DINING FEATURE Zhao Star China Bistro Frisco restaurant delivers
Mongolian beef ($14.95) o ers tender ank steak tossed with scallions and onions.
Zhao’s Beef Noodle Blast ($17.95) combines stir-fried beef, onions, carrots, bell peppers, and red chili powder.
cuisine, culture and connection A fter spending more than a decade deliv- ering authentic Chinese food to Dallas, restaurant owner Grace Zhao has brought her skills home to Frisco for one vital reason: The area needed a good Chinese restaurant, she said. Since its opening in 2020, Frisco’s Zhao Star China Bistro has become just that andmore. “I think there’s no restaurant like us,” said Zhao, who also owns Ming Place China Bistro in Dallas. Like its sister location, Zhao Star China Bistro’s food is high quality, avorful and healthy, Zhao said. The menumixes her family’s take on American Chinese dishes and original home recipes, she said. Where some chain Chinese restaurants tend to stick to the same limitedmenu, Zhao Star China Bistro takes pride in developing something new, Zhao said. “I can tell you, our orange chicken is the best in the Dallas area, and our Mongolian beef is a top ... seller, and people love it,” she said. While both of Zhao’s restaurants are born from the same avors and dedication to quality, the Frisco location has developed its own atmosphere, which caters more to families or patrons happy to slow down and enjoy the food and ambiance, Zhao said. From her parents’ and grandparents’ enthusiasm for food to her family’s own restaurant business in China, Zhao grew up around a love of creating and sharing food. She said she still keeps her grand- mother’s advice in mind: Make customers feel like the restaurant is their second home or their second kitchen. Zhao said she loves to share the Chinese culture she grew up with through her food. “The people still don’t knowmuch about China,” she said. “That’s what made me think I canmake Chinese food, let the local people enjoy my food … and I can talk with them about the story of China.” BY AMBER FRIEND
Orange peel chicken ($12.95) is a classic dish served with a mild chili sauce.
Top picks from sta at Zhao Star China Bistro include orange peel chicken, Zhao’s Beef Noodle Blast and Mongolian beef. (Photos by Amber Friend/Community Impact Newspaper)
"I THINK THERE'S NO RESTAURANT LIKE US." GRACE ZHAO, CO OWNER OF ZHAO STAR CHINA BISTRO
Grace Zhao, owner of Zhao Star China Bistro, said she calls many of her customers her friends.
Zhao Star China Bistro 6363 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 118, Frisco 972-987-5258 https://zhaostarchinabistro.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4-9:30 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., closed Sun.
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