Char'd

This restaurant acts as a good change of tastes, comparable to Panda Express. The flavors are all basically different, but the plate compositions are the same. I was on the fence, teetering between 3 and 4 stars, trying to decide what rating to give, before settling at 4 stars. There were a lot of good things about Char'd, and only a couple gripes. To start, the meats were tasty. The beef, short ribs, and kalua pork were all delicious in their own right. In the other container, the Chicken Katsu tasted great; however the shrimp and the orange chicken need improvement. They only gave me 3 shrimp for the "entree" which seems odd, because if you ordered all three entrees as the shrimp, you would only get 9 pieces. For the orange chicken, it was made with dark meat, which makes the pieces chewier. I'm not a fan of the shrimp because of the portion size, and not a fan of the orange chicken because of the consistency. As for the sides, you can't go wrong with steamed cabbage and broccoli; however, both the rice and macaroni salad tasted pretty bad. The macaroni salad was basically just macaroni pasta soaked in mayonnaise, with no flavor. And the rice tasted like straight up Minute Rice. The chicken dumplings and the Manapua were both good, nothing really special though. If you've been looking for a different restaurant for a while, and you're tired of burgers and Panda Express, try out Char'd Asian Grill.