Building was freezing cold . They admit they turn the heat off at night …read more Food was bland and on the colder side . The BBQ fried rice was yellow rice with a couple small pieces of the Bbq pork .

The food was good. Pretty large portions for the lunch special. The service was good. They have a…read morelot of lunch special options which is nice.

This place is a hole in the wall near the target in Lake Stevens. Its classic Americanized chinese…read morefood. The chicken is fried perfectly with a yummy sticky sauce. We ordered a few items on their menu and everything was a hit. We loved their chow mein and orange chicken. Prices were decent and they had really good service. We will definitely be coming to this place again.

They raised their prices and you get so much less food, they did get the food right though ! It is…read moretoo bad businesses don't get it ! You don't raise the raise and give people less !!

The food is the best Chinese food around. The service was fast and there for us quick friendly to…read moreus and willing to help us and everything including packing the leftovers. The ambience was beyond warm and comfortable and clean and very nice. Prices were good; best Chinese place to eat ever!

Just okay, traditional family-run american-chinese restaurant with average quality food. We came…read morefor a late lunch, it was empty except for one other table and the service was extremely slow. I think the woman who was serving was also running the kitchen or so. Maybe we came in on a bad day and will try again. It is just like a dining hall, In the evening it would probably be better atmosphere.

Flooding this week caused a synchronistic epic failure on the trestle. My plans to resupply at the…read moreEverett Chef's store has now been twice thwarted: last night and now today around 12:00 noon. Undaunted, I decided to pay a visit to the Lake Stevens Tom Thumb on the way back after escaping the pending mind numbing experience of gridlock. A few weeks ago I read a glib mention of good Chinese food being offered there for lunch. A good time to check it out. (Really? "Good" Chinese food? At TT ?) Frankly, I wasn't too eager to check it out. But the short mention I had read had the ring of a true believer. Someone who approached food with some reverence. Best not to ignore fate. Saturday noon time at the Thumb wasn't busy. I chalked that up to the flooding or just plain luck. The hot food section had a few odds and ends but nothing Asian. I asked about the Chinese food to a female customer nearby. In a hushed voice laced with fanaticism she handed me a menu pamphlet and said the bacon fried rice was her favorite. Then gave me a knowing look as if to say I was in the good hands of Providence. The manager was quick to show up. He greeted me warmly, made sure I had a menu, took my order, and offered me a place to sit and wait. A quick scan showed all the usual favorites of beef/shrimp, Chow Mein/Rice, chicken, appetizers, and vegetarian dishes. Dishes were easily recognizable by name. One or two rice dishes that I've never seen before. And several lunch special dishes. Three sauces are explained to aid in your decision making. I chose a dinner portion of sesame chicken. My experience with this dish in many places is the same: pre frozen breast meat that's been dipped in a batter. Then flash frozen and packaged. Or it is dredged in flour or dipped in a batter, then fried to a semi hard tensile strength in dark clumps. The line cook fries a portion in hot oil, then it is drained and sauced with honey or maybe maple syrup and soy sauce and brown sugar. Sometimes it's darker in color due to overcooking in oil or adding too much soy sauce. Since it is a chicken dish, it requires one to wade through a fried dough experience first, with the sauce adding to the experience. The sauce is typically overly sweet. Too much honey, sugar, or syrup. After the third bite it's just too sweet. One could compare it to a chicken filled super glazed donut. So it was either the sesame chicken or the other dish I frequently find disappointing: Orange chicken. I chose the sesame. Let's see what these folks can do. In less than ten minutes it was ready. I was thanked for coming by and was on my way home. I could tell from the weight I had about two pounds of sesame chicken. I was right: 1.92 pounds when I weighed it at home. The portion was huge. And some skill in presentation was added. Just enough to frame the dish: broccoli florets. That little addition did not go unnoticed. It made the dish pop when I opened the container. The chicken was obviously fresh. Not frozen. It had been coated with flour and corn starch. Fried but not to the point of it being crusty. Chewy. Not dry or tough. Moist. Chewy. Not doughy. The sauce was not overly sweet. The chef exercised restraint and allowed the sweetness to come through, but not dominate. I could taste sesame. After appreciating the dish, I tried adding some of the soy sauce from a packet they supplied. A slightly different complex of flavors but the chicken and sesame dominated. It provided a balanced harmony. Not better. Slightly different. So for $17.45 (including tax), a very well executed sesame chicken with the portion easily feeding two adults. Take out only. Fast and friendly service until 9 PM. My thanks to anyone who posts even a snippet of something about a place to give us a heads up. Had I not read that short comment about this place, I would have missed out. To that perThank you!

We wanted to go here after reading so many reviews on line. We came here for lunch and were not…read moredisappointed! We rode our bikes here and got the lunch specials. Very tasteful and enough food for an extra day. We found a park and sat outside with people asking us where we found our food.

A cute and small family owned spot for good thai food. Got sat right away, with waters and utensil…read morebin. ordered with our food coming out in less than 15 minutes. They were sweet but not hovering, it was a great spot and I love their boba here!

Update 01/31/26: It's been a while since I've eaten here…read more Ordered to go today. Had their Large Chicken Pho (see picture) and their broth is light and flavorful. Tried their Pork Bahn Mi (see picture) for the first time. It is not on the menu, but is apparently available all the time. While the pork was tasty and the pickled veggies were fresh, the sandwich was on the smaller side. I'd order again in hopes to getting a little more filling (hopefully it was a one off?). Also got their fresh rolls (see picture). For $9, it seemed like it was just one roll cut in half. Very small for the price. The peanut sauce was pretty good though and the roll itself had fresh ingredients. I also attached an updated menu since there isn't a recent one posted. Always happy to support small businesses but I wish the small portions and pricing aligned a little more. Service was good though and my order was readily available within 15-20 minutes, as promised. The restaurant was filled with customers, so I'm glad they are thriving.

I went to Rice Up for lunch during a weekday with a colleague and it wasn't too busy inside. The…read morerestaurant has some nice decor and they really blast the bass of the music! Our server and waitress was super friendly and accommodating. I got the lunch special which was a small entree of garlic beef with rice and a side of pad thai. Food came out hot and quick. The garlic beef was so delicious! Super tender and full of savory garlic flavor. The crunchy veggies was a great touch as well. The pad Thai noodles are sweet, salty, and sour and had a great bite to the noodle. It may be a small serving size for some but it was perfect for me and I left stuffed! Such friendly service and delicious food. I will definitely come back when in the area!!

Really the worst Thai food we've had, due to extremely small portion size & price gauging. $17 for…read morea lunch size extremely small pho, really? The only reason we went here again is because Viet Thai was closed on Monday.

12/15/25: We were in the Everett, WA area that day, which was a day of heavy rains, gusty winds at…read more16 mph, and we were craving good Szechuan cuisine, so we found a quaint spot tucked away in downtown Everett along Colby Avenue; we were greeted with warmth and gracious hospitality. Our dining experience began with cold appetizers, including a mixed black fungus dish with a satisfying crunch and tangy vinegar flavor, alongside pickled lotus root vegetables with a garlicky and subtly spicy taste. For our main courses, we opted for the Deep Fried Fish Szechuan Style, which was filled with cod fish, had a lighter batter coating, and a pleasing crunch, but beware of its savory and fiery flavor, which intensifies after several bites. We also selected the Szechuan Hometown Tofu, which offered our taste buds a savory flavor, enhanced by chili sauce, a crunchy exterior, and a soft, silky interior. On the side, we ordered a bowl of steamed purple rice and white rice. This exceptional culinary experience combines the perfect balance of crunchiness, chili spice, garlicky freshness, and sweetness, rich flavors of Szechuan cuisine. I highly recommend this restaurant for an authentic Szechuan-style dining experience.

The positive part was the sweet and sour chicken was still very warm when it reached my house…read more The vegetable chow mein was not. It is a huge portion but it is completely devoid of any flavor whatsoever. Usually onions add something but that did not help. I don't know how you can mess up noodles but no one in my family would eat them and there is one person in my family that will manage to eat almost anything and they refused. The sweet and sour chicken was drowning in sauce even though we asked more than once for the sauce to be on the side. We liked the bell peppers and onions in the sauce. The chicken pieces were of decent size. I did not care for the sauce. The white rice was well made and fluffy. The rice was probably the best part of the dish. About an hour later, we ended up throwing up the food. A complete waste of $31 dollars (which is pricey for what was supposed to be a lunch special). Also, vegetable chow mein and chicken chow mein is the same price which we found out after we had paid. Lunch is pictured and mention to include soup BUT you only get soup if you dine in. The place looked clean the the people seemed friendly. We may give them one more chance bc of the friendly service.

Food was so fresh and delicious. Proportions were big and great for sharing. Service was fast and…read morefriendly. They were so appreciative we came for dinner.

What a little hidden gem! Went here for my mom's birthday with 12 people. The place was empty so we…read moregot seated right away. The service was amazing. The woman who I assume was the owner was friendly and attentive. Then the food came out, it was so good. I got the Mongolian beef and it was tender, full of flavor, just the right amount of heat and the rice was perfect and fluffy. The hot & sour soup was the best I've had in years. Everyone was impressed with the food and you could tell as we all got really quiet cause we were all devouring our food. Serving sizing left us all with enough for a second meal! Highly recommend this place.

We went to Terracotta Red with friends who had just come back from vacation to catch up, and it was…read morea great choice. The restaurant is clean, comfortable, and easy to relax in. The food was excellent...my spicy tiger prawns were full of flavor, and Landon really liked the Mongolian beef. The service was spot on and reminded us why we keep coming back. It's consistently delicious and always a good experience!

This place has been on my to-go list for a while. Finally went here for Father's Day and we found…read morestreet parking quite easily. We had a reservation and were sat immediately. We ordered the pork bao sliders, Mongolian beef, drunken chicken, pad see ew and garlic noodles. Pork bao sliders were good. Wish I had a tad bit more hoisin sauce on it. I share the same sentiment as others on here that the Mongolian beef was definitely on the sweeter side but it was still pretty good in its own right. I wouldn't consider it Mongolian beef though. Drunken chicken was good. Pad see ew was not what I would consider pad see ew either. It resembled chow funn, but less oily and more sweet. Definitely not your typical pad see ew you get from authentic Thai restaurants. Garlic noodles was good. The service was fast and we got our food fast. Portion sizes were pretty large. Overall the food had more of an American Chinese vibe.

We ordered a delivery on a cold night…read more We ordered the shu mai, shrimp har gow, and the dinner combo. The dinner combo included almond chicken, chow mein , a beef with veggie stir fry and egg rolls. The shu mai is huge! Worth the price, I'm not sure if they grind their own pork but there were a couple fat pieces in the filing, which we didn't mind. The har gow were also very good. The combo dinner hit the spot. I had been craving noodles and American style Chinese. The almond chicken hit the spot. We enjoyed that the beef veggie stir fry had snap peas and water chestnuts! The combo also came with egg flower soup! What a quality value this combo was. This dinner hit the spot for us.

Been here frequently for years with family. This is the IT SPOT for us and it never fails. We…read morealways come here on Sundays and it's always packed and there's always a line. We always get our regular spread. My favorite is definitely the chicken feet and the cow stomach super delicious and I highly recommend checking it out if you want real dim sum. Love the vibes here and it's nice how there's a lady whose brain trays are freshly made food out.