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(1.00)
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(3.00)
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Value For Money
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(3.71)
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Ruby King Restaurant & Tavern
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Last Update:
Oct
7, 2009
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(Review ID: 222)
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Not good... Ruby King should perhaps try something other than chinese food., Sep 28, 2008
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Reviewer: Canada Food Critic
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Canada Food Critic
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Pros:
NONE
Cons:
The food... terrible food
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Being new to Ottawa, I have no clue where to find good Chinese food. After eating at Ruby King, I still have no idea.When we pulled into the parking lot there was a lot of cars there. In Moncton, a restaurant with lots of cars means one thing… this place is going to be good. Well, not here. On entering, you immediately see in front of you a very clean looking buffet. The room has lots of space for patrons to get around each other. The atmosphere is not very welcoming because the room is very bright and very black and white. Perhaps they want to blind you with glare. Off to the sides you will be seated in one of 4 or more sections that they have. Each has minimal decor with rows of tables along the walls. The chairs themselves are particularly uncomfortable. Perhaps they want you to be uncomfortable so that you do not stay and eat too much. But then again, the food does that job very well.Being a buffet I always feel the need to sample everything. My first stop was the hot and sour soup. I have never had hot and sour soup before and it this is any indication of what it is supposed to be I will never have it again. After one spoon full I though hmm, its OK. After 3-4 spoonfuls I was thinking, ok that’s enough…I always judge egg rolls as a big part of what makes a good Chinese restaurant. If I were to use that as the determining factor here, they would rank a very large negative score. The egg roll where disgusting and that’s a generous statement. Moving on to the rest of the buffet every dish has signature hotness to it…I am thinking black pepper and lots of it. There were a few items in the buffet that were alright like the salt and pepper pork chops and one type of chicken but I forget the name. Do not try the wings there were dry and tasteless. Every veggie and noodle dish looked unique but had the same basic flavour. I could go on for days expressing how disappointed I was with this place but you get the picture by now.To make matters worse I am almost certain that the food was laced with MSG. In Moncton I found the places that did not use MSG and I ate at those places exclusively. I never thought to ask about MSG here but I will have to start asking so that I can avoid it. MSG is a chemical additive that is 100% not needed and why restaurants are allowed to use it is beyond me considering that the majority of the population has negative reactions to it thought most are minor some can be severe.To sum this review up I will just say that I will not be returning to Ruby King.
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