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    Summer Palace

    3.6 (141 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Sushi Bars
    Open 11:00 am - 10:30 pm

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Hot and Sour Soup W/ the little crackers added
    Sandy D.

    I ordered through their website, and placed it for delivery. They allow you to choose the spice levels for food and there's a box to write comments for special instructions. Everything arrived well packaged, full, and hot. They accept cash for delivery or cc payment. You can select tip value during check out, or if paying by cash, determine when the person arrives. Worth it to support local businesses and not give as much $$ to U*ber eats, or D*dash, who charge both business and consumer for use of their platforms. I'm home sick, so the spicy hot and sour soup hits the spot. Not too thick or thin, just enough broth. Also got sweet and sour chicken, chicken with garlic sauce (sauce on the side, bc I like to dip the food into the sauce. lol.) and sautéed green beans. Hard to find Chinese take out that offers sautéed green beans, but they are a FAVORITE from my childhood memories of Chinese buffets. Overall, have been happy with their service and quality of food over the +5 years we've been ordering from them.

    Dinner combo menu
    Lisa M.

    We hadn't been since pre-COVID and change of ownership but happy to report it's still pretty good AYCE sushi. You order off menu, rolls are decent sized, nigiri and sashimi is a bit small (but hey just order more?). Quality was as expected for AYCE, the rice in our first order was a bit dry so rolls fell apart but second order seemed to be a fresher batch of rice. We used to love the shrimp tempura and it was just okay, wasn't as crispy so likely fried well ahead of time. Service is good. Place is clean. Extensive Chinese menu for non-sushi folk (though they probably won't let you do AYCE if not everyone at the table does).

    Lettuce wraps
    Gina D.

    A...M...A...Z...I...N...G Best food I have had for take out. The sauteed eggplant was a little spicy but great. Did not blow my mouth out. We also had lettuce wraps and shrimp with pecans. Everything is fresh made and the veggies still a little firm, the perfect cook. The broccoli was bright green and the give you a ton of food. The delivery was quick. Surprisingly was still really hot not warm. My only complaint was the lettuce was small ripped prices. We were very impressed

    John A.

    One of the best curry chicken I have had for Chinese. Love the chicken tempura roll and the wonton was the weak one out of the three. The peppers in the curry gave it a nom nom flavor. Will get it again

    It's good...a little too salty. I would get white rice next time.
    Siu-Ling C.

    The food is good. The parking is plentiful. The price is average. The lady and young guy are super nice! But the older guy...not so much. Maybe it's bc I'm a female and younger, I don't know. But it will be awhile before I go back. I gave 4 stars bc of the other staff. But you don't want to leave a restaurant irritated and wondering if he treats all females that way.

    John M.

    I had stopped going to Summer Palace after the quality had noticeably slipped on several visits here. After about four or five terrible meals at Summer Palace, we just stopped going. We decided to give them another try after well over a year, quite possibly two yearsand sadly I guess their slip from what was once a great Chinese restaurant to a lackluster establishment seems to be a permanent reality. Talking to another customer, he said that the business changed hands and that he noticed that the quality slipped, as well. I had the Szechuan beef and mediocre to substandard was the best way to describe it. Everyone else at the table had similar comments about their meals. Good quality Chinese food seems to be a problem to find in the central Florida area. Sadly, my search will continue. Orlando has some great Asian restaurants, but not many good quality New York style takeout Chinese restaurants. I guess my search continues.

    Spicy Rock and Roll and Spicy Mexican Roll
    Kimone M.

    I went on a Friday night for takeout. It was quite empty. There was only a young couple seated for dinner. I ordered two sushi rolls and edamame. I'm still not sure why my bill was what it was. They do not have an itemized receipt. I think something is very odd with how they are charging. Even if it's a small amount extra, each patron charged a little more adds up. Otherwise, the rolls were good, average. But I could not get past the feeling that I was charged more than I should have been. Either way there are better sushi places in the area that's more reasonable and I trust

    Nawal B.

    Just had the worst Chinese food I have ever had, the kids that normally enjoy this type of meal and look forward to it refuse to eat it. so let's start with the honey chicken, we found that the kids are being picky/silly until we tried it, the honeys water down over, battered and have no flavor. The family fried rice is a serving size for two people when I ordered for five. The pepper stake was awful, the rice was okay, the general sal chicken horrible sane issue but the crab Rangoon we're actually pretty good, and the only thing edible. This meal was not worth $20 not the $70. I just paid for three meals. While appreciate finding a company that's open for Christmas and we were not able to cook today, I will not be ordering from here ever again. Last issue is finding huge pieces of egg shells in my food. Terrible.

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    As usual the food and service was excellent. I highly recommend it to everyone. I also highly recommend their Special House Fried Rice.

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    Beef and Broccoli was like soup. Egg drop soup had zero flavor. Stale wonton and cookie.

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    2025 Mar - interior

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    The vibe of Thrive

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