FOOD REVIEW
Chinese food for cheap BY ANNA LOUSTAUNAU For the Daily Titan
Wing’s Chinese Restaurant is the perfect setting for people anticipating a romantic date, family dinner or relaxing meal with affordable prices and excellent food. For the past 29 years Wing’s has represented the true classicism of an authentic delectable meal in a peaceful atmosphere. Wing’s is obtainable to anyone, whether they are anticipating a quick bite in the afternoon or a nourishing nighttime feast. Wing’s offers a wide array of entrees, from moo shu pork and Mongolian beef to pineapple chicken and barbeque roast duck. A large assortment of family-
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style dinners is available for people to try, such as time-honored soups, appetizers and entrees personally chosen by the chef, with the option of vegetarian dishes for those wanting to avoid meat. One of the family style dinners (and a special recommendation of mine), designed for two people at $8.25 per person, is called the Phoenix, which provides a variety of different foods for a small price. Included in the Phoenix meal are an endless supply of tea, fantastic egg flower soup, a plateful of egg rolls, Bar-B-Q ribs and fried wonton appetizers. The Phoenix dinner consists of three full platters piled with yummy sweet and sour pork (my personal favorite), great chicken
chow mein, brown fried rice and topped off with crunchy fortune cookies and tasty almond cookies for dessert. Along with dinner specialties, Wing’s offers a lunch menu with enjoyable mini-meals resembling the family-style, including the Business Person’s Special for $5.29 a piece and the Wing-Ding Lunch Works platter for a one-person feast. Wing’s atmosphere is truly lovely with its variety of cultural Chinese foods produced by impeccable chefs, service by friendly waiters and adorable Chinese decoration to gaze at while eating. It’s a wonderful place to kick back and pig out, all for the under $10.
El Pus leaves some listeners craving more BY KRISTINA RIDENOUR Daily Titan Staff
The rock-rap outfit of El Pus didn’t know that on one fateful day an act of thievery of its sampler would ultimately change the fate of the band’s sound. The sound that manifested itself in this five-piece band is like something you have heard before, but has been mixed up and blended into a whole new punk/rap hybrid. El Pus is a band that does not fit into a mold, and with its new CD Hoodlum Rock: Vol.1, they combine their mentors of N.W.A and Led Zeppelin. The band’s influences have helped this eclectic band fuse rap and rock seamlessly. The 13 songs in the collection have a strong energy and good hooks that get you singing along even if you can’t rap. The party vibe that is echoed on the majority of tracks, gives a sense of how captivating the band would be playing live. Two songs that capture this live, raw energy are showcased on
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“Monday Morning” and “Suburb Thuggin.” The first song fits the mold of a party anthem, while the latter song shares the band’s dislike for people who try to be something they are not. Switching it up on “Days of the BK’s (I Remember),” the band reminisces about its childhoods where “British Knights and neighborhood fights” were what they knew and “summer nights, it all felt right” was their mantra. This song shows the diverse style of the band, bringing it down a notch into more melodic tunes. El Pus has been around since the late ‘90s, but is just now showing its capacity to get out there in the mainstream, with the band being shown on MTV/ MTV2’s Advance Warning special in April. The rap/rock genre has had short-lived popularity in the past, with bands such as Korn and Cypress Hill, but El Pus seems to have a fresh outlook on the scene and they therefore should not be overlooked.
