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Chinese · Halal
Lotus Chinese Eatery
Roger rated this 3 stars, calling it mediocre at best: the hand-cut noodles weren't firm enough, and he found this "Chinese halal" spot's menu mostly Americanized for its target crowd rather than truly Xinjiang-style, though he liked the tofu omelette.
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Yelp — Lotus Chinese Eatery listed as closed (checked 2026-09-20) (2026-09-20) ↗From Roger’s camera roll
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Stir fried lamb!
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Checked in 1 time on Swarm, most recently Dec 27, 2015. See the check-in log
2016-01-08day precision · source explicit
“Mediocre at best.... Handcut noodles were not the biz....texture not firm enough Was expecting some xinjiang style food considering it is a "Chinese halal" spot....but the majority of the menu is Americanized.....the target crowd here is Muslims looking for halal meat served in an Americanized style... Omelette was tofu was good though... Lamb is just okay....”
Roger called it mediocre at best, with noodles that weren't firm enough and a menu that leaned more Americanized than the Xinjiang-style Chinese-Muslim food he was hoping for, though the tofu omelette was good and the lamb just okay. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
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