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| - Kwan and Wok is EXACTLY what you expect when you pull in to the tiny strip mall on the NW corner of Camelback and 17th Ave. Anchoring the weird parking layout and a bunch of asian stores (including a grocery and Pho restaurant), entering K&W is like stepping into any private chinese fast food/to-go restaurant in the United States. A cooler with soda by the can, non-descript beige walls, and only the humming of the fan greet you upon entrance. When I was in Tucson, Tokyo Rice Bowl was my standby for years. After only moments in K&W, I knew I was home. When the first guy who came out to take my order barely understood english, my knees quivered with memories of some of the best dining experiences of my life coming from a little white foldy top container.
I don't know why I even looked at the menu. I've looked at chinese to-go restaurant menus across the United States. I know what they offer. You know what they offer. They know what they offer. Our order of spring rolls, orange chicken, and house chow mein (and a can of Pepsi, of course) -- which, of course, came with white rice -- was right on par.
K&W is the real deal. When you feel like good old fashioned American-style chinese food, this is the only place to light rail.
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