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2050 N. Alma School Road Chandler, AZ 85224

480-857-4188

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Phoenix New Times
Recommended
BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT
Award Winner 2003

Cuisine(s): Chinese

Hours: Sun-Thu 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm

Price: $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties

Parking: Lot Available

Description

Fresh seafood is the specialty at this sparkling clean cafe -- so fresh it's still alive. The chef works magic with Cantonese or Mandarin-style lobster, crab, tilapia, flatfish, rock cod and shellfish. Choose anything from the 210-plus-item menu and it will be superb, crafted with excellent ingredients and light, refined sauces (no Americanized sugar-cornstarch overload here). Congee (rice porridge) and the meal-in-a-bowl hot pot are prime.

2003 | BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT

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Main Menu

Appetizers

$23.00

Peking-style Roasted Duck
(w/12 buns)

$6.25

Deep-fried Prawns (6)

$5.50

Pot Stickers (6)

$4.50

Crab Puffs (6)

$3.95

Egg Rolls (4)

Soup

$7.50

Fish Maw W/crab Meat Soup

$7.50

Wor Won Ton Soup

$6.95

Seafood Tofu Soup

$6.95

Sizzling Rice W/seafood Soup

$5.95

West Lake Minced Beef Soup

Seafood

$10.25

Seafood & Sizzling Rice
w/house special spicy sauce

$9.75

Honey Walnut Prawns

$9.75

Sautéed Scallops & Prawns

$8.95

Szechuan Style Prawns

$8.95

Southeast Asian Style Prawns

Beef & Lamb

$9.75

Mongolian Lamb

$9.75

Satay Lamb

$7.75

Broccoli Beef

$7.75

Kung Pao Beef

$7.75

Mongolian Beef

Hot Pot

$9.25

Seafood & Fried Tofu

$8.75

Beef Short Ribs
w/pickled vegetable

$8.75

Beef Stew W/diakon

$8.75

Braised Fish Filet & Fried Tofu

$8.25

Salted Fish & Chicken W/tofu

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Tao Garden

2050 N. Alma School Road Chandler, AZ 85224

480-857-4188

Description

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