Wow, I was born in Taiwan so I know good Chinese food. This was outstanding. We had the Mongolia…read morebeef and orange chicken. Fantastic.

Best Chinese food! I recommend you Try the hot and sour soup ... Take out only. Call aheadread more

Every time I'm back home I go in and get his General chicken as often as I can. It's delicious. And…read moreno, the portions are not too small, they're just right. He just doesn't go crazy with them like a lot of places. Great food, great prices.

One of my favorite Chinese places in Missouri. Every time my husband and I visit, we always make…read moretime to get some cashew and sweet n sour chicken. Food is always great, prices are pretty good, and the service is fair, but Pao is still our favorite family owned Chinese restaurant :)

This is a buffett but the food absolutely hit the spot. I didnt have one thing that was…read moredisappointing. Our server was attentive and helpful. I'm on crutches and the buffett made it easy to get my food with minimal help. I filled myself up before i even got to the second station! Music was light 80s pop. It was a little chilly and the lights are low. Very pleased!

First time here. General chicken taste like very salty soy…read moresauce. Didn't taste anything like it is supposed to. Pork fried rice was mushy and tasteless. Totally waste of $24 Would give it 0 starts, but that's not an option.

Updating my review from last year: This review below was meant for the location at 1730 E Republic…read moreRd Ste A Springfield, MO 65804. My bad, I reviewed the wrong one, but I'm sure this location is good too! Here's my review from last year on the other location: I could tell by looking at the photos and reviews on Yelp that this place was going to be wonderful. Thankfully, when we finally gave it a shot, we were not disappointed. Talk about made fresh. Everything was so delicious and freshly prepared. Flavors were spot on. The service was fantastic. They always made sure that our drinks were filled and we had everything that we needed. My absolute favorite dish was the fried green beans with minced pork. Get it with extra minced pork and you'll love it. The steamed dumplings and pancake appetizer are also really good. Highly recommend! They also have clean restrooms with an extra large sink outside the restroom area so you can quickly wash your hands if you don't actually need to use the restroom. Pretty cool. We can't wait to go back for more!

Interestingly enough, I gave this place a shot because it was on Yelp's "Top 100" list for Chinese…read morefood in the US.... In Springfield of all places??? I was at once both intrigued and more than a little doubtful. However, I've now been here half a dozen times (every time I visit Springfield) and I can say that most of what I've had has been extremely authentic, especially the spicy stuff! Having lived in LA and also in Asia, I'm pretty strict about what I am willing to call authentic. Corner 21 isn't perfect and a few of the dishes fell flat, but you won't find anything better in town. I'm giving it full marks for being such a pleasant surprise in a seriously unexpected place. edit: Almost forgot to mention that the portions are quite big. Portion sizes were definitely more Springfield size than big city sizes! Recommend - Szechuan Spicy Chicken, Dry Fried Green Beans, Traditional Sweet and Sour Pork, Szechuan Boiling Fish Don't recommend - Yang Zhou Fried Rice (It tasted fine, but it's supposed to use bbq and not spam)

I'm originally from Marionville , on vacay from Las Vegas and had to get bamboo house cashew…read morechicken and yes it was as good as I remember.

Second time I've ordered something with vegetables in it and the guy said they don't carry anything…read morewith vegetables in it anymore! So, it's either cashew chicken or nothing, I guess. I ordered 2 junior cashew chickens and it was $22, because they had given me 2 adult-sized dinners. I don't know if they don't have junior size, if he didn't hear me or what. Just paid and left. Already knew I was going back, since they don't carry vegetables anymore. How strange.

Great food! Good value for $! Amazing egg rolls and orange…read morechicken! Go here every week! Service is always very energetic!

Come and try the food. Service are amazing and friendly. I recommend to come and try the foods.read more

It's so good, best Chinese in town. We are there once a week love love love Bourbon Chickenread more

Ordered Springfield cashew chicken Cost close to 11 dollars…read more Smallest Quantity for the price I could have gone to Panda Express and got way more for less money not only that it was the most bland Chinese food I've ever had

The food: 5 stars always. Great dishes. The service: 1…read morestar. The atmosphere: ZERO STARS! I can appreciate the owners having kids. But...the small dining room is set up like a daycare. TV: timed in to kids programming and loud at any point and time. Kids: the daughter is quite enough. But the son talks out loud....saying what he's seeing on TV....non-stop....and I mean non-stop. And he is loud, fast talking....and oh, did I say loud? And this is how this place was on this visit. Read my other review, where the owner; which was our waiter one time in the past; never put the daughter down; as he took our order or served us. And the daughter was sick and a snotty nose that was snorting around like all get out! Service: They are never organized or attentive at all to the sit in customers. Tables always sit dirty. And if you eliminate the two tables...the owner's kids dominate...I think that only leaves (4) total tables to manage. And I sit there...and see multiple Door Dash orders get messed up and/or take forever. This last time, a Dasher left after waiting forever. The new owners may be nice or well intended. But...they have ruined this place...for all the wrong reasons.

Best Kung Pao chicken in the area You get crab Rangoon to…read moregot with many of their dinners

This Chinese cuisine is magical. The whimsical environment and mysticality of this restaurant is…read moretruly beautiful. Don't get me started on the Mongolian beef, the tangy tender meat melting in my mouth was the best part of this experience. And as the cherry on top. I had wonderful service with my food arriving immediately. If I had to recommend one place in Springfield mo... it would be happy China.

Service was fast. Ingredients were very different from conventional recipes. Food was mediocre,…read moreovercooked in general and protein was sparse. In all the many times I've ordered Mongolian Beef in many different cities and states, I have never had it prepared with overcooked mushrooms, carrots, snow peas, a ton of cabbage and hardly any beef but no green onions. Interestingly, the restaurant is located in the same building adjacent to a gas convenience store. Wish it was better.

I woke up Wednesday morning with a migraine, so I hadn't eaten ALL day. The one thing that sounded…read moregood was Golden Dragon's egg drop soup. It is the best. Loaded with plenty of egg whites, green onions, a deep brothy flavor, and best of all some extra protein with the chicken they add in theirs. I also really enjoy their fried rice. They put in fresh bean sprouts which adds that freshness and crunch. All we ordered was 1 order of beef fried rice, 1 order of chicken egg drop soup, and 2 sprites. Totaling a little over $20. An affordable meal for two, as we can split those two items and still have food leftover. So good sized portions as well. Golden Dragon has been a staple in the Ozark area ever since I was a kid. I was reminiscing that night sitting in the drive through, talking to my son about a time when I remembered when they were dine in and had a buffet! He had no idea that they were a full blown restaurant once upon a time. I say all of this as a prelude to once we got home and opened our order. We DIDN'T order any vegetable spring rolls, but they had thrown in a little bag of them just for us. This may have been a small gesture on their part, but it really made me smile and feel better from a day that was not so great. So THANK YOU to whomever there that threw in that sweet little surprise. Your food is good, but I think it's the small acts of kindness like this that keep such a loyal following to your establishment.

For the last year or so they haven't had the dining room open and we typically preferred not to eat…read morein the car or take it home and eat it soggy so we bypassed the place completely. For 15+ years it's kind of been a go to an a staple when we're in Ozark area. I just called tonight and they said that the dining room is open and we're gonna go back in and have a meal. Having eaten here 50+ times in the last 10 years, I find the food consistent in the help on par with part-time restaurant help.