Several Years Back Lucky’s King Wah was well known as serving the very best and most authentic Cantonese Chinese Food in the Metro Phoenix Area. The owners retired in 2015 and sold the restaurant to new owners. On my first visit with the new owners I experienced a mostly American Chinese Restaurant that didn’t differ much from many other Chinese Restaurants. I recently came across a new menu for King Wah with many authentic Chinese Dishes so I thought the restaurant might have been sold again. I believe the Lucky’s has been dropped from King Wah because that is how it reads on the website and building. I also learned that the new 2015 owners have just added Chinese Specials to their offerings. They seat you with a mostly American/Chinese Menu but do offer Chinese Specials that are posted as pictures around the restaurant and in the window. You have to ask about the specials and on-line menu as they don’t push it on you.
As you see this isn’t a fancy place and is a little worn. This restaurant is also located in an older strip mall.
We started with one of the Chinese “Specials” (picture on the wall) Buddhist Rolls.
Crispy light tofu skin filled with Asian Seasoned Vegetables. Tastier than an egg-roll but not as flavorful or filled as much as from Lucky’s King Wah. More one note but still tasty and fried well till crispy and not oily.
Buddhist Rolls from Lucky’s King Wah Glendale AZ (stuffed tofu skins)
We shared the Szechwan Chicken from the American/Chinese Menu.
The chicken is tender and moist and I do like the heat level but it’s very sweet and one note. This plate contained crisp vegetables of cabbage, carrots, celery and zucchini. Well it was from the American/Chinese Menu so this was a possibility of how it would be.
We also shared the Flounder done two ways …….sautéed and fried …..with vegetables.
The filets from the flounder were sautéed in a light plain sauce laced with chicken flavor and vegetables of white button mushrooms, snow peas and carrots. The bones and skin were lightly coated and fried.
That was my visit to King Wah in Glendale AZ.
www.LuckysKingWah.com
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