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Imperial China Chinese Restaurant

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese

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When it comes to Hunan cuisine, there are few restaurants in the Portland area that are as authentic as Imperial China Chinese Restaurant. Here, traditional Hunan cooking – recognized as one of the eight great traditions of Chinese cuisine – is truly an art. True to its heritage, this South Portland eatery prepares dishes with all of the classic Hunan characteristics including spicy, hot flavor; deep rich color; and appealing, fresh aromas. Menu items can be prepared through different methods including braising, smoking, frying and stewing. Menu standouts include spicy and tantalizing Hunan Chicken; Beef with Spicy Tea Sauce; Mangoes Duo featuring jumbo shrimps and chicken sautéed with fresh mangoes and vegetables in a house sauce; and the classic Shrimp and Pork Hunan Style with black bean sauce and jumbo shrimp in a special chili sauce.

Address:

220 Maine Mall Road
South Portland, ME 04106

Phone:

(207) 774-4292

Website:

imperialchinamaine.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Mark Pechenik
Portland Local Expert

Chinese: "It is possible to have your meal prepared to your exact "spice tolerance.""

Lunch Menu
- Chicken
  
  Sweet & Sour Chicken
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Moo Goo Gai Pan
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Chicken with Broccoli
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Chicken with Cashew Nuts
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Chicken with Mix Vegetable
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Ginger Chicken with String Bean
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Hunan Chicken
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Chicken with Garlic Sauce
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Kao Pao Chicken
  
  ($6.25)
  
  General Tso's Chicken
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Crispy Sesame Chicken
  
  ($7.25)
- Pork
  
  Sweet and Sour Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Pork with Broccoli
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Pork with Mix Vegetable
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Mongolian Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Pork with Spicy Tea Sauce
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Pork with Garlic Sauce
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Double Sauteed Pork
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Hunan Pork
  
  ($6.25)
- Beef
  
  Pepper Steak
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Beef with Broccoli
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Mongolian Beef
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Beef with Mix Vegetable
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Beef with Snow Peas
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Beef with Garlic Sauce
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Beef with Spicy Tea Sauce
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Shredded Beef Szechuan Style
  
  ($6.95)
- Shrimp
  
  Sweet and sour Shrimp
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Shrimp with Lobster Sauce
  
  White Sauce, No Pork ($7.25)
  
  Shrimp with Cashew Nuts
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Shrimp with Broccoli
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Lake Tung Ting Shrimp
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Shrimp with Snow Peas
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Chicken and Shrimp Combination
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Shrimp with Black Bean Sauce
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Kao Pao Shrimp
  
  ($7.25)
  
  Shrimp with Garlic Sauce
  
  ($7.25)
- Vegetable
  
  Vegetable Delight
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Broccoli with Garlic Sauce
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Chow Mein
  
  Vegetable, Chicken, Pork, Beef or Shrimp ($6.25)
  
  Chop Suey
  
  Vegetable, Chicken, Pork, Beef or Shrimp ($6.25)
  
  Lo Mein
  
  Vegetable, Chicken, Pork, Reef or Shrimp ($6.25)
  
  Fried Rice
  
  Vegetable, Chicken, Pork, Reef or Shrimp ($6.25)
Main Menu
- House Specials
  
  Vegetarian General Tso's Chicken
  
  Lightly battered fried soy meat sauteed in our remarkable sauce ($12.50)
  
  Vegetarian Crispy Sesame Chicken
  
  Lightly battered fried soy meat sauteed in an exquisite sesame sauce ($12.50)
  
  Vegetarian Paradise
  
  Are you a vegetable lover? This is a unique dish you cannot resist.Combination of crispy sesame bean curd, vegetable delight, and sauteed string beans ($13.50)
  
  House Fish Fillet
  
  Fresh haddock fillet breaded, deep fried then stir fried in garlic sauce with vegetables ($12.50)
  
  Lemon or Sweet and Sour Fish Fillet
  
  Fresh haddock fillet breaded, deep-friend with your choice, of lemon, or sweet and sour sauce on top ($12.50)
  
  Salmon Fillet with Black Bean Sauce
  
  The salmon is brought to the unparalleled peak of moistness in the steamer and showered with aromatic black bean sauce and vegetables ($13.50)
  
  General Tso's Chicken
  
  This remarkable dish was originally created for General Tso during the Ching Dynasty ($12.50)
  
  Orange Chicken
  
  This is a mouth-watering dish. Large chunks of chicken coated with flour, quickly fried until crispy brown while the inside is still tender, then enhanced by a specially flavored sauce ($12.50)
  
  Pineapple Chicken
  
  Battered, white, meat chicken deep fried and accompanied with snow peas and red bell pepper in pineapple sauce ($12.50)
  
  Crispy Sesame Chicken
  
  A delicate and remarkable dish. Large chunks of chicken coated with flour, quickly fried until crispy brown and cooked in an exquisite sesame sauce ($12.50)
  
  Lemon Chicken
  
  Deep fried battered white meat Chicken then stir fried with lemon sauce ($12.50)
  
  Chicken with Three Flavors
  
  Spicy, General Tso's Chicken in brown sauce. Sour lemon chicken in tangy lemon sauce Fresh snow peas chicken in white sauce ($14.50)
  
  Empress Delight
  
  Chicken, shrimp and pork enveloped in a delicate batter deep fried and accompanied by a delightful special sauce with broccoli, mushroom and baby corn ($12.50)
  
  Crispy Sesame Beef
  
  A delicate and remarkable dish. Slice prime beef dipped in flour, fried and cooked in an exquisite sesame sauce ($13.50)
  
  Orange Beef
  
  This is a mouth-watering dish, Chunks of beef seasoned, and, coated with flour, quickly fried until crispy Brown while inside is still tender, then enhanced by' a specially flavored sauce ($13.50)
  
  Mongolian Lamb
  
  Spring lamb prepared with scallions in lightly balanced sauce ($13.50)
  
  Ma-La Lamb
  
  Spring lamb with red bell pepper, snow peas, straw mushrooms and baby corn in our Ma-La sauce ($13.50)
  
  Hunan Lamb
  
  Spring lamb with bell pepper, mushrooms in hot Hunan sauce ($13.50)
  
  Shrimp and Pork Szechuan Style
  
  An excellent presentation of pork with black bean sauce and jumbo shrimp with chili sauce ($14.50)
  
  Mangoes Duo
  
  Jumbo shrimps and chicken sauteed, with fresh mangoes and vegetables in our special sauce ($14.50)
  
  Pineapple Duck
  
  Boneless half duck fried then prepared in master chef's special way ($14.50)
  
  Crispy Duck with Vegetable
  
  Boneless half duck fried until golden brown, sauteed vegetable on top ($14.50)
  
  Duck in Oyster Sauce
  
  Boneless' half duck stirred fried with snow peas, broccoli- and baby corn in oyster sauce ($14.50)
  
  Amazing Delights
  
  Sliced chicken, beef and jumbo shrimp stir fried with vegetables in a special Hunan - Szechuan amazing sauce ($14.50)
  
  Dragon and Phoenix
  
  Two separate dishes combined together shrimp with snow peas and general tso's chicken balanced on the other side ($14.50)
  
  Sizzling Beef with Scallops
  
  Sliced tender beef and fresh scallops, sliced mushroom and vegetable sauteed in brown sauce served with sizzling plate ($14.50)
  
  Sizzling Delicacy
  
  Shrimp, beef and scallop with assorted vegetables served with master chef's special sauce It's deliciously served on a sizzling platter ($14.50)
  
  Hawaii Five "0
  
  Scallop, jumbo shrimp, beef and chicken sauteed with vegetables ($15.50)
  
  Crispy Sesame Shrimp
  
  Jumbo shrimp coated with flour quickly fried until crispy brown and cooked in an exquisite sesame sauce ($15.50)
  
  Crispy Prawns with Walnuts
  
  Jumbo shrimp lightly flour then fried with light touches of sweet and sour sauce and a drop of hot and spicy flavor, and then topped with walnuts ($15.50)
  
  Orange Shrimp
  
  Jumbo Shrimp coated with flour, quickly fried until crispy brown, then enhanced by a specially flavored sauce ($15.50)
  
  Pineapple Shrimp
  
  Battered Jumbo shrimp deep fried and accompanied with snow peas and bell red pepper In pineapple sauce ($15.50)
  
  Five Stars around the Moon
  
  Roast Pork and scallops sauteed with vegetable and deep fried jumbo shrimp. It's fantastic ($15.50)
  
  Peking Duck
  
  Honey roast whole duck until the skin is crispy Served with crepes accompanied with Hoisin sauce, and tender scallion brushes ($26.50)
- Health Food Selection
  
  Steamed Mix Vegetable
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Steamed Chicken with Mix Vegetable
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Steamed Chicken with Snow Peas
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Steamed Chicken with Broccoli
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Steamed Shrimp with Mix Vegetable
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Steamed Shrimp with Broccoli
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Steamed Shrimp and Scallops
  
  ($13.95)
- Appetizers
  
  Fried Spring Roll (1)
  
  ($1.75)
  
  Fried Vegetable Spring Roll (1)
  
  ($1.75)
  
  Paper Wrapped Chicken (6)
  
  ($4.75)
  
  Scallion Pancakes
  
  ($4.75)
  
  Szechuan Wonton in Hot Sesame Sauce
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Crab Rangoon (6) (Imitation)
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Fried Chicken Wing (8)
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Fried Meat Dumpling (6)
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Steamed Meat Dumpling (6)
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Steamed Vegetable Dumpling (6)
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Cold Noodle with Hot Sesame Sauce
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Teriyaki Chicken Stick (4)
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Teriyaki Beef Stick (4)
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Fantail Shrimp (4)
  
  ($6.50)
  
  Fried Chicken Finger (8)
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Boneless Spare Rib
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Pu-Pu Tray (For Two)
  
  Includes: Spring Roll, Crab Rangoon, Chicken Fingers, Teriyaki Beef, stick, Fantail Shrimp, and Boneless Rib ($14.75)
- Soup
  Egg Drop Soup
  Sm: $2.25
  
  Lg: $4.25
  Wonton Soup
  Sm: $2.25
  
  Lg: $4.25
  Hot and Sour Soup
  Sm: $2.25
  
  Lg: $4.25
  Vegetable and Bean Curd Soup (For Two)
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Subgum Wonton Soup (For Two)
  
  ($6.50)
  
  House Special Soup (For Two)
  
  ($6.95)
  
  Hot and Sour Seafood Soup (For Two)
  
  ($6.95)
- Poultry
  
  Sweet and Sour Chicken
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Chicken with Broccoli
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Chicken with Mix Vegetable
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Moo Goo Gai Pan
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Chicken with Cashew Nuts
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Chicken with Snow Peas
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Chicken with Eggplant
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Ginger Chicken with String Bean
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Double Sauteed Chicken
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Chicken with Spicy Tea Sauce
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Hunan Chicken
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Kao Pao Chicken
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Chicken with Garlic Sauce
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Empress Chicken
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Amazing Chicken
  
  ($9.95)
  
  Chicken and Shrimp Combination
  
  ($9.95)
  
  Mangoes Chicken
  
  ($9.95)
- Pork
  
  Sweet and Sour Pork
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Mongolian Pork
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Pork with Broccoli
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Pork with Mix Vegetable
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Ginger Pork with String Bean
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Mushroom Pork
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Shian Chiang Pork
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Pork with Black Bean Sauce
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Double Sauteed Pork
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Pork with Garlic Sauce
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Pork with Spicy Tea Sauce
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Empress Pork
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Hunan Pork
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Shredded Pork Szechuan Style
  
  ($9.50)
- Beef
  
  Beef with Broccoli
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Pepper Steak
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Beef with Snow Peas
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Mongolian Beef
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Beef with Mix Vegetable
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Beef with Chinese Mushroom and Vegetable
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Ginger Beef with String Bean
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Mushroom Beef
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Shredded Beef Szechuan Style
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Beef with Spicy Tea Sauce
  
  ($0.95)
  
  Beef with Garlic Sauce
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Kao Pao Beef
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Hunan Beef
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Shian Chiang Beef
  
  ($10.95)
- Seafood
  
  Shrimp with Cashew Nuts
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Mushroom Shrimp
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Kao Pan Shrimp
  
  ($10.95)
  
  Sweet and Sour Shrimp
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Shrimp with Broccoli
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Shrimp with Mix Vegetable
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Shrimp with Snow Peas
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Shrimp with Lobster Sauce
  
  White Sauce, No Pork ($11.95)
  
  Lake Tung Ting Shrimp
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Ginger Shrimp with String Bean
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Mangoes Shrimp
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Amazing Shrimp
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Shrimp Szechuan Style
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Shrimp with Spicy Tea Sauce
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Shrimp with Garlic Sauce
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Hunan Shrimp
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Shrimp with Black Bean Sauce
  
  ($11.95)
  
  Shrimp and Scallop in Garlic Sauce
  
  ($13.95)
  
  Scallop with Garlic Sauce
  
  ($13.95)
  
  Ma-La Scallop
  
  ($13.95)
- Vegetable
  
  Sauteed Snow Peas
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Ma - La Snow Peas
  
  ($7.50)
  
  Vegetable Delight
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Sauteed String Beans
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Broccoli in Garlic Sauce
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Eggplant in Garlic Sauce
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Garlic Trio
  
  Broccoli, Snow peas and String Bans ($8.50)
  
  Bean Curd with Vegetables
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Home Style Bean Curd
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Bean Curd Hunan Style
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Bean Curd Szechuan Style
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Kao Pao Bean Curd
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Crispy Sesame Bean Curd
  
  ($10.50)
  
  Gereral Tso's Bean Curd
  
  ($10.50)
- Moo Shu
  
  Moo Shu Vegetables
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Moo Shu Chicken
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Moo Shu Pork
  
  ($9.50)
  
  Moo Shu Beef
  
  ($10.50)
  
  Moo Shu Shrimp
  
  ($10.50)
  
  Subgum Moo Shu
  
  ($11.50)
- Chow Mein
  
  Vegetable Chow Mein
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Chicken Chow Mein
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Pork Chow Mein
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Beef Chow Mein
  
  ($8.95)
  
  Shrimp Chow Mein
  
  ($8.95)
  
  Subgum Chow Mein
  
  ($9.50)
- Chop Suey, or Egg Foo Young
  
  Vegetable
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Chicken
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Pork
  
  ($8.50)
  
  Beef
  
  ($8.95)
  
  Shrimp
  
  ($8.95)
  
  Subgum
  
  ($9.50)
- Lo Mein
  
  Vegetable Lo Mein
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Chicken Lo Mein
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Pork Lo Mein
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Beef Lo Mein
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Shrimp Lo Mein
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Subgum Lo Mein
  
  ($8.75)
- Mei Fun
  
  Vegetable Mei Fun
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Chicken Mei Fun
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Pork Mei Fun
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Beef Mei Fun
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Shrimp Mei Fun
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Subgum Mei Fun
  
  ($8.75)
- Fried Rice
  
  Vegetable Fried Rice
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Chicken Fried Rice
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Pork Fried Rice
  
  ($7.75)
  
  Beef Fried Rice
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Shrimp Fried Rice
  
  ($8.25)
  
  Subgum Fried Rice
  
  ($8.75)
  
  Hawaiian Fried Rice
  
  ($8.75)
  
  Yang - Chou Fried Rice
  
  ($8.75)

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