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Guang Zhou
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
11 reviews for Guang Zhou
11 reviews in English
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Review from Daniel F.
Boise, ID
8/28/2011
Delivery tonight. Great service on phone, and food arrived WAY faster than quoted! Food was very standard chinese fare, but everything was hot and fresh. Service size was massive. Very pleased!
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Review from R W.
Pollock Pines, CA
6/27/2011
My husband and I were in the mood for Chinese food after a week of camping in the backcountry so we turned to Yelp to help us find a good restaurant. Boasting a 4-star rating, we decided to try Guang Zhou which is located near the Edwards cinema.
We had an address and a sign was located on Overland directing us into the parking lot. We drove the whole lot with no luck and ended up having to call to get directions. We finally arrived and saw the place was nearly empty (clue #1). At Guang Zhou, you order and pay at the counter then sit for service (clue #2). The only encouragement we had was a small sign saying, "This is not fast food. We make everything fresh." We ordered our food and found a table.
My husband's won ton soup came out first. The broth was quite tasty but the won ton itself was a little underwhelming. Next came the entrees. The pecan chicken was decent at first but I just couldn't finish it as each bite I took, the taste worsened. My husband's egg foo young failed the test too. The star of the show, the egg, took a backseat to the vegetables. The pork fried rice and the steamed rices were dry and lacking flavor. We were about to leave when out came our potsticker appetizers. Seriously, I had forgotten we had ordered them. Again, I was disappointed. The potsticker meat was bland. Even pouring extra sauce on them didn't help.
The dinner wasn't a comeplete disaster though. The iced tea and Pepsi were very refreshing and the refills were timely. We also did not over eat--which is better for our waistlines.
All in all, it was a wasted $30 and without a doubt, the worst Chinese food we've ever eaten in our lives. Panda Express and mall food court Chinese is better than Guang Zhou.
So, if you think Panda Express is stellar, you'll like Quang Zhou. For the rest of you who know what good Chinese food is supposed to taste like, don't waste your time or money.
Sorry Quang Zhou. I don't like writing bad reviews but your food just did not do it for us. -
Review from Charley C.
Atascadero, CA
7/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
We Stopped for a quick bite before a movie and the staff was very polite, helpful and kept our drinks topped off! and the food was HOT fresh and we both liked it a lot! A simple fast food place and it is better that the wall menu looks. Try it and you will be coming back!
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Review from Georgia G.
Boise City, ID
7/26/2009
We went to Guang Zhou because of all the good reviews on Yelp. I was looking forward to nestling in to a dark booth and eating myself into a sodium hangover for the next morning. This is not a dark booth Chinese restaurant kind of place. This is more of an order at the counter and sit at a wooden booth illuminated with fluorescent lights kind of place.Oh well. Prices were excellent, it's $7-8 for a platter that will easily feed two, and appetizers like $2.50 for 8 pork stuffed wontons, only $4.95 for six crab rangoons.
We ordered the sweet and sour pork, it's sort of your typical fare but I was happy that the breading wasn't overwhelming and you can taste that you're actually eating pork, We'll probably go back, though for now I'm still setting my sights toward a place that serves BBQ pork steam buns. -
Review from Pauline L.
San Francisco, CA
1/10/2008
Eureka!! I have found actual Chinese people up here in the suburb boonies of Boise...haha. The place serves a variety of chicken, pork, veggies, beef, and rice dishes but think of the food like Panda Express. I couldn't tell if I was eating Sweet and Sour Shrimp or Sweet and Sour Chicken. They looked exactly the same, dripping with orange sweet sauce.
The chef kept popping his head out of the window and he looked like my grandpa! Hello! Is this my other granpa I didn't know about?
Decor is very clean and minimal. Don't get the free calendars they offer. The pages smell like diesel fumes and I bet it will linger on your fingers for days.
Service is brisk and friendly and god knows why I bought a RockStar Energy Drink...it tastes like flat Mountain Dew with a touch of orange...at least I stopped yawning in my food. -
Review from David F.
Boise, ID
4/28/2009
Who knew that this place by the Edwards theaters would be any good?! We got some curry noodles special, chow mein, and hot curry soup. Everything was great. Especially the off menu curry soup which is a recipe they brought from their sister restaurant, Yang Sheng on Milwaukee over by the mall. (Funny name since this used to be a satellite Yen Ching sister to the one downtown). There used to be a movie theater over there too. These owners know something about packaging Chinese food with movie time. I think there is a Phish song about this pairing. "Let's go out to dinner and see a movie" (sung x100 with various inflections).
Almost forgot, and how could I, the pot stickers were made to order and were amazing. That ginger dipping sauce is sooo good.
With Lucky Palace just down the street, Overland is now officially the epicenter of good Chinese in Boise. -
Review from Bruce R.
Fruitland, ID
12/16/2010
Have ordered for delivery a few times. They make everything fresh so the food is good. You can also spice it up or customize which is nice. Menu is pretty standard Chinese fare but tasty. Delivery service is good as well. Food shows up hot.
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Review from Vera M.
San Diego, CA
2/2/2009
This place is probably one of the most authentic and decent Chinese restaurants in Boise. The price is decent and the food is great. Food is full of flavor and there is plenty of food to go around and lots to choose from. I will come back again.
Plus they have delivery, carry out and dine in. *thumbs up!* -
Review from Jomarie T.
Mountain Home, ID
10/25/2010
The food is ok, the service was nice enough. Ive had better, but so far since I been in the Boise area, this is the best Ive had here.
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Review from Robert B.
Boise, ID
4/10/2011 1 Check-in Here
Love the house chow mein. This place is a life-saver during my wife's unfortunate food aversions...first trimester. She craves the house fried rice and chow mein - and I'm happy to oblige!
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Review from Glenn M.
Boise, ID
10/31/2008
Good, tasty Chinese food. The people are nice and the service is quick.
