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Sapolo on Myrtle Ave. in Brooklyn, NY
Chinese food can be like Russian roulette.
What we thought:
Tantalus
Chinese food is scary. What I mean by Russian Roulette is that sometimes, you go to a decent Chinese food place, you eat, and then you leave all happy and cheery from your pork fried rice and your sesame chicken and the next day they find you dead in the bathroom with your bowels scattered all over the sink mirror. On the other hand, you could have a nice meal and eat good food and end up going home and shitting it out in a smooth puree.
This is an exception on the most part. (Fecal consistency varies from peer to peer).
Sapolo is relatively in proximity to 5 other chinese food places. And by proximity I mean they're rigt next to it. This one is a little bit different because it gives you a choice on whether you want Chinese food or Spanish food.
However, it seems every time I enter the place I always end up changing my mind from wanting Spanish to wanting Chinese. That's beside the point.
Their appearance on the inside is actually quite nice as compared to some other really shady looking chinese places in Brooklyn:
Some shady place right across called Kum Kau (Yes, I'm serious):
Sapolo:

The service is great as the waiters seem to know what you want before you even order it. In fact it's kind of eerie. The food is hot and good and fattening depending on what you order. I would HIGHLY recommend the pork fried dumplings. Any other dumplings are for failures.

You can even order out and the delivery is free, which is a given, however what makes this place better than all those other ones around is is the fact that it's open till 1AM and they do deliveries late. This is speaking from a standpoint of someone who doesn't sleep at all and loves to eat. If you ever do go here, you will go again...and again...and again. In fact you WILL (I mean it, in fact I can put a bet on it) become sick of Chinese food very VERY quickly. I write this now knowing I can never eat Chinese food ever again from so much daily consumption. It's a college diet, get used to it.
At the end, of course, we all get our fortune cookies. Some of the ones I got were quite odd, for instance:

:) The job is well done. :)
What job? What did I do well? Who told you?
or,

:) You will be of good comfort. :)
Like a pillow? Or will I be comfortable...as in feeling...or to someone else...
Forget it, my eyeball just ruptured thinking about it.
Anyway, I highly recommend this place over many other places in terms of quality and quantity.
Tantalus: Duppable.
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