We just pulled in and hooked up our RV at A Country RV Park and jumped onto Yelp. We found Ching Yen and they confirmed they delivered here so after reading the reviews we ordered. We got the Mongolian Beef and Pork Chop Suey. Both were very good! Delivery was within the time quoted and was packed for travel very well. Food was hot and delicious... and we were delighted that it was spiced just right. Some places completely overdo the salt but as noted it was delicious. We will order again when we come through town and recommend that other folks give it a try! read more

Ordered the garlic chicken and sweet and sour pork. The chicken was almost nonexistent in a sea of radishes. Pork was cold. Server was rude as hell, but it was comical. Paid $37 for buffet quality Chinese food. read more

My family and I have been coming here for years. It's our favorite Chinese restaurant because the food is always fresh and the owners treat us like family. Some of our favorites as the sizzling rice soup, pan fried crispy chicken noodles, and cashew chicken. Either way I have never had anything bad here! Out of all of the Chinese restaurants I will always recommend this place. read more

Sooo. This use to be one of my favorite spots. But this last two Visits have been just horrible. Food has been bland the owners are literally arguing in front of costumers and they involve the costumers in their arguments. read more

Loved the food and the service. The lady who is the owner is super friendly and kind. I ordered the orange chicken, mushroom chicken, chicken fried rice and the sweet and sour shrimp also the sizzling rice soup. Everything was hot and flavorful. Definitely will be back. read more

I may be a Bakersfield transplant, but I've been here 15 years and have started to consider this as close to a home town as I'm ever going to get. So how is it that EVERYBODY else in town eats here but has managed to keep this place a secret from me for this long? Well, the cat is sure out of the bag now! Just walking in the front door of Ching Yen is enough to send the more sensitive diners into sensory overload. Epileptics beware. The walls and ceiling are covered with brightly colored designs everywhere you look. ADHD people might have some issues, too, I think; the rest of us have plenty of things to look at to keep us occupied while we wait for the food. I've been eating in Chinese restaurants pretty much all my life, and we always order "family style"; we purchase a number of different dishes that go in the middle of the table and everybody shares. After reading the glowing Yelp reviews of Ching Yen I decided to be brave and try one of the preset meals for a change. My dinner companion and I ordered the number 4 which was around $16 per person for two or more people. Everything was still served family style, but there were a set number of dishes involved. They started us off with a HUGE bowl of sizzling rice soup. I kid you not, this would have been worth the drive across town all by itself. The bowl of broth arrives separately from the plate of rice which is then added - quite dramatically - to the broth. When the rice touches the broth there is a very loud sizzling sound. The sound is probably pure theatrics, but the taste is pure heaven. This is an absolute must have dish if you're eating here. The menu said that there would be an order of potstickers accompanying our meal. What arrived was a plate with a variety of appetizers including potstickers, egg rolls, and little foil triangles with tender spiced chicken. At least, I hope that was chicken ;~) - Just kidding. There were two main dishes - a snow white chicken and prawns Szechuan style. Neither dish was spicy but they were both tasty. The chicken dish had strips of tender white chicken breast with pea pods and a sauce that was smooth and buttery. The prawns were breaded and deep fried in a red sauce. The prawns were tossed with peppers but were not particularly spicy. Everything was served with a generous side of steamed rice and we received both fortune cookies and almond cookies at the end of the meal. This is definitely the best Chinese food I've had in Bakersfield so far. read more

The best chinese food you'll ever eat in Bakersfield! Everything there to eat is great. Sue and the Wang family are amazing people. Great service, wonderful dishes, great prices, full stomach :) I usually get the chow mein chicken with no veggies. the sizzling rice soup is yum! the crab ragoon is so creamy. I recommend the won ton soup as well! Wonderful place, again the only place to eat chinese! read more

Ching Yens is one of my favorite Chinese places of all time, but I moved away from Bakersfield twenty years ago, and hadn't been there since. It seems to me that we tend to idealize a lot of the youthful memories of our favorite places, especially restaurants. When we go back, they very often do not live up to what we remember. On a recent trip to Bakersfield, that definitely was NOT the case at Ching Yen . After twenty years, this place is almost exactly as I remember it; right down to Sue, the owner, as our very attentive waitress. Keep in mind this is not fine dining. The restaurant is not very fancy, the asian decoration is cool but kitschy, and the atmosphere much more geared towards a family dining experience. That being said, the food is excellent and very reasonably priced. We started with the Won Ton soup, which is chock full of veggies and meat.. My companion said she would come here just for the soup. My recollection is that the Sizzling Rice soup was just as good. The egg rolls are adequate, but still better than what I typically get in Texas. An order of Chicken Fried Rice was pretty good, though maybe a bit salty. In the past, the best entrees here were typically those that stray a little from the Chinese food norm, and I remember that I usually avoided the battered and fried offerings, though I don't remember any that were particularly off-putting. On this visit, we ordered the Pork and Eggplant, the Tomato Beef, and the more traditional Chicken and Broccoli. All were excellent, in particular, the Tomato Beef. After the meal, we rolled out of there with full bellies, plenty of money still in the wallet, and a bunch of tasty leftovers in cartons for my companion to share with her family. I realized this is still one of my favorite Chinese restaurants. The food is still top-notch, easily surpassing most of the places I frequent in Houston and elsewhere. I suppose you may occasionally find better at an expensive fine dining Asian restaurant, but you will not find better for the price. BTW- I know they use MSG at Ching Yen. I do occasionally have a bad reaction to it, particularly if used excessively (like at the otherwise excellent 5-Star near U of Houston). But on this visit and on my hundreds (yes hundreds) of visits in the late eighties I never had a reaction from Ching Yen. Maybe just lucky. read more

Yelpers are correct; if you're going to dine here order the sizzling rice soup! It's so delicious with the crispy rice, yummy broth, and seafood. It's also loaded with water chestnuts which are in lots of other dishes too and I have a new developed love for. The soup will warm you up! We usually go for dinner but they have some really great well-priced lunch specials. They also have some yummy appetizers including pot stickers and some of the best fried shrimp in town. Their curry chicken and garlic chicken are great dishes as well. The decor is fun and authentic and the owners are delightful. They've been there for many years. This place is a true gem on the east side! read more

This place is amazing!!!! Who knew you could get such amazing Chinese food in Bakersfield?!? No offense, but I mean, I've eaten bad Chinese food even in Chinatown. Definitely try the pan-fried noodles (crispy) and salt shrimp (spicy). The sizzling rice soup also sounded a little weird at first, but it is so delicious!!! read more

OMG How have I never discovered this little gem of a Chinese restaurant before? Tried it a few weeks ago because my mom was dogsitting for a friend so I met her for dinner on that side of town...and I was amazed. As many Yelpers have said, the sizzling rice soup is great! My only complaint though is that they added the rice to the soup before they bought it out instead of at the table like I've had before so it was half soggy by the second bowl...but it still tasted fantastic. So much seafood in it! We also got the crab wontons, which were very good, and the honey walnut shrimp, also good...but the show-stealer was the eggplant with pork. I think it was the best eggplant in garlic sauce I've had in town, if not ever!! It was truly delicious. The only complaint I have with this place is the location, but it can't be helped b/c this place has apparently been there for a looooong time...It's funny because a few blocks up the houses are super nice, the neighborhood looks fine...then suddenly its not so fine. Also, I live in the SW so it's a bit of a drive across town, so if I'm not in Northeast Bakersfield I probably won't eat here often. Guess that's why I never found it before lol. I definitely feel like I need to make excuses to hit up East Bako/BC area though because its truly worth it. read more

Ching Yen is a secret little Chinese restaurant on the east side of Bakersfield that has been in business for 30+ years. It is filled with pretty Chinese lanterns, golden dragons and oriental paintings of peonies, etc....and the hand made vegetable roses and green palm swan wings make the meals almost too beautiful to eat. But do eat these masterpieces, because each one is a dish that would challenge a Master Chef. Tea arrived with the menus first....nice touch on a cold rainy day. I ordered the Mandarin Hors D'oeuver Appetizer, Orange Chicken and Mongolian Beef. The Mandarin Hors D'oeuver is a sampler (Pu Pu Platter) of finger food: Spring Rolls, Pot Stickers, Pork Ribs, Foil Chicken, Chicken fingers, and Crab Rangoon presented on a flaming Pu Pu Platter. Very yummy. Then the main course was pushed to our table on a serving cart. On each China dish, a delicacy to tempt even the most discerning palate. Lets just say these meals would have won the Championship on the show "Chopped". I could have licked the Orange Chicken sauce right off the plate. OMG, the best in town by far! The Mongolian Beef was so tender it melted in my mouth with the green onions and seasoning. How did I miss this place all these years....this is truly the year of the Pig. Ching Yen is by far my first choice in Chinese Food. I will have no other. The only complaint I have is the photos do not compare to real life, and that I could not sample everything on the menu. I'll be back, and back and back!!! HAPPY NEW YEARS CHING YEN! read more

My buddy and I ate here last Thursday and were the only people other than the employees in the restaurant for lunch when we arrived. That was a little concerning to us, but we stayed because we had both been there before (even though it had been years prior) and knew it would be at least okay. We ordered two lunch specials and an order of gyoza. They first served us their egg flower soup and it was dynamite. It had crab meat (perhaps it was imitation crab) and tasted great. Then they served us the gyoza and I think that those may have been the best I've ever eaten. Then our entrees came. The presentation wasn't amazing, but the food was very good. I would gladly come back here any time my buddy suggests it. read more

if I could choose negative stars I would . Let's start with the service . I respect my elders but definitely had to hold my tongue when I was yelled at for not liking the herbal tea . The food came and i cannot 100 say the rice was not from another person who had eaten before us . it was dry and sticky at the same time . the egg drop soup had crab in it that tasted very fishy I. a bad way and the soup consistency was that of gravy . the sweet and sour pork was bitter and the garlic chicken was bland . I had not been here in my 52 yrs of being in Bakersfield and I will never return . read more

I can not believe how this place can ever be rated 4 stars! It was oversalted and just simply poorly prepared. 4 rating star rating.. that's really confusing. Dished were really 1 star. The worst. I didn't put 1 star only because of the extra almond cookie. read more

When first moving to Bakersfield 10 years ago my dad and I set out on finding a good Chinese resturant and after quite a few bad ones we found Ching Yen. I turned my husband on to this resturant and it's one of few Chinese places he actually enjoys. Sizzling rice soup, pork chow mien, fried rice....all of it yummy! They have great lunch meals and are pretty quick to arrive. The resturant is usually pretty empty around lunch since which makes it great when you're in a hurry or looking for a quiet and personal place for lunch. read more

Have been eating here for years and I think this is one of my favorite places to eat. My wife loves the sizzling rice soup and I have so many favorites I can't even think of all of them. The service is sometimes a little slow when they are busy but good food takes a little time to prepare. Just sit down, relax and enjoy a truly great meal. read more

My husband and I were driving from Los Angeles to Yosemite and looking for somewhere to stop to eat. We found Ching Yen on Yelp! and headed over there. The building is unsuspecting on a more residential street. We passed and thought they were closed. But we checked and sure enough - they were open - and happy to feed us! We got the dinner with sizzling rice soup, appetizer plate, chicken with snow peas and mushrooms and fried shrimp. It was delicious. We asked for no MSG and I'm pretty sure the dumplings, fried won tons and paper wrapped chicken all still had MSG since they are pre-made. Still tasty as ever! We were so happy to find a place to stop between LA and Yosemite. read more

The four star rating is relative to the other Chinese restaurants in Bakersfield. It's not authentic Szechuan cuisine as the category implies however, the dishes are well made and fairly priced. The standout dish is the sizzling rice soup. It's loaded with seafood, flavor, and carbs. If you try only one dish here, make it this one. The rest of their menu offerings - fried rice, stir fried meat and veggies, and lunch specials are standard and palatable. The decor is f-ugly, dated, and needs to be cleaned up. I don't mind the over the top theme; it's just in poor condition. Lose the wood panels, add a fresh coat of paint, re-string the tassels on those silly lanterns, and wipe the caked on grease off the paintings. It'll look waaay better after that. read more

First time visiting this place. First impression wasn't very good, lady working there (I think owner) wasn't rude, but she was very odd and her people skills were lacking. Place was old, bathroom was filthy (didn't wanna touch anything), cups were dirty. We ordered the sizzling rice soup, the Snow White chicken and orange chicken. I'm usually easy to please when it comes to food, but I was not impressed at all. Soup was ok, Snow White chicken was meh, and the orange chicken was average. The rice wasn't fresh either. I could have paid less money for better food at Panda Express. Like one reviewer said, i only went because I had a Groupon. I most likely will never return. read more

I've passed by this place a handful of times and thought nothing of it because of the area it's in. However, this place was seriously delicious! I was skeptical at first when we walked in. There weren't many people but we were greeted by the nicest man who is the owners son. He sat us right away and provided water. We ordered the Dynasty Dinner for 2 that was $15/each. It started with wonton soup and as soon as it came out my mouth started watering. It was so delicious. My toddler probably would've eaten all the wontons if we let him. So so good. Next came the platter of cream cheese and crab rangoons, veggie spring rolls, and pork wontons. I couldn't believe how delicious this was. I mean, most of my Chinese food experience comes from Panda Express, but this was like melt in your mouth delicious. I almost ordered some rangoons to go. Crispy, crunchy, flaky. I'm already thinking about the next time we go back. Lastly came the entree with broccoli and beef, orange chicken, and steamed rice. The balance of the sweet chicken with the salty beef was so good. A combination that I wouldn't have thought of. All in all I was extremely satisfied with my experience here. The people were so welcoming and nice, the food was seriously finger licking good and the price was decent for the the amount of food we got. We will be back! read more

I wouldn't say this place is good for fine dining, but I recently went here for lunch with my brother and the food was delicious. I am a big curry fan and the lunch chicken curry is by far, the best curry meal I have had in California. I HIGHLY recommend this dish if you enjoy curry. The woman taking our order was very friendly and funny. read more

This place is OK. And by that I mean its not the worst. Its defiantly a place that's been here a while. I do like old decor it has. the ceiling tiles are neat. That said they do have a pretty wide selection for lunch specials. I ordered the combo special. It have me quite a lil spread. Chow mein, peanut chicken, sweet sour pork, and some veggies in sauce. plus soup and and egg roll. Food was what you would expect from a American Chinese place. It was good but nothing special and i dont mean that in a bad way. The orange chicken my bro had was really good. I'm ordering that next time! read more

Visited my friend from college whose family runs this restaurant and, from a non-biased perspective, the food was superb. I live too far to come here regularly but it's one of those places you crave after leaving. My friend's mom served up an array of small portions so I could try their best dishes. The cream cheese wontons were absolutely delicious, as well as the sizzling rice soup (one of their most popular dishes, I am told). There are many regulars who come here at lunch. The place is rather small, but during the 3 days I was out in Bakersfield, it was always packed come lunch time. Still, there is ample parking in the back and in the front (if you feel like parallel parking). I'd recommend this place to anyone who ventures out to God forsaken Bakersfield. =) read more

Delicious!!!! We came here by recommendation and loved it! James is the best waiter! He kept us laughing and his service was wonderful. We will be back! read more

Ching Yen - Inside the restaurant - Szechuan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This place was quick, friendly, and yummy! Lunch Specials from 11-3PM all served with rice, egg flower soup, spring roll, and steamed rice. Meals normally from $6.95-$7.35 during this time. I had the curry chicken, which indicated hot and spicy but really wasn't. That was fine, the vegetables were good, chicken was tender, and I left full read more

So the only reason I will take you up on that offer is 2 c 1 what your so-called fast food style orange chicken is considering you can go to any other Chinese restaurant in the entire country and they have the exact orange chicken I'm talking about I have never seen this chicken called orange chicken before in my life so if your case of orange chicken and fast food style orange chicken is different I would much rather pick the fast food Style considering I've never seen Frozen breaded chicken patties called orange chicken before whether the sauce is on the side or not so yes I will be calling tomorrow to see what the difference is and to get that with the conversation of tonight delay but I really suggest you go hop around to other Chinese restaurants whether your Chinese culture Heritage or not read more

Driving home from Las Vegas, i saw good rating on yelp so stopped by for dinner. We ordered San shan soup, sizzling three ingredients(?), mongolian lamb, prawns of szechuan and fried rice. I forgot the exact names. I especially liked the soup and fried rice. (Rice was fluffy and had good texture) Mongolian lamb did not look like the usual mongolian beef i used to see in other restaurants. We talked with the owner lady and learned that she used to own a famous Chinese restaurant in Korea (now owned by her brother). So we added an order of Korean style Chinese food - Jampong noodles - which was not on the menu. The food were all great and lady was friendly. To our surprise she spoke such good Korean! I will definitely go try its sister restaurant in Korea, Binhaewon. read more

Delicious food. I've been going here since I was a kid and they never disappoint. Love their chicken chow mein and fried shrimp.

This has been a long time favorite of my wife and her family and is some of the best Chinese food I've ever had. The woman who runs the front is awesome and such a sweet lady and the food is excellent. Highly recommended and worth the trip from anywhere in Bakersfield. read more

Very tasty, the gentleman that helped us was very kind and funny; he even tried to teach my boyfriend Chinese. Really great service, and the family portion for 2 is enough to feed 3. Will be back read more

Ching Yen - Sweet and sour pork and garlic chicken - Szechuan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

So basically every time we are in town we come here with the folks. But this time around I finally had it! This place has very delicious food but the only reason I have to give it a one star is because the owners are always arguing very loud in mandarin. When we got the Ching Yen that night we went to wash my daughters hands and as we were walking towards the restrooms we could hear the owners arguing. This is not the first time by the way! It's all the time we come. Idk what's the problem but they need to keep it down or take it outside its very rude how there's customers in the dinning area and you just hear them yelling back and forth. Then the owners wife comes out serving us as if it's our fault that's she's gotten into an argument with her husband. Practically throwing the dishes on our table and looking irritated. But that night we were there their son was helping out in the front and he was talking about to some customers about how things aren't cooked right and other stuff that is to much to write. He needs to be careful what her says up front there's others customers listening especially because he was being loud. I really hope that there arguing doesn't scare off there customers because in the long run there won't be a Chin Yen sadly. This place has been serving 25+ years it would be sad if the drive away there customers because they can't keep there family problems home where it belongs. read more

Excellent food,service, and price. I Recently went with a group of ladies from church for dinner. There was a total of 12 of us. The owner gave us a price 15 per person which included tip. We had sizzling rice soup, garlic chicken, a shrimp dish, and chow mien. Food very tasty. They have large banquet facilities. I would definitely go again. Owner is very friendly and accommodating. Family owned business read more

YUM! I love going here. After a lengthy search for Chinese food and finding only average to below average, this place was a heaven. We went with the yelp reviews and tried the sizzling rice soup. It was delicious!! The owners are the nicest people I think I've ever met. Mr. Owner was so sweet... showing us all his awards and making us feel like we were old friends of his family. We also had the chicken chow mein, fried shrimp, fried rice, and mu shoo pork (hope i'm spelling all this correctly) Chow mein, I would order without veggies next time, rice and shrimp were great! and mu shoo I would also order without veggies... but that's just me. We went three times in one week after we found this place. Great every time. A Must go to if you need Chinese food in Bakersfield. mmmmmmmm read more

Tasty dishes but a little over priced for traditional Chinese cuisine. There was an incidence where the conversation between staff and co-owner wife was too intense and loud that I had to ask if everything was OK. They apologized and explained that there was discrepancies between manager and the buyer for restaurant supplies. None the less I pointed out the fact that the place should be a comfortable and pleasant environment for patrons to dine opposed to witnessing the soap opera but they have excused themselves by saying that's the way most Chinese people among other Asians in restaurants converse. read more

Traditional Chinese food prepared just as if i was in China. The service is great and the prices are very reasonable for the whole family. read more

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Made the long trek to the East side once again! Last day to use a gift certificate, and we couldn't let it go to waste. We have t been in years, but the owner not only remembers us, she says "long time, no see!!" We start out with their steaming hot tea, and the best egg soup on the planet. If you're thinking watery egg soup, forget it! This soup is thick, full of veggies, and bursting with flavor. Next up, POTSTICKERS! OMG! These are the very best in town, period. I could eat these alone and be happy. Sadly I had to share with the hubs. The dipping sauce is so delicious, I could drink it. But it's not socially acceptable. However, if no one is around, I totally drink it with wild abandonOrder your own, you won't want to share, trust me. Hubs ordered the broccoli beef, I ordered the spicy diced chicken. He got the lunch special, I went a la carte. The servings are generous too. We have so much food left, but I'm totally at peace with that. It's even better later read more

Ching Yen - Last day to use my gift certificate.. So we made the long trek to the East side once again. Amazing! - Szechuan Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield does not have very many Chinese food choices that taste good after enjoying Los Angeles and San Gabriel. If your really hungry buy their Grupon and order two meals! Owners are very friendly, they enjoy interacting with all their customers. Do you enjoy socializing with the boss and eating Sweet and Sour chicken, Kung Pao, Cashew Chicken? If not order takeout! Inside the restaurant reminded me of a place I ate in the 1970s. Lots of good memories. Some people will think the price is high or portions are small because their use to Buffets. My meal was good, liked the owners very much! read more

Ching yen has been opened since my mom was little and she brought me here since I was small this is very authentic Chinese mandarin food the owners are very very personable only ace left that has good Chinese food all the other Chinese restaurants that have been opened for 50 plus years have all changed the quality of their food just come read more

Stopped in here on our way home from Vegas the decor reminded me of restaurants in San Francisco only thing they need is a fish tank The food was very tasty portion were on the smaller side but the prices match the size It is nice to see a family business I would go back in a heartbeat read more