Comments on: City Corner 2 now open in Roanoke

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:50:56 +0000

My son and I were there Sunday at noon. We ordered two appetizers and two main courses. Everything came to the table separately at about 10-15 min intervals, including the rice. One appetizer came after one main course and the other came at the end of the meal. I never did get the hot tea I ordered on that frigid day. There were only a few tables occupied so I don’t know why the food came to the table so slowly. Apparently the sauce bar is what you use to season your own food as the hotness level was not apparent in the dish I ordered – essentially a plate of stir fried vegetables. The bathrooms are not heated and the toilet seat must have been 35 degrees. I don’t think I will return.

By: O.K.

O.K. — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:41:15 +0000

Kristen, Sorry to her about the lackluster experience at Chaba. We’ve always had a good meal there. You are right about the mood. It has never been crowded when we have been there and that lends to a more muted atmosphere as opposed to a hustling, bustling restaurant that has lively, multiple conversations. I like quiet dinners and all, but sometimes it is fun to sit and “watch” the crowd buzz. You don’t get that at Chaba. Hopefully, they were having a off-night with the food on your visit. If not, they simply don’t have the clientele to keep going. Looking forward to trying CC2.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:29:56 +0000

I think they know a lot about cooking great food, and not as much about managing a sit-down restaurant. I hope it all comes together for them…the food was really good.

By: Lindsey Nair

Lindsey Nair — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:14:30 +0000

One of my co-workers told me this morning that she and a friend went for dinner on Saturday night, as well. She said the same thing you did, Lori – that the food was great but the service was too slow because there was only one cook in the kitchen.

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:26:09 +0000

We went for dinner on Saturday night. The food was wonderful! We ordered egg rolls (6 small fried rolls with a creamy center); chicken satay (perfectly grilled & seasoned, the sauce had just a little kick, which was nice); Tom Yum Kai (just spicy enough to open the sinuses, which I needed, and nice brightness from the lemongrass, with lots of mushrooms & chicken); special rad nah ($2 more than regular rad nah, but for that $2 I got seafood & chicken. Dish was nicely seasoned, but the gravy was a little thick); duck curry (BEST. DISH EVER. Large chunks of veggies, perfect sauce, delicious duck); and three meat combo, which our friend said was excellent. We ordered some sauteed shrimp & veggies for our 4 y.o. son, which wasn’t on the menu but they made for us, and he ate everything except some of his rice. As I’ve said, all of the food was wonderful and we will definitely go back. The only issue was that apparently word has gotten out and they were busy, but only had 1 server and 1 cook. Halfway through our meal one of the owners returned from an errand and began waiting on customers, but things were slow with just 1 cook. The owner came over to our table and apologized for our wait, which we appreciated and assured him we had a wonderful dinner & experience. I do hope that the owners can get some more help in the kitchen to keep up with what I am sure will be a growing customer base.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:55:47 +0000

We went today for lunch. We shared several dim sum, beef ka paoh, and the angel wings. Everything was good, but next time I think we’d dispense with the wings and get more of the dim sum. The service was very friendly, if not very fast.
Loved the self-serve sauce bar…we’ll be going back.

By: Elena

Elena — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:44:46 +0000

Those wings were huge! I joked we were eating Pterodactyl wings. What I really liked about them is that for deep-fried they weren’t greasy at all. Agree about the sweet & sour sauce.

By: Lindsey Nair

Lindsey Nair — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:26:47 +0000

We split an order of chicken pad Thai and an order of angel wings for dinner last night. Both were superb. The wings were a little different than I imagined. One order consists of two huge wings, and the boned-out, stuffed meaty part of the wing is sliced into several big pieces to make it easier to eat. Pretty neat and very delicious, and the sweet and sour sauce is a must (but the teriyake is pretty good with it, too).
The pad Thai left me wanting more. Now I need to go back to other local Thai places and try theirs for comparison!

By: Elena

Elena — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:40:50 +0000

Huge delicious Thai iced coffee, perfectly sweetened! That alone makes me a fan, and my daughter said the Chicken Pad Thai was the best she’s had in Roanoke. Loved the Angel Wings, and grilled eggplant…and the owner was a sweetheart. Will definitely go back even though it’s quite a trek from my neck of the woods.

By: Raymond McKee

Raymond McKee — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:26:45 +0000

Many PLUSES…very few Minuses. Super fast service during lunch time. Immaculately clean establishment. Many large photos of their dishes displayed ‘outside’ to help you make a quick and easy choice before entering. Well seasoned dishes with multiple layers of flavors. No MSG. Fairly priced. During cold weather it can be drafty (wear a sweater). Lacks windows/natural light. Small dining room. Bottom line…a place worth visiting again and again to try each and every one of their uniquely prepared dishes.