The people who own the establishment are very nice but that's the only nice thing I can find to say. The food is absolutely terrible. I came here because the reviews were so good. 4.4!!! Perhaps the people who left these reviews have never had good Chinese food???? Anyway, the food here is so nasty I'd rather not eat at all. I wish I could have given them a better review. read more

I love this place, the food and service is great. It's a small place but worth the wait. I been going there for the pass 13 years and I will keep coming back. Love you guys! read more

The food is great and the service is excellent been going here for 48 years In this day and age the food is so affordable read more

My family and I have been enjoying this restaurant for over 30 years! Same owners, same recipes, always delicious and affordable. I honestly can't say I've had better. I truly hope this place stays around for many more years! read more

I used to come here as a child with my grandparents, I have so many core memories with them here. The food is delicious, the service is hospitable and the ambience feels like you're home. I love how every detail of this place feels just as it did over 15 years ago. I come here with my little family every chance I get, the Bamboo Inn has a special place in my heart. read more

Bamboo Inn - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Old School American Chinese, affordable, filling ( but hungry 20 minutes later ). A true dinning experience. TK read more

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This little hole in the wall brings my family back to life from the flu!! The wonton soup , special noodles and egg fu young are the best!! I hope they never sell out or go out of business!! We love you guys!!! read more

Bamboo Inn - Wonton soup bringing my daughter joy!! - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Amazing prices, super cute little mom and pop couple owners that work there all day everyday And great lunch and dinner deals! Or generous a la carte options They also serve beer! read more

Tasty old style Cantonese food at a great price. It has been open since the 1940's. I've been coming here since I was 6 years old and now I'm 58. Nothing has been remodeled so it's like stepping back in time. They still use the old style cash register. read more

This place hasn't changed on 80 years. Cash only. A journey into the past. Simple classic Chinese American menu. Not the best Chinese food in town, but the best restaurant experience. Check out the lamps. They are still using an original cash register. Cash only. Friendly service. A memorable experience. read more

UGH I LOVE THIS PLACE! I love the service super fast. I love their food it's literally the best. The only thing is it's hard to find parking but everything else is amazing read more

I love this place,food and ambience. You got to try the beef broccoli and bamboo special. read more

Bamboo Inn - Bamboo special - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Muy rico it's delicious to eat here.this it's like my old times in Mexico cantinas restaurant pretty nice read more

Bamboo Inn - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Great prices, great food. Love coming here and seeing the owner Lisa and her family cooking in the kitchen. A total Jem of a restaurant. read more

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The food is awesome. The wor wonton soup is huge and flavorful. I got the beef canton noodles and it's delicious. I also got a hot tea for the table and it was yummy. The service is polite and fast. They have a classic Chinese diner decor. read more

The seasoning too salty, can shrimp gross! No vegetables. Really disappointed with the quality of this rice . read more

Bamboo Inn - Shrimp fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I've been coming here for years, like many yelpers in the comments, and I can say that this is 100% a family owned business and the food hasn't changed much, always delicious! Its a majority older clientele and the seating area is tiny but you get what you pay for. Everything is super affordable and the service is what you would expect from a hole in the way Asian experience. I hope this place stays for many more years to come. read more

A hole in the wall restaurant but I enjoyed eating here as a child with my family. We always order Family meal #2. The almond chicken and the house hot tea are my favorites! read more

Very good place been coming since 1979 al way love their food has never change would keep coming

This is probably the best Chinese food I have ever had. I highly recommend the won ton soup, pork fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, fried shrimp, and the egg roll. Outstanding place, it hasn't changed in 44 years of eating there. read more

Best Chinese food around I been coming here for years my daughter's love this place small place with a big flavor

I came in on a Wednesday afternoon around 2:30pm. I was drawn by the easy options and good pricing, cash only btw. The place is a little older and the table I sat at was dusty, but they have an A rating, so I didn't mind I guess. The place is quaint to say the least, the woman at the front is friendly and inviting when you enter. My food came out in 7 minutes flat. I ordered the Option E Lunch special: Sweet and Sour Chicken, came out to like $6.80. Came with egg drop soup, which you need to dine in to have. It was mostly chicken broth and not so much egg drops, nor was it thickened as you might expect, but the flavor wasn't bad, possibly a little salty if you have a sensitive palette, which I don't. The chicken had a really good fry on it, but a flavor in the background afterward I can only describe as dusty. I thought possibly from the bell pepper, but the initial bite is good. There was not a lot of chicken per piece too, mostly breading. The wonton chips already have sweet & sour sauce which is fine, but wish there was a little more chips overall, but no complaints. The fried rice was lacking. I assumed it's white rice, but it was very mealy and not very fried, with that same musky dust aftertaste. Might have been from the pans or some other reason. It unfortunately made what would have been a go-to spot for when I was in a hurry on lunch into a place I probably wouldn't return to. read more

Bamboo Inn - Sweet & sour chicken with wonton chips and fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Bamboo Inn is in MacArthur Park and priced appropriately for the area and therefore very affordable to me. I think the food is okay, but great for its price. Go for the combination plates for a variety, or order a la carte since either way it's less than $10. Be sure to bring cash. People in the neighborhood or who work nearby probably would enjoy the comfort food. I think they've been around for a long time, like several decades, I would believe it...they have an old cash register and it looks a bit dated in there. In the immediate area, there's LA Kitchen for fast-food Chinese you pay for by the pound on Alvarado and there's Diamond Buffet, an Asian food buffet, a bit east on 7th Street. read more

Bamboo Inn - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Been going here for over 30 years, amazing flavors and as authentic as it gets for good affordable Cantonese food

Just move back to dtla and I've been trying to find authentic Chinese food like back home. Everywhere you go it's all Americanized and really sucks. Low and behold, an AUTHENTIC Chinese food restaurant! I've only been here once so far but it was yummy. Got the lunch special that came with soup, beef chow mein, wonton chips and fried rice. I also order fried shrimps on the side. The chow mein was wonderful, soft noodles like I like it! The fried rice had flavor and the portions are great. The shrimp however are all batter, wouldn't recommend that Very small place but the family is super nice. I will definitely be back. read more

Bamboo Inn - Pork chow mein with fried rice and fried shrimp on the side. - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

A Chinese food institution here in this part of town. Almost had a neighborhood bar kind of feel because the server/cashier practically knows everyone that walks in the door. Food is good. Prices are good for the portions. Be sure to try the egg roll. Unique and yummy. Cash only! read more

Bamboo Inn - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

2005 West 7th Street Los Angeles, CA 90057 This is my favorite Chinese restaurant. They've been around for a long time. The food is really good. It's real Chinese food authentic. And the prices are really good. This is the best Chinese food I found in all of Los Angeles. It brings me back to when I was a kid how Chinese food really was. read more

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You know a place is good when you've been going to a place before you were even born! My mom came here when she was pregnant with me with her parents and since (1993) then we have been going to this little gem This place is for anyone looking for some delicious & amazing food so don't judge its book by its cover! There's a reason this place has been around for a while! The staff are friendly and have been there since I can remember. The wonton soup, the yummy tea, and the fried egg on top of the beef & rice is Trust me when I say this is a must for anyone in the area!! read more

This place is amazingly an icon been customer for over 40 years and Lisa keep the good taste after the old lady past a way doesn't matter how far I moved to lives I always come back to this place my kids love their food. Now my grand sons are coming to we love the taste of everything. The building is little bit old. And service is excellent. Thank you .. read more

The best food ever in LA, 45 years to keep in coming back and we hope stay open forever, the service excellent, the ambiance súper but the food is spectacular, so delicious read more

The decor is dated. I don't think it has changed in the forty plus years that my family has been coming here. Thankfully neither has the food! The wonton soups, canton style noodles and the soy (soya) chow mein are our tried and true. We moved out of the area many years ago but still make the 45 minute drive. It is worth it! read more

Authentic Chinese cuisine. Been coming here for more than 20 years. The food is delicious.

Mmmm .... delicious. Been coming here for years. My favorite egg rolls and wonton soup!

Omg love this place. I've been coming here since a baby and can I say all my family love it. It's reasonable and great customer service.

When in for my lunch break and ordered sweet and sour chicken. The broth that they include with the meal is good and tasty but when the food came I was disappointed. I waited my whole lunch for them to bring out my food and it was horrible. The sweet and sour chicken tasted as if it was defrosted when being Cooked. It had a horrible refrigerator after taste that I still taste when eating any orange chicken. 3 stars because rice was basic regular fried rice , broth was good but main course was absolutely disgusting that I had a mixed stomach for the rest of the day. read more

Old school restaurant, the owner thinks it's been around since 1951. They open at 12 noon and the place started to get busy once we took a seat. The old swinging entry doors will give you the first impression that you are going to walk into a time warp. The food is average so don't expect the best Chinese food from this place. The main reason to come here is to take a walk back in time to your youth, because this place brought back memories. read more

Bamboo Inn - Old school since 1951 - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This place is so good and cheap, it's awesome! We ordered 6 dishes and our check came out to $31. Not a bad deal at all. This place is in the hood though! But I think it's worth the trip. My boyfriend said he's been coming here ever Since he was a kid and it hasn't changed at all. It's still the same people working and running the place. It's a Chinese restaurant amidst Hispanic ones but I'm sure it still makes a lot of money. You can order take out too. I would definitely order take out at least once a week but it's too far from where I live. Sad. Try the pork fried rice! I could eat the everyday! It's so good and it has a lot of pork. The wonton soup is delicious as well. We tried the beef pepper steak. It was too saucy in my opinion. It had a good flavor but it was lacking something, I'm just not sure what. I wouldn't order that again though. The crispy noodles are good too. You can order those as appetizers. If you don't mind the location, I will definitely suggest this place. read more

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Okay okay my dear people... i have over 35 years coming to Bamboo Inn, my Grandma brought me here since i was 7 years old and i fell in love with the special bamboo, Lisa the owner, she knows 90% of her customers and only by looking at your face she already knows what you like and how you like it!!! From the bottom of my heart i highly reccomend this place the Tops are, The special bamboo is like chowmein but more home made noodles that makes it original, the egg foo youngs, the ginger beef etc etc basicly everything lol ENJOY !! P.S WE LOVE YOU LISA.. THANK YOU FOR ALLLLLL THIS YEARS OF SERVING US.. read more

Ok folks...the food is a solid THREE (3) stars. They scored an extra star for the cost, distance to my new job and the fact that ALL the Hispanics in the building were sitting in the dining room and NOT in the kitchen!! There honestly isn't anything particularly special about their food other than it was HOT and FRESH. I mean, you can't really mess up Broccoli Beef can you?? I'm full but I don't feel all gross. I think I need a nap (which is kind of a good sign. No?) Other than the icky guy that was sitting across from me making all these weird hacking noises during my meal, lunch was decent. I enjoyed going to a SIT DOWN establishment (yes, as other Yelpers said this place is a HOLE IN THE WALL) and paying a little over $5 for an entire meal. Cash only wasn't a problem for me today (as I usually don't carry paper). A nice little old lady offered me avocados but I already have some at home :( I'll be back! Hell, I might even become a regular! read more

I love this place, my husband has been going ever since he was a little kid, now that we have our own kids he is bringing us here every time we can since we do live pretty far. The food is amazing, I'm a picky person but WOW!!!! I always get excited when I know we are coming back. All the employees are super friendly and treat you like family. read more