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| - A fine quality Chinese food in Scottsdale. My workplace caters from Jade Palace every month, so I had a chance to sample a wide variety from the menu. Their glazed salmon is great, perfectly cooked. Also try Shrimp Marnier (only if you like a little sweet taste in your entrees), it comes with candied walnuts which are a nice throw-off palate pleasers. Other fare such as dumplings, low mein, General Tso's Chicken etc. is good too. My Chinese colleagues tell me that, while their food may not be 100% authentic, they are happy to tweak it to make it more 'Chinese' if requested.
When me and my wife opt for a take-out from here, our "The Usual" includes chicken fried rice (done spicy) and spring rolls, all of which taste great. The level of spiciness is always spot on as per the request.
I am taking one star off because: (1) Their fried rice is usually verrry oily. The oil literally drips from the container, and we usually toss last few morsels from the bottom of the container due to excessive oil. (2) Their orange chicken is a little 'weird'. Chicken nuggets usually come out dry (too much time in frying pan??) , and the sauce recipe is probably different than usual. It doesn't taste like typical Orange Chicken you get from other places.
Overall: A good Chinese restaurant with great food and great ambience. Try their Lunch specials.
Cherry on top: Zero food safety violations, and hence an 'A' grade by health department. Try this one if you want to stay away from cheap take out places with questionable hygiene.
P.S. : Right next door to Jade Palace is "Sweet Republic" ice cream parlor, which was rated to be one of the Top 10 ice cream parlors in U.S. Some of their flavors are phenomenal.. but more on that in a different review.
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