What is a town without good
Chinese food? Extremely depressing, that’s what it is.
I can’t deny that New Paltz has
plenty of great places to eat, but I was absolutely heart broken after my two
attempts at enjoying a Chinese American meal. There were two Chinese
restaurants; one of which I couldn’t even bear to finish the meal, and the
other that I could finish but never wanted to return.
Chinese food is a delicacy for
Americans. The greatest of all takeout foods. I had no idea what I was going to
do for the next 3 ½ years of college. That is, until the grand opening of Asian
Fusion! Not only was this place delicious for Chinese restaurants in New Paltz,
it was delicious in general. It was almost good enough to compare to NYC
Chinese food (but nothing beats anything from the city).
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Asian Fusion immediately had this
nightclub feel to it. The bar was glowing colors, colorful lights were flashing on the walls and the Techno/Dance music was bumpin’, just like they do in Express Stores. The
buffet was set up in the back with fried rice, Lo Mein, spring rolls, chicken
and broccoli, sushi and more. There was even a table for water and iced tea. The
seating was a little awkward (seats lined in an open square so that we were all
watching each other obscenely scarf down the food) but it was clear this place wasn’t
normally a buffet.
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| We have no shame in enjoying Chinese food |
I grabbed my plate as it was time
for the moment of truth. The plates were awfully small – probably to insinuate
that the free buffet was just for taste – but I made sure to stack up. I sat
down, took a bite, and instantly knew I would be up for seconds and maybe even
thirds. The cooks definitely didn’t half-ass this meal. I ate until I was full
and had a subtle feeling of regret: Was
this meal only so delicious because it was free and I was starving? I knew
I had to go back.
And so I did. Two more times
within a week and a half. It was so worth it. The second time I had ordered
takeout for dinner. Sweet and sour chicken with shrimp fried rice and an egg
roll. Stupid me – I meant to order sesame chicken but I’m so glad I didn’t! I
can’t remember the last time I ordered sweet and sour chicken but I’ve
definitely been missing out! The chicken wasn’t overly battered and I
definitely did not have to question the quality of the meat. Unfortunately I
had to scarf my food down because I had a full packed schedule and needed to go
somewhere but I would have loved to savor every moment of that meal.
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| The food was almost devoured before we remembered to take a picture |
The third time I decided to enjoy
the lunch special with a few of my sorority sisters. I ordered the General Tso
Chicken with fried rice and an egg roll (only $7!) as a test. I had tried it
once off my boyfriend’s plate but I’ve never ordered it myself. I knew if I
were to go to Asian Fusion with my boyfriend he would order this, so I wanted
to see if it was good. And of course, it did everything but fail me. This
chicken also didn’t have too much batter and it was the perfect balance of
sweet flavor included. I even tried sesame chicken off of my friend’s plate and
was still surprised at how great everything turned out.
Knowing that there is an amazing
Asian restaurant in New Paltz basically makes this town perfect. The only
downfall was my fortune cookie. The fortune was misspelled and didn’t make much
sense (I take fortune cookies seriously), but I have faith that that won’t happen
again. If you’re strongly craving some good Chinese food, or if you are just
deciding what you want to grab for your next meal, I strongly suggest you go to
Asian Fusion. You will not be disappointed.
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