“After two false starts dining at fake Chinese food establishments, I desperately need something authentic. Further Google search lead me to The Palm Tree Palace. The name alone passed the Chinese test. From the menu items, I knew I hit gold. Finally, a place that has the right variety of Chinese dishes. The lady who answered the phone was a bit abrupt (in a very Chinese way, but in person, she was very friendly and glad to see us). We were treated with smiles from all the staff when we arrived. We were so 'starved' for real Chinese food at this point that I could have ordered half a dozen dishes, but since we didn't really want to take anything home, we decided on half a Peking Duck, Chicken and Vegetables in White Source, and Fish Congee. Ahhh, can you imagine congee on the menu. And of course, we asked for no MSG and no garlic, not a problem! The cuisine here is Northern Chinese, the Peking Duck came with steamed buns instead of the Canton Style duck with duck skin served with pancakes, and duck meat served as lettuce wraps. The duck skin was very crispy and delicious and the meat was tender. The duck must have been a giant duck because there were more meat piece than I expected. The congee, again was Northern Chinese, not smooth congee like the Cantonese kind. But still delicious, with tender fish and slivers of ginger. The chicken dish was well stir fried, and I didn't even mind the bean sprouts in the vegetable mix. To pass the test as a really great Chinese food restaurant though, it has to score high marks on originality for second and third time visits where you'd try out other dishes. When we came again, we ordered Braised Tofu with Vegetables, and pot stickers and to our disappointment, the vegetables were of the same variety as the chicken vegetables dish, and sauces were the same except more constarch this time, and we didn't enjoy the tiny pieces of square-cut tofu as they were not freshly fried – not crunchy outside and tender inside. That means, if we had ordered both the chicken and tofu dishes for the same meal, we would be lacking a good variety of vegetables. Incidentally, we tend to choose Chinese food when we need lots of cooked vegetables, so, I would think one of the key advantages that all Chinese restaurants should make use of is use as many varieties of fresh vegetables as possible. At home, the famous Chinese restaurants would not get away with this – they have to use different vegetables for different dishes or they would lose all their Chinese customers!“
“New to La Quinta so trying many restaurants. Went for dinner 3/9/2024. Don't let the outside "strip mall" Fool you. It is large and fabulous inside!!!!! Regardless of it being busy, the service was awesome! We tried the chicken lettuce wrap, cashew chicken,broccoli beef, and the pinapple chickes fried rice. Some of the best Chinese food I have ever eaten. The food in general was fresh, light, flavorful. Not full of oil or heavy starch sauce. Chinese food that feels like a bit of fresh Thai. This will be one of three top restaurants we have discovered in the area and we are picky!“
“I've had a lot of Chinese food in my life, and I have to say that this was the absolute best I have ever had. The flavor was excellent, it didn't taste overly salted, huge chunks of chicken and vegetables in the almond chicken, and the portion was enormous. I also ordered the wor wonton soup, and it was fabulous. Again, huge wontons, large chunks of chicken and vegetables. I will definitely come back here again and again and again.“
“I want to commend the incredible night shift team for their outstanding service. Despite it being close to closing time, they greeted us with a positive attitude. After being disappointed by two other Panda locations that were out of white rice, we decided to try our luck at this location. To our surprise, they assured us that they still had white rice available. Even though they were busy preparing orange chicken, they didn't discourage us from ordering it. With utmost professionalism and a friendly demeanor, they convinced us to stay and prepared fresh orange chicken for us without any signs of inconvenience. They swiftly prepared our order, making our two kids extremely happy. I am truly grateful to your exceptional team for going above and beyond to ensure customer satisfaction. Special thanks to Dulce,Thank you!“
“I found this place by accident and am glad I did. The food is very good and the service is good. There's always a good crowd here and the last time I visited, we heard Asians tell the staff how much they liked the food. That's saying something about the authenticity of the meals!“
“Enjoyed the very busy Kowloon Chinese storefront. Don't blink or you drive right past. Our orders are ALMOND CHICKEN AND KUNG POW CHICKEÑ. Huge pot of steamed white rice and served first a nice warm bowl of egg drop soup. Yes you get your fortune cookie and then pack up your leftovers to go ... at least two more meals at home! At $10.95 ea this is a good value. The place was filled with happy friendly families enjoying their Chinese lunch @ Kowloon!“
“The food, top notch. Flavorful, fresh, original...and YUMMY!!! The ambience is perfect...you are immersed in the feel of the flavor. It's the staff...so friendly and fast...the service is amazing!!! You won't know until you try!! It truly is...JOY!!“
“First time trying this spot, we wanted something quick, found this place on Yelp, it wasn't to far from the house. Establishment is located in a shopping plaza next to Sears store. Walking in, there was few people sitting and eating, I was able to walk up and order. I got a plate with 3 opting , beef and broccoli, organelle chicken, and chicken and broccoli with any corn glazed with teriyaki sauce. The portions is plenty, you can feed two adults for sure. The food was good no compliments , I would try them again and the prices wasn't bad at all I think it was $12 something.“
“Excellent service, tasty food. I had the shrimp chow mein, my husband had the wor wonton soup, plus a small bowl of the egg flower soup. We liked it all. We were also impressed with the decor. It spoke "China" without being gaudy or cheap. Finally, the staff was very nice. And the prices were quite reasonable.“