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    Fawn's Asian Cuisine

    4.3 (84 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese, Asian Fusion
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Pad Thai
    Jekeia C.

    I think I found my new favorite Asian restaurant. This place is a hidden gym not too far from downtown. The food is amazing, the best Pad Thai beef I've had to date! It's perfectly cooked with an amazing sauce that elevates it. The service was great, the waitress was nice and attentive. And I thought the prices were reasonable considering. Inside there is some seating, not a lot though. There is also not lots of parking out front. If you are looking for a place to eat with Greta food, run don't walk now! I have already been back.

    Hillary P.

    Honestly, not much to look at on the outside, but the simple appearance should not keep you from a great Asian food experience in Des Moines. Soft drink are plentiful, however no alcohol at this location. The advantage of this restaurant is it's open all day long, without a break in the afternoon, for those who are looking for a snack in the middle of the day. Dedicated parking lot makes for easy access. Very simple decor allows their food to shine. I am not typically a big fan of crab ragoon, however, this was by far thebest I've ever had; light, fluffy, and flavorful. The Mongolian beef was very good, as was the fried rice and stirfry vegetables. The cucumber salad was served with sticky rice (excellent) however we made a little bit of a mistake when we asked for it to be spicy and it fully lived up to expectations! Please pass the water! LOL. Service was pleasant and left us wanting for nothing. Portions were plentiful and prices were super reasonable, which you would expect in a college town. Again, not fancy, but good! Take out is available in addition to the dining room service.

    Nam kuhn egg rolls
    Sumita B.

    Always great service here. They are quick and prompt. If they have time the owners will come out and talk to you. One of the cleanest Asian restaurants in the DSM area. My go to dishes: Crab rangoons - they use the thick wonton wrappers and good mix of sweet and savory. Always fried to perfection. Crispy paradise rice (nam kuhn) - fried rice balls seasoned with red curry and coconut milk. Served with lettuce and cilantro. You can now order this in a spring roll. :) Pho special with everything - good broth and okay amount of meats. Chicken/shrimp spring rolls - goo amount of meat, vermicelli, and herbs. Ask for the fish sauce for dipping. Fried chicken wings with sticky rice - simple marinated wings and deep fried. Thum mak hung - two versions they have with fish sauce or ba dak (fermented fish).

    Potstickers.
    Dan T.

    Everything good I've heard about Fawn's was true. At least for us it was this past Friday at lunch... We arrived around 1130 AM and were greeted as we walked in. The woman who greeted us ended up also being our server and she told us to go ahead and take a seat at any of the four person tables. The restaurant wasn't too full yet so we had several tables to choose from. We stuck to the lunch special menu, but I wanted to try the potstickers because everyone raves about them at Fawn's. The lunch specials come with your choice of an entree from the lunch special list (both Thai and Chinese), rice, an egg roll, and soup. Heather doesn't really do soup so I ended up with two servings of hot and sour. It was very good. Thicker than other restaurants. Great flavor and piping hot. We ordered an app of crab rangoons and the potstickers. We were warned the potstickers were handmade and would likely come out after our entrees were served. No biggie. We appreciated the heads up. The crab rangoons were very good too. A great start to the meal. No complaints at all. For entrees I chose the angry chicken and Heather choose the chicken lo mein. My chicken was angry...I felt my sinuses clear several times while eating our meal. I didn't ask about heat levels...but I'd put it served at about a three out of five...with five being very hot. Everything was perfect. Heather said this was easily in the top two Asian places I've taken her to in the metro. The potstickers... I forgot Heather doesn't do dumplings. I had to eat the whole order myself. They were probably the best potstickers I've had in a long time... Handmade, seared, and served with a typical sauce. Thankfully they were as good as they were...because I had to physically force myself to eat the last couple bites. I was miserably full. The one very minor hiccup we had was not being sure what to do when the meal was over. We were first time customers. A bill wasn't brought to the table and we weren't told if we needed to go to the front or what exactly the process was. We watched a few other diners and decided to step to the front counter. Our bill was waiting right by the register, we paid, and left very satisfied customers. Our meal ran us right around $30 before tip. But that was two lunches and two full appetizers... The lunch specials were $8ish each. We both just stuck with water to drink. I've since been told this is a normal practice at several of the local businesses in this area of Des Moines. I like to tip cash so not seeing the bill before leaving the table seemed unnatural to me. By the time I got my total at the register, paid, and went to put the tip on the table...our table had already been cleared. I just ended up handing the tip directly to our server in passing. It was a great meal. Great service. I'd highly recommend checking them out if you haven't visited there yet.

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    Great food, service and the best hot and sour soup I've ever had! You can't go wrong with anything on their menu!

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    Great food, cleanliness and Amazing service! Recommend the chicken wings. Great mix of Asian food from different countries!

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    The best food you can get in Des Moines. The staff is incredible and it is a great environment.

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    4.4(137 reviews)
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    My boyfriend and I stopped in early on a Friday evening. We walked in and were immediately greeted…read moreand the 4 tables were all open. We ordered egg rolls, crab rangoons, beef lo mein with egg drop soup, and hot and sour soup. It was our first time here, so we wanted to try it all. The food was delicious and plenty for my boyfriend & I and a small amount of leftovers. The egg rolls lived up to the hype everyone is talking about. I am not typically a fan, but these were delicious. There's a spice or something that they add that levels up the flavor and with a nice crispy crunch when you bite into it, you can't go wrong with these. We also really enjoyed their rangoons. They were cooked to perfection, but what makes them even better is dipping it in their duck sauce. 10/10 for the egg-rolls and the crab rangoons. For the main we ordered the beef lo mein. It had so much flavor and we enjoyed it a lot. We also tried both the soups. The hot and sour was good, but I have had better elsewhere. My boyfriend really enjoyed the egg drop soup. He liked that it had veggies and tofu in it and was different than other places we have tried 9/10. We really loved this place and are already planning to come back soon even though it is 25 minutes from us, but it's totally worth the drive. Everyone working was so kind and they continued to make sure everything was good with our meal.

    This place was on my list of restaurants to try for a long time so my husband and I had dinner…read morethere last night. It's a tiny hole in the wall place with only five tables. There was a line all the way to the door. It's a very popular place. I got the Yusiang Chicken and my husband got the Hunan Chicken. The entrees came with either: an egg roll , a crab Rangoon, hot and sour soup or egg drop soup. I really liked my entree. It was spicy and sweet and came out piping hot. I thought the egg roll was just average, though, and was disappointed that there was no homemade sweet and sour sauce that came with it. There were just packets of duck sauce. My husband thought his dish was just ok but his crab Rangoon was delicious. It was filled with a slightly sweet cream cheese filling. I had a bite of it and agreed it was very tasty, The service was very good and the employees were very friendly. I thought the prices were pretty good and lower than other Chinese restaurants we had been to. The amount of food we got was really good, too. We both ate half or what we got and had leftovers for lunch the next day. That's always nice. I would definitely come back again. They serve Laotian and Thai food, too. I'd like to try some of their potstickers and get more of their yummy crab rangoons next time.

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    4.1(74 reviews)
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    Their egg rolls are the best I've had. Service is alright, and the ambiance is the same. I love…read moretheir empress chicken & lo mein. Hope to eat there again soon!

    This past Saturday a friend and I were out and about and we stopped by China Chef on SW 9th. China…read moreChef always comes highly recommended especially when you are talking about food on the South side of town! They're open for lunch and dinner Tuesday - Sunday. We were greeted right away when we walked in and were shown to a booth. Seating is a combination of booths and low top tables. It's easy to find and the parking lot wraps around both sides and the rear of their building. China Chef opened in 1996 so they've been around a minute. The owner passed a couple of years ago. The owner's wife and his son have kept the business open. The young man who seated us and served us is the original owner's grandson. His father spent some time visiting with us too. He was more in a manager role and working both the back and front of the house. Drink orders were taken first (Pepsi products by the can) and other drinks are available as well. We ordered a couple of sodas and an unsweetened iced tea. The menu is extensive... There's something for everyone. But it more or less open with a very bold statement... "The best egg rolls in town!" We got the Mongolian Beef and Chicken Lo Mein (extra spicy). The combos came with fried rice, an egg roll, and soup. Instead of soup we both opted for the choice of an extra egg roll. I mean... C'mon! If they are the best how can you pass that up? Lol The egg rolls ARE fantasic! Served obviously right out of the fryer. Hot, fresh, and crispy! The hot mustard on the table is pretty standard... It's Iowa nice. It doesn't clear your sinuses. The Mongolian beef tasted really good. I enjoyed the couple bites I had. I'd ordered the Lo mein with chicken (extra spicy)... This did clear the sinuses! Nah... It wasn't quite that bad. Lol But they took me at my word and definitely ramped it up. Amazing flavor and the heat was perfect! He said they have a special hot oil/chiles they use in the back. The one they use for their personal meals... If a customer asks for extra spicy...that's the one they use. These guys were great and I really enjoyed my time talking to both of them! The grandson is a senior this year and doesn't have an introverted bone in his body. Not even the broken one in his arm... His dad was just as outgoing and personable. We talked about the business, it's history, his father, some recent remodels and changes, the impact of the pandemic and the current economy, etc. Little things like the cost of being able to keep the menus updated. Seems like a small thing to a customer..., but having to print new menus every couple of months to meet rising costs can have a significant impact to a small business' bottom line. Standard table service and our lunch was $30ish before tip. While we were visiting I'd asked what I should try next time. We talked about some of the standard dishes, but as we were leaving the son came running outside and up to my car... I rolled down my window. He said "The crispy duck! You have to order the crispy duck next time!" Someone had just ordered it, it reminded him, and he ran outside to make sure we knew before we left. If I hadn't liked the guy as much as I already did...that would have won my heart! And I know what I'm ordering next time...! Lol A great first visit to China Chef!

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    China Chef - Seating.  Booths along the East wall.

    Seating. Booths along the East wall.

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    China Chef - Seating.  Booths along the East wall.

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    Flaming Wok - Kung Pao chicken

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    4.6(24 reviews)
    10.5 mi

    This place is amazing!!! The food was soooo delicious, soup and egg roll with your meal and the…read moreportions very generous! The service was excellent as well! Will most definitely be coming back!

    This really is a hidden gem! I've driven past this place a few times before but never stopped. It's…read moreacross the street from the post office and visible from Hubbell, but you probably won't stop in by accident. This place really should be more popular. I went just before 8 pm on a Thursday night and was the only dine-in customer. There were some people standing outside talking, but other than a couple of carry-out customers there weren't many people there. The seating area was immaculate and they let me sit wherever I wanted. The server brought me a menu immediately. I ordered Mongolian beef. Meals come with rice, soup, and a spring roll. I ordered the egg drop soup and friend rice. The soup and spring roll came out almost immediately. I noticed that the soup wasn't just egg. There were actually pieces of carrots and celery in it, and it wasn't too salty like a lot of restaurant soups are. The spring roll had a crisp, flaky crust. I was so glad it wasn't soggy with oil. The main dish came out before I could finish my soup and before I could even touch the spring roll. The beef had a good flavor, and best of all it was not drowning in oil or some kind of sauce. I appreciated the food and the good service. I plan to come back soon and bring some more people with me.

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    Mongolian beef with fried rice.

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