anyway!

Oh, it was definitely my order, the restaurant was really slow at the time I was there - about 4:30 p.m.

And it was - and is - delicious! Had it for dinner again tonight. YUM!!

Anne

[snowball]

sounds like you got a really good deal....and glad that you could freeze it
and sounds yummy
sheila

[Cudedog]

sounds like you got a really good deal....and glad that you could freeze it
and sounds yummy
sheila

I definitely ended up deciding I got was a good deal, although I hadn't thought so in the beginning. My first thought when I hefted the bag was "My gosh, there's a LOT of food in there!"

Anne