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    Gumbo Kitchen

    4.1 (86 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Open • 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    $15 out the door for this.
    Alex C.

    One extra star for the nice customer service and 2 for the food. This food has NO flavor. I should have known by the color of the chow mien The beef on the beef and broccoli was all fatty. I am so disappointed. The decent thing was the orange chicken and that's it. It's a small place with a few tables but no one was there around dinner time on a busy Saturday. Like I mentioned the lady was super sweet. It's been really hard to find decent Chinese food in the Central Valley. Won't be going back again.

    Pan fried chow mein, orange chicken, and honey walnut shrimp. Also a side of pot stickers
    George S.

    I wish I had an emptier stomach their flavors are so good! Random stop turned into a regular stop when I am passing through Visalia. Noodles 10/10, protein 10/10, pot stickers 100/10 - perfectly fried outside - juicy inside

    Appetizer Combo
    Hannah S.

    Everything is cooked fresh to order, prices are reasonable and customer service is awesome.

    Lunch menu 11am - 3:30pm 5.20.24
    Ashley R.

    Came back for a couple lunch specials and everything was fresh and delicious. The broccoli chicken was super flavorful and the sweet n sour chicken was crispy and so good! Service was great, the woman at the front register is so friendly.

    Combo plate
    Adelli M.

    Good and flavorful. Service was really nice. I tried the eggrolls and those were fine. I wouldn't eat inside as it was humid, they had a swamp cooler, and not as clean as it could be. It just felt sticky in there all around. But quality of food and portions is well done.

    Menu (Front) 02/2023
    Mr. And Mrs. F.

    * BEST Sweet and Sour Pork in town, be sure to have veggies (onions, carrots, bell pepper) added. * Wonton soup was good. * Beef Broccoli & Chicken with Black Bean Sauce were ok. * Kung Pao Chicken was spicy. Good spot for cheap lunch at only $7.50. They give good portions and better than $15 fast food... + Friendly customer service.

    Chow Main , and egg flower soup..

    If you're looking for a place to unwind with delicious food that tastes like it was made with love, Gumbo Kitchen is an absolute must-visit. Whether you're here for a casual meal or a special night out, the comfort and flavor will leave you wanting more. I came to eat with my family, and we couldn't get enough!

    Cashew chicken lunch special - white rice makes for a clean lunch

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    9 years ago

    Best Chinese food in town. Good prices for huge portions and awesome taste

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    Shanghai Chinese Restaurant

    3.8(244 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    •$$

    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.

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    Canton Chinese Restaurant - Mongolian Beef Lunch Special

    Canton Chinese Restaurant

    3.4(235 reviews)
    2.8 mi
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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.

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    4.0(77 reviews)
    1.2 mi
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    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!

    Chinese Kitchen serves quality Cantonese food which I am accustomed to. I never get bored dining…read morehere. Service is prompt and friendly. We had friends visiting from Daly City , so today they're in for a treat We ordered Tomato Beef ,Beef Chow Fun along with Salt and Pepper Shrimp. The most exciting dish was the Salt and Pepper Shrimp. Lightly breaded not battered and seasoned perfectly . The size of the Shrimp were good sized and not tiny. Tomato Beef and the Chow Fun were yummy as well. Daly City is far from Visalia. My friends are looking forward to their next visit to Visalia and dining with us at Chinese kitchen *** May is API Heritage month. Support Asian owned businesses. Stop #1 of 13 . May 3 , 2023 ***

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    Hong Kong Lum Lums

    3.3(148 reviews)
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    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.

    First time here and last time here. First of all they are closing their doors. There is a reason…read morewhy I avoided this place. For 26 years I never came. My family never came. But my friends who recommended it they've came but only for the drinks on the Lum Lums side. Hong Kong is the the food side apparently. So I ordered the Shrimp Fu Yung. I got stir fried shrimp with veggies over a clump of breaded onion. The shrimp was over cooked veggies were fine. The breaded onion seemed like it might have been reheated from a previous unused dish. If it wasn't for the gravy it wouldn't have rehydrated. Wasn't this an Egg Foo Yung dish, instead it was a clump of breaded onions. That's how bad it was. This place was busy but don't know why. The other people I was with ordered lemon chicken, orange chicken, fried rice, fried plain wontons, sweet and sour chicken. They all seem to enjoy it. They received a lot of food. But a lot was taken home as leftovers. My friends are also non-Asian and not a big foodie like me. So take that however you want. It's sad when businesses close but to make a highly traditional dish like egg foo yung terrible, that is a sign.

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    China Garden - Fried Extras that come with the Daily Special

    China Garden

    3.6(120 reviews)
    1.4 mi
    •$$

    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.

    Everything is frozen. Terrible! This is a far cry from real Chinese food, it's more like mall…read moreChinese food at best. And for the price they charge. Skip this place at all costs.

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