Golden Dragon

I was recommended to this place by a friend and it did not disappoint! The food was delicious in…read morethe ambience was relaxing. The service was absolutely perfect and if I lived closer, I would come back all the time!

Glad to see the place has improved in the past year. Today I went there with three friends and…read moreeveryone liked what they had. The red curry is really good now, the drunken noodles are good and the service much better than the last few times I was there. I don't like the shrimp salad which is supposed to have grilled prawns and includes very little salad and all of it swimming in a soupy sauce, nothing grilled. I don't recommend it and the rest of the food can be pretty spicy, for Amador Co. The pad thai was a little oily the last time I had it but if you like Thai food, it's the only place in the county, and most people like it.

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Pad Thai and pad kee mao (drunken noodles)

Panda House

3.2(91 reviews)

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Did not disappoint it was delicious clean & friendly Food…read moreorder was ready right after we finished the small bowl of soup We will go back every time we're in Jackson, Ca

Another update - this time was just a small take out order of house chow mein and house fried rice…read more Both were very good, and generous portions. My appetite has dropped overall from taking Ozempic, so this order lasted me for 3 meals, and all 3 had a good amount of protein and I didn't need to reserve any meat for the next serving. My order was ready when promised and check out was fast and easy. There are a few different options for Chinese food here in Amador County, but I'm pretty satisfied with going here regularly.

Cozy clean interior

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Lunch specials menu 5/2/26

Pho Royal

4.4(81 reviews)

Deon deserves a raise immediately. I'm so serious. If this man quits, I'm filing a missing person's…read morereport because the vibes at Pho Royal will never recover. Customer service? Elite. Aura? +1000. Hospitality? Absolutely cracked. He treated us like family without making it weird and somehow made waiting for food feel like part of the entertainment. Pho was fire, but Deon is the secret ingredient. I'll be back 100%, and if Deon's working, I already know the experience is gonna be immaculate. W employee. W restaurant. W everything. ‍‍‍

First of all, the food is incredible, especially considering that this restaurant is located in the…read morewhitest of white towns ever I always get the C2 meal (pho with rare beef slices), and every time it is absolutely delicious. The interior of the restaurant is lovely; clean and sturdy wooden tables with a nice, cushiony bench lining one side of the wall, peaceful instrumental music, natural light from large windows, and gorgeous, healthy indoor plants. The service is just wonderful. The vibe is calm, relaxed, casual yet professionally structured, and authentically unique to the people who keep the restaurant running. The lovely family who owns this restaurant is attentive, kind, and welcoming. I'm always so happy to go there and be greeted with smiles and a genuine family atmosphere.

Banh knot

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Crispy eggrolls

Oko Sushi

3.5(183 reviews)

Always good ,fresh fish, nice atmosphere. Verity fish and a…read morelot of specialty. When you need special ask sushi chef

Food is very mediocre. The tuna sashimi were in pieces- some in strips, 1 was a very thick slice,…read moreetc. Bones in salmon sashimi. Spider web roll- I couldn't taste the soft shell crab because there was so little of it. Maybe if it was cut into 6 pieces instead of 8 pieces then the soft shell crab would've been better distributed. No orange flavor to the orange chicken. The tempura was too doughy.

Nice fish tank!

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From top to bottom: moon roll, catalina roll, ichiban roll, golden gate roll

Bistro Saechao

5.0(29 reviews)

1.9 mi

My wife and I went there a few days ago It certainly off the…read morebeaten path, but it is worth it. Little bit of a wait for the food and they let you know that but once again it's worth it We will definitely be back if we're in the area

Best musubi ever. I'm from Hawaii and I never had a musubi taste this good. Will be back for them…read moreall

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Rosebud's Cafe

4.2(623 reviews)

1.8 mi

Everything goes well, when I eat at Rosebud's. There is no other food in the county quite like it -…read morenor anywhere else either. Family owned and run, this is a restaurant with heart. And the food is from the soul. Every yummy bite made right there. The menu is huge for a relatively small place. Lots to choose from, and every item uniquely Rosebud's. The baked goods, all made right there, are to die for. Well at least, just kill your diet. Things made withblovecare calories free. The service makes you feel like you belong to a club of lucky ducks. Much feels special, and so will you.

Cute little restaurant, lots of seating, street parking when spots are available. Family owned and…read moreoperated, the woman owner is delightful and her son who works in the restaurant is sweet. I ordered a breakfast burger which was delicious. Comes with cheese bacon and a sunny side up fried egg on top. If you want a different style cooked egg, eg hard cooked you have to ask. Also comes with lettuce, tomato, fresh and pickled onion plus you can ask for ketchup and mustard. Great size, delicious and the bun was like no other. They also have gluten free buns. I got smashed red potatoes as my side, also delicious. I opted for water, it's "strawberry" water so has the essence of strawberries. The large pitcher which they serve from has big ripe strawberries. What a refreshing treat instead of plain or lemon water. My mom and I had a very nice breakfast, again the customer service was excellent and the woman owner chatted with us, was quite friendly and personable. Again she was just a delight. I can't wait to go back and try some other menu items. Reasonable priced, please tip your waiter, their customer service and care is amazing.

This is the hamburger I got raw and some smeared green stuff on it nasty

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Teresa's Place

3.8(307 reviews)

1.4 mi

What a family feeling as soon as you walk into this welcoming place. My best friend and I searched…read moreYelp for an Italian restaurant to try after wine tasting in Helwig winery. The reviews made it a quick decision to head over to Teresa's Place! As soon as we entered, the staff placed us in a quiet area that made me feel "at home". Servers explained the menu and specials promptly. Warm fresh bread was a perfect starter since we had just enjoyed wine tasting. We ordered the lasagna and chicken D'Aglio. I chose a pesto sauce for my pasta. Their entrees as filling, as these come with minestrone soup, bread, and salad. I couldn't get enough of the croutons, dressing, and garbanzo beans with the fresh, crisp salad! When you're here, make sure to walk around inside to admire the decor and read their family's rich history, including photos with the Pope St. John Paul II. I enjoyed reading a bit of Italy geography and history on the dining table place mat too! This is a big restaurant with plenty of tables, especially ideal for bigger parties like family gatherings. There's so much to see and enjoy while you wait for your food! When I boxed up my leftovers, one of the staff came to me and helped me scrape the creamy, garlic and olive oil sauce from the chicken dish and scrape the pesto from the bottom of the pasta dish into my to-go box. This is the type of personal service I love and appreciate from family-owned restaurants! I'm glad we came across this lovely restaurant with wonderful staff and authentic, delicious Italian food!

Jackson, California. Population: sleepy. Streets: winding like drunk snakes slithering off into the…read moreSierra foothills. My phone? Dead--stone cold, digital corpse. I was stranded, hungry, gut gnawing itself in some Dantean ring of small-town purgatory, when out of the fluorescent chaos of a Raley's supermarket, a Gen Z angel with Wi-Fi wings took pity on me. Her phone pulsed like the North Star and she pointed me down to salvation: Teresa's Place. By God, I arrived. The sun was bleeding out across the horizon, Main Street slipping into shadow, and there it was: a glowing sign like a neon Eucharist. Parking lot across the street. The doorway pulled me in like a vacuum cleaner from 1952. Inside: dim red tones, white lights surgical and holy, Brooklyn noir under an Amador County sky. Louie's Restaurant vibes--but Sollozzo ain't getting shot here, sweetheart. No: this is Jackson. This is love. The service? Think grandma with a cigarette in one hand and a stopwatch in the other--warm but brisk, like they've been running this joint since Prohibition and ain't about to let you slow them down. The Chianti comes in buckets. Jaegermeister on the dessert menu--yes, they're serious, yes, you're taking the shot, yes, Jesus himself approves. Now, the food. THE FOOD. It comes in cathedral portions, a medieval banquet dropped in your lap. My chicken parm? Christ Almighty, it was Everest under a landslide of marinara, parsley fresh as a spring fling, pasta al dente enough to play a banjo tune. Before that came minestrone, a salad with Thousand Island like some glorious church picnic of yesteryear, croutons snapping like gunfire. Bread and butter so fresh you want to slap someone. Then dessert: WALNUT PIE. Who makes walnut pie? Teresa's does. Whipped cream piled like the Alps. I licked the plate like a lunatic. Let's be clear: this is no bland Chili's with soul vacuum décor. This is a time machine, a love letter, a belly hug from the Old Country. Cozy, romantic, small-town crickets outside and Sinatra crooning in your bloodstream. And the kicker? The wall of dollars. A shrine of American greenbacks pinned with a tiny Italian flag, Grandma Teresa watching from the photo frame like a saint with marinara rosary beads. Each bill matched, money funneled to five local charities. You eat, you drink, you laugh, you sin, and you walk away knowing your gluttony just saved the world--or at least a piece of Amador County. Five out of five, no hesitation, no irony. Teresa's Place is the real deal, a mad holy Italian fever dream in a town you didn't even know existed. If North Beach has the flash, Jackson has the soul.

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Facade glowing in the twilight as seen from their private parking lot across the street.

Perko's Cafe

3.8(93 reviews)

0.1 mi

This place is a family institution for us! Our family has been enjoying our fellowship and dining…read morehere for decades, and we are just so absolutely blessed that when my Wife and I called this morning to set up a lunch gift for our family, Gina instantly recognized not only my parents, but my Uncle, my Grandparents, and might have even remembered me! What a wonderful place, and even more so, what wonderful people who have been a part of our family for years! This is THE place to visit when coming upcountry!

One of my favorite places for breakfast Love the chicken…read morefried steak breakfast!!' And staff is sweet

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TOGO'S Sandwiches

3.2(77 reviews)

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I haven't been to this Togo's in a really long time. I think it's been through a couple of…read moredifferent owners and the last one left me feeling like I questioned the cleanliness. So I haven't been back for a while. But I recently tried it out again, a couple of weeks ago. There was one worker there. It was lunch rush. He did a great job. He was multitasking and trying to get everything done plus there were a couple of DoorDash orders that came in while he had a line and he was so patient and did a great job making sandwiches, so five stars. I hope business is good. Looked like it.

We went to get a sandwich at 1:30 on March 24th. We were greeted by a very rude young lady to take…read moreour order. The place was shockingly filthy and disgusting. Food all the floor, cutting boards were filthy, garbage overflowing, bathroom is filthy. I would NEVER go back to this squaller. Very unsanitary! Health dept should pay them a surprise visit.

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Terri P.

5 years ago

Called in an order and was told 45 minutes. It has been 75 minutes since then and I still don't have my take out. I paid when I arrived to pick it up but that was almost 35 minutes ago. Still waiting..... read more

Herbert H.

10 years ago

What a pleasant surprise!! A great addition to Amador county's lack of decent restaurants. Great, Great War won ton soup! Singapore Noodles a must try. Place is clean and staff very friendly. read more

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