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    Mandarin Island

    3.4 (527 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Soup, Seafood
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    MANDARIN ISLAND ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Walnut Shrimp
    Ernest M.

    I lived in North Hills for almost 8 years. I had to move out and come back like five years later to finally try this place. Im on a honey walnut craze at the moment. I called here before i arrive to make sure they do have some. They served hot water with some fried wonton chips as my appitizer while i wait for my food. While the walnut shrimp was nothing to brag about but not a total let down either. It was nice and my only complain is the parking. There's parking in the back if it's not too crowded.

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    Peter M.

    In the SFV, it is imperative that we search, discover and patronize small business restaurants. In this context, my homework led me, for the first time, to Mandarin Island, a Chinese restaurant in Mission Hills. After arriving here, I ordered for carry out, the Mongolian Beef Lunch Special to be made spicy (that did not happen). Just some hot sauce was added to my package. It came with an egg roll (good) and a salad (just lettuce, no dressing). The inside of the restaurant is simple, but nicely and neatly decorated. The lady taking the order was crabby, but the server was friendly and helpful. I chose fried rice instead of steamed white rice and it was appetizing. This is the first Mongolian Beef I have had with bamboo shoots (not my favorite). It was loaded with scallions, like it should be (my favorite). The beef, which should have been the star of the show, was chewy, that too and surprisingly on every bite. But the overall dish had flavor, even though it was mild, in addition to an unassuming but acceptable taste. Not a bad find after all. Parking is difficult. I managed to find a spot behind the restaurant.

    Calamari Squid
    Kevin B.

    Ahh, Been eating from here a long long time. Was in the area yesterday, and we ordered food from Mandarin Island. They have a huge menu of foods for a Chinese restaurant. I ordered 2 Chicken fried rices with extra chicken inside both, and 1 plate of Calamari Squid. Its delicious with black pepper, and colorful onions. Service is good, I tipped my delivery drivery well. They take about 1 hour for delivery. That all depends how much you have being delivered.

    Beef chow fun
    Tina T.

    This restaurant is consistently good. Service is friendly and attentive. All the dishes we've ever had contained fresh ingredients. Our favorites include sweet and sour chicken, wonton soup, chow fun, Yang Chow fried rice, Mongolian beef, Crispy spicy beef, sautéed fish filet, just to name a few. Plus they deliver if you live nearby.

    James G.

    Oh man, I've ate here at least 5 times. It is good quality food for what you get. USUALLY my service is really good here but I think today the owner just wasn't happy. I believe she is the owner or manager. Not a super warm friendly welcome, sat me at a table that wasn't 100% clean. Took over 10 minutes to get me a water. Checked on me about 7 minutes in when it should really be within 2 minutes. It's called 2 bite check or 2 minute check. Other than the service being a little disappointing the food is good. The chef special is good and daily lunch special is worth it. Service is just as important as what you're buying tho. Hope they improve the service. It woulda been 4 stars but now it's 2.

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    Waited for 30 mins for a table. When there was a lot of tables available!! Can't believe the customer service I received

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    The food taste really good it had the authentic Chinese food taste we were looking for.

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    Food, quality, , delivery & price. Definitely our go to take out. Best homemade Chinese food

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    It was good I would try it again I do recommended it was good portions. The place looks nice and neat.

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    Disappointed as this is a neighborhood establishment but the food was not good. I won't be returning.

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    California Fish Grill

    California Fish Grill

    4.3(345 reviews)
    0.2 miMission Hills
    $$

    My wife wanted to come here to get lunch since she's eating healthy now. We were already in the…read moreplaza doing some shopping and I was also picking up my lunch at the place next door. We come to this place like once or twice a year but not regularly. When we came, they open a little earlier than their official time but they weren't taking orders just yet. So my wife and I just sat inside until they were ready. You can order from the kiosk or with an actual person. They changed their menu, the spicy chicken sandwich that I usually get here is no longer an option. My wife decided to get the Cajun Salmon, a la carte because she didn't want the sides. You get a smaller portion of the salmon and the worker told us that. The food didn't take long to come out and we took it home to eat. My wife still likes their Cajun Salmon here. She also loves the clam chowder as well here. The customer service is wonderful and the environment here is great. There even a destinated outdoor seating for this place only.

    First of all, the kiosk was confusing as hell, so I did the normal thing which was to ask for help…read more BIG MISTAKE!!! A manager by the name Gloria, felt that I was asking her for such a big favor like solving word hunger. She was rushing me, barely even made eye contact with me, and overall acted like she didn't even want to talk to me. And why does she talk so loud?? Like ma'am I'm not across the street I'm in front of you... It literally felt like she was yelling at me over a SCREEN. Eventually a whole like 20 minutes later my order comes and she asks "what sauce you want"?and I asks "what do you have"? and she goes "RIGHT THERE' like jeez my apologies for not having the sauce menu memorized. Anyways food was underwhelming. Not much flavor to it. Fries were a bit cold. It's not bad but it's also not anything crazy. Overall, I paid to get yelled at, rushed, severed mediocre food.

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    California Fish Grill
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    Rosarito Fish Market - asada

    Rosarito Fish Market

    4.1(473 reviews)
    2.5 mi
    $$

    Amazing and fresh seafood. We tried an array of dishes and loved each one. The service was friendly…read moreand very helpful.

    We've been to Rosarito Fish Market in San Fernando before, and on our first visit it was really…read moregood. It was so busy back then that there were no tables available. Because of that great experience, we decided to go back after a long time, this time on a Sunday. When we walked in, we immediately noticed a big difference . There were a lot of empty tables. We ordered shrimp cocktails (cócteles de camarón) and sat down. Unfortunately, this time the food was not good at all. The juice in the shrimp cocktail was extremely salty,so salty that I couldn't eat it. I went back to the counter and explained the issue. The girl helping us was very nice and explained that they cure the shrimp with salt since it's not cooked. She offered to remake it, which they did, and I appreciated the effort. However, even the remake just didn't taste good to me. I like my seafood to taste fresh, with a natural seafood flavor not overly salty or loaded with condiments. This experience made me wonder if something has changed at the restaurant, especially since it was so empty compared to our first visit. The staff was friendly and did try to make it right, which I appreciate, but overall this visit was disappointing. Since it's also out of our way and we only stopped because we happened to be in the area, I don't think we'll be coming back. It's unfortunate because our first experience was so much better. The ambiance was pleasant. They had a couple of TVs playing football, music in the background, and the place was clean but the food just didn't live up to our previous experience.

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    La mojara

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    Los Toxicos Mariscos - tostada de ahí tuna

    Los Toxicos Mariscos

    3.1(307 reviews)
    3.4 mi
    $$

    Where do i start? this place was amazing from the staff to…read morethe food! The staff was incredible, the food was delicious, and the overall restaurant was lively. It wasn't packed so our server Carla was very attentive & friendly! I went with my family so we got a little bit of everything and we could try it all. Carne Asada Fries- It was the kids menu but overall i thoroughly enjoyed them. Camarónes Encabronados- the sauce was spicy but soooo good! definitely recommend as an appetizer! Ceviche Toxico Premium- It contained fish, shrimp, cooked shrimp, scallops, and octopus with tomato, cucumber, onion, and cilantro. it was great as an appetizer and definitely had tons of flavor. Burrito Toxico- It contained octopus, shrimp, and fish along with cabbage white cream sauce, tomato, onion, & cilantro. Which was incredible, it quite literally melted in my mouth. The BEST burrito i've ever had hands down! Molcajete Cráter Mar Y Tierra- It contained marinated meat, shrimp, cactus cheese, green onion, and jalapeño. this is the smaller one but definitely did not disappoint, this is the perfect size for 2 people. and now for the show stopper, Molcajete Patron - Which was the biggest one contained cheese, carne asada, chicken, octopus, shrimp, scallops, sausages, jalapeños, bacon wrapped shrimp, & mussels. This was super delicious and had a bunch of variety to it! if you aren't sure what to try i would definitely recommend this as you get to try a bunch of stuff! Overall i was very satisfied with the food, the staff, and the restaurant itself. Definitely recommend this place if you are looking for a good time eating. We will be coming again and thank you once again to our waitress Carla!

    This place has roaches!!…read more Food tasted bland, the rice was terrible & the serving size was tiny for a $35 molcajete. It was hard to hear our waiter over the loud music, the 2 waiters that helped us only spoke Spanish so it was hard for my husband to communicate with them. The serves were ok. Our drinks were each $15 not considering that some of the drinks were tiny. And the most disgusting part was that my friend saw 2 roaches crawling on the wall that our table was up against. Definitely would not recommend, probably the worst restaurant I've ever been to.

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    Chicharrn de Pescado

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    Stinkin Crawfish - North Hills - Complimentary Dessert - Fried Oreo and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

    Stinkin Crawfish - North Hills

    4.0(521 reviews)
    1.5 miNorth Hills
    $$

    I really love coming to eat here! The service is always great, even when they are short staffed…read more It's so much better than some of the bigger seafood boil restaurants. We started off with some oysters which are $2.50 each and wow, they were huge and fresh! So delicious, they weren't stingy with the limes either. We also got the shrimp lovers combo, which is a pound of shrimp, clams and mussels + 2 corn, 4 potatoes and 8 sausage. So yummy and totally worth the price! It was rough for two people to share on my opinion. They also give you little fried Oreo with ice cream at the end of your meal. So delicious! The place itself it super family friendly but they do have a bar area and happy hour drinks during the week. I'd definitely recommend!

    So first off I wanted to review this as a non-seafood type of guy. My wife and her family/friends…read morelove seafood and they always get the crawfish/shrimp which I nibble on here and there because sometimes I'm forced to go where everyone else wants to go lol. So what's there for a non-seafood guy? Fish and chips. I love fish and chips. My non-seafood people....DO NOT GET THE FISH AND CHIPS HERE. The breading was really mushy and the fish was too and to make it worse it was 70% breading and 30% fish. Super gross. Do yourself a favor and just suck it up and get the shrimp or something. Also, what's up with the Coke Zero machine lol. They got a bad batch of syrup but management won't change it. Service was good though! Staff was friendly and the place was kept up pretty good.

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    Stinkin Crawfish - North Hills - Dining area is really nice

    Dining area is really nice

    Stinkin Crawfish - North Hills - Butterfly Shrimp & Cajun Fries

    Butterfly Shrimp & Cajun Fries

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    The Crawfish - Shrimp, mussels with boss sauce

    The Crawfish

    4.3(506 reviews)
    4.4 miSylmar
    $$

    My favorite place of all time. The food is always delicious,…read moreand the service is consistently great. The ambiance is lively and full of energy--so many people enjoying their meals, laughing, and sharing moments with their loved ones. It honestly makes the whole experience even better. I usually order to-go because I'm a messy eater when it comes to seafood boils , but even then, the quality never disappoints. And let's talk about the prices--no one beats them. In my opinion, I actually prefer their crawfish flavor over Drunken Crab or Boiling Crab... but hey, that's just me . Either way, this spot is absolutely worth it every time.

    I've been coming to Crawfish since 2015, and I must say their sauce is delicious. I've tried other…read moreseafood boil spots, but this one is still the tastiest to me. Our family of 4 usually orders the family meal with 2 lbs of shrimp, 1 lb of mussels, Cajun fries, and the spicy Boss sauce -- always so good! However, over the last year or so with the new ownership, I've noticed they've been giving less sauce, and now I usually have to buy an extra side with my order. There was also an employee who told me he wouldn't serve me unless I took my water bottle back to the car, which felt unnecessary and uncomfortable. My family and I truly enjoy coming here, so I hope they continue the great quality and customer service we used to receive with the previous owners. Please don't skimp on the sauce -- it's what makes this place so special!

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    The Crawfish - Fresh Crawfish with Boss sauce on the side! Yummy

    Fresh Crawfish with Boss sauce on the side! Yummy

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