service was ok but,it had to be to go, no indoor dinning and,since covid broke out you now most the time there not even open, so we go to golden palace.I worked many yrs at the canton for the wongs and,food was great service also great but,since the elder wong,s have passed and,kids took it over things there changed big time.I got the fried rice as they have always had the best in town but,I was not impressed this time around it was dry not enough pork or green onions at all and,I so agree with the others the rest of the food was very greasey.Have not been back.so sad. read more

If you want some remotely decent Chinese food, ABSOLUTELY DO NOT GO HERE!! You want some chow mein noodles? To bad they don't have it.. food is greasy and slimy, and I mean SLIMY I mean imagine eating a slug slimy. They messed up on all 4 of our orders and made us pay an extra $5 more dollars to fix our orders (which they still couldn't get right. Honestly just go somewhere else if your looking for Chinese. read more

We picked up a to go for 4 ppl, and it was more like for 2 ppl, costing over $50. What Chinese restaurant thinks that amount of food was worth over $50? The fried shrimp was like leather and the orange chicken was mainly breading, like just chunks of breading with no meat inside. Totally different from our dine-in experience there. Completely dissatisfied with the takeout service. read more

This place has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. I live in California now, but every time I make a trip to Idaho to visit my Mom, I have to eat at the Canton. I always order the same thing.....Mandarin Chicken All White Meat and Pork Fried Rice. The prices are low and the food is awesome. read more

Canton Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Caldwell, Idaho

I was told to drop by Canton Café since I live in Caldwell. The one thing that is impossible to find is a good Chinese restaurant in Caldwell. So when I was told about this, I was thrilled. But I got my hopes up to high. Canton Café is not horrible, but it has nothing to brag about or recommend it to friends. Couple issues that I had was that the fried rice taste like it comes from instant rice. Paying extra for white meat chicken. Their egg rolls are good. I will not be going back there any time soon. read more

We love the food at Canton Cafe! Always great service and good food. Egg rolls are great, not batter dipped. read more

Canton Cafe - Egg roll, pork cow mein, chicken and broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Caldwell, Idaho

Not good. Food is bland and overpriced. Wish I had read Diane N. review first. Exactly what we got.

This was my first time visiting the Canton. The place was very clean and fresh looking. Seated myself and was greeted by the waitress almost immediately. Ordered a small pork and seeds for 5.25 for eight pieces. The pork was tough and not very fresh. For lunch I ordered the lunch special of mandarin chicken and pork fried rice for 6.95. The seasoning on the chicken was different than any I've had on mandarin chicken and had no flavor. The pork fried rice wasn't the best either with not much flavor. I guess for the price not bad. But not a place I would go back to. On the bright side the service was good. read more

After what happened to my son today people need to know the lack of hygene the cooks employ in the kitchen. First time I went I found a big piece of clear plastic in my shrimp low mein. I was so grossed out I did not pay for it. I somehow convinced myself to go back, reasoning that everyone deserves second chances. Well they just proved they don't deserve second chances because finding gross things in your food is a habitual thing at this restaurant. My son found a nasty coarse dark hair in his low mein. He threw up in his mouth and had to run to the restroom. I was so disgusted. I am never coming back and people need to know the gross handling of food and poor hygene that te cooks employ in the kitchen!! How do you manage to get plastic and hair in the food? And not once but twice for the same customer? That is unaceptable and the waiter try to tell me it was possibly a brittle from a brush. Like that is any better. Like who wants that in their food? I told her I know what hair looks like. And that one piece seemed to come from a private area. I am disgusted and outraged because I still had to pay for it!! I told her I was done with them but people need to know what a disgusting place to eat this is. read more

This is a steadfast place for Caldwell. Love the Spanish chow main. It is where we met but we come back because it's run by lovely people with clean restaurant and consistently good food read more

Meh, pretty lame cashew chicken, mostly thigh meat more baby corns than chicken or cashews. Small container of rice

Been here many times over the years. Great food. Excellent take out location. Quality is always perfect. Honestly never had a bad order in over twenty years. Consistent food. read more

For take-out this is my fav! Really great pork fried rice and mandarin chicken (get all white meat). High turnover in the staff but I always get it to go so my review is based 100% on food. read more

The food we ordered was tasty but not Chinese food like my family knows it and trust me...we lived near San Francisco for 25 years. Never ever saw these dinners there. Oh well. Great service and the food was nice and hot. read more

Poor customer service..... When brought to the managers attention it was worse!! ..... all over food quality..... pork and seeds. Sad that it has come to that! Used to be the "it" place to get Chinese food in Caldwell ! It had gone DOWN HILL in the last few years..... this was the last straw!!!! Don't waste your money! Golden Palace will be our HUGE family go to place now! read more

Hadn't been to the Canton for a while and tonight I remembered why. Food was acceptable but very expensive for the amount we got. Forgot our sauces and had to drive back over to get them without even an I'm sorry. Don't think I'll blow 25 bucks there again there are better choices. read more

Have been coming to Canton since I was a young girl, but now don't know if I will return. Had a very rude waitress scoff and roll her eyes at us when we asked for a table for two tonight. She did not say thank you once, did not make eye contact, and was very unwelcoming. Sad to say that we will not be back after this experience and of at least 20 years of business. read more

Place was a joke! Ran by college or high school kids that don't treat you right as guest! We didn't even know to seat ourselves until we asked only reason we stuck it out and ate here is because someone we know said it was good food, NO not worth our money or time!! read more

When we first arrived in ID we happened to be in Caldwell around lunch time. We spotted Canton Cafe and, without consulting the Yelp site as I normally do, decided to take a chance. The first thing that struck me was how clean the place was. It has the usual cheesy Chinese restaurant decor, but every plate that came out of the kitchen looked great....and it smelled good too. We shared a combo plate with an egg roll, fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, and fried shrimp. All were tasty, served piping hot, and with all white chicken.The only thing that I would change (and this is a personal pet peeve) is that they charge a "plate" fee for sharing. I could never eat a combo plate myself and am not fond of taking food home. Why penalize customers who have lighter appetites? To be sure, Canton Cafe serves up Americanized fare...but that was exactly what we were looking for...familiar...tasty...heartwarming Chinese soul food. The servers were top notch too with a great sense of humor! read more

Always reliable. Remember coming here years ago after the bars closed down, so I tend to think of it as a late night fix. But, there is something comforting in the reliability. It is nice to be able to call and order a couple of Letter Q's and then pick them up 10 minutes later. read more

This deserves 0 stars horrible service nasty food. I ordered chow main and they gave me some nasty green stuff I took it back and the Chinese guy said he couldn't do anything about it that i needed to order and pay again fuck that I'm never going there again. If you want good food and service in the caldwell area go to GOLDEN PALACE. This place deserves to be shut down. read more

This is not the Chinese food that you would find in China, or even for that matter California, but it is my favorite Chinese restaurant. I have been going to Canton since I was very little and still go back to visit when I am visiting my family in Idaho. They have perfected their food that matches the tastes of their community. Pork and Seeds are still my favorite and the Pork Fried Rice comes in 2nd right behind. Staff is friendly and prices are right. read more

worst chinese food ever. They dont even know what chow mein is. Some clear goop that they charge $9 bucks for. It is truly pathetic. Come on Idaho, you need to learn what Chinese food is. read more

Canton Cafe - Hey Canton Cafe, this is what chow mein should look like. Do your owners even know what chinese food actually is? Its not out of a can! - Chinese Near Me - Caldwell, Idaho

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We had the sweet sour ribs Mandarin chicken and egg foo young...... also the broccoli shrimp meal. A to F scale.. they get a solid B. Downside to the broccoli shrimp is the shrimp was with tail on. If you like egg flower soup... it is not thicker than most and a bit watery. Friendly service read more

Customer service is great, food is very good, reasonably priced, easy parking and access from the boulevard. I had the won ton soup, which I highly recommend. read more

Canton Cafe is a slop factory. Most definitely the worst Chinese food I've ever seen or eaten. I have no idea how this place is still in business. read more

No stars! Worst place ever. Customer service is a thumbs down. Management is super disrespectful. Order pork and seeds and we called and just asked for the mustard and seeds, not even the pork...but their staff cussed in the background about how sure they were they packed that. Why would we lie for mustard and seeds?? I will never be back. Small town, not many Chinese places but I'd rather not eat Chinese then eat at a place where customer service is zero to them. read more

I would give zero stars if I could. Came here for dinner tonight. Big mistake, one I won't be making again. Worst Chinese food I have ever had, anywhere!! I had a combination dinner that included chow mein. What I received could not be considered chow mein. Some thing that resembled clear slop with some overcooked vegetables, mostly celery on top of dry uncooked noodles. Waitress was rude and not helpful. Refused to remove the chow mein from my bill, I took one small bite and left the rest. Once I compained, I never saw her again. Needless to say they won't be seeing me again either read more

Sadly this place didn't meet our expectations... Staff was friendly. Dining room was empty. In the end we both got food poisoning.

I love the Canton Cafe! I grew up dining here and though as a kid I always ordered just a heaping bowl of steamed white rice, it was always delicious. Now that my tastes are more refined, I order a letter Q, all white meat, sauce on the side which is mandarin chicken and pork fried rice. It doesn't have the best decor, but the food is delicious. I have never had problems with the wait staff and most of them remember you if you dine there often. read more

Saw this place and drove past it many times. Finally decided to try it once a couple years ago and have been a regular ever since. I have eaten at most Chinese food places in the valley and their pork fried rice is the best you will get in the Treasure Valley. Love their Mandarin chicken, sweet and sour pork, pork and seeds, egg foo young, and the egg rolls. I order their Y which is on their specials menu on the table. It is 3 items. Typically for me it is Mandarin Chicken (all white meat), pork fried rice and Egg Foo Young. read more

It's hit or miss sometimes it's good sometimes it's not... lately it's been super greasy... employees always seem sad and customers aren't priority. read more

Have never been treated so horribly by someone that owns a business in my life he hung up on me three times after I tryed to place an order for food for delivery as they told me it was available will never recommend this restaurant to anyone ever if I could I would give it 0 stars. read more

i really have enjoyed eating there. quick and reliable when ordered on time.The atmosphere is welcoming. And of course as everyones favorite ( the letter Q) is what we order all the time, the best part is that the prices are GREAT!!!!!! read more

This was the worst experience ever. We chose it because they serve American and Cantonese cuisine since my husband doesn't care much for Asian food. First off, the crab rangoon was really good and the food was very fast but...The shrimp in my entree wasn't properly deviened and it was really gross my husband's fries were heavy laden with oil, unsalted, and not very crispy, the bun of his burger was smashed and soggy and the bacon was hard and nasty, I suspect that it had been fried in the deep fryer. I told the waitress we were unhappy about our entrees and asked for the check. Although we hadn't eaten and left slightly nauseous, we were only given a whopping 10 percent discount. We were treated like liars and told that they never had complaints before. I will not ever dine there again! Beware if you have a bad experience here don't expect them to make it right. read more

Highly disappointing. Our rice was hard and dry as well as my husband's orange chicken that looked and tasted nothing like orange chicken I've had at other Chinese places. I got a burger which was rubbery and had little hard pieces in it and no flavor. My husband ended up with food poisoning. The only good thing I can say about this place is that the waitresses were nice. read more

This is by far the worst food I have ever had in my entire life. That is not an exaggeration! I have eaten out at many Chinese places and this was the lowest of the low. Horrible! Horrible! Don't waste your time or money! It was way too expensive for the worst food in the world! read more

Awesome food, always fast , fresh, good service, newly remodeled in July. Used to order to go, now I enjoy dine-in! I would recommend this place to all the Chinese food lovers! Especially when you have a 1 hour lunch break, this is somewhere you wanna go. Try their lunch specials, Very fast and excellent taste! read more

So the food is average to good and back in the day close to great. What will be the reason for us not returning is the owners lack of respect for his customers. My family and I have been dumping money into the Canton since 2005 and for the other owners, know that when we came in on a week day for lunch I ordered the egg foo yung like I normally do. After returning it not once, but twice, because the cook scorched the eggs( they were black and turned to the plate side so as not to be seen ) the taste was horrible. The owners reply at the top of his lungs from the kitchen was if he doesn't like don't f'in order it, thats the way it is cooked. Dir sir.... I have ordered this several times before from your establishment and it has never been cooked so poorly. Also, when making a remark like that... don't do it in earshot of a long time customer or any customer for that matter. You unfortunately ruined it for my family and I and we will not return as you are one of many Chinese food restaurants and you no longer stand out to us. By the way I felt bad for your waitress as she was so embarrassed and looked next to tears because of your behavior. read more

Ate there for lunch today and would go back again and again. Excellent pork fried rice. The Mandarin chicken had a lovely flavor and texture. Yum! I am a fan of the waitress too. She was excellent! read more