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| - The past reviews pretty much said it all. The only redeeming part about this place is the pork and ducks setup on the racks when you enter the restaurant. But I'll just try to explain how this place seems popular, but still sucks.
There are 3 ways to get people to eat at a restaurant:
1. Establish your name. example: In-n-Out
2. Make your business appear busy. If the place looks busy, it must be good.
3. Word of mouth. example: Yelp
Sam Woo is highly regarded in California. So, when Californians see Sam Woo in Vegas, they must think this place is good as well. The reason this place is busy is because, particularly Chinatown Plaza (where Sam Woo is located) is because everyday Asian Tour buses stops here, all of which are from California. So naturally, these people are aware of Sam Woo and decide to eat at this Sam Woo. The casual observer sees this place is busy, so it must be good. Don't be mislead! As long as tour buses continue to stop here and Sam Woo has a name in California, the tourist will continue to keep this place a float.
Summary: Tourist trap that uses its name to get people to come, but won't return because of mediocre unflavored food and horrible service. But they're duck and pork is what saves this place.
Recommendation: If you want Chinese food that doesn't suck, check out Food Express on Decataur and Sahara (not in Palace Station). Spend the extra couple of bucks on taxi fare to Food Express to avoid Sam Woo. Yes, the name makes you go WTF, but its a lot better than this place and is NOT fast food.
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