Pearl Of The Orient

02/18/08

Upscale Chinese by Maria L. at InsiderPages

Contributor at Insider Pages

Pearl of the Orient is conveniently located right at Van Aken, not far from the rapid stop. The food is awesome, and it's a nice place to go for dinner, or just get takeout. The portions are plentiful, and run about $11-15. Their Mu Shu chicken has never let me down.

09/21/07

Best kept secret in Cleveland and Shaker Heights

by mamcrg at Citysearch

We started going to the Pearl of the Orient restaurant when I was 7 years old. It was my parents' favorite restaurant. I remember when my father got older and more frail by the day, the owner Rose Wong would customize his favorite dishes due to the very restrictive diet he had to adhere to. I am 32 yrs old now and I frequent the Pearl. with my two children.The restaurant has maintained it's high standards in both quality of food and service. Best of all, the attention to detail and customer satisfaction is rare in today's restaurants industry.

• Pros: Great food, warm and inviting decor, friendly service, great value
• Cons: Better wine list

08/22/06

Best Chinese on the East Side!

by ohreservationplease at Citysearch

We've made Pearl of the Orient a regular. Everything is fresh and prepared to perfection. We usually opt for take-out, but dining in is always a pleasure, too.

• Pros: Great food!
• Cons: N/A

12/06/04

the best

by sharlan at Citysearch

The food and the service here is consistently great.

Everything is always so fresh and cooked so perfectly and is a taste sensation.

• Pros: reasonable, quality

This Shaker Heights gem is modest by design but exceptional by taste.

by Contributor at Citysearch

The Scene
The East Side Pearl's multi-level dining room is a spotless, "lite-rock" version of traditional Chinese motifs, a late '70s-chic atmosphere designed for diner demographics that range as far as the Great Wall. Besides an occasional pesky server (seemingly required by law on the East Side), the Pearl experience is excellent, and the balanced dishes consistently delicious.

The Food
A consummate guardian of the tastes and textures of haute Chinese cuisine, the Pearl fills a well-dressed clientele with honey-dipped pork and seafood hot pots. Choosing one of the house specialties requires a quick lesson in upscale-Americanized-Chinese-food speak: Happy Couple joins seared scallops and beef tenderloin tips in oyster-sauce bliss; the table-side preparation called Triple Delight blends land and sea meats in brown garlic sauce.