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| - Not every China A Go Go is created equal. There locations range from "so so" to really good. This China A Go Go is over and above the China A So So category. Their humongous portions of flavorful food elevates it to the greatest China A Go Go that I have been to in the Las Vegas valley.
After a hiking adventure in the nearby Lake Mead National Recreation Area, I was up to treating myself to China A Go Go. So, from the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, I cruised down Lake Mead Parkway and made a right turn at the Albertson's-anchored shopping center on the northeast corner of Boulder Highway.
In my opinion if you make it to a China A Go Go before 4 o' clock, it is good timing. They offer their lunch menu up to that time. From my experiences at their locations, I learned that they excel at shrimp chop suey over other dishes such as pepper steak. Right off the bat, after perusing the window menu, I expected to exchange $7.25 for the shrimp chop suey lunch special plus an additional couple of dollars on a fountain drink.
In contrast to the past couple of China A Go Go restaurants that I dined in, this location is a full-service restaurant just like the restaurant on Windmill at Bermuda. Missing here is ordering from a take out counter and an employee bringing the food to the table in a styrofoam dish. Upon stepping inside, the woman by the door led me to a booth and presented me with a menu.
The lunch commenced with complimentary crunchy noodles with duck sauce. The exact soup of the day for the past ten years: egg drop soup soon followed. The egg drop soup served in a china plate was hot and flavorful. The waiter had poured my soda into the glass. During the course of the meal he would volunteer to refill it. When the china plate of shrimp chop suey, fried rice, and soft chow mein noodles arrived I knew that I would be leaving full. The portion was humongous and delicious. The soft chow mein noodles exceeded my expectation of filler. In contrast to some China A Go Go's there was texture and flavor to them. Ditto for the fried rice. Now the shrimp Chop Suey was the bomb. The presentation from the mixture of the diverse and warm vegetables interspersed with a sundry of shrimp was to my taste buds that a few minutes ago Lake Mead National Recreation Area was to my eyes: delightful.
In conclusion, not every China A Go Go or chain restaurant is created equal. I hold a higher opinion of this China A Go Go than the other locations I have dined in.
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