50 Best Chinese Restaurants in San Gabriel

“Food is delicious! If you like spicy can try it. If not, you can order one for non-spicy. Many different choices!“

“Ever since some of my favorite restaurants have closed down, I have been looking for my next regular place to get some lamb and pita soup. After a long shift at the hospital, I Decided to give this place a try and it did not disappoint
Their lamb and pita soup is really delicious as well as their crispy, spice intestine and their cumin lamb burger
Their staff is friendly and the food comes out in a timely manner“

“The best Vietnamese Style Lobster and seafood! Always a long queue to be seated. Get here early for best parking and best seating.“

“We ordered the sauerkraut fish and the portion size was huge. It was more than enough for two people, and we still had a lot of leftovers to take home. The flavor was really good--savory, tangy, and comforting without being overwhelming.

We also tried the quail eggs, which were battered and fried. They were crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and honestly super tasty. Perfect little bite-sized snacks.

Overall, great portions, solid flavors, and definitely worth it if you're hungry or want leftovers for later. Would come back again!“

“Absolutely the most beautiful fine dining Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles! It is very modern in design.. the ambience is very elegant..which is so different from the outside.. located in a mediocre location in a boring small shopping mall. It was a turn off for me and that was why it took me so long to go there. Food was also delicious.. it is more expensive and perhaps that is why is fine dining.. perfect for a special date!“

“I googled "best Chinese in LA" and then this popped up as the #1 place. So we drove - and had a very good meal. However, if you expect the classic Chinese dishes, you will be disappointed. This is Shezuan, "a different animal". So no rice, no sweet-and-sour-this-and-that. So be prepared for very spicy Szechuan food. Noodles. No rice. Try the dumplings, they were delicious. We ordered mild (1 out of 5 spice degrees) and we were burning inside (we had two separate orders of dumplings - but spice grade 1. There is no consistency, so be careful). So if spicy is what you are "in" for, you'll love it. The ambiance is sort of authentic ;-) - the sign on how to use the toilet (outside the restaurant in the alley) says more than words. But then, it was $100 all-in for the four of us only. My advice: I could barely understand the service language. Better check the menu before you go. As we were first-timers, I wanted to share three starters and three mains among the four of us and leave it up to the waitress to make us explore - she did not understand. I asked if they served beer. The answer was "noodles or dumplings". :-)“

“Went here for lunch and they have a great deal for lunch special and good for 2 ppl. We ordered the fish pot and the fish was so fresh and tender. The roasted duck ChengDu style is my favorite! The service was great and we enjoyed dinning in.“

“Very nice small restaurant selling specialty noodles and some side items. The potato noodles have a firmer texture, kinda like soba, the soup was delicious. Chicken bone was also very good. There was an old couple working there, very friendly. Price was reasonable, highest it goes was $13 for the house special noodle. Overall a great place to try something new and unique.“

“This is a huge establishment, with a very extensive menu. It almost feels like you are at a grand event, while you're sitting amongst hundreds of tables being served dim sum in carts.

The service here was very good, they were quick and attentive. I also liked the fact that they asked other team members for help if they were not sure of something instead of blowing you off like they didn't understand what you wanted.

The lunch hour here was packed, which is always a great sign. Looking forward to more visits to this restaurant.“

“This new location seems smaller than their previous spot. Doesn't seem they're fully set up yet as we got disposable bowls for rice and individual disposable cups for hot tea ($1.50 per person).

Food is still consistent though! Mushroom in brown sauce ($12.95), vege fish in brown sauce ($12.50), and tofu pumpkin hot pot ($12.95) are still good choices and they're all on the lunch special menu!

Surface level parking in the plaza gets congested very easily, so try the 2 levels of underground parking for more spots.“

“Thank you Phoenix Food for your generous donation to feed the #healthcareworkers at Alhambra Medical Center.“

“The food here is absolutely delicious and always fresh! The restaurant is very clean and well-kept, which makes the whole dining experience even better. Friendly service and great taste every time — highly recommend this place to anyone looking for tasty and hygienic food!“

“Last night I tried the pork cartilage rice combo, and it was a pleasant surprise. The pork was tender and juicy, and the portion size was very reasonable. They also have a great variety of classic Asian dishes—I’m excited to come back and try more. Glad I found this spot!“

“咖哩牛腩飯 黑椒牛柳炒烏冬 雲吞麵 港式雞絲碗仔翅 火腿雞絲通粉 豬扒 ，等…….等 講之不盡👍👍👍👍“

“Got here on 2/15 9:30 am. There was a couple of minute wait.

Service was good, they took our orders right away and the food arrived. However, the pineapple bun took forever to arrived. It was more than 40 minutes and everyone finished their porridge/noodles when the sandwich arrived. This pineapple bun was underwhelming and not worth the wait. Will not get it again.“

“I stumbled across this restaurant with my dad randomly, and it quickly became a weekly stop. I like getting the rib and shank (+grilled) rice dish + extra grilled ribs. Texture and flavor is amazing. I brought my mom another time and she was surprised as to how authentic the rice was to the region this dish was from.

Highly recommended! It's a little pricey but absolutely worth it. I've been having trouble finding food my dad will eat so I'm incredibly grateful that my dad actually likes this place. The rice dish comes with lamb soup, pickled onions and carrots that are all refillable as well.“

“This has become my favorite Chinese BBQ place recently! Very authentic and their skewers are always fresh and fragant with their charcoal grilled fumes. Their grilled fish is one of my favorite dish as well, comes with sorted veggies in it, fish was very fresh.“

“Food was amazing, tastes and feels authentic with all the people, the aunties and little kids, the uncles laughing around, you can see that people like it. My party had the wonton noodle soup with beef, Malaysian Fried rice, and Pork chop with Peking sauce. We were greatly pleased with our food, and our favorites were the wontons and pork chops. I will say that the fried rice, for my party’s taste, was a little too light on flavor. We were pretty satisfied and full, and happy with the price. Will say it’s slightly unkept but that’s understandable and not too much, staff isn’t very overly or hospitalizing but that’s not surprising, and they get the job done. If you need something and ask for something, they’ll give it to you. In general, just don’t expect a lot of attention, even in other Asian restaurants like these too. Atmosphere was nice, felt similar to how it is back in my homeland as well. My Chinese uncle who’s a big eater would probably like this. I will say that paying in cash is probably better, but card is also okay here.“

“Drive by Chao's Food the other day and my wife suggested giving it a try. I called and ordered at 1130am, they had lunch special prices for the bento and dishes, I ordered the Singapore Fry Vermicelli, Honey Roast BBQ Pork rice set, Popcorn Chicken, Salt & Pepper Fried Tofu, Garlic Sauce Eggplant and Fish Cutlet w/ house tartar, also ordered 2 drinks (Jasmine Tea and milk tea for 1.75ea). All of these for $67. If it is not for the lunch special prices, I will not think it is worth it. But because of the lunch special, I do think they are worth it. The food is pretty decent and tasty, however, the vermicelli has way too much curry powder, that's why it is so yellowish in the picture. To get the lunch special prices, you do have to call, online will not have those prices. Chao's also serves a family dinner menu that has different types of dishes every night. You can order for 2, 3 or 4 people, and their price is very reasonable, I am definitely going to try them next month.“

“We always like to explore new restaurants. Yelp on this one and try it out. Some dishes were on the salty side, but overall we really enjoyed the flavors. Pretty awesome pot of Jasmine tea for only $4. Other drinks were also available. Free parking on the lot and street parking on the residential streets. They were too busy so we had to flag some of the servers for services.“

“服務好 ，， 價格便宜 ，， 但有些不新鮮了喔！“

“Besides the obvious problems with finding a parking spot on the weekend, Quantong Square is a terrific place for shopping, dining and hanging out with your friends and relatives. It offers a variety of restaurants and shopping options. I really love the diverse products and services this shopping center offers to the visitors and customers.“

“By far the best shau mei around SGV in my opinion. LARGE portions, the 4th item is in a separate bowl, the other XM's just stack it in one box. Flavor is delicious if you like heavy flavors.I see pansies here complaining about 'grease', the only fast Chinese food place I know that's not too greasy is Panda Express. Those pansy low reviews can just go there instead.SG Xiao Mei is going to be my #1 around SGV for now. Hard to beat.“

“Thank you, Sesame Rice Balls. I ordered rice balls for takeout. I modified and canceled the order for my own reasons. Even though I had already done so, I was still asked to cancel the order. Thank you very much and I’m very sorry! I will definitely visit you often in the future “

“PARKING:

PARKING LOT ONE WAY - ONE DIRECTION --

The parking spaces slots are angled.
Parking lot through way / pathway=
ENTER PARKING LOT ONLY
ON / OFF OF VALLEY BLVD.
OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE
GOING AGAINST TRAFFIC -WRONG WAY.“

“This place is a nice hidden find in SGV. It’s a standalone restaurant on a corner right off San Gabriel. Parking is limited to about 5-6 spaces behind the restaurant, but there’s plenty of street parking.

Restaurant is very clean, good amount of seating and nicely spaced out. From what I saw they seem to get a lot of take-out orders. Staff is very friendly and attentive.

Prices are very fair and affordable. Don’t expect anything fancy, but more of a home-cooked meal vibe. Portions are good too for what you are paying.

Now to the actual flavor of the food, it pretty delicious. We got the chicken wings for a side and they were really good, friend, juicy and well-seasoned. They did come out after our main dishes though, but not a big deal.

For our entrees, we got the beef brisket curry. Good rich curry flavor, spicier than we expected, but enjoyable. I do with they served a bit more sauce or added some to the top of the rice to add more flavor. Good amount of brisket, though there’s a lot more tendon pieces than we’d like for being advertised as beef brisket

The other item we got was the spiced beef brisket plate. Sauce was delicious, mixed in with the rice. It was a great comfort meal. Again, a lot more tendon than what I expected. I’m not the biggest fan of tendon so I was really expecting to have meatier pieces than tendon. I also wanted more veggies to go with it.

I think we should’ve ordered one of their veggie dishes since that’s what felt missing from our meal.

We’ll be back when we’re craving a nice quick meal with quality food. I’ll try other items next time that has less tendon like their spare ribs. Also looking forward to trying their popcorn chicken and Hainan chicken since those looked good too.“

“This place is now owned by a couple who is very nice and honest to customers. They make great chicken deli takeout and chili pepper and garlic paste which I never tasted or even knew both before!

Bouncy chicken skin and flesh and even savory bones... Chicken savory is given back to chicken to the most by pretty simple ingredients which I only tasted salt...

However the specialty Beef rice noodle didn't meet my suppose I'd like to try braised beef rice noodles and zongzi takeout next time“

“I like human chilli king restaurant. The real Hunan spicy dishes. I will go again again again…….“

“Was around the area so decided to grab lunch and it wasn't as great as before. We ordered the seafood egg noodle and seafood white noodle, both lacked flavor. I had to add satay sauce to make it taste a bit better. The ice water glasses were dirty as well. I don't know if it's under new owners or new chefs but it wasn't that great. Good thing it was a cheap lunch.“

“I’m so glad I found this place, I have been looking for something like this for a long time. Authentic traditional HongKong style food! You see all the grandpa grandma inside you know that the right place. Foods are very generous serving size, and not very salty or oily.“

“This porridge truly surprised me, in the best way. Smooth, comforting, and full of depth, it’s the kind of dish that feels simple yet thoughtfully made. The texture is perfectly balanced, silky without being watery, hearty without feeling heavy. You can really taste the quality of the ingredients, and every spoonful feels nourishing and satisfying.

What stood out most was how flavorful it was without being overpowering. It’s comfort food done right, the kind that makes you slow down and enjoy the moment. Whether you’re craving something warm on a cold day or just want a wholesome, well prepared meal, this porridge hits the spot.

I’d definitely come back just for this. Highly recommended.“

“Our fav Shanghai place to eat, best Suanlatang, xiaolongbao, Shanghai baozi. Very nice staff and the cook is so friendly. Small town feel at this spot. We have been coming here for many years.“

“I love eating at northern cafe, their spicy cold tribe n hot n spicy noodles is delicious, but the service lady with glasses here is bad she have this bad attitude when we trying to order but whatever not coming back to this location, the Monterey Park location is very nice..“

“The Northeastern flavor of braised delicacies, my husband and I packed a lot and took them back to the San Francisco Bay Area. I just got home and ate Harbin red sausage and smoked chicken rack. The taste is exactly the same as what is sold in our hometown in Shenyang. Why is it not available in the Bay Area? The red sausage meat is moderately salty and has a light garlic aroma, which is so rare. The same goes for the smoked chicken rack, which is not salty and has a full flavor of five-spice smoke. I'm looking forward to bringing back the pork head meat, because pork head meat is difficult to cook and requires a lot of effort to shave off the hair. I heard that the two owners are both from Shenyang. I hope that a store like this can be opened in Los Angeles for a long time, because the Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles are really bad. If this store opened in the Bay Area, it would kill other stores in a matter of seconds.“

“Delicious! My friend took me here and I had to come back. They have delicious pho and bun bo hue. Their menu is simple and easy to read. Delicious and filling. The service is quality and caring. There is plenty of parking and bathroom available.“

“Awesome tea remedies perfect cooling for the hot summer!!“

“The guy at the front desk was very nice. I ran out of change and looked for it in many stores but couldn't find it. He even gave me change even if I didn't buy anything. His attitude was also very good. I will definitely try it next time!“

“Pretty good!!! This meal was absolutely incredible. Every bite was bursting with flavor, and I could tell how fresh the ingredients were. It was cooked to perfection—honestly, it’s one of the best meals I’ve had in a long time. I’m completely stuffed but so happy!“

“有趣的音樂 打眼的綠色 好喝的果肉“

“This review is just for the amazing selection of appetizer/cold dishes as we didn’t have a chance to try out their noodles and other foods.

They have a wide selections of vegetarian and meat appetizers, ranging from seaweed and dried tofu, to pig ears and gizzards.

They have one standard size of to go boxes, and you can pick 1-3 either vegetarian or meat items for each box, the vegetarian box is $11.04 and meat box is $15.46 with tax.

Service is prompt, the appetizers lasts a few days in the frig and taste is delicious!

Parking: located in the same shopping center as the 168 Market, there are plenty of free parking.“

“My friend and I had a delicious lunch at Hui Tou Xiang! The leek pancakes and dumplings are all handmade in-house as well as the noodles. We’ll be going back.“

“delicious authentic Chinese food 😋“

“It’s really a serious Northeastern dish! The service attitude is very good! The key is that the food tastes pretty decent! The portion is not small! It is much simpler than the so-called Northeastern cuisine that pursues various trends nowadays! The old taste of hometown! Will come again!“

“Best egg tarts in town. It’s carb worthy. Love the mini fruit tarts, pineapple buns, scallion buns, thick toast as well.“

“We have been eating in this restaurant for a while. They have new menus regularly. This time, we try the Sichuan Spicy Beef (川味香辣安格斯肥牛）. It’s better than what I expected. It look cold but it’s actually warm inside. Spice at an optimal level for us.
Their services are good as usual. Polite and better than some of other Asian restaurants.“

“This place is a godsend: one of the only restaurants within a 1-mile radius that offers food options not involving beef, pork, or chicken. I had the prawn fried rice, which was a bit on the salty side but very tasty--especially with chili paste mixed in. Service was prompt and courteous (I did not encounter the rude man mentioned in other reviews), the price was reasonable, and I was able to get in and out quickly. It definitely doesn't deserve its current score, IMO. Give it a try!“

“Came here for dinner with friends on a Friday night and had to wait for a table since they were full. They have one side for hotpot and other side for eating noodles. We waited around 10 or 15 minutes which wasn't bad.

I ordered the Fresh Cut Wagyu Beef Noodle Soup (15.98) and got the Fried Beef Cubes Skewers (10.75). They have a very nice teapot and cups at the table that is very traditional looking, and I liked that. The food was served very fast. The noodle broth was flavorful and there was a lot of noodles. The beef quality was not bad but could be better. For the beef skewers, they were really good and seasoned perfectly. The beef cubes are big and the portion is seems pretty worth for the price compared to when you get regular skewers that are much smaller.“

“I went to this place in San Gabriel a lot of times for eating their noodles. I really like their soup base, it is very delicious. The noodles in one order is a lot so you can totally become full after eating one bowl. Ludingji has opened for so many years in LA and their reputation is always good. Their price is reasonable as well. Highly recommend to go and try!“