Phong May House is my place for take out Chinese cuisine. I have ordered several dishes over the years. Fried rice, egg rolls and wonton soup are all great. Recently, I have been craving their shrimp and broccoli with fried rice. The broccoli is crisp, the shrimp is soft, the sauce is sweet and savory, and there is just the right amount of sauce that it coats the rice in flavor. This is a take-out only restaurant. I always walk in to order and my food has always been freshly and quickly prepared. Great quick lunch!!! read more

Phong May House - Lunch Shrimp with Broccoli and egg roll - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I usually don't leave reviews but I see the last guy was a bit obnoxious and negative (maybe it's just me but I would never trust a grown man who orders general tso's chicken) I live down the street and our family orders from here at least once every couple weeks. Everyone is super friendly, the food is always hot and fresh and tastes great! Like someone else mentioned the house pan noodles are our go to order! read more

Absolutely the worst Chinese food ever the fried rice had nothing in it. It was just brown rice, and it was more of a couscous than a rice. I would not recommend wasting your money at this restaurant. The general TSO chicken was clearly not General Tso chicken it tasted like turkey gravy. read more

all prices on updated menu are wrong. Man who answers phone would not give the prices on the menu. He got very rude and arrogant.

Was skeptical of this place because of past reviews but am happy to say the food is great and they don't skimp out on meat. I got the dragon and Phoenix dish, delicious!! read more

Phong May House - Dragon & Phoenix - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The restaurant is not one you can really sit in. You have to order out and pick it up. It is not a bad thing. I don't mind coming back to eat at home. I only ordered the Crab Rangoon and fantail shrimp. The food was ready in about 15 minutes. I brought it home and it was still very warm. The Rangoon was nice a creamy! They gave me sweet and sour sauce and there was enough for all 8 pieces. The piece was pretty big too. The shrimp was crunchy and there was a good ratio of shrimp and batter on the outside I will be coming back to try other things on the menu because what I ordered was pretty good. read more

The outside of the store, the inside, and the previous Yelp reviews didn't instill a lot of confidence in my dinner choice this evening. But it was convenient, I was tired, and it was worth a shot. The interior is a bit odd and not what you expect. There is a small counter where you order and a large waiting room off to the opposite side. There are three total items hanging on the wall (one of which is the menu) and four chairs for the waiting area. Outside of this, there isn't anything else. Since I was the only person there my order was taken quickly and was ready in roughly 5 mins. I agree with other reviews that the fried rice is... different. It has a mild flavor and doesn't quite taste like any other I've had. It's not bad. Imagine Spanish rice without the beans. I ordered the garlic chicken. It had a redish sauce that does have a garlic taste but also seems to have a heavy taste of red hot. It's closer to a boneless chicken wing than any Chinese I've had before. The egg rolls were very crispy. They actually were the most flavorful item in the dinner. I had relatively low expectations and I can say they were met. It isn't terrible. It really isn't cheap. But when in a pinch it's okay. read more

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We've been getting take-out here for over 25 years. They are the nicest family. When my son comes in from DC for the wknd he always requests House Pan Noodles. Our favorite dish! We get it with just shrimp and chicken as we don't care for pork or beef. Definitely give it a try! read more

I don't order Chinese that often but of the handful of local places I have tried, this has been the best. My husband and I ordered take out and shared the general Tsos chicken and the sweet and sour chicken. We got fried rice with one meal, and steamed rice with the other. I thought both meals were really good, along with the fried rice. The steamed rice didn't seem very fresh. I would order from here again though! read more

Had good service but horrible food quality! I ordered general Tsos chicken with wonton soup, chicken lo mein and steamed pork dumplings. The general Tso's was terrible, almost tastes like it was left out the night before. The steamed dumpling had no seasoning nor did the soy dipping sauce. The wonton soup was oil and water. I didn't plan on spending my night in the bathroom after eating Chinese. Needless to say, I won't be ordering from this place again! read more

I would actually give Phong May House an extra half-star in the rating. But for the most part it is pretty generic, leaning on sub par Chinese food. Yet I ate there plenty when I first lived in Pittsburgh, and have frequented it since moving back. So why? Sadly, the best reason I can come up with is "because I got used to it." Now, I never expect mind-blowing greatness from quick and cheap local Chinese delivery joints. They all kind of fall in the same sort of area, much like Chinese buffets do. You basically know what to expect, though each place's wonton soup and egg rolls are usually the differing factor. Phong May, for the most part, must use what Woody Allen once called a "deflavorizor." The wonton soup broth barely has any hint of flavor to it, the sweet and sour sauce used in various dishes is thin and also treading into the bland territory. The cashew chicken should be so much better. But Phong May uses tenderized, flatter pieces of chicken and oft times the cashews seem like they're just thrown on top at the end and not actually cooked into to the dish. And the General Tso's...another one of those should be a little crispy but winds up mushy deals. I dunno. You're probably wondering how I can give it any stars let alone two and a half after this write up. The thing is, though, sometimes Phong May just hits the right spot and is tasty despite all its shortcomings. Sometimes the cashew chicken is spot on. I do like the sweet and sour pork over the sweet and sour chicken, even though they both have the same bland sauce. The Szechuan wontons are really good. I think they cook theirs in some peanut butter along with the hot oils, which a place in Philly also used to do, and it is something I definitely like. The orange beef, though a little pricey, is as good as I've had at other places. The egg rolls? They're standard. Just fine. I would say Phong May is like a Taco Bell of Chinese food. You know that what you're getting isn't going to be spectacular, but it does fill a spot in your gut that sometimes can only be filled with its particular brand of flavor. Most people I've introduced to Phong May have been rightly underwhelmed. As I said, I grew accustomed to its bland shortcomings some time ago. And apparently they have enough fans as the place is still there. Mind you, I wouldn't actually take the time to eat there, and I'd say 99% of their business is either take out or delivery. And the people who work there are good folk and friendly. So don't go in expecting amazing and you might find something you find acceptable as well. Man, that's not much of a compliment, is it? Ah well, it's decent when it's good is the best way I can put it. read more

It's a hole in the wall. It's great for take out or delivery. I've been twice and each time I've been more than impressed with this place. I found it by accident while I was in Pittsburgh for work and I will probably be back again. I got the Hot and Sour soup and the Beef and Broccoli (and the General Tso's Chicken on another occasion). The lunch portion is a generous portion (I don't get rice and I'm still usually full) and the giant size of Hot and Sour soup is only like $3. And it's good. I don't know, but I don't think it's made from bouliion cubes. However, I don't know, it could just be good. And they deliver. I don't know if it's free and I don't know how far, but they do. Give 'em a call and find out. read more

Ordered my food on door dash it took my driver 5 mins to get from the restaurant to my house and when i got my food it was so soggy and nasty because the store had the food done to early so it steamed my crispy sesame chicken and grab rangoons turned them into complete mush in the stupid Styrofoam containers they use i am so hungry and so dissatisfied read more

Now I've never tasted "horse jizz".. But.. It is a "hole in the wall". When I tried it once last year , I was pleased. However, I ordered 3 days ago & while delivery was super fast? The food quality suffered. Szechuan beef was really good! Cashew chicken lacked seasoning, as did beef teriyaki (on a stick, appetizer) and chicken fingers. The Beef & broccoli?? Broccoli was too mushy. . Their prices have gone up about a buck fifty per item, yet the quality/flavor is .. Suffering!! Out of a $47 order? The only other decent items were the chicken soup and wonton soup. I like that they deliver but if quality doesn't get better? I'm afraid I'll never order again. Instead I'll drive down to the Red Tea House @ 1717 Cochran Rd. read more

The food was decent no different than anybody else's no one makes great food anymore it's all boring. Next!

Good decent food always delivered with fast, good service. Maybe not the Best in da Burgh but prices good for just some many traditional dishes, all done well. Generous portions, good value. read more

I read the reviews, and should have listened. I ordered delivery anyway because I really wanted "Chinese" food, and was stuck at work. The food came much faster than I expected, which was great. I ordered the house fried rice and the beef stick app. The fried rice was just ok. But the beef sticks were so gross. I have no idea how anyone could make food that bad. I think it's nearly impossible to make beef taste as bad as this. I can't believe I spent $18 on this meal, not including the tip for the driver. read more

We have been customers since they opened. Very good food, great service and delivery. The prices are good as well.

Fast delivery food arrived hot & was delicious highly recommend

Kung Pao shrimp for lunch was delicious. Excellent portion size and price. My family has been coming here for years and everything is always delicious! read more

Tried this place when our favorite place was closed on monday. I wouldn't go there again if my life depended on it. the honey chicken was basically bland non breaded chicken, onions and bell peppers in chicken broth sweetened with honey that had less flavor than water, the egg rolls were burnt on one end. The Lo Mein was overcooked noodles under cooked onions and bland chicken with the standard shredded vegetables. I wasted my money and regretted ordering. It shouldnt be Eek! Methinks not. and more H**L NO! read more

This place is HORRIBLE! I ordered egg drop soup which was really just raw eggs in a bowl and smelled terrible. I also had the General Tso sauce over tofu and it tasted like horse jizz! 3 bites in and I tossed the whole meal. A waste of $15 and I am still hungry. read more

It's a tiny takeout place in the shopping center. On the day I moved into the area, I stopped by for a quick dinner and ordered the house pan fried noodles, with fried rice on the side. The staff was really friendly and took my order with a smile. I waited for about ten minutes and they handed me my food. I was so excited about living near all these food places and eager to try the pan fried noodles--one of my favorite dishes. I got home and opened up the cartons to find two containers full of fried rice. Lo and behold, they'd taken my order wrong, and I got the house fried rice...with a side of fried rice. Both just sorta ok. I'm sure my food would have been better if I'd gotten what I actually ordered. Willing to try again, but I'll be triple checking to make sure they wrote down what I asked for! read more

I work in the WDVE building so I order from them about once a week. It's great Chinese food in my opinion. They're always prompt with delivery and friendly when I pick up! read more

Delivery was quick and the food was tasty! We had chicken lo mein and Singapore chow may fun. We were very satisfied, generous portions

Worst Chinese food I have EVER had! The chicken lomein is more like chicken flavored ramen noodles! The Szechuan chicken was all just shredded veggies with like 3 pieces of chicken. First and last time we will ever eat here! Worth the drive to go ANYWHERE else for Chinese. read more

Bland and flavorless food. I ordered the wonton soup and moo goo gai pan. Pretty disappointing and overpriced. I will definitely try the other nearby Chinese place next time, which is supposedly flavorful AND cheap. Don't waste your money here. read more

I aree with the prior posts, this food is the definition of mediocre. I've had good Chinese food and bad Chinese food and their food is right in the middle. There's nothing notably good or bad about it. Honestly it's kinda weird everyone has had the same experience as though they are intentionally striving to be perfect tly mediocre. I tried the Singapore chow mai fun - noodles were a little dry, decent enough flavor after I added salt Fried dumplings - thick dough but overall ok Shrimp eggroll - kinda dry as though it had been cooked then reheated. I agree the price is too high for both portion and quality. At any other neighborhood place I would have gotten a plastic container with twice as much vrs a large rice container. Would go back if having killer craving for Chinese food but definitely would not recommend. read more

Hands down the WORST Chinese food I've EVER HAD. I ordered the crab Rangoon- stale, and unfortunately must have been fried in stale oil- IT WAS AWFUL. Hot and sour soup- hot- as in warm, yes, but other than that, COMPLETELY TASTELESS. Beef with garlic sauce- I don't know what it was that I got. I'm speechless because I really don't understand how this place is still open. I'm dumbfounded. Please PLEASE PLEASE go through McDonald's drive through instead because I just threw out $20 worth of food. read more

Phong May House - Disgusting hot and sour soup - Szechuan Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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I've gone here a few times and it can be hit or miss with the food. I have never had an issue with using my debit card until today. I usually get a large soup, no problem with the young man who rings up the soup using my debit card. The older woman however refused to use my debit card today over .20 cents of not meeting what their minimum charge is/ is not/ depending on who rings you up/ who is in a good mood/ who is not in a good mood etc... the point is be consistent, I would have stopped at the mac machine if I knew this would occur. I left with no soup, and I will not be back. She has seen me coming there as a customer for years, we have had chit chat about her jade jewelry she wears and lost my business over .20cents. Poor customer service in my opinion. read more

First time at this place in years and was pleasantly surprised. Excellent food at a great price. Happy I rediscovered it, and definitely will return! read more

I was staying at a nearby hotel with no walking distance dining options so I decided to order from this place since it offered a delivery service and had already ordered pizza the previous night. I have definitely had better Chinese food from other places, but it was not bad either considering some of the bad reviews. I ordered the happy family special and hot & sour soup and it hit the spot. The food was delivered really fast and was definitely freshly made. I would not place this restaurant on the "must try" list, but if your options are limited and you are not in the mood for pizza, then this is a good alternative. read more

Mediocre in every sense of the word. Not much else to say. Sauce is bland, rice is bland. It's all just so void of flavor.

We've ordered here twice now and both times our meals were excellent. We got take-out: Shrimp lo mein, pork with garlic sauce.... Veggies are fresh and crisp, nice flavors, etc. Ready to pick up in 10 minutes both times. read more

Not good. Too expensive for portion size. Generic brown sauce thrown in with different veggies to make different dishes. Chicken was white meat but breading(Gen Tso) was soggy. Rice was poor quality and dumplings were generically terrible...served with, what seemed like, soy sauce! Egg drop was raw??? Wont be wasting any more money here. read more

Great take out, quick, and reasonable! Option of grilling chicken instead of deep frying, great lunch specials and combo meals. Staff is always friendly. read more

Best Chinese in Pittsburgh. General Tso's chicken was the best I've had. The service was top-notch. Food was ready in 10 minutes.

My friend and I ordered dinners from this place, as we have for years, and will not EVER waste our money here again. The pork dumplings were made of mushy gooey thick dough with about 1/2 tsp. of nasty so called pork. See pix below. The egg roll I ordered was disappointingly about the size of my thumb, filled with grated carrots, and the outside was so hard and burnt I couldn't cut/bite it. The hot and sour soup is made with beef stock instead of chicken stock and did NOT contain any wood ears, bamboo shoots, pork, green onion/scallions or tofu! WTF... The fried rice was actually brown rice or burnt white rice had neither egg, baby peas, scallions, soy sauce nor roast pork, & did contain grated carrots. The slip called Szechuan scallops has two scallops cut into quarters with grated carrots and green peppers. WTF is that I ask? No ginger, no garlic, no scallions, no baby corn, no snow peas, no Chinese vegetables. I could have grated a carrot and 1/4 green pepper myself. WORST FOOD I've ever had in my 50+ years on this planet. Don't WASTE YOUR MONEY! I have to give it one star to be able to post this, otherwise NO STAR & I'd tell these people to get out of this business or get your Chinese grandparents back in there cooking. read more

I've ordered from here twice now and been disappointed both times. Food is all the same deep fried chicken with different sauces. I got general tso and my wife got sesame chicken and the only difference was sesame seeds on top. I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

Don't you EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! EVER!!!!!!!!!! EVER,EVER,EVER,EVER!!!!!!! Order from this place.The food was very cold and the order was wrong.They don't understand the concept that the CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT!!!!!!! It goes like this!!!!!! I order food and was all wrong!!! All what was needed to be done was to bring the right item in place of the item that was incorrect.I called to see about correcting the problem and got hung up on and screamed on.The food was terrible,I told another co-worker about the situation and they had the same problem and felt the same way.If your ordering from there,You better not let the delivery person leave until you check your order.Don't even give her the money!!!!!!!!!!!! I repeat.... Don't you Ever!!!!!!! EVER,EVER,EVER, Order from there!!!!!!!!!! read more