A Well Designed Chinese Take Out Menu

July 29, 2008 at 3:30 pm in Food & Drink

I certainly can’t vouch for Mao’s Kitchen in terms of restaurant

experience and food quality, but when this flyer showed up on my door,

I certainly wanted to give it a try.

Congrats on a well designed take out menu!

http://www.javajunkee.com javajunkee

er…not seeing a flyer?
http://tokyofarm.com Spencer Cross

I love that menu design too. Unfortunately, the restaurant itself is a fucking disaster. Worst. Service. Ever. E-V-E-R. Check out the complaints on Yelp:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/maos-kitchen-los-angeles

Probably still a good option for takeout, though.
theuglyamerican

Now, with more crushing dissent.
gpro

The food is awesome, and fresh. Indulge yourself.
evan

By no means am I an American-flag waving enemy of communism. I’d describe myself as a socialist.

But, that flyer–really? The name enough and the ads of an Amy Poehler-look-a-like wearing traditional Chinese clothing in the Weekly annoyed me before. I hate the use of socialist/communist imagery for ironic or jokey purposes. I also find it kind of funny to name a restaurant after Mao, considering the tens of millions that died from famine during the Great Leap Forward.
dellapina

I love their food. I’m a real pain in the ass when it comes to ordering food (“can you cut it in half? can you make sure the chef doesn’t use any oil? can you boil the shrimp instead of steam them?”) and they don’t even blink.