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    Chen Ling Palace

    3.8 (201 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    pork chops, green beans & minced chicken, dipping sauce and noodles, hot & sour soup, egg foo young, bean curd & spicy chicken, cookies
    Cheryl S.

    Full disclosure: this five star review is 100% based on the quality, flavor & consistency of the food as well as the "family feel" service. Don't expect a modern, spicy and span clean cafe. My mother worked around the corner from this restaurant for years and was a frequent flyer. Staff felt like family and she LOVED the food. She'd always rave "Best Chinese food in Riverside." I'd join her when visiting Riverside as I moved out of state decades ago. Mom retired about 15-years ago and hadn't returned since before the pandemic. Last fall, we decided to go when I visited. The owner-server immediately recognized my mom and remembered her favorite dishes. I was impressed. I added a few of my favorite dishes and we couldn't have been more pleased with our meal. Large servings, piping hot, traditional flavors and textures. The whole shabang. We returned last night, after a year, and were greeted like family. We were, again, enthralled with our dinner. I noticed that the majority of other parties in the restaurant were also frequent flyers and were very friendly with the staff. The reviews that complain about the dated decor and the need for a good deep cleaning are not wrong. Our table has always been spotless and the booth clean enough for us. We come for the service and food. The variety, size of entrees and very reasonable prices are icing on the cake.

    Virginia N.

    Sad to say but this is easily the worst Chinese food I have ever had. The food tasted burnt yet had no flavor and the wontons and egg roll tasted old. The restaurant itself leaves alot to be desired, it's very old and messy. The service is what you'd expect at a hole in the wall spot, pretty bad but I was more than willing to look past that if the food was good. I honestly paid and left because the food was simply not edible so a waste of $40 for an orange chicken dinner and a kung pao beef entree.

    Honey walnut shrimp, fried pork chops, broccoli beef, string beans with mince meat, chicken fried rice, and pot stickers
    Ashlee D.

    Chen Ling Palace has the best Chinese food in the IE and SD counties. Hands down. Thank You Lois and staff, for always providing delicious food and amazing service!

    Kung pow chicken lo mein, beef fried rice, beef chow fun, beef, and chicken curry, beef with Snow Peas with Black Mushroom & Straw Mushroom

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    Good Chinese Food. All the items are good especially if the Orange Chicken and the Steam Rice.

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    Great tasting food. Service was in a timely fashion. Prices are reasonable. Great ambiance.

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    Some of the dishes are really good but they no longer offer a buffet. That was the reason we went there.

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    Yes there is a ramp (very low incline). You can see it in the outside pictures in Yelp

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    Big Sky Bistro

    Big Sky Bistro

    4.1(635 reviews)
    7.5 mi
    $$

    Apparently they are the same owners as Big Sky Bistro down the street. They have plans to expand…read morenext door where the pizza parlor used to be to seat bigger parties. Ordered dine in menus over at Hong Kong Express. Tastes exactly the same. Good food for my soul.

    I want to be clear -- I **loved** this place. Their dim sum? Incredible. Their entrees? Always on…read morepoint. Big Sky was my **go-to Chinese food spot in Riverside** for years. **Then tonight happened.** I placed a DoorDash pickup order at their new location -- sweet and sour pork, beef chow fun, beef porridge, pork and shrimp siu mai, and white rice. They even threw in extra rice, and I was genuinely excited to dig in. That excitement ended the moment I looked down at my bowl and found a **MAGGOT sitting on top of my rice.** I called the restaurant immediately and calmly explained what happened. They told me to contact DoorDash since that's how I ordered. Fine. I reported it through DoorDash's platform and waited. Then I got a call back from DoorDash -- not to help me, but to relay a message: **Big Sky had contacted them specifically to refuse my refund.** Let that sink in. A customer found a maggot in their food, couldn't eat a single bite of a $54.19 order, and the restaurant's response was to **actively call DoorDash to make sure I didn't get my money back.** I understand that occasionally bugs happen in food service. It's gross, but I was fully prepared to move on had they simply taken responsibility. Instead, they chose to fight a $54 refund over a maggot. That tells you everything you need to know about how this restaurant values its customers. **Eat here at your own risk -- and if something's wrong, you're on your own.**

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    Jade China - Wor Wonton Soup and Mapo Tofu

    Jade China

    4.3(906 reviews)
    10.0 mi
    $$

    I was really craving Chinese food since I'm away from home, so my friend and I decided to try…read moresomewhere new and came across Jade China. I'm honestly really glad we did. The restaurant itself is super spacious, and since we came at kind of an odd time after the lunch rush, it was really calm and relaxing inside. We ordered the Salt and Pepper Calamari, and it was really good. The calamari was crispy, lightly seasoned, and still tender inside, which made it super satisfying to eat. I do wish it came with a dipping sauce, but we already had sweet and sour sauce on the table and ended up using that instead, which actually paired really well with it. We also got the Chicken Pad Thai, which honestly impressed me a lot. The portion size was huge for the price, I think it was around $12-13, which felt really worth it for how much food we got. The noodles were flavorful, well cooked, and had a good balance of savory and slightly sweet flavors without feeling too heavy. The people working there were really welcoming and kind, and it felt like a family-run restaurant, which made the experience feel even more comforting and homey.

    March 2026 Came in…read moreon a Sunday craving mapo tofu. I checked the menu and there it was. Service: typical Chinese restaurant. Don't expect refills or conversations about the day or the meaning of life. Bathroom: clean. Toilet and a urinal. Food: Before my main course arrived, I was served a small cup of egg drop soup and some crispy noodles with some type of sweet dipping sauce. Considering these were complimentary, I'm not going to complain. Soup was my okay. my mapo tofu came with a side of white rice. Upgrading to brown or fried rice will cost you an additional $1. This is the most bizarre mapo tofu I've ever had. Rather than the traditional ground pork and wood ear mushrooms, this came with long strips of fried pork and no mushrooms. I'm also used to thicker sauce, but this one was very watery. A tad spicy, but not over bearing. Maybe a recipe from a different Provence of china? Not what I was looking for. $15.00 later and a fortune cookie...and I was done. Not sure if I'd come here for the mapo tofu again. Others in the restaurant offered the 2-3 item combos. Typical orange chicken or Kung Pao chicken w rice or chow mein. Not my thing.

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    HK BBQ House - Beef chow fun.  My go to and favorite

    HK BBQ House

    4.4(269 reviews)
    7.7 mi
    $$

    Ive been coming here for 3+ years. The food is always amazing and the service is perfect. It can…read moreget pretty busy during peak hours like dinner, but it's worth it. The food here never made me sick and it never tasted funny. Everything comes out pristine and beautiful. The portions are so big that a small eater like me can save this for another meal. The waiters are also attentive and willing to help out -- they hired the right people! I really like the atmosphere this place has. It's perfect for talking and it's a great place to go to after final exams. The waiters help out a lot, but they generally leave you alone unless you raise your hand. It's a great atmosphere

    Some of the food we got was good, some was okay. I think Mongolian beef is worth it and personally,…read moreI liked the house special fried rice. It was not too loud in there and the place was relatively empty so that was nice. Biggest disappointment was service, because our table ordered chow mein and the waiter brought us chow fun (flat noodles with gravy). When we told him that we ordered chow mein, he told us that what we ordered was chow fun, so I showed him what we ordered on the menu and he said "you wanted lo mein". While I get that, he spent a minute trying to figure out where the item was and couldn't find it. I reviewed pics on here and it seems like other people got the thick yellow noodles for chow mein. Anyway, they replaced it for us but I overheard the waiter tell his manager that we ordered chow fun by accident. The manager then told us something about "our mistake" upon paying, placing blame on us . The manager was nice about it, but we repeatedly told the waiter chow mein and he kept correcting us to chow fun. Also, there is a section of the menu labeled chow mein and a separate page labeled chow fun. I think I know what we ordered. Disappointing.

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    China Fusion

    China Fusion

    4.5(336 reviews)
    7.3 mi
    $$
    Free WiFi
    Free parking

    China Fusion is our official local Chinese food restaurant !!…read more The restaurant is laid out nicely, open space, big windows with natural lighting for a relaxing vibe. The service is very direct, go , order and they with bring you food. They always appreciate comments. The food was well portioned ... we were actually surprised and grateful, me and my wife just had to each get a dish and we had dinner and lunch for the next day. I got the black pepper beef and it was so delicious Z the veggies were seasoned and crisp, the flavors were delicious, the fried rice was delicious a d so were the noodles. We got some veggie egg rolls and the flavors of the veggies were delicious and they were very crispy. The best part is sometimes Chinese food can get really greasy and they are not here. My wife and I have found our local Chinese food fix and we will be back.

    The seating/tables are kept very clean. When you enter you are greeted and seated…read more This restaurant is not a steam table Chinese restaurant. Your food is made to order, as mentioned before. They have 2 family combos (2-4 people) and ala carte. Being my first time we ordered plain fried rice, charsiu chowmein, and 2 veggie egg rolls. Their portions are generous and filling. All food was served very prompt and hot! If you're a Panda fan, this is better! Plate prices are very competitive with other restaurants. A solid 4 star meal, now part of my regular rotation. BTW this place gets very busy at peak hours, I wonder why

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