You go for the food! Very reasonable prices. Every dish we ordered was tasty. I'm told a husband and wife own and operate the kitchen and dining room. The server/wife speaks Mandarin and no English, so you'll have to communicate by pointing!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
K C.
Yummy. I love this place. I keep coming back. It's like a home cooked meal by your Chinese auntie who really knows how to cook. It does help if you can speak some Chinese, but it's not necessary. My favorite things to get are the shredded pork and bean curd, eggplant with garlic sauce and shrimp and eggs, oh! And their frozen dumplings are super good too!
Sandy Hui
This is a small local mom & pop restaurant. The food doesn't look fancy but it's very good. We have been going to this restaurant for years. We are so glad that their business survived COVID. My favorite appetizer is a cold dish called mala beef. The meat ball (lion head) is very good. The noodles and house fried rice are yummy too.
Always love their food! Authentic Chinese Food! Great owner! Cant ask for more. Cash or zelle only tho!
Jordyn Crowley Watts
Limited English, cash only but the spicy oil noodle and the tan tan mien is LIFE
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Onion Pan Cake
Ro G.
When I was a kid, I used to go to the Mandarin Deli in Little Tokyo or Chinatown. Those restaurants are now closed, but this place is essentially the same. They have Ja Jeong Mein, that is not the Tawianese style or Korean style. It is the Northern China style. I haven't been able to find this anywhere else. They also have hand-made dumplings and hand-made noodles. The owner doesn't speak English very well, but I usually just point. And that gets the job done.
Meav G.
It's ok. A bit salty. The employees don't speak English. Typical of the SGV. I think it's a decent place for a quick meal but there's so many other options in the SGV.
Kris Jin
Love the food here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lili C.
My husband loves the ZhaJiangMian (black sauce minced meat noodles) and we've come here a couple of times. The owners/staff are really friendly but they only speak Mandarin and assume I do too even though I keep replying with silent nods and English. We also get stared at, I guess because my husband is White. Awkwardness aside, it's a cosy mom-and-pop style restaurant with good food.... if you know already exactly what you want to order.
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I have been eating here on and off for almost 7 years, and the store lives up to its name. Especially my favorite fried eggplant with sauce is as delicious as ever.
We wanted to have a quick lunch at a restaurant with ample parking and decided to try here. The shopping plaza parking lot was more full than expected, even with Elite Restaurant closed but we managed to find a few open spaces. We ordered the Leek and Fish dumplings, Kung Pao Chicken, and Tomato and Egg noodles.All of the dishes were really good. The filling in the dumplings was generous, flavorful and moist and their dipping sauce added a nice spicy kick. Their Kung Pao Chicken was pretty spicy cooked with both red peppers and jalapenos but the flavor was perfect especially if eaten with rice. We also really liked their tomato and egg dish. The noodles tasted like fresh made noodles with a nice chew. Sorry I forgot to take pictures of our dishes.Service was pretty quick. Food was good. We will go back to try other dishes.
Joyce J.
We happened upon this restaurant and loved the food! The beef noodle soup was super yummy & the sautéed fish fillet was so good! Love the food. The lunch menu is awesome! $7 and up for single servings until 3pm. Warning: The boss lady doesn't speak much English and demonstrated little patience for English. If you can speak and understand Mandarin, you're good to go. Cash only. No credit cards.
Elaine Y.
Pros- best noodles. Don't know what type of noodles they use in their stir fry dishes, but everyone agrees that it's the best. It's chewy and springy. Holds sauce really well. We usually get the vegetarian or combo chow mein. Potstickers are pretty good. Cons: cash only and prices "fluctuate" and never the same as menu or the previous time.
Zoe T.
Our go-to for authentic northern Chinese food because their handmade noodles and flour-based doughy foods (dumplings, pancakes) are supreme.The main proprietress is super sweet and generally remembers you and your order if you become a regular. It's easier if you can speak to her in Chinese, but she tries her best to communicate in English with non-Chinese-speaking patrons. Favorite dishes to order:- Dry spicy beef noodles (hand-pulled or knife cut) - full of numbing spice from Szechwan peppercorns, this bowl of handmade noodles are chewy and flavorful and the beef is perfectly tender; mix well so the sauce doesn't stay only at the bottom of the bowl- Stir-fried noodles (I like getting knife-cut) with your choice of protein (or just veggies if you don't eat meat) - very delicious smoky wok hei, not too salty in flavor, slight crunch from veggies - Twice-cooked pork - luscious pork belly that has been simmered once, sliced thinly, and then cooked again with leeks and cabbage--oily and salty but pairs well with rice and noodles-Beef roll pancake - bubbly fried pancake wrapped around sweet and savory beef, green onions, and cilantro; oily but delicious and I often want to finish one by myself but it's good for sharing
You go for the food! Very reasonable prices. Every dish we ordered was tasty. I'm told a husband and wife own and operate the kitchen and dining room. The server/wife speaks Mandarin and no English, so you'll have to communicate by pointing!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Yummy. I love this place. I keep coming back. It's like a home cooked meal by your Chinese auntie who really knows how to cook. It does help if you can speak some Chinese, but it's not necessary. My favorite things to get are the shredded pork and bean curd, eggplant with garlic sauce and shrimp and eggs, oh! And their frozen dumplings are super good too!
This is a small local mom & pop restaurant. The food doesn't look fancy but it's very good. We have been going to this restaurant for years. We are so glad that their business survived COVID. My favorite appetizer is a cold dish called mala beef. The meat ball (lion head) is very good. The noodles and house fried rice are yummy too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice, Beef Noodle, 清炒大豆苗
Always love their food! Authentic Chinese Food! Great owner! Cant ask for more. Cash or zelle only tho!
Limited English, cash only but the spicy oil noodle and the tan tan mien is LIFE
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Onion Pan Cake
When I was a kid, I used to go to the Mandarin Deli in Little Tokyo or Chinatown. Those restaurants are now closed, but this place is essentially the same. They have Ja Jeong Mein, that is not the Tawianese style or Korean style. It is the Northern China style. I haven't been able to find this anywhere else. They also have hand-made dumplings and hand-made noodles. The owner doesn't speak English very well, but I usually just point. And that gets the job done.
It's ok. A bit salty. The employees don't speak English. Typical of the SGV. I think it's a decent place for a quick meal but there's so many other options in the SGV.
Love the food here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband loves the ZhaJiangMian (black sauce minced meat noodles) and we've come here a couple of times. The owners/staff are really friendly but they only speak Mandarin and assume I do too even though I keep replying with silent nods and English. We also get stared at, I guess because my husband is White. Awkwardness aside, it's a cosy mom-and-pop style restaurant with good food.... if you know already exactly what you want to order.
I have been eating here on and off for almost 7 years, and the store lives up to its name. Especially my favorite fried eggplant with sauce is as delicious as ever.
Restaurantji Recommends
Awesome food awesome service
We wanted to have a quick lunch at a restaurant with ample parking and decided to try here. The shopping plaza parking lot was more full than expected, even with Elite Restaurant closed but we managed to find a few open spaces. We ordered the Leek and Fish dumplings, Kung Pao Chicken, and Tomato and Egg noodles.All of the dishes were really good. The filling in the dumplings was generous, flavorful and moist and their dipping sauce added a nice spicy kick. Their Kung Pao Chicken was pretty spicy cooked with both red peppers and jalapenos but the flavor was perfect especially if eaten with rice. We also really liked their tomato and egg dish. The noodles tasted like fresh made noodles with a nice chew. Sorry I forgot to take pictures of our dishes.Service was pretty quick. Food was good. We will go back to try other dishes.
We happened upon this restaurant and loved the food! The beef noodle soup was super yummy & the sautéed fish fillet was so good! Love the food. The lunch menu is awesome! $7 and up for single servings until 3pm. Warning: The boss lady doesn't speak much English and demonstrated little patience for English. If you can speak and understand Mandarin, you're good to go. Cash only. No credit cards.
Pros- best noodles. Don't know what type of noodles they use in their stir fry dishes, but everyone agrees that it's the best. It's chewy and springy. Holds sauce really well. We usually get the vegetarian or combo chow mein. Potstickers are pretty good. Cons: cash only and prices "fluctuate" and never the same as menu or the previous time.
Our go-to for authentic northern Chinese food because their handmade noodles and flour-based doughy foods (dumplings, pancakes) are supreme.The main proprietress is super sweet and generally remembers you and your order if you become a regular. It's easier if you can speak to her in Chinese, but she tries her best to communicate in English with non-Chinese-speaking patrons. Favorite dishes to order:- Dry spicy beef noodles (hand-pulled or knife cut) - full of numbing spice from Szechwan peppercorns, this bowl of handmade noodles are chewy and flavorful and the beef is perfectly tender; mix well so the sauce doesn't stay only at the bottom of the bowl- Stir-fried noodles (I like getting knife-cut) with your choice of protein (or just veggies if you don't eat meat) - very delicious smoky wok hei, not too salty in flavor, slight crunch from veggies - Twice-cooked pork - luscious pork belly that has been simmered once, sliced thinly, and then cooked again with leeks and cabbage--oily and salty but pairs well with rice and noodles-Beef roll pancake - bubbly fried pancake wrapped around sweet and savory beef, green onions, and cilantro; oily but delicious and I often want to finish one by myself but it's good for sharing