Mark Quinnan

Review of Neo-Asia Restaurant

Moved to Raleigh from Apex a year ago. In my searc...

Moved to Raleigh from Apex a year ago. In my search for a good Chinese restaurant, I came across Neo-China / Neo-Asia in the Pleasant Valley Shopping area off Glenwood. I love good Chinese food, but it's hard to find. I like the location of this restaurant. Unfortunately, that's about the best thing about it. I tried it a year ago and swore I wouldn't make that mistake again. A year later, I decided I'd try it again-their Thai menu this time, hoping this would be a better experience and provide a good option close to home. These people need to take the Thai section off of their their menu and apologize to Thai people everywhere. I ordered the red curry, which came with a soup and spring roll for lunch ($9). I had the wonton soup and that was okay. The spring roll came with what looked like uncooked shrimp with a white paste around it, I asked that they exchange it for a vegetable spring roll, which they did and later charged me for it. This vegetable spring roll was void of any flavor whatsoever. It was cabbage and carrots. I give them credit for making them in the restaurant, as so many are just buying frozen prepackage spring / egg rolls now, However, I've literally made better myself at home and I don't know what I'm doing in a kitchen. The Red Curry was a joke. Mostly water, it had two thin slices of red pepper and one green. The rest was flavorless chicken and onions. The curry itself was just orange water. I was so bored with the food and annoyed with this place - I paid up front and didn't even argue about the spring roll or the food quality, it would have been lost on this dying diner. Would not recommend!