Full disclosure: I'm not a big fan of Chinese to begin with, but my partner wanted to grab a quick lunch here. She had a cup of corn and chicken soup; I, the egg drop soup. When they came, we made sure that our server hadn't mistakenly given us the bowl size. She hadn't. In some places, a cup of soup is usually about two shots worth, but at Wai Wai, the cup is a very generous portion. I found the soup the best part of the meal, though it was probably nothing more than cheap chicken broth and shredded egg whites. The pot of jasmine tea was average and could have used a bit more flavor. \n\nWe shared an order of the honey chicken, again generously portioned. I realize in a place like Wai Wai, raising questions about MSG, as well as whether or not their meat is locally sourced and/or humanely raised (and thus healthy for the consumer) are somewhat unreasonable (even absurd) queries to posit. While my partner and I do care about food awareness and personal health, by choosing to eat here, I suppose we tacitly approved of sloughing off such concerns and slumming it for a meal. All this being said, the mound of honey chicken, surrounded by a ring of steamed broccoli and individual sides of rice, were uninspiring. I took a few bites, and didn't feel the urge to have anymore. Yeah, my aforementioned ethical concerns were the root cause of this, but the food was very middling. There was nothing terrible about it, but it was just your typical, Americanized, unhealthy Chinese food. \n\nThe server was attentive and friendly; we tipped accordingly. I wouldn't go out of my to dissuade the reader from going if he or she is a fan of standard Chinese fare, but I highly doubt I'll find myself in there again.
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