China Chili

"Friendly atmosphere, very clean & food was served in a timely manner. Good amount of food. Picture shows Chicken Chow Mein & Beef Egg Foo Young . Both meats were melt in your mouth consistency! I've been to restaurants where the chicken was tough and beef like leather... Not Here! Prices are comparable to today's rates."

"This is definitely one of the best Chinese restaurants I’ve ever been to! It has a very authentic & elegant atmosphere & the service is amazing! We received our food quickly despite it being a lunch time rush hour. We also received large portions of food for a very reasonable price. All 3 of us ordered the orange chicken which was hands down the best orange chicken I’ve ever had! Our server even boxed up our left over food to go for us. I will come back next time we’re craving Chinese!"

"AVOID! This is one of the worst Chinese restaurants we've eaten at, anywhere in the US (dine-in and take-out). We've been here 3 times, vowing never to go back after the 1st two times -- but now tried it for our 3rd (and definitely final) time. We've tried 4 or 5 different dishes -- all terrible except for Chinese broccoli (hard to ruin it). As examples (see photos below), the menu describes the Mongolian Chicken as "Sliced tender white meat chicken sauteed with scallions and ginger in a savory seasoned sauce with hot peppers". Note there is a mention of "scallions", but NO mention of "onions" (other dishes specifically mention "onions"); yet the dish was literally two-third onions (see photo below - yes those are ALL just onions), and the amount of onions was probably 7 or 8 times the amount of chicken. Another example, the menu describes the Prawns in Lobster Sauce as "Stir-fried prawns in black beans, garlic, bell pepper, onions and egg whites in a traditional sauce". Note there is NO mention of water chestnuts or mushrooms; yet the dish was literally over half water chestnuts (see photo below - yes, those are ALL just water chestnuts covered with a tasteless brown sauce), about 20% mushrooms, about 20% onions, and several bland shrimp. We've had similar experiences with their Mu Shoo dishes (mostly shredded cabbage & mushrooms, with little chicken or pork) and curried chicken (lots of bell peppers and onions). And to add insult to injury, most dishes had no real flavor. Over 25+ years, we've eaten in several hundred Chinese restaurants -- whether in Hong Kong, NYC, SF, LA, Chicago, Seattle, Boston etc (cities where one would expect A+ Chinese food), or in places where we expect nothing outstanding but there are still some real gems (Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Kansas City, Charlotte, Minneapolis, etc). China Chili has been among the worst Chinese restaurants that we've experienced, despite giving it 3 tries. If you find some dishes you like here, good for you! Most people might do much better, and for far less money, at Panda Express."

"When I first moved to Phoenix this was one of the first restaurants I tried. Since then it has been a staple of my favorite restaurant. The atmosphere has unique Chinese portraits, a unique atmosphere the restaurant is clean and the staff is very attentive. You must try the orange chicken this is genuine orange chicken far from the cries of Americanized version. Another of my favorite is the half roasted duck of you never tried duck you will be in for delicious surprise as an appetizer ask for the prongs. I recommend this restaurant."