Oh wow! China Palace isn't your run-of-the-mill Americanized Chinese food joint (though there's nothing wrong with places like those). China Palace is definitely more upscale than your typical $6.95 lunch special joint. My husband Rick and I met up here with some friends of ours we hadn't seen in awhile.
We started off our meals with some soup. I tried the hot & sour and--good morning taste buds! We then moved to the Palace Platter for our appetizers. The platter is a medley of some of their best--spring rolls, spare ribs, won tons, and coconut fantail shrimp--yum!
Now for the main courses, I love the flowery names here: Ocean Breeze, Flower Basket Medley, and Happy Family. I went for the Ocean Breeze: fried filet of fish with mushrooms and broccoli in chef's special sauce. Now when eating fried fish, the breading shouldn't overpower the fish. And nor should the sauce drown the dish. Trust me, this was done perfectly! Rick went for the Crystal Gems--seafood, scallops, and chicken in a mix of Chinese vegetables. Our friends wet for the Peking Duck.
I've eaten at the Shadyside location and as a previous Yelper said, the owner and his staff do a great job at both locations.