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| - Living in the Valley of the Sun, the Asian population is not concentrated while spread out throughout the valley, so getting really good authentic Chinese food is a challenge. Long ago, I think Wong's was owned by, run by and the cooks were all Chinese.
We haven't been to Wong's in years and now I realize why. The owner is still Chinese, but the servers/waiters and cooks are all Mexican. The food didn't taste too bad, and was okay, but on the level of Panda Express. We like Panda Express, but the food was pricey for being on the level of Panda Express.
The Mexicans that served us were nice. Nothing wrong with their service and they did everything they could to accommodate us. We went with my mom who generously treated us. But, my mom is very discriminatory and you could see the sour look on her Chinese face as she really didn't want to eat Chinese food made by Mexicans.
My Colombian husband (I asked him) asked the waiter who was cooking the food in Spanish. The guy said Mexicans. That greatly displeased my mom and nothing could make her happy. Throughout the time, she made all sorts of rude comments to no fault of the Mexican waiters/servers. Even though they said they were taught how to properly cook the food, it still didn't taste authentic enough.
However, if you like more Americanized Chinese food, the food is perfectly fine. I do think that $7.75 for 6 potstickers is a bit on the pricey side, though. Most of the dishes were starting at $8 going up, which I think is a little pricey for not authentic Chinese.
The menu said Sea Bass is seasonal, but it is not a seasonal fish, so I'm not sure what that meant, other than we can charge you whatever we feel like.
The only part of service that wasn't too good was the Chinese owner. He never smiled or acknowledged us until my mom went to pay. He did say thank you to her, but he never looked at her in the eyes.
My mom commented that if you want authentic Chinese, it must be made my Chinese cooks. If you want really good Mexican food, you want Mexicans who know what they're doing cooking your food. I don't know, maybe that's old school and I don't know that I totally agree with that, but authentic Chinese doesn't taste like Panda Express.
Anyway, my mom complained throughout dinner, nitpicking. The food was alright. Nothing great, nothing bad. Service was good.
So, if you have an old schooled Chinese mom or dad, you really don't want to take them to this place. If you have some white friends who have not a clue authentic Chinese, this might be okay. However, I think the owner should greet his customers instead of looking at them with disdane.
Sometimes Asians can be quite difficult to please. My mom would probably give a 1 star, but I'm feeling generous tonight.
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