Mandarin Island is an older Chinese restaurant in Mission Hills. The restaurant itself is…read morewell-maintained and fairly clean. Parking can be an issue, but we usually find a parking spot in the back. We dine there often when we visit the area. The servers are friendly, and our orders have always been served hot. There has never been any wait to be seated, and the wait for our food has always been minimal. Their menu offers a wide variety of choices, and with a few exceptions, none of the dishes we have ordered have been disappointing. The portions are more than substantial. On this visit, we ordered from the "A - Family Dinner" and selected shrimp with lobster sauce, peppered beef with mushrooms, and a side of Kung Pao spicy shrimp. The Kung Pao spicy shrimp was a disappointment because it was not spicy at all (delicious, but not spicy). It also comes with paper-wrapped chicken, rice, and soup of choice. Overall, I would recommend it.

My boyfriend and I were craving some good Chinese food nearby, and Mandarin Island was one of the…read moreoptions that came up. I'm a bit surprised at all the low ratings but, I'm happy I decided to give this small business a try. I placed an order online through their website, and placed an order for pick up. The pick up time was 45 mins, which was a bit high, but we were okay with that because we ordered early enough, and the food was worth the wait. Once we arrived, we found parking in the back, so I entered from there, mentioned my name, picked it up, and went home to enjoy it. The place itself looked a bit dated but was a cute little restaurant. I wouldn't mind eating inside the next time around. We ordered the cheese rangoon for our appetizer, I got the beef lomein for myself, and my boyfriend got the Kung Pao Chicken. It came with rice which was nice. The total was $45 with taxes, which was reasonable given the potion size and quality. It took us two days to finish it. All the food was flavorful, fresh, and delicious. I will definitely be ordering from here again!

A nice modern restaurant with ambient lighting, booths and tables. A wide variety of patrons from…read morefamilies to couples to gatherings of friends. The restaurant is popular and may require a wait. I patronized.Chi's years ago, pre-pandemic. Chi's has some or the best Chinese food in the SFV. The food is always delicious. We had wings, Chow fun noodles with chicken, steamed sole (delicate sauce in the side), white rice, a custom 3-flavor dish with chicken, shrimp and beef in Szechwan sauce. My first time ordering steamed fish and I worried it might be bland. Surprisingly, it was full of flavor. Our server, Luis, was helpful and helped us navigate the menu. He also provided friendly, prompt service. We plan to return soon.

Was visiting family in the Northridge, CA…read more Nieces had been to Chi's before and thought highly of it and decided to take us there for our opinion Good food and good service. This place was busy and it was worth the wait. Lovely place and clean. We ordered a variety of dishes that our family shared (9 of us)

There was a big parking lot so finding a place was easy and the friendly staff helped us to a table…read moreright away. They even helped us get a peking duck started before we arrived. It was the first time trying duck for some of us. Even with several other parties in the restaurant, the dining room had this odd lighting that made it feel like a liminal space. A strange combo of pink and sage green covered the room and there were mirrors lining all the windowless walls. Since they didn't have the usual buns for the duck, they served it with "pancakes" (basically thin tortillas), which worked as a great substitute while we piled on duck, scallions, and sauce. The duck flavor was good, though it could've been a bit juicier with crispier skin, but not bad at all. We also got the mandarin soft noodles, which had a great combo of proteins. Just those two dishes were plenty for the four of us. Overall it was helpful service and solid food, just a unique setup!

Ick. Now, I'm basing my review on only one lunch by myself, so figure that in as you read…read more This place certainly loves it's oil. Everything I had was laden with this heavy, greasy, fattening stuff. If you're a fan of cooking oil, this is your go-to spot for sure. I had the "gourmet" dinner. That means Mongolian beef, my usual in basic old-school Chinese places like this. I chose won ton soup over the seafood soup choice. The broth was fine, but the won tons were thick and doughy. Not great. The beef seemed of a decent quality, but was absolutely floating in oil. This made the green and white onions too soft and mushy and dripping with oil. Ditto the very messy foil wrapped chicken appetizer, but the egg roll was okay, if bland. There are plenty of excellent choices for all types of Chinese cuisine in the Valley. No need to come here. Again though, remember I only had one dish, but I have an idea it's indicative of the entire menu.​

I've been living under a rock because this awesome restaurant has been located about 5 minutes from…read moremy place and I recently discovered how delicious the food is! The food is top notch with so many options and the portions are perfect for 2-3 people (depending on what you order). The service is quick but great. Just be prepared with your order because it gets busy. The location is pretty cool within a shopping plaza. Plenty of parking.

This is my go to spot in San Fernando / Sylmar for chinese fast food. I am a fan of China Express…read more But I feel ChopSpoon overtakes them in a slight edge in quality. I know they use no frozen green beans in the Black Pepper Chicken which is amazing. Whenever I call in to order a soup they have always been friendly and its waiting for me within 10min or less. Wonton Soup - Light, tasty. A bit heavy on the veggies but really good if you got a cold or want a light soup. Egg Drop Soup - Very light. Tasty and coincidentally not overly eggy. There is no meat in this soup just broth, egg ribbons and a frozen veggie mix but it works for this soup very well. Hot and Sour Soup - Delicious. I believe they use wood ear mushrooms in this soup. But this is quite flavorful and tasty. Jalapeno Chicken - Great dish. Savory, sweet and spicy. Id say the sauce its cooked in is a little sweet but it works. I wish they would cook the jalapeno a little more but this is a top dish here. This has zucchini, chicken, and jalapenos. Black Pepper Chicken - Amazing. My go to here. Fresh green beans, chicken in a peppery onion black sauce. Great flavors. Mushroom Chicken - Very light. Sauce is gravy like. Good amount of veggies in here in contrast to the chicken. But it works well especially over white rice or the rice noodles. Orange Chicken - Not a fan. This is soggy. Kind of overly sweet. ChopSpoon is great too when there is an item that is low or looking kind of old. They will cook up a new batch within minutes.

As always food sooo delicious , fresh and authentic!! Had family visiting from out of state and was…read moresoo happy to introduce them to Kop Jai Lai restaurant And they enjoyed everything we ordered . Which I knew they would Love this place

Best in the Valley. Here's why:…read moreGreen curry is always on point, and if you're a green curry lover this one is perfect in flavor, consistency and not too sweet. Spring rolls - so simple yet most places omit the mint. Pad see ew - even with tofu it has all the deep flavors in the noodles. This dish is easily oily in most restaurants but not here. And to all the Chinese restaurants across LA, please take notes on how orange chicken is suppose to taste and its texture - this restaurants orange chicken is so freakin good. Also, I've only ever ordered take out. I bet they're even more amazing in person.

Nice lil hole in the wall spot. Not super fancy but the food…read moreis excellent. Service was very good. Nice clean spot. Will come back!

How do you close 830 before 9 when you advertise 9. We…read moredrove from hospital and was told it's open . Horrible service!!!!!

Excellent food! Excellent service! I don't know about the ambience! I'm sure it's great!…read more Wonderful portions! Amazing prices! Food is delicious! Great place to try! Everything you want and I mean everything!

Be careful and double-check the prices you're being charged here…read more The menu board clearly lists the Special Bowl for $7.99, but I was originally charged about $3 more than the advertised price. When I pointed out the price discrepancy to the cashier, she lowered the price by $1, but she still did not charge me the advertised $7.99 price. My receipt ended up showing $9.07. What bothered me most is that even after I specifically pointed out that the price did not match what was posted on their menu board, I was still charged more. Just be aware when paying and make sure you double-check your receipt against the prices displayed on their menu. Tengan cuidado y revisen bien los precios que les están cobrando en este lugar. En el menú aparece claramente que el Special Bowl cuesta $7.99, pero originalmente me cobraron aproximadamente $3 más del precio anunciado. Cuando le señalé a la cajera que el precio no coincidía, bajó el precio $1, pero aun así no me cobró los $7.99 que aparecían en el menú. Al final, mi recibo mostraba un precio de $9.07. Lo que más me molestó fue que, incluso después de señalarle específicamente que el precio no coincidía con el que estaba anunciado en el menú, todavía me cobraron de más. Tengan esto en cuenta al momento de pagar y asegúrense de revisar su recibo y comparar lo que les cobran con los precios que aparecen en el menú

Stopped by this place for lunch with my cousin after picking her up from school. The inside had…read morelots of seats available and was clean. Service was quick too. We got chicken wings, scallion pancake, pork and shrimp dumplings, and pork soup dumplings. The chicken wings had a mountain of fried garlic on top of them. We didn't prefer it, but garlic lovers would love this appetizer. The scallion pancake was solid--thin and crispy with scallions throughout. The pork and shrimp dumplings were our favorite, filled with ground pork, and whole pieces of shrimp, served with an awesome sauce that brought everything together. The soup dumplings were not that great. They looked like they were steamed a bit too long, and the soup had leaked through. Would not get these again.

I had been to Northern cafe a few times, and recently it seems that both the food and the customer…read moreservice has been lacking. I took my family there recently and the food was acceptable to eat, but I would not say it was a good representation of what it used to be. The beef soup noodle was generally lacking in strong savory flavor and the noodles were overcooked. The dumplings were also lacking in flavor. For these reasons I will give Northern Cafe 3-stars. However, I must add that I am being very generous, since I do not take away stars for one incident of poor service. The service was horrendous, from the beginning to the end of the meal, it was an awful experience. To begin, there was no greeting, and this is a frequent problem. Customers are left to stand in the lobby with no direction or acknowledgement of their presence. The staff sometimes look your way to ignore you until you confront them and ask for a table, which they may not give you until you ask the right person. The server did not write down our order and forgot some of it. They never came around to check on us. The food came out in a scattered fashion. Eventually when we were finished eating, no server came to ask us if we wanted the check or any boxes to go. After getting their attention, I received the bill, but they didnt take my payment. They never came around again, I told my family to leave without me and maybe they will notice we are finished and I am holding the bill and my cars in the air. No service again for what seemed like an eternity sitting at an empty table with food I at one time wanted to take home, but now I was just desperate to get out. Eventually I catch the eye of some other staff, not my server, who never came back, and they flagged someone else from the kitchen to take care of my payment. Not surprisingly, even with all the food left on the table, they did not offer if we wanted any of it to go. The saddest part of this experience is that I used to like this place. I have a few memories here I will never forget, but these memories have nothing to do with the food or the service. For the sake of my memories I will come try this place one more time

I don't think I've ever come here and not been completely satisfied by whatever I ordered. This is…read morecoming from someone that has likely ordered nearly everything on the menu. My all time favorite is definitely the Spicy Chicken but I will eat anything here. The breading on the chicken is so light, yet crispy, yet covered in sauce...I'm not sure how they accomplish that. Everything has always been cooked to perfection, seasoned beautifully, plated nicely, and fresh. Service is always very friendly (sometimes a hair slow but only because there's usually only one server and the place is packed). Food comes out fairly quickly once you order and it's super fun to be able to watch them cook due to the giant glass wall in the kitchen. Place is always clean, has great lighting (you can actually see your plates), and the lot in back makes for fairly easy parking. We've been here twice close to closing and to watch them clean makes me know they take sanitation VERY seriously.

Food: the best Jajangmyeon, Jjampon and Pork Tangsuyuk! This has been our go to for so many years…read moreand the quality never changes! Service: great service and fast Ambience: still the same on the inside, lots of tables and seating

Came here on Father's Day weekend and was surprisingly not busy. That said, works for me as we were…read moreseated and served quickly. Got the usual things off the dim sum menu plus also some extras off the actual menu - like fried rice, pork chops and crispy fish fillet. Not a fan of them moving to bottled water though. Free water should be the norm, not paying for Costco water bottles.

The old lady who sings there for birthday parties she is very nice and served us great hospitality…read morefor my sibiling birthday celebration. But other than that the food is not good, we order the pork chop it was VERY DRY they threw so much cilantro like a whole hand full that is unnecessary. We order the crispy noodles, it tasted like it was old like sour taste... it doesn't taste the same as I expected so we didn't eat at all we didn't want complain to start a much worse conflict within the food. We notice the owner of the business was outside with a Maybach black Mercedes who is not CHINESE surprised that owner is Iranian. NOT TO BE RACIST but at least take care of the place.. Been coming here for Years and this new owner first time seeing him at the restaurant. The fact that this place has bad reviews and low ratings, Management sucks and food quality isn't the same as before. Sooner or later this place will close.