2/1/2013: Sesame Inn still getting an A Grade from Maricopa County Environmental Services. :-)\n\nMy family has spent thousands of dollars here since 1999. Mostly because the staff will always do special orders with an \"oh, sure!\" sort of joy. And it's the only decent Chinese in the Desert Foothills (Shanghai Club in Anthem ain't bad).\n\nThere are two Chinese menu items I sort of use as a test: Spicy Eggplant and Hot & Sour Soup. Either are often quite obviously *wrong* in other restaurants but not here.\n\nSpicy Eggplant is EXACTLY how one would hope and dream this dish should be -- the eggplant is creamy / cooked to perfection and the yummy sauce displays green onion and garlic equally to the palate. And it's always served really good and hot.\n\nHot & Sour Soup also has a number of distinguishable flavors floating around in it. (As opposed to the too-thick salty goop many places pass off as Hot & Sour.) The sour (vinegar) is always perfect. I always order it without pork but no one else at the table seems to care because the deliciousness is nevertheless quite potent! Oh, and this soup is chock full of all kinds of exotic vegetables.\n\nThis place is a bit pricey but there is a certain pride of workmanship going on here.
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