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Tue57° / 84° Sesame Inn Chinese Restaurant
280 Harbison Blvd # A
Columbia, SC 29212
803-732-7867
www.sesameinn.com
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It's probably the most popular Asian restaurant in Columbia, and with good reason -- Chinese food doesn't get much better than at Sesame Inn. Fast and delicious, the restaurant is casual, but with a slightly upscale feel, although you'd never guess it by looking at the low prices on the menu. Lunch specials can cost as low as $2.75, and dinner entrees rarely go above $12. The house specialties include Double Happiness (shrimp and chicken with mixed vegetables, $11.50) and Bride and Groom (beef, chicken and veggies immersed in special sauce, $10.50). Chief chef Zheng's innovative menu has helped Sesame Inn become "Columbia's Best Chinese," so named in The State.
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Rated BEST Chinese in Col. 5
I have been eating here since they opened. I have never had a bad or semi bad meal. Lunch specials are great, free hot tea, free fried noodles and sauce, free soup ( I recommend the wonton), and generous servings. I can not eat beef so I always get a chicken meal, always white meat. I have never had a problem with flavor.
I have eaten there many times with groups and, again, never a complaint.
It is consistantly rated as Columbia's Best Chinese rastuarant.
DARK MEAT CHICKEN
ALL THE CHICKEN DISHES THEY SERVE ARE DARK MEAT CHICKEN..AND THEY HAVE MANY CHICKEN DISHES,WHY??
BECAUSE DARK MEAT CHICKEN IS "CHEAP"....WILL NOT EAT THERE AGAIN....
tasteless
I ordered the shrimp and mixed veggie dinner. The food had no taste, very bland. The so called white sauce was nothing more than cornstarch and water. It would be a very long time before dining there again.
Not Impressed
I ordered take out because of all the good reviews I've read about this place over the years. I WAS NOT IMPRESSED. The food was tasteless and the place did not look clean when I went in to pick up my order. There are much, much better Asian restaurants (and close to Sesame Inn) for good prices.