Windsor Asia Cafe

Ok, don’t look at my three stars and think this is a bad place. It is good, it is clean, the help is nice, and it’s not over-​priced. It’s just not the «most-​amazing-​tell-​all-​your-​friends-​about-​it and-​go-​right-​now» restaurant. (And I didn’t notice any hippie-​smell like the first reviewer… maybe it’s all gone now… lol)
I went twice last week, if that does anything for you.
The inside has been redone, it is much nicer than the old restaurant used to be and the décor is pretty. They have a fairy diverse menu with more than just the same seven «Chinese» food dishes some restaurants have. (They even have curry) One dish I was very happy with was the Strawberry Chicken. I was nervous about it because I have never once thought of mixing strawberries and chicken, but lo-and-behold…yum! Their egg drop soup is good, their spring rolls are good. Their crab cheese wontons looked good (handmade?), but I’m not a fan of crab or cream cheese so I didn’t try them.
You can get a full meal (entrée, egg roll, wontons, and rice) for about $ 10, give or take a few bucks depending on what you get. And their presentation is good. Square plates with food PLACED on them to look appetizing. (How often have you gone to other Asian food restaurants and you feel like your old nemesis lunch lady slopped it on your tray with an ice cream scoop? They do it right here.) Servings were also generous, which is good for a leftover-​lover such as myself.
So, all in all, the service was great, the food is good, the décor and cleanliness is good, and they deliver too. If you are in Windsor, and want Asian food this place will not steer to wrong. I just don’t think it is head and shoulders above many other Asian restaurants, but that’s just me talking. And I will be eating there again. :)

Since Hunan Taste has moved and changed its name, the Chinese restaurant by Ace sat vacant for a while. Recently charged with picking up Chinese for Mom, I attempted to call this new restaurant using the menu that had just been mailed to her. The answering machine sounded like a cellphone, and didn’t state what or where I was calling. Thinking that maybe the new menus had been misprinted (I’ve heard of worse marketing nightmares), I drove over to see if they were open.
I walked in at about 11:50 am, to an empty restaurant that smelled like a «hippy» clothing store. Way too much patchouli incense. There is no way I could ever eat a meal there. Clothes shopping, yes, Digestion, no.
The gentleman came around the corner, and I stated that I had tried to call and place an order, to which he told me they didn’t open until 12:00. After they had printed and mailed the menus to all of Windsor, they decided to change the hours. I still think that a recorded message would have been nice.
So, I said I’d be back, and the owner (?) said that he could take my order now. Knowing that my mom was jonesing for sweet and sour shrimp, I decided to give him a shot. I ran some errands and came back.
I brought home the aforementioned shrimp, teriyaki chicken and an order egg drop soup (their lunch special only includes soup for dine in). Despite my trepidation, the S&S Shrimp met with Mom’s approval. It was pretty good, and the teriyaki chicken about the same. The egg drop soup was very good, and the egg rolls in crispy rice paper had an OK flavor.
All in all, a so-​so take out experience. It isn’t nearly as good as the old Hunan taste. Standard US Chinese food, OK prices. This is not your OMG Chinese restaurant experience, but it serves that special niche when the Chinese food urge hits.