Bamboo Cafe

June 10, 2009 - 9:45 AM
Today staff

Bamboo Cafe
Brittany Woodruff/Today staff
Favorite menu items at Bamboo Cafe include, clockwise from front, Thai spicy rice noodle, orange chicken with white rice and crab puffs and Hawaiian chicken.

ADDRESS: 6615 W. Happy Valley Road, Suite 110, Glendale.

PHONE NUMBER: 623-376-8803; fax 623-376-8135.

HOURS: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.

MANAGER: Bethany Tsang.

CUISINE: Chinese.

SEATS: 60 inside, about 50 on the patio.

OPEN SINCE: 2003.

SPECIALTY OF THE HOUSE: Orange chicken.

POPULAR APPETIZER: Crab puffs (mixture of crab meat, green onions and cream cheese).

POPULAR LUNCH ENTRÉE: Orange chicken.

POPULAR DINNER ENTRÉE: Hawaiian chicken; Cantonese pan-fried noodles (sliced chicken breast, shrimp, shittake mushrooms and vegetables with pan-fried noodles); Thai spicy rice noodle (chicken and gulf shrimp tossed with carrots, scallions and fresh sprouts in Thai peanut sauce). Dinner combos come with white rice, an egg roll and crab puff.

POPULAR DESSERT: Ice cream, floats, smoothies.

AVAILABLE FOR: Dine-in, take-out, delivery, catering, party trays.

PRICE RANGE: $5 to $7 for lunch; $6.50 to $14 for dinner.

WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW: The restaurant is family-owned and operated. A full bar is available.

UNIQUE TIDBITS: The owner's grandfather was a famous chef in China, and the family has been in the restaurant business for years. All of the sauces are homemade.

FUTURE PLANS: "To continue serving people in the area," Tsang said.

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