Originally Posted by
oddjob2
Is there decent Chinese anywhere in Phoenix, Tempe, or Mesa? I haven't been there for decades.
I've not come across any restaurants that I would call satisfactory or notable.
I'm pretty critical being born and raised in NYC, and sampled HK dim sum when I was a child.
There are several establishments in Chandler that serves dim sum, but I rate them average to below average.
Mesa has the newer Mekong Plaza, but the main restaurant there produces poor dim sum according to the locals. I didn't bother to try it.
Phoenix has the Golden Buddha which is a nice setting, but the dim sum is average to acceptable. It'll serve if you have a craving and it's close to the airport.
But the best I've tried and general opinion of best dim sum is the Great Wall HK in a rough section of Phoenix at Camelback Rd. and 35th Ave.
It's packed on weekends, with a typical wait for a table.
A couple guys debated where to go for the best dim sum, when Great Wall was claimed, one replied is their dim sum worth getting shot for? The reply was yes!
I've never had any trouble patronizing it in the past.
Compared to NYC, Boston, Toronto...it ranks as decent/OK. But that's the best we have out here.
