I have to admit I was skeptical about whether Temptasian could really have declined so much after the chef's departure. You'd think (or at least hope) that the rest of the kitchen staff would have picked up a thing or two over time. So I was reasonably optimistic when my friend and I went for lunch last Friday. But when the spicy baby wontons arrived, I was absolutely astonished that something that had once been so hot and flavorful could be so utterly bland and tasteless. They looked like they'd have flavor, but it was as if the broth was nothing but water, with a small dash of chili oil added.
The rest wasn't much better. The beef jerky was pleasant tasting but seemed to have spent too long in a refrigerator, and the beef hot pot was mearly acceptable, more like a diner pot roast. The one dish that was fairly successful bore little resemblance to what I was expecting; I think we ordered some sort of fish or shrimp cake but got something like cigar-shaped spinach-filled spring rolls. They were pretty good, but either I didn't understand what I was asking for or they brought us the wrong dish.
Given what a pain it is to get in and out of that shopping center, I doubt I'll go back. (Although I'll still brave the parking lot to shop at Grand Mart, which is marvelous.)
