My family & I wanted a quick pick up dinner and wanted to try Phoenix in temple city for the first time. Wow, can I say that I'm impressed? We ordered the salt & pepper chicken wing, bbq pork fried rice, lettuce cup, string beans, and the beef chow fun. The food was authentic, fresh, and flavorful. The customer service was great. Staff was very friendly. Best Phoenix restaurant I've been to in this area thus far. read more

Phoenix has been opened for quite awhile in its new Temple City location on Las Tunas Drive. I wasn't too sure about the location, since there aren't too many restaurants in the surrounding area of Las Tunas, but it actually worked out quite nicely. Parking can be found on the street in front of the restaurant, in the tiny lot behind the restaurant, as well as on the residential streets. It's not too big of an issue. The restaurant is fairly big, with a good number of tables. There are also a few tables situated "outside" as well. Ambience is pretty nice; very modern looking restaurant with some muted Oriental undertones (not sure if that really makes sense). Service is very quick and efficient. Most dishes are not as family-style friendly as I expected. They come individually with a side of rice, so if you order four different dishes, you can expect to get four bowls of rice. Food: Fish fillet: Very natural and healthy dish. Fish is not cooked with too many ingredients, so you're really able to taste the freshness of the fish. My friends really enjoyed this dish; I tried to minimize how much I ate of it since I wasn't sure if I'd get an allergic reaction - but from what I did taste, it was really good. Walnut shrimp: One of my favorite dishes! Especially from Tasty Garden. I think the quality is not as good as TG, but I definitely appreciated the taste of the overall dish. The shrimp is a lot smaller, with not as much of the outer breading to give it that crispy texture that I like. There was also a lot of sauce on the plate, coating everything in that sweet cream sauce, which is not as preferred. But it was tasty and I definitely liked the taste. Veggies: Nothing special about this dish. Good flavor, cooked naturally and healthily. Pork chop in tomato sauce: I wasn't sure what to expect when ordering this dish. I thought it would be more of the Hong Kong Café styled dishes, but it came with rice on the side of a few pieces of pork chop smothered in tomato sauce. I really liked the taste of the sauce. Slightly tangy with enough sweetness to bring out the flavor in the pork chop. They tossed in a good amount of tomatoes as well. Pork chops were pretty thick, coming in smaller chunks to allow for easier eating. Egg Waffles: A must try! The aroma of the waffles as they were baking ... amazing! We mainly got this dish for the kids at the table (who enjoyed it soo much), but I had to give it a try after seeing them happily munching on the waffle. Very good flavor - not too sweet, definitely one of the better waffles I've tasted from the restaurants in the SGV. These are more chewy that crispy, with much more batter and filling than some empty shelled waffles I've tried. Drinks: Mixed fruit tapioca: My go-to drink at Phoenix! Definitely more pricey than I would like, but the quality and taste is amazing. They gave me a good amount of mixed fruits - drink is pretty sweet, so I usually like to drink it after the meal as dessert. Barley with lime: This was recommended on the menu, and my friends said they really enjoy this drink. I didn't get to try, but it definitely looked good watching their toddler gulp it down! tl;dr - Overall, a very decent Hong Kong styled meal in Temple City. Prices are not too bad, and the quality of the food is quite good. The braised pork belly dish sounds like it's a popular one, so I probably will try that the next time I visit! read more

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Came here to rave about their Thai style seafood noodle soup. I've tried other locations but here they serve the the best by far. If you like your noodles spicy and tangy--you should give it a try. I've been a long time fan (since 2007) of their tropical ice tea. Arctic clam in chili oil and garlic fried chicken are good late night snacks . They have wide range of desserts--some of my fave are the egg waffles, mixed fruit delight, and black sticky rice with young coconuts. Definitely the price of their food is a bit higher compared to other Chinese(Hong Kong) restaurants. Therefore joining the reward program is a must. it's easy and you accumulate points fast --So far I got free drinks and fried noodles. read more

Food is decent but that porridge is way too salty. I got it once and it had too much salt. The next time I got it, I asked for it to be less salty and it turned out the same as last time. read more

The Service: Super efficient~ The Dessert: They have desserts that are already pre-made in the refrigerator. They also have hot desserts as well. Many varieties of flavor. They are not super sweet. I love their black sesame flavor!! All their desserts are less than $5. The Parking: Parking lot in rear and street parking (free) read more

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My friend told me about the braised pork belly over rice and I just knew that I had to check this place out! First off, the pork belly is absolutely delicious. It's less than $8 and definitely filling. I got their lychee green tea, but it tasted decent. It was about $3 and I thought it was pretty expensive for its mediocre taste. My bf ordered the durian coconut roll. He enjoyed it since it's one of his favorite treats from Phoenix. Overall, the food here is good. I highly recommend the braised pork belly! There is parking along the street as well as a lot behind the building. read more

Phoenix Kitchen - Braised pork belly over rice - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

First，The watermelon wasn't fresh. Second ，When we done. I found something stick on my pants！！！There are Chewing gums under the table!!! The temple city Phoenix store manager said they are not responsible for this. Very bad service！！！I wont go again！ read more

Phoenix Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

Very tasty food. I ordered takeout. Very efficient , it's ready when I arrived at the restaurant. the crispy noodles dish is very crispy just the way I liked it . 乾炒牛河 is always my favorite. Other dishes are great too my friends love their fried chicken wings read more

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This is literally my all time favorite place to get dessert. Their mango mochi roll is so good! The inside is fresh mango. There is a thin layer of sweet custard like thing around the mango. Then there is a mochi wrapped around the custard and mango with coconut shreds all around the outside of the mochi. SO GOOD! The black sticky rice dessert is a warm/hot dessert. So yummy and with the coconut milk and jelly thing is just AMAZING. read more

Phoenix Kitchen - Black Sticky Rice & Young Coconut Fresh Mango Mochi - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

The foods cool, service is cool but they dont give enough for what you pay for. The chicken and rice is always good, they got a good recipe down. But other than that the rest of the food is gyped. Lettus wrap came with 4 pieces of lettus and thats not enough so i asked for extra and they said its 2 dollars for side of lettus. I can get a whole head of lettus for less than that. The laksa is not good at all, i guess i shouldnt have ordered anything besides the chicken. The other phoenix down the street in sg is better. read more

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I come here exclusively for their fried chicken wings. Super flavorful, crispy, and juicy. The egg tarts are good too though. Durian tapioca is good if you like durian. Kumquat green tea was barely passing. Arctic surf clams are good but pricey. read more

Phoenix Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

My first time I ordered some food to go. They are pretty fast preparing the food. The taste is not bad and I Like their deserts. The store looks pretty clean to me.:) I'll come back to try out other dishes :) read more

All Phoenix Kitchens have around the same rating but I enjoy this location more so than the one on Baldwin! I always order the HK waffle, durian tapioca (guilty pleasure) and their pre-made egg tarts (a bit pricey but great to snack on)! The employees are sweet and they're never too busy so you'll get seated right away. On my most recent visit (before quarantine), I noticed they had a patio to the right of the store! Adorable! Parking may be a hassle because I'm not aware whether or not they have a back parking lot so I usually park on the Las Tunas. Overall, I've had decent experiences and not one bad one. read more

Did not get any food this time. came in for their dessert , still love their purple rice with coconut and their drinks.

First thing I smelled when I walked into the restaurant: Hong Kong waffles! Ahh so good! There was barely anyone inside, just a family sitting in the corner. Very clean interior and exterior. The cashier was pretty attentive of us, and he was quick in getting our orders. He was also so... crisp when he scooped the dessert soup into our cups (he even wiped away the spills!) and when he folded the brown paper bags. Gotta say that the desserts were kinda pricey. Also, the taro dessert soup was VERY watery. In the assorted mochi box, I don't know why there was a defect in the green mochi. It was more like a blob rather than a perfect, round mochi. It didn't even have the coconut flakes on there. Anyways, great customer service and environment, but questionable food... read more

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We have been going here for a while and the food quality has noticeably gone down. The chow fun noodles were mushy and bland, the deep fried pork chops with spicey salt had no seasoning, and the orange chicken turned into tiny chicken strips. They have no more options without rice. I dont need rice with every plate i order. Bring back just the entrees with no rice. The plates are half rice and small portions of the actual entree. I can get more and better tasting food elsewhere with the same price. read more

12/8/17, sweet desserts in Phoenix. Black sticky rice & young coconut, sweet almond egg white puree, red bean lotus seeds with Mochi. The orders were come nice and hot, tasty. read more

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Overall a solid meal. There's plenty of options to choose from and the food from Phoenix is not overly oily or salty. We got a chicken, fish with XO sauce, walnut shrimp, and the buddhas plate. Everything came out hot and fresh. read more

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We had a photo shoot at the studio across the street, so it's super convenient to cross the street for some drinks and dinner afterwards. The drinks are refreshing and unique. I didn't try my son's almond tofu, but my fungus drink (I know that makes it sound bad, but the white fungus is the essential ingredient in this drink mix) really hit the spot. Wanton noodle was good, but not the best I've had. My wife seemed to have enjoyed her duck noodle, and my son devoured his Alaskan sea bass. Service was a bit slow, as the servers seemed to spend more time goofing around with each other than attending to the customers. I had to walk to the register to pay at the end because they didn't notice that we're waiting for our check. There's parking in the back, but we easily found street parking right in front of the restaurant. read more

I've been a fan of Phoenix for many years because unlike most Chinese restaurants, Phoenix has a very good quality control... EXCEPT THIS PARTICULAR PHOENIX! I ordered to go there last night, Singapore pan fried noodles tasted so bland, very few curry taste n even the rice noodles are half white but not all yellow, I doubted the chef forgot to put salt too, braised pork belly has very very few preserved veggies in it, the Buddha mixed veggie was also very bland. I spent like $50 there for three to go food and they all tasted worse than usual. This particular Phoenix is a walking distance from my place but I will not go there again. Last night was just one incident, once in a while this particular Phoenix would cook food that's terribly worse than usual. I tasted burnt porridge there before too. read more

Pro(s): Food is good Got a table immediately Con(s): When it's even the slightest bit busy you're going to have to run the risk of being completely forgotten about to the point where you will wait 10+minutes and not even order. I have been to this location multiple times in the past but this is ridiculous. Might give it another chance in the far future but most likely not. Sorry. read more

I had high hopes for Phoenix but was very disappointed upon entrance. I was greeted with a sour face MANAGER, I asked what she would recommend because it was my first time there, she replied "everything good pick something" lol. I couldn't help but to laugh, but she maintained her affect and continued being a good example to the employee that was standing beside her. The food was alright, parking is easy and their open late. I would not come back again read more

Just bought take out today for lunch. This location has much better service than the one in Arcadia. It also has more varieties of side dishes to choose. read more

Phoenix Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

My go to lunch spot when I'm craving Asian food. Love their Singapore noodles and black pepper fish. Dessert faves are their black sesame and taro pudding. They're mixed fruit drink with coconut milk and tapioca is also soooo good! Service has always been good too! read more

Thai fried rice has no flavor, not salty, and not spicy, basically you are eatting white rice. After complaint to the servant, you can hear the cook tell the servants just add chili, soy source to the dish no need to redo. If I needed add it by myself to make it right, what is the reason I come to restaurant read more

Phoenix Kitchen - Thai sea food fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

The servers were very nice but I feel very disappointed by the food. I ordered the durian sai mai lo but I asked beforehand if they have enough durian for it. They said yes, they do. So of course, I paid thinking there'd be durian. I understand that durian has risen in price but I am willing to pay for it since it was a treat for me this time. There was no durian at all! I am not saying there was a little. It was like they just added very little durian juice to the drink but no durian chunks. I'm so disappointed as I was so excited to get this drink all week! Not only that, I ordered the coconut milk with black sticky rice pudding that comes in three squares. There was this half circle chunk taken out of one of the cubes! I didn't get to check as everything was packaged into the to-go bag for me and I had to go back to work. Go to the other Phoenix locations as I love how they handle their foods. This Las Tunas location is disappointing with their food. read more

I grew up eating Phoenix. When they opened one a few blocks from my house I was thrilled. Can always count on them when the late night cravings kick in! Thanks read more

Yummy yummy love this place... Live the tapioca drinks.. Cold chicken the specialty plate. Yum yum!! read more

I wish this Phoenix was here when I was in High School! Location is kind of hidden in the sidewalk trees. Easily missed. Parking is limited. I parked on the street. One of the cleaner Phoenix locations I have been to. They have a $10 minimum for credit card. Mango Delight - $4.25 - After all these years and hundreds of boba/tea shops, this is still one of my favorite asian drinks. Great sweet milk drink with mango's and mini tapioca pearls. read more

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This location is nicely designed and built. The open kitchen concepts can have me stare and be intrigued for long periods of time. Patio seating is nice as well, offering a back alley kinda feel. Food is decent, sometimes it is a hit or miss depending on which cook is on shift. Noodle Soups are good, but I keep on getting old flat noodles lol, haven't gotten the silk soft fresh "fun" noodles in awhile, guess the inventory turnover ain't that quick at this location. Drinks are good, to go packaged items are standard. Parking is street parking, be sure to call ahead of time so avoid waiting. Service is your standard Asian restaurant, don't expect stiller service. The wait staff gets the job done nice and normal. read more

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Always a good place to have some lunch or dinner. There are a few of these location around the area and i have been to a few of them and never been let down. This location seems to be my favorite only cause they are fairly new and its so close to home. I bring friends and family here to eat or like today i come and just do work on my laptop. Such a chill and relax place, the staff is always so friendly and helpful. The food is delicious, look at my photo. On top of what i usually get in the photo i also love to get the Pork Belly =) They have only street parking here but there is always parking. ENJOY! read more

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A good fast food place and tasty. My to go to when I am in a rush. Good garlic chicken wings.

Phoenix Kitchen in Temple City is the newest branch of a food boutique that was established nearly 50 years ago. It is part of the Phoenix company's new concept, advertised as a "US-version dai pai dong". That description is not to be taken too literally, because all it means is homestyle Cantonese cooking with a Western-style open kitchen. The restaurant facility is actually indoors and not an open-air food stall with folding tables and plastic stools. The menu is the same as the Arcadia branch, including simple Cantonese small fry dishes, porridge, soup noodles, BBQ meats, cold platter, and some Western appetizers. It's missing Cantonese classics such as clay pots and seafood, but made up by following the dai pai dong philosophy of affordable meals (entrees under $10) cooked-to-order using traditional Guangdong recipes. Phoenix Kitchen's specialties consist of stir-fried dishes, which are skillfully cooked in large steel woks with noticeable "wok hei". The distinct sooty rich flavor and smoky aroma found in Phoenix' sauteed green bean with mushroom and sausage dish exemplifies the dai pai dong-style high heat stir-fry cooking technique. This dish was not cooked too oily. One item that I highly recommend at Phoenix is their cold salt-baked chicken. It's boneless and skinless, the shredded meat is tender and savory after being marinated in light salt and vinegar seasoning. I am also a fan of the Hakka braised pork belly which was prepared with thick slices of lean pork belly simmered in mustard pickled greens. Both savory dishes are great for pairing with rice to neutralize the saltiness. Although the Phoenix chain is primarily known for their Cantonese desserts, their homestyle kitchen food is actually solid for LA standards. However, if there's anything this branch needs work on, it would be to improve on their service. The servers are inexperienced as admitted by the manager and the restaurant is currently understaffed, so expect requests to be fulfilled with poor attitude and put aside at least 10 minutes to pay for the bill. read more

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I ordered a Shredded Chicken Noodle soup for dinner. As I was eating it at home, I noticed that there were shards of something in the soup. It looked like small speckled egg shells. Then as I was digging through my noodles and spinach looking for more eggshells, I found a small caterpillar in the folds of the spinach. I immediately stopped eating, spit out what was in my mouth and drove back to the store. The same employee who helped me at 10:14pm asked me what was wrong. I asked for a fork and proceeded to pick the caterpillar out of the bowl and show me. He offered me another bowl. I'm beyond disgusted. This was my first and last time eating here. The County of Los Angeles gave this restaurant grading of A. They have made a huge mistake. I can only imagine what other disgusting dirt and bugs end up in other customers food. Don't patronize this establishment!!!!! read more

Phoenix Kitchen - A dead baby caterpillar in my bowl of soup. - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

Came here on Christmas Day and had lunch! Nice, clean, open space. Service was great and I enjoyed my plate of Braised Pork Belly! It was sooooooo damn good! I also ordered a lychee green tea and that was delicious as well. Will definitely be coming back! read more

Phoenix Kitchen - Amazing Braised Pork Belly! Totally worth it! Under $9 - Chinese Near Me - Temple City, California

New location in Temple City! There are soo many Phoenix restaurants nearby already but I guess yay for having an even closer location to my house? hehe. This new location is quite modern and nice...it even has a little water fall thing outside when you walk in from the parking lot. This is the biggest Phoenix in the area as well (probably 4x bigger than the Arcadia location). There is plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. One problem I can foresee is parking. The parking lot is kind of squishy and you have to enter from a back alley. If it were full, it would be very difficult to get your car in and out. I would probably just find street parking. Another thing is that there was a sign saying that the parking lot closes at 10pm...but the restaurant closes at midnight or later? Not sure I understand why that is... Overall, this will definitely be my go-to location for when I'm craving grass jelly tapioca or black sesame dessert nomnom :) read more

I never knew what was so good about Phoenix. This new concept is also whatevers to me. I've been here twice already and their food never really made an impression on me. It seems like something I can easily make at home. Things were too bland. It looks nice in their menu, but when it comes out, it's just whatevers. Not impressed. read more

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15 of my relatives and I are happy campers after visiting this new Phoenix location. I think between all of us we ordered nearly every dessert! My dad's favorite was the durian rolls... Stinky! I liked the black sesame ice cream with silky tofu and tapioca the best as it wasnt too sweet. My second favorite was the mango shaved ice even though the mangos werent quite ripe and still super tangy. Note that the shaved ice isnt the super fluffy snow type of shaved ice. Nonetheless it was tasty and the condensed milk and simple syrup made it irresistible. My aunt liked the black sticky rice with coconut as it was sweet and aromatic. We also ordered the fish ball rice noodle soup which my grandpa devoured. The dining area was spacious and we didnt have to wait for a table. Service was friendly and just needs a little bit of time for the kinks to be worked out. We got to meet one of the owners whom was very nice and accommodating. Unfortunately there arent any plans to open on the west side any time soon! read more

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This Phoenix just opened up a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to try it. The only thing Ive ever tried at Phoenix before were their dessert drinks. I didn't know they had legit food either. Well anyways, I came here on a Monday afternoon for a quick lunch. This place took me by surprise. Environment - wow, what can I say. It is the biggest Phoenix I have ever been to. I guess it's called "kitchen" for a reason. Their food menu is a bit bigger than you other Phoenix, but similar drink menu. There are many table choices for a nice lunch meal, or even a quick sit-down drink. The decor is is a cross between ancient China and modern world to me; pretty nice. Roomy. Nice ambience. Service - waitresses are very attentive and responsive. One thing I wish they did was offer water in the beginning of the meal.... haha but I guess i was my fault for not ordering a drink... Kind people they are. Food - I ordered a slicked prime rib with chili sauce. It was very salty where I think I felt the seasoning on the meat... although there was moderate sized amount of white rice on the side, it was not enough to compensate for the salt. Lots of oil on this. I wouldn't recommend this dish. My friend ordered a house noodle that came with duck and a bunch of other random stuff. It was really good and flavorful; you can taste the flavor of the wok they used haha. I would come back here for the environment :) pretty nice and new restaurant for Temple City. read more

Better service and food than other phoenix's in the area. Appreciate how the staff are kind and easy to fix wrong orders. They gave me the wrong drink and gave me a new drink while letting me have the other. read more