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1050 W. Ray Road Chandler, AZ 85224

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1050 W. Ray Road Chandler AZ 85224

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  • Chinese
    Sun, Sat 10am-10pm, Mon-Fri 11am-10pm
    $ $
    All Major Credit Cards, cash
  • casual
    Banquet Facilities, Catering, Delivery, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
    Beer/Wine
  • Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties
    Lot Available
Description

This food is Chinatown-good. Or better, since China King's no grungy hole-in-the-wall, but a sunny, clean, spacious restaurant that stands separate from its strip mall neighbors. There's a traditional menu, but we go for the dim sum, available daily. The place is a madhouse on weekends (in a good way), when Asian families crowd around tables covered in bubblegum pink tablecloths, and waitresses in hot pink Chinese-patterned satin vests push dim sum carts from table to table. Most of China King's 50-plus dim sum choices are approachable, with all kinds of dumplings, buns, and rolls. Fluffy, steamed barbecued pork buns, moist shrimp har gow, and savory sticky rice, studded with bits of pork, shrimp, fish cake, and mushroom, are just a few of the highlights. And desserts are surprisingly addictive. Try the pastries stuffed with shredded coconut, sweet lotus seed sesame balls, or creamy green tea Jell-O -- they all taste great with a pot full of fragrant jasmine tea, which should help ward off a full-on food coma.








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    | Phoenix, AZ | 315 Reviews

    It's a pretty easy rule of thumb: Eat ethnic food at places frequented by people of that ethnicity. That's usually a good sign, no matter what kind of restaurant you're checking out. On weekends, Chandler's China King transforms into a culinary mecca for homesick Chinese, who show up in groups with three generations in tow. Squint hard enough, and you may almost convince yourself that this is Chinatown in San Francisco or New York. And besides, if this dim sum gets the approval of Chinese grannies, we think it deserves a try. Truly, the offerings here (more than 50 in all) are delicious. Flag down one of the waitresses pushing metal steam carts from table to table, and you never know what you'll find. It could be something for the hardcore dim sum fan — say, sweet steamed chicken feet — or something more accessible, like sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves, or barbecued pork buns. There's no pressure, of course. Feel free to wait it out for the next cart, or to help yourself to as many plates as you can handle. You'll go from dim sum dabbler to devotee in no time.

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  • 2008 | Best Dim Sum

    It's a pretty easy rule of thumb: Eat ethnic food at places frequented by people of that ethnicity. That's usually a good sign, no matter what kind of restaurant you're checking out. On weekends, Chandler's China King transforms into a culinary mecca for homesick Chinese, who show up in groups with three generations in tow. Squint hard enough, and you may almost convince yourself that this is Chinatown in San Francisco or New York. And besides, if this dim sum gets the approval of Chinese... More »

  • 2007 | BEST DIM SUM

    In other big cities, a jaunt to Chinatown helps ease the wanderlust -- and quell the hunger for Chinese food -- when a trip to Hong Kong just isn't in the cards. But we do things differently here. Nope, there's no Chinatown in the Valley, but there is Chandler, home to an enormous Asian population with a craving for the flavors of home. And when it comes to dim sum, China King reigns supreme. This place is no palace of old-school Chinese restaurant excess, nor is it some hard-to-find... More »

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  • Royal  Feast

    Royal Feast

    Chandler used to strike me as a mild-mannered commuter 'burb that wasn't so different from other booming parts of the Valley — a young population like Tempe, a historic downtown area like sprawling Mesa, and the upscale aspirations of a junior... More »

Dinner Menu
Appetizers
$25.00
China King Bbq Plate
$6.50
Stuffed Crab Claw
$7.95
Jelly Fish And Squid
$24.00
Peking Duck
$5.50
Pot Stickers (6)
Soup
for 4
$8.95
Wor Wonton Soup
$5.95
Egg Drop Soup
$8.95
Seafood Tofu Soup
$8.95
Creamy Corn Soup With Shredded Chicken
$9.50
Crab Meat Fish Soup
Live Seafood
$10.95
Clam
black bean sauce, lemon grass, ginger & scallion, house special, or hong kong style
 
Tilapia
steamed or braised
 
Lobster
black bean sauce, ginger & scallion, chef sauce, or hong kong style
 
Dungeness Crab
ginger & scallion, salt & pepper, hong kong style, or xo sauce
Chicken
Whole $19.00
Half $9.95
Jor Chong Chicken
$8.95
Sweet And Sour Chicken
$8.95
Chicken With Curry Sauce
Whole $17.00
Half $9.50
Crispy Chicken
$9.50
Cashew Chicken
Beef
$10.95
French Style Beef
$8.95
Kung Pao Beef
$8.95
Orange Beef
$8.95
Beef With Ginger & Green Onion
$8.95
Mongolian Beef
$9.95
Beef With Bitter Melon
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