5 Spice Asian Take-Out

Being in Blaine there just are not very many Asian food options. I was up this way so I'd thought I'd stop by. How bad could it be? So I walk in, and they have a standard serving line counter but there's no food, but restaurant supplies and boxes piled high. I was a bit confused and thought they may not be open. I was greeted by a lady, and there were paper menus on the counter. So I ordered the lunch special Shrimp Lo Mein, which comes with an egg roll and fried rice for $7.50. I requested the fried rice to be served in a separate container because I wanted to save the fried rice for later, and I don't like my noodles touching my rice. Well she proceeded to start an argument over the dang take-out box, insisting that it all comes in one box. I reiterated my wishes for a separate container, and she argued some more, so I relented. The total came to $8.03, I didn't have 3 cents, and there was a change box on the counter. So I did what any normal customer would do in that situation: take $0.03 from the change box. Man did I get an Evil Glare from the lady something FIERCE! In my disbelief, I threw down a dollar into the freaking change box. So the food comes, and I informed them that they lost a customer for 13 cents. 10 cents for the takeout box she wouldn't part with, and the 3 cents out of the change box. All this before I even tasted the food!! The cook from the back came up and apologized when he overheard the conversation, and he was very nice. While this was going on she gave me another cursing stare and stormed off. Heck he should have been working the front and leave the grumpy lady to cook instead.Upon reaching my office, I opened the white box, and discovered some seriously sorry looking noodles, and "fried rice" that was just that: rice that was fried with a very small amount of soy. The egg roll looked ok, no doubt came frozen and just dropped in a fryer. Now the actual tastes were very underwhelming. No...I'm straight pissed. The Lo Mein was slightly burnt, and not in a good way. It was too salty. The "fried rice" turned out to be cooked brown rice with soy in it. I don't know which part of China they come from, but I had no idea that this was even a thing; and I am 100% full-blooded Chinese. Fried rice is supposed to have a whole lot of other things in it, not the least of which would be egg and veggies, with WHITE rice seasoned with soy. The only redeeming factor in the whole box were the shrimp which were half descent. Oh I asked for chopsticks, and there were simply no silverware or napkins in the box. She did remember to give me a fortune cookie and a packet of soy sauce. Luckily I had one fork left in the office, otherwise so would have been eating with my fingers. Wow. So this was a 100% fail at being Chinese Take Out: Chinese, not really; Take Out, no utensils, bad food, bad service. Sorry for being a sour-puss. I write this stuff so that no one else would have to endure this garbage. It is my hope that in the age of Google and Yelp ratings businesses like these would have to shape up or get left behind.

I'm an egg roll snob and 5 Spice's egg rolls/fried spring rolls were delicious!! The fried rice was also spot on as was everything else we ordered. Only inconvenience was they don't have online ordering. Otherwise we highly recommend and will be back again!

This place had ruined my tastebuds...in a great way. This place is my standard that I compare all other Chinese food too. I have the number saved in my phone so I can call ahead for pickup. You can walk-in and order and they're still pretty quick. Never eaten inside the restaurant. I bring it home to devour in private!**My favorite is the sesame chicken, extra heat. It comes standard on a bed of mini wonton strips that remind me of long, skinny Fritos. The best is when there is extra thick, sticky sauce on the bottom of the container. Plus cream cheese wontons too !

Not what it used to be, and it makes me sad.We had been loyal customers of 5 Spice for close to 10 years. Always had great food and generous portions. But the last couple times we ordered food, it was disappointing. I think they have been trying to save a little money by using cheaper ingredients, and it shows. We used to love the chicken wings--big juicy ones with awesome teriyaki sauce. The last two times the wings were so scrawny I had to wonder if they were pigeon wings. Of course they weren't, but they were so small and dry there was not much meat to gnaw off those tiny bones. But the same price, of course.LeAnn Chin seems to be the best bet around here. I wish we had a Panda Express close by.

Ordered kung poa chicken and spicy garlic beef, where's the beef and chicken???mostly vegetables! If i wanted vegetarian i would have ordered vegetarian!!

We had take out this past weekend. My wife had vegetable fried rice and eggrolls and I had Gen. Tsao's chicken. Both meals were good, but generally not very exciting. I often look to be "wowed" but these meals didn't do it. Portions were large. We will probably try again sometime in the future.

There are not many choices in Blaine for Chinese food but I would definitely recommend passing on this one. Ordered beef and broccoli. The broccoli was hard as a rock. Super bland fried rice with a strange taste. Spicey chicken also had seriously undercooked veggies. For almost $50 for two people, should have been better.

Good hot and quick. Would order again in a pinch. Could use a few more. Condiments and maybe sticker rice

Place used to be good...... don't waste your money. spent $50 and barely enough to feed 3 people. Portion sizes small and hardly any meat. white rice upgraded to fried for $3 was nothing more then soy sauce added didn't seemed fried. very Little cream cheese in won tons.... Very disappointed and won't go back.

I enjoy the chicken pad Thai. This place has been around for years and is pretty reliable if you're looking for a quick take out option! I think sometimes the owners may come off as abrupt or rude but I think that is due to a language barrier. One of the last times we ordered from there she went out of her way to call back to clarify a couple of things. I was pretty impressed as I feel like most places would've just went ahead as they saw fit.The food is great and the portions are extremely large!