Ocean Pearl Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Cortez

We were on vaca and we decided chinese would be a nice change. There wasno wait. We were greeted with smiles and seated. I ordered zeshuan chicken. It was excellent and the sauce was authentic and not the ordinary sugary brown sauce many places use. Others in our party ordered curry chicken (confirmed excellent), deluxe lomein (confirmed very good), Garlic chicken (confirmed average good) . During our meal we heared a little commotion going on and some raised voices from behind us. Apparently a couple had recently received their food and subsequently told the owner (very kind older vietnamese woman) that her Beef Pho noodle soup smelled like a toilet. She became so upset at the insult of her food which she apparantly makes homemade everyday. Long story short, the couple left with no apologies and the owner remained very upset. Given the fact that we were eating our food already and it was otherwise great food, i just had to get a smell or taste or lay eyes on this infamas beef Pho noodle soup. I decided to ask for a small sample. The owner abliged me and brought out a small bowl of Beef Pho. My whole family tried it and we all loved it. My wife said that it was the best pho she has ever had. This restaurant is excellent, the food is excellent, and if we are ever in this area again we will definitely come back. And try the...

The food was delicious (I have never had pan-fried noodles with such a light and crunchy texture!!!). The service was amazing AND attentive (made a new bestie lol), they brought us boxes before we asked (we ordered WAYYY too much food), and it was very quick. It was very clean and the decor was beautiful (the fabric on the chairs and booths is GORGEOUS, I am obsessed, and as long as you look around you can find many beautiful pieces of art/decor, ALSO had this seashell-shaped plate that was super cute, absolutely in love with it). We are going back tomorrow so I might update my opinions on the food we get lol Cheese Wonton - really good, had crab in it :) Fried Dumplings - pan fry was done very well, soft on top with a crisp bottom Paper Wrapped Chicken - sooo good, like a gluten free (keto?) dumpling, it was wrapped in foil instead of a wrapper Vegetable Egg Roll - it was really good with the chili oil that is on the table Vegetable Lo Mein - very good, vegetables were cooked perfectly Vegetable Pan Fried Noodles - the crisp on the noodles was UNMATCHED, and the sauce was soooo good with the broccoli Egg Drop Soup - it had tofu (silken, as it should be) and corn and crunchy strips and everything,...

Update June 7, 2025. Wow. I came back with my mom and we decided to try several dinner plates (ala carte). Mom wanted to have some leftovers later. Everything came within 10 min. If ordering, both hot and fresh. There are places that I use as "best dish" references. I will forever rate all other Cheese Rangoons or CreamCheese Won tons this place. Again, it was all great and well worth it. Getting high marks in the PpQ&Q (Price per Quantity), and Quality. Our servers and service was awesome as well. Thk you for maintaining or even exceeding the bar set on my last visit. We took our food to go but the staff were great and fun to watch do their thing. Food was very good. Hot and fresh. The portions were reasonable. The fact that it was really good made it with it. This was our first visit and I usually take pics but this I didn't, so sorry. We had three combo specials, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Orange Chicken, and I had the Sweet and Sour Shrimp. All came with Chicken Lomain, Spring Rolls and Egg Drop Soup. Again, everything was great and well packaged for our...