Abacus Inn Chinese Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to Abacus Inn Chinese Restaurant, a hidden gem nestled in Phoenix, AZ, where traditional Chinese cuisine meets a relaxed atmosphere. This family-friendly spot is perfect for both lunch and dinner, catering to diverse tastes with a menu that boasts an impressive array of options.

Start your meal with a shareable Pu Pu Platter, offering a delightful mix of flavors like fried shrimp and honey chicken.
Dive into the savory Seafood Selection featuring dishes like Kung Pao Shrimp and Sizzling Rice Shrimp, each infused with rich spices.
Don’t miss the acclaimed Hot and Sour Soup, a beloved favorite among regulars.

With fast, friendly service and a warm ambiance enhanced by happy hour specials, Abacus Inn is not just about meals; it’s about moments. Experience exceptional dining here, where every dish is a taste of tradition.

Appetizers

Pu Pu Platter

Egg rolls, fried shrimp, honey chicken, fried wonton and teriyaki beef.

$22.00

12 Pieces Fried Wonton

Homemade Chinese dumplings with minced pork, shrimp and fried.

$5.95

BBQ Ribs

Ribs seasoned with hoisin sauce, ketchup, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, lemon juice, ginger, garlic and five-spice powder.

$11.50

8 Pieces Crab Puffs

$9.50

Spicy Salt Calamari

Hot and spicy.

$9.50

Edamame Soy Beans

Steamed soybeans sprinkled with salt.

$6.25

4 Pieces Egg Rolls

Savory filling wrapped in a paper thin wrapper and deep-fried.

$7.95

Spicy Chicken Salad

$8.50

6 Pieces Fried Shrimp

$9.95

Lettuce Wrap

With garlic, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and ginger in a lettuce wrap.

$9.50

4 Pieces Spring Roll

Marinated shredded cabbage, carrots, onions, green bell peppers hand-rolled in a crunchy spring roll wrapper.

$6.25

10 Pieces Fried Bread

$5.25

8 Pieces Potsticker

Pork.

$10.50

BBQ Pork Slice

$9.25

Onion Rings (10)

$6.25

Seafood

Kung Pao Shrimp

Shrimp sauteed with dried chili peppers, peanuts, bell pepper, onion, celery and water chestnut in spicy kung pao sauce. Hot and spicy.

$14.95

Yui Shan Spicy Shrimp

Shrimp sauteed with fresh vegetables in a hot spicy sauce. Hot and spicy.

$14.95

Crystal Shrimp

Shrimp sauteed with vegetables in a delicate white sauce.

$14.95

Cashew Nut Shrimp

Shrimp sauteed with roasted cashew nuts, celery, bamboo shoots, onion and bell pepper in a white sauce.

$14.95

Sweet and Sour Shrimp

Lightly battered with pineapple, onions, bell peppers tossed in sweet and sour sauce.

$14.95

Spicy Shrimp and Scallops

Shrimp and scallops with garlic, ginger and fresh vegetables in hot spicy sauce. Hot and spicy.

$16.50

Sizzling Rice Shrimp

Shrimp with Chinese vegetables cooked in a delightful brown sauce served on sizzling rice crackers.

$16.50

Yui Shan Spicy Scallops

Scallops seasoned in mix vegetables sauteed in Szechuan hot sauce. Hot and spicy.

$16.50

Crispy Fish

Filleted fish deep fried to crispness and blended with brown sauce.

$16.50

Happy Family

Combination of beef, chicken, scallop and shrimp stir fried with mix vegetables.

$16.50

Kung Pao Two

A combination shrimp and chicken sauteed with dried chili peppers, bell pepper, onion, celery and water chestnut in spicy kung pao sauce. Hot and spicy.

$14.95

Shrimp with Garlic Sauce

Shrimp sauteed with fresh vegetables in a mild garlic sauce.

$14.95

Shrimp with Cream Sauce

Shrimp with vegetables sauteed in a delicious cream sauce.

$14.95

Shrimp with Lobster Sauce

Shrimp sauteed with onions and green peppers in brown sauce.

$14.95

Dragon and Phoenix

Shrimp and chicken sauteed with fresh vegetables in a white sauce.

$14.95

Garlic Scallops and Shrimp

Shrimp, scallops with garlic and ginger sauteed with vegetables in a mild garlic sauce.

$16.50

Walnuts Shrimp

Shrimp lightly fried, smothered with a tart and sweet mayonnaise, garnish with glazed walnuts.

$16.50

Scallop with Garlic Sauce

Scallops in a mild garlic sauce with fresh vegetables.

$16.50

Hot and Spicy Fish

Filleted fish seasoned with spices and deep fried to crispness, simmered in a hot and spicy Szechuan sauce. Hot and spicy.

$16.50

Shrimp and Scallops Cream Sauce

Shrimp and scallops with vegetables sauteed in a delicious cream sauce.

$16.50

Kung Pao Chicken

White meat chicken sauteed with dried chili peppers, peanuts, bell pepper, onion, celery and water chestnut in spicy kung pao sauce. Hot and spicy.

$13.95

General Tso's Chicken

White meat chicken deep fried to crispness simmered with garlic and Szechuan hot chili. Hot and spicy.

$13.95

Abacus Special Chicken

Boneless chicken dark meat marinated with special sauce, fried to crispness, served garlic and onion sauce. White meat available.

$13.95

Almond Chicken

White meat chicken sauteed with roasted almonds, celery, bamboo shoots, onion and bell pepper in a brown sauce.

$13.95

Chicken with Vegetables

White meat chicken with fresh vegetables sauteed in a delicate white sauce.

$13.95

Sun Devil Chicken

White meat chicken sauteed with chef's special hot sauce. Hot and spicy.

$13.95

Mao Gao Gai Peng

White meat chicken sauteed with chinese vegetables in a white sauce.

$13.95

Orange Chicken

Deep fried white meat chicken seasoned with spices and oriental orange sauce. Hot and spicy.

$13.95

Sesame Chicken

White meat chicken, lightly battered and fried and topped with sweet sesame sauce.

$13.95

Honey Chicken

$13.95

Sizzling Rice Chicken

White meat chicken cooked with Chinese vegetables in a delightful brown sauce and served on top of sizzling rice crackers.

$13.95

Yui Shan Spicy Chicken

White meat chicken sauteed with bamboo shoot,bell pepper,carrot and onion in a hot spicy sauce. House Specialty. Hot and spicy.

$13.95

Lemon Chicken

White meat chicken lightly deep fried and seasoned with sweet lemon sauce.

$13.95

Cashew Nut Chicken

White meat chicken sauteed with roasted cashew nuts, celery, bamboo shoots, onion and bell pepper in a brown sauce.

$13.95

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Lightly battered with pineapple, onions, bell peppers tossed in sweet and sour sauce.

$13.95

Curry Chicken

White meat chicken sauteed with onion, bell pepper, carrot, imported curry, coconut milk and prepared with chef's special spicy sauce. Hot and spicy.

$13.95

Chicken and Broccoli

$13.95

Teriyaki Chicken

Tender grilled dark meat chicken and broccoli in a special house teriyaki sauce.

$13.95

Black Pepper Chicken

White meat chicken sauteed with carrot, bell pepper, onion and jalapeno spicy special sauce. Hot and spicy.

$13.95

Chicken

Pork

Yui Shan Spicy Pork

Shredded pork seasoned in spices, sauteed with bamboo shoot, bell pepper, carrot, onion in a hot and spicy Szechuan sauce. Hot and spicy.

$14.50

BBQ Sliced Pork with Vegetables

BBQ sliced pork sauteed with fresh vegetables in brown sauce.

$14.50

Sweet and Sour Pork

Lightly battered with pineapple, onions, bell peppers tossed in sweet and sour sauce.

$14.50

Kung Pao Pork

Diced deep fried pork with onions in s spicy kung pao sauce. Hot and spicy.

$14.50

Moo Shu Pork

Shredded pork sauteed with egg, bamboo shoots, onions, cabbage in a special sauce, skillfully rolled in wafer thin Chinese crepes. A MUST.

$14.50

BBQ Sliced Pork with Snow Peas

BBQ sliced roast pork served with snow peas,bamboo shoots,carrot and mushrooms

$14.50

Kung Pao Beef

Deep fried beef with onion in a spicy kung pao sauce.

$16.75

Mongolian Beef

Sliced tender beef seared with onions, scallions in special Mongolian sauce.

$16.75

Beef with Snow Peas

Tender beef sliced sauteed with fresh snow peas, mushroom, bamboo shoot and carrot in a delicate brown sauce.

$16.75

Pepper Steak

Sliced beef sauteed with onions and peppers in a mild garlic sauce.

$16.75

Thai Volcano Beef

Sliced beef, onion, jalapeno, green pepper sliced and carrot sauteed with Thai spicy sauce. Hot and spicy.

$16.75

Sauteed Spicy Beef

Sliced beef with green peppers, onions and sauteed with hot spicy Szechuan sauce. Hot and spicy.

$16.75

Beef with Broccoli

Stir fried tender beef and fresh broccoli in a ginger soy sauce.

$16.75

Hunan Beef

Sliced beef with Chinese vegetables sauteed with hunan hot sauce. Hot and spicy.

$16.75

Orange Beef

Deep fried tender beef seasoned with spices and oriental orange sauce. Hot and spicy.

$16.75

Peking Beef

Deep fried beef with onion, peas and carrot in chef's special peking sauce.

$16.75

Beef

Vegetables

Gourmet Vegetables

Sauteed fresh broccoli, snow peas and mushrooms in a delicate garlic sauce. Vegetarian.

$12.75

Kung Pao Cabbage

Fresh Chinese cabbage, onion, bell pepper, carrot and peanuts sauteed with hot and spicy kung pao sauce. Hot and spicy. Vegetarian.

$12.75

Family Style Bean Curd

Bean curd slightly deep fried sauteed with vegetables in hot spicy sauce. Vegetarian. Hot and spicy.

$12.75

Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

Broccoli sauteed with garlic brown sauce. Vegetarian.

$12.75

Assorted Vegetables

Chinese vegetables seasoned with a brown sauce. Vegetarian.

$12.75

Bean Curd with Oyster Sauce

Bean curd slightly deep fried sauteed with vegetables in oyster sauce. Vegetarian.

$12.75

Roast Pork Egg Foo Young

Egg omelette made from the mixture of vegetables, pork, and bean sprout.

$14.50

Chicken Egg Foo Young

Egg omelette made from the mixture of vegetables, chicken and bean sprout.

$13.75

Fresh Shrimp Egg Foo Young

Egg omelette made from the mixture of vegetables, shrimp and bean sprout.

$15.25

Beef Egg Foo Young

Egg omelette made from the mixture of vegetables, beef and bean sprout.

$15.25

Vegetable Egg Foo Young

Egg omelette made from the mixture of vegetables and bean sprout. Vegetarian.

$13.50

Egg Foo Young

Chow Mein

House Special Chow Mein

Pork, chicken, shrimp and fresh vegetables sauteed with soft noodles. Highly recommended.

$15.25

Pork Chow Mein

Shredded pork and fresh vegetables sauteed with soft noodles.

$13.75

Shrimp Chow Mein

Shrimps and fresh vegetables sauteed with soft noodles.

$14.25

Abacus Crispy Noodle Chow Mein

Combination of fresh shrimp, chicken and beef sauteed in a delicate brown sauce with Chinese vegetables and poured over crispy noodles.

$14.15

Teriyaki Chicken Chow Mein

Stir fried wheat noodles with vegetables.

$13.50

Chicken Chow Mein

White meat chicken and fresh vegetables sauteed with soft noodles.

$13.25

Beef Chow Mein

Tender sliced beef and fresh vegetables sauteed with soft noodles.

$14.95

Vegetable Chow Mein

Fresh vegetables sauteed with soft noodles. Vegetarian.

$11.95

Canton Chow Mein

Pan fried noodles with shrimp, chicken, beef and fresh vegetables sauteed in a light brown sauce.

$14.75