18 Best Chinese Restaurants in Davis

“My wife and I have ordered take-out twice, splitting an order of a General's Chicken the first time and Mongolian Beef the second time. The General's Chicken was wonderful - light, crispy with a delicious, slightly sweet-tart flavor. It was obviously freshly made. Our second order of Mongolian Beef was just the opposite. It was a stew-like meal that seemed to have been on the back-burner a while. Everything was limp and greasy. Very disappointing. We do plan to return, but will ask for a meal that is fresh.“

“Super fast and tasty food with excellent customer service. The front lady is super nice and incredibly considerate, a new favorite restaurant for sure!“

“Comes to eat really late today and most of restaurants are closed. I had a griddle cooked chicken and wonton soup, both of dishes are good. It’s nice to have spicy food also with some soup, the service is really awesome and she takes good care of me. Made my night, I will definitely come for late night food in the future. I also wanna to try their BBQ, smells so good.“

“The best Chinese food in Davis. Been here a few times and compared to the many other spots in town, this one is far ahead. Every dish has flavors. Our favorites are the eggplant and string beans, I’m not even an eggplant person but here it’s amazing. We also enjoy the chow mein with beef, it’s not your typical low-flavor chow mein, the noodles are nicely coated and the perfect brown and the little jalapeno pieces give it an extra kick. Last the fried egg with pork ribs, the fried egg sort of an omelet like egg but far more fried and filled with flavor. I’m personally not the type to order egg at any type of restaurant but here it’s a must, the ribs come in a little broth to compliment the ribs.

You know it’s authentic when the majority of its client base are international students and you’re not hearing much English being spoken lol.

10/10 would recommend.“

“We got the Hunan style noodles with beef, pork and cabbage dry pot, and eggplant and green beans. All the dishes were so tasty!

Parking: Free parking lot with plenty of spots available.

Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly restaurant. High chairs are available for babies. No booster seats for smaller kids. Most dishes are spicy, so may not be kid-friendly in that sense.“

“Delicious food and great food“

“哇！This is some of the best Chinese food I have eaten in the Sacramento area; great new flavors that I didn't even know were originally Chinese. The waiter was nothing but kind was very considerate with my limited knowledge of Chinese cuisine, even recommending me some things on the menu and refiling my lemon tea when I ran out. 10/10 would recommend!“

“Noodle House, as my family and I lovingly call it, is an icon in Davis. It's a little hole in the wall behind Sophia's Thai Bar that was referred to my husband and I 15 years ago. We walked in and almost left because it's small... and old... and a little sketchy? But we decided to give it a try anyway.
We have been coming regularly since then, and our family has grown, and grown up begging to go there for special occasions like getting good grades, etc. There is nothing we have had that isn't delicious.
I highly recommend the won ton noodle soup, pork chop noodle soup, szechuan eggplant with noodles, the potato curry with noodles, the 5 spice beef noodle soup, and the chow mein.
The noodles are homemade. The broths and sauces are unique, delicious, and literally award winning.
The service is fine. It's the same lady for the past several years. She's quick and efficient. Before that, I think it was her mom or aunt.
You won't regret trying it out - and if you do, you'll be back.“

“found myself in downtown Davis and feeling a bit peckish so looking for a quick bite. There is a ton load of eateries to choose from all within a stone's throw from each other. So many choices. I landed at the Dumpling House. Me and this pls e go back a long way, all the way to when they first opened in 2010.

Not only do they have home made dumplings, they also have other menu items such as Asian: noodles, vegetable dishes, popcorn chicken, green onion pancakes, AND fish n chips with the customary sides. Lots of options. The business was a fish n chips shop before the current owners took ownership in 2010. Cool that they kept those items on the menu.

Even with the varied menu options, for me the main attraction is the dumplings. Pan fried, deep fried, or steamed. Variety of fillings. My fave is the steamed pork n chives. The density and the texture of the filling is spot on. The flavor is good. The green onion pancakes are also a fave of mine.

Orders are taken at the register in the building. Sit anywhere and they'll bring your food to you.There is indoor and outdoor seating. The interior is not particularly large. And the outdoor seating is picnic table style. It's a no frills kinda place.“

“Quite impressive dinner menu. Recently remodeled in 2024/2025, this is not the Hunan of the past.

It's a solid, quality, authentic sichuan/hunan style restaurant with the quality dishes to match.

The whole fish boiling pot was the highlight. The entire fish (catfish) was fresh and went well with the veges and other items in it. When it says it is spicy- it's no joke! It has the famous sichuan peppercorn numbing spice.

Another standout was the 'squirrel' fish- it's hard to explain, but I took a picture and that was not spicy- but sweet and sour. It was amazing and my family said it was one of the best they ever had.

The other dishes are solid, and they have non-spicy dishes- but if you come to hunan-style restaurant you'll get the toothpick lamb, spicy pork dishes, dry style hotpot, etc. Everything is solid.

The vibe- vibe is good. Not a typical chinese restuarant. Had American museum vibes, Nora Jones playlist on repeat. But it works, and the past few times I was here, there were bunch of international asian students- which is a very good sign.

All in all, very quality- and highly recommend it for dinner. Lunch is solid too, but the portions are a little smaller. Dinner you pay more- but I feel like it's the better deal. Enjoy!!“

“Fabulous food Delicious food Good service Friendly staff“

“We love this place. It has great Boba tea amongst the bao buns that are sooo good. The prices are really affordable, especially for the good quality in food and size if boba drinks.
The owner is very accommodating. Once a friend ordered the wrong drink and he took it back and remade it without issue.
I highly recommend coming here.“

“Friends say it's just like the Uniboil they're used to in Southern California and I can't argue with that assessment. Get the triple meat hot pots if you want a ample portion, or add extras off the menu. Triple, pork blood, tendon meatballs, all kinds of delicious noms.“

“Best Hot Pot I’ve had in Davis by far!!! SUPER SPICY but extremely rich and flavorful!!! The sliced noodles were amazing!! This is my first time coming and it will not be my last!! Happy to have this in West Davis!! 10/10!! Our waiter was also incredibly sweet and helpful!“

“The server was very friendly and let us know about the wait for food, which was fine with us. The prices are really low so I had few expectations. The broccoli and carrots with house sauce was really good, but the basil chicken didn't have much flavor. My daughter loved her boba. We'll definitely be back.“

“The food quality here seemed good. I was especially pleased with the prices and also the cleanliness of this location. I was very grateful to see how cold the water was. They came out of the fountain. It was very fresh cold and clean, and the staff here was extremely nice.“

“first time and I loved it!!“

“The vegetarian menu is EXTRAORDINARY! I was ecstatic the first time I ate their vegetarian beef. I almost cried the first time I ate their vegetarian sweet and sour shrimp. A review below said the vegetarian dish had meat in it. No, it doesn't. It is just that good! I'm from out of town and I try to time my visits to eat and to take another entree home. I've never had such good Chinese vegetarian food!“