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| - My mother and I love Chinese, and more often than not we do take out. I'm sure we're not alone in usually choosing the restaurant in closest proximity to home. For us that means ordering from China One, probably the most prolific chain in the region, but rather pedestrian in the food quality (worthy of no more than 3-stars). The next closest to home is Grand China. We went there twice (the 1st and Last time -- no likey!!)
Chinese food can vary significantly from one restaurant to the next. Not only are there regional differences between Szechuan, Cantonese and Mandarin recipes, but in "Americanizing" the dishes, the styles differ from east coast to Midwest to west coast. Our preconceived tastes are Midwest centric, and that's hard to find in Vegas. Most restaurants here are either more authentic Chinese (in Chinatown) or west coast Americanized (the rest of the city/region)
Today, we ventured a few more miles out of the way to try Asian Wok. Whenever we try a new place we order big....testing the dishes we tend to like best in order to evaluate the quality. From appetizers to each entre', all were far better at Asian Wok compared to every other joint we've tried since moving here in 2012.
Our order included Crab Rangoon, Potstickers, Happy Family, Chicken Fried Rice, Pork in Garlic Sauce, Chicken Egg Foo Young and Chicken w/ String Bean. My only complaint was that I felt the string beans were a bit over cooked.
All in all, we both decided this would be our restaurant of choice from here on in. By far, it's some of the best Chinese we've had here. We can't wait to try more items as we plan to explore more dishes in the future.
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