Lai Inn Restaurant

We asked for recommendation from the waitress, and didn't look back. Order the Beef Chow Fun and Cream Cheese Wontons and either fried or steamed pork potstickers. Must be beef, it's the best flavor! The orange sweet chili sauce they give you at the table is Soooo Good! Haven't tried much else, but this order is good everytime. Also, it is cash only, so remember to go to the ATM! Friendly helpful staff, always hot fresh food.

This place is our go-to neighborhood Chinese takeout spot. The best thing on their menu is probably their egg roll - it tastes almost peanut-y and is unlike any eggroll I've ever tried anywhere else. The food is always piping hot when we get it to our table (except one time with the cream cheese wontons). This is where you go if you're wanting more "authentic" Chinese dishes you can find cropping up around the Metro area (thinking places like Grand Szechuan in Bloomington or Magic Noodle out in St Paul). It's straight up American takeout - saucy, usually on the sweeter side of things. But it's good American takeout... we usually do get the spicy szechuan [beef, chicken, pork] and I like like their curry dish and lo-mein. They happily accommodate if you ask for red/chili oil and or extra sichuan peppercorns. Like everyone says, no cards - cash only. (There is a gas station with an ATM across the road in a pinch.). The one thing I wish is that there were more photos on their site of their dishes... :)