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| - In Yelp friends I trust. It was in Yelp friend Momo. B's pics, check-in comments, and review that created a mental balloon that said "You have to China Wan Wan." In the near future I'd pop that mental balloon when I stepped inside China Wan Wan. I'd end up liking it so much that I would return a couple of more times.
China Wan Wan is in a small strip mall at the southwest corner of Boulder Highway and Russell Road. It is not a stand alone Chinese restaurant. It is a small Chinese restaurant in back of the Popeyes Chicken.
The lunch specials are a fantastic deal. They start out at $5.95 and top off at $6.55. The shrimp based entrees are the highest priced ones. A Coke beverage brings the price up to around $8. The lunch specials include a cup of soup. They are served in a styrofoam plate with the entree, fried rice, and soft chow me in noodles. Before they serve the food to your table, you can look into the open kitchen to watch them make the food. To the left of the counter and open kitchen is the Coke soda fountain.
China Wan Wan is more of the take out environment than a full service casual dining Chinese restaurant like The Lotus or China Bistro for example. Here, there is no visual candy like a Buddha statue, pictures of China, or place mats of the Chinese New Year. It is a take out atmosphere with sufficient seating. Anyways, the food is the eye candy.
On my visits, I had ordered the peppersteak and shrimp chop suey. The peppersteak was really good. The meat was juicy and tasty. They interspersed it with the right amount of onions and pepper. The shrimp chop suey was also delicious. The shrimp were sufficient in size and portions. The representation of vegetables, mushrooms, sauce, and ingredients complimented the mushrooms. The fried rice was of good quality. The soft chow mein noodles were tasty and far better than what I have tasted at some Chinese restaurants where they are filler food. The choice of the soup that comes with the meal is either egg drop or hot and sour soup. Both are good, however, wonton soup would be great.
Friendly people take the orders and bring the food to the table. Everything I have been here, they greeted me right away and were friendly.
China Wan Wan is China Win Win. When you dine here before 4 pm, you come up winning with delicious Chinese food and Coke for less than Panda Express. I am sending you the reader a mental balloon that says "If your in the mood for a good Chinese lunch special when your in the vicinity of Boulder Highway and Russell Road give China Wan Wan a try." I think it will be worth popping that mental balloon and experiencing China Wan.
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