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| - We're from the SF Bay Area, and we're "spoiled" as far as Chinese restaurants go; there's a large Chinese population and countless excellent Chinese restaurants. In the Phoenix area, we've been to quite a few Chinese restaurants, and been dissapointed with all of them -- until we found Shangri-La. This is the only one we've found here that is truly excellent.
I had the Egg Foo Yung with chicken. The sauce was delicious, the chicken was great. The portion was so large we took home almost half in a doggie bag. My dinner partner had the Chicken Chow Fun. He said it tasted "smokey," just the way it is supposed to taste. (It was a "special", however, not a regular menu item. But, Chinese restaurants can usually respond to requests, and perhaps you could order it when it is not a special.) The rice was perfect. The prices were quite reasonable. In the coming weeks, we'll try the Teriyaki Chicken and the Snow Chicken.
For vegetarians, there are 6 excellent entrees, and a tofu vegetable soup. Their menu of alcoholic beverages looked very appealing, drinks with various fruits in them, etc., and we'll try some next time.
The order came so quickly it surprised us. The restaurant is spotless, in contrast to some of the others we've been to. I also bring my own oil because most restaurants use Canola, and I get very sick from it. They were extremely gracious about substituting my oil for whatever one they use.
They're open 7 days a week, from 11am to 10pm. The restaurant is very close to the 101 loop, and there is an exit on their street, 59th Ave, which makes it quite accessible. See their complete menu by going to www.restaurants.com and giving this zip: 85308. Shangri-La will come up on the list of restaurants in this area, and then click on "menu". If you are looking for excellent Chinese food, this is the one to go to.
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