Gumbo Kitchen

Good food - reasonable prices - great portions! My only complaint is sometimes they are hard to get…read morethrough on the phone.

My family and I have been coming to New China for many years. It's perfect for family gatherings…read moreand the food is very good. They will work with you to make adjustments if needed. The staff is friendly. I have noticed that it is nice and quiet even though large groups gather.

Mapo Tofu and Peking pork rib

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Egg drop soup

Shanghai Chinese Restaurant

3.8(244 reviews)

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The Shanghai has the usual dishes we enjoy and offers new ones to try. We have eaten in and had it…read moredelivered. The menus have many options. The food tasted good and fresh. Each plate had its own, taste - The egg rolls were crisp on the outside and had a good filling. The sweet and sour pork had a crisp batter with a good flavor. We enjoyed several different items . The house rice was perhaps too mild. I asked the manager/ owner about her menu and how it was different from other Chinese restaurants. She offered that the food is based more on what is found in Shanghai. She commented the have spicier options we could ask about next time we came in. The Shanghai has a modest interior and is crowded in the cluster of restaurants at the corner of Walnut and Akers.

I really wanted to give them a better rating but the food missed the mark…read more It appears to be under new ownership and the portions are a lot smaller and the quality has gone down. This was our go-to for delicious and freshly prepared Chinese food but it's not the same anymore. The restaurant is located in a strip mall with plenty of free parking. The restaurant is clean but the one restroom could definitely use a deep, thorough cleaning. I ordered the #2 dinner combo $15.00, it consisted of --a cup of basic egg flower soup 3/5 --two deep fried wontons with sweet and sour sauce 4/5 --two deep fried shrimp (a bit greasy) 3/5 --one veggie egg roll (a bit greasy) 3/5 --chicken broccoli (very garlicky and flavorful) 5/5 --orange chicken (some of the pieces of chicken had a gamely flavor (yuck) and the chicken was not crispy; orange sauce coating the chicken was good 2/5 --chicken chow mein ( chicken and veggies were kinda nonexistent & it looked like they used spaghetti pasta rather than traditional chow mein noodles) 2/5 --pork fried rice was pretty good 5/5 Service was efficient and waitress was friendly. Unfortunately, I won't be back due to this experience.

Ambiance

Beef Chow fun

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Canton Chinese Restaurant

3.4(235 reviews)

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First time trying this place. Stopped by for lunch. I was seated right away and offered drinks. I…read moregot green tea and a full kettle was left on the table. I was expecting just a mug so I was pleasantly surprised. I got a lunch combo and it was huge! I was able to share my plate. The restaurant feels nice and spacious with a private separate room to host a small event. The food was delicious and will definitely return to try more items.

My brother moved out of state a couple years ago, so whenever he comes back for a visit, Canton…read morerestaurant is one of his favorite places to visit. It was his favorite Chinese restaurant when he lived in Visalia. I had not been in many years, so I went with him for dinner one evening, and it was good. Not my favorite in this area, but good. The food was really solid. Very delicious, excellent food. We ordered family style, so we got great portions. However, the service when we went was very slow and definitely lacking. We knew exactly what we wanted within about a minute of sitting down, so we did the typical set the menus aside and fold our hands to signal the server that we were ready to order. It took more than 10 minutes before we were able to finally get a waitress to take our order. Not that there weren't waitresses there, they just kept walking by and saying someone else would get back to us to take our order. Our appetizer arrived 25 minutes after we arrived. Yes, it was so noticeable, I WAS paying attention to the times. We started off with the fried chicken wings, spring rolls, and tempura scromp-scromps. They were all good. Again, not my favorite in Visalia, but still quite good. A few minutes later, we got the Beef & Egg flower soup. Now, I love me some egg flour, soup, but then you go and throw some meat in it? Next level. That was definitely better than other Chinese restaurants in Visalia. Our main dishes started arriving at 31 minutes. We got the Orange Chicken, Honey Walnut Scromp-scromps, and Beef with Broccoli. These were all very delicious arguably as good or close to my favorite Chinese restaurants in town. The restaurant was relatively busy when I was there, so I didn't take any inside pics, but the inside is nice. The restaurant seemed clean and the prices were reasonable. It was really the service that we had issue with, and found lacking. It could've been a isolated event, I don't know. Even my brother was disappointed.

Mongolian Beef Lunch Special

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New Star Chinese Restaurant

3.9(137 reviews)

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Always excellent food and tasty Authentic flavor and…read morewonderful staff Their salt and pepper fish is wonderful full of crunch and spice

Soooooo... First time trying this place out…read more. Me & my gf walk in... literally 2-steps inside and the cashier girl seemingly scolds us from behind the walled-in glass corner with a "For Here or to Go!??" I mean... Not a courtesy (& standard).. "hi..hello!".. or "welcome in" ... like no kind of greeting!? As if I was wearing a MAGA hat or something! :/ Sheeesh.. anywho.. we decided to just order the two advertised specials (see pic) instead of the additional items we had in mind. Even when I placed my order.. no eye-contact! It was just awkward . The food if good.. its actually great!.. but the poor customer service made us giggle with disbelief.

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Shrimp with asparagus.

Kow Loon Chinese Restaurant

3.8(131 reviews)

3.4 mi

We always try and eat here when we visit my in-laws. Food delicious as always. Customer service is…read moretop tier! Waitress was very friendly and extremely attentive. Thank you we will be back.

Always good Never had a bad experience with them…read more Always fresh and hot..................... Would recommend any time

Old style booths.

Spicy chicken and green beans

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Dinner combo #2

The Jade Restaurant

3.7(217 reviews)

1.0 mi

Easily our favorite chinese restaurant in town!…read more The food is great and the service is always on point. And they give you a LOT. We get the #1 and you absolutely have leftovers. Highly recommend.

Where's the beef. Tasteless war wonton soup. Other than that it on that side of town.read more

Inside

Drunken shrimp

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Hunan Queen

Chinese Kitchen

4.0(78 reviews)

1.2 mi

Biggest surprise in years. Thank you. Beef chow fun…read more Is well deserved. More over , Tks to the Chef.

On a recent trip to Visalia, we got the craving for Chinese food and after searching Yelp we…read morediscovered Chinese Kitchen was one of our best local options. The target customer demographic in this area isn't generally Asian, so we tempered our expectations before dining here. We were impressed by the extensive menu offerings and after some deliberation, we settled on the Dinner for Two which started with a Won Ton Soup and fried shrimp and pot stickers as appetizers. The entree included sizzling rice wor bar, Peking pork and pork fried rice (we substituted for pork chow mein). The restaurant was very traditional in closing the meal out with fortune cookies. Our favorite due to its flavor was the Peking pork, and we also enjoyed the fried shrimp, pot stickers and sizzling rice wor bar. The only misses were the Won Ton Soup (we felt the flavor of the broth was not quite right) and the pork chow mein (it arrived lukewarm and lacking in flavor but it was an improvement after dousing it in chili sauce). Chinese Kitchen doesn't appear to be located in the best neighborhood, but it is easy to tell that this establishment has been around for quite some time. The best part of our dining experience was the service. Our greeter and server welcomed us, took our order and checked in on us multiple times. We also had the opportunity to chat with the owner and she is very welcoming and helpful. If you're in Visalia and have a craving for Chinese cuisine, Chinese Kitchen is as good an option as any!

Front Entrance

Sweet & Sour Pork, egg Fried Rice and Beef Chow Mein

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Hong Kong Lum Lums

3.3(148 reviews)

2.8 mi

The service was fast and the lady was nice. Food was amazing, hot and fresh! She refilled my water…read moreseveral times (I was thirsty lol) and the hot tea was delicious. The Shanghai special is so good! Portions are huge so well worth the money. The only thing I've always found odd is how quiet it is in the dining area. No music at all so it's just complete silence unless you're talking, and even then it feels like you need to keep your voices down as if you're in a library. I'm sure once it's busier it doesn't feel so silent, our party was the only ones there for the first half of our meal. Definitely try this place!

I am SO bummed LumLums is closing! I had such a blast there over Thanksgiving weekend. Mickey the…read morebartender made the best green tea shots. The ambiance is fun and casual. We met really great people at the bar. I suggest going one last time before it closes. I would but I live 4 hours away.

Noodles

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Dinner combos

China Garden

3.6(120 reviews)

1.4 mi

when will you reopen??? missing the food so much. Can't compare to any other place. Please keep…read moreyour loyal customers posted on when you will reopen or if you will reopen again?

Had Chinese food here for the first time today because we wanted to try something other than Panda…read moreExpress. I saw the Dinner Combo plates menu here and the decent price so we decided to try it out! The service was friendly and the ambiance was dull and environment is dated. Let's talk about the food! We ordered the Daily Special which is now $16.50(?)-ish as of 5/2024. It came with orange chicken, broccoli beef, pork fried rice, pork chow mein, fried shrimp, fried chicken wings, and fried wontons. A LOT of food , RIGHT?! We were super eager to get our food! The parking lot was empty when we got there and there were no customers at the time. We purchased our order and drove home. Upon opening our box, everything looked like your ordinary Chinese food. All the fried stuff was extremely fried. They did not look appetizing at all. Super dry. The wontons were plain and flat. I thought we were going to get the wontons with stuffing inside, but no. Fried shrimp ? Shrimp was pretty non-existent. The fried chicken wings..we didn't even try it because it looked like mystery meat to us (bleh). We enjoyed the orange chicken, beef and broccoli, and chow mein. The pork fried rice was eh. Nothing special about it. The rice was a little dry and lifeless too. I don't think it needed the pork. Too much meat in one meal. Overall, we gave this place a solid 3. All the fried extras weren't edible. We felt like it was just leftovers they're trying to get rid of. Would choose Panda Express over this place any day.

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Clay Pot, pimpin.

Davorn's Place Lao - Thai Restaurant

3.9(889 reviews)

2.7 mi

The good: food is delicious!! I ordered the combination Pad Thai and it was a large portion and…read morevery delicious! Spring rolls and a Thai tea completed a delicious meal. The "meh": Service was slow, there was a table next to me with some people in the middle of their their meal but the kid dishes and some drinks hadn't come out and the table wasn't too happy. I had about a 45 minute wait. The manager was audibly bickering with the wait staff at the register about not hurrying up, wait staff was not happy and doing the best they could. For that reason I'd say the ambience was not great.

Craving Downtown Thai food in Visalia, this is the premiere spot for that particular meal. Usually…read morepretty crowded, went at a good time... wasn't too busy. The staff is both helpful and friendly. Whatever you decide to order, it's sure to be delicious. Spicy level is 1-5; 5 being the hottest. There spice levels are a little spicer than most other Thai places I went to, definitely got an extra kick to it. We ordered carry out- Pan fried noodles with shrimp and combination fried rice; it was so good we devoured it so fast and forgot to take pictures of it. This spot is super casual. Made fresh, took approx 15 - 20 minutes to be done!

View from table 14

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Julie X.

9 years ago

Gotta love this place. I was starving and decided to check this place out after some shopping. I ordered the Egg Flower Soup as recommended by one of my friend who went here. Boy, was she right the soup was amazing and it is especially good for the cold weather in Visalia. I will come here once more! read more

Lucas R.

9 years ago

A very decent restaurant with decent food. When ordering here the food comes fast and the prices are affordable. I would recommend anyone who is willing to try it out! I really enjoy going here now. read more

Eduardo B.

7 years ago

I enjoy the food here, the flavors are always enjoyable. Plus its always cooked fresh. The customer service is also great, I'm always greeted with kindness and always feel welcomed. read more

Sammy G.

8 years ago

I really love the hospitality there. It is definitely welcoming. I ordered honey walnut shrimp to go and it was AMAZING! Surely, gonna come again. read more

Lisa F.

110

6 years ago

Great food and the lady behind the counter is always so nice. The prices are very reasonable and you get a lot of food.

Dustin D.

4 years ago

Inside isn't the most impressive but the food is Pretty good. Tastes authentic and wasn't too greasy.

Imari C.

5 years ago

It was so bad. I want to give it a zero, but that's not possible, so I give it a one.

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