Cedar Park restaurant focuses on customers, offers delivery

Amy Sanborn, owner of Amy's China Cuisine, believes loyal customers are one of her restaurant's greatest assets. She works seven days a week to ensure a smooth operation, which includes paying special attention to her guests.

"We have lot of customers who spread the word and really help me out," she said. "They send their neighbors, and we want to say 'thank you' to them."

One of those patrons is outspoken regular Roger Wilson. He said the staff at Amy's and the owner herself make him a repeat customer.

"I've been coming here for a long time, and I've eaten Chinese food in many states, and this is the best it gets," he said while waiting on an order of garlic chicken. "Amy takes a personal interest in all of her customers, and that's why I keep coming back here."

The restaurant opened in the 1890 Ranch shopping center in 2010 as China Cafe, but in May, Sanborn bought out her former business partner and changed the name to Amy's China Cuisine. The transition came with a few new menu items including more vegetarian options and a small collection of Singapore rice noodle dishes.

"My brother from California helped me with new dishes," she said. "But our original food was already good, so we kept the rest."

Any meal can be customized with different sauces and spices, added ingredients and gluten-free options. Sanborn said about half of her business comes from takeout orders and deliveries. A staff member will drive up to 10 miles to deliver a customer's order.

"I tried to make it more convenient for my customers. We have a lot of customers from Liberty Hill and Lago Vista, and I can't reach that far, but I try the best that I can," she said. "And now we do delivery for lunch, too. Before, we didn't, but now a lot of customers request it for businesses, and that's why I started doing lunch delivery."

Soups

Owner Amy Sanborn said her restaurant has the best soups in town. Lunch specials come with a choice of won ton, egg drop or hot and sour soup, but others are available. A cup-size serving costs $1.99, bowl serving $3.99 and a serving for two is $5.99.

• Egg drop
• Hot and sour
• Won ton
• Triple delight
• Hot and sour seafood
• Bean curd vegetable
• Szechuan cabbage shredded pork

Appetizers

The restaurant offers a variety of traditional starters.

• Pork or vegetable egg rolls ($3)
• Crab rangoons ($4.99)
• Chicken lettuce wraps ($6.79)
• Pork pot stickers ($5.99)
• Butterfly shrimp ($6.59)
• Barbecue ribs ($6.99)
• Pu Pu platter ($9.59)

Main course ingredients

Sanborn said she uses rib-eye steak for some beef dishes and white meat in all chicken platters.

• Chicken with garlic sauce ($7 lunch, $8.75 dinner)
• Pepper steak ($7.50 lunch, $9.50 dinner)
• Shaken Beef ($9.50)
• Buddha's Delight ($7.29)
• Mou Shu Pork ($8.95)
• Honey walnut prawns ($11.25)

Amy's China Cuisine, 1335 E. Whitestone Blvd., Ste. 190, Cedar Park, 528-9963, www.amyschinacuisine.com