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We noticed the Grand Opening sign when we went grocery shopping at Giant in Urbana yesterday:

Chop Stix Cafe and Grill

Located in the Giant plaza at 3531 John Simmons Street, next to The Painted Cone (on the side that faces the new library), Chop Stix has only been open a week or two.  We decided to grab a carry-out menu and while we were shopping, we called in a lunch order to give it a try.  We got the Wonton soup ($2.25) and Hot and Sour soup ($1.95) and an order of Pan Fried Pork Buns appetizer ($4.95).  We also got a lunch special,  which is served daily between 11:30 and 3:30, of Orange Chicken ($6.56).  All lunch specials come with a choice of steamed rice or house noodle salad (a cold long pasta with strips of roasted red peppers and carrots in a sesame/vinegary dressing) and either a summer veggie roll or egg roll.  We chose the summer roll which was fresh and crunchy and came with a sweet/spicy dipping sauce.  Other lunch specials include General Tsao’s chicken, Orange beef, beef with jalapenos, and crispy eggplant.  The Orange Chicken was very good, more like lightly breaded chicken breast cutlets than heavily breaded chunks of chicken I’ve had before.  The pork buns (and dipping sauce) were also very good and similar to the wontons in the soup.

Dinner prices range from $9.95 for chicken and vegetarian dishes, to $11.95 for beef and shrimp dishes.  We enjoyed everything we got and will go back again.  Plus, for about $16.00, three of us had lunch and there was enough leftover for me to have for lunch today.

Hours are Sunday-Thursday, 11:30-9:30, Friday and Saturday, 11:30-10:30.  (240)699-0008.

Lizfrog