PongPong is home to good and excellent service, with a feel at home ambience
The food here is WONDERFUL! IT'S SO GOOD!! Just try it once and you'll be hooked!! Shrimp Fried rice, crab puffs, egg rolls - YUM!
Pong Pong all day, every day!
My friend raved about the beef sticks here, so I promised him I'd treat him to them. He ended up ordering two orders and scarfed them down very quickly so I was not able to get a picture.
Being from NY, I've had my share of yummy and amazing Chinese food, therefore my standards are pretty high when it comes to enjoying Chinese food. Pong Pong went above and beyond my expectations.
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We were greeted right away and brought to a booth. We went at off time, around 230 PM. So it was after lunch, but before dinner. We pretty much had the entire place to ourselves.
I ordered wonton soup to start. It was a bit darker broth than I'm used to, but it was very flavorful. It was also served with some veggies which made the soup a lot more filling. A small soup only cost $1.00!!
For my meal I got shrimp and broccoli combination. Combination meals include fried rice, egg roll and crab puff (Rangoon). Such a filling meal for under $10!
I had asked our waitress if my shrimp and broccoli could be made slightly spicy. And it was! She hit the spice mark right on the dot and it wasn't overwhelming. It was the absolute perfect amount of spice.
I will absolutely always come here when I'm in town. I have no problem giving them my money. Take
My Beloved Returns!...PONGPONG ( 1/2/5 Stars, on Bell Rd.) I HAD two favorite restaurants in Phoenix: Los Compadres and PongPong. BOTH closed down - and long before Covid. Well, I finally got word, thanks, Rich!, PongPong has reopened! Here's to praying the same for Los Compadres someday.
I was so overjoyed, that I pretty much botched my poker game today since going here post-poker was all on my mind. And I only play poker 2x a week, so I hate to miss it or do bad. But ever since I bit into this treasure tonight, I pretty much put poker waaaay behind me.
PongPong was the first restaurant to introduce me to House Special Chicken, and I've actually never ordered anything else from this place. I first discovered this restaurant in probably 1997-8 and had been going until about 10 years ago and then they closed down. So, I had no choice until recently.
The recipe has not changed, and it was OH-SO-GOOD. Same exact taste with each item. But, the "restaurant" has certainly changed. Not only did they discontinue dine-in, they barricaded the main dinning room and even made it so you can't even come close to the register. I had called ahead for pickup and they said 10 minutes. I got there, parked in a 15-minute only spot thinking it'd be ready in no time. Well, 20 minutes later, it was finally done. Thank God, they didn't tow me! LOL Additionally, they "required masks" (that I didn't have on me,) but the entire staff weren't wearing any, so I said whatevahs.
I would highly recommend this place if you live in the area of 35th Ave and Bell, Phoenix AZ.
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Final Thoughts: I *WAS* going to begin my review with how upset I was with how MUCH they've increased their prices, but the absolute huge portions makes it a sharable meal with someone or even three separate stand-alone meals, so the price is way worth it. That said, they only offered 1 egg roll, 1 crab puff and 1 fortune cookie. So, while the rice and chicken can be three meals, you're gonna fight over the extras...unless each gets 1 choice.
I was waiting to order food, when I look down and there was a few roaches running around in the lobby area. Last time I've been back there. If there's a few in the lobby can't imagine how many are in the food areas. Too bad the food was decent, the people were nice.