I absolutely love this place! The food is authentic, delicious, and nutritious. You’re greeted with a hot teapot and a formal table setting with cloth napkins — something we don’t see very often anymore, so it feels extra special. Everything on their menu is delicious, but their orange chicken is truly out of this world. I honestly wouldn’t mind driving to the moon and back for it! If you’re in Santa Monica, this place is a must. Definitely check it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Derakhsh Fozouni
Went there on a whim and whoaaa Nelly! Little gem of a place here, if you want good service and food Go, if you want to complain about the bathroom or tidiness (not part of the food) don’t go! But if you’re hungry and want delicious food served with delicious tea this is a place. The house beef dish was a new experience and delicious and sauce was amazing and the chicken fried rice was plenty and delicious as well!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Salerno
The restaurant is a feeling of old school… eggplant was fantastic & walnut shrimp I’ll do again on next visit… free parking a big plus.. my kind of place.. fair price & good food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kim Colautti
I have ordering food & eating food here since I moved to LA. The food is great BUT….the worst customer service I have ever experienced in a restaurant. I had a carryout Sunday. They forgot to give me my egg roll order. I called when I got home and they said a manager would call back. It’s Tuesday, I have called them 11 times simply for a $7.50 credit. Their mailbox is full 24/7 so no messages can be left. Their answering service is very nice but obviously has no success getting in touch with the restaurant management either. For this reason I will not recommend this place. Customer service is important in the service industry!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
J Harris
Delivery. Every time I order, there's some problem. Ordered spinach and button mushroom, & 2nd entry, lunch with rice & soup. The spinach was delicious. The mushrooms were rubbery. Old not fresh mushrooms get rubbery. At these orices. They dlshould know to cook fresh mushrooms. This is not cheap fast food prices. . They can't save money by using old vegetables. Mushrooms have to be fresh. Rubbery mushrooms.
Food: 1
Chef Gee
Very disappointed with the service I received on Thursday. The food here is delicious but I can definitely find somewhere else to get overpriced chine food. I should have made this review the day I was eating at the restaurant and a mice ran under my feet but I didn’t. They clearly don’t care about their loyal customers as I have been coming here for over 5 yrs. My order wasn’t ready when promised instead it was ready 30 minutes later when I asked for my order and told them it should have been ready by then the response was “ you can wait or go “ they handed me a wrong order as well but my workers had to eat. So sad but I will no longer be coming here
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
CHILO
Lunch specials 2 for 1; Wong Lo Kat Tea, Santa Monica Ave of the Stars Moon House the Chinese restaurant. I recommend Mongolian Beef & Chinese Tea ...
Addison Chen
Reliable neighborhood Chinese/Cantonese restaurant. The type that is open probably 365 days a year. Whenever I'm feeling unwell, my goto is ordering porridge, some greens dish, and a noodle with protein.
They're always pretty consistent and order is ready why I pick up. They wont win any awards, but I'm glad they operate in the neighborhood after all these years
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Paul T.
Upon entering this Chinese restaurant, I found it quite crowded, though most were there to pick up takeout orders. The restaurant offers dine-in, but seating is limited. The environment is reasonably clean, but not particularly pleasant. Lunch options are plentiful, while dinner is slightly more expensive. The sweet shrimp was sweet and very springy, the beef soup was delicious, and the char siu (BBQ Pork) fried noodles weren't too oily, had a slightly sweet flavor, and tasted good. However, the lamb brisket stew was just average and not recommended. While the food quality was good, the wait times were excessively long. We waited a full hour for our food to arrive, during which time many people came to pick up their takeout, and the staff were clearly overwhelmed. While I understand they are busy, making customers sit and wait for so long is undesirable. I hope this can be improved in the future.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Barnett Fischer
I ordered the Kung Pao chicken.
The chicken itself was good, and the sauce was great. It was pretty clear the chicken had been cooked separately earlier, then brought together in the wok at the end.
Unfortunately, the vegetables (green onion chunks, regular onions, green peppers, and watercress) were undercooked. They didn’t spend enough time in the wok before being served, so it ended up feeling like Kung Pao chicken with almost raw vegetables.
Still good overall, but not quite five-star.
My friend ordered the orange chicken and really enjoyed it. He said everything about it was spot-on.
Service was polite, but not very attentive. Our waiter was courteous when he first helped us, but once the food arrived, he didn’t check on us at all until the very end of the meal. In a small restaurant like this, it would’ve been nice to be checked on during the meal in case we needed anything.
Have no idea why this place is rated so high.... Orange Chicken is marginal quality slices covered in some generic sauce that tastes nothing like Orange?! And then you have the $17 wonton SOUP or $8 egg roll! Its like Chinese food you may get from Wyoming...dont know how you CA folks put up with these prices and quality.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Joe Wetzel
Best hot and sour soup. Perk belly is good shrimp too. The orange chicken is chewy however.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Afroj Raaj
The staff really make you feel welcome.
Marco B 219
It was Xmas day and we were grateful to find this place open.
As is usual now, 3/4 of the people were here for takeout. We,however, sat down.
We had a $25 dollar lunch for $87.
Orange chicken, Kung Pao Shrimp and Green Beans with minced pork that arrived as green pea leaves with large pork pieces.
The chicken was not good. Soggy and bland. Not up to Panda Inn standards.
Kung Pao shrimp was excellent though.
The green beans with minced pork that came as pea sprouts and bbq pork was not good.
The lunch bill with tip and tax was $87. That's beyond ridiculous. Service was polite and efficient but not for that price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Puran Teerarojjanarat
It just taking too long time I been wait for 40 minutes and I still sitting with no food
I absolutely love this place! The food is authentic, delicious, and nutritious. You’re greeted with a hot teapot and a formal table setting with cloth napkins — something we don’t see very often anymore, so it feels extra special.
Everything on their menu is delicious, but their orange chicken is truly out of this world. I honestly wouldn’t mind driving to the moon and back for it!
If you’re in Santa Monica, this place is a must. Definitely check it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went there on a whim and whoaaa Nelly! Little gem of a place here, if you want good service and food Go, if you want to complain about the bathroom or tidiness (not part of the food) don’t go! But if you’re hungry and want delicious food served with delicious tea this is a place. The house beef dish was a new experience and delicious and sauce was amazing and the chicken fried rice was plenty and delicious as well!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The restaurant is a feeling of old school… eggplant was fantastic & walnut shrimp I’ll do again on next visit… free parking a big plus.. my kind of place.. fair price & good food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
I have ordering food & eating food here since I moved to LA. The food is great BUT….the worst customer service I have ever experienced in a restaurant. I had a carryout Sunday. They forgot to give me my egg roll order. I called when I got home and they said a manager would call back. It’s Tuesday, I have called them 11 times simply for a $7.50 credit. Their mailbox is full 24/7 so no messages can be left. Their answering service is very nice but obviously has no success getting in touch with the restaurant management either. For this reason I will not recommend this place. Customer service is important in the service industry!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Delivery. Every time I order, there's some problem. Ordered spinach and button mushroom, & 2nd entry, lunch with rice & soup.
The spinach was delicious. The mushrooms were rubbery. Old not fresh mushrooms get rubbery. At these orices. They dlshould know to cook fresh mushrooms. This is not cheap fast food prices. .
They can't save money by using old vegetables. Mushrooms have to be fresh. Rubbery mushrooms.
Food: 1
Very disappointed with the service I received on Thursday. The food here is delicious but I can definitely find somewhere else to get overpriced chine food. I should have made this review the day I was eating at the restaurant and a mice ran under my feet but I didn’t. They clearly don’t care about their loyal customers as I have been coming here for over 5 yrs. My order wasn’t ready when promised instead it was ready 30 minutes later when I asked for my order and told them it should have been ready by then the response was “ you can wait or go “ they handed me a wrong order as well but my workers had to eat. So sad but I will no longer be coming here
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Lunch specials 2 for 1; Wong Lo Kat Tea, Santa Monica Ave of the Stars Moon House the Chinese restaurant. I recommend Mongolian Beef & Chinese Tea ...
Reliable neighborhood Chinese/Cantonese restaurant. The type that is open probably 365 days a year. Whenever I'm feeling unwell, my goto is ordering porridge, some greens dish, and a noodle with protein.
They're always pretty consistent and order is ready why I pick up. They wont win any awards, but I'm glad they operate in the neighborhood after all these years
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Upon entering this Chinese restaurant, I found it quite crowded, though most were there to pick up takeout orders. The restaurant offers dine-in, but seating is limited. The environment is reasonably clean, but not particularly pleasant. Lunch options are plentiful, while dinner is slightly more expensive. The sweet shrimp was sweet and very springy, the beef soup was delicious, and the char siu (BBQ Pork) fried noodles weren't too oily, had a slightly sweet flavor, and tasted good. However, the lamb brisket stew was just average and not recommended. While the food quality was good, the wait times were excessively long. We waited a full hour for our food to arrive, during which time many people came to pick up their takeout, and the staff were clearly overwhelmed. While I understand they are busy, making customers sit and wait for so long is undesirable. I hope this can be improved in the future.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
I ordered the Kung Pao chicken.
The chicken itself was good, and the sauce was great. It was pretty clear the chicken had been cooked separately earlier, then brought together in the wok at the end.
Unfortunately, the vegetables (green onion chunks, regular onions, green peppers, and watercress) were undercooked. They didn’t spend enough time in the wok before being served, so it ended up feeling like Kung Pao chicken with almost raw vegetables.
Still good overall, but not quite five-star.
My friend ordered the orange chicken and really enjoyed it. He said everything about it was spot-on.
Service was polite, but not very attentive. Our waiter was courteous when he first helped us, but once the food arrived, he didn’t check on us at all until the very end of the meal. In a small restaurant like this, it would’ve been nice to be checked on during the meal in case we needed anything.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Have no idea why this place is rated so high.... Orange Chicken is marginal quality slices covered in some generic sauce that tastes nothing like Orange?! And then you have the $17 wonton SOUP or $8 egg roll! Its like Chinese food you may get from Wyoming...dont know how you CA folks put up with these prices and quality.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Best hot and sour soup. Perk belly is good shrimp too. The orange chicken is chewy however.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The staff really make you feel welcome.
It was Xmas day and we were grateful to find this place open.
As is usual now, 3/4 of the people were here for takeout. We,however, sat down.
We had a $25 dollar lunch for $87.
Orange chicken, Kung Pao Shrimp and Green Beans with minced pork that arrived as green pea leaves with large pork pieces.
The chicken was not good. Soggy and bland. Not up to Panda Inn standards.
Kung Pao shrimp was excellent though.
The green beans with minced pork that came as pea sprouts and bbq pork was not good.
The lunch bill with tip and tax was $87. That's beyond ridiculous. Service was polite and efficient but not for that price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
It just taking too long time I been wait for 40 minutes and I still sitting with no food
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
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