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At China Kitchen, it is the Friendly service over the food that leaves a nice after taste. Recently, I was in the vicinity of Tropicana and Mountain Vista when it was time to erase a mental bookmark.
China Kitchen is so on the beaten path of Tropicana, yet hidden. China Kitchen stands at the northwest corner of Tropicana and Mountain Vista in the Cardena's Market and Q Mall anchored shopping center next to Winchells Donuts. When you are driving westbound on Tropicana or both directions, it is difficult to notice. The restaurant faces west. If it wasn't for typing in "Chinese food" on the Yelp search engine, I would be impervious to it.
According to a couple of Yelp reviews including my friend Scorpio, China Kitchen used to be a different Chinese restaurant. China Kitchen is relatively new.
Although it is in an older shopping mall where parking lots could be antiquated and challenging, parking here was a breeze. So was ordering. Off the lunch special menu, I ordered the shrimp lo mein which included fried rice and an egg roll. The price was $5.95. I'd order a fountain drink with that. A $5.95 lunch special with a Coke came to around $10. Hmm! Is a fountain beverage over $3. I have a hunch that they added a $1 for the shrimp based lo mein. The majority of the shrimp-based entrees were a $1 more. But it didn't say it on the menu for the shrimp-based lo mein. Anyhows onto the next paragraph.
China Kitchen is a hybrid of take out and restaurant. Preceding the meal, I ordered and paid. To the right of the counter, I filled up the stirophon cup with Coke. Then I chose a table. The man that I paid and ordered transitioned to the waiter. The dishes were not stirophon.
The lo mein was allright. It tasted like the chow mein soft noodles that China Go Go includes with the meals. The shrimp was the wild card that made it all right. The fried rice and the egg roll were also good.
The service was great. I asked the waiter why I didn't get the soup. Apparently the soup is only included with dinner. However, the waiter went over and above good service by giving me a complimentary bowl of egg drop soup. The egg drop soup was yummy. Additional acts of kindness were when the owner voluntarily refilled my cup of Coke and when the woman representing China Kitchen asked me how my meal was and thanked me for visiting.
Kindness is contagious. The staff at China Kitchen's kindness caused a review written in a kind tone. Kind service is my kind of place. 3.5 STARS for a good lunch served with kindness.
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