Now you know that if you have a restaurant that goes by the name of Amazing Kitchen, you need to BRING IT! And of course the question you're asking is - do they? The answer is: YES!
Located in the little outdoor mini mall off of N. Tracy Boulevard, in the mall across the street from the corner Taco Bell. You'll find Amazing Kitchen tucked between Johnny's Diner and the Faded Hair Studio. Plenty of parking avail in the private lot. It's an independently operated restaurant that just opened a few months ago.
This was our first time dining in; previously we had ordered food to-go and picked up. Upon walking in, it's spacious, bright, and clean. There was a flat screen on the wall playing football, for all you football fans. Cloth-covered tables and cloth napkins.
I RECOMMEND:
THE FRIED PRAWNS! It's all about the PRAWNS, PRAWNS, PRAWNS, BABY! I am still dreaming about these prawns several days later. They are fried so perfectly, lightly crispy, and the prawns are a good size, not some crappy tiny prawns. If you like seafood, you MUST try the prawns and make your MOUTH HAPPY! I like these so much, I may order a tray of prawns for Christmas and feast off of it like the Queen of the Castle at the royal ball. I MAY NEED AN INTERVENTION because I LOVE these prawns so much!
The CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD - I normally don't order Chinese chicken salad. But this came highly recommended to me by MARK, who works there. I'm so glad I listened to him, because this is a super delicious salad I am enamored with and it all has to do with the SAUCE, which is vinegary-sweet. (We ordered this on our first order to-go and it did not disappoint.)
For this dine-in order, we chose the
SZECHWAN DINNER FAMILY DINNER, $12.50 per person. For two people, it includes:
* FRIED PRAWNS & FOIL WRAPPED CHICKEN (see my love ode to prawns, above) - both yummy
* HOT & SOUR SOUP - pretty good. A bit on the peppery side for my taste, but my husband enjoyed it
* SZECHWAN CHICKEN - very good chicken, the light crispiness of it will entice you to have more!
* BROCCOLI BEEF- this was my FAVE of the meal besides the fried prawns. Perfectly cooked broccoli with tender cuts of beef. What really made it stand-out delicious was the light traces of GARLIC throughout and it made this dish really fabulous. I would get this again!
* STEAMED RICE - they don't serve a tiny individual rice bowl at this place, as you get with a lot of other Asian restaurants. Oh no. We got a nice, BIG soup bowl helping of rice for us both, which was more than enough. A+ on the rice! Love it that they're not stingy with it and give you plenty to enjoy with your meal.
In addition to the family dinner, my hungry self also had to try the HONG KONG STYLE PAN-FRIED NOODLES $9.25 and I'm so glad I did! It was a TREAT to eat! Noodles were cooked perfectly, generous with the ingredients like the shrimp, chicken, pork & carrots. Make sure you GET THIS - IT IS HEAVEN! It's one of their specialties and this is easily one of my favorites to order.
GOOD to KNOW
* They are CLOSED on Mondays.
* Dine-in, take out, & delivery avail.
We've tried many of the Chinese restaurants in the area just once - UNTIL NOW. This is our new go-to place for Chinese food with delicious flavor, NO MSG, generous serving sizes, friendly service, located in a decent area, and the price is right. Trust me when I say this is the BEST CHINESE PLACE in Tracy. Thank you, Chinese Food Gods for answering my prayers!
SERVICE
HELEN is the star of the show here! She's SO friendly, efficient, checked up on us regularly, refilled our waters several times before we needed to even ask, and gave this girl a new fork every time after I dropped it on the floor because it happened to be Clumsy Night for me. Thank you, Helen!
PORTION SIZE - GENEROUS
We had food to go for sure! We ordered for two, but got a few more meals out of it as our take-home boxes seemed like a heavy, brand new order! Their serving plates are big and they heap it on with a generous amount of food when they serve you.
So if you want to check out a really fabulous Chinese food place with an excellent, varied menu, super delicious food, and impressive service, try Amazing Kitchen! Your taste buds and tummy will thank you. I can't wait to go back! read more