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| - Really good Chinese food in Arizona is very hard to find. Being from NYC, I've heard native Arizonans and mid-westerners say how good certain Chinese food restaurants are and go to it only to find that it's mediocre at best, with food being absolutely tasteless. Not so for Jade Palace. The food is absolutely wonderful! I've tried many dishes and have not been disappointed once. The house egg foo young is second to none and it's always difficult to not order it and try something else. My wife is a vegetarian and loves anything with tofu here. I have a niece from the east coast who insists that the chicken and broccoli is first rate. Nothing is oily or tasteless, as has been the case with other Chinese restaurants that I've tried in the Phoenix metropolitan valley, nor is anything overly salty or over-cooked. The wait staff is professional, knowledgeable and friendly, and the maitre d (or owner, not sure which) comes around to make sure everything is exactly as you'd like it to be, making you feel like a regular. Very nice touch. Prices vary from moderate to slightly expensive, but it's all worth it. We love the outdoor patio year round (heat lamps in the winter, misters in the summer) and very much enjoy the landscaped pond as well as the colorful, festive view of the outdoor patio of Jalapeno Inferno across the way.
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