Oasis

Great food! We ordered the crab rangoons, general’s chicken and vegetable lo mein. Great price for the quality and amount. We always love going here!

I like it! Fast (10~ minutes) and fresh (those had to be freshly cooked vegetables, not canned or frozen). That was the most surprising part that the vegetables had a crunch/​bite to them that only fresh vegetables just cooked have. It’s a little distant from downtown and I rarely make it to this side of town, but they deliver. Their crab rangoons were delightful and creamy!

I went there for karaōke before when no other karaōke places I could go, their equipments are old dated and don’t have much songs to choose, I think those new places open these years will have better equipment, their food is ok but not very impressive, I like their pig legs^^

The food here is excellent — but you have to know what to order. They offer Americanized dishes but they also have some great traditional dishes that are well-​prepared. If it’s busy, service can be slow but it’s a family-​run restaurant. Be patient and it’s well worth the wait. One of the better Chinese food offerings in town.

There are many other good options to have Chinese food in the town. It’s just closer to a Chinese market. I’d love to eat something after grocery shopping.

Americanized Chinese food makes me sad. Too oily to handle.

The worst service ever. Does not answer my question at all even you ask it again and again.

Not worth the price.
I order seafood with bean curd over rice, around $ 9 include tax there are 1 pc of squid big as my pinky finger, 1 pc of scallop big as thump nail (I’m vietnamese so you can guess how big I’m), 4 shrimps (71 – 90 count), few pcs of fish ball stripped and bean curd, taste ok not really special.
Another order is seafoos dumpling and seafood with noodle soup, around $ 12 include tax, I got 2 shrimps (31−40count), 2pinky squids, 2 nail scallop, few sliced fish ball, 2 slice fake crab meat, 2 dumpling (not sure what it made from). Soup tasted like water, no flavor. I order to go so they supposed to know that they should separate soup and noodle like all other places usually do, but they mix together in 1 jar and when I get my food, the noodle is like overcook. Funny.
Never come back again

I’m not gonna lie, it’s a little intimidating walking into a restaurant where the owners don’t speak much English. At first it may not seem very welcoming, but that’s just the culture and language barrier.
Every time I have been here, I’ve ordered the fried rice (classic white guy move). But let me say, as someone who absolutely loves chicken fried rice, this is the best I have ever had. And it is the perfect amount for an entire meal for 1. If you’re nervous about trying new things like me, just roll with the chicken fried rice, you won’t be dissappointed.
The ambiance is nothing special, but the food is wonderful and worth trying, especially if you live nearby.

I remember this place used to be alright a couple years ago, but apparently they’ve changed ownership. This review will be short. I don’t really want to spend too much time on this place. There’s really not much to say.
Clam gourd soup: not bad
Rice with roast duck, chicken, and pork: too dry
String bean: way too salty. We wrapped this to go since we really couldn’t eat this there. Once at home, we had to boil this in hot water to wash out the saltiness. After 2 washes, we were finally able to eat this.
This place also has karaōke in private rooms. I used to come here in the past whenever I came in town to eat and to sing. It used to have the best selection (even though still limited) in town. However, it’s been several years now and has changed ownership so not really sure what it’s like now. Maybe I can get some people to go with me and try it out.

The lunch we had here was OK… but really got excited when we saw the «hot pot» menu (ask for it). Got to go back an try that when we have some more time.
Chinese restaurant… Japanese karaōke… sign in window says they have all the favorite «Korean songs»… all bases covered!
I had the combination lo mein here which was quite good, but a tad sweet for my taste. I prefer saltier taste, then drowned in chili oil. ;)

Oasis is awesome.
I can understand why other reviewers have said to take a Chinese friend or at least someone who can speak and read Chinese. So I am lucky in that respect that I speak and read Chinese. I’ve had a great experience.
Their food is mostly northern Chinese Cuisine, which I love. Having lived in China for a year and a half, I am pretty picky about my food, but this is spot on.
Authentic and the atmosphere is just as I would expect in China.
I love this place.
Beware, the food is served like in China– large plates and meat HAS bones in it, but don’t be discouraged. Those dishes are so good.
Finally, for the less adventurous they have the general tao’s chicken, sweet and sour, orange etc.
This place, to me, is just perfect.

Had Volcano beef, sour spicy shredded potato. Perfect ratings on both dishes. Awesome awesome food.

* Do go here, but bring a Chinese friend *
I’ve only been once and had one of the best meals I’ve had in Bloomington. I had the Peking Duck and the Chef’s own creation of chicken, ginger and spices. There is no way that I would have known or been able to order the chicken if I didn’t go with my Chinese friend.
This place is good, you just need to know the right people.

We went to Oasis over the weekend. Upon arriving we noticed that there were a lot of Chinese people in the restaurant so we took that as a good sign. However, I think the Chinese menu they order from is better than the English menu they gave us. I ordered the Hunan Beef which was a little chewy. A friend got the General Tso’s Chicken and it was good but nothing to rave about. If you have someone who knows what they’re doing and could possibly read a Chinese menu, it would probably be worth going… but our personal experience wasn’t that great.

Karaōke aside, the food was alright. They tasted Chinese — dishes that probably can be cook by most of the Chinese friends that I know of. But again, ingredient, time, and an open fire are luxuries that not everybody has.
So we go out and eat. With limited supply of Chinese restaurants in town, and the fact that it’s 12am, Oasis was the obvious choice. Like the baby girl from Children of Men — the fact that they are opened is a welcoming sign.
But unlike the Chinese take-​outs you see in sitcoms and movies, paying $ 10 for a bowl of noodle or $ 8.95 for a bowl of soup sounds a little steep (especially for a town of 70k).
Ignoring all that, I actually find that the restaurant waitress (or the owner) was missing the point. Rather than focusing on increasing it’s customer base because it’s just so new, they are focusing on the quarters and dimes that make up the next bowl of wonton soup.
The experience was wrong to begin with. And with the poor quality of the impatience of Man (e.g. me) — they rarely, voluntarily give others’ second chance.
It was my first visit of 2010 and it could very well be the last.