39 Best Chinese Restaurants in Monterey Park

“Great Dim Sum spot for classic dim sum food and not too long on wait for a table.“

“The meat pies are to die for – cooked to order, with sizzling hot soup inside, and a variety of meats and vegetables to choose from. Everything else, like the dumplings, is good but not as exceptional as the meat pies (and can be more commonly found elsewhere).

The staff are friendly and efficient.

The location is simple: a counter for ordering and tables to sit at.

There is a parking lot, but it can get packed during lunchtime.

My personal favorites are the lamb with green onions or cilantro. When my friends and I go, we usually get an assortment of lamb, pork, and beef meat pies, which you can’t go wrong with.

Parking: There is a parking lot, but it can get packed during lunchtime.“

“First time every eating in a restaurant on a styrafoam plate, but it didn't take away from my meal. Tried out their noodles with beef and I found it to be quite tasty with the sauce. Small simple little place, tempted to return for their breakfast and evening specials“

“Xiao Long Bao - so delicious compare to Dai Tai Fung“

“Quaint little restaurant that serves delicious meals at a reasonable price. A friend of mine brought me and I enjoyed it very much! It’s the kind of place that makes you feel at home and I’m not even Asian lol. Thanks for the delicious meal to Fortune No 1, May you receive much fortune to come!“

“This is one of our go-to places for authentic Cantonese food. We also like our special occasions celebrated here because you can secure a private banquet room for free!! I was here for my aunts 97th bday. My cousins ordered more traditional foods for the elders table. Mainly seafood dishes. The more Americanized of us got chowmein with chicken and sweet n sour chicken. The other table got noodles with seafood and cold boiled chicken, traditional for a bday celebration. . The highlight was the crispy whole piglet. Big hit for everyone. Also the shrimp with candied walnuts. And the French style filet mignon with mushrooms, always a yummy choice here. I enjoyed the sweet and sour soup. The owner was on hand to make sure all's well. The service was swift and efficient. Another great private room dining experience. It's not a fancy place but who cares ...the food is goooood. Highly recommend per usual. Dedicated parking lot is free. Credit cards accepted.“

“Everything we had here was fantastic! I loved the mango iced tea because it actually tastes like mangos, the chicken was nice and crunchy on the outside, juice and delicious on the inside. We also had xiao baos and their dry noodles with peanut butter sauce which were both fantastic! I would recommend against getting their devils hot sauce unless you have like an amazing spice tolerance! I thought my spice tolerance was fine because i can handle tapatio and valentina easily but this sauce left me chugging my drink and feeling the chili under my tongue for hours!“

“12/27/2019 鮮🦐腸粉加🥚 & 菜乾咸排骨瑤柱花生粥. 好吃,😋價錢合理 🤗👍“

“This is a family owned small restaurant. Don’t be fooled by their business name: “bread food”. They don’t bake any bread. They serve house made noodles, dumplings, and a variety of meat filled streamed buns. They also sell frozen dumplings and plain buns (mantau).

They close at 8pm, be there before 7:15 pm or the chef will come out and show his attitude. The young waitress is polite.

The house made noodles are fresh and dente. Very food. The dumplings come with dip sauce made out with fresh ground garlic, very spicy. Will return and try other items.“

“(Translated by Google) For takeaways from the epidemic, I like lamb skewers and chicken skins. Chicken cartilage is fine. But I don’t know why the beef skewers and pork belly taste a bit sour? ? I don’t know if it’s the sauce(Original)疫情点的外卖，羊肉串和鸡皮很喜欢。 鸡软骨还行。但是不知道为什么牛肉串和猪五花肉吃起来有点酸？？ 不知道是不是酱料的问题“

“The food is excellent and there is a wide variety of dishes“

“I was riding my bike from DTLA to Riverside one hot afternoon in August and I needed a bike friendly place with an authentic Hong Kong vibe.
Hong Kong Cafe turned out to be exactly what I was looking for.
I had the HK style coffee + milk tea on ice with an order of Ovaltine French toast as a bite.
It hit the spot, and the price was comparable to what you'd pay for the same product at a similar restaurant in Hong Kong city.
Would definitely recommend it and go again.“

“The food was delicious and very affordable! We really enjoyed the Crossing Bridge Noodles and the cold tofu skin salad — fresh, flavorful, and satisfying. The portion size was generous too.

However, the restaurant could be a bit cleaner. The bathroom, in particular, wasn’t well maintained, which slightly took away from the overall dining experience.

That said, we’ll still come back for the food — just hope they improve the cleanliness!“

“Great place for a group to hang out, drink, and eat some food. Very cool atmosphere. Like an old timey tavern from Chinese dramas. Good, fast service. Order food on a tablet. There are options to omit scallions and cilantro for people who don't like them. You can also call the servers from the tablet, otherwise they leave you alone. Had a live performer (singer) when we went.“

“Wow one of the strongest standing Hong Kong western restaurants in SGV! I have been to this restaurant a few times as a child and it's still going despite Great Recession and COVID pandemic! Last time I came, it brought back a lot of childhood memories and the food was still amazing! Will come back in the future!“

“Hole in the wall, hidden gem, mom & pop vibes! they take card!

I can't get over these egg noodles in this wonton mein! seems like most places serve it up clumped together and you need to split your chopsticks to break them apart - BUT NOT HERE. they are silky and bouncy! and the soup is nicely flavored, enhancing everything in the dish. you also get four big wontons filled with plump shrimp and pork. I also love their hainan chicken, well seasoned, and the filet mignon has a nice kick.

Nice selection of traditional asian dessert options in individual serving sides (tofu pudding with ginger syrup, "che thai", ube tofu, etc.) and they also sell their wontons/dumplings frozen + noodles in packages.

parking is available on the street!

limited seating, but a lot of folks are doing takeaway!“

“It is the number one Chinese food in my heart?. Friends from out of state rave about it. The food is good, the service is great, and the desserts are also delicious (passion fruit jelly)
I really like the three dishes of roast duck, water spinach, satay beef, sauced pork elbows, and the three-cup series. It’s a restaurant that will make people in California happy ? Highly recommended
best duck house“

“From the outside this looks like a hole in the wall place in a strip mall but inside it's huge and magical! We had a party of 200 people in there and there was still areas for other pattons.
Aside from most of the staff not speaking English to tell us what we were eating when it was brought out we figured it out and everything was uniquely different in its own way!
I usually take food pics but I didn't this time! P.S beer was only 5 bucks a bottle!“

“I enjoyed this place a lot. It was a little bit hard to find at first, as it is located above the supermarket. The server was very friendly, helping me to find a good vegetarian option. The cold sesame noodles were tasty and refreshing, and the price is not bad ($8.99). The dining area is spacious and comfortable.“

“Can't beat the tea time special while it lasts. Down to $10 for egg spam sandwich plus red bean ice?! The usual wonton noodle at $14 with same drink. The regular menu is very good. Top tier at HK cafe level. Some day will make it there early for their breakfast but meanwhile late lunch is excellent choice 7 days a week.“

“Spicy beef noodle soup broth was really good!! Our kinda new favorite Chinese Restaurant (Hunan cuisine) in the MPK area. All the dishes were decent and super flavorful but not overly in any wrong way. Quality flavor.

Cauliflower dish, and the Intestine tofu dish are spicy! For those who like spicy (medium spicy lovers), it's good. But for mild to medium spicy eaters, it was barely doable but with tears and sinus changes. They said to ask them for light mild spicy (translate as small spicy) because maybe the app doesn't allow that choice? Note to self to order small flame/mild spicy next time for my sake.

Spicy beef noodle soup wasn't too spicy. Super great broth! Loved it!! Didn't feel too salty. It was packed with flavor. I would recommend this for anyone craving noodle soup. If you take this to go and leave it overnight, remember to separate the noodles and soup, or else the noodles will soak up all the soup...and leave you soupless haha Its a rare occasion we order beef night soup or carb items but was craving a Chinese noodle soup dish.

Pumpkin Pie dessert was like an air puff with thin flat mochi in the middle. They said no dairy is used but not not too certain if I trust that too much.

Looking forward to coming back and trying more dishes!!“

“Their chow fun with gravy was super good. I preferred that over my soup dish, but my partner loved the soup and noodles! Wait was like 20 min on a weekend and the inside is small and packed. Food comes out quick; just wave the servers down and write your name on the board when you line up.“

“This is truly a mom and pop local restaurant. It's been here for years that we never tried. To our surprise, the food was good. The handmade noodles & beef were delicious and good texture. The lamb skewers were seasoned well. The meat was cooked perfectly and good quality, not the odds and ends cut. The dumpling skin was a bit too thick/doughy to my taste. We will come back again for sure.“

“I just came across this place by chance and got interested in ‘rice noodles’ and never had any dish from Guilin before. I was pleasantly surprised to find a gems of cuisine! The owners are super-friendly and especially generous condiment booth much more so than any restaurants I’d seen. Plus the price is super economical. Because of such pleasant personalities and exceptional services of the owner couple, it makes the ambiance so unique and very cozy to dine in. Not to mention the taste of the dish is great! I love the chewy round rice noodles that seems to be hand-made. It reminds me of simple noodles made laboriously I encountered in a remote village in Laos where they called it ‘Khao Pun’ made fro slightly fermented rice that was pounded, steam and pounded again so the texture is soft but chewy. It came in delicious meat sauce. I got pork belly and beef ribs. I was surprised that beef ribs were debone making it very pleasant to eat. This place is a rare find and I’ll be back to try other dishes again“

“It's hard to find vegetarian/vegan Chinese food options, so this place has become a staple for me. We usually get the deep fried sesame chicken, pineapple fried rice, and some type of vegetable. They are all delicious and filling, we always have left overs! I drive from Torrance just to come here.“

“S [must try / 一定要吃到]

- not a restaurant anymore!!!! you come here to buy shabu shabu meat (best in town)
- you can request fatty or lean for your beef
- I appreciate how they will put ice for you if you live far away
- speak Mandarin and English
- insanely good quality meat with huge tray (highly recommend the 3 lb as its good for party of 4+)
- meat prices changed a lot throughout the year (last time I went it was 30$ for 3 LB beef in 2024 Oct)

TLDR: BUY HOT POT BEEF SLICES HERE. HIGH CP VALUE. VERY WORTH. ORDER 3 LB AND THANK ME LATER.“

“The food is excellent and there is a wide variety of dishes“

“I stopped here for lunch while passing through the area. Pork soup was very good. I ordered to go and appreciated the care put into packaging my food so it did not spill or burn me on the ride home. The lady who took my order was very courteous and took time to make sure she understood what I wanted. I would recommend this place, would come back if it weren't so far away. Hopefully some day!“

“Bigggggg portions! Bring your stomach! We came at a random time and the auntie who works there was there to work! She's immediately recommend the dishes and the add-ons. Despite our language barrier, she quickly took our order and the food came out fast. We ordered their signature rice noodles with medium spicy level, which is perfect. Great place, chill vibe, spacious lounging area.“

“They never disappoint. I was in town yesterday and ordered online at the Atlantic location. The order didn't go thru for some reason but after telling them what I had ordered they were able to look it up and got it done. I was even offered a refreshing drink with coconut milk and mango. Thanks Phoenix Boutique!!“

“I’m a lao wai, but this place is my absolute favorite place for Chinese food. All the noodle dishes and rou jia mo amazing! Plus, the waitress at the front counter is always so cheerful and provides great customer service. It’s also the only place I’ve found in LA that sells da yao (大窑） soda! I highly recommend this incredible hole in the wall for exceptionally delicious food at an affordable price!“

“Although the price of dim sum is a bit high nowadays, it is very delicious and fresh. We came on a Sunday around noon and I was expecting an older food but surprisingly it was still fresh and very tasty. For example, the Macau Crispy Salted Pork Knuckle is still crispy and delicious, the colorful Beef Baiye is fresh and crispy, and the Pumpkin Steamed Pork Ribs is tender and juicy.“

“The food and services are excellent. We eat here every time we visit!“

“I bought half a roast duck. It tastes good and is just right salty. However, I suggest you put the roast duck juice in another container or use a more airtight box. I bought the roast duck a few days ago and I was more careful when handling it, but the juice was still there. It leaked into the bag...and there is no duck neck in it. I don't know if it is not included or if I have to ask.“

“My favorite goto after work comfort food restaurant, I don’t understand why someone giving them one star for not opening. My favorite is the pork stomach noddle soup, the manager is probably the one of the nicest person I ever met, the place is clean and cozy. I would keep supporting the local good restaurants like this.“

“The human touch of a bowl of noodles⋯When I used to work at a newspaper in Mengcheng City, I would go to this Shanghai aunt’s noodle shop with other reporters to dine ?She remembered our preferences and faces after several visits. We didn’t meet for a while after leaving the job. One day we met by chance on the road, and my aunt still remembered me!After chatting for a while and saying goodbye, she said that she wanted to treat her to a meal next time she went to a restaurant. I didn't take it to heart. Until a few days ago, I drove by and wanted to eat their bowl of noodles. When I walked in, she was talking on the phone to take orders. When she saw my eyes widened, she asked me to sit down. Not long after, my dry noodles were served. Plus a red oil snack as a treat.This bowl of noodles is quite special. It is neither fried noodles nor sesame noodles, but fried sesame noodles mixed with two sauces. The menu is called "Strange Flavor Noodles". The taste is quite rich. When eating, you should mix it with raw cucumber. The noodles, sauce and refreshing cucumber naturally form a delicious balance that makes you want to take another bite.Maybe it's so strange. After eating it for the first time, I ordered this bowl of noodles from the store every time I came back. Several times when I walked into the store, my aunt yelled at the kitchen, knowing that this was what I ordered.While eating noodles, we talked about many things, including the decline of the newspaper office, and many people left! There are all new faces now, and the lively scenes before are no longer there. I smiled and said, many old employees should come back to see you, right? She laughed and said that it was true. Every once in a while, old faces come to reminisce, including me who showed up today.When she was leaving after the meal, she waved her hand and said don't give me any money. I said give me a tip! I just left the money on the table and emphasized that I would still come back. Not only was this bowl of noodles the most important thing, the human touch was priceless.“

“This restaurant was a go to place for my mom in the early morning cuz it opened at 8 am. The dim sums was decent but it lacked varieties so choices were limited. Almost all dim sums costed $5.28 per dish except few bbq n special items.

Parking: During weekend around lunch time, it was difficult to find parking nearby the restaurant.“

“Best buns and dumplings in Southern California. They make wonders with flour and pork. They also don’t speak English, so I normally just point at the menu. Nothing is bad on the menu except the seafood. If you get something fried, try to dine in to get the texture right. If you get fennel buns, make sure you like the taste of fennel because there’s nothing subtle about that one. Pork and cabbage is the safest bet.“