Chandler offers Some of the Best Asian Fare in Arizona
by MichaelJon - April 29, 2008
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The smaller and bustling city of Chandler, Arizona is one that is full of brand-new shopping complexes, a huge shopping mall and seemingly a million other little places that are being constructed every day. Chandler is most known for being a soccer-mom city of the middle-class. It should come then as no surprise that this quaint city plays host to some pretty damn good Asian food restaurants. Another thing to note about Chandler is that it holds a vast majority of Asian population in Arizona. So it goes without saying that there is a good amount of authentic Asian restaurants in this city. If you find yourself in soccer-mom central and suddenly get the spur of a craving for the food from the Far East—no worries this guide has got you covered!
Opened about ten years ago in Scottsdale, Arizona, by oil-tycoon converted to restaurateur, Paul Flemings, PF Chang’s is one of the best and most elegant of Chinese restaurants in the state. The PF stands for Paul Fleming, and Chang is the name of the world-class and world famous, five-star chef Chang who created all of the items and recipes on the menu.
When dining at PF Changs you will notice immediately that the restaurant drives it’s theme from ancient Chinese culture. Decadent entrances adorned with prowling dragons and other Asian artifacts greet hungry visitors. The service is amazing and you can tell that the staff is extremely well trained in the art of customer service—an aspect overlooked by far too many restaurants.
Once inside the place is enormous and has ample seating for a few hundreds patrons—and not surprisingly this place quite often will reach capacity on the weekends. Point and case: make a dinner reservation for faster seating here or you will wish that you had. While waiting for a seat you can grab a stool at their very large bar and have a nice drink.
This place offers traditional Chinese dinning with a Westernized flare. Order a few dishes and share them with the family. I recommend the lettuce wraps; they are the best in the state. For main dishes the sweet & sour chicken and Mongolian beef are simply enticing.
Rating based upon personal experience: Five stars for quality and presentation, customer service and location; Paul Fleming sure knows his stuff.
A small and dainty little Asian restaurant tucked into the southern part of the city of Chandler, Arizona near the Tempe border. The first thing that I noticed when I dined here was that the place was filled with other Asians eating. I always take notice of this no matter what restaurant I am in. If there are Asians eating it then it must be authentic.
While the location is not very large and can only hold roughly about hundred people, the service and the food are marvelous. They host an array of fine Asian beers and their menu is actually quite large and features more than fifty dishes. Another thing to note is that they have really nice place settings and tables—and chairs that are comfortable.
You will not have wait too long to get a seat inside this restaurant. Once seated make sure you order the egg rolls—they are divine. Other great eats include their Kung Pow Chicken—spicy—and their fried Tofu; the best I have ever had!
Rating based upon personal experience: Four stars for presentation, beer selection, customer service, even if the location is hard to find and smaller.
Anise Vietnamese Restaurant
2090 N Dobson Rd, Chandler, AZ 85224
One of the few Vietnamese restaurants in the state—this place has the best food of all the rest, hands down! You had better make sure that you are familiarized with Vietnamese food before you eat here or you may be surprised. Their dishes break away from conventional Asian food and add a spice and leafy taste that is found nowhere else. This is a great Asian restaurant with good service and amazing food.
Asian Creations
5990 S Val Vista Dr Chandler, AZ 85224
I prefer to order in from this restaurant because they are very popular and their location is rather small. However it also makes for a great and quiet place to take your date. Their service is really good, even if they have trouble understanding what you are saying. An awesome beer selection and really good sake are other things to note. Decent prices and a good location add to the muster that this quaint little eatery has to offer.
Pink Pepper Thai Cuisine
1941 W Guadalupe Road 105, Mesa, AZ 85202
If you are looking for the best all-around Asian buffet in town then head to the Pink Pepper and get ready to eat! Their location is huge and is in a newer shopping complex. Normal seating and tables and a rather drab interior, but the buffet is why people come here. They have more than twenty dishes out at once as well as a salad and a soup bar. High quality food, especially for a buffet and great prices make this place a good lunch spot.
If you are looking for the best all-around Asian buffet in town then head to the Pink Pepper and get ready to eat! Their location is huge and is in a newer shopping complex. Normal seating and tables and a rather drab interior, but the buffet is why people come here. They have more than twenty dishes out at once as well as a salad and a soup bar. High quality food, especially for a buffet and great prices make this place a good lunch spot.
Asian Grill
10325 E Riggs Road 112, Sun Lakes, AZ 85248
If you like Asian food and you like it from a wok, then head to Asian Grill. You will see their chefs in the back adorned with cooking utensils, flames licking around them, as they wok your order to perfection. They have great food, great service and most importantly, great prices.
If you like Asian food and you like it from a wok, then head to Asian Grill. You will see their chefs in the back adorned with cooking utensils, flames licking around them, as they wok your order to perfection. They have great food, great service and most importantly, great prices.
China Way Restaurant
3029 N Alma School Road 1, Chandler, AZ 85224
This is a small eatery in Chandler that offers some decent service and good beer selection and of course delicious dishes at prices well within the reach. You will not see this place get too crowded and the dimly lit interior makes for a great place to go on a date.
This is a small eatery in Chandler that offers some decent service and good beer selection and of course delicious dishes at prices well within the reach. You will not see this place get too crowded and the dimly lit interior makes for a great place to go on a date.
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PF Chang’s Lettuce Wraps
This is my favorite dish at PF Chang’s and even though it is an appetizer I could happily eat lettuce wraps for a meal. They are known to have some of the best lettuce wraps in town.
This place is very well known in the Valley of the Sun and hosts several locations throughout the state that have grown from what once was only a single location. Pei Wei offers some of the best damn Asian food you will ever eat and at some crazy good prices. They are medium-priced so you know that you will eat well without going broke in the process.
The service is really good and you will not wait to get a table for very long at this enormous Chandler location, even if the place seems packed once you arrive. The interior could use a brush up but still portrays an elegant and refined, Westernized Asian feel. The tables and chairs are a little snug, which can make for passing dishes cramped.
But the main theme of this place is their awesome entrées. Served like traditional Asian food restaurants—you order several dishes and you share them. The egg rolls are great and I recommend the Orange Peel Chicken as one of your entrées; they have great tofu as well.
Rating based upon personal experience: Four stars for location, great food, good service and decent beer selection; could use a more refined interior though.
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This awesome and very spicy dish features a Thai inspired recipe that makes for some sweet and sour and smoking hot chicken. I highly recommend this dish if you like spicy, when dining here.
Opened just a few short years ago on the northern tip of Chandler bordering the city of Mesa, Arizona, C-Fu has been criticized by some food critics and praised by others. I happen to think that they offer a fairly decent Asian menu and pretty good customer service. Although you will not hear me calling them the best, they are still a great place to go and eat.
The main theme of this Asian restaurant is their seafood. They feature a live seafood gallery that has plenty of tanks. You select the fish they grill it. Sure you could come here to eat other dishes, but go with the flow and grab some fish.
Rating based upon personal experience: Three stars for live fish, great location, okay service and decent beer selection. The interior is boring and could use a makeover.
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