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    Phoenix Asian Restaurant

    3.0 (74 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Open 10:30 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
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    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Dan T.

    I keep ordering from here as they are an available option on Foodsby. We seem to have a love hate relationship. Lol The Yu Hsiang beef I received today was really good but I've certainly had some ups and downs with PA... Going to leave it at three stars for being solid my last two orders. If they ever get consistent it might move up to a four.

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    Jessica R.

    Phoenix Asian: Clive, IA (Hickman and 156th) This place would be far better as takeaway only IMO. The food was OK, it just seems like their set up would be better as carry out, so I will leave this on my carry out options for the future. Nothing wrong with the service, just an observation. Szechuan green beans - a little sweet for my taste but I do like the pickled vegetable slices mixed in. Adds a salty flavor as well. We seem to be obsessed with trying green beans at every Chinese restaurant we dine at. Each one is slightly, or very, different! We're used to Mandarin Grill's but it's fun to try these at every place we go. Shrimp snow peas - I'm a sucker for snow peas and this dish had great flavor, plenty of shrimp, good sauce. Wings - meh. Nothing to write home about, would've been better with a sauce of some sort. Potstickers - good sauce, thick skin (some people like thin potsticker skins). I like both and these were just fine, not killer and not bad. Hot sauce is not spicy at all, bummer. Hot & Sour soup - better than some places. A good place for carry out in the Clive/Waukee area!

    "39. Beef Chow Mein" with "crispy fried noodles"

    Ordered takeout tonight. Got the beef chow main, sesame shrimp, plain Lo mien and sugar balls. When it was delivered and opened I noticed the the chow mien had no noodles. It was all sauce and mixed veg with about 8 pieces of beef. Called the restaurant to let them know what happened and proceeded to get told that chow mien doesn't have noodles and it's all vegetables. And that the small bag of fried wontons (usually for soup) were crispy fried noodles. Maybe I'm wrong but every time I google chow mien it has noodles. Egg rolls were gross, didn't like getting lied to over the phone and sugar balls were good. Definitely won't eat here again

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    Dmitriy N.

    Got some Kung Pao beef here for lunch and a side order of crab ragoons. Lunch comes with soup, egg roll, and crab ragoon for around $7.50. So you are getting a pretty good deal. Food was OK. Kung Pao was a bit lacking in flavor and vegetables were a bit mushy. Soup needed some salt also. Crab ragoons were the highlight of the show and had plenty of filling and were the perfect texture. I've ate here before and their Chinese dishes are always OK, but their beef noodle soup is really good. So don't set your bar too high. It's a descent local Chinese restaurant.

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    Ordered pork egg fu young. Awful. Should be ripped off the menu! Never had derp fried egg fu young before. Dog food at best!

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    Food and service was excellent! I had the sesame chicken, fried rice, egg drop soup, crab rangoon. Nothing fancy but tasted great.

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    Only ordered for delivery and have never been disappointed. Wonderful veggie egg rolls and sizzling shrimp soup.

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    7 years ago

    What a great place! Me and my mom ordered and we both loved it! The deliverer was very nice. No mistakes with are order either.

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    7 years ago

    Absolutely love this place we order almost every weekend from them. Super fast delivery as well and at a very affordable price!

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    Great service and super nice workers! Amazing amount of food for the price. Great place overall!

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