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The addition of two new Lunch Special Options brings a new found Love to Las Vegas’s oldest and most authentically traditional Thai restaurants in Las Vegas. Starting in May 2012, Las Vegas’s authentic Thai restaurant since 1973, added a couple of great dishes to its Lunch Special.   Already a local’s favorite Lunch stop at a reasonable $ 5.95, for a few years, Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Lunch Specials actually started out at only $ 3.99 in the early 1990’s.  With just eight main dishes, the Chef chose the most sought after entrée’s and put them all together with a cup of freshly prepared egg drop soup, a piece of fresh wrapped all vegetable Spring Egg Rolls, and a piece of crispy lightly...

Ever since Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant supplemented their list with a selection of wines from Elvis Presley Wine Cellars, its growing wine list has been the buzz around the Vegas Valley. One of the reasons is that most Americans never associate wine with Asian cuisine, something that has been changing in recent years, here in America and around the world.   “Certain beer and Thai liquors are probably better matches to all dishes, universally,” says Wong, general manager of Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant.  “However the trend now in Asia, especially by the Mainland Chinese and in some urban areas in Thailand, is clearly to make wine as much a part of all Asian culinary experiences as any other beverage.”  ...

Outdoor enthusiasts into open-fire cooking are well acquainted with the gourmet cuisine that hosts Pamela Alford and Larry Wiseheart turn out each week on Campfire Cafe. Loyal viewers of this popular show are often taught how to cook Asian favorites like “Cowboy Won Ton Soup”, “Oriental London Broil”, “Szechuan Stir Fry”, “Spring Rolls” and Pam’s famous “Asian Beef Soup” so loved by Oprah’s personal chef, Art Smith – a previous guest on the show! Guest Artist Andy Griggs cooks up Chinatown Ribs on the set of Campfire Cafe In the latest Campfire Cafe series, guest host Country Music artist Andy Griggswas excited to help make “Chinatown Ribs” on the menu for one of his episodes. “I love ribs – well, who doesn’t?” said Andy....

Kung Fu Plaza now offers Las Vegas visitors and residents the convenience and reliability of fast, online ordering for an extensive Thai and Chinese menu. Just point, click and order what you want, when you want it, where you want it!    ...

According to a Chinese food survey(1), three out of five people say that Chinese is their favorite food, easily beating out traditional roasts and Italian cuisine. However, the same survey also found that most Americans cannot distinguish authentic dishes from the creations made to suit Western tastes. “One of my favorite findings from that same survey is that 64 percent of Americans believe that chop suey is Chinese in origin,” says Allen Wong, general manger of Kung Fu Plaza, an authentic family-owned Chinese and Thai restaurant in Las Vegas. “Chop suey is a Chinese-American creation that came about some time in the mid or late 19th century.” Wong said there is nothing wrong with thinking chop suey has native origins, but he does wish...

Kung Fu Plaza began offering free WiFi for patrons last February. WiFi passwords are posted on two social networks, Facebook and Twitter. “We began experimenting with social media and social networks to give something back to our new friends,” said Alan Wong, general manager of Kung Fu Plaza. “We were inspired by their feedback and are especially grateful for the people who have left reviews, which helped us become 2010 and 2011 Talk of the Town Award recipients.” Talk of the Town bases ratings on a compilation of more than a dozen different customer review sites, including Yelp, Insider Pages, Angie’s List, Google Maps, Google Places, City Search, Yahoo Local, Merchant Circle, Judy’s Book, Respond, and Enetez. Kung Fu Plaza is the only Asian restaurant...

Kung Fu Plaza, which is the oldest and most authentic Thai restaurant in Las Vegas, has become the first Asian restaurant to become a Certified Angus Beef licensee among Las Vegas restaurants. The certification was approved after a six-month review process by Sysco. Sysco is one of the largest food distributors in the world, with 89 broad-line operating companies distributing a full line of food products and non-products. The company also distributes a wide variety of specialty fresh-from-the-field flavor to kitchens and restaurants. This includes custom-cut steaks and other meat. “The certifying company reviewed our purchases for six months and visited our establishment during this period to make sure we were only using certified beef products,” said Alan Wong, general manager of Kung Fu...