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| - Went to this place on a regular weekday night. and i've been here for a while. I remember when it first opened it was packed, and with good reason, it was very good place food wise, and the price was good. I believe that it has decreased in quality over time. It is still a decent joint in terms of taste and quality, but with the constant price increase and the availability of other congee places nearby i'm not sure how relevant this place is.
now onto the food. I ordered the bbq meats which is a standard for all congee places. for congee phoenix this is actually relatively new, as they did not offer this before. the two meats were roasted duck, and bbq pork. and i have to say that neither was good. Although the portions were good sized, the falvour just isn't. The duck was soft skin and fat, it just seemed really salty. and the bbq pork was dry and overcooked. Overall i was very disappointed in it.
We had also ordered the dry beef fried noodle. which is a stape for all congee places, and cantonese cuisine places. The flavour for this was okay. it was not bad, it was not great. it just seemed to be fairly standard fair. and did not wow me. Overall i feel that this restaurant did not have the quality it was known for before. and did not really have the value either it had before.
Although not a bad restaurant, i would not recommend this place to other people, as their are plenty of other congee places a short drive from there, that are better and better priced. Unless they return to form and become back what they used to be, i feel this place is forever on my list of restaurants i only go , if i'm close by or if someone brings me here.
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