3 times and I'm disgusted and done with this place! First time the delivery guy threw a fit for not getting a bigger tip (they charge for delivery already) and they forgot an entree. Second time was bland and not good but we lack choices over here and now this time I found a FINGER NAIL in my food and they took no responsibility. The owner wouldn't call me back and the guy on the phone said he asked the staff and they said they didn't cut a nail off. I am absolutely disgusted by Bamboo Cafe!Don't waste your money or time with this place. read more

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Such a hidden gem! I have been coming here for over 6 years and it has never let me down! Such good sized portions and the food is always delicious! Example: Huge order of orange chicken(comes with 1 crab puff & 1 spring roll)+noodles+white rice+crab puffs=$17! Can't beat it! read more

This rating is based on the sweet and sour chicken dish. The sauce was extremely thin and virtually tasteless. The chicken was breaded and appeared to be pan fried like a burger king chicken sandwich, then cut into a few long strips. The vegetables seemed like they were frozen because they had absolutely no flavor. The pork fried rice had good flavor and was on par with other restaurants. read more

Just wanted to thank the restaurant for taking precautionary measures to keep our neighborhood safe!! Thank you for the good food and hospitality. Please come check this place out when they open back up!! It's a really cute spot to enjoy good Chinese food and support your local small businesses. HIGHLY recommend ! read more

Terrible! Mongolian steak had no flavor surprisingly and the "fried rice" was not fried rice, it was a little brown again with no flavor. Kung Pao Shrimp was the same way and tons and tons of peppers and onions in both dishes. We won't be back sadly I was excited to have Chinese for Christmas as I did that for years in NYC read more

Place is not what it used to be! Dirty, run down & food is lacking any flavor but not bits of bone or gristle. Staff is nice, that's about it. Tables had food stuck in glass tops, walls splattered with food or peeling wallpaper. Got lettuce wraps and bit into what felt like a sandy clump, did not finish it & did not feel well after. Kids got beef and broccoli and meat was chewy and they didn't feel good afterwards either. So sorry it used to be our local Chinese go to! read more

I love this place so much. Been going there for years. REALLY good food especially for the price, and the service. Who I presume is the owner, is this really sweet lady. Plus their dinner deals are amazing. read more

My favorite Chinese restaurant ever! Food is great, delicious, always fresh, and comes super fast! People who gave this place less than 5 stars were expecting something else when they ordered, but they clearly were not paying attention - - the menu has very clear descriptions and pictures. They just had preconceived ideas about dishes, probably from going to Panda Express too much! Service is always fantastic. Ken, the waiter, is always helpful, friendly, and efficient. The hostesses are also great. I appreciate that the owner hires young adults to give them a chance for a first job. The restaurant itself is super cute with nice decor. There are a couple of TVs, great for when there's a lull in the conversation. Recommendations: crab puffs, general tso's chicken, Thai spicy rice noodles, walnut shrimp, pineapple fried rice (or yang chow fried rice for everything except the pineapple) read more

It has been a very long time since we have ordered delivery or had even mediocre Chinese food! Or had any good food anywhere but home. I am happy to have found this place! Timely and honest. I tried to pay cash (forgot I apple payed) and the delivery guy would not take it. Nice he didn't assume it was a tip. Thank You! The crab cheese puffs are the best I've ever had. read more

We ordered sesame chicken, Mongolian chicken, fried rice and egg rolls. The sesame chicken was disgusting. It tasted like it was fried in old grease. I ate a few bites and the chicken was like chewing chicken jerky. The Mongolian chicken was the same. It was old chicken. The fried rice was rice with soy sauce. It had no eggs, peas or carrots. I could have gone with the white rice and stirred in my own soy sauce and not pay extra cost. The egg rolls were not fully cooked and were chewy. We have eaten here in the past and the food has been great. This will be our last time eating here. read more

Bamboo Cafe - Sesame chicken - Chinese Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

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The Walnut Shrimp is devine! Love this place and come here every time I'm in Phoenix :)

I was extremely disappointed in the taste and quality of this food. If I could give negative stars I would. There was absolutely no flavor. My kids were crying because they were hungry but this food was not edible. I spent my last $60 getting them some food. I will never eat there again. They should be closed down. Horrible, horrible food!!! read more

Love the food and service. Generous portions and fresh. Definitely not cookie-cutter Chinese food.

They are now located at 67th and happy valley in the frys shopping center, they have great lunch specials.

We used to frequent this restaurant 10 years ago when it was new and fresh and nice. We stopped in tonight. It was packed and to go orders were flying out the door. I am not quite sure why. No money has been put into this place in a long time. Our table was sticky and had condensation under the glass and the chairs and surrounding walls were dirty. The portions were large which was nice but the food was sub par. It was nothing like I remembered. My husband got sweet and sour chicken and it was a chicken fried steak with a bowl of sauce on the side. What? It was cheap for 3 of us to eat. It used to be more upscale and pricey which meant food comparable to PF Chang's but now it is close to a Chinese buffet. We won't be going back again. I am sad to see how it has gone downhill. Apparently it is still ok for them though since to go orders were piling up. Just not my thing I guess. read more

Sorry, wanted to like our dinner but the chicken teriyaki beef broccoli were inedible when we brought it home.

STAY AWAY!!! WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I have ever encountered. My wife and I have been ordering food from this establishment for years. We have been loyal customers for years. Last week I ordered steak that was raw on the middle and they told my wife we could just finish cooking the meat in the microwave. We put our usual order in this week and they made another mistake. The meat tasted sour and they forgot the teriyaki sauce that goes with the teriyaki steak. They refused to give me a credit for next time or refund my money. They told us, their policy is to only give you credit one time for one of their mistakes and they would never refund anybody's money regardless of the situation. I have never written a review, but I feel a obligation to warn as many people as I can. We work to hard for our money to have places like this STEAL from us. read more

Bamboo Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

This place is amazing. K, yes i like fancy restaurants and enjoy a good $50 steak. If you are looking for PF changs atmosphere this is not the place. I can tell you this, you will not find a better Chinese place around for your money. They are very inexpensive and huge portions. They have a lunch special for $4.99 and a dinner combo special for like $8.75. 3 dinner combos feed's my family of 6 with left overs! Seriously its great food. My favorites are Walnut Shrimp, or the dinner combos with fried rice and sesame chicken or orange chicken. Both really good. My wife and I love their crab wantons, their egg drop soup, and their egg rolls are the best we have ever had. Their lettuce wraps are great, a little different from PF Changs but good with a huge portion size. Seriously they have been their for 10 years now and that has gotta tell you something. Its good! They do have some very regular loyal customers. They also deliver too. I live up in Sonoran Mountain Ranch so having them deliver is super handy. Give my suggestions a try, i promise you will not be disappointed. read more

My original review that appeared here was for a different restaurant called bambino's. However I have patronized bamboo cafe many times and not been disappointed. Really good orange chicken. read more

We always order delivery. Order has always arrived earlier than they estimate. Wonderful food. Great sweet and sour chicken and sesame chicken. Love their crab puffs. Egg rolls are wonderful also. Great food and very nice delivery drivers. read more

First time I went here, it took forever to get our order. When we got the food, it was worth the wait! We now order for take out and it's always hot and yummy! read more

Ordered a staple of chinese restaurants: Kung Pao Chicken. It is probably the most popular dish and on every menu in every chinese restaurant. Like ordering pad thai at a thai restaurant. It gives one an idea of the restaurant in general. If a restaurant can't make such a common dish, I wouldn't have much hope for anything else. It was bland and flavorless. Mediocre selection of vegetables. No hot peppers at all! In 30 years of eating that dish, this is the first time I've seen that. Bleh! read more

My 12 yr old daughter had dinner here once before & she begged me to order delivery for her tonight. I ordered the Orange Chicken & Veg. Egg rolls for her & chicken fried rice for me. Wow, within a short time we received the best Chinese food we've ever eaten. I even called Bethany, the most polite & sweet person, back after our dinner to thank her. Bethany even included a little treat for my daughter! What absolute great food, outstanding customer service, quick delivery & an absolute 10+ for the entire experience! We will never go any other place when we're in the mood for awesome Chinese food & fabulous customer service! Outstanding! Luv luv luv Bethany! U made my daughter very happy tonight. read more

Food was great, large portions, and hot when taken out. We find it much easier to call and order take out then we do online. The menu is simple but easily adjustable to taste. Recommend for the area! read more

On my way home from work I snagged a red box DVD and ordered some take out from the Bamboo Cafe for a nice night at home with my fiancee. The food was hot and ready for pick up when they said it would be (20 mins @ 6:30pm). The restaurant was not very clean and no one was at the front desk when I arrived. The portions were good sized and they included a takeout box full of white rice as well as what I ordered. The food was ok, but a bit on the bland side. The chicken fried rice turned out to be the best. Each entree was close to $10 and there were no fortune cookies in the bag!!! I'll likely order from them again, due to their convenience, but for quality I might pick a different spot. read more

I've given this restaurant multiple chances to be good but always tastes greasy and dirty. Just average food quality and normal priced. I wouldn't recommend, plenty of good Chinese food around town. read more

I'm not sure if it was a bad day for the cooks, and other staff, but the restaurant was filthy. I ordered the Kung pao chicken and I was served microwaved sandwich turkey with Kung pao sauce and large bell pepper slices. I could not eat the food, it was so bad. The sauce turned the rice into a soupy mess, and the bell peppers were too big to eat. My daughter ordered the orange chicken and it was soggy, also way too much sauce, she ended up with rice soup as well. I definitely will not go back. read more

trying to be an upscale restaurant, but NOT. at 1st appearance as you walk in looks great, when we sat down chair upholstery was all torn up, as I looked around to swap my chair I noticed they were all like that. Tables were boxed frames with clear tops and there was crumbs under clear tops in boxes....Not very appealing. Now for the food....we ordered pot stickers, they were frozen and tasted like little egg rolls; ordered the egg rolls that promised several kinds of meat and I found NO Meat in mine, full of very thin shredded cabbage was about all; ordered the Birds Nest..shrimp & scallops in a Potatoe nest (according to the menu).....very bland and nest not potatoes, it was chinese noodles deep fried; also ordered Spicy Thai Pan fried Noodles...Nasty, tasted like it was spoiled. Told waiter about it and his comment was, "it''s the fish sauce, and you either love it or you don't, I will take it off". So he took the dish away. When we got our ticket dish was still on, he watched us from his station to see if we noticed, they were speeking in their language and then he brings a new ticket appolagizing he forgot to take off..... The Only thing I would reccommend would be the Egg drop soup. read more

What the.... no no no no no First time here ... 1) fried rice.... it literally is dried out white rice with soy. There is one tiny bite (just one) with egg, no veggies, room temp ... worst egg fried rice ever 2) ordered yellow curry... the potatoes are literally frozen steak fries. Let that sink in. 3) just two tables including us on the place. Took almost until dinner was over to ask how everything was and if we need anything. Asked for check. I want the last 20 minutes of my life back. Best part of the meal ... the fortune cookies made elsewhere read more

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Delicious, great smiling friendly staff! Never had a bad item delivery or eating in. Try the crispy beef Extra Crispy.

My wife went in for lunch today with a friend and was served by an extremely rude waiter. When the waiter was asked several questions, he responded by rolling his eyes and acting disinterested. My wife ordered the yellow curry with chicken. The dish was made with a ton of onions and they used frozen French fries for the potatoes. Not a good dish. I would spend your money elsewhere. read more

Sesame chicken, white rice and soup for $4.99. Chicken was awesome and very sweet. Asked for some chili and hot mustard - both were HOT, yes!!!! Wife and I had a nice lunch for $16.00. Service was on point. read more

Great place for lunch. You can't beat the price, and the food is very tasty. For Chinese food it is pretty good. I didn't like the place a few years ago when it tried to add sushi among other things. Now with new owners and menu it seems to be just right. I now go there once a week or so to enjoy the savory lunch. read more

This place is probably one of the most difficult for me to review because it is so quirky. The restaurant never looks clean and the set up is just kind of weird with customers seated very close to one another (even with plenty if open tables). The customer service is great from one server who is usually the only one working, but pretty bad from everyone else. As far as the food goes, I've only ever ordered the orange chicken here and it's not as at all. It's nothing special, but orange chicken is a pretty generic dish. The food comes very quickly and the lunch portion is huge for only $5. I keep coming back because the orange chicken is quick and good, the location is convenient for me, and the price is good. read more

Just ordered tonight. I got the honey walnut shrimp and my husband ordered sweet & sour chicken. The shrimp was smothered in what seemed to be mayo and cream cheese, it was really disgusting looking so I couldn't eat it until I wiped all of that off. Not impressed with the dish at all, could only eat a few bites. It was truly the worst meal I have ever ordered at a restaurant...in my life. No joke. The sweet & sour was edible but again, not impressed! I have never seen chicken served like this at a Chinese restaurant; it looked and tasted like a frozen breaded chicken strip with sour sauce on the side. Needless to say, we will not be eating here again. For $30 plus a deliver tip this was highly disappointing. I do NOT recommend. I'm trying to figure out how they stay in business...surely they receive zero repeat customers?! read more

This is average chinese food known in AZ. I'm from northern California and I haven't found a place that has decent Chinese food. They do have a sesame chicken that is decent but again this place is average than what I grew up with. I do like that this place delivers to my house as other places rarely do. read more

This place use to be amazing . Around 10+ years ago . The quality has gone down the toilet . I ordered $30 worth of food , orange chicken , beef and broccoli and hot and sour soup . I was more than disappointed I was actually pissed . I just moved back into the area and was excited to order because I remember the food being great . It was awful . The orange chicken was hard and dry , the beef and broccoli was like water , broccoli was like rubber . The hot and sour soup tasted like it had gone bad . Even the white rice was dry and terrible . Never again . read more

This is one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants! They have killer lunch specials, large dinner portions, and the food is always good. The take out is perfect for a in home movie/date night, and they have NEVER messed up my order. It is to the point where we don't even need to look at the menu. Wor Wonton Soup, Extra crab puffs, Sesame chicken, and Mango shrimp. Even if you do not live in the area it is better then a chain restaurant found on every corner. read more

Wow. What an experience but unfortunately not for the good. I came in not for the cheap lunch specials but to order a complete lunch 4 my wife and myself. War wonton soup featured flavorless balls of chalky wrapper not cooked through leaving a nasty chewy doughy texture waiting to get spit out. The wonton broth didn't seem fresh but more like powdered bouillon mix and bits of carrot and celery thrown in. Let me know if im wrong. The Kung Pao scallops were absolutely pathetic. When the water chestnuts are larger then the scallops you already have a problem. The scallops were worthless pieces of rubber band after i bit two pieces and spit them both out. I asked the waiter to try a scallop and he kind of grinned because he knew they were old. I asked him to taste the scallops and he just laughed me off. I'm used to shitty service at very good Chinese restaurant but this was not the case. My wife ordered the flaming steak and after trying to slice this piece of leather and not finding a single decent piece to slice off due to grissle, tendon and connective tissue i pulled out my Spyderco to cut through. Bamboo cafe cafe advertises Choice steaks but this piece of cow was obviously less then Select by the lack of marbeling, advanced gristle and tendon throuout . We left over 95% of the steak on the table and was waiting for the waiter/ maitre d to ask us what was wrong with the steak. Sadly and pathetically that question never came. If you order a steak at a restaurant and the customers are not eating it should you not ask what the fuck is wrong with it? My wife reminded me we had a coupon for buy one entree get one free so we ordered the pan fried noodles to go. I brought it home for my mother in law. What a final insult. So salty, my Chinese mother in law thought i was insulting her. I was ashamed to have offered this to her. In 48 years I have never left a zero tip. I actually went to Taco Bell to get the taste of this shitty Chinese food out of my mouth. I found the service lacking and unprofessional. Perhaps the Help Wanted sign on the front door will find a real Chinese cook. But pity that Chef if the owners continue to serve up the lowest quality ingredients to make a buck. For those customers who claim this is the best the finest or even decent Chinese food shame on you. I am NOT going to give one star because it will be eliminated I will simply give 2 stars and you can read this review for what it is thank you. read more

I live close by so figured I'd try this place. I actually tried two different times for lunch (hoping for the best the second time). It's awful. The "Sesame Chicken" with "fried rice" was breaded chicken strips with a couple of sesame seeds and soy sauce on them. Same with the fried rice. No way! read more