ABC Seafood

Maybe it’s due in part to our being the only «black swans» dining within an establishment geared more so towards «Peking ducks», however our experience at ABC Seafood just last night left quite a lot to be desired.
Located on Ord Street directly beside Little Jewel of New Orleans and not to be confused by any means with the take out portion of the business located a few steps away on New High, we walked in and were «greeted» shortly thereafter… if that’s what we’re calling it…
There were a number of vacant tables amid this stale dated eatery and while we were seated and our order was taken and presented with relative ease, this experience alone has nonetheless given me a higher appreciation for Unilocal and even more… compelled my partner to BECOME A UnilocalER as he now knows without a doubt to READ Unilocal REVIEWS IN ADVANCE and take heed in accordance!!!
Hungrier than a nomad, I ordered the fried prawns served with spicy salt and pepper and the filet as well. I should’ve known we were in for an «interesting endeavor» when I viewed the exact same meal listed upon the menu bearing 2 totally separate prices.
He partook in the shrimp fried rice as well as a few egg rolls for starters in hopes that we’d at least have been able to soothe our hunger pains until the main entrée…a fish dish of some sort served with a lobster reduction arrived.
DISCLAIMER: I’m really confused on the purpose of appetizers and starter options when EVERYTHING WILL THEREON BE SLATED TO ARRIVE TO THE TABLE SIMULTANEOUSLY???
* Call me crazy but doesn’t bringing everything out collectively completely defeat the purpose???
We literally received our beverages followed directly by the rice only to receive the egg rolls somewhere in between followed by the filet, shrimp and his fish entrée ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!!
* Had we known of this, no doubt we’d have saved our monies and skipped past ordering the appetizers. Smfh. I suppose you live and learn.
* Our table looked like the Last Supper only for him to immediately notice that the fish dish he’d requested was incorrect. I knew without hesitation that this was going to be like pulling teeth as while a handful of servers rushed to and fro… NONE, SO MUCH AS MADE EYE CONTACT WITH EITHER OF US and the question of their speaking English was next on the list!
— - — - — Was this strategic? Customary??? Ironic???
I’m hypothesizing that perhaps a tour bus must’ve parked nearby or maybe a local church let out because the sound of chirping crickets heard within our entry was spontaneously interrupted by the exclaims of blaring Mandarin as no less than 100 Koreans swarmed the joint and each empty table of this place was abruptly filled to complete capacity!!!
While the restaurant initially appeared to have been somewhat of a large and desolate ghost town with reference to size, take my word for it — when folks’ got tuh’ coming one behind the next…, a simple trek to the bathroom became a virtual challenge within something comparable to a one way obstacle course!
Tables and chairs are placed everywhere throughout the eatery INCLUDING between the men and women’s restrooms! With diners packed in like sardines, unless you moonlit as a contortionist — an elbow (or chopstick) to the crotch was almost unavoidable!
* WHILE I FULLY RESPECT THE HUSTLE, THIS HAS GOT «FIRE HAZARD» WRITTEN ALL OVER IT!!!
Dare I say, our chances of locating a server to exchange the incorrectly received dish, request «to go» boxes and obtain the tab went from zero… directly to negative integers at this point?!
(Exhales…) GRRRRRR!!!
I swear NOTHING pet peeves me more than having to wait some place simply to pay yet… the added fuel to flame is when the cuisine is lackluster and void of flavor!
We spent all of 25 minutes in search of someone that would actually make eye contact long enough to heed our despair… further occupying time watching the neon light within the front window flash repeatedly.
While the bill wasn’t any more than $ 45 – 50.00, I’d like to humbly suggest those reading AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE THE PLAGUE and commence in learning to TRUST THE REVIEWS OF FELLOW ELITE UnilocalERS!!!
* We work overtime to certify that experiences like this are avoidable! Sadly… my better half had to learn it all the hard way leading me to my much overdue conclusion.
Do I foresee an opportunity for future patronage?
FORTUNE COOKIE SAYS: …OUTLOOK HAZY. ABC’s has yet to learn their ABC’s.

Stopped in for some quick takeout and wish I had not stopped in. Picked up three items for about $ 11, reasonable for Chinese fast food. Problem was I didn’t have any singles, so I had to give them two ten dollars bills. The Hispanic girl at cashere tried to say I gave her a ten and a single, no doubt, she was wrong. I let it go because in a hurry and it was pouring rain. Never will go back there again, food was not good and they scam you.

Great food!
Portions were generous and delicious. A lot of Chinese dine here so you know it’s good. Our waiter Eddie was friendly and made sure we were well taken care of. He gave us great food recommendations when we were at a lost in ordering. Winners for us included pork chops with Peking sauce, Japanese tofu with enoki mushrooms and dried scallop sauce, Chinese eggplant with Szechuan sauce, seafood with bean curd soup, and sautéed snow pea tips. This place is definitely a regular hangout for our family dinners.

BAD SERVICE! Family and I usually go to a different restaurant down the block from here but we wanted to try this out. Walked in waited to be seated workers just looked at us and told us to sit anywhere we liked. Workers continued to entertain the other guest that was already there. Lady that serviced us was extremely rude. Didn’t even ask us for anything to drink we had to bug the other workers. I never had such bad service. Never again will I come back. Food not worth it, over priced. Ordered 5 dishes and only the walnut shrimp was the most tasteful besides all the cabbage they out underneath to make it look like the shrimp was a good amount. Over all I won’t suggest this place to anyone. Sorry.