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| - I really want to like this place. As a transplant from Southern CA, I've found it nearly impossible to find quality Chinese....or Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese food in the Phoenix area. So many fusion spots, and other imposters posing as the real thing....and Cantonese restaurants seem to be going extinct in Phoenix.
I can often gauge the quality of the Chinese restaurant just by looking at the menu. Nee House caught my attention when I saw hot pots, mapo tofu, clams in black bean sauce, and chow fun. All good signs and nice to see something other than orange chicken, sweet and sour pork and the omnipresent pupu platter and egg rolls.
The food here is actually decent. It's not San Gabriel Valley good, but it will do. It's the service here that gets me. Believe me, I'm not a service snob and I usually could care less, especially at a Chinese restaurant where service is never to be expected. These people are borderline rude and seem to have a vendetta against their customers. It's really weird. I've learned that you need to have your head on a swivel and practically force eye contact to make things happen...then you may have some success. My kids have even renamed these place as "Superslow Chinese Restaurant" if that gives you any indication.
With that said, we have learned to manage expectations and deal with accordingly, like you would any problem employee, and proceed with caution. The food is good though....enjoy.
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