Ballard Mandarin

5500 8th Ave NW, Seattle
(206) 782-5531

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Ryn Boyle

Very friendly wait staff, our waitress offered us a complimentary pot of green tea as soon as we were seated. The sweet and sour chicken was about $12 dollars, I thought it was a great portion for the price. One order of chicken can feed two hungry people. My friend ordered the orange chicken which was amazingly saucy. You do need to order sides of rice or noodles separately (to go with your protein), but the waitress let us know in advance and you do get a good deal for the price of each item. She even gave us a generous extra helping of rice for our leftovers free of charge. Seating is mostly made up of large booths, comfortably accommodating 4-6 adults per table. Would love to return and try other dishes.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sweet and Sour Chicken

Shawn Dannar

Not much flavour

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Lessa Peter

Kung Pao Chicken tastes nothing like kung Pao from other restaurants...kind of tangy and sweet and the chicken tastes like it was cooked separately and added in. General tsos chicken was soggy and the egg rolls were like Vietnamese egg rolls...I was expecting the larger cabbage and meat filled egg rolls with bubbly wrapping. The free veg chow mein probably taste the best out of the whole meal. Not impressed for $39 (that was including the free veg chow mein). I ended up throwing away the entrees. Wish I spent my money elsewhere but it was hard to tell by the mixed reviews.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

Gary Collier

Pretty nice place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Egg Rolls, House Fried Rice

A C

Incredibly bland food overall. We got everything medium spicy so there was a small kick but that was almost the only flavor other than sweet. The orange chicken had an okay flavor but like the general tso, was mushy and kind of chewy. Chow mein was flavorless and the fried rice would have also been flavorless if not for the little kick of peppers. Egg drop soup- bland. If you're scared of tasting anything you'll love this place. There are way better Chinese spots in this city whether you're looking for American style or authentic. We need higher standards in this town.

Food: 2

Tony

Great service and the best Chinese food that I've had in a long time. Definitely get the crab rangoons.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Egg Rolls, House Fried Rice, Crab Rangoon

Brigitte-Marie R. Logan

This one time I went there the older Chinese woman took me and my miniature poodle to the restroom and she helped me trim up my dog's "bangs" lol
"First time cut dog" she said.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Egg Rolls, House Fried Rice

Soohee Kim

Their chicken wing appetizer is a MUST! Jade green vegetables, mushu pork, spicy seafood noodle soup (not on the menu - need to ask for it) - all soooo good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

April Nation

Will not be going back, waitress had staff coming to check me out after I ordered gravy w/my order. Made me lose my appetite and one of their staff came out to eat w/public and carried on a very loud conversation on their cell phone, felt like a captive audience. Thought I found a better Chinese place to eat but not anymore.

Wheelchair accessibility: Crowded

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Michael Bade

Great food at good price.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 5

Gregory Maust

"Okay" food safety rating posted (from 6mo ago, not like it's new). Forgettable food, eg in the vegetable fried rice the residual flavors from the grill did some heavy lifting and what didn't have that was bland. I don't recommend and wouldn't go back, even if in a pinch for something fast.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Johnny Courtney

Food here rules and the staff is great!

Uziel

Im not sure how I found this place but I am glad I did. Reasonable prices, good portions, freindly staff. I go at least weekly, as I can.

Parking: Small lot, fills fast.

Wheelchair accessibility: Yep

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nicholas

The staff here is way way cool. My diet went in the crapper but it was delicious

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Sierra Gonzales

Karaoke every Wed/Sat. Fun, lively, local crowd. Late night food until 10:45 I believe, maybe even a bit later.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef, Egg Rolls, Crab Rangoon

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