This is my go to place when I am craving Chinese food when I go visit my parents in Prunedale. My brother introduced me to it and now it seems like every time I go visit my parents, we order from there. I have had their broccoli beef (beef is super soft and the broccoli is perfectly cooked), sweet and sour pork (nice and cruncy). read more

The food came out fast, the service was good, and the ambiance was very relaxing. The quality of the food didn't disappoint. I ordered kung pao chicken, and there were large pieces of chicken and veggies. Definitely recommend! This is my go to when I am in Prunedale. read more

Very straightforward. Quick service, fresh food, and affordable prices. Would definitely come back. They could enhance the restaurant's aesthetics to improve the ambiance. read more

This unassuming gem surprised me. Loved the lunch combo that comes with stir fried noodles (thick and chewy) and fried rice. Both have a bit of added meat too, which is a plus! I had the orange chicken which came with actual orange slices (that never happens)! Another plus! I inhaled my lunch and wanted more. This spot is definitely a must visit. read more

Jim's Restaurant - Actual oranges in the orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - Prunedale, California

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The food was good. Despite this tiny little town in Prundale, Ca this small tucked away corner restaurant, the flavor did not fall short, not to mention the portions were HUGE!!! I got a combination plate: Sweet & Sour & Kung Pao Chicken w/Bbq Pork Fried Rice Combination Plate (for one) Comes with: Complimentary Egg Roll, Fried Wontons & soup of the day. The food was piping hot and greasy... just how I love my Chinese food. I know for some this might not be a good thing, but you better believe that it was Good! The place is not elegant nor fancy at all. It's small so the restaurant lacks storage. Therefore making the front counter cluttered looking. I was there dining by myself and noticed that at all the orders coming in were from locals that placed orders over the phone and online. Obviously the locals know this place has good Chinese food. I'd come back and try more food when I'm in the area. read more

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Jim's is an unassuming storefront in a strip mall just off 101. It seems like a family owned business and the service was home-like and great, I really felt welcome there. On top of that, the food was absolutely stupendous! Make no mistake, this is mostly Chinese-American food, but the execution is fantastic. Panda Express is like leftovers scrounged from a dumpster compared to Jim's. As someone who eats authentic Chinese and Korean food from places like Shang's Cafe or Ondam in San Jose, Jim's wholeheartedly gets my stamp of approval. read more

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Friendly service and delicious food. All the party trays came out hot and quick within a half an hour. read more

Jim's Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Prunedale, California

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Second time I've been there . I came back for egg foo young. I had vegetable foo The veggies were down rite delicious. Nice operators. Carried my food to my car. I didn't notice the American food so I guess I will take a ride from Watsonville to Prunedale. Definitely worth it. read more

I love coming here with my family. Big portions, good prices. Super friendly staff good service. Love the Kung pow chicken and their fried rices are bomb. read more

Love going here with my friends for lunch after church on Sundays. Always great service and the food is delicious!

Still amazing food! This time we got 2 family dinners the A meals. It will feed us for 3 meals no joke!! So glad we discovered this place! Food so fresh and delicious! Owners are always there I'm sure why TOP notch! This time had the sweet & sour chicken and beef & broccoli so yummy! The won ton soup has a crunch in the won tons I had never had before! Really recommend it! Added some pictures of their menu as of 2025. Next time we want to try their walnut shrimp and orange chicken. Great prices also! read more

Jim's Restaurant - Chowmein, Mongolian beef, wonton soup, fried rice, meal for two! - Chinese Near Me - Prunedale, California

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I was on my way home from Salinas and was searching up food. I came in and ordered the house fried rice. It was about $18 for that and a can soda. Their fried rice was freaking amazing! Full of flavor and very filling. Plenty enough for two people for full meals read more

Jim's Restaurant - House fried rice. Was delicious - Chinese Near Me - Prunedale, California

Just came across this gem, I love the fresh oranges in the orange chicken. Definitely worth the drive from Salinas! You have to give it a try! read more

Great portions and really good food. The family is friendly and makes the food fast. I like their chow main, beef and broccoli, Mongolian beef and rice. We have always ordered to go. When I pick up the food, the place is clean and people are friendly. read more

I stopped in to get a to-go order. I ordered a beer to drink while I waited. I was sat down at a table with the beer and the waitress brought me an appetizer to enjoy. The to-go food was delicious and PLENTIFUL! The containers were packed with food. Enough for leftovers for a week.... I will definitely return to Jim's. read more

First time trying Jim's Restaurant upon this visit! I ordered garlic tofu and vegetables with a side of white rice and the meal was very savory and flavorful. I ordered takeout, but received my food fast and the woman who answered was very kind. In terms of vegetable options, there isn't many. With my dish, I did expect more tofu but it was still amazing nonetheless. Overall, I will likely return to this restaurant and give it another try to get the full experience. This is a hidden little gem in prunedale and would recommend others to try :) read more

Food smell so delicious we couldn't wait to get home so we eat in our car and it didn't disappoint it was delicious we got the shrimp chow mein and the broccoli beef so tasty. The people in there were so nice and friendly had to go in there for more hot sauce they didn't hesitate to give it to us and they even gave us an extra side of rice. Definitely coming back with my whole family. read more

Jim's Restaurant - Broccoli beef very generous with the servings. I looks like that because we had eat some already - Chinese Near Me - Prunedale, California

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The food was great large portions for the price. I had a little trouble finding it though because on the front of it, it doesn't say Jim restaurant it said something else. read more

Always quick to make your food and the orange chicken taste like real oranges it's delicious 10 out of 10 rating

New owners since Sept 2021 and far, far BETTER in terms of culinary execution that the previous one. If I were to review the last ownership, I'd probably say things that I would regret as to how pathetic it became. A Chinese place "serving" beef Wellington - 'nuff said. There is more in the cuisine that would easily mock this "refined" English dish. But somehow, I found myself here again recently and noticed a MAJOR difference in the flavors and the way the food was plated in my to-go orders. I remember sitting in my car driving back thinking that I only stopped by since it was convenient en route to satiate my demonic cravings again BUT something isn't the same. I actually pulled out the next exit and examined what I had and immediately noticed the shift in culinary execution. It's obvious in Chinese cuisine. Either you have it or you just don't. Whoever is cooking now DOES. DM if you need me to explain. True Chinese cooking has many steps to achieve the final dish. Ironically, as "unrefined" everyone says it is...there are more steps than even the French/Italian practices. That said, FAR smaller menu, a more traditional take (thank you for not having beef Wellington or carbonara on your menu - WTF) and proper execution of Chinese techniques and flavors that should be introduced to society to help understand the deep extent of refinement and history this cuisine actually is. I smile as I bite into wonton chips and his house made sauce to accompany it. Fried beef slices. Blanched broccoli. Sauce. Mix and stir. Velveted chicken. Sautéed veg. Sauce. Mix and stir. I'll continue. But I won't. Most cuisines don't even have separate steps. This guy is legit and I'm going to give him a shoutout because he took over a failing restaurant unknowingly but is mighty deserving of a 5-star review. I'll be back for sure. 好吃！ read more

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We came here last minute around 8 pm to eat with the family thanks to yelp. And let me tell you the food was delicious everything was so good and made fresh. I loved it and will definitely come back and recommend this place. The service was also great. Very nice and the atmosphere was relaxing and very family friendly. All the food was great we ordered 5 different plates and the portions were a good size. We were a total of 6 and still had food left. Also ordered walnut shrimp and they were amazing but I didn't take a picture of those. But definitely check this place out. read more

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Love their food. Simple but good quality for an inexpensive Asian fusion place. Service is slow but very friendly.

Really good and fresh American Chinese food that is affordable and huge portion sizes! We came in while we charged our car, and got the meal for two which includes some appetizers and entrees for $18 a person. It was so much food! My favorites were the beef and broccoli which was fresh and not soggy like some places, and the fried rice. The chicken chow mein was good too and the chicken was moist and perfectly cooked, not dry at all. I wish we lived closer! The inside is cutely decorated but nothing special, and it's very casual. This is the place for good portions and fresh food though! Also service was good but be patient as it's a small crew and only one waitress who is also food runner and phone answerer. read more

Serving size is huge. We ordered to go - beef with broccoli and their pan fried noodles. We managed to get 4 meals out of these two dishes. Both were excellent. read more

The food is absolutely delicious, fresh and well portioned. Family owned and very friendly. The food came out fast and nice and hot. Highly recommend for family with children. The prices are very reasonable. Must try you will not be disappointed. Also, I noticed that there was past not so good reviews for this restaurant but this owner is new and has owned it for about two years so new ownership. read more

The best Chinese food in the East and the West. Guess where it's located? Prunedale! Yes... 8069 San Miguel Road, Prunedale Ca. Excellent cozy atmosphere, this charming couple will feed you like you are their favorite family member! TASTY, FRESH dishes reminds me of NYC Chinese food, cooked with love and freshness! It's well worth the short trip from Santa Cruz! The orange chicken is heavenly, everything cooked fresh and quick! It's some of the freshest vegetables I've had at a restaurant in a long time! Try it... Jim's Restaurant, American Chinese Cusine at its BEST! read more

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The food was really good! They have both Chinese and American choices, but we went there for Chinese so that's what we got. My friend and I got a two person mea and it was a lot of food! Totally worth it . The service was fast, we barely had to wait at all for our food to start coming out. It's in a strip mall but the atmosphere is cozy. read more

Wonderful service. Delicious food and pick-up was easy. Walnut prawns were still crispy when I got them home. Beef chow fun was really well made with a good mix of vegetables. So glad we found this spot in Prunedale! read more

Jim's Restaurant - Walnut prawns, lo mein, beef chow fun, wonton soup. Delicious and made so quickly! - Chinese Near Me - Prunedale, California

For me it's Best place in Prundale! Family place, owners very friendly affordable prices...Finger licking food! read more

It was okay . The place seemed cleaned to me and cozy . The food wasn't delicious but it will do when your in a hurry . read more

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Food was very good. We enjoyed our dinner. Food portions were very generous. We ate dinner there and also called in for take out at another time. Highly recommend this place in Prunedale! read more

We were big fans of the previous owners of this restaurant for many many years, when it was a Chinese/American food restaurant. They moved to Marina and opened ANNIES HOUSE to great success. They sold it 2+ Years ago to this wonderful family who have created their own personal take on fine Chinese dining. The food is fresh, made from scratch, and delightfully delicious. Probably the best Chinese food in Prunedale. In my opinion, of course. The portions are generous and reasonably priced. Our favorite are the family dinners which are so plentiful, we always have some take home. Do yourself a favor and dine in or take out a delicious lunch or dinner today. You will be pleasantly surprised. Very clean and inviting. read more

This place is delicious everything was amazing . What a hidden gym. Staff and friendly and helpful. You must check this place out if you are in the area. The Wonton soup is to die for We ordered take out. Large portions . Wonton soup , sweet and sour chicken and kung pao chicken. It comes with fried rice and egg rolls too . Family dinner A read more

Jim's Restaurant - Kung pao chicken , sweet and sour chicken , wonton soup - Chinese Near Me - Prunedale, California

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Moved to the area over a year ago and Jim's has become a regular takeout place for us. Solid Chinese food with good portions and great flavor. We love the honey walnut shrimp and pork chow mien. Family run business with fast and friendly service. read more

Delicious combo plate! Full and heavy box of food plus quick turnaround! What else do you want for your takeout!

Really excellent Chinese cuisine. Food is consistently excellent, fresh and perfect. Great customer service. Restaurant clean and tidy. We will be back again and again. read more

Very good food I recommend the Kung Pao chicken lunch special. Everyone very nice and they're open in most holidays. Good place to grab some tasty food! read more

Dining in for the first time after previous take out orders. We ended up ordering the two dinner specials of egg drop soup, fried wonton, chow mein, fried rice, sweet and sour (chicken or pork). All was very tasty and portions were huge. The owner was very pleasant and service was fast. Do yourself a favor and visit this Prunedale mom am pop restaurant. read more

First time here since new ownership. Great portions. Good food. They need to update the hours that are posted online and on their window. read more

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Amazing! Friendly staff, very clean, AND VERY VERY delicious!! We had the beef and broccoli, Kung Pao shrimp + chicken chowmein! So good we brought all our left overs home! read more