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Sampan Chinese Cuisine
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Sampan Chinese Cuisine
6 reviews in English
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Review from Seth C.
Salt Lake City, UT
7/21/2011 1 Check-in Here
I find that this place is more for lunch or take out. A notch above panda express.
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Review from Kris I.
Draper, UT
Updated - 1/4/2012
It pains me to have to downgrade Sampan, but for the last several months this place is just going downhill. Did they change chefs or something?
The food is no longer phenomenal, it's just adequate. I went with my mom, grandma and son the other day. My mom ordered the Pad Thai and it was pretty nasty. Grandma ordered the pan fried noodles and they were very dry and there wasn't very much food for the price. I had my regular lo mein and it made me cry. Something has changed, because I used to be in love with the lo mein, and whatever those noodles were on my plate, they were IMPOSTERS. Oh my precious lo mein, I will miss you forever.
Their orange chicken is gross. Just stay away.
I still like their fried rice, but that's about the only nice thing I can say regarding Sampan anymore. I'll be visiting Szechuan Garden and Asian Potato (it's so fun to say!) for my Chinese cuisine devouring needs from now on.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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7/25/2010
This is hands down the best Chinese food in the area. Sampan offers a huge selection of different… Read more »
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Review from Jessica S.
Sandy, UT
1/12/2012
A few years ago, both locations were great. But the past few times I have eaten there or had it delivered I have been disappointed. Last night was the last time I will be eating there for awhile at least.
It took an hour and a half for delivery this time, and two hours the last time. My kung po chicken should have been kung po shrimp, and the hot and sour soup of theirs that I normally love, tasted strange. If you do order, go for lunch. Cheap, and I would say like another reviewer, that it is sadly now a step above panda express. But the chicken has been better than what they use at panda. -
Review from Tony L.
Umm... something has gone wrong here recently, maybe they got a new chef? The quality of food had drastically gone down. Their specialty Chinese soup had become very greasy and oily lately, and it was over-seasoned at times. The Chinese roasted dice beef dish was overcooked. We had a raw shrimp dish once that we had to send back. Maybe it is a sign of laziness? The service is still the same and the owners, Norman often comes out and chat with his customers, we gave him our feedbacks on our recent experiences. I hope that our next few visits would improve...
Listed in: Utah's Authentic Chinese, Sunday Dining, Dim Sum in SLC
2 Previous Reviews: Show all »
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8/9/2010
I'm still fan, since this is the closest location for me to get edible Chinese food if you live in… Read more »
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Review from Stephanie M.
Forest Grove, OR
3/18/2006
Food was bland. Over or undercooked, depending on the food. The meat was tough and stringy. Just about as bad as you can get. We went to this restaurant based on a review from City Weekly and were sorely disappointed.
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Review from Jason K.
Collierville, TN
9/7/2008
For Utah, this restaurant is not bad for Chinese, but you can get better. We go here for dim sum quite often when we are not in the mood for driving all the way to West Valley (Five Star Cuisine) or downtown SLC (Hong Kong Tea House). The dim sum is ordered off a menu (no Hong Kong style carts here) and is for the most part OK. A word of caution, however. It doesn't seem like they have a high turnover for dim sum, so sometimes it is not as fresh as it should be (especially the Ha Gau). The Shu Mai is particularly good, but I have always found the Steamed Spareribs with Black Beans to be rather bland and underseasoned. For regular cuisine, the menu has a definite Americanized slant to it...it is definitely better than any "Chinese Buffet", but we prefer Joy Luck (about 1 mile down on State St) for more authentic Chinese food. The decor is nice enough (actually rather trendy), but the service is almost always abrupt and dismissive. Overall, Sampan is OK if you are in the area, but definitely don't make a special trip for it.
