Fresh and healthy favorite dishes. Excellent delivery! We've been loving this place for many years and we appreciate them very much.

I ordered the steamed dumplings & boy were they disappointing. I couldn't even finish them. They were so soggy and slimy. Wouldn't recommend. read more

Mandarin Kitchen - 045. 10 Steamed Dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

Food is outstanding, the food is Cooked fresh. And ready in about 15 minutes. This is my second time there. And will go back again and again!!! You must try this place.. read more

Their food is actually good. Pricey though. And the woman on the phone who took my order could be a little less assuming/mean. I was happy to order because I really like their food. But during my conversation with her, my mood turned sour. read more

Love this place.. always fresh. The lunch specials are delicious and the prices are unbelievable..

We tried this place for the first time and enjoyed it. It's a small place there's only one table for seating. So it's probably better to just order takeout which is what we did. I've passed that place so many times unknowingly. We got an order of orange chicken which came with a side of rice and an order shrimp fried rice. The orange chicken was our favorite perfectly cooked ! Will definitely be going back for that They gave a good amount of shrimp in the shrimp fried rice and they were medium/large sized shrimp which was nice. I wish the rice had a little bit more flavor but that was nothing a soy sauce packet couldn't fix. When I ordered she let me know it'd be about 10 minutes which was fine because the food was made fresh. Glad to have found good Chinese food near home. read more

New ownership after being closed for a while; a couple of months at least. Not the same at all. Different staff. Menu is the same but not as good. read more

A friend told me this place was good 20 years ago. I've literally passed it thousands of times and finally decided to try it yesterday - wish I had done so in 1999! Mongolian Beef was tender, chock full of green onions, and had that perfect flavor that one would expect from this dish. Kung Pao Chicken was tasty and even had water chestnuts & celery, along w/ the customary peppers 'n onions. Last, the Sesame Chicken was good, but was sorta like an orange chicken w/ sesame seeds. Wonder what the orange chicken tastes like? Sesame chicken, but without the seeds?!? I'm sure I'll find out down the road. The menu is vast and I saw several items I gotta try. They have lunch specials, too. Every order comes w/ a pint of rice and an Amay's (my fav Chinese cookie company) fortune cookie - bonus! Portions are hearty. Plenty of parking in the rear. Order was ready when promised and this is w/ several phone/online orders already sitting on counter and/or in progress. Tightly run business! read more

Great food horrible service, rushed, rude and disrespectful lady on the phone. Do better.

Everything here is amazing, best local Chinese food spot! Super bummed to find a sign on their door 6/10/21 that stated CLOSED until further notice read more

I'm so glad they finally reopened! I hear it's the same chefs and under new management, so I stopped by to order for dinner. Same great taste! read more

I love this place. This is my favorite Chinese takeout. The food is great, and as far as service, I've never had a bad experience. 10/10!

This is a pretty straight forward takeout Chinese place in terms of the variety of food. That being said, what I have had from here has been quite good. Especially the sesame chicken which is always super crispy and satisfying. My only complaint is the amount of plastic cutlery, packages, and bags they use. They are far from eco friendly. Still, I think they are a good choice for takeout in Torrance. read more

Great little local take out spot. Flavors are good and portions can feed four. The Moo Shu pork here is excellent, as well as the War Won Ton soup. Take out usually takes about 15 minutes. read more

This has to be my favorite Chinese restaurant ever! The food is so good, I can cry. I've ordered takeout just about every week & my tummy & soul are very happy about it. The kung pao chicken & shrimp are my favorite dishes. The orange chicken is also very good. The food is so tasty, I literally do not breathe as I eat it. I cannot stop eating due to how savory the food is. The fork won't go down until I finish everything. NO drinking in between. I will continue to order takeout every week, this place is the best! read more

Mandarin Kitchen - Orange chicken & kung pao chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

This review is on delivery through grubhub -- everything came on time, hot, and just as we ordered. We got Orange Chicken combo with fried rice, wonton, egg roll, and egg flower soup with an order of Hot and Sour Soup. The Orange Chicken was really good-- it wasn't overly sweet, there were nice big chunks of chicken, fried crispy and the sauce was garlic-y and delicious. The wonton and egg roll came in a bag with the red sauce (forgot the name) but the container burst which left them a little soggy. The egg flower soup was really flavorful. I can't say the same for the Hot and Sour Soup, but for the price it wasn't really a big deal. Before tax and tip we only paid $17-- hard to beat that read more

My favorite hole in the wall!!! Orange chicken and Kung pow beef is UNMATCHED!!! Definitely recommend ordering when you don't feel like cooking! So fresh and tasty! They deliver too! ;) read more

Very fast, gives a generous amount of food, taste so good !! 5 stars!! Would come back again!

Great food, great service. I always get the Kung Pao Chicken with no green bell peppers. I also LOVE their sesame balls. I believe they come in a pack of ten. The place is a hole in the wall and doesn't look very inviting from outside, but the food is well worth a visit. I haven't tried many dishes but Kung Pao and Orange Chicken are my favorite so far. I eat there at least two to three times a month. read more

Mandarin Kitchen a local choice for Chinese carryout or delivery serving Torrance. It's not a bring-your-family-to-eat kind of place, but a bring-some-Asian-food-home to your family option. The food: greasy The menu: huge The flavors: sweet The service: friendly The parking: easy The prices: typical For lunch, get an entree with an Egg Roll, a Wonton, and Egg Drop Soup. Add some Fried Rice for a better meal. My favorite dish was the Szechuan Chicken with Bamboo, Peppers, Carrots, and Mushrooms. It'd be better if it was spicier. It is something to wait for or order online. Skip the Orange Beef and Mapo Tofu. The Mandarin Kitchen is a kitchen serving up Chinese-style dishes for days you don't have time or energy to make use of your own kitchen. read more

Mandarin Kitchen - Mandarin Kitchen Entrance - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

You can't get more authentic Chinese food in the South Bay than this hidden gem tucked away on a small street in old Torrance. I thought it would be appropriate to have Chinese food to celebrate the Lunar New Year and there is no better place than Mandarin Kitchen. If you're driving along Crenshaw, keep your eyes open for Torrance Blvd. It's easy to pass but look out for their sign (it's a panda eating with chopsticks). I ordered off their menu on Grubhub and the food was double wrapped in a brown paper bag. Everything was sealed tight and nothing leaked on my way home. I tried their beef pan fried noodles and the shrimp mushu combo with egg drop soup, a wonton, and an eggroll. The portion size of each dish is enough for a meal and leftovers for the next day. I'm always on the hunt for small businesses where you can feel their heart and passion for what they do. Mandarin Kitchen has the secret ingredient in their dishes that makes you crave more of their authentic Chinese food. read more

After reading all the glowing reviews on yelp, I was convinced that good Chinese food was to be found here. We ordered delivery without seeing a menu, and relied solely on the fact that all Chinese places have the exact same menu. Our meal included; honey walnut shrimp, mu shu pork, wonton soup, and cream cheese fried wontons. The ladies on the phone were also really nice and did a good job with my fumbling requests. The delivery guy got to our door in about half an hour, really fast! Feeling the weight of the bag, I knew I ordered about 3x too much food. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yKClY18WWaXOF4R1pWd9WQ?select=9xvOtRquz3nrHq5W4CVkGw And here is where all the problems began, the food. The honey walnut shrimp, which oddly came with broccoli, was some of the worst I've ever had. The batter had an off taste to it, the walnuts had little to no sweetness, and the sauce had no hint of mayo. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yKClY18WWaXOF4R1pWd9WQ?select=MThn7_6rNkh2xv__M39iLA The mu shu pork was meh. The texture was flat as were the flavors. Nothing special, but not gross. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yKClY18WWaXOF4R1pWd9WQ?select=-2Jo_DfGNmnTI0-OE-vtqA The cream cheese fried wontons were pretty damn good though. The reminded me of the really rich kind I used to have as a kid. Definitely not an authentic Chinese dish, but it was still good. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yKClY18WWaXOF4R1pWd9WQ?select=yogNbUTAvSWdTo96t15MEA The wonton soup was a great example of the bland leading the bland. The broth tasted like low sodium chicken stock, the kind with no flavor, and the wontons themselves had a doughy texture and a tasteless inner filling. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yKClY18WWaXOF4R1pWd9WQ?select=KsYOnWNudM5MHesYgE5W8Q Lastly was the coup de grace, the box of free shrimp they gave us. Not just any shrimp, but smelly, rank, close to being spoiled shrimp. I bravely took one bite and knew this was garbage. I feel lucky that that one bite didn't get me sick. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yKClY18WWaXOF4R1pWd9WQ?select=6zPZOzs0RtKzv9hG8xe9ew So in conclusion, this was not good Chinese food. read more

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When your sick not many things sound good or even taste good. So when my sick self got a craving for some sauteed vegetables and I got the approval from Lucy Y. that I was "To eat vegetables" the most wonderful sickies caretaker Isabel F. went to pick me up some takeout from MK. I went for the Lunch Special of the Sauteed Vegetables and with that I got fried rice, veggie spring roll (which I Loved this time), chicken wonton, red bean ball (idk the proper name) and egg flour soup. The Sauteed Veggies were just what I was wanting. Zucchini, carrots, broccoli, water chestnuts, snow peas, mushrooms, cabbage, asparagus spears, baby corn all tossed in an ultra light sauce that gave the veggies just the perfect amount of extra flavor. Since I'm stuck at home I ordered up (Garlic Chicken and Pineapple Fried Rice) and of course ended up tasting a little of what would later be my dinner. The Garlic Chicken (you can not have enough garlic when your sick as I now know bc Lucy Y is making me take garlic pills) was TASTY! And I could actually taste the tastiness of this dish. The rich garlic sauce was so good I scooped some up with a spoon to top my PFR with. The green bell peppers and onions still had that nice crisp crunch to them. The Pineapple Fried Rice portion was HUGE and delicious! Mmmm....I should eat some left overs now. Food was still piping hot when Isabel brought it to me and she had picked it up close to 20-25 minutes prior. I scored on 3 free almond cookies. I even gave in and tried the curious little sesame covered filled ball that they always put in with your orders. I had no clue what it was but after one bite I was in love! I was kicking myself in the B-hind for throwing them out every time. They are just filled with yummy sweet red bean paste but I loved them. I wonder if they sell them by the dozen? In the end, MK is yummy, reasonably priced, will get to you piping hot Chinese takeout. And if you don't believe me, just check out the million review updates from MK expert Jenn G. read more

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They have a the best $5.99 lunch specials and weekly specials in town! Lunch Specials comes with a entree big enough for 2 really it's big portion), with steamed white rice, egg roll, soup and a fried wonton for only $5.99. Shrimp and fried rice is cost a little more. Weekly Specials are selected entrees for $4.99. The food is always fresh and sooo delicious! It hits the spot. Some entrees are on the greasy side though, but that's okay ^_^. My favs are .. -Beef Curry- Beef is soooo soft and tender -Orange Chicken- Very meaty and not doused in sweet sauce like other place. ORDER IT! -Walnut Shrimp -Cashew Shrimp -Kung Pao Chicken It's only a TO GO so what I like to do is call ahead of time to place my order and then pick it up after work. They also do delivery if you're in the area or you can order online where they offer coupons. read more

Mandarin Kitchen - Lunch special curry beef. So good! - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

After my experience tonight, I will NOT be back. To preface my review, my family has been getting takeout at Mandarin Kitchen every Thursday night since it originally opened as Chinese Wok under its previous owner. The food has been really good for the most part (chow fun was never great), even with a change of owner. Tonight I was unpleasantly surprised and quite frankly, grossed out. I went in for takeout and ordered our usual, plus a Chinese Chicken Salad to change things up a little. I got all the way home (about a 10 minute drive away) and discovered that the chicken in the salad was half raw. Even though I was tired, I drove all the way back to show them, and the girls behind the counter were mortified. The owner apologized and said she would "get me a new one". While I was waiting for my food, I watched as the cook simply took the chicken off my salad, put it in boiling water, and then removed it and put it back on THE SAME SALAD. The owner brought it back out, inspected the chicken, and packaged it all up again. I asked her if it was a completely new one, and she told me the chicken was new, but the salad was the same. I told her that I was concerned about the raw chicken having been on the salad, and that I could get sick from eating it. She said she would get me a new one, but I asked for my money back instead. Not only did she not correct the mistake, she lied about it! Now I know about Asian food...most of the time if a place has an "A" in the window, the food doesn't taste like anything, so I'm over the perfect food handling worries. What I witnessed tonight made me doubt the safety of the rest of my order, though! I'm a firm believer in second chances, especially because we've been getting food here for so long. However, when given a second chance, you should right your wrongs, not make them worse! I was really surprised that they didn't even try to hide what they did, and I am concerned that this is happening regularly and not getting reported. I will be looking for a new Chinese takeout place after tonight. read more

We've always loved Mandarin Kitchen for speedy and delicious meals that arrive hot and taste fresh. Our favorites are the Mongolian Beef, Kung Pao Chicken, Pot Stickers, and Combo Fried Rice (I ask for it spicy). Hope they reopen soon! read more

Amazing service and on time always. Food quality could be better but still 5*! Delivery is very fast

Summary: A hidden gem. Great prices ($9-11 per well sized entree), great quality, very quick service. Only one table, so take the food to go. Order online and get a $5 off coupon your first time buying. Lots of parking on nearest side street. Delicious, hole-in-the-wall, Chinese goodness! A friend of mine that was born and raised in Torrance recommended Mandarin Kitchen as a great Chinese food restaurant in the area. Despite having known about the establishment for quite some time, it was only recently that my wife and actually tried it. We ordered on the road en route and 10 minutes later we were walking in to find our food already boxed, bagged, and ready to go. We took the food home since there was nowhere to sit inside and we observed that the takeout containers were made of pretty high quality plastic that kept everything really toasty until we were settled in. Here is what we got. Garlic Shrimp - Nice sized shrimp in a brown garlic sauce with onions, bell peppers, and other vegetables. A pretty large helping of shrimp, too. Delicious. Beef and Broccoli - A classic. Lots of tender slices of beef and broccoli in a savory sauce. Very tasty. Vegetable Chow Mein/Pan Fried Noodles - Tiny pan fried egg noodles with veggies and a brown sauce. Lots of noodles and well prepared vegetables. Well executed. Crab and Cream Cheese Wontons - Surprisingly pretty sweet flavored, even without the sweet and sour sauce. I didn't enjoy these as much because I prefer the filling to be more savory than sweet, and these were definitely non-standard in that regard, but my wife really enjoyed them. The meal came with two small containers of white rice, and the total was $31 with tax and tip after the discount we got from ordering online. We had enough food for two full meals for each of us. A great place. Highly recommend it. read more

For the longest time I wanted to try the food here. Going off the yelp reviews I called in to pick up an order of the crispy walnut shrimp, complete dinner. They said it'd take 15 minutes. So I come to pick it up and for the longest I just stood there even though there's a lady right in front of me. She didn't bother to greet or ask me anything. It wasn't until the man who had his back turned towards me got off the phone and saw me that I was helped, and my order was already ready. It turned out to be around $17 for the crispy walnut shrimp, rice, one wonton and egg roll, and egg soup. It was just $2 more to make it a complete dinner, I say skip the complete dinner nothing in it was good. To be honest I wish I ordered Panda Express instead even if its not as fresh as here. For $14 the shrimp wasn't that great (it was too much mayo for me) and portion smaller than I imagined. The soup was salty. And the wonton and egg roll weren't crispy and felt stale. The best thing that came with my order was the chili packet they give with your order, it says siracha on it but tastes way better than the normal siracha sauce. I think my expectations were too high after reading all the yelp reviews. read more

Mandarin Kitchen - Walnut shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

This is my go to place for take out Chinese food and I'm a big fan of their lunch specials which are very reasonable at $5.99 to $6.99 and come with soup and egg roll. It's a small shop just opposite to S-Mart with parking available in the side street adjoining the shop. I've had many dishes off their menu and have found most to be satisfying. Surely there are areas for improvement like having a little more flavor in their fried rice (fixed by adding a little hot sauce) etc but overall very good value for money. read more

Great food, absolutely trash service. Very rude. I'd never order if the food wasn't reasonably priced

South Bays Best!!! Hands down Mandarin Kitchen serves up the tastiest Chinese dishes in the South Bay. I've tried nearly every item on their menu and have yet to be unsatisfied. Their dishes are always fresh and full of flavor, and are always accompanied with a side of steamed rice. For starters I recommend an order of their Crispy Chicken Wantons w/Sweet Sauce, and my wife always enjoys an order of their Seafood Soup. Three Dishes I Recommend: - Crispy Honey Walnut Shrimp - Lemon Chicken - Mongolian Chicken I highly recommend any of the above along with an order of Shrimp Fried Rice :) read more

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I'm first generation Taiwanese and was guilty that my boys didn't have Chinese food to celebrate Chinese New Year, Moon Festival, etc. It was impractical to always expect my relatives to bring authentic Chinese food in from the San Gabriel Valley. So I started my hunt for decent Chinese food in the South Bay. My hunt brought me to Mandarin Kitchen. This is a no frills delivery/take-out only kitchen where you can see the entire call, cook, pack process. The kitchen is clean as well as the packing area. There are about 3 chairs in the waiting area and not much room for anything else. Don't plan on eating here - there's simply no space! Noodles were great. Veggies were not over cooked or over salted, two things I peeve about Americanized Chinese joints. While portions are small, the price is reasonable. Mongolian beef was the better value on the lunch menu. $7 with soup, eggroll and wonton. Meats were a sit saucy. Rice was a bit dry but I don't care much for rice when there are noodles to gobble. There are quite a number of whitewashed entree offerings (see as mentioned above: free virtually fillingless wantons and fried egg rolls - I'm never going to say no to free additions) but the method of preparation is authentic compared to its local competitors. We'll be back. Parking available in rear - only a dozen or so spots. read more

This review is for takeout, delivered by Grubhub. Four lunch menu items were ordered to share -- Shrimp in Garlic Sauce, Orange Chicken, Fried Fish, and Shrimp Chow Mein. Each dish came with fried or steamed rice, an eggroll (nice and crispy), a wonton (meh), a small egg drop soup (slimy), condiments, utensils, a fortune cookie, and napkins. Portion sizes are small to average at around $7.00 a dish from the lunch menu. The Shrimp in Garlic Sauce was pretty good, maybe a little bland as compared to the same dish from other places, but tasty veg. The Orange chicken was good -- not the best I've had but crispy and fresh, which can be a problem with delivery. Did not care for the fried fish. It was 3 pieces of undefined fish, not crispy or crunchy enough, just heavily breaded and flavorless. Came with sweet red sauce and the deliciously hot Chinese mustard. Shrimp Chow Mein was bad and smelled really strange. Nobody wanted to finish it after the shrimp had been picked out. All in all, this was very, very average, nothing to get excited about. Food was packaged well, no spills, no mess. read more

Flavorless. Such a bummer. I've ordered here in the past and it was great, but today was a huge let down. And I won't be back. We spent $50 and could only eat one dish without trying to fix it somehow. The Chow Fun looked normal but was tasteless. The pineapple fried rice was equally bland with some canned pineapple thrown on top. The egg foo young was pretty good but there were literally 4 tiny shrimp in the entire entree which is beyond ridiculous. The broccoli beef- bland, but thank goodness for the egg flower soup. At least the delivery was on time... read more

BMS (broke my scale) too good. I come here all the time for the delicious food and great prices. Love this place so much. Thank you for exisiting Mandarin Kitchen read more

Food was very good and the lunch special is the best. Service is excellent they have your food ready for you when you order on the phone and it's still hot that's a plus. Small take out place but it's very clean. Definitely will be back. read more

Ordered the lunch special on Sunday afternoon, can't go wrong for $6.99, great price and good food

1st ordering from here, and I am a happy customer. You know all the paper junk flyers you get in the mail? Well I actually suckered myself in to thumbing through one such booklet. Came across Mandarin Kitchen. I'm sorry for the other Yelpers who've had a bad experience but I am a believer in "lighting doesn't often strike twice in the same place" type of person. I figured I'd order even after reading through some not so great reviews. $20 or so is a chance I'd take on something new. Called up , 30 min before lunch specials ended. Nice lady answered the phone, asked the order, confirmed the order, even quickly had to answer another phone line (heard it going off in the background) came back quickly. Said it'll be delivered within 45 minutes. 20 minutes later it's on my table. Orange chicken , sweet & sour pork and shrimp fried rice. It came with soup, veggie egg roll and wontons. Everything was warm to hot . That's a plus in the food delivery game. It's was quick, and not outrageously expensive. I'd order again. Small business' need support in local communities. I've had the fast food Americanized version of this like most people. I've even Yelped that other place . However, I'd recommend this place for people not wanting to eat commercialized Chinese food that they can eat at almost every food court in America. read more

Mandarin Kitchen - Quick delivery & Tasty! - Chinese Near Me - Torrance, California

Mandarin Kitchen is our go-to for Chinese takeout. Consistently delicious food, year after year. The crab cheese rangoon is the best around. read more