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New Moon Restaurant

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Local(818) 249-4393

2138 Verdugo Blvd
Montrose, CA 91020

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New Moon Restaurant
Local(818) 249-4393

2138 Verdugo Blvd
Montrose, CA 91020

http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/42595723/glendale_ca/new_moon_restaurant.html

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Yelp.com Review - by Charles P.

2.0 of 5 stars. I really do not like this restaurant at all, however all my coworkers do. I guess its because i experienced much and genuine Chinese food on a daily basis. This place caters towards true Americans who...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Christi Anne F.

5.0 of 5 stars. From the moment you walk in the door you know your in good hands. It smells fabulous and you are always greeted with a smile. The food is the best ever !!! I am a picky eater, who grew up on good New...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by alan g.

2.0 of 5 stars. okay american chinese. generous portions, boring, safe flavors. handicap parking in back up 3-4 stairs, then inside restaurant 4 stairs down to floor without an adequate railing. "seasonal"...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by James L.

2.0 of 5 stars. The best part of the meal was the sizzling rice soup. It really was pretty good. However, the other dishes aren't really that much better than other Chinese places I've eaten at. I ate there with...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Robert W.

3.0 of 5 stars. Nicely decorated, wonderful choice of colors and just a cool restaurant. The food is great, most of the plates I've had are tasty and good for the sole, the service could improve, but the bathroom...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rob Y.

2.0 of 5 stars. Since I am a local, and that there isn't a whole lot of choices, I get tired of places quickly. That said, the last time I went there, I wasn't amazed or anything. The service was good. I am a big fan...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephen M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ambiance, food and service are great. This place kicks pf Changs butt!I highly recommend new moon.
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Christyn K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Went here with a group of friend upon a recommendation and left full and happy. Decor: chic, modern Asian, yet not pompous. Very warm and welcoming.Menu: lots of options for meat eaters and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah E.

3.0 of 5 stars. Oh, New Moon. As someone who has eaten their food since it opened, and continues to eat it about twice a month, I can say honestly that for the area it's good, but in general it's a little bit boring....
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Betsy R.

4.0 of 5 stars. This Asian-American restaurant provides a nice, open, trendy ambiance along with good food. This is very comparable to PFchangs. Its worth a try...you'll like the food and the service.
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kevin T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Surprisingly good Chinese food, coming from someone who grew up in Alhambra/Monterey Park. It's clean and the service is quite good. Fan of the veggie pot sticker appetizers and string beans.The...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Lynn P.

4.0 of 5 stars. The food really reminds me of Asian-American food of the 70's but a bit better done; tasty sweet and sour dishes, and great noodles. Service is very good, and the portions are large. While I do...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Geoff N.

4.0 of 5 stars. Update on my first review: I just learned that the Montrose,CA neighborhood association named New Moon the city's "Restaurant of the Year." Cool!
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by scott t.

5.0 of 5 stars. this place really surprised me...good chinese food montrose = wtf?we had a group of close to 15, plenty of food, and we paid around $20/person...with leftovers to take home.full bar is always nice....
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by sydney s.

2.0 of 5 stars. I find the food fresh, but overall very bland. Don't think they are familiar with the fact that many asian dishes have some sauteed onions along w/the meat or vegetables. Without this flavor, it...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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Great Chinese Restaurant!!!

The New Moon in Montrose is pretty, with a really nice outside seating area and bar. The food is wonderful!
citysearch.com - user review - 12/14/2008
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Disappointing

Decided to take my family there after hearing that it was a really nice restaurant. It was verry disappointing. First of all the service was horrible! The waiters and hosts aren't very friendly. In the middle...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ara A.

5.0 of 5 stars. The food is really good, especially the chow mien. This is one of those places you can enjoy with friends and family but I think its a great place for a date. Service is good, decor is very modern and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mikey V.

5.0 of 5 stars. I LOVE NEW MOON!This is one of those places where I can happily eat at over and over and never get sick of it. They have a delicious, versatile menu, and probably the BEST Chinese Chicken Salad I have...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aaron K.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place is very good.The calamari appetizer is great. The Chloe's Shrimp is also very good (though not as good as the somewhat similar slippery shrimp at Yang Chow in Pasadena).
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joseph A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great Chinese food.. It's about time. There aren't any good places in the area. Service and owners are good people.
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jackie G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I dined in a few years back and didn't want to write a review until I tried it a second time. Tonight is the night. I didn't eat here this time but my first experience was very pleasant and I really...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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HORRIBLE

I would have given New Moon a 1 star rating, but i have to admit, at times the food is pretty damn good. However, The service is HORRIBLE! You're not greeted when you walk in. Usually the host/hostess is...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by charity s.

3.0 of 5 stars. the best reason to go to this place is their chocolate covered fortune cookie!!! they are damn good addicting and my fortunes rock!!!then again if you are looking for an authentic Chinese place then...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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worst service ever

My boyfriend and I went there for dinner tonight, and found the service to be not only inadequate but just horrible. No one knew what they were doing. Management seemed to not even care. Food was mediocre, at...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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Great Chinese Resturant by Mui P. at InsiderPages

New Moon is one of the very few Chinese Restaurant that I would recommend to my friends, the food taste great, the atmosphere is very nice and the service was outstanding!
citysearch.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jules W.

4.0 of 5 stars. The food is very good and they have a very decent priced lunch special. It's has a very nice atmosphere and the service is wonderful!
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Service was really good, sweet and spicy chicken is good too. Other stuff we ordered was ok. Definetely the whitest asian restaurant ive been to in a while lol. Overall its worth checking out.
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris H.

2.0 of 5 stars. Seated Promptly. Served Promptly.Prices very reasonable.This is no fusion restaurant. This is your traditional Chinese American Restaurant with the expected recipes. If you can think it, that is what...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave C.

2.0 of 5 stars. Typical Asian fusion food. Why is everyone so dressed up...or did I come terribly underdressed? Food was decent but next time I think I'm getting takeout since it seems to be $1-2 cheaper (for the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason C.

3.0 of 5 stars. "Someone Jacked the Panda at Panda Inn?"...and New Moon is the one with fuzzy Panda blood on their hands. This place looks like Panda Inn, smells like Panda Inn, and is filled with non-Asian customers...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by allison j.

5.0 of 5 stars. For pan-fried noodles (singaporean-type noodles) you just can't beat this place. They are so stinking good. And no, I am not usually one for fusion restaurants, but this one is good. I don't like...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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THE BEST .........PERIOD!

What can I say that has not already been said: Modern minimal decor, (not the dark Chinatown motif we remember from our childhood). Bright open room, impeccable place settings, a staff that will bend over...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jeff k.

4.0 of 5 stars. Well here's one of those chinese fusion yadada places. I've been to it 4-5 times and do enjoy some of their dishes. I like the place cuz it's very clean and designed very nicely. The place is still...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lily T.

3.0 of 5 stars. I went to New Moon for lunch, which was one of the days that I was working. The service was really good, but the food was American Chinese Food. They environment was fun, friendly, and appealing. The...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by daniel h.

3.0 of 5 stars. It aint no Pf Changs but definitely a good try at Americanized chinese food. The brown rice is mediocre but the shrimp dishes are excellent.They have a very small lunch special menu. Usually 2 or 3...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah C.

3.0 of 5 stars. Chinese fusion food, decent price, great service
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lilani E.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place has a very 'clean' feel to it. Maybe it's the good looking staff or the new furniture and squeaky clean bathrooms, but you can't go wrong with 'clean'. The food is FAR from "authentic"...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by ERICA R.

3.0 of 5 stars. The food is good, but the place is totally trendy. It's not your typicaI chinese restaurant. The waiters look like Abercrombie & Fitch models, they have these bright green tall booths, modern...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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Best Chinese food in Santa Clarita

We dined at the New Moon Restaurant in Santa Clarita on New Years Eve and the experience was so positive I felt compelled to write a review - even though the restaurant in Santa Clarita is not listed yet....
citysearch.com - user review - 01/01/2008
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Delicious Chinese food! by Jody W. at InsiderPages

I have been to the Montrose location on a number of occasions, and have only had delicious food each time. My only complaint is that they don't have a combo plate, and the portions are huge! So, you end up...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by hollie s.

4.0 of 5 stars. i like this place. it's not my favorite Chinese food location, but it's close to home, and next door to my favorite local coffee shop, Swork, so it's good.the chinese chicken salad is HUGE and good....
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2007
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Disappointing Service

I took my 85 year old mom to lunch and was sorry that we choose New Moon. We were seated and waited to be served. Meanwhile, two men were seated at the table next to us and for some unknown reason the wait...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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In Support of Women-Don't Go to New Moon

I took my 85 year old mom to lunch and was sorry that we chose New Moon. We were seated and waited to be served. Meanwhile, two men were seated at the table next to us and for some unknown reason the wait...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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Best Chinese food on the west coast

Since moving to the U.S from the U.K 5 years ago I have been on a personal quest to find good chinese food here on the west coast, my search stopped at the New Moon! Service is friendly and the food is the...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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Americanized chinese food

I'd say their chloe shrimp is really very good! Nice people and friendly staff. You can't go wrong. Waiting time during rush hour gets crazy though so call in advance.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by gina k.

5.0 of 5 stars. Everytime i go here, i just get GREAT GREAT GREAT service. and with my friends, its the SERVICE that counts! But the food is soo great. i always always have to great the sizzling rice soup and the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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Great Chinese, Great People, Great place

I actually work at the New Moon in Downtown Los Angeles, and was sad to see the reviews of the Montrose location, as I also worked there for a little over a year. Not only is it the best company I have ever...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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What a great place to go.... by Judy R. at InsiderPages

I was very surprised to read the negative reviews of this restaurant. We have gone there since they first opened and have virtually forgotten about the other places we used to frequent for Chinese food. We...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/02/2007
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i wish I had went somewhere else

I had read a couple reviews and thought i would give it a try. About half way into my meal I had truly wished I had gone somewhere else. The mongolian beef was absolutely the worst I had ever had. It had no...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kare R.

4.0 of 5 stars. New Moon is the hot spot for local suburb families. It's as if every local Foothill family heads to New Moon when they are craving Chinese. I guess I understand, it is one of the better food options...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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Great choices, Great customer service, Delicious!

The ambience is perfect for a weekend family meal. Customer service is triple A. We ordered the Shelby beef and chicken, and also the Kung Pao shrimp --- delicious! There was a comment which said "Too pricey...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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P.F. CHANG'S Wannabe

I, as many other reviewers, have been to this establisment various times hoping for an improvement. The location is nice and clean, but the food lacks originality and degrees of taste. You would be better off...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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thumbs up

fantastic restaurant all around...concept, staff, service, menu. and cuisine. i have worked in the industry for over 6 years and service doesn't come like this much often. they seem to go the extra mile. food...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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A new take on classic Chinese cuisine

Why does a Chinese place have to be "authentic" to be good? Can an Italian restaurant be good if there are no real Italians eating there? If you are like me and your primary reason for going out to dinner is...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/21/2007
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Best place in La Crescenta Valley

I am a frequent New Moon customer, a gourmet chef myself. New Moon is the only place in Montrose where I can get good quality food in a nice ambience (other places in La Canada-La Crescenta even favourite with...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/12/2007
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ok

It's a good place to go... don't take me wrong. I just said it's ok because i would always say chinatown is a weebit 10 miles more of a drive and you'll get the authentic version. when it's all white people...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/10/2007
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Great Service with great food

The owner put together a menu for a after funeral reception for my family. He was very helpful in guiding us to dishes that many people would like. I had never been there before, but New Moon came highly...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/26/2006
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Good/healthier food at reasonable price

I too don't know where reviewer #1 ate and I would question "their" attitude. I've been there countless times, referred freinds and family and they all have loved it. They all thought the prices were...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/11/2006
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Attitude

I have eaten here quite a few times during lunch. I go because of the outdoor seating, NOT the food. It's a glorified Panda Express with slow service, and higher prices to pay for the decor. When they first...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/08/2006
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great food, great service

i love the chloe's shrimp~ mmmmm.... if you are going on a weekend, reservations are a must. generally a family style restaurant which adds a bit of fine dinning and contemporary style to the mix. take out or...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/19/2006
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Pricey!

Too expensive for Asian food, drinks are pricey too. Decent food but just too much for the area. Nice place, seems like we have to pay for how much it cost to set-up.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/08/2006
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You're Right-It's GREAT!

Don't now where reviewer #1 ate, but it certainly wasn't at the New Moon I go to often! I doubt the huge crowds that line the emtrance every night would agree, either. The spicy, crispy orange beef is TO DIE...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/17/2006
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Great Chinese Food

New Moon takes traditional Chinese dishes and gives them a contemporary and California twist without overly Americanizing it. Very well prepared dishes with clean, crisp, and distinct flavors. Unlike the a...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/12/2006
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very good the other review is ridiculous

i have gone there a total of 4 times (twice takeout) and it has been perfect. The other rreview is stupid and i think he must not have a sense of taste or was expecting mexican food. The mongolian beef does...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/13/2006
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Food disappointing on both visits...

I ordered takeout twice from this restaurant and was sorely disappointed on both occasions. On my first visit, I tried the orange peel chicken which was unimpressive (far too much breading, and the whole thing...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/19/2006
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PF Chang"s Wannabe

The decor and distribution of the restaurant are nice. The food is a little bland and the menu is not innovative.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/24/2005
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