Hilander Restaurant

I ordered the mushroom chicken as I was craving moo goo gai pan, and figured it would be close enough. I can honestly say that it has been the only thing in this town that hasn't made me angry that I had to eat it. The fried rice is also the brown sauce style. Where I'm from, this style can be found in half the restaurants, and you would be lucky if it had as much flavor as this. So just a heads up if you order it thinking it's the other style. It's good though. And a note to people passing through- when I first moved here, nothing had flavor. It's because of the elevation and lack of humidity. You're in a high desert. They are not known for flavor, much less fresh food. So the reality is that almost everything comes to this town frozen. I mean, I saw one review complaining about lack of fresh ingredients. Did they not see what was around them? This town shouldn't even exist, yet here we are. I'm grateful for this restaurant. It made me forget that I lived in Burns, until I had to go to my car. But the portions were so generous that I can dull the pain at home.

Surprisingly good for small town Oregon. Stopped in for lunch on a road trip and had the mushroom chicken with rice. Large portion, hot with fresh vegetables, flavorful sauce. Egg flower soup was simple but tasty. Definitely would come back if in the area. Restaurant was clean, decor was nice enough, service was friendly and helpful.