13 Best Chinese Restaurants in National City

“Food is pretty good. Love the classic broth and sauces. It’s like instant hotpot with foods you picked by your own. This is authentic Chinese food. The waitress Vee is very hospital. She gave me a pair of chopstick as gift and some spring rolls.“

“Count your wings , today I went and they gave me 10 instead of 12 of course I came back and I told her that they didn’t give me all the wings. She looked kind of mad, but she gave me another little box with the two missing wings ! So advise count your
Wings !!!!“

“The Best Ever Chinese Restaurant I Have Ever Been To. My Tita's Loved It So Mucho!!!! 5 star Rating“

“After eating here I can't help but ask, " where have you been all my life?"
The Oriental Cafe offers generous portions for generous prices and unless you've fasted the whole day you will be bringing home Leftovers.
The staff is friendly and efficient as they tend to the constant flow of customers that filled the humble establishment.
Some may take mark down this Cafe for its simplistic decor; but others, like myself, find it charming. And after trying their dishes, it only adds delight to find a nice whole in the wall that let's their dishes speak for themselves.
I recommend dining in because you will get a serving of their egg drop soup and it is absolutely worth trying. It's hearty flavor reminds you of the soup you wish you had on a cold day or when you're feeling under the weather.
This is an establishment that deserves its business and I am already planning on coming back and bringing more family to experience it themselves.“

“Food was delicious! The lo mein is a must, and because we were vegetarian, we asked for sesame tofu and they made us a wonderful plate full of fried tofu cubes and sesame sauce. The sesame balls appetizer is amazing, and the Singapore noodles were delicious. Waiter was so kind and helpful, and the vibes were great despite being on a strip mall. 10/10!“

“This place is a hidden gem right off the freeway very easily to get to service is always outstanding doesn't matter who you are staff treat you like VIP love this place food is just absolutely phenomenal great date night place to go to“

“Decided to give this place a try because there were a bunch of buy-one-get-one's on UberEats. Got the spicy orange chicken, broccoli beef, lo mein, cream cheese rangoons, and sweet & sour chicken (just an FYI, the sweet & sour chicken comes with the sauce already on the chicken). I really wasn't expecting much since there were no reviews and so many BOGO deals but I gotta say, Kim's outperforms other Chinese restaurants that are in the same price range. Hopefully they won't get rid of the BOGO deals anytime soon, cause I'll keep ordering as long as they are offered. I'm impressed!“

“My childhood restaurant. I started coming here since 2014. I still come here in 2024. The food is still good. The price for the food is the only problem since it’s a bit higher than before. People that served the food are very nice and chill.“

“The good
Good cheap food
Take advantage of daily specials

I had the orange chicken and house taste chicken

The bad
Only 1 person working. 1 person was in front of me,took forever. She order 2 different plates
Then he had to work on mine

He does not multi task“

“Can I give 10 stars instead of 5? Please bring this store to NYC, last time we had a store was in NJ, but closed about 4 years ago. Worth the 20-25 min Uber/Lyft one way to/from our hotel or SDCC. I tagged with me my fellow Bulgarian-American colleague and tried it: she became more of a fan than I am. We had beef wanton mami, chowfan w/ siomai, beef brocolli and honey walnut shrimp toppings, taho (we prefer classic than ube more), and jelly drink (iced gulaman drink sans the sago). Chili sauce to mix is a must have! We were here for a 4 days conference, and ordered from here 3x. Our final order was an Ubereats delivery to hotel (+0.49 long distance surcharge) just to eat in the plane as our meal back from SAN to JFK. We'd eat these over inflight (boring) fruit platter, snacks, and/or sandwich anyday.“

“Bang for your buck on sushi. I always get sashimi platter and salt and pepper tofu. Ginza house noodles, orange chicken, all of it amazing.

Wait staff could use some training on service and how to look for tables that may need assistance. They seem to lose their way when they have more than 4 of 5 tables.“

“Classic..................“

“The foods are very good and have a lot of options. I like the fried crabs and fried chicken here. Their sushi bar is also good and fruits and salad bar. They also have soups and ice cream machine. So far so good for affordable price. 4 star because of their bathrooms needs a little attention and need some TLC“