Long Time Ago 400 North Coit Road, Richardson, TX 75080

"This place was awesome to find randomly while looking for late night Chinese food cravings done right. The true effort taken to gather fresh ingredients - prepared in a way that you can fully appreciate them - was not lost on me. They accommodate any taste preferences for additional salt /soy balance (i.e. American Chinese food) or spiciness on par with Indian cuisine. My only gripe was the fried rice. While it was flavored well, it was made with rice that was too wet. This was noticeable in the side of white rice as well, and I'm sure this isn't the norm, so I won't fault the restaurant for it. A great value for the money hands down. Can't wait to try again."

"I don’t like leaving bad reviews for restaurants because it is such a hard business to survive and I respect those who do it for love. Having said that, We got four different plates. We could not even eat the fried rice. The star of all meals was steamed rice. Sesame chicken tasted as if chicken was left in the fridge for ten days and was fried that night hoping oil would take the smell away. Mongolian beef, dear help me baby Jesus, was just big pieces of steamed onions with rubbery meat on top so spicy that i started choking. Seriously i have had Mongolian beef and this ain’t it. I don’t think these guys have any respect for what they do. We cook most nights and I understand when I’m out there I shouldn’t expect the same. However food shouldn’t make you want to spit it out. The beauty of Asian cooking is the fact that soy sauce, hoisin sauce and oyster sauce do most of the heavy lifting if you don’t want put much effort to it. This people are nice though. Awesome greetings when you get there. The lady up front is super nice. I am hoping this was just a bad night but I wouldn’t try it again."

"My first time ordering was amazing, the stars of the show are the Hawaiian plates in all honesty. I went again today to try something different with high hopes, however sad to say I wasted $40. I had orange chicken but was too drenched in its own sauce and the lo mien didn’t have a whole lot of flavor. My boyfriend enjoyed his fried rice though. If you’re coming I suggest the Hawaiian plates or fried rice. Everything else is hit or miss so far. Also customer service is awesome she’s so kind."

"Ordered a rib and catsu chicken plate and it was great!!!! I loved it!!! The employee recommended the sesame balls and I loved them very authentic traditional taste! It was slow in there but they made my order fresh! The service was great!!"

"We live nearby tried a Long Time Ago in an effort to get out of our normal restaurant rhythm. The lady that helped us was very nice and made sure explain about the dishes we ordered. I had the spicy Crispy beef and shrimp. The beef was crunchy and tasty but the shrimp were the star of the dish-- I really enjoyed it. My wife enjoyed her General Tao chicken too. I look forward to going back to try some of the Hawaiian dishes. Something else we both noticed was it THE cleanest Chinese restaurant we had been to in a long time. We will definitely be back."