7 Best Chinese Restaurants in Merced

“very good rice and chowmein“

“Our favorite has always been china cafe. However they sold last March, and it's just not the same. So we are looking for a new place. I googled places in Merced and Atwater and this place stood out. So as our first time trying it we went ahead and ordered the #2 family meal. Our favorite is orange chicken, and it was not on that family meal so we went ahead and added one to our order. The drummets were out of season so they offered a different appetizer. 👍🏽👏🏽👍🏽 Our order came with, chicken chow mein, pork fried rice, steamed rice 🍚 shrimp and vegetables, garlic chicken, broccoli beef. I asked for two chow meins and no steamed rice. So she said how about no appetizer and no steam rice, and chicken chow mein no extra charge. I said great!!!

We took it home to share with the rest of the family. We loved it! I gotta say the chow mein and broccoli alone were worth the entire meal to me! Everything was tasty!! However the chicken chow mein was by far the best tasting chow mein I've ever had. From Fresno to the bay I can assure you, if you try this place you won't regret it! Flavor burst galore!! The orange chicken was crispy and saucy. I felt it was slightly lacking in flavor. However it could have easily been the over burst of flavors from the broccoli and chow mein before that, it may have thrown me off. I'm telling you!! Yummyness, gooder, and bestest were all words thrown around the table 😜 😀 My family and I really enjoyed it and we will be happily returning customers!!!“

“This is a great place for cheap Chinese food. The qaulity is decent, and the service is very friendly. Edit: Updating to 5 stars, this is in my top two fav Chinese places in Merced. Can't beat the value for the price here.

Parking: In front of restaurant.“

“Love this place! My family always has a great time with great food. Friendly staff ALWAYS“

“This place changed hands and got a complete makeover in June 2025. IT IS SOOO GOOD.

We ordered many items off the traditional menu: Cold Tofu Salad, Crispy Pork Belly, Leaf wrapped Fried Rice, Stir Fried Choy Sum w/ Garlic, Mango Pudding, Mango Smoothie, Hong Kong Milk Tea.

ALL of it was some of the best food in Merced, and at an amazing price. I am moving away from Merced and truly sad to not eat here!“

“Great food!! I feel it's the best chinese food in Merced. The service is always great. My wife is extremely picky when it comes to her chinese food so for her to enjoy this, it means it's good. Honey walnut shrimp is the best in town, dare I say better than Panda? 😱“

“The times I ordered white rice I got old, hard, or undercooked rice. It's only at this Panda Express and I'm not sure if that issue has been addressed since then. And customer service feels slow and unenthusiastic. I'm being nice because it should be a 3-star review.“