I've been coming to China House since I was a kid, and it still hits exactly the same way every time. This isn't one of those fancy fusion places trying to reinvent American-Chinese food -- it's pure, classic comfort, done right. Got the orange shrimp (the star of the menu, obviously) and it was perfect: plump, juicy shrimp tossed in that iconic sweet-tangy sauce, with just the right amount of crisp on the outside. The broccoli on the side was fresh and not overcooked, which is a win for any Chinese takeout spot. Service was warm and fast, even on a busy Saturday night. The place has that cozy, no-frills vibe that only comes from being a family-run staple for decades. If you're in Lucerne Valley and craving the kind of Chinese food that tastes like home, skip the new spots and come here. 10/10, will keep coming back for another 43 years read more

China House - Chinese Near Me - Lucerne Valley, California

Disappointing if you expect Chines food. Flavorless Kung Pao and Chicken chow main. Rice tastes like Mexican rice not fried rice. Please change you menu it's not Chinese. Not even good use of sauces. Taste watered down. Sorry but this will only create buyers remorse and you will not taste Chinese flavors. Flavorless. New management but not well trained in Chinese cooking. I bought take out. read more

We love this little random place in the high desert. I believe they're under new ownership, but the food is still delicious and the staff is still extremely friendly and helpful. I believe the old owner still may be the chef, but I'm not quite sure. I know this place gets mixed reviews, but we've always liked it as an American takeout Chinese food option. It's just very nostalgic of my husband a nice childhood with the flavors they offer. The war wonton soup was delicious and filled with goodies like meat and shrimp. And I get Moo Shu almost every time because it's just yummy. Honestly, we all finish our plates when we come here. I think the spice is a great meeting place for lunch or dinner when you're in the high desert my whole family will highly recommend this on any given day as a meeting place. read more

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We have been going here for over 35 years. Even though ownership has changed, Felix is still involved with the restaurant. The food is amazing, as always. Best Chinese in the high desert. read more

It was my friends 75th birthday & we had a feast for dinner, we enjoyed everything & had plenty to bring home, I will be going back again:)

Food is always fresh and taste great. Me and my wife share a combo c and then have more left for the next couple of days. The service is great always, and always friendly. They are pretty prompt with keeping the dinning area clean so it is a good atmosphere. Always busy read more

It was my first time in Lucerne Valley and I was originally looking for a thrift store but it was closed. As we made our way back home we realized we were pretty hungry and came across China House. There were other small cafes nearby but who doesn't love Chinese food? The place is certainly vibrant and interesting. Everyone was very welcoming and genuinely kind. We ordered Chardonnay and soda, white rice, chicken fried rice, chicken chow mein and sweet and sour shrimp. Honestly everything was fantastic but the fried rice... MY GOODNESS. My hometown is Korea Town so I'd like to think that I know my rice. This was hands down the best friend rice I've ever had thus far. For all the food and drinks we ordered, the bill came out to $62 and we received a coupon to return. What a steal! They were so nice they brought us almond cookies and fortune cookies and even put our food away for us in take out boxes. Overall I'm very glad that we stumbled upon this restaurant and I look forward to returning. I hope they get more exposure because the food is way too good to go uneaten. read more

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No, won't eat here again. The food looked bad and tasted great I ate it then I became excessively thirsty so I drank 25 to 30 oz of water and was STILL THIRSTY Yes I was still thirsty. I couldn't believe it. It just didn't make sense Then an hour later - fingers swelled up. ~ ~ ~ MSG M S G M S G ~ ~ ~ Tons of MSG. Just no! That is why it looked bad but tasted good. read more

We came out here looking for Rumaki, a popular appetizer from the Tiki era associated with Chinese-American cuisine. It is exceedingly hard to find so we had high hopes after perusing the menu online. This is an older establishment, the only Chinese restaurant in the Lucerne Valley. The exterior and interior has a well-worn ambiance to it. It is easily missed if you are driving through town so slow down and keep eyes peeled. GPS helps, too. The Rumaki here are large, made with chicken livers, water chestnuts, and bacon. Too bad the livers were overcooked so they disintegrated into tiny bits with each bite. The Rumaki could have been improved with the application of the same batter that the Butterfly Shrimp had prior to frying but they were okay as is. Served with the intense yellow mustard sauce found in Chinese restaurants. The appetizer plate came with fried shrimp, paper chicken, egg rolls, and bbq pork spareribs. The fried shrimp was battered nicely, crisply fried, and tasted very good. Eggs rolls and spareribs were good. The paper chicken not so much as they were very bland. War Wonton Soup was very delicious with a clear, light tasting broth. It had plenty of Napa cabbage and snow pea pods. There were slices of tender chicken breast in the soup; the well filled wontons were plump and flavorful. This is a definitely a good soup to have either with the meal or by itself. We also had the Lemon Chicken and Three Delights. The Lemon Chicken was rather unspeakable with a heavy, doughy crust and no discernible lemon flavoring whatsoever. The white meat chicken itself tasted bland and not freshly cooked. Three Delights was also bland and lacking in any caramelization flavor from the wok. There were plenty of beef, chicken, shrimp, and vegetables in the visually appealing dish but not much overall flavor. So disappointing. Other reviewers have noted the strange coloration in the fried rice as being very pale or pink. The predominant flavoring for their fried rice seems to be chicken bouillon and white pepper only, with the white pepper being most forward. Bits of eggs dot throughout the fried rice. It appears no soy sauce is used in the preparation and unknown if there is tomato to account for the color. However, I found that I enjoyed their fried rice since it is not the usual preparation. The white peppery kick definitely adds interest. It is uniquely theirs. Exemplary and very attentive service. They certainly do have a good business with returning clientele so I guess the locals find the food decent. The owner is from Taiwan so it would have been nice to have a few dishes from that region on the menu. The current menu is heavily Chinese-American since that is what people are familiar with but there is always room to introduce something new to update things. read more

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Fresh hot delicious! Excellent customer service. We went Friday, September 5, 2025. You get SO much food! It's hard to stop eating the variety of entrees, chow mein, and rice. We did our share! read more

Unless u love 90% celery and chestnuts in ur kung Pao chicken, not so good. I was disappointed. -but they make a great michelada! read more

First off one of the few Asians here so very familiar with Chinese cuisine. Service was pleasant and timely Ambiance is nice and cozy Food was just expensive and bad left $70 worth of it on the table after a few bites. It's Not inedible but crispy chow mein and their "fried rice" is Spanish rice with egg fried rice should not have a red tint and should not taste like tomato or ketchup all the meats taste like they have been in a liquid bath or broth for a day the veggies were adequate but it's pretty hard to mess that up. I will end with a positive the Sapporo was cold. Drove 25 min for literally nothing and out $70+ will not be returning here again. I would have been happier at mandarin chef or even panda. read more

Went to the China House in Lucerne Valley yesterday for dinner. I used to come here alot along time ago but found out yesterday during my visit that they have changed ownership since the last time I've been there. I don't wanna sound like I'm bashing the new owners but this place no good anymore. Below is a picture of Mongolian Beef (there was almost no beef) and "Fried Rice" (actually Spanish rice). However staff were very friendly. Sadly we will not be returning after yesterday's visit. read more

China House - "Fried Rice" ITS SPANISH RICE! - Chinese Near Me - Lucerne Valley, California

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Came in on an afternoon. The staff was quick to serve. The food was tasty and quick to come out. Follow up from staff was fast. In and out quick. read more

Ordered Egg foo young. The gravy and patties were combine together in a regular Styrofoam take out box. Should be separated and in a plastic type container. Omelets were not holding together and it was mush. Also gravy is missing something essential in flavor. Those that live in the HD notice the changes in our favorite dishes. Please fix this. read more

In my opinion this is best Chinese food in high desert... Never fails when your cravings this type of food

best food I've had in a while! I got the shrimp chow mien and it was so yummy and big I was able to take some home. The cream cheese wontons were the best I wanted another order!! My server was very nice and made sure our waters were full at all times. read more

China House - cream cheese wontons - Chinese Near Me - Lucerne Valley, California

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The Kung Pao Chicken is the worst I've ever tasted. It was too sweet and the sauce mediocre. I mostly ate the peanuts, chestnuts and celery. The rice was pink with a little egg and did not satisfy that Chinese fried rice itch... not even close. The egg roll was good and so was the egg flour soup. I also ordered plain chow mein. That was good, but my sons didn't like it because of the garlic pieces... but that's what I liked about it. The service was good, though I had to ask for some items to be brought cause I think they forgot. I grew up living above a Chinese food restaurant and have been looking for a place that reminds me of it. This place was the farthest from it. I drove from apple valley to this place. Will not come here again. Ambience was good, plenty of people coming in and out. Maybe it was what I ordered but I'm not going to risk it. read more

Went to China House last night. It was as delicious as it ever was! Food was even better as left overs today!! We will be going back often!! read more

Always have loved this restaurant. Food is delicious. Fast service too. Easy to get in and out. It's got a lot of decor too The owner is very nice and foods a plenty read more

This has been our favorite Chinese restaurant in the desert. We drive 25 minutes each way to visit usually at lunchtime. This was our second visit since there has been a change in ownership and cook (the new owner is the cook). First visit was decent. Today was terrible. The food was greasy. I feel after eating it like I ate more sodium than a person should have in a week. The portions were much smaller than with previous owner. The lunch specials usually had more than enough food to take a little bit home. Not today. Now let me talk about the rice. It was awful. It had the taste and texture of Spanish rice. It was orange. The flavor ruined my entree. I mixed it all together before tasting it. Seriously, i don't understand the rice. I don't know how people can eat it. We were surprised by the rock music playing. Van Halen, Kiss, etc. but that's whatever. Just not what I'd expect at a little Chinese food place. The positives were The place is old but clean. The waitresses were very nice and gave excellent service. We haven't decided if we will ever return for one more try. The food was just super disappointing. We always recommended China house to people. Unfortunately, will not be doing so in the future. read more

Been loving this place since the middle 1980's. Last night was horrible food. Egg food Yung was uncooked and raw dough, all 4 dishes had exactly the same tasteless teriyaki sauce. Sweet and sour pork tasted like leftovers reheated, and came with a pink sweet sauce overpowered by vinegar. Rice was orange and tasted bad. Bummer. Not going back read more

The owners are just friendly as can be. They serve really awesome food and it's well worth sitting in their restaurant and enjoying the meal. The company in the ambience. Try it one day if not every day. read more

it is just so bad. i'm so sorry but truly there was nothing good about any of the food I purchased. and it was so expensive.

Outstanding food. Great customer service. Will continue to patronize for years to come.

I heard this place has decent Chinese food, so we drove 30 minutes to try it out. Should have stayed home.... lemon chicken and three delights lunch specials and hot tea. Tea was good, soup was good, (but too salty), entrees were weird. Lemon Chicken had - no lie - a NEON yellow sauce that was reminiscent of melted lemon drops and salt.....blah. Three delights were less than delightful, inedible. Now I know, not worth the drive. It was below substandard. The young girl server was sweet, but the old dude kept snapping at her and treating her like a slave...I didn't like that. One half of the restaurant is used as a sloppy warehouse....I think they can and should do better. The whole restaurant had an unwelcoming vibe to it. I will not return sadly, I really wanted to love it. Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained. read more

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This place is fantastic and the owners and servers are very kind. We eat here every time time we are in town. The Szechuan tofu is my absolute favorite. The chow mein is also extremely delicious. read more

Worst Chinese food I ever had. Fried rise was Spanish rice. Service was good but food really bad.

I love the china house! If you like shrimp try the H6. It is the best. The people are always very friendly. Overall great place

Restaurant is clean and smells good, unfortunately it doesn't live up to expectations. Staff is friendly. Portions are tiny, flavors are weird to none. No one in my family of four was happy, especially not the kid footing the $55 bill. read more

Overall: 1/5 Food: 1/5 Customer service: 1/5 Atmosphere: 1/5 The reviews of this place is deceiving. As soon as we got there we were seated in the back room where it was over cluttered and very dusty. It looks like the owner and his family live there which is fine BUT... there was a SICK lady sleeping on chairs with the humidifier going. That's not sanitary. She was coughing so much and mowing in pain and made us feel super uncomfortable . The weirdest experience I've ever had at a restaurant. The owner was rude with our order... and my husband and I had our toddler with us and he was eating and the owner told me to "clean up his mess" in the middle of our order... lol mind you I was already doing that and it was a small amount of spilled chips on the table... Honestly this place is not good for traveling there. You might as well go to Panda for the same taste. There food had little to no flavor. I usually don't like writing bad reviews especially for locally owned business but this place takes #1 for the worst and weirdest does experience I've ever had. read more

China House - a dining room with tables and chairs - Chinese Near Me - Lucerne Valley, California

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Hot Braised Shrimp are pretty good. They are medium shrimp in a slightly sweet and spicy sauce. I was a little disappointed to see the only vegetable is onions but it works. read more

China House - Hot Braised Shrimp has a mild sweet and spicy sauce - Chinese Near Me - Lucerne Valley, California

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The food was great. Service was amazing and it's a lot cleaner now. I can't wait to go back now that it has new owners. I have been going there for years but had to stop going because it was so dirty. I highly recommended this restaurant! read more

Only place in the Lucerne Valley/Johnson Valley where you can get Chinese food, and even though I only managed to sample their Combination Pan Fried Noodles, the flavors are good, and there were plenty of vegetables along with chicken, beef and shrimp. I got a bowl of Egg Drop Soup, which hit the spot, especially when you're hungry. It's your standard bowl of egg drop soup. Service here is solid, and the owner was pretty friendly. read more

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Food was very good! I didn't give it 5 stars because of the orange coloring of the rice, plain and bland. Not fried rice. The prawns are to die for! Food is best Chinese food around! Except the rice, give me fried rice, or white rice, no orange rice! Service was great! As for the ambiance: is Chinese just right. read more

This is a old school restaurant with all the dishes we had growing up , no fusion here! The service was great and the food was fresh and well prepared. Orange chicken was a little tough but had good flavor, the won ton soup was great not overly salty with good flavor. They served tea at the table which was good. The moogo gai pan was excellent. We would go back! read more

Food is fresh and good. Worth driving from Big Bear to have a good Chinese meal. The service is friendly

he food is amazing here!! Loved the tofu dish we had, it is called Ma-po tofu...it was sooooo delicious!! We also had the sizzling rice soup and that was also so delicious!! The orange chicken is so crispy and flavorful too! Basically, you can't go wrong with anything there. It is on your way to big bear, just stop in. read more

China House - Orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - Lucerne Valley, California

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Better than Panda Express with more food options and comparable prices. Food is always consistent, at least for me so far. I love their wor wonton soup! read more

My husband and I went for lunch on 1/20/24. Food was absolutely delicious! We are vegan so the waiter helped us choose. Great service too! Definitely coming back read more