China Delight offers tasty, inexpensive food in a convenient location just off of University Avenue. To get a grasp of what inexpensive means in the context of the China Delight menu, consider their dinner selections: most beef, chicken and pork entrees cost $6.95, veggie dishes cost $5.50 and rice and noodle dishes cost $4.95. If you aren't impressed yet, come early for lunchtime and you'll receive the following bargain: $4.60 for an appetizer, steamed rice, soup and an entree such as cashew chicken, beef broccoli, chicken in black bean sauce or mixed vegetables. You don't get much better than that!

In addition to being quite affordable, China Delight's food is quite good <\p>--<\p> it's not fantastic, but it certainly hits the spot. My dry sauteed string beans ($5.50) had a very nice flavor. I also appreciated that China Delight prepares its steamed white rice ($1) well - it wasn't too dried out like at some restaurants. The pot stickers were the status quo, pretty good but not mouth-watering.

China Delight's atmosphere provides adequate comfort but doesn't offer much to delight in. The tan walls are a little drab (although I must admit that eating an early dinner alone probably didn't help my chances of encountering an enlivening mood in the restaurant). Fortunately, China Delight does offer other things to delight in <\p>--<\p> good food and great prices. I can't wait to bring a group of friends to China Delight to help battle the dreary tan walls and share in the enjoyment of a satisfying, under $5 lunch.