Reviews for Food Zoo Chinese & Japanese Restaurant in Warwick, RI

This was the absolute best when it was sunshine express but the new owners and business food zoo was literally the worst food... I?ve tasted in my life. Horrible. 55 dollars in the garbage. I don?t know if I have ever thrown food out like that. Normally ifit?s not the best you can eat and chalk it up to not returning but this was literally inedible. Couldn?t even eat it. I had padThai, it had a very dark red sauce? And noodles were red tinted. Don?t know what it was but definitely wasn?t pad thai. Eggrolls were so overcooked and bad tasting I was afraid to get sick. Bought food for my granddaughter and didn?t even let her haveone bite. Gave a bite to family member and they literally spit it in garbage. Do yourself a favor and don?t even waste your timeor money. I literally feel like they ripped me off because I didn?t eat any of it. Don?t go. I certainly miss sunshine expressthat was the best. Read more

I?ve ordered Americanized fried Chinese food here no problem in the past. Tonight I ordered a couple sushi rolls and some fried... dumplings and some soup. I ate about 4 pieces from my spicy tuna and sweet potato rolls then got sick. Just did not sit wellwith me. Couldn?t eat the rest. It was almost impressively bland too. I?ve had supermarket sushi that was Michelin star worthyin comparison. Dumplings were undercooked and smelled like way old fry oil- the dough was so chewy I had to spit it out. Ihindsight maybe I just shouldn?t have tried to eat it. Soup was fine. $34 with a tip and it?s all in the trash. Kind of a shame.Sorry, just being real. Read more

Horrible. I gave it one star because I can't give it less. I spent $45 on a take out order and we threw most of it out. I never... had bad Chinese til now. Boneless spare rib dinner floating in molasses? or some other black syrupy liquid which spilled out oneveryone else's food. Pork fried rice that smelled like fish? Egg roll filled with grayish brown mush. This was mine, not theother three people's personal nightmare when they opened their dinner. I tried to eat it, but just couldn't, and believe you meI love my Chinese food, but this just ain't it... Read more

We'll start with being aware that this place is transitioning from the Sunshine Express to a new brand under new ownership. We... decided to be open-minded and order our usuals from the menu they are still using from Sunshine at the moment. The service wascordial, friendly and prompt. I came early for pick up but was okay with waiting 5 minutes to check out what was going on. Thefood we received was pretty close to what we remember from previous orders, although the Singapore noodles were a tad spicier.That's fine. Everything else was good. I'll admit I noticed the transition seems chaotic, but things like this usually are. Itsdifficult enough transitioning a function business with existing customers, but with the possibility of being new to businessownership, too? That's rough. Especially when you add in the sh*tty Rhode Islander attitude whenever sudden change happens. Thelow star reviews smell of prejudice to me as I see no foundation for any of them. Give them a chance to settle and transitionwithout the comparisons. They deserve a fair shot. Read more

I stopped by the old sunshine to see what was up. Sounds like the kitchen staff bought the restaurant from the owners of... sunshine since no other buyers came forward. Is this accurate idk but that's what I was told. I ordered orange chicken, andhouse lo mein no veggies. It was all good but felt like it was missing little flavor but isn't far off from the original deal.They are very under staffed. The place was dead compared to when it was under the old ownership. There no more delivery throughthe restaurant you will have to use big delivery company like grub hub and or door dash etc. The owner and or two workers Idealt with where kind and polite. If given a chance with a open mind you might find something you like. It's definitely notidentical to sunshine but that's why they are in works of changing there name and menu because they know there different. Theyneed staff and chance to keep the doors open to expand like the old owners success. Read more

I'm rooting for local businesses but there's work to be done here. I went thru the menu and ordered over 10+ dishes that I used... to get in order to make a proper assessment with the new ownership. Good news is that the menu is almost identical so if you'reworried about selection - they have it. The bad news however is that the taste and presentation has changed. Half of the dishesI ordered tasted as good as Sunshine yet the other half was bland and appeared amateurish - as if they were either skimping outon ingredients and/or did not know how to cook the dish. Lo Mein was dry, overcooked. Fried rice tasted okay but had almostnothing in it and was an odd color. All the fried foods were still good (hard to mess those up). General Tso was still as goodas well as the chow fun. Sushi was so-so, very small for what they're charging. Ordered a boba and it was the worst I've EVERhad. I took a sip and had to throw it away. Overall, 50/50. We gave them a shot but will likely give them a pass next time.Staff appears nice. Lobby was a mess, ingredients being kept in the front beverage coolers. They just don't seem to be ready orcapable of handling a menu of this size. At these prices, if only half the food is as good as before from one ownership to theother - that's simply unacceptable. Maybe downsize the menu and focus on quality. Read more

First time there since Sunshine (also 4*) owned it, and I went in expecting to hate it. I was pleasantly surprised. The food is... 100% made differently, but it's the same menu. These differences are not better or worse than Sunshine, just different. Ifanything, the changes in style seem to be more like authentic Asian cuisine rather than Americanized "Chinese food". The lunchcombo I got gave me enough confidence to try their sushi next time at least. I'd give it a shot, but keep an open mind that itwont be exactly the same. Read more

The poke bowl was delicious but like, not sure what I almost broke my tooth on while trying to enjoy my beef and broccoli?? The... rice wasn't that great either but I would have been fine with that had there not been a hunk of rock?? In my food. Read more