Abacus Inn

My family and I have been going to Abacus for almost twenty years. Great service and the always have tasty food.

Consistently good Chinese food. Friendly service and reasonable prices. Pretty standard Chinese offerings. However, the lunch specials are a particularly good value. This is my go to neighborhood spot when I want Chinese. I haven’t been disappointed yet.

Happened to be in the area for a doctor’s appointment and bought about 5 entrees and some eggrolls. They make their own eggrolls, but they weren’t that good. I had to use the facilities and they were in bad shape so that should have told me something. The beef in the beef broccoli was average and the broccoli was mushy. The sweet & sour chicken was average. The Abacus fried rice had pork, chicken & shrimp in it, but the chicken was rubbery and dry. Where are the really GOOD Chinese restaurants in Phoenix hiding?

My boyfriend and I order takeout from Abacus Inn on the weekly — it’s delicious!
Our favorites: Lemon chicken, Kung Pao Chicken, and the Assorted Veggies.
The egg rolls and spring rolls are great as well!

I loooooove this place!!! Service is nice and we always walk right in. Beef and broccoli is amazing as is their crab puffs and orange chicken. Hot and delicious everytime.

The concierge at our hotel recommended Abacus Inn. It was such a great suggestion. We had the crab puffs, almond chicken, and the general tsao’s chicken. Fantastic! After dinner, they brought use this sweet banana fried dessert. If you like good Chinese food, definitely make time for this place!

I’ve passed by this place so many times but finally, late on a Saturday afternoon circumstances of time, hunger, and location came together and I finally stopped in to eat. At 4 o’clock I took advantage of the very affordable lunch menu which is served up until 4:50 p.m. I had the house special chicken which came with rice, 1 egg roll, 1 crispy wonton, and a hot n sour soup. Both the chicken and the rice were moist and not dry and the portions generous. Mind you at the slightly odd our of 4 p.m., there were only a few other people in the dining room, but service was polite and attentive and my water glass never went dry for more than a minute or so. I don’t know how to describe the house special chicken except to say as above that the portion was large and that it was good, if unexceptional. The hot and sour soup felt a slightly odd choice (to me) given yet another 106 degree September day outside, but I love hot n sour and within the comfortable air conditioned confines of the neatly kept dining room it was as perfectly balanced as I’ve had anywhere (aka not overly vinegary), and thoroughly enjoyed. The vegetable stuffed eggroll was perfectly fine, crispy outside and pleasant cabbage etc., in the middle. The single crispy wonton didn’t seem to add anything but it didn’t detract, so I’m willing to let it live another day. Lord knows I didn’t leave hungry. All that and under $ 8 with tax (lunch menu).
I enjoyed my meal and will go back to try more from this pleasant, affordable, family-​run Chinese restaurant on the south side of the shopping strip that also hosts the Big Lots store on the SW corner of Thunderbird and 35^th Avenue.
Decent food, good service, sizable portions not skimpy on the meat, and very affordable.

Seriously, most amazing Egg Drop Soup Ever!!! Fast service, reasonably priced, very clean and great atmosphere.

I have been eating at this restaurant for many, many years and I have never had a bad meal. It is family-​owned and all of the staff are very nice and friendly and they will remember you if you go often. The lunch meals that they are offer are an amazing value, you get soup, fried rice, your choice of entrée, and a spring roll or egg roll.
I recommend the kung pao chicken or shrimp, the beef with broccoli, mushu pork, sun devil chicken, and the hot and sour soup. But you really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu.

General Tso’s Chicken is great! Very tasty, it said it was hot and spicy on the menu. I found it mild enough. It would be a great choice for someone who is just starting to get spicy things from restaurants. Prices are low and portions big :-)

First time ordering from here… 3 entrees and soup cost over $ 50! And it wasn’t that great. The orange chicken was very soggy and super sweet. The beef & broccoli was also sweetly flavored– strange. The sweet n sour pork was good– glad we ordered the sauce on the side. Don’t think we will return.

Always a booth available, quick service and the big perk for me is their lunch specials are available all 7 days of the week. Excellent full meal for $ 7!

I literally live 2 mins from this place. He took my address when I called, he started taking my order, then when I wanted to add vegetable friend rice, he interrupted me and said he couldn’t deliver. VERY RUDE! I just moved here, never again! This is NOT how you treat customers.

During my search for amazing Chinese delivery in my new neighborhood, I came across Abacus. I was hopeful that it wouldn’t be like the two other place I had already tried. Thank goodness it wasn’t!
We had the Orange Beef, House Special Chicken, Chicken Chow Mien, and Crab Puffs. All of it was delish. They have some really full and tasty crab puffs! My fav so far that I’ve ever had!
One thing I would like to point out is when the deliver, they put the sauce in the side in a cup. Amazing! It keeps the crispness of the deep fried goodness crunchy and not soggy. You can then use as much or as little sauce as desired! Genius!!!
Their rice however just wasn’t the sticky goodness rice that I prefer. It was more like jasmine long kernel rice. This knocked the score down just one star. I will for sure order again!

Great place for Chinese food. I would have never come here if it wasn’t for the reviews and I’m not disappointed. Wife and I ordered the Abacus special which came with sizzling rice soup, PU PU platter, and 3 entrees. The meal was great and had to take home a lot of food. Wife wants to try one of the other combo meals next. BTW the customer service was amazing and friendly.

Best Chinese good in the area. The owners are always working and are always nice when you come in or even take a delivery order.
The food is ⁴⁄₅ star for me. I have tried the orange chicken, sizzling rice soup, all the appetizers and a couple other things and I haven’t complained on 1 dish. All there food always comes out hot and fresh too.
Only complaint is the chow mein which I’m not a fan of. Just thick noodles and vegetables with bland flavors .
O well the other foods good enough to keep me coming back :)

Abacus Inn is my absolute favorite Chinese food place! The staff is always extremely friendly and try their best to make sure the guests are always satisfied with their meals.
Their lunch specials are amazing, also. You get your choice of a soup and an entrée for a VERY fair price. Or in other words, I recommend going for lunch instead of for dinner. Always call for the times of the special, though, as they might have changed.

Where to begin… I ordered the salt calamari, the abacus chicken, and the house noodles. The noodles were gooey and the goo got on the shrimp, the broccoli, and the chicken so everything was gross and had a gross gooey film on it, the calamari was over cooked and extremely chewy, and the abacus chicken was extremely dry. I will NOT be ordering from this place again.
Oh wait there was a plus, delivery was quick, maybe because the food was already made when I ordered it… at least thats what it tasted like.
Smh…

I ordered from here last weekend and so far so good. I ordered two things and the volume of food was so much that I actually didn’t run out until last night. To me that’s pretty impressive to order something and be able to make it stretch for dinner every night of the week for 6 days straight. Considering the volume I’d say the price wasn’t bad either.
They accept credit cards and delivery was pretty speedy. They told me by phone 45 minutes and actually were there within 25 minutes. So sooner than I thought it would be.
I’d say I’m going to order here again for sure.

I found my new favorite Chinese restaurant in the valley.
What a surprise this place is. I went to Abacus Inn after reading all the good reviews and Abacus lives up to expectations. I think it’s safe to say I’ve found my new favorite Chinese restaurant in the valley. ABACUS INN is simply delicious!
The Mongolian beef was to DIE FOR. The Mongolian Beef was tender and seasoned perfectly. The portions are huge, I was full after the appetizers as was my lunch companion, so I took a lot of food home, and it tasted great the next day.
Abacus Inn is reasonably priced, friendly staff, excellent food, and very generous portions. Our waitress was very sweet and attentive. I especially appreciated that she boxed up the leftovers instead of just dropping off some boxes at the table.
Now that I found this gem, I’ll be sure to go back. If you haven’t tried it, go… NOW.