Chef Zhao Kitchen

Love Chef Zhao’s. My guy always gets the Dong po it’s not my thing but it tastes great. We had green beans and sweet and sour chicken and thick noodles. I was skeptical of “thick noodles” but they were great. We try to get one different thing each time and I’m so glad we tried these. Great comfort food. They’ve been our Christmas Eve take out for the last several years and they don’t disappoint.

The tables are sticky. Some of them (e.g. the smallest ones outdoors) even have visible globs of goo and grease all around the edges on top where the surface is not smooth due to the laminate edge. Gross. The food is good. Typical of Shanghai cuisine, it is slightly (subtly) sweeter, which is a pro or con depending on your preference. The 炒年糕 (rice cakes) was super greasy. The 夫妻肺片(spicy beef cold app) lacked punch compared to Szechuan places. The 生煎包 (pan fried buns) was decent. There are better Shanghai places in the area code.

The absolute best home-made pork dumplings is better than eating raw oysters. The billowy dumplings are full of juice that surges out with one bite. Mapo tofu looks promising but it has a strange stinging aftertaste that it difficult to pinpoint. The beef chow mein is excellent. Out door picnic area just to the side of its restaurant is located in the small and beautiful Edgewood Shopping Center which happens to have a wonderful market a few steps away. Indoor seating is soon opening up again. Btw, don't forget to try the Dole pineapple smoothie or the dessert from the frozen ice cream machine.

A good place to grab a lunch or dinner. Very reasonable price with good tasting food. Mapo tofu is my favorite dish, never get tired of eating it! They open at 11:30 and seats fill up so quickly. They also have a few private rooms for groups of people. Located in a place with plenty of parking spaces. Be ware, 2-hour limited.

Great food for a reasonable price. Their soup dumplings are amazing. They have a crispy coating but have a soft doughy texture within. I also love getting the beef noodle soup. The beef is tender, the soup is flavorful, and the noodles are exactly how you would expect them. They provide great service even during busy hours.