Stir is one of my favorite places to order online. They're always very fast, and reliably good. Reading some of the other reviews I realize other people haven't had the same experience, but my personal one is that they're darn tasty, reasonably priced and I'm glad they deliver!
Reviewed by :
Marvin M.
On:
3/13/2013 3:22:00 PM
I ate take out from here twice and both times I got horribly ill. I would not recommend this place. After the second time I got sick I checked their score on the county's restaurant inspection site and saw they got many citations and failing scores. Just never enough to be shut down unfortunately. Eat here at your own risk.
Reviewed by :
Jens J.
On:
2/18/2013 2:58:00 PM
I ate here before checking Stir's Yelp reviews. It seems reviewers aren't happy with the take-out and delivery options. The reason I came here for lunch was because Stir's outside sign says "No MSG". Now, how I should I say this - while the sign says "No MSG" - I can't tell you definitively that my food did or didn't have MSG.I ordered the "Three Fries" as an appetizer and Mongolian Beef as my entrée.Before anything else arrived at the table, the friendly gal serving me brought out "hot" tea in a metal kettle. She kept touching the sides telling me it wasn't hot yet. I wondered, Lordy, how is it going to heat up just sitting on the table? I finally tried the tea. Yep, it was completely devoid of heat. Oh dear. My server came back and touched the tea kettle again to check the temperature. I think she already knew it wasn't warm because she apologized that the tea was cold.Next arriving at my table was complimentary egg flower soup. Though the soup was thick with corn starch, it was pretty good - made better by its tiny bits of fresh carrot.The Three Fries appetizer came with strips of fried taro, onion rings, and yam fries. I was intrigued with the taro fries, having never seen them before. The taro fries were ecru/white with brown speckles, and dense in texture. My server indicated that her husband concocted this dish, which came with a bright orange dipping sauce. Not bad. I'm wondering why I haven't seen taro fries anywhere before. They're a great idea. My server told me that taro is healthy, containing lots of fiber. The onion rings and yam fries in the dish were good, but likely pre-packaged.My Mongolian Beef, served over crunchy noodles, was delicious. The meat was of an excellent quality and the dish's sauce tasty. Also, I thought the chef did a great job on balancing the proportions of beef, green onion, white onion and chili. The Mongolian Beef automatically comes with fried rice.Other than Panda Express at Renton Landing - I'm not aware of any other Chinese restaurants down on the Renton flats - so I'd like to come back to Stir, but need to be more confident that Stir really doesn't use MSG.
Reviewed by :
Alfa Alyssa E.
On:
1/24/2013 12:55:00 PM
Pass by this restaurant all the time. Found a coupon offer on http://www.restaurant.com so decided to give it a shot. $15 off with a minimum purchase of $22.50 seemed like a decent offer.3 stars is somewhat generous but I'm giving them 3 stars for the um... Customer Service.So like other reviews I read before heading here, the restaurant was empty. Ok, a woman and daughter were leaving but the entire time we were there, it stayed empty. Eating out often, you realize this means something most of the time. And not something great.Joe ordered the Firey Honey Chicken which one might think would be a little spicy from the name.. He likes spicy.. It was not. But it was fine once he added about 3 large tablespoons of Sriracha. It was neither disgusting nor was it really, really yummy.I ordered the Roasted Duck w/Chinese Greens. It took longer to come out which I was ok with and the first couple pieces were good. It's hard to mess up roasting a duck. You would think... 3rd piece was warm at the surface and almost ice cold towards the center! DIS-A-PPOINT-ING. I called the waitress over immediately and had her feel how cold it was! She brought it back to the kitchen. I was polite about it so didn't worry when normally I don't like my plate going back to the kitchen and then eating it after the 2nd time it's been brought out... You never know.. But she brought it back out, looked like it was re-plated w/less Chinese Greens and less duck but whatever. I had already decided I wasn't coming back to this place.
Reviewed by :
Angella H.
On:
1/21/2013 4:25:00 PM
WHY?!WHY???!!WHY???!!!!!!I got stuck (I started it hehe) talking about chinese food on a thread today and I didn't want to go Panda Express so I thought I would give Stir a chance. Besides, you can order online and that is AWESOME! That is a reason to order from them in and of itself! After reading all the reviews about cold deliveries, I opted to pick up the order myself - so I thought to myself - no worries! this is going to be cake!Did I bother to read my own review?? Of course not!I was a little piggy, and ordered the following items:*Veggie rolls - it was probably the best thing I ate*Combination fried rice - I'm pretty darn sure the shrimp wasn't cooked all the way through*Six flavor beef - the beef was pretty well darn cooked through BUT! the flavor was pretty good*General Tso's Chicken - Ugh.... the flavor was good. It was just OK - alright!*Combination Chow Fun - now... see ... this is supposed be like my favoritest, but the chicken is all hard and there's so many onions and it's just so not that good. And I tried the rice first so now I'm afraid of the shrimp. It's just sad.I did mention that I was a piggy...*Eggplant with Garlic SauceThis is another favoriteand I'm so disappointed with everything else that I haven't touched this yet.I should, because usually this is the dish that makes me the happiest.Ok - going to take a break and then see if that eggplant is any good.Yep..... no.The sauce was good but the eggplant was pretty sad.I did take pictures though!So next time I feel like chinese, I'll read my own review.
Reviewed by :
Elena M.
On:
12/24/2012 8:57:00 AM
We've been here a few times now, but our last time was probably our last; it was just a weird experience all around.We arrived at pretty much the same time as another couple, only they were getting take-out and we were eating in. We were told to wait and someone would be with us shortly. Our wait turned out to be just a matter of seconds. But, once seated, we sat there for about ten minutes, ignored, while two different staff people were up front helping this other couple with their take-out order (?).Finally, our server arrived. Note to self: When you are going to a place you have been before and have Yelped, be sure to read your old review first. Once again, we ordered the pot stickers. Once again, we found them to be pretty meh. Only this time, I also thought they had a bit of a funk about them. (More on that later.)Our appetizer (the aforementioned pot stickers) arrived relatively quickly, but our main courses took a bit longer. But, as I'd noticed at earlier visits, though I've never seen a lot of people eating in at Stir (this last time, for most of our meal, ours was the only table occupied), they do seem do a pretty hefty take-out and delivery business, so I guess that explains why there were many orders before ours.For our main courses, we had General Tso's Chicken and Honey Walnut Prawns. Both were ok, but neither blew us away. And, like the pot stickers, the General Tso's had a bit of a funk about it. This may or may not have been MSG, but there was definitely an odd taste (that I wish I could better describe) that I had not noticed on previous visits.Still, we ate. And, about halfway through our meal, another couple came in, so we were no longer alone in the dining area. Apparently, they had a coupon of some sort, which prompted our server to come over and ask us if we also had a coupon. Later, when she brought the check and my husband reached for his wallet, she informed us that, "credit card is best."Like I said, weird experience all around.We've been reasonably satisfied with Stir in the past. But, the whole place has always had a bit of funk about it, and now the food does too. Will probably not be back...
Reviewed by :
Nick B.
On:
12/17/2012 12:43:00 PM
My comparison-honey court in International District in Seattle. The service and place was decent. The place could use an upgrade-change the plastic tables that had a sticky residue, properly fix the crack window in front, and hide the kitchen area.The food was good and that's a 3 star rating. It is a nice suburban Chinese restaurant to get Chinese food. But what I was most disturbed was the portion size to what was paid. We had a living social deal--honey walnut prawns, Mongolian beef, and 4 cups of rice equated to $29 bucks! And I left unsatisfied that's saying a lot. I'd get the same amount of food at the place above for 25 bucks and I'd have food to take home. If you live in the area, this is probably a nice neighborhood place to get some Chinese food but expect to pay more if you want more.
Reviewed by :
Queen T.
On:
12/1/2012 6:33:00 AM
I order on-line through a third Arty, inadvertently. The delivery charge was slightly higher than what the restaurant charges. The delivery time was reasonable, I think it took 20-30minutes. So about the food: broccoli beef (beef was chew and broccoli was fresh with good taste), egg drop soup was tasteless, the sweet and sour chicken was good once you covered it in sauce, and the fried rice was just OK.Overall it was OK and that is about it. I will continue to search for good Chinese food in the sky way area.
Reviewed by :
Jenn O.
On:
10/25/2012 6:02:00 AM
The first time we tried ordering online we waited about an hour before someone called us to say they didn't see our order come through and they were preparing it now. It would be delivered within 30 minutes. Someone finally arrived 45 minutes after that. We were starving and the food was no longer warm. We live 3 miles away ON THE SAME STREET.I hoped it was a one time fluke so last night my husband and I weren't feeling well and wanted delivery. Something spicy to clear our sinuses and make us feel better. I ordered online 3 items and the wait said 45 minutes. After an hour passed I called and asked if my ordering was coming soon. I was put on hold for 5 minutes and then assured it was on its way. Less than 10 minutes later (probably about the time it takes to drive from Stir to my house) the food arrived. The hot and sour soup was just what I needed to help my cold but the food was all luke warm.In the time it took we could've called any number of other Chinese places in the area for take-out, driven our sick butts there and been back home in our jammies with full tummies before Stir arrived. I think that's what we'll do next time!
Reviewed by :
Trent N.
On:
10/11/2012 6:12:00 AM
Really don't know why all the negative feedback. It seems most people are complaining about the delivery. I always take out and I love the food. Its fresh and very inexpensive. Have eaten here over probably close to 20 times and never had any issues. Love the Singaporean rice noodles and their egg foo young is awesome.
Reviewed by :
Sheri B.
On:
10/2/2012 11:50:00 AM
Bad experience!! We got a flyer in the mail and thought we would try their delivery service. Placed the order at 7:30pm on a Friday night, seeing a posted delivery time of 8:15. When I got the confirmation email, I saw that our dessert order was wrong. When I tried to call, the main line either gave a fax tone, was busy, or rang unanswered. At 8:30 our order still hadn't arrived, so I tried calling again. This time they answered and said the driver was on his way. When I asked about the dessert order, the woman said she would call me back. At 9:00 I called to cancel the order. I got a bunch of apologies for how busy they were (then don't tell me 45 minutes for delivery!) and to tell the driver we don't want the food when he arrives (apparently the driver doesn't have a phone?). Five minutes later, I get a call from the restaurant - same woman I've talked to twice before - asking if I have received my order? I said no. She says "You still want the food?" I said no, I just spoke to you and cancelled! "Oh, so sorry!" Five minutes later she calls again and says she needs my credit card number so she can process the refund tomorrow. I give it to her, more apologies. At noon on Saturday, she calls again, and wants my credit card number again, because she gave it to her boss for the refund, but he won't have time to do it ??? I gave it to her again, and now I'm waiting for my refund. If any funny business happens with my card, all h*** is breaking loose!! Wish I could post no stars for this review.
Reviewed by :
Karli B.
On:
9/11/2012 3:36:00 PM
I consider myself a pretty reasonable person.... I work in the customer service industry and deal with a lot of sh*tty sh*t heads with insane and unreasonable expectations. So I usually give plenty of extra slack because I know how "those" days go. I also usually hate Yelp because I feel like people only use it to b*tch and hardly ever to give praise... But when service has been severely less than expected or acceptable.... Well, then I guess I turn to the dark side.Stir sucks. That's it. It sucks.We ordered delivery and waited.... And waited... And waited.... Almost two hours later our food arrives (please keep in mind we live less than a mile away). If stuff is fresh, it takes time to cook... I get that! But I called to ensure that they indeed got the order. After giving my address, I was told "Oh, yes! It's on it's way!" Before I could even say "Hey, thanks!" I was hung up on. WTF?Ok, so almost 2 hours later our food arrives... We open the bag and witness HUGE portions and are thinking this might have been worth it. Sadly it was not. Everything was increadibly bland, boring, blah.I give Stir 2 stars instead of 1 for the large portion size and our food did seem fresh. However, waiting 2 hours for bland, tasteless food isn't alright in my book. Thankfully, we had a 50% off coupon, so the sting wasn't so bad, but needless to say, I don't think we'll be ordering again any time soon.
Reviewed by :
Review P.
On:
8/15/2012 12:01:00 AM
This is predominately based upon delivery and help. Food is decent. however, when I order from them online or if I call in an order, I give them detailed directions on how to get to my place. I live in a gated building, so I go over how to get in, turns to take and elevators to take. However, they never want to take down the directions. so when the driver gets here they yell at you because they can't find the place and then demand you come down to get your food. ummm..that's not delivery. THEN when you call to speak to a manager at the restaurant, they ALL claim to be the manager. when you ask to speak to the owners, they ALL claim to be an owner. something is NOT right with this place. I won't order from them again, and quite honestly wonder what they are hiding. BADDDD!!!! SERVICE
Reviewed by :
Princess S.
On:
7/17/2012 5:34:00 PM
Please do not eat here. I don't think this place is sanitary, the bathroom sure isn't and kitchen doesnt look like it either. I didn't like that a serving of steam rice comes in a little tea cup and you have to pay for each additional cup if you want more. Come on, man! I need more rice than that. The fried chicken wings weren't that good but the beef n broccoli was pretty good. But knowing how dirty this place looks makes the food not so enjoyable. Eat at your own risk!!
Reviewed by :
TanSen C.
On:
7/8/2012 4:08:00 PM
I was order delivery.Food is very MSG and salty,hot and sour soup was $2 something with nothing in it.
Reviewed by :
Keith B.
On:
7/7/2012 6:14:00 AM
I placed an order for delivery and was shocked when I got my total.....$68.84! I only ordered two things of pad thai + some fried rice & some cokes. I went ahead and placed the order since I was super lazy and my girlfriend and I didnt want to cook/go out. I figured at that price we should be getting some quality food. Needless the say the food SUCKED. First it took them nearly an hour to deliver the food. We live in the Landing which is like a 4 minute drive away from their store so it shouldnt have taken THAT long to get to us. Secondly, there was hardly any flavor and we both ordered 4's on the spicy chart. The food was cold and the cokes were starting to become room temp. I honestly wouldn't bother with this place again. For the money we spent, I would have rather driven up to Bellevue and get some quality food for the same price. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE.
Reviewed by :
Shane H.
On:
6/17/2012 7:30:00 AM
Stopped in for lunch yesterday and was not disappointed. The food and service were great. The owner even took a few minutes to stop by our table to see how everything was. Very good experience.
Reviewed by :
David C.
On:
5/15/2012 10:26:00 AM
I'm telling you, whether you have a problem with how the restaurant presents itself or not, nobody, and I mean nobody, makes as good a Hot and Sour soup as Stir Restaurant! I also love their BBQ Pork Fried Rice and I just had their Crispy Fried Beef which is somehow still crispy in all the awesome sauce with Green Beans, Onions and Carrots! Come one people at least try them to-go!!!!!!!! They really are tasty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by :
Vaughn A.
On:
3/1/2012 1:12:00 PM
Decent delivery Chinese food. Not spectacular but on time. We order from stir at least 1 a month.
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