Soooooooooooooo, I've moved to North Las Vegas for about a month now, and it's semi-tough finding potential regulars because the majority of the food here seems to be on the unhealthy side and non-Asian. I mean...ethnicity charts do indicate this zip code to have under 5% of Asians...so that's expected I suppose. Hence my somewhat generous rating for China Gourmet. It's the most Asian Chinese restaurant I've found in North Las Vegas...so far. Upon opening the doors, I see employees and customers who are all Asian--a rare sight around this area. Looking at the menu, I see a large variety of options--both authentic and Americanized options.
This place is pretty good considering the gigantic portions! I came here during the weekday for lunch and got one of the lunch special items: kung pao combination ($6.75). It came with shrimp, beef, and chicken. It had plenty of veggies and protein with plenty of flavor (maybe too much?). The rice was okay. The chow mein was a bit better. The meal came with an egg drop soup that had corn in it. It was pretty good with nice consistency. As for the drinks, I wouldn't recommend the honeydew fruit slush with boba ($3.50) though--it tastes very artificial, but the tapioca balls themselves were chewy and tasty. I might try a safer option like a non-fruit drink next time.
Overall, I'll come back. Until then, I will slave away in my residency program until I get to see sunlight again.