Northern Cafe El Segundo

I thought this place was pretty good the only thing I didn't really like about it was i felt like it took a long time for us to get our food and be served but maybe they were understaffed or something. The food was really good, I liked the wontons, and the kung Pao chicken was really good as well, as well as the orange chicken. The only thing about the food is that it's really big, like really big, prepare to take a lot of leftovers. There was so much kung Pao chicken omg I have no idea how someone could finish that whole thing by themselves. Anyways it was good food alright service and it was nice on the inside with a lot of seating and wasn't too busy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

rude servers, no good manners, Ricardo talks to customers like we are truckers in a strike event.

Service: 1

A spacious Chinese restaurant that serves good Asian food. Food comes in good portion sizes and they taste pretty authentic. A big shout-out to their star waitress, Joy, who elevated my dining experience here. She's attentive, efficient and genuinely impressive. To the owners of Northern, please give Joy a much-deserved raise! She's amazing! ❤️

Kid-friendliness: Kids are welcome

Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Noodles

We ordered online with pick up for 2:15pm. I received a text verification. I went to pick up & was told our order was a not done & waited 10 min. The restaurant was 1.6 miles from our hotel & the food was cold like it had been sitting for a long time. Will not recommend this place due to lack preparing our food especially with the Sauces that the lids were off & so I spilled all inside the bag. The dumplings were hard & tasted like paste.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

Huge portions. Good food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Orange Chicken

Came here on a Saturday night, the waitress was so sweet and helpful. The food is delicious, I recommend the pork soup dumplings. Would definitely come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Juicy Pork Dumplings

Great food & service. (:

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Times get tough for me to find places to eat lunch after attending the noontime Mass in Manhattan Beach with others shut down since the pandemic until I came across that resto, where I ate the chicken wonton soup & 3 steaned custard buns.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

We came in with a group of 5 plus a baby and had a great experience. All the food was delicious. We got the broccoli beef, orange chicken, chicken fried rice, green beans, eggplant, and scallion pancakes, and there wasn’t a bad dish in the bunch. I especially liked that the food tasted flavorful but less oily than a lot of Chinese food. Our server, Vanessa, was so attentive and accommodating. The atmosphere was busy but not too loud. I will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vanessa was our waitress tonight and she was amazing! We were a large group and she was the best waitress I've had anywhere in a very long time 😊
The food was also great..can't wait to go again soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very good food, especially the Dan Dan noodles and beef puff pastry roll. The service was ok, the servers didn’t get us water for 10 minutes after we sat down, and when they refilled them they kept spilling the water on the floor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Juicy Pork Dumplings, Szechuan Dan Dan Noodle, Beef Soup

Been trying to order for 1.5 hours, sat on hold, couldn’t figure it out, drove over only to find they gave our order to someone else! Girls were rude, said not their responsibility. Placed another order to wait for it, ordered a glass of wine since I had to wait again- they actually charges me. Sat down and was told I had to move- no reserve sign on the table. Worst customer service ever, owner needs to rethink Who they employ and the value model. Never coming back! Haven’t even tasted the food yet, they’ll probably spit in it because I gently expressed my concerns of them giving away our meal!

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Large portion of food but very salty

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Went on a Monday lunch, and we were seated in a booth as were the rest of the customers, empty tables in the center. Recommend the beef roll if you like greens, like an Asian burrito, comes with a sesame dressing and chili oil. Staff was friendly and helpful. Note Iced Jasmine green tea was sweetened.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I like it here. Food was good. It wasn't too crowded. Environment was nice and calm. I could have ate more if they had a value menu and would have lol I'll be going back. As a non meat eaters the options were great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cucumber Salad