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    May Garden Restaurant

    3.8 (149 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Buffets
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Gina B.

    I have not been here since I was a teenager, but I have been seeing it pop up on TikTok so I told my husband let's go try it out. We opted to take it to go, we ordered pretty much a little bit of everything. They are not playing with the amount of food they give you! It's seriously a lot especially for the price. I couldn't remember how it looked back in the day but I would think not much different than back then because it's pretty dated inside. The staff we interacted with were all friendly. The food is old school Chinese food which is pretty hard to come across these days. Nothing really stood out everything was like taking a bite back in time... literally like oh wow it's exactly how it was then. I wouldn't say I would not come back but it's not something I would run to... although all in all it's not bad.

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    Lionel V.

    Since 1987 May Garden has been the absolute best place for Chinese food buffet. Their food is consistent from the day they opened to today. Great food and they know if it's not broken don't fix it. I just a man tell his wife in here that "This is the best Chinese buffet" and he is correct. I have tried many buffets and they cannot compare to May Garden.

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    Awesome Chinese Food. Good Prices and lots of variety. We will go back when we are in the neighborhood!

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    Excellent food and very reasonable price. The server is courteous and I definitely will go back.

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    My whole family has been coming here since before I was born. Always fresh & enormous portions for to-go. Best Chinese food in AZ for sure.

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    8 years ago

    We order the buffet to go all the time. We've been eating here for years and are never disappointed. Good food for a great price!

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    Jin Jia - Typhoon Dungeness Crab, work stir fried with Jin Jia's specialty garlic chili oil

    Jin Jia

    4.0(254 reviews)
    17.4 mi
    $$$

    I have been wanting to try this restaurant for the longest time and so glad I finally got to last…read moreFriday at lunch time. The restaurant is absolutely beautiful and feels very upscale. It's probably the fanciest Chinese restaurant I've been to in AZ. The lunch menu is excellent and quite impressive! There are 8 entrees to choose along with a side for only $20. What's crazy is that a full size seafood and wagyu beef belly jjampong is a side! They're regularly $24 so it's a crazy deal to get an additional entree!! We ordered seafood jjampong and wagyu beef jjampong as sides and genghis khan beef and chili garlic fried chicken as mains. The jjampong had that great umami taste without the oiliness that's unavoidable at other restaurants. The ingredients felt very premium and fresh. Ghengis khan beef pieces were very generous and tender with a savory sauce. Chili garlic chicken was a tad salty for me but had great crisp. Service was impeccable and one you'd expect from an upscale restaurant. I can't wait to go back to try other dishes from the lunch menu. I also want to try their happy hour that's available everyday from 4-7PM. All the food items are only $7 and variety looks amazing.

    This is a very upscale and beautiful Asian restaurant. The food was very good and the service was…read morespot on and very kind. We went during lunch and their lunch menu is great. I ordered the seafood jjam-pong and Genghis-khan beef. The jjam-pong was not oily like at other restaurants which I appreciated. It was very flavorful and clean tasting. The beef was delicious and savory. I couldn't finish it all and had leftovers. I would definitely go back and try many other dishes. Highly recommend!

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    Jin Jia - Dining room

    Dining room

    Jin Jia - Hong Kong Milk Tea Fresh Fruit Tart - a Jin Jia specialty dessert!

    Hong Kong Milk Tea Fresh Fruit Tart - a Jin Jia specialty dessert!

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    George & Son's Asian Cuisine - George and Son Asian Cuisine, in north Phoenix

    George & Son's Asian Cuisine

    4.2(886 reviews)
    12.3 mi
    $$
    Locally owned & operated
    24 years in business

    George & Son's Asian Cuisine is a great local owned restaurant option for Chinese food! They have…read moretwo different locations, 1 on the west side and 1 on the east side. The atmosphere is relaxed and the service is amazing. Our food came out in record time, but was still hot and tasted of high quality! I recommend coming during their lunch times, I came on a Sunday and they still offered their lunch menu. The lunch menu plates are huge! They come with your entree, soup, chow mein, rice, a crab ragoon, and an egg roll. I ordered the Kung Pao Shrimp and it was delicious. It had a slight kick, bit it wasn't too spicy. The shrimp was cooker perfectly, mot rubbery. My favorite was the egg drop soup, it had tofu in it and it was addictive. I definitely recommend checking George and Sons out!

    Recently I heard very good things about this Asian restaurant. I couldn't wait to go and try their…read moreegg foo young - an American asian staple by which I and many others judge an asian take out restaurant. To be clear, I am a New Yorker and know good fast Chinese food. The ambiance was promising. It looked like I was finally going to find what I've been looking for in Phoenix for years. For whatever reason, Chinese restaurants in Arizona serve egg hockey pucks and cover it with various items and call it egg foo young. I even asked about it before I ordered it. Alas when I got home and saw what I had, I was disappointed. It's faster to make it this way but the egg hockey puck had no taste - zero. They could have at least added oyster sauce, a little soy sauce, maybe nam plah, and perhaps sesame oil. It was tasteless. A complete miss. I also ordered something simple, shrimp spring rolls. They were delicious! I inhaled them and will order them again. I'd go again just for the spring rolls. Maybe they have other dishes that are good and I may not entirely give up but the egg foo young is a no go.

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    George & Son's Asian Cuisine - Calamari, and San Miguel beer

    Calamari, and San Miguel beer

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    Spicy Beef

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    New Garden Restaurant

    3.9(155 reviews)
    7.5 mi
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    We came here for dinner because one of my friends said that they are one of the restaurants that…read moresources their noodles from local house-made noodle vendor Samuel Hom from Phoenix Produce Co. Gotta support local when you can I say! The menu is pretty basic and has all your typical options for Americanized Chinese food. Wanting to get something that had noodles in it, I opted for the combination #1 which has chow mein crispy noodles, pork fried rice, and two tempura shrimp. Quite a lot of food and for a very reasonable price! I think the combo was around $10. If you are a fan of bean sprouts, this is your place. The chow mein had a massive pile of beansprouts on top. The noodles were indeed crispy but they was such a meager portion compared to the beansprouts. The fried rice was pretty basic but also a generous portion and the two tempura shrimp had a nice crispy batter. I tried some of the eggroll too which is one of the most unique versions I've had since the super crispy outer layer was either a different preparation or different wrap material than I'm used to. The interior was made primarily of beansprouts too. Service was good. Our food was prepared fairly quickly.

    This spot recently jogged a memory for my mom who used to work downtown and came here for lunch…read moreoften. That was over 20 years ago and she was excited to find it on TikTok after so long. You no longer enter through the kitchen but that's okay. It's a quiet little restaurant with fast service and good food. The next time I'm downtown I'll probably stop in again.

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    New Garden Restaurant - Droopy, dusty fan. Gross.

    Droopy, dusty fan. Gross.

    New Garden Restaurant - Orange chicken

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    Lom Wong - BA BUEY KHLAK TI - pork Belly curry

    Lom Wong

    4.4(497 reviews)
    7.1 mi
    $$$

    What a wonderful dinner and experience! I'm sorry that I can't give you the actual names of the…read moredishes we tried, but I will try to explain them as best I can. It's a small plate type of restaurant and we tried 5 different ones: 1-egg noodles with pork belly...delicious!!! The pork belly pieces were so tender and the noodles were perfect. 2-fried bamboo with sweet chili sauce...amazing! I would love to have a bag of these and just eat them like chips while watching TV...LOL! 3-stir-fry bok choy with tofu in a garlicky sauce...one of our biggest surprises of the evening! What a wonderful way to eat your greens, along with the most flavorful tofu I've ever had. (We actually ordered it twice.) 4-scallop crudo with garlic and lemon sauce...refreshing! I'm not a big scallop person, but these were so fresh and so good! 5-fried chicken with a sweet/savory dipping sauce...very good! The chicken came like wings, very crispy and juicy. Everything we had was incredible! Unfortunately, I'm allergic to curry and mango, so our choices were somewhat limited. I'm just glad we were able to find these dishes that were so awesome. The only downside is the parking. It's street parking, but there are a bunch of apartments all around, so the spots were very limited. There are some pay parking lots, but they're pretty far from the restaurant. Hubby drove around and did find a spot about a block and a half down a side street. But, to be honest, it was a nice little walk back to the car after eating. What a fun time and a delectable experience!!

    This is a hip restaurant near Roosevelt row that we have seen highlighted on Check Please Arizona…read moreand nominated for a James Beard award. We parked right around the corner on 2nd street which has a super cool 3-story office building made out of shipping containers. Neighboring buildings have painted murals. Service was prompt, attentive and polite. Dishes are served and are intended to be shared. We ordered: NAW TAWT fried bamboo, Thai basil, spicy & savory crushed peanut nam jim dipping sauce -which is quite large and monotonous for two people. For 4-6 people it's worth a try but this is to much fried bamboo for two people. PAD KWANG TOON stir-fried bok choy, tofu, garlic, Thai chili- a mild dish. KAENG PHET FAK TAWNG hand-pounded curry paste, hand-squeezed coconut milk, kabocha squash, bamboo shoots, makheua eggplant, Thai basil- delicious with a bit of spice just shy of medium. YAM SAI BAI seaweed salad, hand-pounded curry paste, crispy anchovies, toasted coconut, makrut lime leaf, shallot, green mango- delicious and assertive and again to much for just 2 people. We took more than half home. We also ordered the madame madame cocktail which was slightly tart and delicious. Give this restaurant a try.

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    Lom Wong - Bar area

    Bar area

    Lom Wong - YAM MAMUANG BORAN - green mango salad

    YAM MAMUANG BORAN - green mango salad

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