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    Zao's Chinese Kitchen

    3.9 (17 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Nancy P.

    Zao has a new owner after being closed for about three months. So I had to try it again because I thoroughly enjoyed it previously. I went with my usual of garlic chicken since I had that so many times I knew what it would taste like There was a younger girl taking my order. I felt a little rushed, but since I knew I was going to have garlic chicken I just said that, and that was it. I paid her and then took a seat to wait for it to be ready. It was about 10 minutes or so, and they hand me my bag . Once home since I was very hungry, I dug right in. This was not the same garlic chicken I had previously. This was spicy. I mean spicy to the point where it probably had about five forkful and said enough because my mouth was on fire. The pricing went up a little bit and they have a few other options that they didn't have previously. I have only been there once since they have reopened, but I do plan on going again. This time maybe just an array of different appetizers.

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    Sean G.

    First time picking up togo today. I ordered chicken pad thai and fried rice. When I walk in and gave them my name they were confused and said no one by that name worked there??? I repeated that I had a togo order and then got my food. The restaurant was empty so I don't understand where the confusion would be. Food tasted pretty good except the chicken pad thai had three large pieces of tofu in it. One piece would be an accident, three was making my order look bigger than it was. I am not sure I could recommend this place. Maybe it was the B team working on a Sunday.

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    2 years ago

    Everything here is made fresh and comes out hot. Kung pow chicken and shrimp can't be beat. Great food at better than panda pricing.

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    1 year ago

    Long time patrons of Hot Wok. Looked for a place near the house! Found it! Great food friendly service.

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    2 years ago

    Food is great and the service is good and quick the people are very friendly. I would recommend them for a quick week day dinner.

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    3.4(545 reviews)
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    it is DELICIOUS i got the fried noodles and brown sauce and oh boy its so good that im not gonna…read morefocus for awhile and i got a fortune i recommend this!

    I went today for the lunch special because everyone on NextDoor is recommending it…read more I came in & was a little hectic as they just installed a new payment system and they were dealing with getting the people taken care of who were there before me. By the time I checked out the new system was quick and easy to use. It threw me a little because add tip is at the end, just FYI. I ordered an iced tea, and the basil shrimp lunch special. I subbed jalapeños instead of the bell peppers. I can't stand that almost every Asian dish is just full of bell peppers it just makes the food taste like bell pepper peppers. They were happy to sub, no issues. As I sat drinking my iced tea I was enjoying the decor inside with the cute umbrellas hanging from the ceiling. It's a nice touch. There were quite a few people in there when I arrived however by the time I sat down they had left so I snapped a photo before anyone else sat back down. My lunch special came with soup, I ordered the egg Drop soup and it was delicious so I was looking forward to the rest of my food. They served the soup with some crispy wontons on the side. When my dish arrived I was happy to see they use nice big fat plump shrimp the sauce was seasoned nicely it was a little sweet from the basil and a little hot from the jalapeño. My lunch came with fried rice and an egg roll. I dipped the eggroll in the yummy basil sauce. Delicious lunch everything was great. As I was watching someone else get their food after me I noticed that their rice had been neatly placed on the plate like it was tucked into a bowl and then plated. My rice was just all over the plate. Not a complaint just something I noticed. Although I feel like I had more rice than she did lol. The only thing kind of off was that she brought me the little machine to my table to pay while I was still finishing eating. I know she realized and left it at the table and walked away and came back for it. I believe the only reason she did that was because she had two of us right about the same time that had to pay. Iced tea refills big plus, happy with any server who is nice to me and fills up my tea. The iced tea was good & strong and I was able to take my refil to go. The only thing I could improve I think today is maybe make the restaurant a little bit cooler inside. It's so hot outside and I never completely felt cooled off sitting in there other than that everything was amazing and I'll be back.

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    3.9(201 reviews)
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    A 4 might be generous but there's not a 3.5 option…read more Popped in for a late lunch. Mostly empty but a constant flow of people picking up orders. I had something I already forgot the name of but it was quite good. The Trinity dish from the Chef Specialties with chicken, beef and shrimp in a spicy garlic sauce. It was very tasty and a generous portion except only 3 shrimp total in entire dish for $17. I also got an egg roll. It was more like a spring roll than the bubbly egg rolls but fine. Probably wouldn't order again. Crispy, a bit oily. Vegetables only including some mushroom. $2.25 The place was nice. Clean, quiet, dimly lit. I liked the food enough to go back. The fortune cookie was very stale and an ad for something.

    Grabbed lunch here with a friend on a weekday. Service was quick and friendly. This is a hole in…read morethe wall spot offering standard Americanized Chinese food. They have a good weekday lunch special that comes with an entree, soup and egg roll for a reasonable price of $17-$18. I went with the lunch special - ordered the egg drop soup and kung pao chicken. The soup was average and lukewarm, nothing special. Would've preferred if it was served hot. The chicken entree was okay - the ingredients didn't taste as fresh as I'd like but the flavors were fine. We also got an order of crab puffs to share which were pretty tasty. It's a good deal for a hearty and filling lunch at a long standing north Austin small business. Worth a visit.

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    China Cafe - Such a nice, light breading on their sesame chicken. This was reheated at my house.

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    Such a nice, light breading on their sesame chicken. This was reheated at my house.

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