{"id":9436,"date":"2024-11-24T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9436"},"modified":"2024-11-22T15:31:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:31:16","slug":"la-choza-del-viejo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=9436","title":{"rendered":"La Choza del Viejo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LaI was surprised to learn that a Monona restaurant called La Choza del Viejo<\/a> is actually a Chinese restaurant.<\/p>\n

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If you look past the standard Chinese menu items, then you’ll find a few unique dishes like the Mongolian Triple Wonder ($14.99). The chicken, beef and onions were tender, and you get plenty of all three. The shrimp also was outstanding, but I only received three pieces. I liked the Mongolian sauce, which was strong on the hoisin flavoring and a bit salty but still good.<\/p>\n

Another item from the Chef’s Specialty section was the curry tofu ($12.99). It featured giant pieces of tofu that were a bit more firm than I would have preferred. I didn’t love that the dish came with water chestnuts and celery, as I felt they were out of place. The sauce was strong in curry flavor and had a little bit of heat.<\/p>\n

Over in the Special Combination section, all the selections come with rice (fried or white) and an egg roll or two crab rangoons. I had a hit in selecting the Szechuan shrimp ($12.55), which was packed with Szechuan flavor, a little bit of heat and plenty of tender shrimp.<\/p>\n

\"LaOn the other hand, the pork chow mein ($12) was a disappointment. While I liked the tasty brown sauce, there were no noodles in this dish. Instead, I received a massive heap of vegetables and some pork, plus a side of rice.<\/p>\n

Other entrees include the chicken with hot garlic sauce ($12.55), the Phoenix & Dragon ($16.75, with shrimp and General Tso’s chicken) and the orange beef ($15.99).<\/p>\n

La Choza del Viejo is open for lunch and dinner Sunday through Monday and Wednesday through Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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