Taste of Orient

SPICY THAI TOFU: I have had nothing quite like it, even in other cities. The taste and spice are just right (panang curry is probably the closest comparison).

Taste of Orient is your basic Chinese takeout food. Some other reviewers have had issues with the wait time, but I’ve never experienced this. They were open on Christmas when I wanted to eat something other than what I had at home.
The food is pretty average. We ordered the fried dumplings and orange chicken with fried ice. The dumplings had good flavor but they were very greasy. The orange chicken as huge strips of orange zest which can be pretty overpowering if you eat more than one piece at once. The breading on the chicken wasn’t crunchy but it tasted fine. I can’t say too many negative things about Taste of Orient, because they save me from cooking and leaving the house to get food with easy online ordering.

I ordered Taste of Orient via Unilocal this past weekend and experience an A-​OK meal. After reading the Unilocal reviews (and seeing the pictures… eek!), I was a little nervous. But they also seemed to be the only delivery Chinese near my location with at least a few positive reviews, and I was craving dumplings, so I took the risk.
I ordered the edamame, the pork pan friend dumplings, and a veggie roll. My total came to be about $ 10.50, right above the delivery minimum of $ 10. They also have a $ 2 delivery charge.
The edamame was delicious (though I’ll admit it is hard to mess that up). The serving was large and the edamame was cooked to perfection. It tasted great dipping it in the red chili pepper sauce for the dumplings as well. The veggie role was a little disappointing. It was small and smashed from delivery. The flavor was good, but the spring roll wrapper was definitely overcooked and practically fell apart when I bit into it. Finally, the dumplings. I am a huge dumpling fan. The ones I ordered from Taste of Orient were standard, probably very similar to something you could get in the freezer section at the grocery, but the added red chili sauce to dip in spiced them up a bit. The only con was that the dumplings stored at the bottom of the container ended up being slightly soggy when I got to them. Not the biggest deal, but it is definitely not how I prefer to eat my dumplings.
Overall, delivery was easy and quick (about 30 minutes). When I placed my order with Unilocal,it didn’t give an expected time, but I was surprised at how quickly it arrived (I was expecting an hour or so given other Unilocal reviews).
If you are looking for some quick and easy Chinese to fill a craving in the OSU area, check this place out. If you are able to order or go somewhere else, I would recommend choosing that second option.

Standard Chinese food. I really love the Hibachi — it’s always super fresh. Why do I keep coming back? They deliver and it’s reliable!

They have some amazing dishes, however if you’re not open to trying new dishes because you aren’t familiar with it. You’ll get stuck with the crappy stuff.

Have had mixed results from this place. Dreadful American Chinese, but pretty tasty Thai curry. Wife likes the Hibachi.
Delivery was quick.

Awful, just awful. We ordered from here once and it showed up 45 minutes later than when it was supposed to. Opened up my lukewarm container of Pad Thai, which had been drowned in regular soy sauce. Perhaps they had done that to disguise the nonexistent flavor of the vegetables, which had clearly been consigned to the back of a freezer for far too long.
I’m confident that I could have gotten better Pad Thai by going to the grocery and buying a microwaveable meal. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

Delivery took way longer than quoted, and with no apology. Food wasn’t anything special.

1^st time here & owner was really cool. Chicken was fresh unlike other places I’ve been. Didn’t have a wow factor but it was good. My dude ordered the hibachi steak and it was delicious!

My girlfriend and I loved the food because it was so authentic. A mixture of different cuisines that blend together perfectly. I love dumplings and theirs had a lot of meat which I thought were the best potstickers I have ever had. The chow fun was great and not too oily. The com suon was great. I just want to go back for more.

Crab Rangoon was mostly flat and dry (since I don’t use the sauce) but the shrimp lo mein was good and full of shrimp. Surprising since most times you pay extra for shrimp and there’s like five pieces on top.

Taste bad, and metal dish scrubber came out from my delivered dish. Will not recommend and never gonna order again from here.

This was the most god awful food I’ve ever eaten! I got chicken fried rice and the coconut curry Thai soup, and it was disgusting. The soup was basically water with chicken in it. The fried rice… Who knows what they put in it but it smelled like a dumpster and tasted even worse. I had to throw it away because it was so bad. I’ve never seen a place mess up FRIED RICE but Taste of Orient managed to do so.

A chicken spring roll, steamed dumplings and Cantonese Chow Fun on a cold night.
Fast, warm and awesome!

Not much to say about this place… Every part of my experience was Sub-​par. Started off with the delivery guy taking 55 minutes to get to my house and having to call twice before even finding my door (I live on high street). Next the general Tso’s chicken was HUGE the chunks were the biggest I’ve ever seen. The taste was slightly puzzling that it didn’t even seem like I was eating chicken. Rice was rice. And the crab Rangoon was definitly over cooked and fried in really nasty grease. Waste of $ 15… If I wanted a stomach ache I could definitly find better ways to get it.

My housemates and I love this place. We order it almost weekly. I always get sesame chicken and it’s pretty decent. Very large portions and it’s pretty cheap. I really don’t know of another Asian restaurant aside from panda on campus and sometimes panda is just too expensive.
The only reason I gave it four stars is because it made my tummy a bit upset.

Fast and convenient! I really love their Chines donuts, although their foods are a bit mixed up with various styles and more fast food-​oriented.

Everything here is really good for really cheap so that appeases the destitute college student that I am. When the totalitarian boot of student loan debt goes to break my teeth on the curb, I hope somebody spilled Taste of Orient food where my mouth will be.

Needed a quick lunch before a hardware store run, and felt like Chinese. This popped up close by. It’s a nice little Asian place, nothing fancy, bigger than expected, with decent food.
Service was good. You order at the counter and they bring your food to the table, at least when it’s slow. Several people brought stuff out or checked on me, which was nice.
I had crab Rangoon to start. Pretty average, mostly cream cheese. I didn’t expect much, so I wasn’t disappointed. Then I had combo pad Thai (not actually on the menu, but easy enough to do.) A solid rendition, but nothing particularly amazing. Big portion, fairly tasty, plenty of meat, lots of sprouts and crushed peanuts on top. Could have used a few more veggies. Heat built as I ate, but it wasn’t overwhelming.
All in all, a decent place. Not on my usual routes, but I might try it again if I’m nearby.

Uhg. One of the most bland Americanized Asian joints ever. My Kung Pao chicken was not spicy, in fact, it had no flavor at all. And while the portion is large, it is mostly vegetables and rice… protein meats are scarce.
The fried rice is sticky with no egg, and the egg rolls (which come right out of the freezer from a restaurant supply box into the fryer) are the worst Ive ever had. Yuck.
Methinks the reason for its survival is location. Being in the University district, students who eat anything cheap, keep this business afloat.
Not me.