Yang Chow 2.0
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Casual eatery serving Chinese standards like fried rice and lo mein
Casual eatery serving Chinese standards like fried rice and lo mein
"Yang Chow is a Chinatown classic. After leaving Hong Kong in 1977, five brothers opened Yang Chow, a Mandarin and Cantonese restaurant named after their hometown. The restaurant still functions as a casual, communal spot where families gather over lazy susans loaded with shrimp toast, egg drop soup, and pan-fried noodles (they've also expanded with locations in Pasadena and Long Beach). Almost everyone here orders the slippery shrimp, and you should too. It’s a deep-fried concoction made with garlic, ginger, and yes, a little ketchup. How else would they get that perfect, deep orange color?" - sylvio martins, brant cox, cathy park
"After leaving Hong Kong in 1977, five brothers opened Yang Chow, a Mandarin and Sichuan-style restaurant named after their hometown. At the time, it existed below the Bing Wong Hotel, and was a casual, communal place where families could gather over lazy susans loaded with shrimp toast, egg drop soup, and pan-fried noodles. Over the next 40 years, Yang Chow expanded to two other locations (Pasadena and Long Beach) and has become renowned for their slippery shrimp. It’s a deep-fried concoction made with garlic, ginger, cayenne, and yes, ketchup. How else would they get that perfect, deep orange color?" - kat hong
"If there's one constant in Chinatown, it's people crowding the sidewalk on Broadway outside Yang Chow on weekends. The main attractions are the namesake fried rice and the slippery shrimp—a dish so popular the staff wears shirts telling you to order it—though almost everything on the classic American Chinese menu is good. The dining room is a portal to a bygone era complete with '70s-style carpet and upholstery and photos of old celebrity guests lining the walls. Yang Chow even has surprisingly strong—and reasonably priced—cocktails, so you can sip a mai tai or lychee martini while you wait for your pile of sticky-sweet shrimp to arrive. Spicy wonton soup, Yang Chow fried rice, baby cabbage with chinese mushroom, slippery shrimp" - brant cox, cathy park, garrett snyder, sylvio martins
"Heading to a classic Chinatown spot for noodles, slippery shrimp, and orange chicken before a Dodger game can be a true LA adventure. The dining room can be packed during peak service hours, but service is quick at Yang Chow, with a brief walk (or an even quicker Lyft ride) to Union Station, where fans can hop onto a shuttle straight to the stadium." - Matthew Kang
"Open since 1977, Yang Chow is a classic Chinatown restaurant known for dishes like garlic eggplant, cold sesame noodles, and its famous slippery shrimp - an original dish consisting of deep fried shrimp in a ginger-vinegar sauce. They also have locations in Pasadena and Canoga Park. Call (213) 625-0811 for takeout." - brant cox, kat hong
