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| - This place is a great little hole-in-the-wall type of joint where you can go for good food as long as you can stomach the neighborhood and the dive-ish look and feel of the restaurant.
Seriously though, it is an interesting place. Yes, the tables have glass tops and the place is a run down, re-purposed looking space that obviously had seen better days, but the food is worth the compromise. As is often said about books, you can't always judge a restaurant by its outward (or, in this case, even in the interior) appearance. I have been to this location literally dozens of times and I've never once gotten bad food, which I imagine cannot be luck at this point.
You can't go wrong with their Mongolian beef, their chicken dishes or the shrimp vegetable lunch special. Everything is prepared by the family that runs and owns this place and they add a touch of authenticity that you just won't find anywhere else. The menu is large, but it is well organized and you can find something for just about anyone here, whether you're looking for Vietnamese or more of a Chinese style dish, they'll have something to fit your taste.
If you have a chance and a craving, give this place a try and reserve judgment until you've tasted the food. I've been there with parties large and small and when I worked in the area, my colleagues and I went there almost weekly. In all that time, never a single disappointment and we always left knowing we'd be back in short order.
Great little gem of a restaurant, not so easy on the eyes but definitely one of Phoenix's better dives. I wish I still worked out that way because if I did, I'd be there much more often than I am these days.
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