First time here but really enjoyed some of our dishes! 5/5 salt & pepper fish was yummy, apparently not on the menu but still can be ordered. 4/5 salt and pepper short ribs - very crispy and had some pieces that I had to pick thru but the taste was good. 5/5 ma po tofu - super flavorful 3/5 beef chow fun - noodles were thick and clumpy, some were still tough. No green onions were on the dish, which was a bummer. I added soy sauce and hot sauce for some additional flavor but still not my favorite. We had a few tables in the back and it was quiet enough as it was for a party. We had a large group between two tables and 8 at our table. Food took a bit to get out but they brought out complimentary soup - winter melon and egg drop soup which was a very nice gesture. Egg drop soup was good but added some soy sauce and hot sauce. Pricing was very reasonable, we did the 3 dishes for $48 deal and portions were HUGE. Tons of leftovers. read more

update, i loved their Jai - ordered several months ago and wanted to try it again to see if the execution was consistent...and ordered some very basic american style chinese dishes. I also ordered on a weekday versus on a busy weekend - I wanted to gauge the entree consistency with their Jai on a not so busy weekend. So what did we order. 1) Jai- consisted of rice noodles, snap peas, black and wood ear mushrooms, fried tofu squares, napa cabbage, and carrots. However, it was just so-so Snap peas and napa cabbage were over cooked and the rice noodles seemed watery. The overall umami flavor was also absent too. 2.5 out of 5 stars 2) green bean chicken in black bean sauce: it looked great but looks are deceiving. This entree contained mainly old with a few fresher green beans - my pet peeve: throw out old veggies and don't hide it with fresher ones. They also really skimped on the amount chicken used for this entree. Plus the black bean sauce was watery. sorry, but a 1.5 out of 5 stars. 3) sweet and sour pork: a true americanized chinese dish. The flavor took me back to the days when my parents would order this dish. However, there were old and newer pieces of fried pork pieces. in-fact, the older pork pieces were easily distinguishable because it had a very strong oily odor...yes, even after being drenched in sauce. i would give it a 2.5 out of 5 stars. So overall...2 stars. my rationale for this score: 1) using ingredients that should be thrown out or mixing older ingredients with fresher ingredients. A solution: better food preparation in sorting out ingredients. Unfortunately, i am sure many restaurants use the same tactics. 2) increase the amount of protein within a dish - this entree was over $15 not under $5, 3) consistency in food execution: how can an entree taste phenomenal and when ordered again, it was just ok? Serving consistent flavors and portions is critical to maintain your patrons. read more

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This is normally my go to place for Chinese food, but it has been hit or miss here lately. My favorite dish is simple, and it is the chicken with bok choy. I normally order it spicy and with light sauce. The most recent time I went here I ordered fish with bok choy and was a bit off. The sauce was thick when I ordered light sauce. I was hungry so I didn't make a big deal about it. I did mention it to the server and he mentioned to have less corn starch. Overall, the service was good and the restaurant can fit small to large groups. I would try to come back here to try the other dishes. read more

Far East Cafe - Fish with Bok Choy - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

I have been coming here off and on for most of my life, both with the original owners and new ones. This restaurant cooks comfort food that reminds me of my childhood. I recently held my birthday dinner here and they were great. Service was top notch, they were checking in regularly and we didn't need to wait long for food for our party of 25. A friend brought in fresh caught bass and they were able to clean and cook it into a clay pot, it was a delicious dish! Pros: food is great, I enjoy pretty much anything I order from here. They have good variety of dishes and service is great. Cons: parking is very limited. When it gets busy, you need to park in the neighborhood. read more

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I really wanted to love this place, but I think if you're in the area, I'd go across the street. One positive about this restaurant over the ones across the street is that parking is easier to find here, at least in my experience. It's a little less busy, which is nice for not waiting. I think we has an OK experience, and Yelp gives that as a 3. Compared to other HK/Canto style places, there was just something lacking. Something that gave other places an extra oomph. We got a whole duck, and it was massive. Good amount of food for that, ok taste. Same for the other things we got; there was a decent amount of food, flavor just OK. Maybe we were there on an off day? Oh this stretch of Sacramento, it might be worth looking around. read more

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So met my cousin from LA here after my dr appt in EG. Neither of us live in sac, but when we realized we were both in town and hungry, we met here bc this is a favorite spot for both of us. He eats meat and I don't, but we both find dishes to share family style and we both love their food. The service is always so friendly and the prices are very reasonable. The portions are generous and they have easy parking. It can get crowded, inside and the lot on holidays and special occasions/ events like, Asian holidays- but normally it's just comfortably lively. I love this place. read more

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Highly recommend if you have a larger party! All the items we tried were delicious, big portioned, and packed with flavor! The sweet and sour soup was slightly on the spicy side but not too spicy for me and would recommend some rice to go with if you cannot tolerate. Sweet and sour pork was amazing and flavor as well. Favorite dish was the shrimp and lobster dish again great with rice and a cold beverage. The chicken dish we had was slightly chilled and like warm so not sure if they wanted to bring it out that way, usually I've had either or but still great. The water glasses were red solo cups but we ended up filling with Beer hahah worked out great. We even saw people we knew coming in on the way out, so that goes to show this place does get traction. Can't wait to come back and try more dishes! read more

Far East Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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I wanted to love this place so much! Customer service 10/10 Food scent 10/10 Food taste 5/10 Unfortunately everything we had was undersalted and bland. We tried: Fried Crab Meat Cheese Wontons Far East Chow Mein, Hong Kong style (Came with Calamari: My husband said it was the chewiest thing he's ever had. And Seafood: Unfortunately, the shrimp and calamari in this dish tasted more fishy than flavorful. BBQ Pork Fried Rice Salt and Pepper Spare Ribs Wontons: stuffing lacked flavor but the outside shell was good Chow mein: had a different sauce base than most places, but that wasn't a plus. Rice: bland, and most pork pieces were too small to taste Spare ribs: good pepper flavor but like everything else, needed more salt. Kind of dry but has potential. Cute little restaurant in a strip mall. Several dine in customers having their Sunday family meal. We may have just caught them on an off day because clearly this is a popular neighborhood go to! Tip: be sure to ask for extra soy sauce, chili oil, or hot mustard on the side to help kick up the flavor profile read more

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Small Chinese Restaurant that has been in the neighborhood for decades. Parking is limited, with spots in front and on side, as well as on street and some behind, but the place is on the smaller side so you can usually find a spot. I got the #3 for 2 people, which included House chow mein(we order w/o vegetables), House Fried Rice, Prawns and foil wrapped chicken, and added an order of Orange chicken to go. This was plenty of food for my wife, myself and 23 year old son(when my daughters home, I will bump it to an oreder for 3 The house chow mein and fried rice are both fresh, with plenty of shrimp, pork and chicken mixed in . The lrawns come with sweet n sour sauce for dipping, are large, panko'd and flavorful. Foil wrapped chicken is juicy and succulent once opened. Our usual is sweet and sour pork(sauce comes seperated to pour on), but this tine out we trued the Orange Chicken. It was Crunchyz saucy and very good . Service is always fast and friendly, I recommmend calling ahead if you are getting it to go as the waiting area is pretty much one chair, or the counter. read more

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My family used to go to Far East Cafe a lot when they had their old owner. This is my first time back with the new owner and the food is still great. The waitresses are very nice and fast. The place still has the old school Chinese cafe charm. We ordered fried chicken with soy sauce, 10/10, the chicken was moist even without the sauce. Foo kien crispy rice noodles, you have to eat this right away or the crispy noodles become hard 9/10, far east special stir fry. I randomly picked this one and it was interesting with squid, crispy taro, small smelt fish, and a little spicy, 9/10. We ordered a lot more but those were my highlights. read more

Far East Cafe - Soy Sauce Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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This Chinese restaurant has been opened for quite awhile in Sacramento. There might have been some turnover in management, but I don't have enough information to really comment on it. Parking here can be challenging, they might have a smaller additional lot in the back - there's also street parking in the residential streets. I came here for a family dinner. We had a large table (probably more than 10+ people). My uncle did all the ordering. In terms of the food, everything was pretty good. I can't recall all the dishes we ordered unfortunately. One thing that surprised me was their kid-friendliness. They even had plastic cute plates with dividers for the kids. Overall, this is one of the few surviving Chinese restaurants on Freeport Blvd and I would probably return. read more

Far East Cafe - They have kids friendly plate here - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

Was craving Chinese so I decided to try this place. My order was ready when I got there. When I got home and tried it. It was pretty good. Even though their fried rice and chow mein looked like it was going to be salty due to the color but it wasn't. Same thing with their salt and pepper spare ribs. I thought the restaurant was quite large from the inside. I thought it would be a smaller space since it was located on a strip mall. There's parking in the back or in the residential if you can't find a space out in front. read more

Far East Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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This is a family restaurant located on Freeport blvd . Plenty of large tables for families dinner . The restaurant is divided into 3 sections for private party and walk in customers. Tonight there was a birthday party and I watched all the delicious dishes being delivered to the party room : lobster , crabs , steamed fish , etc . We truer their signature soy sauce chicken. The meat is tender and flavored with rose wine and soy sauce. We ordered the garlic stir fry snow pea sprouts 蒜茸豆苖; Golden egg yolk with pumpkin and mushrooms 黃金南瓜茶樹菇；garlic steamed shrimp over cellophane noodles 蒜茸粉蒸蝦。 The gave us free slow cooking soup with pork , beans and chicken . All the dishes are super delicious, full of umami ,,tender and cooked to perfection! Would like to come back to try other menu items . The restroom is ok and can be improved to be better . That s why I take off one star . read more

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Amazing food, traditional Hong Kong style food. The soy sauce chicken is the best. Every thing has great wok hay.

I'm staying with a friend for the weekend in Sacramento and we decided to gat some Chinese food to go, cause we really didn't feel like getting all dressed to go out. She's Chinese and said she knew of a good Chinese place nearby, so I said sure, you do the ordering. So she gets on the phone and orders, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Salted fish with chicken fried rice ( I never had this before), pan fried tomato beef chow mien and some pot stickers. That was a lot for just the two of us, but I'm paying, since I'm the guest in her house. We head over there and the food is ready just as we arrive. We get back and replat most of the food, cause who wants to get nice food out of a box! The pictures look better too! The pot stickers we had first cause they cool off fast. The Salty fish fried rice with chicken was interesting, I never had a flavor like that before, but I liked it! The honey walnut shrimp were very good, not all thick breading and gloppy sauce like some places. I really liked the tomato beef pan fried noodles, I guess it's call Hong Kong style. We had lots leftover, but I guess that's what Chinese food is good for! read more

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Came in on a Saturday before 1pm and the service was amazing, food has real feeling, ambiance is very settling read more

Far East Cafe - Green bean beef lunch special - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Came for mother's day and tried the updated C menu. Very seafood heavy, and no longer contains any beef or pork dishes. Fried salted egg pumpkin and mushrooms was a hit, fried rice was lacking flavor. Soy sauce chicken was delicious. Service was fast. No change in decor from last year. read more

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Very friendly service. I ordered the basic lunch combo, worth the price. The dinning area was well kept read more

Far East Cafe - Sweet and Sour pork - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Pretty solid Chinese comfort food! Been coming here for many years with the family, never lets us down. Dishes come out fresh, flavorful, and hot! My favorite is the seafood soup, and their fish and tofu. Huge portions, so it's very sharable. The restaurant is actually pretty large, they have 3 seperate dining rooms, and can accommodate big parties. We have a large family, so we always sit in the last room. We always request the same server, he always takes care of our family. read more

Far East Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

We came in on a weekday for an early dinner. There is a small parking lot in front of the restaurant and parking was not a problem at this time. We were seated right away. The dining room has plenty of tables. We appreciated the hot tea and complimentary chicken and corn soup. The chicken hong kong style chow mein was nice and crispy although the sauce could have used a stronger flavor profile and was undersalted. The mixed vegetable dish had a nice variety of vegetables. We enjoyed the salt and pepper tofu dish which also could have used a bit more salt. The staff was very friendly, noted our allergies carefully and the food came out very quickly. There restrooms were individual and clean. read more

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I love coming here, everything I have tried so far is delicious. Service is always great and the food comes out fast. Very comfortable seating and it is always clean inside. I recommend the double delight fried rice, mongolian beef, chicken egg foo young, and the salted egg yolk shrimp + pumpkin read more

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Been a min since we came here. We ordered the 3 dish for 48.95, salt and pepper spare ribs, beef stew clay pot, braised cod clay pot, in addition to Singapore rice noodle, beef gravy chow fun and stir fry ribs. Prices r def on the more expensive side here for chinese food. Food came out relatively quick, spare ribs were good crisp and good flavor, not too oily or fatty. Clay pots were a bit small, fish one did not have alot of fish, mainly tofu, beef stew decent, pretty tender. Noodle dishes were decent, lacking a bit flavor but thats how it usually be. Stir fry ribs not bad, good flavor with the black bean but the ribs were very small pieces, majority bone and alot of fat lol. Service was nice, they were friendly, checked in on us, they usually give the herbal jelly afterwards but they only had 3 left lols. Overall not bad but not the best place for canto food, still on the hunt for that. read more

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Old school Chinese food. One of the last from the old days. Owners have changed but flavors are the same as they were. Several dishes you can't get anymore. These flavors and style bring back memories. read more

Far East Cafe - Steamed shrimp with vermicelli - absolutely delicious! - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

I have mixed reviews at Far East Cafe because when I went a few months ago, it was absolutely terrible. Everything was either bland or too salty, all the dishes came out slowly and was either too dry or not hot. I ate here for back to back days, ordering different items and everything was on point. Their salted egg pumpkin and mushroom was my favorite and my least favorite was their ying yang fried rice, the red sauce was very light. On some days, their dishes look small and on others, it is decently sized so the portions haven't been very consistent. read more

Didn't feel like cooking so decided on ordering from one of my go-to's, Far East Cafe! Decided on the Beef with Mixed Vegetables over rice. The order was ready as noted and pickup was easy and quick. Food was right off the stove....still steaming when I got home. Veggies were super fresh and tasted pretty good. Would have given 5 stars but if I remember right the last time I ordered it had chopped garlic which gave it a little more flavoring. Don't get me wrong still tasted good just would have been better with some garlic Definitely recommend and will be ordering again soon! read more

Far East Cafe - Beef Over Rice with Vegetables - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

The food is pretty good here, and the service is okay, and they were really nice. They don't ask if you want a drink when you order your food; at least they didn't when we went. It's a quiet corner café and and we felt comfortable sitting in a booth. It's very bright inside during the day but a sense of warmth at night with their lighting, not too bright. Their specials are amazing and a great price. Their potsticker sauce was very different and I never had that kind before. It was a very liquidy red sauce that had a vinegar taste, and I wouldn't eat it again. Overall, I would keep coming back here as I really enjoyed my experience and the food. read more

Far East Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

We came here for a group lunch. I enjoyed the "Far East'' Special Chow Mein Hong Kong style, crispy noodles with a mix of seafood and other meats. This was great, it even had some scallops, the sauce was verry good. I also had some Salt and pepper spareribs, these were very tasty. I also had the deep fried flounder, very similar to deep fried tilapia that you can get at a taqueria. This was excellent, they did not debone it for us, but I heard they may have done it in the past. They sergv beer. We sat a table with a lazy susan. The atmosphere was old school Chinese restaurant. read more

This was a restaurant my family frequent quite often as I was growing up. Overall, the food was quite tasty. We came on a weekday for an early dinner. The food is quite authentic and with decent portion sizes. The dishes were all prepared quickly and ingredients were fresh. I am all about not soggy vegetables and these were on point. Service was very quick -- I think it helped that our family is acquainted with the staff here. The inside is clean and neat. There are a few parking spaces out front. They are located at the end of a strip mall on Freeport which can be quite a busy road. I enjoyed our meal here. Would recommend! read more

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After hearing from friends that Far East brought on a popular Master Chef from the Sacto area, the fam decided to revisit our fave Chinese restaurant after being away for weeks. The new chef's touch was quite noticeable...flavorful and new items on the menu. The following were new items that came out hot and fresh... ~Fook Keen fried vermicelli (better than competitor down the street) ~Zucchini w/ground pork (veggies fresh)! Old school w/noticeable improvements: ~ngow nam clay pot (tender beef & tendons w/fresh, perfectly cooked daikon ~honey walnut prawns (shrimp had snap to It not overloaded with mayo -pea sprouts w/garlic sauce (fresh & plenty) ~soy sauce chicken; no improvement needed ~egg plant w/pork clay pot (cooked just right, not too mushy or oily like other places. Slight kick to it but nothing to cry about. ~salt and pepper fish filets; tasty and not oily There were other new items shown on the TV monitor (whole crab with DF pumpkin, two egg/fried scallop fried rice, and numerous other dishes we will try next time). Service is always top notch here; Leslie and Lisa were attentive and friendly as always, along with the owner Susan. It's always a plus when she stops by not to just say "hi" but to also ask about family and such. You can tell she has a great rapport with customers (acknowledging each other and calling each other on a first name basis). Love the cleanliness of the establishment, from floors to wall (considering the restaurant has been around for decades). If you want a good old fashioned Chinese meal for lunch or dinner, family dinner or banquet for 100+, go visit the "new and improved" Far East if you haven't done so yet! read more

Far East Cafe - Fook Keen DF vermicelli - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

I used to love this place. We would eat here often, but tonight the food was horrible. Everything was overcooked Hard and disgusting. Absolutely not worth $70. I have never left a review and I hate that I had to leave one on this restaurant that I grew up eating since I was little, but I am very disappointed. read more

Far East Cafe - We bought 3 combination plates. This was the best one the pork was so overcooked and hard, barely chewable. The chow mein was so soggy - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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I used to come here all the time, some 30 years ago, when Uncle Sammy used to own this place. Every time anyone walked in, Uncle Sammy would greet them loudly and usually by name. The food was very authentic, cheap, and homey. I have not been back here for about 20 years... things have changed. I think the food is still about the same but my pallet has changed due to all the competition around. Service was good, very attentive. Prices are reasonable. The dried fried shrimp was my favorite, as well as the grass jelly dessert. They really need to do something about their booths. I went with a friend and cousin and none of us are that big, but, even we were not that comfortable. As we were sitting there, we saw other people struggle to get in and out of the booth or requested to be seated elsewhere. There is not enough space between the seat and the table. They need to remove one booth in order to spread the other booths out more. read more

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I've eaten here numerous times but finally got around to writing a review. I stopped by at lunchtime and ordered the lunch specials: chicken with green beans and Mongolian beef. Each lunch special comes with chow mein, steamed rice, and a small bowl of egg drop soup. The restaurant was getting busy, but the servers were quick and provided excellent customer service. There's plenty of seating, so even during the lunch rush, it didn't feel overcrowded. As for the food, my chicken with green beans lacked flavor, and the chow mein was a bit too salty for my taste this time. However, on other occasions, the food has been better, so I'm chalking this up to an off day. I also ordered the duck over rice and BBQ pork over rice to-go, and both were delicious, highly recommend them those for lunch special! One issue I have to mention, though, is that a customer seated behind me had an extremely strong body odor, which made it difficult to enjoy my meal. I'm usually pretty empathetic and not easily bothered, but it was overwhelming. While this isn't the restaurant's fault, it did affect my overall experience. Overall, Far East Cafe is a solid spot, especially for takeout. I'll give it another try. read more

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Been there several times. Service is unfriendly and rude. They tell u where to sit and instead of being helpful. The female server is unfriendly and never smiling. Maybe it's because we are born here instead of immigrants. It's always been a type of jealousy among the two groups!! Food is also expensive so no use in patronizing where we're not wanted. Their loss and our gain. read more

My family dined in for Christmas dinner due to it being a hectic holiday for us and not being able to cook a traditional meal. We were pleasantly surprised how delicious the food was and how friendly ALL the staff were during our visit. They checked in throughout the meal and the dishes came out promptly. We had fried shrimp, broccoli beef, honey walnut shrimp, fried rice and chow mein. Both the egg flower soup and pot of hot tea came complimentary. Inside was clean for a restaurant that has been in business ages. I used to eat here when I was in high school over 40 years ago. This will definitely be my go to Chinese restaurant from now on. read more

Far East Cafe has been around for YEARS. I have never had a bad meal here...always tasty and piping HOT. I came for dinner after a quick 9 holes at William Land Park. It was early for dinner so they were not busy at all. I was told to sit anywhere . Menu and glass of water was immediately provided. I ordered the West Lake beef soup and curry beef stew over rice. Like I mentioned earlier...tasty and nice n HOT. It was a lot of food for 1 person...next night's dinner While enjoying my meal, noticed they do lots of to go orders All in All a GREAT experience. Will be back read more

Far East Cafe - Westlake beef soup - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Best Chinese food I've had in Sac! Nothing is overly greasy, had the 218 family dinner with ample portions and - wide variety of tasty dishes. Good mix of meat and veggie dishes. The soy sauce chicken was my favorite-better than Tealicious across the street. Several other families were there too having larger Sunday family lunch. read more

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Only place that offers pork belly with taro on their menu. It taste great. Their salted egg fried rice was also great. Very big plates as well read more

This is what they called mushrooms yee mein (efu noodles). Tasteless and no flavor at all. The noodles are so soggy that the moment I picked them up with my chopsticks, it fell apart. Also, where are the mushrooms? I only found a few small pieces, 90% of them are noodles. What a rip off? I called the restaurant to complain and they said the chef probably didn't do a good job this time and they will cook it better when I come back next time. Will there be a next time? read more

Far East Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

I ordered general chicken and worwonton soup. Disappointed, the general chicken was extremely salty. I will never go back.

I remember our last sit down meal here was September of 2005 bc we used to frequent here quite regularly with my BIL & his wife. In the meantime my BIL had passed on that following month. We don't really eat Chinese food all that much even though my wife is Chinese American. Fast forward earlier this month we had a Japanese family event here unbeknownst to my sister & BIL they chose CNY 2024 day to gather. Yes the restaurant was packed even at lunchtime! We sat in their third event room furtherest away from the front door. It was a convenient private room for us. We enjoyed a ten course delightful filling meal with soup, seafood & veggies, Peking ribs & salt & pepper ribs, walnut shrimp, crab, chicken & noodles, bok choy & mushrooms, salt and pepper fish & beef dishes. We were very impressed with their service & food was truly authentic. Not oily at all & dishes were of a very generous serving. There was so much food for our table of six that they had to go in to go cartons & boxes for other family members who couldn't attend. I'm sure we would return now when we get an urge for Chinese food even for food to go! I guess during those 20 years in between they had change of ownership but it still was going strong here! Plan accordingly! I could have dock off one star for the one person restroom but hey don't wait if it's urgent. We won't hesitate next time especially for that favorite walnut shrimp dish! YUM! read more

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