Andy's
2401 Polk St (Union), & 1358 9th Ave (Irving/Judah)
Mon–Fri 11am–10pm, Sat–Sun 5pm–10pm.
The room is large and airy, with some 45 seats. The tables are covered with cloth tablecloths and there are cloth napkins as well. Is this one of the upscale, expensive restaurants? No way!
The prices are very moderate, but the food matches the table settings. Two or more persons can eat for less than $10 each, and have food left over for a doggy bag. The special lunch—with entree, soup, egg roll, rice, and tea—at $4.50–5.95 is a great deal. As are the family dinners for $8.50-8.95 per person.
Lunch Special, Mon-Fri 11am–4pm, with soup, entree, egg roll, rice, and tea. Large choice of entrees beginning at $4.50 for entrees like broccoli or tomato beef, sweet and sour pork, cashew nut chicken, tofu with chicken or BBQ pork. Entrees for $4.95 include fish filet with black bean sauce, and pineapple beef. Entrees at $5.95 include seafood noodle soup, shrimp with asparagus.
Family Dinners - Vegetarian Dinner for two, $8.50 per person, consists of sizzling rice soup, or hot and sour soup, egg rolls (2), deluxe mixed vegetables, string beans, vegetarian fried rice. For three add broccoli in Szechwan sauce. The non-vegetarian dinner for two—hot and sour soup, 2 egg rolls, sweet and sour pork or cashew nut chicken, mixed vegetables, and Andy's mixed fried rice. The $10.95 dinner is similar but with a shrimp dish.
Appetizers, include egg rolls (3) $3.50, green onion pancakes (2) $3.50, fried won tons (12) $3.50, BBQ spareribs (4) $5.50, fried prawns (12) $6.50, combo plate for two (5 prawns, 4 pot stickers, 2 egg rolls ) $6.50.
Soups, (all starters for up to 5 persons) include hot and sour or egg-flower soup $3.95 (smaller portion $2.50), won ton with shrimp, chicken. beef & vegetables $4.95 seafood soup (with shrimp, squid & scallops) $6.95.
Beef dishes, include broccoli beef, snow peas beef, hot sauce beef with spinach, sizzling beef on hot plate ( with mixed vegetables & water chestnuts) $6.95, lamb with green onions , soy sauce lamb with spinach.
Pork and chicken dishes - include sweet and sour pork Peking-style pork chops, mu shu pork with 4 pancakes, sizzling chicken on hot plate, curry chicken with onions and carrots, deep-fried lemon chicken, Hunan chicken (hot).
Seafood - includes clams in black bean sauce (hot) $7.95, shrimp with cashew nuts $7.95, sweet and sour prawns $7.95, fish filet with tender greens $7.95, butterfly shrimp in garlic sauce $8.25, sizzling ginger oysters $8.50, sautéed scallops with broccoli, baby corn, in white-wine garlic sauce $8.50, seafood in clay pot (with shrimp, scallops, squid, fish, black mushrooms, water chestnuts etc) $10.95. Salmon with asparagus $8.95, pineapple fried rice with seafood $5.50, sizzling lamb on hot plate $7.95.
Rice and noodle dishes - include egg fried rice $3.50, fried rice with beef, chicken or pork $.25, chow mein noodles with beef, chicken or pork $4.25, Andy's mixed fried rice $4.25, Singapore fried rice with curry sauce $5.95, steamed rice 75 cents per portion, brown rice 90 cents.
Desserts and beverages - include fried banana $3.50, soda $1, domestic beer $2.50, imported beer $3, house wine $2.50 glass.
Summation - We ordered a takeout dinner for three, one soup (hot and sour), and 3 dishes, including Andy's mixed fried rice. All was delicious, and there was enough food for 5 persons — all for about $30! The hot and sour soup was unusually good.
(I consider this a signature dish for a good Chinese cook).
Andy's reviewed 9/1/03 by Louis Madison
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