It was surprising but also not surprising to see an authentic Chinese restaurant (also locally owned) right across from a Vallarta in Modesto! This place was a hole in the wall, and honestly blew me away after we covered different things. I liked how nuanced the environment was upon entry of the restaurant -- it made me and my partner feel at ease and at home. The table and the chairs looked rather new, with the chairs already pushed out for any and all incoming parties. The hospitality displayed utmost professionalism at the best of the servers at this restaurant were very attentive to not just our requests, but also, every person that was dining in. We asked for the three entree plate, and to my surprise, the ingredients were quite less than what I expected. For $13 it did not come as a surprise though -- with the rice and drink it was actually a budget friendly meal for each person. The ambience seemed really brand new, and the brand was on point with everything they had inside of the restaurant. I'll definitely be back to try more forsure, the next time that I'm around the Modesto area. read more

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OMG.....when I first saw the outside, I assumed I was going to disappointed but I WAS SO WRONG. When I stepped in I thought I was walking into a Chinese restaurant in SF or San Jose (large asian community). The ambiance was to perfection. The photos of the duck and bbq hanging in Yelp photo don't do justice. When you see it in person AND smelling the food inside multiplies the experience 10x. The server communicating with customer in Chinese and makes it perfect. I ordered 3 item combo (soy sauce, chicken, spareribs, and honey sauce, and roasted duck). At first I thought they were frugal with portion but I understand I chose the most expensive bbq on their menu (roast duck +$1.00). The extra cost for the roast duck was worth. I can genuinely say, I'm coming back here for my future lunches and dinner. My family can go some other Chinese restaurant, but I'm coming back here. Quality of service:A+++ Quality of food: EXCEPTIONAL Price: $-$$ (won't burn a hole in your wallet) Note: don't let the outside entrance deceive you. Go in and check this place out for yourself. read more

Fat Boy Roasted Delights - Bbq - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

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Really good food overall!! Came here with friends and had a great time. We experienced good atmosphere, friendly staff and quality food. Some of our group felt the the food was a skosh salty, but we also did not consume our order with many carbs and/or white rice. Ordered: Chicken chow mein Galang Orange chicken Chicken potstickers Honey bbq pork Garlic Green Beans We'll be back! read more

After trying this gem of a place my family and I went for another round, and every single item we tried was sensational. We started off with an order of potstickers that were nice and crispy, then we got half of a roasted duck and that was fantastic. The skin was crispy which is something I personally enjoyed. They pair it up with a delightful sauce. Then we shared an order of their Mongolian beef and that was outstanding. The beef pieces were so good and tender. Definitely will be ordering those 2 item's again. We also tried their garlic chicken which was great. The sweet and sour chicken was also very tasty and so is their orange chicken. All of their fried meats are made to order. The meats are freshly made I can tell. I worked at a Chinese restaurant so I consider my self a connoisseur. With that said I am picky with Chinese fried meats, I hardly ever order those kind of dishes because they seem boring to me like Panda Express. I like authentic Asian cuisine and this establishment is knocking it out of the park. This is one of those places that my husband and plot on what we will be trying the next time we go because it's that freaking awesome. I also tried their HK milk tea, and that was wonderful. I thought they were going to make it with regular black tea and they used jasmine tea which was a wonderful surprise. This is going to be my go to drink at this restaurant. Overall I highly recommend this fantastic restaurant. Fast friendly service, lots of parking, clean eating area and their restrooms are also spotless. read more

I loved everything. I got a matcha and garlic chicken and chicken broccoli and pork chow mein. What I really like about the matcha is that it's more earthy than sweet, I drink a lot of matcha. And it came in a to go cup already which is nice because I couldn't finish it before leaving. Fast and friendly service too with large portions of food. The chow mein chicken plate cost $11 and the broccoli chicken cost $13. And its cans of soda instead of fountain which I like more. read more

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This is a new place we tried a few days ago. I wanted to try it because I have never had Duck before and they had roasted duck. This is a Cantonese style Chinese Food restaurant. Not sure what the difference is from regular Chinese food? Anyhow, the the roasted duck was good, but since I have never had duck before, I had nothing to compare it too. The sauce they served over it was excellent with a ton of flavor though. All of the rest of the food is your standard Chinese fare/dishes etc., except they roasted a couple different protein/meats here. One thing I will say, and found odd, is that they have combination plates, but if you want to substitute an item then it is no longer a combo, it becomes ala carte. It isn't like choosing from Panda Express. Something else of note. The water they use to prep things and cook in the Wok, tastes like unfiltered tap water and it translates to the food. If you are used to filtered water you can tell when water isn't being filtered. The rest of our food was just okay and nothing to write home about. There are better Chinese food options in Modesto. I was hoping this new place hit it out of the park. It wasn't awful on the standard dishes like chow mein, but the unfiltered water seemed to take away from the flavor. read more

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My husband I decided to stop here after a long day and got food to go. I forgot to take pictures of his food. Upon entry we erected handed printed menus that had some items on the menu crossed out. Despite not having 3 items that menu had such a large variety. We were very pleased with our food portions even though our food was in to go containers. They really packed it. I loooooved the salt and chili pepper wings. They were crispy and delicious. My bbq combo plate was fantastic. When I was done with my food, you would've thought the container was already put through the dishwasher. No crumbs. I highly recommend to go check it out. We already discussed that we will be returning to try some other times on the menu. (: read more

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The food here was very good. The roast pork was fresh off the kitchen. I had the orange chicken and fried rice to go.... Way better than Panda Express. The duck, bbq pork, and roast pork were all very good as well. The ladies working behind the scenes were very nice and easy to approach. read more

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Food was good. I had ordered whole duck, scallion chicken and roasted pork belly and a combo plate. Everything was good but the duck was a tad gamey. Definitely will come back for lunch. The combo plate was definitely worth the price. read more

Fat Boy Roasted Delights - Soy sauce and salted baked chicken combo - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

food was great! customer service was great as well, all super sweet! Cucumber salad was my favorite! And my husband's favorite was the orange chicken and barbecue pork! good portions, and everything tasted super fresh! will definitely be coming back ! read more

The food was terrific. Finally variety in Modesto and I don't have to go to the Bay Area to have something that is different. The service was so good the lady was very sweet. Looking forward to coming back. read more

Great to now have something like this locally without having to drive far out of town perhaps to the bay area for roast porks, roast ducks, steam chicken, etc. My first visit here and nice to find plenty of parking spaces and friendly staffs. Clean and cozy new little place! The cost of roast pork and roast ducks are competitively affordable compared to the bay areas. However, I was a bit surprised to see that the price for Salted baked chicken or Scallion chicken (or similar kind of chicken) is at $17 (half chicken) or $32 (whole chicken). Guess, I may need to still drive to the bay areas for this because (for a few dollars more) at $23.99 for bay areas, I can get the WHOLE chicken, as opposed to half the chicken here. read more

Fat Boy Roasted Delights - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

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5 stars to even the playing field for the unfair 1 star reviews. I would be upset too but 1 star is a little harsh for a place that just opened up. Should they have been more prepared and answered the phones, sure. Idk why they closed early during those early visits; however, the main items are a labor of love and is not easy to produce. Could they have been open and sold what they might have had, sure. But if they did that, it would have possibly been a review for running out of this or that. There are a lot of variables when opening a new spot so let's practice grace and give these guys a chance. We have to drive out of town for items like this, let's be understanding while they work out the kinks so we can have places like this within our own community. There's are a couple of local spots that sell duck: dynasty and Viet Express but nothing like this new restaurant. This was my first visit and I think a 3.5 for my overall experience is fair number for now. I ordered a whole roasted duck and an orange chicken combo with chow mein and fried rice to go. Rough rating for my carry out order: Duck 4.5 (sauce was on point) Fried rice 4 (actually had flavor!) Chow mein 3 (standard) Orange Chicken 2 (mild flavor and lacked crispness. I know it was take out however I only live about 7 mins away. I've had bomb Orange chicken that was delivered and remained crispy even when covered in sauce. Panda slapped on their Orange chicken unfortunately lol. With that said, I'll update when I dine in and see if that makes a difference) Go try it for your self and leave a fair rating for this new establishment. Give them time to figure things out and hopefully take our reviews into consideration. I'll be back to try some other items. There's a lot to chose from. read more

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Came here feeling really excited to try after hearing about it. Finding the location was a little difficult. Address on Yelp took us into the shopping center but not the exact location. Called the restaurant and got the direction there! We came with a party of 6, the staff was nice enough to push two tables together to fit us. We each order our own entree, ranging from either 1 to 3 portion of meat with either rice or noodle (choices being roast duck, Char Sui, Soy sauce chicken, ginger chicken, or roasted pork). My kids got the chow mein and fried rice. Unfortunately, we were all quite disappointed with the quality and taste. The meat did not have much taste... the roast duck skin was also soft and somewhat soggy. The duck is suppose to be roasted.. it shouldn't be soft and soggy.. the char Sui was flavorless to me.. it had the color to it but no flavor. The soy sauce chicken barely had soy sauce taste.. the chicken was ok, it was the better one out of the other meat. The fried rice needed a little bit of flavor so we added the white pepper which really helped. The chow mein didn't have the wok taste to it.. curry fish ball wasn't bad.. could have cooked it a little longer to get the taste in the fish ball instead of just having the curry poured on top of it.. At the end of dinner, after getting the check and giving them my card to pay, it took them 15 mins to bring my card back with the receipt. I looked and noticed they charged me 20percent gratuity even though it was not on the check. This should have been transparent on my check... needless to say I am disappointed. read more

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Real authentic Cantonese cuisine. The roasted duct and pork are very tasty. Beef chow fen is excellent and full of flavor. The waitress is very attentive. The restaurant is kept well clean. Highly recommend for the Cantonese cuisine lovers. read more

We were sat immediately, ordered hot tea, was very good. Ordered the 3 meat plate, with chow main. Spareribs, Duck and sliced bbq pork. The whole plate came out quickly but cold. We asked the waitress if it's supposed to be cold, she said "no" She offered to reheat it. Microwave I'm sure. We also ordered Dumpling soup, and sweet n sour chicken. All of which came out piping hot! I must say, the flavor of everything was delicious. I would recommend the restaurant to upgrade their pineapple, in the sweet n sour chicken. We could tell it was low grade. Ribs, sliced pork and Duck were cooked well and tasted great. We will definitely be back. Worth a stop. read more

Fat Boy Roasted Delights - Sweet n sour chicken, Dumpling soup, Three meat plate with Chowmein. - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

Best customer service we received from Virginia. The restaurant has a very welcoming atmosphere. Most of staffs are friendly and attentive to your needs. Price is at a very reasonable, again "very reasonable " price range. So I ordered more to go. The food has a great blend of ingredients with a calculated right amount of seasoning that is not powerful but only amplifying the default taste of your meal. Wow. What a great representation. I can't wait to tell everyone and come back to bring my family. Thank you guys for serving us. Great job. read more

Food is very good, they serve very authentic Cantonese dishes. Their prices and service are also great!

You know flavor of everything just really wasn't that great. The service was wonderful. But I really don't think I'll go back we had the three different meats we had pork belly duck and boiled chicken. We also had fried rice which my daughter and her dad liked it I don't eat rice. And we also had Mongolian beef that was so spicy I couldn't even eat it!!!! The location was really hard to find really way in the back behind or on the long side Planet Fittness. I looked at the other reviews I'm like I don't think we have this kind of food to compare it to in town. I will not be going back and I don't say that lightly.., read more

Very pricey, food lacks taste. Tried 2xs Char Siu, Roast Duck, Roast Pork, their soups and chow Mein. Id rather spend $ on gas to Bay area.

Service is great. Greeted when walking in. Waiter service is good. But food needs seasoning for flavor. Ordered duck, soy sauce chicken, and pork belly smapler plate. Side of chow mein and dumpling soup. Chow mein no flavor as well as the sampler plate. Broth on the dumpling soup had flavor but the dish overall not so. The lemon iced tea and mango ice tea had good flavor. read more

Portion size delivered- for two meats in one container and I don't eat pork so what the hell are you guys doing! It is a religious pref. Why would you mix meats together in first place when it was separate kinds of meats ordered . Second of all thin containers and charge is ridiculous. I could have had a whole family meal at @pandaexpress for that price. read more

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Finally there is REAL Chinese food in the Central Valley! The staff is friendly and the food is authentic(especially the deli/bbq) meats. You have to dry their honey bbq pork! It's the best quality meat and flavor I've had outside of China! After reading some other reviews..... it's clear that y'all have been eating At Lee's your entire life. read more

Probably the best chicken chow mein and sesame chicken I've had in a long time or maybe ever. Real chicken and not dehydrated, frozen, flavorless chicken. Great service and a nice clean restaurant. Can't wait to go back! read more

On January 25, came in to buy bbq pork.got a piece and was reasonable price. I asked not to cut it only bc I like to slice my own. Brought it home, open it to cut it and let me tell you have of It was all fat!!!! Hardly any meat. I was so disappointed the fact that that's a rip off! Never been to a place that just gives you most fat- it's always proportional. Taste was good though. I hope next time that I don't get gypped. read more

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Amazing and authentic food, great variety too. Staff is always friendly and accommodating as well as quick. Love coming here after work, never fails to satisfy! read more

It is a nice restaurant. Im glad Modesto has this option now. The food was ok! I wouldnt say its the best. Carry out order at register. We were confused at first. We didnt know if we ordered at register or at tables. It had a nice crowd. Servers were pretty attentive. Oh I also liked the hot tea :) read more

Fat Boy Roasted Delights - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

So good! If you are look for real Chinese BBQ, try this place. The roast duck was juicy, the char siu had perfect sweet-savory flavor, and the pork belly was crispy on top and tender inside. Solid portions, great flavor, no fuss -- just really good BBQ. Definitely coming back. So happy to have a Chinese BBQ restaurant close by. read more

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Roasted duck is YUMMY IN MY TUMMY. Great service and fast. I recommend it for duck lovers

Salted chicken with rice noodle soup Beef chow fun Scallion chicken Roasted duck Overall 4 stars Service 4.5 stars Food 3.5 stars Service was great today, everything came out quick. Food wise... it's tasty. 3.5 cause they ran out of crispy pork belly early again. Poultry: The ducks got flavor, it even came with a side of dipping oil in case you want a little extra. The scallion sauce for the scallion chicken wasn't too potent on ginger or scallion which was nice to pile up on the chicken for extra umami. I do prefer the salted chicken though. The meat and skin seemed to hold more from the salt rub. Whether you choose one or the other, they're both yummy in their own aspects. Noodles: The soup was simple light chicken broth, which is perfect for a rainy or sick day. The rice noodles were not the flat type but round and had a really nice bounce to it, would get it again. I recommend it with at least the salted chicken or roast duck. They'll give the broth a little extra flavor. Now for the chow fun: There was more meat than last time and the noodles are fresh... but it could use a little higher fire power to get that "wok" flavor punch. Last time their rice and noodles had that wok fire flavor making it was delicous. If they could keep that consistency of wok heat, it'd be perfect. read more

Fat Boy Roasted Delights - Salted chicken with rice noodle soup Beef chow fun - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

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There's not that many places to eat roast duck here in Modesto-Manteca area so I was really happy to find out that they opened a Chinese restaurant here with roast duck on the menu! Now we don't have to drive as far. We tried the duck and both the roast pork and honey bbq pork. Food came out super fast and the servers were always attentive and asking if we need anything else. The place is also really clean and spacious and you can also see the meats hanging by the window. New fav spot for sure! Only thing is Apple Maps has the location wrong on the map so this place was a bit tricky to find. It's located in the very corner closer to the teriyaki madness. read more

Right when you walk into the restaurant, you're greeted with the mouthwatering roasted ducks and chickens hanging displayed through the glass divider. The smell is so good this brings me back to my childhood memories. You know when something is good when there's a lot of people even when it just had its grand opening! My first time, which was a few days ago it was jam packed. I wanted to try some roasted duck, which was an hour wait so instead and so we decided to try their drinks. I was determined to come back at a later day and so we got the HK milk tea and taro milk tea. My favorite was the taro, It tasted like Ube ice cream. My second time was yesterday and I made sure I came early right when they opened up. I tried the BBQ Combo meal and chose Roasted duck and Soy sauce chicken with Pork fried rice. Take note Roasted duck and pork fried rice is additional charge which was well worth it. I also wanted to try the cucumber salad and honey lemon tea. The order surprisingly came out quick! At first bite it almost brought me to tears. I'm not joking. I'm being for real. I felt warped back to foods that I had tasted in San Jose but are no longer there. It felt so nostalgic eating something so good. To me this was more than just a delicious dish, it really did warmed my heart. Come and try it yourself so you'll know what I'm talking about. I would say this was a 10/10 and I'll be back to try other dishes. I believe this is a very authentic Cantonese Taiwanese inspired restaurant. I feel so blessed that Modesto is growing with good options of Asian cuisine. read more

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The wife and I rode the harly to modesto and had the roasted du k, scallion chicken and Kung pao chicken. The food and service was outstanding. We will be going back to try other entrees. Good job guys read more

Well i was excited to try this new restaurant. However, they arbitrarily closed early at 515pm. For a new restaurant to simply close early makes me not want to even go back. I dont know if they will he open. There phone us continuously busy so you cant call. This is a bad way to start a new business. I will not be back. You wasted my time. read more

Fat Boy Roasted Delights - Speaks for itself! - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

3 stars for portions size I finally got around to give this new establishment a try I got a few things the food itself wasn't to bad the service was good and the ambiance was simple. But I did get the 3 meat Cambo for $25 I felt like the plate should have came with just a bit more food the Cambo plate was a great price can't be disappointed on that the cheese wonton was yummy can't mess that up. Will definitely go back and try more things for sure. read more

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Modesto finally has aplace where you can buy roasted duck and ginger scallion chicken on display. The place reminds of some the places i go to in oakalnd and san francisco chinatown. Place is authentic and the food menu is great. The service is great and the staff is not angry compare to other chinese testaurant. Well recommended. read more

The food was just ok the honey pork was so dry the water we got was good then we got a refill an it was nasty will never go back

I don't usually write reviews, but I'm really glad this place is in Modesto so we don't have to drive to the Bay Area to eat. The prices are very affordable, and the food is excellent. We tried the fried rice with salted fish, noodle soup with roasted duck, BBQ roasted pork, and the roasted duck roll -- the flavors can definitely compete with what you'd find in the Bay Area. The staff are very nice and the service is great. We will definitely be back! read more

Came back here again to try the soup. I ordered the soy sauce chicken and scallion chicken. Immediately was grossed out by the meat. I don't mind dark meat, but this was gross and mostly all bone/cartilage. I only ate a couple bites of the noodles and the broth wasn't flavorful at all.. Very disappointed. read more

Fat Boy Roasted Delights - Soy sauce chicken - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

Skip the orange chicken and broccoli beef, you come here to order the absolute best Cantonese classics. Foods pictured are: -House fried rice -3 BBQ combo: roasted duck, soy sauce chicken, bbq pork -beef chow fun -salt and pepper tofu -honey walnut shrimp -garlic green beans -roasted pork (not pictured) Menu is in Chinese and English. They just opened, so several dishes are unavailable, but I will be coming back. So authentic and flavorful I thought I was in the Bay. Service is fast even with a crowd. Claim a table when you can, lots of seating but it goes fast! I can't wait to return for another full belly and happy heart. read more

Fat Boy Roasted Delights - Order these to have a taste of the Cantonese classics. - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California