This has been our go to place for Chinese food, mostly because we support family run businesses, and because it's good. The whole family is friendly, and welcoming, and their various dishes have been hits. My favorites have been their Szechuan spicy tofu, Beef Broccoli, and their beef fried rice. They have one of the better tasting Hot and Sour soups in the area, and their steamed dumplings are tasty, filled with a ground pork mixture, and if it's not pork, it's still tasty! Most of our orders are take out, but they do offer free delivery. Getting into and out of the parking lot can be tricky, but it's worth it.
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F P.
This is a hole in the wall. Honestly, it looks like they use the dining room as their living room. Its very cute. Very quaint. The waitress is named Kitty. She is sweet as sin. She's not terribly fast but she is terribly nice. She makes sweeps through the dining room with a push cart, dropping off tea and soup in large batches. We showed up right at the tail end of six tables all being seated at once. Plus two other tables sat down after us. Honestly, my first suspicion was that this meal would be a suckfest, it would take forever, and the service would be awful. I was pleasantly surprised. We ordered some chow mein and this shrimp dish. Plus we got soup, egg rolls and tea. Kitty took turns through the dining room. First she brought everyone tea. Then came our soup. And finally the egg rolls. My girlfriend said the wonton soup was the best she had ever eaten. I commented that she says that every time she gets wonton soup. This soup was tasty, don't get me wrong. But it was nothing special. You got two chubby little wontons and some pieces of char siu. It was quite good for 85 cents. The egg rolls were pretty ordinary, too. They had decent sized shrimps in them. For the entrees, the chow mein we got was delicious. The sauce was a simple brown sauce. There was ALOT of beef in it. The beef had a rich, beefy taste and wasn't tough. In addition to the beef, there was tons of celery in it. All in all, quite tasty. The portion wasn't very huge...but neither was the price. The shrimp dish was pretty much in the same brown sauce. I forget the name of the dish but I think it was like Va Que Shrimp or something. The restaurant prides itself on Cantonese specialties. This was one of them. Its basically several fresh veggies in a brown sauce with several fried shrimp added at the end. Much like the chow mein, it was simple. It was a small portion but, again, the price was small, too. This is one of the things I like the best about this place: the price! This place is super cheap! We ordered two entrees, soup, tea and egg rolls and it was $16! This is amazing. And you'd think the food would be gross or the service would be shit....but not here.... The portions are smaller because the price is smaller. This might make some people upset but to me this means two people can try three things or a family of four can try five or six things. The quality doesn't suffer, either. The only complaints is that they neither had a high chair or a booster seat for our 2 year old. Also, they do not take credit. If you don't mind the setting, and I don't...its cute, then this place is pretty rad. Good, cheap American Chinese food served by a super nice lady, can't get much better than that, can it?
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Darren W.
We got takeout from here yesterday for the first time in a little while, and the food was as good as I remembered it. It's comparable to the Tong Garden in Brookline. My favorites are the General Tso's Chicken, the pan fried dumplings, and the beef fried rice. If you like Chinese food, this is a reasonable little place to try in the South Hills.
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Jack Z.
A great hole in the wall restaurant. I've been coming here with my friends for years since high school. The food is delicious and fairly priced. The owners are very friendly and welcoming. I have no idea what the previous reviewer is talking about because there is no buffet at Silver Palace.
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Joshua B.
One of my favorite restaurants in Pittsburgh. I frequently have Silver Palace deliver food to me and I have dined in before. I love the food (especially the curry chicken) and the staff is genuinely friendly.
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Marne O.
I recently moved to the area and wanted to order takeout on this past snowy Saturday. Of course I took to Yelp as my trusty guide and ended up going with Silver Palace based on the great reviews, and I have to agree that it's wonderful. I got the Ma Po Tofu and was pleasantly surprised to see so many more veggies than I am used to at other places. Usually when I get it elsewhere, it only has peas + carrots (my least faves), but at Silver Palace there was zucchini, baby corn, celery, water chestnuts, and carrots along with the silky tofu. It was delicious and I naturally had plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day. Definitely will become my go-to Chinese take out. :)
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Annette P.
Hadn't been here for several years, horrible disappointment. Chix with garlic sauce had no taste. Egg rolls, wonton soup were not good. All in all.....will not go back.
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E C.
We are from markham ontario, where authentic chinese food is a staple and easy to come by. Went with family of 7 for dinner. From all the great reviews, we expected a chinese menu but was not presented with one. Disappointed at this, a Chinese server greeted us very nicely and offered to make what we would normally eat. Stone pot tofu, steamed fish, yu choy with oyster sauce, and garlic onion. The result: Much better than we expected from a town with less Chinese restaurants than our hometown. This place tasted like home. Had Good tea too. Price: we ordered 4 large dishes , 3 large bowls of rice. 7 satiated bellies. Bill came out to about 65. Bottom line: Excellent bang/buck for authentic Chinese cuisine.
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Daryle G.
This is a great restaurant. The staff is so welcoming and friendly. The hot tea is yummy and they are very generous with the rice, which pleases me. This is one of the few Chinese restaurants where the General Tso's chicken is labeled spicy and actually tastes spicy. It's good! I've also tried the curry chicken, which very much lives up to its name. I love that their dishes have plenty of sauce and the portions are quite large. I love coming to this restaurant. On another note, they have an adorable sink in their women's restroom. eta: Eat the duck sauce. It's delicious.
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Kate M.
I have been going to this place for as long as I can remember. Its a family-run type of place. I remember when one of the owners was newly married - then pregnant - then her son was running around the restaurant - and then he was server - then he did deliveries.... Its kind of nice to see a family business like this. Its not too common anymore! The food is actually really good!! I love Chinese food and always try to go get chinese food from unique places and this place is on par with some of the best I've had in San Francisco and Chicago's China Town areas. The shrimp in lobster sauce is amazing. :) They have a private parking lot and are very easy to find, its an old converted brick house right on 88. Enjoy!
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Frederick K.
Had dinner here the other night and it was lovely. The dragon phoenix soup was amazing, the service was wonderful, we'll definitely be going back.
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Stephanie C.
Best Crab Rangoon! Haven't had a bad meal from there yet. Fast delivery.
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Specialities
Delivery : Yes Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Dinner Parking : Private Lot Wheelchair Accessible : No Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Noise Level : Quiet Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes Caters : Yes
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
J M.
This has been our go to place for Chinese food, mostly because we support family run businesses, and because it's good. The whole family is friendly, and welcoming, and their various dishes have been hits. My favorites have been their Szechuan spicy tofu, Beef Broccoli, and their beef fried rice. They have one of the better tasting Hot and Sour soups in the area, and their steamed dumplings are tasty, filled with a ground pork mixture, and if it's not pork, it's still tasty! Most of our orders are take out, but they do offer free delivery. Getting into and out of the parking lot can be tricky, but it's worth it.
(4)F P.
This is a hole in the wall. Honestly, it looks like they use the dining room as their living room. Its very cute. Very quaint. The waitress is named Kitty. She is sweet as sin. She's not terribly fast but she is terribly nice. She makes sweeps through the dining room with a push cart, dropping off tea and soup in large batches. We showed up right at the tail end of six tables all being seated at once. Plus two other tables sat down after us. Honestly, my first suspicion was that this meal would be a suckfest, it would take forever, and the service would be awful. I was pleasantly surprised. We ordered some chow mein and this shrimp dish. Plus we got soup, egg rolls and tea. Kitty took turns through the dining room. First she brought everyone tea. Then came our soup. And finally the egg rolls. My girlfriend said the wonton soup was the best she had ever eaten. I commented that she says that every time she gets wonton soup. This soup was tasty, don't get me wrong. But it was nothing special. You got two chubby little wontons and some pieces of char siu. It was quite good for 85 cents. The egg rolls were pretty ordinary, too. They had decent sized shrimps in them. For the entrees, the chow mein we got was delicious. The sauce was a simple brown sauce. There was ALOT of beef in it. The beef had a rich, beefy taste and wasn't tough. In addition to the beef, there was tons of celery in it. All in all, quite tasty. The portion wasn't very huge...but neither was the price. The shrimp dish was pretty much in the same brown sauce. I forget the name of the dish but I think it was like Va Que Shrimp or something. The restaurant prides itself on Cantonese specialties. This was one of them. Its basically several fresh veggies in a brown sauce with several fried shrimp added at the end. Much like the chow mein, it was simple. It was a small portion but, again, the price was small, too. This is one of the things I like the best about this place: the price! This place is super cheap! We ordered two entrees, soup, tea and egg rolls and it was $16! This is amazing. And you'd think the food would be gross or the service would be shit....but not here.... The portions are smaller because the price is smaller. This might make some people upset but to me this means two people can try three things or a family of four can try five or six things. The quality doesn't suffer, either. The only complaints is that they neither had a high chair or a booster seat for our 2 year old. Also, they do not take credit. If you don't mind the setting, and I don't...its cute, then this place is pretty rad. Good, cheap American Chinese food served by a super nice lady, can't get much better than that, can it?
(4)Darren W.
We got takeout from here yesterday for the first time in a little while, and the food was as good as I remembered it. It's comparable to the Tong Garden in Brookline. My favorites are the General Tso's Chicken, the pan fried dumplings, and the beef fried rice. If you like Chinese food, this is a reasonable little place to try in the South Hills.
(4)Jack Z.
A great hole in the wall restaurant. I've been coming here with my friends for years since high school. The food is delicious and fairly priced. The owners are very friendly and welcoming. I have no idea what the previous reviewer is talking about because there is no buffet at Silver Palace.
(5)Joshua B.
One of my favorite restaurants in Pittsburgh. I frequently have Silver Palace deliver food to me and I have dined in before. I love the food (especially the curry chicken) and the staff is genuinely friendly.
(5)Marne O.
I recently moved to the area and wanted to order takeout on this past snowy Saturday. Of course I took to Yelp as my trusty guide and ended up going with Silver Palace based on the great reviews, and I have to agree that it's wonderful. I got the Ma Po Tofu and was pleasantly surprised to see so many more veggies than I am used to at other places. Usually when I get it elsewhere, it only has peas + carrots (my least faves), but at Silver Palace there was zucchini, baby corn, celery, water chestnuts, and carrots along with the silky tofu. It was delicious and I naturally had plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day. Definitely will become my go-to Chinese take out. :)
(5)Annette P.
Hadn't been here for several years, horrible disappointment. Chix with garlic sauce had no taste. Egg rolls, wonton soup were not good. All in all.....will not go back.
(1)E C.
We are from markham ontario, where authentic chinese food is a staple and easy to come by. Went with family of 7 for dinner. From all the great reviews, we expected a chinese menu but was not presented with one. Disappointed at this, a Chinese server greeted us very nicely and offered to make what we would normally eat. Stone pot tofu, steamed fish, yu choy with oyster sauce, and garlic onion. The result: Much better than we expected from a town with less Chinese restaurants than our hometown. This place tasted like home. Had Good tea too. Price: we ordered 4 large dishes , 3 large bowls of rice. 7 satiated bellies. Bill came out to about 65. Bottom line: Excellent bang/buck for authentic Chinese cuisine.
(5)Daryle G.
This is a great restaurant. The staff is so welcoming and friendly. The hot tea is yummy and they are very generous with the rice, which pleases me. This is one of the few Chinese restaurants where the General Tso's chicken is labeled spicy and actually tastes spicy. It's good! I've also tried the curry chicken, which very much lives up to its name. I love that their dishes have plenty of sauce and the portions are quite large. I love coming to this restaurant. On another note, they have an adorable sink in their women's restroom. eta: Eat the duck sauce. It's delicious.
(4)Kate M.
I have been going to this place for as long as I can remember. Its a family-run type of place. I remember when one of the owners was newly married - then pregnant - then her son was running around the restaurant - and then he was server - then he did deliveries.... Its kind of nice to see a family business like this. Its not too common anymore! The food is actually really good!! I love Chinese food and always try to go get chinese food from unique places and this place is on par with some of the best I've had in San Francisco and Chicago's China Town areas. The shrimp in lobster sauce is amazing. :) They have a private parking lot and are very easy to find, its an old converted brick house right on 88. Enjoy!
(4)Frederick K.
Had dinner here the other night and it was lovely. The dragon phoenix soup was amazing, the service was wonderful, we'll definitely be going back.
(4)Stephanie C.
Best Crab Rangoon! Haven't had a bad meal from there yet. Fast delivery.
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