Bourbon Street Grill

My family and I decided to have dinner at the mall after an evening walking around and window shopping. The worker at Bourbon Street Grill was handing out samples with such enthusiasm, that I couldn’t just walk away to the next food option. So we tried two of her samples and they were both really good. My husband and I decided to buy two two item combos. My husband shared with my son and I shared with my daughter. I had the bourbon chicken and my daughter had the sesame chicken. It came along with fried rice. We had one large soda as well. It all came out to about $ 15. Not bad for a family of four. We even had enough to take home!

Looks like Panda Express has found a formidable opponent in the «Chinese» fast-​food arena royale. It’s quite hilarious, they’re one store away from each other and it’s as if they’re mirroring each other when looked upon from equidistance.
The food is typical, however with a sense of mediocrity, it is a refreshing experiment from the once-​a-​month Panda experience. I have to admit to their fried rice and lo mein (made with spaghetti noodles) have a tad more flavor than Panda and their staple, the Bourbon Chicken is in fact quite delectable even though there’s no taste of bourbon. Their mango chicken and jalapeño chicken tastes much like Panda’s orange but Bourbon’s Mongolian beef is worth trying when fresh. Lastly, after they put your food on your plate or togo container, they’ll ask if you want their Bourbon sauce and will pour it over EVERYTHING. It tastes like sweetened soy sauce with a hint of five-​spice and isn’t bad but I’d definitely ask for it on the side or go very lightly.
Overall I would try this place again when I’m in the mood for that fast and greasy «Chinese» meal but don’t expect anything more than what Panda did a decade ago in Bizzaro World.