You want close-by, tasty, local yet somehow mystical Chinese food? Been burnt out seeking suggestions by way of Phoenix Ew Times? Come to Tam's. The fried food is fried well. The house rice and lo mein are worth your buck here. Don't get cute with ordering ahead. You may as well get here and order, wait, and get your food. Your instant gratification will not be merited here, rightfully so. If you're not one with having a sense of humor while hungry...get over yourself and get over here. Additional suggestions...the wings are delicious. Harold's needs to have a reality check with respect. Order the jalapeno wings, the sloppy, the soppy, whatever. You'll like it. Don't tip and you'll be even happier. Come here if you're "craving Chinese food". This place doesn't need your after thought money. YOU are the after thought here, which is good when it comes to food. Remember that. read more

I happened by this place in route to see a friend. It appears to be takeout only which is fine by me. There was a small menu that I perused before being asked to place my order. I chose some veggie spring rolls which I was informed that they "didn't have today". No problem so I pivoted to another veggie item which was the vegetable fried rice, large. Once the sever confirmed my order I proceeded to pay with a debit card and was told tha it would be an additional 1.00 service fee. I was shocked and confused. I initially stated that was absurd but change my mind. Perhaps this business isn't savvy enough or high risk to negotiate lower fees on credit card processors. I was given a number and patiently waiting. It seemed longer than it should be but I won't make and unnecessary fuss. Received my order and went to meet my friend who was running late. Great opportunity for me to try this dish I just bought. To be a veggie fried rice it was very little in vegetables and heavy on the rice. It felt like I was just eating fried rice (not bad but not want I wanted or expected) Needless to say I won't be patronizing this establishment in further read more

Located in a sketchy looking building serves some of the best Chinese food in town. The customer service is terrible but the food makes up for it. No seating available, (ladies order your food and wait in your car) My favorite on the menu is A18 Jalapeño chicken wings, I get beef fried rice instead of shrimp. Food is hot, fresh, and delicious every single time! read more

Tam's - A2. Jalapeno Chicken Wings and F4. Beef Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Tams is a little hole in he wall off 16th street and broadway. Been coming here for about 4 years now, it usually takes about 20 minutes for your food, but is always piping hot and fresh. Definitely my favorite Chinese place in the valley, everything I've had has always been good. read more

Tam's - C7. Sesame Chicken Combo - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Place is definitely a hole in the wall but the food was delicious! The jalapeno wings and the fried rice was amazing! The food was prepared fresh! They charge a dollar extra for using a card. The guy taking the orders could have been more friendly and given you more than 1 soy sauce package. Not the plate was stuffed! Inexpensive, good Chinese food for sure! read more

Tam's - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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This is one of those places that the food is ordered, paid and delivered through the same window. There is plenty of parking, no seating indoor or out, all take-out. And the food was very very good, very good. I had #6 I think! Chicken chop suey, fried rice was amazing and a little on the spicy orange chicken and an eggroll for about 15.00. This is a great find. Thank you. The serving is plenty and again the food is delicious read more

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Ordered via delivery service. Bottom of bag arrived with sauce all over it and other containers. Crab puffs - arrived cold, filling has no observable crab and no crab flavor. I dislike the wonton wrapper used. Egg foo young - good Fried rice - good Teriyaki chicken - good read more

Amazing food, you just got to be patient in getting it . Usually long wait time over phone and ordering in person . I would also confirm order twice to assure they got your order correct . read more

I always loved it always will best chicken in town. Being in the same place for years, i'm

Was craving Chinese food all last night and my manager recommended this place. Don't let the building fool you. The food here is legit. Got the sweet and sour pork combo plate!! The perfect pork!! Flavored well!! Came with fried rice and an Eggroll that didn't last long! Will certainly return for more!!! read more

Tam's - P1 Sweet and Sour Pork Combo - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Last Time I had Tams (2024) I Had To Unfortunately! Change My review Food! I had to change it from a 10/10 to a 6 Only Cuz The Wings Weren't Crispy (Fried Hard) The Entree That I Had Was A Bit Just Soggy (Not To Mention The Ubereats Driver Got Lost Finding The Main Entrance At The Establishment I was Located At) Service! Last time I went to that Golden Shack Had To Be 2022 & Service was No Less Than Great! Ambience. It's outside in the middle of PHX Dessert To Go Here In High Climates You Won't Enjoy The Wait Outside Or In Your Vehicle Idk if I can even make it to this day 2025 lmao That AZ HEAT AINT NO JOKE read more

The food is DELICIOUS! But what is the point of phone order ahead if they dnt make it till u get there. Doesn't give me time to eat specially when I have 30min lunch read more

Aka the west side window. When I pulled up there was a line of people standing outside and one understand why. Their food is so good, we all know that hole in the wall places have the best everything . If you haven't tried this place, get there. read more

Tam's - A2. Jalapeno Chicken Wings, F5. Shrimp Fried Riceshrimp - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Omg, so tasty. And the amount is very generous. I have ordered this multiple times. It has always been tasty. I got the combo that comes with fried rice, an egg roll, cream cheese Rangoon and fried wonton. read more

Tam's - E3. Pork Egg Fu Young - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I heard this was the best Chinese Food is Phoenix and my GOD were they so wrong. The chicken did have really good flavor but the rice was hard, no flavor, light , and bland. They charge $1 extra for onions, $0.50 extra for spicy, $0.25 extra to use a "Debit Card" which is illegal because they aren't suppose to charge you for debit cards only credit cards but no biggie, you know how they do they charge you just for breathing. Make sure you ask how much for EVERYTHING BEFORE ORDERING!!!But overall it was edible but just not the best, it's decent. And they are high as hell $21 for a small side of shrimp fried rice and wings is crazy work. read more

Tam's - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Tams is AMAZING... everything I have ordered for the past million of years :D has been delicious. The portion size of their plates are amazing, great nice and stuffed and packed. Not once have I called to complain lol everything has been great. You can't eat here. You basically order your food at the window and wait till they call your number. Food that doesn't spend on advertising is a spot you know is gna taste good. No one has ever made it complicated to order food. You order, get your food and leave. Simple as that. Even tho it's pretty ugly outside, I managed to peek inside and it's really clean, and the equipment always looks new. Try this place. It won't disappoint. Try the Jalapeño chicken wings with fries and fried rice!!! read more

The food is delicious, the jalapeño wings and the sweet chili wings. Service is always good, here the ambiance of the neighbors is not lol. read more

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Place is mid order wings shrimp fried rice and orange wings lack crisp and flavor orange chicken tasted bland and old oil shrimp fried rice was good needed more salt and shrimp only came with 4 pieces of shrimp all in all won't be back read more

Omg probably the best Chinese I've had in the city. The chicken was fried and golden and gooey so yummy. The fried rice is fresh, you can taste the fresh egg. And they include two wontons and an egg roll and it's less than $20. McDonald's charges more for a meal than that. What an incredible place! read more

Trash! I don't know why people live this place! I had the shrimp fried rice! I didn't even finish it, it was that bad! Took a few bites and was all set! read more

Egg foo young was diffrent but still okay. I've had better. The gravy was on the lighter side.. BUT it is indeed gravy and not thick broth.. I loved the House Rice. I also had the Jalepeno wing.. they were good as well. Wish it had more peppers. Food came out in about 10-15 mins. Just walk up to the window and order your food. No dine in. read more

NASTY!! sometimes you can get fooled by the hype! This place was really nasty. Shrimp, crab wagons, chicken and wantons was nasty and no flavor. Arizona is known to not have the best food especially when you're from another state. This was the worse Chinese food I've ever tasted! Panda is better than this. It had no flavor, tastes the old grease and the ingredients were not fresh. Eat at your own risk! Even the sweet and sour sauce is gross. read more

The food is nasty, they couldn't even supply me with forks or soy sauce. Customer service is bad, They told me it would take 20 min for my order, when I went to pick it up 25 min later, they made me wait an additional 35 min. The food is not like it use to be! Think twice before ordering! Serious! read more

Tams is great! Super easy I just pulled up to their location and ordered at the window. They are fairly priced, fresh and fast! It's gonna be my new favorite spot! read more

I cannot believe the service at the window, by far the worst service in my life. I wouldn't waste your time or money here. Try the Chinese spot down the street, great service and even better food! read more

It gives quite the competition to Liyuens in downtown Phoenix.. The wings ARE HUGE the duck sauce teaches others I love the house rice pork rice and beef fried rice My brother put me on to tams read more

My favorite is the jalapeno wings. Each wing is huge and tasty. If you are ever in south Phoenix it's a must try. It's a small place with a window to order. No patio no lobby but so yummy and worth it. I recommend calling ahead to order. Wait is usually 15-20 minutes. read more

I had been on a hunt for whole wings... AND BOOM! I found Tam's from a friend of mine! Thank you to the amazing people at Tam's! I ordered the A18 with Shrimp fried rice! The wings were juicy and the rice was prefect! The service was a bit slow but to worth the wait, and I wasn't mad at all! And it a cool walk up window situation, so it was nice to wait in my car read more

Tam's - A16. Fried Chicken Wings and F5. Shrimp Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Jalapeño Chicken was awesome. You will have to wait because it's cooked to order but it's definitely worth the wait.

People - 6/10 Food - 3/10 Drinks - na Decor - 3/10 Restrooms - (didn't use) Now I don't really like to write bad reviews but my experience here wasn't the greatest. I wanted to try out this place because I had good reviews but this is what I experienced. One thing that I didn't like was that the prices from their website was different than what I was charged. The jalapeño wings says $5.50 online but I ended up paying almost 8 dollars for them. The garlic chicken is OK but not super delicious same with the chicken fried rice. And I honestly didn't enjoy the egg roll or the crab puffs. Now I don't normally write bad reviews because I'd like to help small businesses but I have to be honest and give my opinion and food here I just wasn't up to par. The staff was friendly however they did mess up and charge me an extra $.75 for using a credit card. So they charged me $1.50 instead of $.75. I know this isn't a lot and that's not the problem the issue is that it should've been noticed and I noticed it and they did give me my $.75 back so that's nice. Now I'm not gonna say don't eat here because there are lots of good reviews however my experience just was not good. read more

Tam's - Jalapeño chicken wings and Garlic Chicken with chicken fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Delicious jalapeño chicken top favorite I only go there for that in the whole house, style rice .... read more

Fried chicken bomb fried rice not so much. The egg roll okay Wonton Soup and tofu's pretty good.

Tam's has a parking lot , lotta variety of food but their jalapeño chicken is my favorite service was quick an organize

Man....y'all Phoenix residents don't know how lucky y'all are. This is CLASSIC EAST COAST americanized chinese food. As a former new yorker, who used to have a spot like this on damn near every corner, I damn near screamed when I figured it out. I live in LA and a spot like this is non-existent. You will not and cannot find it there. Those kale-eating, frozen gluten bread-eating mufuckas would never allow a spot like this to shine. I kept it classic and went with 4 plain chicken wings with pork fried rice. And not only was the flavor true to the east-coast, it was cooked FRESH (probably why it costs more). The only reason I deducted a score was the wait times, the literal hole in the wall aka prison-esque gated window (more of a symptom of the shitty area?), and lack of real asian bbq sauce and duck (mango/plum/apricot blend) sauce. If you want to fully enjoy this meal...go buy Duck sauce from fry's and put it on the rice or chicken. You'll understand! read more

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Funny place...literally this is east coast Chinese..lol and the ppl have no idea that it is ; if your from nyc-NJ-CT, you'd know Its also funny that you can only order from outside behind a fortified steel window protector ; says alot about the neighborhood ya know? But to the food, it's much more fresher, flavorful and generous portions than the places in NYC ; trust and believe ; very nice!! read more

Tam's - Pork fried rice, jalapeño Fried Chicken Wings - Chinese Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The kitchen is filthy... raw chicken sitting inside of a uncovered metal container with flies on it. Ill be contacting the Dept of Health for sure. read more

I do not like giving negative reviews, but I had to post this after spending $38 for three people and no one ate more than a few bites of food. The garlic chicken was so plain and tasteless. The fried rice was hard and dry. We had to douse it in soy sauce. The sesame and sweet and sour chicken was overdone and super crispy and hard. I am from out of town, so maybe this is how local Chinese is done because people waiting in line raves about how delicious it was. Our mouths were watering all the way back to our apartment, but we were quickly disappointed and luckily we had cereal to eat instead. read more

Very good food customer service was great very fast friendly people working a great variety to choose from

Great Chinese fast food, house fried rice, and jalapeño wings are very addictive. I've been a customer for over 20 years and they always on time read more

Food - 5/5 Service - Takeout BBQ wings and Jalapeno wings The wife and I wanted to jump on the hype train which consisted of people raving about the jalapeno wings from this location. We were doing a blind taste test of bbq wings so we got an order of those as well. the bbq wings were good. Nothing extraordinary but good none the less. The jalapeno wings on the other hand are a whole different story. This are now our favorite wings. Don't get confused on the name, these are not that hot at all but instead encompasses the flavor of the pepper and the crisp of the wings with the juiciness of the chicken is outstanding. Definitely give these a go if you haven't already. read more