Ottawa Foodies

Arrived late Saturday to Ottawa airport and couldn't get home to West Carleton--buried under snow. Daughter lives in Chinatown so rather than fret decided to do lunch. Long walk through unplowed sidewalks!
3 of us had an excellent lunch. I've been here a few times before and at times have found MSG and salt overwhelming but this time all was good. Service great--she brought water, offered tea and drinks arrived promptly.
We started with hot & sour and won ton soup--both great. I enjoyed the small wontons, more of them (8 in my small) and a flavourful but not too salty broth, lots of bok choy and green onions. Didn't sample the hot & sour but it looked loaded and was said to be delish. Also started with artfully presented vegetarian spring rolls. Couldn't complain.
Next we shared a couple of things. Due to allergies and non-red meat eaters we had to choose carefully but again all was good.
Had the stir fried vegetables and crispy noodles--lots of fresh good vegetables, noodles crispy and "sauce" not too corn-starchy or salty. I've never had lemon chicken but this was good--deep-fried coating was light, chicken breast was tender but not soft and the sauce was flavourful with lemon, not corn-starchy and not too sweet.
Service was attentive and friendly.
With 2 large Kronenburg, 1 ginger ale and tip, $60.00. Doggie bag for 1 large lunch, next day included.
We'll be back--daughter tells me cocktails are great. Maybe next time.

I consider Mekong a pan-Asian restaurant. Their menu includes Cantonese, Szechwan, Vietnamese and Thai Foods.

We tried their Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Szechwan Style Prawn (Garlic Tomato paste Hot Sauce), Stir Fried Sliced Beef with Mixed Vegetable in Satay Sauce and Stir Fried Chicken with Snow Pea. The food taste were only average. However, the service was excellent. My friend told us that their service is why Mekong is loved by their customers, not the food. I have to agree with this!

One of the better variations of General Tso's I've tried in the city. The chicken had little to no batter (a nice change!) with a light crispy outside layer and juicy morsels of chicken. The sauce was a deep red, if I recall correctly, and had just the right mixture of sweetness with a spicy kick.