I'm very torn as I write this review. My first experience with Wild East was superb. I went with a very large group. Our waitress was very friendly, prompt with our drinks and food, just overall excellent. I got miso soup and the vegetable curry, which was amazing! I ate most of it, but still had some sauce left. The waitress offered to put in a box with a fresh batch of rice for me. All in all, a great dining experience. I'd say 5 stars!!!!\n\nNow, my second trip here was a different story. I raved to my friend about this place so much she had to try it. We both ordered appetizers (shrimp tempura and mango avocado rolls) which were delicious and sent out promptly. We both got curry (me vegetable again, her chicken), which was sent right after. My friend's chicken looked very pale and, well, gross. She said it tasted funny, kinda rubbery and was worried it was undercooked. She told the waitress (Jenny) this and asked her for a plate to put the chicken on (she still wanted the curry). The waitress did not try rectify the situation, but rather pushed my friend's rice bowl over saying she could use that to put the chicken in. She said something to the effect of if you don't like chicken, you shouldn't order it. My friend actually loves chicken. The waitress ignored us the rest of the meal, the manager never came by, etc. We didn't get our water refilled which is kinda needed w/curry. Again my food was delicious and my friend said her food, minus the chicken, had been great. When the waitress gave us the bill, she told my friend that no one else had complained about the chicken and next time she should get the vegetable. Now my friend is a foodie, a strong tipper, and hates confrontation so the fact that she said anything at all about the chicken speaks volumes as to how bad it was and how unaccomodating our waitress was. They had charged her full price for her meal which is ridiculous considering a good portion of her meal was the chicken and she didn't eat any of it. She asked the waitress to not be charged for the chicken and asked to be charged for the vegetable curry instead. The waitress said she'd ask the manager who again did not come over to talk to us. They ending up charging her for the price of the vegetable curry. While we were signing the slip, the waitress stood hovering over us. It was very uncomfortable and rude considering she was absent throughout most of our meal and was magically present come tip time. She even muttered something in another language, which I'm pretty sure had to do with us. Suffice to say, she got no tip from either one of us. Had the waitress offered to get her another dish or a fresh curry or something, we both would have come back. The waitress was straight up rude to my friend. Based on the second experience I'd give it 2 stars because the food was good, but otherwise our dining experience was terrible.
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