The restaurant has a strong smell of old oils to their wood or something. They forgot to put our lo mein to the order and we asked to cancel but they insisted to cook when we asked for check. We ended up asking to pack home and we paid. We were eating other food okay, but other table ordered stinky tofu and that smell ruined our dining experience. It was the strongest stinky tofu smell we’ve ever smelled (we had Chinese in our table and confirmed). We ordered steamed live fish which said market price. We didn’t expect $75 for this fish which we didn’t ask when ordering so we know it’s our fault. However, the fish is chewy (not fresh) and definitely isn’t worth $75. I’d have given 3-4 stars until we smelled stinky tofu. They should have some kinda plan for stinky tofu. We wanted to leave as soon as possible but had to wait for lo mein because they wanted to serve it to us.
Reply from Congee Village
2025.12.01
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Regarding the lo mein, our kitchen prepares dishes in the order they are received, and by the time your cancellation request came in, it had already started cooking. If it were still uncooked, we would have gladly canceled it.
We also want to clarify that we do not serve stinky tofu, and there is no such item on our menu. We understand how certain smells can affect a dining experience.
As for the steamed live fish, we do list it at market price, and we understand how important transparency is. Live fish is one of our signature dishes and is served to nearly every table. It may not have matched your personal taste, but we can assure you it is always fresh.
We appreciate your comments and will review them with our team to continue improving. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention.
We also want to clarify that we do not serve stinky tofu, and there is no such item on our menu. We understand how certain smells can affect a dining experience.
As for the steamed live fish, we do list it at market price, and we understand how important transparency is. Live fish is one of our signature dishes and is served to nearly every table. It may not have matched your personal taste, but we can assure you it is always fresh.
We appreciate your comments and will review them with our team to continue improving. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention.