[Music] Hey everyone, welcome back. Lately I've been having some
nostalgic memories of old school Chinese food. Before Las Vegas experienced the boom, it
was a small town. There was only a handful of Chinese restaurants here. There wasn't much of
a Chinatown. We didn't have the 215 Beltway, we didn't have any professional sports teams. There
was a lot of open space, and a lot of patches of open desert. Now there's a lot more of everything,
including restaurants... lots of authentic Chinese restaurants. Chinatown is a lot bigger than it
used to be. There's even a Chinatown kind of developing in the southwest part of Las Vegas
as well. But I've been kind of craving the old style Chinese restaurants. It's what I grew up
on. It's kind of like the reason why I go back to McDonald's... is because it's what I grew up on. I
miss it sometimes. And that's what I'm feeling now. But when I go to Chinatown, there are so many
good restaurants with authentic Chinese food. And what's the difference? Well first of all,
before I get into the old school Chinese food, let me show you the authentic Chinese food. Because
there's a lot of it in Las Vegas, and it's awesome! These are some of the best Chinese food in Las
Vegas Off the Strip. I'll put the links to all These videos in the description below. Now keep in
mind that this list is not extensive, because there are so many other good places that I didn't get
to cover. Now these are what I consider authentic Chinese food, and some are very innovative. Now it's
not the specialized ones like the Sichuan or the hot pots. There's some very specialized restaurants
but a lot of these restaurants have some classic dishes that are considered authentic Chinese
food. Although this one may look really good, I found out later that it wasn't actually cut like
it's supposed to be cut. The fat wasn't rendered but I had a great time with it. It tastes really
good. And they have all kinds of live seafood. You want to be careful when you're ordering live
seafood. You want to make sure you're getting the correct fish, or seafood, or shellfish... and that
it's the correct weight. And always negotiate the price before purchase. The quality of the food at
these restaurants are excellent. Everything was so perfect, whether it's dim sum, or your Cantonese
style. They have all kinds of food in Las Vegas. These are some places that you'd want to check
out. Make sure to check the description below. It's incredible what they can produce with just
some scallions, some tofu, some vegetables, some wonton wrappers. The quality of food is impressive. Although some people argue that California and New York has the best Chinese food, having lived in
New York and having been to San Francisco numerous times... I would tend to agree that they do have
the best Chinese food, but Las Vegas isn't too far behind. The food here can be really good, as
well. I love the barbecue pork slices... comes out tender, moist, juicy... with the light glaze. I love
the hot and sour soup, which is my favorite over the egg drop soup. Roast duck... crispy outer skin and
the rich taste of the oily duck meat. It's actually fabulous. That's why it's such a delicacy. And then
the soup dumplings. If you've just only had regular dumplings, you gotta try the soup dumplings... the
Xiao Long Bao... loaded with soup within the wrapper... incredible! There are so many great tasting dishes.
They can take beef, chicken, or shrimp, and some noodles, and pan fry it with vegetables, and you
wind up with Incredible combinations. A lot of dishes in the Chinese cuisine will incorporate
the technique of coating meats in a cornstarch mixture. It protects the meat from overcooking
after stir-frying the meats. It comes out with a velvety texture, and the cornstarch also
has a magical way of thickening some of the sauces. It's not used in all the dishes, but it
is an ingenious technique. There are some dishes that are really outstanding. Like this "3 Cups
Chicken" at Taste Chinese Restaurant... incredible! And whether it;s just regular roasted chicken,
the little bits of seasoning, and the crumbles of the scallion, the peanuts... mixed with the tangy
sweet and sour sauce... incredibly delicious. Another favorite of mine at SK Seafood Restaurant is
this beef brisket curry. Actually recommended by a subscriber. This is highly addicting. Incredibly
tender beef in a very mild curry. And don't forget to try their ribeye in black pepper sauce. Besides
the authentic Chinese style restaurants, they also have Chinese buffets. My favorite is Krazy
Buffet on the West Side... still a great bargain . All you can eat for a little more than twenty
dollars now. But prices have been skyrocketing. And these authentic places, and even those cheap
buffets, are now becoming more and more expensive. Another reason why I was looking for better
options. And I really craved the old school Chinese food. Here's the first one. This is called
Grand China. It's located in deep Henderson, on Horizon... Boulder Highway and Horizon. So it's pretty
far, depending on where you live of course. But I found that this restaurant still serves up old
school Chinese food. Fried wonton wrappers... they just give you in the beginning. Just dipping it
in sweet and sour sauce, or as a topping in your soups... your egg drop soup, or your hot and sour
soup. They have old school Chinese food here. This is your classic style, just like it used to
be, before all the authentic restaurants popped up. Barbecue beef slices in sweet and sour sauce,
egg rolls, and their crab rangoons... and their fried shrimp, chicken in a wrapper. At this restaurant,
however, I didn't order too many dishes. I didn't spend too much time, because the service was so
cold, I almost felt like I was intruding. So I didn't really want to spend too much time
here. But a lot of people like Grand China. This is another place called China Kitchen LV.
It's on Tropicana and Mountain Vista. This place is geared for takeout, with only a few tables. But
their menu is impressive. It's one of the lowest priced menus that I've discovered. Because prices
are high everywhere. But if you look at the daily special, they have lunch and dinner specials
that come with fried rice or chow mein, egg rolls, and soup. I just stopped in here because of
the location that I was at, and I was pleasantly surprised. They have huge portions, and the food was
excellent. Food tasted great. I definitely recommend this place for takeout, especially with their lower
priced menu. It's about a dollar or two less than some of the other places. There are some more
expensive places, but the food here was excellent. The fried items came out perfectly. They weren't
overly greasy, everything was fried crispy perfect. The portions, like I said, were huge, and the taste
of the food was what really surprised me. This could easily become my favorite takeout place. My
usual dishes, when I try out an old school Chinese restaurant, are the fried rice, the sweet and sour
pork, the chow fun (rather than chow mein). It's a softer noodle, more flat, more wide. And of course
their fried items. I loved all of the food here. Everything tasted great. In fact, I made a couple
of trips. These are full entrees that I ordered. They go for an average of about $12.
It's depressing how it costs even more at other places for full entrees. Even take out Chinese is
getting expensive. So you got to kind of look around... shop around, and find a good place for your money.
And this place had the best value for my money. Great takeout Chinese food taste, at an affordable
price. And this is one of the combinations. I also ordered a full entree of curry chicken. I love
curry chicken. But... the combination plate was chow mein with Mongolian beef. I had to try
it. It was definitely a great find for me. Now this is a different kind of an old school
restaurant. This is called Amlee, located on Sunset, east of Green Valley Parkway. So it's way East.
You can order takeout from this place too, but now this place is geared for dining in. This
presents a gourmet-style dining atmosphere. These pictures of the menu are the lunch
specials between 11am and 3 pm. After that, the prices go even higher than that. The prices
are more closer to $20 an entrees. So it's not cheap. But you get the old school Chinese
restaurant feeling in a dining atmosphere that's very pleasant. The portions are pretty large, and
everything is prepared exquisitely. It gives you the feeling of being in a high-class restaurant
20 years ago. I'll usually order more than a couple dishes, because I'm making a video... and I'll try
to sample as much as I can. If you order three or four dishes, it's probably gonna be enough food
for four to five people. So that kind of evens it out I guess... depending on what you get. I went to
my usual dishes. I got the sweet and sour pork, just to see how it compares to other places. I will say
it was prepared a little bit better. It feels like they were given more attention to detail, and even
with the sweet and sour sauce, it was still crispy. Mongolian beef... this was also prepared well. It had
the traditional Mongolian beef taste, with onions. Now a lot of these old school restaurants, they
give you hot mustard and sweet and sour sauce. I like mixing the two. Mongolian Beef goes well
with rice. That's because... for me, a lot of the Mongolian beef dishes come out a little bit
salty. And when I mix it with rice, it kind of balances it out. And the beef had that great
velvety texture... no doubt from the cornstarch. I also ordered the fried rice. But in this case,
this is their pineapple fried rice. It's different from the Thai-style pineapple fried rice. The
Thai-style pineapple fried rice comes with a little more flavor, because they add curry powder.
Also has chicken and shrimp, and other meat items... just packed with flavor... as is for most Thai food.
But this is a Chinese restaurant. And for a Chinese restaurant, their pineapple fried rice was
not bad. It was actually pretty good. It had a lot of flavor, although it wasn't Thai-style.
So if you're looking for a place to dine-in, in an atmosphere that takes you back 20 years,
for old school Chinese food... you'll love Amlee. They have a deep tradition here in Las Vegas. And
one last place I'm going to mention is the Great Wall Chinese Restaurant. This is on Charleston and
Rancho. They're known for some of the biggest egg rolls you can find at a Chinese restaurant that
serves up old school Chinese food. They also have great tasting food. This is a classic for people
that know Las Vegas, and have been here for a while. The Great Wall has been serving up some
great old school Chinese food... takeout, or dine- in. And very competitive prices. So that's going
to do it for me, for all the old school Chinese food. I think I had way too much Chinese food
this past week. I'm going to be moving on. But that'll do it for my Chinese food video. Thanks
for watching, and we'll see you on the next video.
