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Kung Pao Palace

4.2 (423 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese, Noodles, Soup
Closed • 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Walnut Shrimp(Full)
Loretta W.

Went here with mom and my partner for a quick, spur of the moment dinner stop. Super friendly staff, nice atmosphere, and yummy food. We had chicken fried rice, orange chicken, and some walnut shrimp. The walnut shrimp was really good!!!! Totally a do-over! We liked this place and will come back. Nothing too fancy, but solidly good.

Kung pao plate

Don't waste your money here $20 for this little bit of food, I got some plain noodles w no flavor at all and smalls portions of protein. The food is so mid, go expend your money wisely elsewhere trust me.

Kung Pao chicken bowl
Joseph C.

Stopped in here just to try their Kung Pao chicken. I've generally been disappointed with most Chinese restaurants that have stopped making this dish the way I remember /like it. Usually too few peanuts and smothered with runny sauce and very little chicken. Not the case here. Order the bowl and it will be very satisfying. An added bonus is the salted pepper chicken wings. Those were delicious! But if you order them don't get them to go as they won't be as crisp by the time you eat them.

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Grace H.

Service is good. Lady server is very accommodating and friendly. I ordered Kung Pao Fish and mu hubby ordered Kung Pao Chicken dinner. They were delicious. Fish was tender, well cooked, soft and not fishy. This restaurant is where locals come regularly and servers know them. The ambiance is typical Chinese restaurant but they play old Rock music from the Sixties. The price is reasonable and well worth making a stop for quick dinner.

The location is good since im living 5 minutes in this beautiful small restaurant the food is good the server are super nice hope we can support a small business like this thank you!!!!

Kung Pao 4 Delight
Eddie C.

Place was nice. Unfortunately empty at the time I went but I can't complain since the food came out fast and the service was good. Service: the staff was nice and friendly. Making sure my water cup was full and checking on me if I needed anything. Ambience is good. Looks like they revamped the place compared to the older pictures. I should have taken some of the menus as well but I didn't know how long ago other people took pictures of the place. Good was great. I had the Kung pao 4 delight. Chicken, beef, shrimp, scallops. All the proteins were really tender and the chills had a great kick to them. Overall: I had a pleasant experience. Luckily I don't work too far from the place. I will be back to visit again

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Luis C.

We decided to stop in for dinner while in the area since we've heard nothing but good things about this place. Upon arrival I noticed the place was pretty empty but decided to try it anyway. The restaurant is quaint with a spacious dining area and staff were very polite, friendly, and attentive. We didn't dine in since we had our dog so just got take out. Their dinner menu selections is a la cart family style with various kung pao bowls where you can choose a protein. I had the 4 delight bowl that came with chicken, shrimp, beef, and scallops. It also had scallions, peanuts on a bed of white rice. My wife ordered the chicken bowl, she wanted it hot and spicy with white rice. I was disappointed with my meal, it lacked flavor and the rice was mushy. It wasn't what I expected since people we know dine here all the time but come for lunch where they have specials. The protein was doused in a sauce that just wasn't tasty. The food totally under succeeded our expectations. We should have just went to Panda Express that's around the corner. Sorry not sorry!!

3 delight bowl.
Krissy R.

I really like the 3 delight bowl here even though it is not the same as it was before. I think they use basmati rice now instead of jasmine and the texture is just not as ideal. It consists of steamed or fried rice and chicken, beef, plus shrimp smothered in a delightful brown sauce. The components come together well to please your palate. You can get it with or without peanuts and green onion. Also, you can adjust the spice to it. They were more generous with the meat under the old management but it's still worth the drive on my lunch break now and then to grab a to go of this particular dish. The lunch special includes a eggflower soup that is better than other places, this restaurant has stood the test of time.

Kung pao, orange chicken and lemon chicken
Joe M.

This place never disappoints. Kung pao and orange chicken are a must here. Alice is the best server here but all other servers provide A+ servers as well. Customer service is the best I've experienced in all of the city of Norwalk.

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My absolute favorite of anywhere around this area!!!!!!!! Large delight!!!! Go see them!!!!!!!

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Flavor packaging sucked, and as you can see a flower soup with watery the soup sucks sucks and

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The Food and service are excellent, especially Brian. He's the best!!!! The prices are average but well worth it!!

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This place is great! Tasteful food and great customer service!! The restroom is even clean!!

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Good food and very nice staff!! More than helpful. Very nice set up as well. Even when they are busy they attend to all.

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Ask the Community - Kung Pao Palace

Do you use msg? Hard to find a place that still uses it

We don’t have added msg but there is msg in soy sauce and other ingredients

Are you open today?

We are closed today

Do you guys cater? If yes, can you please post your pricing? Thanks.

Hi Ivy, yes we do cater, but for some reason i never got to putting out a catering menu. A mistake on my part. I’ll will post one up after this holiday weekend. Thank you for asking and as a reminder for me.

Hello, Do you have contact info to the original owner John Lin & May Lin? Thanks!

My husband also wanted to find previous colleagues John Lin, we just found out he opened a kung pao bowl in Huntington Beach.

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Overall I thought this place was good. Nothing too crazy, but a good meal! Service wise, they don't…read moretake your order verbally--everyone at the table scans the QR code and puts into the phone what they'd like to add to the cart, then you submit it. We tried two appetizers; the beef in chili oil and the beef roll pancake. Beef roll pancake was my fav, always so good! The beef in chili oil was not bad, but personally I wouldn't order it again. The beef was very cold! I think that's how it is supposed to be so I understand, it's just not my preference. It tasted fine, but I'm just not a fan of the cold beef dish. I got the beef belly noodle soup and it was very good. I really like the broth and the noodles were yum. The meat was very tender as well. I would definitely get this again! When we finished our meal it did take quite a bit to get a hold of the check, but it's okay. That you do have to flag down the server for, so it could take a sec. The inside dining area was very clean and spacious and so were the restrooms!

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