Hey folks, this post election life is pretty boring, huh? That's why I've taken it upon myself to find the best take out fried rice in town!

By "take out," I mean those weird little chinese places around town that specialize in take out food. I'm open to trying some other places like golden buddha, which is more of a both sit down and take out style, but the goal is to try the creepy little places to see
1. are they any good?
2. can they make fried rice?

I feel fried rice is a good litmus test of a place's skill. You can't really mess it up and you'll only have breathtaking fried rice once or twice in your life. It's really a status quo dish. That being said, there is a big difference between mediocre fried rice and great fried rice.

So, I"m going to try and rate them on a scale from 1-10 and give a little insight into what is included in the dish, good flavors, bad flavors, unexpected twists, and so on.

First up: China Star: 3307 W University Ave: Next to the Publix on 34th and University
Rating: 5.5
Diagnosis: Not bad, not great. It is just above average, but that is mostly because it's malleable. I added my own touch of sriracha and a dash of soy sauce to liven it up and it was quite good in this manner. On it's own, it was pretty plain. There were onion, carrot, and pea bits in it as well as tiny strips of what appeared to be white meat chicken. I didn't notice any egg or much soy sauce flavoring. I believe they used yellow rice instead of white rice, so that affected the color without adding any flavor.

So, there you have it. I think the next place on the list will be China 88 at
4217 NW 16th Blvd.

stay tuned if you're bored.