Scott W.
Yelp
My wife and I have been steadily trying new Chinese food joints around the local area and yesterday evening, Yelp recommended China Grill. It's conveniently located off 75th and Thunderbird on the cusp of Glendale and Peoria. It's your typical Chinese restaurant that focuses more so on their take-out customers than the customers who dine-in. There is ample seating for a Chinese restaurant which left me pleasantly surprised when I walked inside. I wasn't expecting that.
The interior is clean, the staff is friendly and my takeout order was placed promptly. I had our food in less than 15 minutes which always amazes me. How in the heck did you cook all of this food in a span of 12 minutes?
I went with the Mongolian Beef which is one of their signature dishes. Typically, this is a fairly spicy dish and unfortunately, it had no spice at all. In fact, certain bites actually tasted sweet to me. The thin rice noodles were flavorless, but the veggies were crisp and crunchy which was great. Normally, the peas and broccoli are green mush, but I enjoyed the freshness of the veggies. The rice was steamed well. The eggrolls were among the best I've ever had, but the Mongolian Beef entree is what left me disappointed. I am definitely going to go back because overall, the service was excellent and the eggroll was phenomenal... but that darn entree just ruined it for me. I am going to try them again and order something different next time because I think they deserve a second chance.
The order itself was perfect and the food is very reasonable. Plenty of ample parking and a very convenient location! I would recommend this place to fellow Yelp'ers, but I would steer clear of the entree I ordered unless they re-vamp the recipe. Service, pricing and location is reason enough to give them another go.