The family decided to try the $49 dinner special this week. Honey walnut shrimp, salt & pepper pork chops, Shrimp fried rice and Buddhas vegetable dish. We added a Tomato Beef Chow mein, too. All of the dishes were flavorful and not too salty. The tomato beef noodles were crispy and had a good portion of beef and tomato, however it is on the sweeter side than what we prefer. The pork chops were really good and had a light and crispy texture. We were the only ones dining at 6pm and our food came out very quickly after ordering. The staff was attentive and came to refill hot water in our tea pot. The restaurant was pretty quiet since we were the only ones dining. Another family came in as we were just about finished. Food taste, service and value made this dinner special worth the visit! Also, if you have a rewards account you can give them your phone number and earn points towards your next reward. I was able to redeem my free fruit drink birthday reward as well. read more

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My first and last visit. Got some braised pork belly (size LARGE) to go. I didn't expect much, given the ratings shown here in Yelp, but I still had some hope that the reviews couldn't all be accurate. Well, for $20, this is what I got - some leftover dried pieces of pork. I was floored when I opened it. They had thrown in a free order of small rice, which I thought was super nice, and the ladies were very welcoming when I got there. But all of that means nothing, really, if the very thing I am there to get looks like this. I'll probably still drop by their dessert store next door, but I'll never go to this restaurant again. read more

Phoenix Inn Chinese Cuisine - Hakka Braised Pork Belly in size LARGE (seriously). $20. Dry dry dry. And the amount of mustard greens here is laughable. - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

Got the 49.99 5 dish special. Sat immediately. Service is always good. Will return for the deals they've been sending to us on text/email. Pork chop. Cold chicken. Beef. Soup. And some dessert. The flavors are good. Authentic. The vibes are clean and casual. Came with the family. The cold chicken never misses. read more

I mainly come here for their dessert drinks, sesame paste, and new year turnip cakes. Always dependable. I got their CNY special menu both last year and this year. I downloaded their app during COVID, and they do email me with some good promotions, including a points reward program. read more

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I don't understand the low ratings of this place nor the empty dining room on a Saturday night. Came here with family last night, we had a 5-star dining experience ordering the $56 special -- black pepper basil fish, salt and pepper pork chop, buddha's delight veggies, and PHOENIX BONELESS CHICKEN (my #1 go-to dish here) -- which also includes rice and hot tea. An unbeatable dinner value in the SGV. The service was swift and friendly. Sure, the restaurant is old and could use some modern updates, but the food is still every bit as good as pre-Covid. Maybe it just needs some social media love like the Savoy place next door, whose Hainan Chicken IMO is way bland and overrated!! read more

Phoenix Inn Chinese Cuisine - 2025-12-19 $56 feast special, unbeatable value in SGV! - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

I usually come here for desserts. I like their purple rice coconut pudding and their mixed fruit tapioca drink. Today, I ordered their "weekday signature feast" special on their app. The special comes with (1) boneless chicken (2) black pepper and basil beef (3) fried salt and pepper pork chops. (4) 3 pieces of purple rice coconut pudding for dessert. This combo comes with their daily soup and steamed rice. Everything was delicious except the soup. The soup was bland. We ordered take out and the food was ready when we arrived to pick it up. Very efficient. 4 stars for the food. 5 stars for the pudding and the mixed fruit tapioca drink. I will be going back soon to try other dishes. read more

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Used to go to the original Phoenix Inn in L A Chinatown many many years ago. This is I think the same family. Menu smaller and we didn't try the cold steamed/poached chicken and next time we will try to see if it brings back flavor memories. read more

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Great food with great customer service!! Everyone is so polite and humble at this place. It's my twice to three times a month I get food from Phoenix for my lunch at work! read more

It must be ages from my last visit to this restaurant. We ordered fry fish, walnut shrimp, an appetizer, shredded chicken, fried todu, and soup. The service that we received was very good. The server that served was friendly and attentive. People may find this location similar to other Phoenix boutiques. However, the dishes that it ordered were a bit different. read more

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I usually order through their app. If there's an issue, then I phone in my order. Love the app cuz you can accumulate points. Service for pick up is okay. Depending on who you get, it can be decent or mediocre. On a recent visit, total wait time from order to pick up was 40 mins. Very surprising. Never had to wait that long before. Not sure if they were short staffed in the kitchen or what. FOOD: Chef's Soup of the Day 4.5/5 Black Pepper & Basil Beef (entree w/ rice) 4.5/5 Black Pepper & Basil Fish (entree w/ rice) 4.25/5 Kung Pao Chicken (entree w/ rice) 4/5 Mapo Tofu w/ Pork (entree w/ rice) 4/5 Chinese Style Shrimp Omelette (entree w/ rice) 4/5 Fried Rice w/ Seafood & Chicken Gravy 4/5 Spicy Wontons 4/5 Beef Chow Fun 4/5 read more

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Review is for the dessert section. Not sure what had happened to the togo container for the black sticky rice with young coconut. Some how the container got shorter and the price of it has gone up since my last purchase. My con of this place is the shorter container they provide. The pro are they have a variety of desserts to fill your sweet tooth. read more

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I've been coming to this place for over 15 years and i have never been disappointed. ! Great food! Service is always kind and attentive, nice and clean! If you're craving Chinese, definitely come here ! read more

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We like Phoenix as an easy spot for quick bites. It also has a great variety of Chinese desserts. My hubby and daughters like their durian mochi dessert and assorted fresh mochi. I like their mango pudding, black sticky rice, and mango pomelo sago with silken tofu. read more

Phoenix Inn Chinese Cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

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Love Phoenix Inn. We placed an order on the phone for pick-up and it was ready within 15 minutes. We ordered fried rice, orange chicken, the salt and pepper wings and wonton noodle soup. Everything had enough wok hei and the right amount of flavor. I would definitely repeat the same exact order next time!! read more

Phoenix never disappoints. They have so many delicious options, you can't go wrong. The food is always freshly made and the portions are great. They have the best honey walnut shrimp and chicken lettuce wraps. Their beef with broccoli is also one of my favorites. The wontons in the soup are packed with meat and shrimp and full of flavor. Shrimp rolls are usually good, just a little well done this time. The service is great and the servers are always very attentive. The place is clean and there is plenty of seating. After your meal you can walk over to their little dessert shop and pick from many options including a tasty jello or mango rolls. Also try the fruit delight, best drink ever! read more

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The staff is friendly and it plus if you speak chinese because the staff is not so good at English. They didn't open on time. I wait for 11:05 am. And the service was bit slow. read more

Can't really say much about this place except that I came to order take out. The service seemed a bit of organized chaos. Food was just fine for a Christmas eve dinner read more

We ordered To-go through Uber Eats for dinner. Unfortunately, the delivery of food was very disappointing to make it a good value. The tastes, which is considered the basics of food, are totally wrong! Do NOT order the "Szechwan Eggplant with Ground Pork" 魚香茄子 First of all, there is no ground pork inside as advertised. And the taste is not Szechwan at all. This classic dish is supposed to be spicy and more on the savory side for its flavor; but Phoenix chef makes it a disgusting McDonald "sweet and sour" sauce dish. It is unacceptably sweet and weird. All the other dishes are very plain in their taste and I'm quite disappointed. The only course that I may give an Okay is the fried rice. Phoenix used to be an option for me when craving for some Asian fusion courses or when you wanna introduce Chinese food to foreigners who might only can take "Panda Express" But now, even with those friends, I would tell them to stay away from the unappealing chained restaurant. read more

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I've been coming here for years .... Rain or shine I come for the Hot Milk Tea and Dessert Selection at their next door bakery and deli location... And in the main restaurant I always vie for their Won Ton Soup; fresh sautée vegetable platters and ... House Special Fried Rice Egg Rolls And today we went for the Half Order of Peking Duck... Really fresh and juicy duck meat with Crispy skin... Sauces and Peking style Buns are tasty and fresh and oh so doughy! For dessert try their Egg Tarts and Almond Cookies... delectable If you're feeling daring try their Hokkaido Alaskan Clam and Peanuts with Sardines...from the deli section... Absolutely perfect snack for any Netflix binge... Their black sesame pudding; and Hot Milk Teas are the tastiest versions ... of any Hong Kong style Milk Tea ANYWHERE... Pick up some cold style Chrysanthemum and Milk Teas to go... Delicious You can tell tell truly care here for quality and detail of just about any selection... Friendly and Cordial staff will remember you for years... So be well behaved! read more

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Food is okay, but the service is the worse. My husband and I decided to go here for the first time. My husband and I were talking to the waiter about how their business is slow in the weekdays. And the waiter (female) says that Mexicans used to come here a-lot. However, at the end when my husband paid he paid with card, but didn't put tip because when we go out as a family, he pays and I tip. We do this because he is not here often for a special reason. And the reason is that my husband is veteran. He serves our country. So from what I know and we get every time is a veterans discount, but we didn't ask for it. And when we were leaving, we were getting our belongings ready with our two kids. One of my kids is special needs and need help and have a baby that also needs assistant. So i asked my husband to please help me put on my son's stuff while i get our daughter's stuff and put my purse on. And to grab the tip (cash) in my front pocket while obviously grabbing my baby with her carseat. And the waiter (female) came and check on the bill and see if we left tip. Then i heard her say "no tip," and scolded my husband "why no tip," i told my husband "forget it." I zipped my bag and left our money in my bag instead of handing her cash for tip. Then she told him literally "now we know when you come, you don't tip." And i went off bitch telling her "it's not the law, it's optional" "bitch you don't talk to my husband like that, especially that i was getting my cash from my purse." Then the stupidity look to expect me to give her tip after she scolded a veteran. Who didn't even ask for the veteran discount. Fuck you bitch never ever coming back again no wonder you say your business is slow because you were probably an assshole with them. Open your fucken eyes and treat others the same respect because at end you don't know who you're serving. read more

Gotta have the LOBSTER with ginger and green onion flavor. It's a treat to get for birthday and holidays. Day I got it was $88 for a 3 pounder. AWESOME!! Then stop by next door for black rice and coconut milk and coconut jelly dessert. A must have! read more

Three pieces of thigh bone were hidden at the bottom of my order of boneless chicken.

Ordered the OG dish, house special half chicken and wow let me tell you, I think I can make it better. It was tasteless and never remembered even tasting it like this. Quality and taste is NOT the same All the good chefs have left. Just pure sad. read more

Phoenix Inn Chinese Cuisine - This dish is called. Former House special cold chicken. Tasteless and the chicken was chopped not shredded. - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

Very unfortunate that I have to change my review but after ordering from there recently and having my family all get sick it's best to warn the public. What used to be my go to spot for food has really changed in quality. Still very expensive but drenched in clear gravy. Not sure which plate was the trigger for the chills and stomach "issues" to not be gross but we ordered walnut shrimp, orange chicken and crispy noodles. Be careful when eating here. read more

I enjoyed my dinner here. I felt like having crispy noodles and gravy and searched for a restaurant for 30 minutes to find this particular dish and was still open bc I was searching late at night. I felt like having some late night crispy noodles! I drove over and the servers were very pleasant (I showed up 30 minutes before closing time). When I say down I was given complimentary green tea. It was and warm and tasty. I ordered the pork belly and It came out quickly. It was delicious and the broth it was bathing in was savory, semi sweet (because of the braised onion), rich and satisfying. I had my crispy noodles with beef, mushroom and Asian broccoli. The crispy noodles soaked up the gravy and it just hit the spot. The gravy soaked noodles had me digging in bite after bite. Some noodles were completely drenched and soggy while other parts of the crispy noodle were in untouched by gravy to they maintained the crispness. I had best of both worlds unifying as one on my palate. My only recommendation is to get those huge goldfish a bigger tank! They're too big for the tank they're in and I felt a little bad for them. As I mentioned before, the servers and staff were humble and pleasant. Although I arrived 30 minutes before closing time I never felt rushed or like o was a nuisance. I didn't know this place was a franchise, Or at least, there are multiple locations (maybe by the same owner; I don't know, I didn't investigate that far.) All in all I really enjoyed my experience and fulfilled my craving for crispy noodles. Having good service is a cherry on top. read more

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I went to the dessert side and not the restaurant side as they have a window for orders connecting the two. They were fully stocked, slightly busy, but the line moved quickly. I always get the coconut mango roll and I tried the red bean mochi for the first time. It was not sweet at all but still cold and tender. The mango coconut is super refreshing and a burst of happiness. Sadly their credit card machine broke so they only accepted cash. read more

Phoenix Inn Chinese Cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

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Yum! My friend brought me here for lunch and i hadn't had authentic chinese food for awhile so was excited to eat some noodles! They give u complimentary hot tea which i liked and we decided to order the chow fun seafood dish ( i think the owner who took our order created this for us bc my friend does not eat spice). And we also got the vegetable chinese broccoli with garlic. It was all very delicious and yummy! I got chili sauce on the side, they also have siracha. They also have a dessert place next door that is connected. The hong kong milk tea was $4.50 but turns out 4.96 after tax? Enjoyed our lunch here overall. read more

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Great place for sharing for a big or small party. We went on Saturday around one and it was awesome because it wasn't too crowded. They offer a lunch menu and service was fast. The food came out quickly, well cooked with great flavors and super warm as it had just been made. The staff was super attentive which a big plus. Definitely worth checking them out. read more

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This place is the bomb!!!! Do not let the under 4 stars reviews fool you. This is authentic cantonese food (according to my born and raised HK bf) at an affordable price and it slaps every time. I'm typing this as I just inhaled my dinner and there aren't nearly enough people here as it deserves. Do yourself a favor and get their yang chow fried rice, crispy noodles with shredded pork, and also the crab meat and fish maw soup. They also have a dessert store attached to it which is just as bomb. We love their durian drink!! I pledged to myself to review restaurants more because my favorite chinese resto closed a while back and I cannot let phoenix inn follow the same fate. read more

My husband and I were running errands in Alhambra and picked this spot randomly for lunch. We both were absolutely delighted by everything we tasted here! My husband loved the lemon iced tea. I got the sweet chili rice and it was so unlike any type of rice I've ever tasted. We got the the fried spring rolls and loved how the whole roll is just shrimp. My husband got some seafood noodles, and of course, that was good too. The service was amazing too. read more

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This place is a gem. Wonderful food it's Always delicious. Great service and the ambience is family friendly and even romantic. They have a nice parking. Also there is a bakery attached. Try the black bean sauce crispy beef chow mein. read more

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Went there on a Saturday night at 6:30 and we were the only customers. I was a little concerned. We ordered about 8 different dishes and they were tasty. I liked the cold chicken, the vegetables, lettuce wraps and the beef. I don't know what the fish we had was called, but it wasn't my favorite. When my friend said we were going there and it had 3.5 stars, we paused, and then my other friend said, " you know, that's pretty good for a Chinese restaurant. " I think he was right. My only comment would be about the Tiramisu. Sure, don't get Tiramisu from a Chinese restaurant, but it was fine except for the dust. The ladyfinger portion of the dessert was dust, not cake. Super weird. I ate it anyway. read more

I really enjoy this restaurant, specifically for their fried tofu, porridge, and lettuce wraps. When I found out a family of mine didn't have top teeth and needed porridge, my SGV family pointed to this restaurant as their porridge is cooked for 12 hours and is known as the best. And they were sure right. Ittwas tasty and it's now my go-to porridge place. Otherwise, I love their fried tofu that has shrimp inside and in general all the dishes I have had were good. The parking is pretty difficult. You can park in the back or on the street. When the bank is closed, I use the parking lot behind it and walk over. Service is normal for an Asian place, so you likely will have to flag down the waiter. The staff are super nice though once you talk to them. Would I bring a date here? Not as a first date particularly because the decor is not that pleasing and it is more of a family restaurant. Otherwise, it's great for big groups and to please the Asian parents and elders. read more

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BEWARE.....Food- quality has gone down significantly. Purchased $150 worth of food and regret it. Walnut shrimp was not good. The breading was thick and gooey. Made my stomach turn. Same thing with the Tangerine chicken...couldn't taste any chicken. Crispy chow mein was decent. Green beans decent. Fried rice was okay, the bbq pork tasted weird though. Sadly this is the last time I'll be ordering from here. Staff was friendly and nice on the phone. Update.....we have food poisoning BEWARE! read more

This is a legit Chinese restaurant. The flavor is on point, albeit some of the dishes are a little heavy on the salt. But if eaten with rice, it's not bad at all. Pricing wise, it's pretty much comparable to the other restaurants in the area. For a Saturday at 1:30pm, it was pretty empty which was good for us since we had 11 people. We were all able to fit in one table. There's room to actually fit 12 if needed. The servers were very responsive and cleared out our empty dishes without us asking. They even consolidated some of our food so there's room on the table. They did not give us any oranges or after meal refreshment like Newport Seafood. But that's not a big deal. Definitely will add this to my list of Chinese Restaurants read more

Stopped by for hot dessert takeout. Open until 10pm so it worked out well! Ordered the black sticky rice with coconut milk. Still steamy hot after got it home! Also ordered the black sesame soup, which is more of a purée. Very smooth and delicious! Also picked a tray of egg custard tarts. Very crispy! We finished the whole tray! Several other great hot desserts, ready-made desserts and baked items! read more

Service is good. Restaurant is clean and bright. We ordered shrimp with egg and it was perfect-- eggs were soft and lots of shrim. The chow mein was yummy delicious- fighting for the crunchy part! And the fried tofu with shrimp was very good. Picked up some mochi and custard from the next door dessert shop too! read more

Our family and friends have been coming here for years. It's been consistently good, reasonably priced and has plenty of parking in the back. It's great for large groups to celebrate birthdays and Lunar New Year. Our server was like a beloved uncle and the service was excellent. The portions are large and there is always leftovers to take home. Our favorites include the walnut shrimp, stuffed tofu, diced green beans with Chinese sausage and mushrooms, beef chow fun and chicken lettuce wraps. They also have a bakery next door if you want to pick up dessert. Although it wasn't crowded, they were doing some brisk take out business. read more

Have you ever been told you didn't tip enough? Yea, well I tipped $25 and was told it wasn't enough. Did I order a bunch of stuff? Yes. Was the tip generous to match the taste and service? Sure. I've been going here for years but this most recent time I went here wasn't as good as they use to be. All of the dishes we ordered were just salty. No particular taste. Our fish tasted a little funny. No one asked if we needed refills. And we had to ask for one of our orders. If you are going to come here just get the dessert and run. They are no where as good as there were in the past. read more

One of my favorite places for Chinese food! I have been coming here for years since I was a kid going to their Chinatown location and it has always been solid. Their boneless chicken is a MUST TRY. I also love their minced string beans with mushroom and sausage. They also have a number of good desserts and drinks. I literally have not had a bad dish here and think that they do everything pretty well. As with most Asian restaurants, I don't expect much in terms of service, decor, etc but if you want solid Chinese food, this is the spot. read more