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    Mountain City Restaurant

    4.2 (167 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Noodles, Soup
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    Good for kids
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    garlic chicken and ham fried rice
    Tamara S.

    Solid 4 stars. Cute little space in a small strip mall up in one of my favorite areas of SLC area. Garlic chicken dinner combo was served piping hot and delicious...small issue for me was a LOT of bell pepper and only 4 string pea pods. Fried ham rice tasty...could have been hotter. Think maybe it was cooked first then set aside to took the chicken. egg drop soup a very good version. strong chicken flavor in the broth. shrimp appetizer good. loved both sauces. 2 cream cheese wonton and 1 egg roll come with dinner combo. Both were delicious. Hot and crispy, not too greasy. Good portions. I left with a lot of leftovers. This California girl liked this nice little spot with very friendly service. And very clean!

    Beef and broccoli with cream cheese wonton
    Rebecca N.

    We've been looking for a Chinese restaurant since moving to the area and this will like not be it. But it will do in a pinch. Stick to the classics and you'll be fine. Sweet and sour chicken, sure. Hot and sour soup, yum. Fried rice, absolutely. My beef and broccoli left much to be desired but the cream cheese wontons made up for what it lacked. The server was very gracious and attentive and the atmosphere was what you'd expect for a strip mall restaurant. It's centrally located in downtown Holladay, which made it convenient. Not sure we will go back anytime soon.

    Chow fun
    Felicity H.

    The food is super tasty and takeout is quick and food warm. I recommend trying the flat noodles!

    Pork Chow Mein, egg foo young. Ham Fried Rice lunch combo.  Plus soup, all for $6.99!
    Wallace W.

    I've been coming to the mountain city cafe for lunch over the past few years and have been impressed with their friendly service and good American style Chinese food. You get a lot of value for the cost of the meal and each lunch entree item comes with a good choice of side dishes. I get the hot and sour soup which is just that spicy and sour in just the right levels for my taste. I also order the ham fried rice and egg foo young, which isn't a choice in many places. Today I had the Szechuan chicken which was a hearty portion featuring chicken in a sweet and sour style sauce with snow peas, bean sprouts, onions, peppers and carrot slices. It was good but maybe a bit sweet for me. I'll probably stick to the Kung Po next time. But for consistency and value, Mountain City Cafe is hard to beat in Holladay for a decent Chinese style lunch.

    Chicken Chow Mein (with crispy noodles on the side so they stay crispy)
    Victoria L.

    My mom and I frequent this establishment a lot and realized I never wrote a review. We have only come for their lunch specials, and admittedly, we have only tried their americanized dishes. A great tidbit of information. They make their dishes from scratch and NO pre-made sauces loaded with MSG. They use chicken bullion (which may have some MSG), but they do not add MSG to enhance flavoring. Their service is fast, efficient, and friendly enough. It's a typical small Chinese restaurant. There's not much in the way of decor, a few tables and booths. The fun part is the TVs. They run a show featuring an Asian woman who does it all. It's fascinating to watch. The lunch combos are only $10 and come with soup ( egg drop or hot and sour), rice (white or fried), and your choice of an egg roll, a cream cheese wonton, or an egg foo young patty with sauce. I love the egg foo young patty! It is filled with veggies and delicious. The hot and sour is pretty good, and the portions decent. Bottom line, their lunch is worth the price, quick, tasty, and consistent. Give them a try. I think you'll be glad you did... and try the egg foo young.

    Chicken Fried Rice

    10/10 Service, their prices are not bad, and so many greaaat options. I've had the King Pao Chicken which was a good amount of spice and I just got the chicken fried rice which is my new favorite.

    Tofu with veggie, orange chicken, flat noodles & a cute message from the restaurant "Happy New Year!"

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    Very dependable versions of well known Chinese American dishes. I use them for takeout, and orders are always complete and on time.

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    Great food - wonderful staff. Everything was delicious! We will definitely be coming back for more.

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    The service was just ok. The food is typical Chinese food, not out of this world dishes. The sweet and sour chicken was very tough.

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    Thankyou very much Jon,appreciate

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    1 year ago

    Their food is the best my wife and I have tasted in a long time since the golden phoenix closed!

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    Orange chicken literally looked like cheetos puffs... did not taste that great at all but the price is cheap i guess

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    Our favorite Chinese delivery in the valley! Good food and timely delivery. Our favorite dish is the kung pao chicken.

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    Fast, friendly service. Tasty food served up by friendly staff. (This is 85 characters)

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    Not super tasty, I'm sorry to say. It was a little bland, and the flavor wasn't great

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    My mother-in-law recommended this to me. I'm usually really hesitant when people recommend Chinese…read moreRestaurants to me. I'm not a big fan of the "Panda Express" tasting Chinese food. For starters, we ordered the Wor Wonton Soup. The broth was rich and hearty. The shrimps were large and plentiful. All the vegetables blended in with the flavors. I just wish the beef was a little more tender. A little marinade in baking soda would fix this. We ordered some chicken lettuce wraps. This has minced chicken, celery, bamboo shoots, and carrots. These are good by themselves but are best with hoisin sauce. I just wish the lettuce leaves were bigger. The Honey Walnut Shrimp was also good. The sauce had a nice blend of mayo, honey and lemon. It had a little too much breading for me but still tasted good. For $16.99, I wished there was a bit more shrimp. One thing I really appreciate - they GLAZE the walnuts! This is one of the few places that I actually like the sauce and they glaze the walnuts! The Crispy Beef is definitely my favorite. In fact, I think this is better than the one I get from Red Maple. It was not too sweet and had just the right amount of heat. Again, I really wish they would marinate the beef in baking soda to soften it up. The last dish we ordered was the Garlic Chicken. The server forgot to put the order in for this dish and there was a rush to get it out to us. They forgot to put garlic in this dish so wee sent it back. It was perfect when it came back. This place is fast becoming our go-to-place for Chinese Food. It's was a nice surprise and I'll can't wait to try the other dishes!

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    Great Wall Restaurant

    Great Wall Restaurant

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    I have been here several times, and I have always enjoyed the delicious flavors and the freshness…read moreof the food. The look of the restaurant inside has changed a few times. when I was there last there was a casual seating area at the back of the restaurant. There were people there waiting for takeout orders. I really enjoyed the great chow mein with the beef. Next time I might try it with chicken or pork because the beef was a little hard to chew for my liking. The noodles tasted delicious and flavorful. I always have to order the cold cucumber salad. It is a great accompaniment to any dish. I added the peanuts to the cucumbers because I really like them together so if you order the cucumbers, they will not come with peanuts. It is a strange request, but they accommodated me with no problem. They had a case at the front of the restaurant with grapes and strawberries, skewered and coated in a crunchy sugary coating. It was a little bit messy, but I did not mind because it tasted so good. The strawberries were super sweet, fresh and juicy with a thin, sweet crunchy shell. I will try the grapes next time. Thank you for the delicious food

    We were taking a stroll in Chinatown deciding what to eat for lunch. Few of our first choices were…read moreeither closed on Thurs or not open due to construction. We stumbled upon Great Wall and gave it a shot. The inside was a little different in a weird way. There was only three tables in the front and the back had a lounge area. I believe there were more tables hidden behind the curtain. We ordered: Fried rice - the corn in the fried rice tasted almost spoiled Beef brocoli - the beef was tender but not as tasty or fresh Garlic ribs - cut into small portions was not what I expected and a little dry Only great was the service and those fruit on a stick in the glass counter. The high prices was not worth it.

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    Mom's Kitchen

    3.8
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    5.1 mi
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    Five years later we are back and eating inside. We loved this place so much we made sure to put…read morethis on the itinerary for spring break. This tastes like mom's kitchen if mom had a high flamed gas stove. The dishes that benefited from that smoky hot wok flavor had it. I was so excited to eat I forgot to take pics of all the dishes at the table. Green beans with garlic was so tasty, I finished the leftovers the same night, I remembered to take a photo in the takeout container. The cauliflower (I don't know the actual name but it's stir fried, spicy and comes with peppers) had wok hei and I couldn't stop eating it. Beef rolls is the sophisticated auntie of the scallion pancake. Think of it like an asian burrito with thin sliced beef, fresh scallion and cilantro, and a touch of hoisin all hugged together with a crispy tasty scallion pancake. The shredded potato tastes like the best potato salad that isn't your picnic potato salad. The shredded potatoes were quickly blanched then stir fried preserving the crunch and crispness similar to al dente pasta. Seasoning was on point. The homiest flavor came from the stewed short rib. The rib pieces were braised in a soy and star anise sauce like what you find in Taiwanese beef noodle soup. The peels potatoes were cut rustically and just cooked through and not mushy. Authentic flavors and freshness like this is so so hard to come by. I can taste the quality of the ingredients used. One tip I have for selecting authentic food is by looking at the customers. If the customers are all Asian eating at an Asian restaurant, you know the food is going to be good. Service was 10/10, waitress was super polite and stopped by to chat with us about the food and SLC. I am from out of town but I grew up eating at NYC Asian restaurants and this is as good as if not better. If you happen to stop by the largest Costco in the world, make a pit stop here to refuel after all those steps.

    You have to know what to order here or be looking for authentic food. Here is the thing that makes…read moreme happiest. I love the fried rice. I couldn't tell you what they put in it other than to tell you, it doesn't matter. Well I could tell you that it has green onion and char siu. The thing I order every single time is the beef roll. It is an onion pancake wrapped around beef, cilantro, and green onion with a delectable sauce. I can't stop tasting it. I feel like you can't go wrong with any of the noodle dishes. Be prepared for a culinary adventure, you won't be disappointed.

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