We were craving authentic Chinese food last night and came across Ching Yen. You can tell the owner, Sue, takes great pride in her food, and it really shows. We started with the Sizzle Rice soup and Hot and Sour soup. Both soups were rich and delicious with fresh ingredients. We ordered the small bowls and each was big enough for two people to share one and have extra. We decided to try the Combination Appetizer platter which came with two of each appetizer and two dipping sauces. The Sizzling Beef Iron plate and Chicken Fried Rice had quality fresh ingredients. You could tell the pride that went into each dish. Sue was a delight and expressed how much she enjoyed her customers. She made it feel like you're visiting family for a home cooked meal. I'm a soup fanatic too, so I can't wait to try some of the other soups on the menu. We'll be back soon! read more

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A small restaurant but with great ambiance and service. Everything is authentic and made fresh. A couple that has been cooking and serving for over 40 years. Amazing! read more

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Typical Cantonese Chinese food. It never disappoints. Sizzling Rice Soup is the star!

We found this place on yelp, wanting to try a new Chinese restaurant. It was a little hard to find and from the outside looked like somewhere I would turn back and search for a new restaurant but we have it a shot. Walked in and it was uncomfortably quiet. It is decorated very authentic and looks like in its hey day was a great vibe! I really wanted to leave but didn't want to seem rude to the little old lady running the place. She was oddly rude and sweet at the same time if that makes sense. I flipped through the menu and landed on the black pepper beef and wife ordered won ton soup! We both joked about wanting to leave but didn't want to be rude! As waited it started he crowded and that put us at ease about the food not being as bad as it seemed it might be. The waitress brought the food out and I was amazed!! So glad we didn't leave!! That was some of the best Chinese food I've ever had and I've had it all over the world. The won ton soup was so flavorful and clean, just an absolute delight! The black pepper beef was to die for!! The beef so soft and flavorful and the bell peppers cooked but still a little crunchy and and the whole dish had this amazing hunt of fresh garlic! What a treat! If you can get past the location and the outdated ambience this is a must try! Honestly top 3 if not 1 Chinese food I've ever had!!!! If the restaurant was a little cleaner it would have been a five star for sure! read more

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The food was very good and the owners are really nice. Everything came out fresh and hot. Tasty menu. read more

Ching Yen - General Tso Chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Su is a beautiful Chinese Lady. She is now old. I was surprised at seeing her pictures when she was young just 20 years ago! She looked only in her 30's at most! She could easily have been a Chinese Super Model. What interests me the most is her knowledge of Chinese History and knowledge of Chinese American History as well. You see my Chinese American Grandfather was born in the USA in 1905. My Great Grandfather was born in the USA in 1867. I was born in the USA in 1969. I am 5th generation Chinese American? My Grandfather fought in WWII as a CBI FLYING TIGER AVG Pilot and Engineer in 1938 that after 1941 became the 14th US Army Air Force Flying Tigers. NOT to be confused with the 1st AVG aka The CBI FLYING TIGERS AVG (ALL VOLUNTEER GROUP) of 1938! My Gandfather was a Lt. Col., but because of racism 300 US born US Army Officers of Chinese ethnicity were removed from History. Non received VA benefits. A stain of Honor and I can not hold the US Military to the Standards I once thought they were. The Food is as authentic as Su. She & her Husband cooks the Ancient Ways. She is completely Chinese, as is the decor. There is No One in Bakersfield like her or cooks the way they cook. I suggest any visitors come before she passes away. She is the TAO. She IS CHINESE and a rare beautiful Enchanting woman even for her age! The FOOD is Par Excellent. I am now 57 years old and Chinese American from SFO. She will be missed as will her knowledge of 7000 years of Chinese History. Thank you Su. 你是一个很棒的人。 read more

This is a great place for freshly made Chinese food. The flavors are fresh and you taste the effort that goes into creating the dishes. They are always willing to make something the way you like it....our son hates vegetables so we always order chicken chow mein with no vegetables. They always make it fresh and it always tastes great. We have come here for a while and the owners are always friendly and welcoming. This is a must try place. read more

Authentic, loving atmosphere , food is fresh! And you can tell it's homemade. Susan is the best cook in Bakersfield and a Bakersfield treasure! read more

Service was great; but the owner tried really hard but couldn't handle was difficult without any help. He was the only staff, cooking waiting tables and cashier. read more

Owner operator local spot great homemade Chinese and Korean by request. Tell Sue that Artie says hello !

This a great family owned Chinese restaurant. It's in the ghetto and it is not fancy at all, but the food is flavorful, the portions are good, and prices are fair. Everything we ordered came out hot, fresh, and fast. I asked for my Kung Pao spicy and they delivered. My wife and were both pleased and we'd drive across town for it again. The restaurant itself is a little run down. read more

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Have always loved the food, service and prices at this little hidden gem. Picked up an order of beef with Chinese greens! So delicious and packed with flavor! read more

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The owner was so incredibly nice & patient with us, I had no idea about the closing time so I arrived at 8:15 (closing time is 8:30) and yet he greeted us with a smile and seated us immediately. He brought us our hot tea and water, never rushed us to order and gave us options for our choice of food. The food itself was great we ordered the sizzling hot soup with crispy chow mien and white pea beef. The restaurant was very cute and traditional it almost reminded me of what you see in movies when they go to Chinese take out restaurants. The owner seems to be doing it all himself which is pretty admirable and deserves more recognition than what some reviews have shown. read more

Love the peppered chicken and Best Mongolian Beef, Absolutely the Best Ever!!! Elderly couple runs this place, very friendly and pleasant, ate all the food and make some to go, was delicious read more

Amazing food, I have now been here twice in about a week and both times I have enjoyed them. Their carry out is great as well as in service dining. Favorite thing so far is there won tong soup/slizzing rice soup! Best Chinese restaurant I will stand by that completely! read more

Food was amazing thanks Sue for making us feel so welcome! We left feeling better because of people like you exist. We will definitely come back. read more

I think the last time I have visited this place was over 20yrs ago and I remember this place being better than what I had recently encountered. I remember coming here with my mom for lunch several times as a kid and loving it, but on my recent visit the food was not what I had remembered it to be. We ordered tons of food and spent a lot since all 4 of us were super hungry that day. I remember I kept apologizing to my husband and kids for picking out the restaurant for that evening. Going in I expected the food to be fantastic and maybe that's where it went downhill from there. I was expecting it to be similar to other Chinese restaurants in town and I believe that the restaurant is older and a little outdated. What I mean by that is that, they are catering to a lot of customers that have been loyal to them for years and they haven't added that pizazz that the newer restaurants have. I think the cute little decorative flowers and swans that they make out of the foods is really creative and that is actually cool, but the food to me was just not what I expected. Then when it got to the entrees the food was just okay. My kids usually LOVE Chinese food and we definitely always have a lot of leftovers, but they did not really get seconds. The food is not horrible, but the food is not stupendous either. I'm happy I went back to revisit my memories with my mom for lunch; however, I was not impressed with the food and I do not see myself coming back. I did notice the owner talking to people and welcoming them back, so they do have a lot of loyal customers which is nice. She seemed really nice and talked to us for a little while, and every time we go out for dinner, my youngest son always wants to take a trip to the restroom, but my husband walked in and walked right back out and told my son that he needs to hold it til we get home because it was not pretty. The restaurant itself doesn't seem dirty, it's just older and needs to be updated. read more

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Always love Ching Yen Great service Decent interior although a little worn Great menu Food is always really good It's gotten a little pricey over the years Still highly recommend read more

I've lived in the east side for almost 6 years and I've only had this one time and it was delicious! I got there 5 minute before closing and they still took my order and not just that the food was made fresh! No fast food here I can tell you that! I will be going here from now on and also this Chinese food doesn't make you wonder if you're actually eating chicken or if it's something else! read more

Been coming here since I was little and my whole family too!, this place is amazing, always has been. I always order the mixed chow mein, orange chicken, spicy beef, and white rice! Ohh and you can't forget the wonton soupthe service is always good too, they are kind and make sure you have everything you need when dinning in! read more

I stopped and ate here for Christmas. I had the privilege and honor of speaking with the owner and we talked about life and family as he was also there alone. I was the last customer and James really was not planning on opening that day but something told him to. He has been serving this community for over 40 years and I felt the love and hospitality. Thank you! read more

Ching Yen - I felt like I was in a movie eating here - Szechuan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This food is the best American Chinese in town. I love that the dishes have distinct flavors and everything doesn't taste the same. It's an older restaurant, in a rough neighborhood, but I've never had any trouble there. read more

Sizzling rice soup is the best I've ever had! I know the area may seem a little sketchy, and the interior is definitely a little out dated but they have some great food here! Try the special chow win with a sizzling combo plate! Theeeee Best in town! read more

DISGUSTING!!! Ordered from Grubhub and this was in my beef broccoli. Called the restaurant and the person on the phone called me a liar! Offered to replace the beef broccoli. UMMM NO THANKS! I don't like ROACHES in my food! This will be the last time I eat this TRASH! read more

Ching Yen - Roach in food - Szechuan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Food is fantastic! We're new to the area from SoCal. This is going to be a regular for us. The owners are super nice, the food is made clean, your health taken into account if you ask. The food is beautifully prepared and you get huge portions. There will be enough to take home. read more

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It may look run down from the outside but inside is a beautiful restaurant that is covered in beautiful art. The service is amazing. The food was beyond even my wildest expectations and I will be returning as often as I can! read more

Craving Chinese! We had delivery. The delivery was quick but the food really sucked. The hot and sour soup had shrimp, fake crab, I didn't ask for a seafood soup! It was horrible. The egg rolls where fried in old oil which you could smell when we opened the box!the pork ribs were all dried out I can't believe they would serve this stuff. My girlfriend didn't touch it! 60 plus dollar's for this crap. Shame on you Ching Yen. read more

Always the best! Love to have their sizzling rice soup on rainy days. Everything is delicious. Family favorite.

For some reason I am never disappointed here. Every thing that i have ordered up to this very moment is good. The beef chow mein, egg rolls... the people are good and timely. You can tell its the family pride. Id recommend it to any one tbh read more

Not much to look at, a little scary looking actually but daaaang is their food good!! Much tastier than the fancier places downtown. Combination fried rice was great, kung pao chicken kicked a** it was so good! Recommended! read more

What a place! Wonton soup is one of my favorites and it didn't disappoint. We also got the lunch special with sweet and sour pork!! Yum. I love white rice and love it even more when it's "sticky!" If you are downtown 10 minutes away and worth it!!! read more

Ching Yen - the front entrance of a restaurant - Szechuan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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I forgot to take a picture of my meal but I will return again because this place captures the savory flavors of authentic and delicious Chinese food! We had the sweet and sour chicken and it was very tasty, meat tender, and color beautiful! The chicken chow mein was so tasty and plentiful. I loved the flavor and it was something you don't get at other places. The broccoli beef was rich in color and savory! The atmosphere is very artistic and the owners very nice. They said they have been open 31 years. The neighborhood may seem sketchy but just remember they've been there a long time and just we wise to lock your cars. Fabulous restaurant ! read more

This restaurant has been here a long time and still is S good as ever! Sizzling Rice Soup is my favorite!

I would pass by this place for years and never think about coming in until I decided to give this place a try today for Valentine's Day. I'm the type of person that thinks Panda Express is great. This place exceeded my expectations, I am kicking myself in the butt for not going in sooner. The food is a little pricey but let me tell you that it is absolutely worth it. The food is freshly made after you order to the point that its steaming still once it hits the table. The food itself is amazing, there was not ONE item that wasn't delicious. Everything from the chow mein, the rice, the orange chicken, the potstickers, EVERYTHING was delicious! I will definitely come back! read more

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Great pot stickers and very good egg noodle soup. They have been in business as long as I can remember.

The food tasted really delicious and was priced right too I have going there for quite some time now

At first the atmosphere seemed nice very traditional but its a couple running the full establishment not a very business place especially for a weekend only about 3 tables occupied the waiter was very slow wouldnt come up and check up on me incase i needed something food portions where too small for its price chiefs where too loud sounded as tho they where fighting but food was not as bad expect for the sweet entrees to much souce killing tge rest of the foods flavors over i would not come again first and last time read more

Ching Yen - Szechuan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I love this place! The sizzling rice soup is the best in town. Tonight our party had: Bean Curd (it had peas and was spicy), vegetable fried rice no egg (LOVED IT), vegetable fried rice with egg, fried shrimp, vegetables and Mongolian beef. All of it was delicious and beautifully presented. They serve oolong tea, not jasmine. There's always a pretty radish flower on the plates. The service is great and the ambiance good. read more

Ching Yen - Vegetarian friend rice no egg with shrimp. One item combo. - Szechuan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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The freshest and best Chinese you will ever eat in Bakersfield. No mass production. Soups are full of vegetables and meats and seafood. No watered down egg soup here. Small local business that needs our patronage. You won't regret it. Once people go, they go for years. Try it out. read more

1. There was a squished bug and dry dead bugs on our table and when we moved the owner insisted that we still sit in that table with the bugs because it was "better." 2. I was pouring soy sauce on my steamed rice and she comes up to me, takes the fork from my hand, and mixes the rice with the other food and tries to tell me how to eat it. She finishes by telling me not to use soy sauce because it has a lot of sodium. I would not recommend eating here because of lack of cleanliness due to bugs on the table. Lack of care for the bugs on the table. And lack of courtesy for taking a customers fork and mixing their food. There's way better places to eat, don't waste your time coming here. read more