Food was ok but not overly exciting. Was a bit salty for my tastes. There were a ton of chilies but it wasn't really hot. Oh well. Maybe I'll try their stew next. read more

Heng's Kitchen - Spicy Chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Yes, this is an eatery in a food court but you will be amazed at how authentic the Asian flavors are. And don't expect it to be fast food; it takes them a bit of time to prepare the dishes you've ordered, but that care in preparation is reflected in how good the food is. I usually order the fish dishes because fish is not a common protein entree served in a lot of Chinese or other Asian eateries, and they do it so well here. The fish is always tender and succulent and the sauce is always so incredibly tasty. The portions are generous and the dishes are rather inexpensive, so make you leave a good tip in the tip jar - they deserve it and we want them to be around for a long time. read more

Heng's Kitchen - Fish fillet with black bean sauce. - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

5 star lunch! Food was fresh, temperature was hot, and seasonings were flavorful. Service was kind. Portion size was enough to share. Ordered spicy stir fry chicken and beef pepper stir fry. Yum! read more

I was so startled my first time to this little mom and pop modest eatery, when I approached the order counter and didn't even speak yet, when the owner (the husband) suddenly blurted out in an "unexpected surprise" tone of voice, "Are you Shanghainese?" Wow, yes, I am Shanghainese. He said it as if my Shanghainese looks smacked him in the face, like he was taken aback to see me, a Shanghainese, standing at the counter. That was months ago, and I didn't think to ask him what made him blurt that out. I do agree, I look Shanghainese. I am tall for Asian 5'7", and am not short with round face (Cantonese). REAL Chinese know what provinces in China other Chinese came from only by their looks. I have eaten here about 4 times alone. One time, the wife was sitting at the next table having her meal, and I started speaking Shanghainese to her. She asked me in Shanghainese, "What part of Shanghai are you from"? I told her in same language that I never even been to Shanghai, I was born in NYC! She commended me to be born here and speak Shanghainese so well. I told her I learned from speaking to both my Shanghainese grandmothers, who didn't even speak Mandarin or English, only Shanghainese. I enjoyed all the dishes I ordered enough to order them again. They are 1. Braised Pork Belly 4.5 stars (I ordered this several different times, cos I love pork belly) 2. Beef noodle soup 4 stars (broth could be richer, but noodles taste homemade and chewy) 3. Lion's head ("Sze tse dur" in Shanghainese) called meatballs #82 on the menu (a little bland and the plastic noodles absorbed the broth, which was thin) pretty inexpensive dish for 4 meatballs $9.99. read more

Heng's Kitchen - Meat balls #82 a Shanghai dish called tze tse dur, or Lion's head,only $9.99. - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Wow! Small food-court restaurant in Mekong Plaza. Our first visit. My pork dish was wonderous! For spice, they used Szechuan chiles rather than the more-local jalapenos. My dish was cooked perfectly, with an amazing sauce. My wife had an eggplant dish, which she called really good, also with an excellent sauce. We will come again to try other dishes! read more

I got the 趕超牛和, my favorite dish ever. They made it to perfection. This is my new favorite go to while in the Phoenix/Mesa area. The noodles are cooked just right and the beef tastes juicy. They added some spinach to extra flavor. All in all, come here if you want a solid Chinese plate. read more

Heng's Kitchen - 趕超牛和 - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Absolutely authentic! It's tough for them because they're kinda hidden to the side of the restaurants in mekong. There are so many choices many don't even go to that side. But the food is authentic and excellent! The pork belly is tops on my list! The pork feet were sooo tender and flavorful. Everything else was really good. Even the simple egg green onion fried rice was great! A hidden gem that can use more support! read more

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I had the Stewed Spicy Chicken, Potato, & Pepper It was ery good and the spiciness was just right. Not to hot but you know it's there. Great prices too! read more

Heng's Kitchen - Stewed Spicy Chicken, Potato, & Pepper - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Located in Asian mall, this restaurant had authentic food rather than American iced Chinese food. Food was spicy where needed, but overall best thing was that they had a broad menu of mostly Northern Chinese dishes like fish in boiling pot. Will go again. read more

The food was so yummy! My friend, who is vegetarian, really enjoyed the meat free options. It was quick and the cashier is this lovely and kind lady. It is in a food court but there was plenty of space when we went and I think it's worth it. Highly recommend! read more

I wanted to try the Shaanxi "cold skin" noodles (it's called Meek Skin on the menu) but they were out, so I asked the sweet lady for recommendations and she suggested fried rice cake with pork and pickled cabbage. It was good but the rice cake was packaged. I had to wait for a long time since I was there at 4:30pm which was an odd hour, but I had time to kill so it wasn't an issue. While waiting, I examined the menu and they had food from all regions of China. It's good because there are choices, but bad because when you try to please everyone, you please no one. There's a daily special menu written in Chinese and it had noodles and lamb dishes. I believe the chefs/owners are from northern China so I'd stick with those. Don't read Chinese? No worries. Anything you get here is much better and more authentic than your typical Moo Shu places. read more

Heng's Kitchen - Pork and pickled cabbage fried rice cake - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

First off, this place is located in a food court. One half had smaller food windows, while the other is a dedicated restaurant. It can get pretty smoky here. Heng'a Kitchen had many yummy options. I'm not sure of the staff amount, but I only saw two people, assuming they are the owners. We waited quite a while for someone to take our order and receive our food. While we did enjoy our food, some of our items were not properly sealed, so we did have a few spills as soon as they gave it to us. The 3/5 really is for the wait time. We enjoyed our food and are happy to have supported their restaurant during these times read more

One of the best places in Mekong market to eat. The food is outstanding all the time.

Heng's Kitchen is a highlight for me whenever I'm hitting up Mekong Plaza. For some reason, finding really good food court food makes me happy - fast, cheap and amazing... what's not to like?? Heng's offers so many dishes, all pretty amazing. So much yumminess I've yet to try. Among two of my favorite things to order are the cold cucumber salad and spicy dan dan noodles (pictured below). The cucumber salad is crisp, refreshing, spicy with a perfect hit of sourness. The dan dan noodles are a treat with a good balance the balance of pork, noodles and fresh cilantro. Service from the lil old lady is quiet yet sweet and friendly. I'll definitely be back again and again to try more of their food - just take a look at the image section of their yelp page... so hard to choose what to order since everything looks damn good! read more

Heng's Kitchen - Uber refreshing cold spicy cucumber salad. Perfect balance of spicy and tart/sour - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I honestly have no idea what I just ate but it was off the chain. Huge bowl of broth, noodles, with a brisket-like meat. My meal was so good. A little on the spicy. I might have ordered a spicy dish (don't really know). 5/5 stars for the mystery bowl at Hengs Kitchen read more

Just tried this restaurant today. It's located inside the food court of Mekong Plaza. We ordered the Shanghai chow mein & Shanghai rice cake. The chow mein tastes pretty authentic; surprisingly pretty on point. My rice cake is even better. The only thing I can complain is that portion is on the small side ; & both dishes have very little meat in it. There's not a lot of veggies either in both dishes. We also ordered a Shanghai pot stickers & they are actually pretty good. All in all a good dining experience. Would come back to try other dishes. read more

I've been here a couple of times and the food is outstanding. Definitely a new favorite and I like how it's in the food court area. I can watch my stuff after grocery shopping and have lunch! read more

Heng's Kitchen - Nian gao - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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This place is awesome!! Honestly, we didn't expect they have such good authentic Chinese foods. Me and my Chinese friend ordered Dan Dan Noodle and steamed chicken, and both were fantastic. Dan Dan noodle was the best I've ever had in the states. Chicken was also very tender and juicy, and portion was big enough. I will visit this place again!! read more

Heng's Kitchen - Dandan noodle - so good - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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Our to-go xiao long bao spot. Cheap and tasty! I prefer the xiao long bao here rather than Chou's or happy bao next door. Only downside is the steaming pot is so small many time the bao are stick together so it can easily break if we are not careful enough. Spicy pig stomach appetizer, mapo tofu, orange chicken is also really good. I wish I could have more recommendation but honestly all the time we are here we just can't help but order 2 set of xiao long bao then don't have stomach space for anything else even tho we possibly here for more than 10 times. Milk-tea in the mini fridge on counter is a must-try ;) read more

The food was on the salty side. While it is not expensive, the portions are rather like lunch portions.

Wow. Easily 5 stars. Had to look around to find this place. Directions: it's not outside in the parking lot. You need to go into the main shopping mall titled Mekong Plaza. Walk down the hall and you'll see a food court. Heng's is to the left. I'm leaving this review because I was very impressed by the food here. I'm actually just in town, visiting from NYC. I have a favorite Michelin starred dim sum place I go to back at home, and this place can give my favorite spot a run for its money. I got the lamb soup noodles (spicy) and the steamed soup dumplings. My girlfriend got the mapo tofu and another order of dumplings. The flavor was exquisite. And the lamb meat was actually a giant leg of lamb with the bone in. I've never seen that before in any Chinese place. Usually when you order lamb it's just a few chunks of chewy meat, but I was blown away by this guy's food. The dude who runs this place is also really nice, polite, and incredibly humble. I left a solid tip because SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!! read more

Heng's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

This food court stall is in the Mekong Plaza shopping center. Keep in mind, asian food courts aren't the cleanest and there isn't a busboy to clean the tables and seats. Heng's specializes in Northern Chinese homestyle cooked foods. Now for the food: very good homemade dumplings which can be purchased frozen. XLBs were also very good. Good dish was tge pan fried green beans which were slightly spicy. The so-so dishes were the meek skin with vegetables (looked delicious on the poster, came out different), Singapore fried vermicelli noodles, green bean and chicken chow mein. read more

This is a very authentic restaurant in the Mekong food court. Just a bunch of tables with eager eaters. It's helpful if you can read Chinese. The menu board was totally in Chinese. The menu was bilingual. We ordered the scallion pancakes which were plentiful, a tad greasy and did not have enough of a scallion flavor. The fried spicy chicken was very good. Not breaded--good, not fried---good, but rather nicely sautéed with tons of peppers. (We asked for it spicy) We also had the pigs feet in soy sauce. I am the pigs feet fanatic but I felt they put too much Five spice powder and it was overwhelming. I eat them latino style which is in a tomato base with onions, garlic and cilantro so the Chinese version here (which I have had at other Chinese restaurants including one in Paris) did not impress me. I bought most of it home and I will re-do them in a tomato base with some garbanzo beans---reworked so to speak. Finally, eggplant in a special sauce was really good. We didn't touch the gloppy white rice which was served plentifully in a bowl---Too many carbs and not worth it. The warm water in a styrofoam cup was not a hit. I guess they wanted you to buy sodas which we don't drink. read more

Heng's Kitchen - Small place with promises of being truly authentic. - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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This is a cool family owned restaurant where you see Mom and Pop working both in the front and the back kitchen. Usually come here for lunch since it is really close to my work place. So far I've tried the Spicy Fried Chicken dish, the Spicy Wontons, a Spicy Chicken stew dish with Potatoes and some Potstickers / Dumplings for an appetizer. Everything is pretty tasty and the food comes out hot and fresh. Their menu has several types of dishes that our new to me and I have not had the chance to try them all out yet. Still not sure what region to call this type of Chinese food. It is not necessarily Americanized like most places. This is good! Service is friendly and a bit on the quiet side. The dishes can take a little longer to come out when they are really busy. So expect a small wait at times. Good chance to play on your smartphone. Located in the Mekong Plaza food court in the back left corner. These restaurants seem to come and go rather frequently depending on the how busy they are and the level of repeat customers. I also heard a rumor that the landlord is supposed to update the community eating tables soon. Come on by and check them out. I'll be back again soon and will take more photos of the food. It is always easier to point at a photo or give them a number than trying to read a foreign language. ENJOY! 4.5 STARS read more

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This is probably my favorite Chinese place to go to. Even better than Panda Express. I highly recommend it if you're looking for affordable good authentic Chinese food. I would definitely comeback. My favorite is spicy chicken chomein read more

Heng's Kitchen - Spicy Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I keep finding gems here and more information from the owners. Turns out a lot of their dishes are Shanghai dishes with classic Sichuan added in. My latest find, the spicy fried chicken (la zi ji) is just addictive! Fun thing about this dish, is picking out the chicken from the red chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns! I find it best eaten with another of my favorites, the sweet and sour pork ribs! Not your American sweet and sour, but a subtle dish of Chinkiang vinegar and a touch of sesame seeds complemented by sweetness of sugar! read more

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Delicious shrimp fried rice. Shrimp was plump and flavorful. A great find in the Mekong Plaza! Mui Mui read more

Some of the items here are a hit or a miss. But here are my favorites today. Kimchi fried rice was very good for the Valley. I'm used to the nice kimchi in LA KoreaTown. That is supreme. The kimchi has a decent flavor but the main selling point is the taste of their fried rice. By the way, their shrimp or spicy beef fried rice is The Bomb. Stir fried green beans was very good here too. Loved it. read more

This little spot is inside of the Asian market on the far right when you enter the main sliding doors. Once you get to the mini food court, this one is on the far left selling Chinese food. We didn't get a chance to try many items here but we did opt in for their string beans which came with complimentary rice. I will say, it was amazing string beans. A tiny kick but sauce was so rich and flavorful, I could've easily eaten the entire dish in my own. Would definitely return. read more

Heng's Kitchen - String beans - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Had the spicy beef soup and soup dumplings. The soup was amazing- the beef was melt-in-your-mouth and the broth was rich, savory, yet unlike anything I have ever had before. The dumplings were the best I've ever had outside of nyc Chinatown. Very reasonable prices and very hospitable staff. Would highly recommend. read more

Our first visit together at the food court in Mekong Plaza at lunchtime resulted in both my girlfriend instinctively heading towards this restaurant. Just moments after the food arrived at our table we discovered that our instinct was spot on. We shared an order of Braised Pig Trotter. The portion size was plenty for the two of us. Our initial and immediate impression was that we both agreed this dish was perfectly prepared. My girlfriend, who is a native of mainland China, also vouched for the its authenticity, which is impressive for a restaurant located in a shopping mall. The skin was very tender and cooked evenly all the way through yet still had the right degree of chewiness, which for me is the best indication of skillful preparation. The meat was succulent and the fat and tendon successfully delivered the sticky and gelatinous yumminess for which this dish is so well known. The broth was savory and nicely seasoned but not overpowering. My girlfriend said it was "pigilicious" Fans of this dish should definitely try it here :-) On our second visit we shared a bowl of spicy beef stew noodle soup (#38). The portion size was plenty for the two of us. The broth was yummy with just the right amount of spice, the noodles were the right degree of chewiness, and the beef was tender and flavorful. If your a fan of beef noodle soup then we definitely recommend trying it here :-) Prompt, courteous service, reasonable prices, a great place for some authentic Chinese cuisine for lunch or dinner. Photo design by Billie Z. read more

Heng's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I'm a huge, huge fan of Asian food courts. Living in the West Valley, there are hardly any so I have to make the trek out here for that. Anyway, the food here is pretty damn good and authentic. This is the not the kind of place you come to order Americanized fare like General Tso's or sweet and sour chicken. You can go to PF Chang's or Panda Express for that. We had the streaky pork with homemade sauce. Pork belly meat was cooked perfectly and tender. It went really well with the included bowl of rice. Only complaints were that they used a little too much corn starch in their sauce (it became gelatinous) and they didn't include a side of veggies like they did in another picture of the same dish. Perhaps things just need to be a little more consistent. However, this is still decent and I would come again to try their other dishes. read more

Heng's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Heng's Kitchen 66 S. Dobson Road Mesa 85202 Heng's Kitchen is one of a number of small shops located in the food court of the Mekong Plaza Mall. Seating is at a series of tables and would be generously called open seating at four tops. However, the star of the show is not the ambiance, since there is none, but rather the wonderful food. Many of the foods that they serve I have not eaten since being in China, especially the soup dumplings which are a specialty of Shanghai. For those not familiar, soup dumplings are essentially a small meatball, surrounded by soup, and wrapped in a wonton type wrapper. The secret to them is that they must be made when ordered - no pre made food here. They are listed on the menu as Home Made Juicy Steamed Pork Mini Dumplings. I immediately ordered 2 orders of them for myself and companion, and was almost in tears remembering my days in Shanghai as I devoured them. Unfortunately, I did not account for how filling they were and needed a doggy bag to bring the rest of the meal home. Notables on the menu are drunken chicken, spicy wontons, pork slices and pickled cabbage w/noodles. For the more adventurous, try the streaky pork with the home made sauce, or the Chinesse barbecue pork (spicy). The hot and spicy boiled beef or fish is a real treat for those who like it hot, and their Mapo Tofu is a real treat. For those who prefer not to eat meat, there are a number of vegetarian dishes on the menu as well. With the exception of a very few specialty items that are priced near the $13 mark, most items on the menu are between six and eight dollars. They take all credit cards and are open till 9 at night. I give them 3 stars for great food. read more

This one is a little tricky. We received a recommendation for it, and the reviews seemed to be OK, so here we are. I saw "kung pao chicken". I know that! It's a good metric to judge them, right? Well, the owner (I assume) indicated this was "Shanghai style". Not spicy. Kung pao that isn't spicy?? Isn't that like water that isn't wet?? Well, I ordered it anyway. My wife ordered the beef noodle soup. The kung pao was not what I would call "kung pao". Sprinkling peanuts on it doesn't change that. However, if I put "kung pao" out of my mind and just ate it, it was tasty. A hint of sourness, but just a hint. Not spicy at all. But a nice flavor. My wife liked her soup. I didn't. It clearly used whatever seasoning appears in every Vietnamese dish I've ever had, and I don't like that flavor. It's why I don't eat Vietnamese. No idea what it is, but it's in everything-Vietnamese and in this beef noodle soup. But, as my wife liked it, I'll have to score that as a positive for them. The two of us ate for a bit over $16. We both walked away full, and had some soup leftover. All-in-all, "A-OK". Not wonderful or spectacular, but pretty good. read more

Food was good, nice flavor in the stir fry. Noodle soup was a little bland. Got our food quickly and it was steaming hot, appreciate that. Expected the portions to be a little bigger at those prices since it's a food court setting and not a full service restaurant. They have an interesting menu. read more

Tasty really great! Friendly services and plenty of choices from both northern and southern Chinese dishes.

Easy to access and seating in food court. Heng's Kitchen was friendly and helpful. The menu was easy to read. Very authentic Chinese food. The wok fried eggplant was most delicious. One of my new favorites. Thanks for reading. The Bike Chaplain read more

Heng's Kitchen - Simply the best wok fried eggplant - Chinese Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Heng's Kitchen is soooooooooo good. The food is more authentic, fresh, and affordable. It's in the Mekong mall food court, so it's no frills just great food. The Kung Pao is fantastic. read more

Pretty good dumplings. Many workers at Mekong eat here, so you know it's good. I really liked it.

This is lowkey the best Chinese restaurant in AZ. Cute lil mom and pop type of deal here. The food is awesome.. We try and order a new dish every time we go and are never disappointed. The sweet n sour spare ribs are to die for. And if anybody else out there is an eggplant lover.. They do it perfectly here. read more