Mikasa 2

I considered stopping for the night, in Holbrook, but I wasn't as tired as I thought I was, so I…read moreplanned to have dinner, instead. I had previously looked up hotels and saw that Mandarin Beauty was recommended by someone. I love Asian food, so I decided to give it a try. Pulling up, I wasn't sure it was the right place. For some reason, the front reminded me of a Mexican place. Walking in, there was an adorable older woman seated at a table. I asked for a table for one and she just smiled. A pretty younger lady came out of the kitchen and indicated I could sit wherever. I was the only customer in the restaurant, late afternoon, on a Sunday. The menu was larger than I had anticipated. Many of the dishes were likely popular with American tastes. I didn't want anything too heavy, so I opted for a chicken rice noodle dish and some hot tea. I went to the restroom to wash my hands. The bathroom, like the rest of the restaurant, needs some help. It was clean, but a refresh would go far. Near the bathrooms and kitchen, there is a buffet station. It was larger than I expected. (Buffet is not available at dinner.) When I got back to my table, the tea and food were waiting for me. The portion size was bigger than I expected. The rice noodles were cooked just right, not overcooked. There were far more vegetables than I expected, which was a welcomed surprise. The chicken was tender, flavorful, and plentiful. I enjoyed every bite. I went to the pay and the total was a little less than $20. I only had two 20s, so I gave the pretty lady a $20 and asked for change, wanting to pay the bill with my other 20. She gave me the difference from the price of the bill and the 20. I giggled and gave her the other 20 and asked for change. Then, she realized what I was asking. Unfortunately, it seems that business had been slow, because I got a $5 and a bunch of dollar bills. I left the change from the bill and a nice tip. As I was leaving a truck pulled up. I hope they got some more customers that evening. I plan on returning on my next trip through!

We got take out while stopping in town for the night. It took a while to get the food but the staff…read morewere friendly and it came out fresh and hot. It was worth the wait. Our only issue was that my wife ordered the Mongolian beef, which is her got to everywhere. It was so spicy hot none of us could eat it. Looking at pics by others who reviewed this place I think we may have gotten the wrong item. Between the rest of us there was still plenty of food to go around so we were all full and happy in the end.

Mongolian beef and steemed rice.

Lovers w chicken

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Garlic Beef

California Chinese Fast Food

1.6(18 reviews)

19.2 mi

our cashier was being rude to an older lady. She needs more costumers service and speak a little…read morelouder with kindness

We DoorDashed this as we were at a hotel near by. In my rush to get something to eat after a full…read moreday of driving, I neglected to check Yelp for reviews. We got the food and it is absolutely disgusting. The Mongolian Beef we are pretty sure was actually overcooked and dried out chicken. The sweet and sour chicken was also dried out and overcooked. The chicken was extremely chewy with lots of bits, not nice chunks of white meat. The rice was hard and felt like it had set out for hours and reheated over and over. I've eaten Chinese food at some pretty sketchy places but this food is a new low. Oh my gosh!

Fried chicken drumsticks

Dinner! Chinese style!

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Entrance is separate from exit

china buffet

4.0(47 reviews)

80.6 mi

Hole in the Wall Chinese Buffet in Holbrook?!?! headed home…read morefrom our road trip, we stopped to eat. kinda nervous it would be worse than t typical buffet, but to our surprise, its was fantastic!! the assortment is limited, but everything was fresh, hot, and full of flavor!!! my absolute fav was the chicken with jalapeño pieces in it. the chicken had so much flavor!! delicious everything, and would love yo come back!! there was really not much for service, and the restaurant itself is small, outdated, but clean.

Excellent food! We very much enjoyed our dinner we were traveling from California to New Mexico…read more We saw the China buffet and thought maybe we can try it. We're so glad we did. The food was delicious. The pepper steak was fabulous. Broccoli beef was excellent. we also enjoyed the sweet-and-sour dishes, sweet-and-sour chicken. It was very good. It was nice and clean. The teriyaki chicken as other submission was delicious and we had a real nice time.

Egg drop

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Tasty Kitchen Chinese Restaurant

4.6(102 reviews)

76.8 mi

Great find in small town. Good food, friendly owners, will…read morereturn. Don't be put off by offbeat setting.

The food was amazing! A true "hole in the wall", the ambiance is non-existent, but the food was…read moreworth it. We got egg drop soup, hot and sour soup, orange chicken and mixed vegetables with beef, fried rice with both. Everything was very fresh.

Interior

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Shrimp and pork chop in spicy salt

King Dragon

2.3(73 reviews)

18.8 mi

They only have a buffet and we weren't offered a menu if we wanted anything in particular. They…read morehad no iced tea but they carry Pepsi beverages. On the other hand we got there early when it opened. They were prompt and cordial. The buffet had a delicious variety of foods and deserts and I did have a plate of different foods that were excellent.

Good food , clean facilities, friendly service. Good variety on the selection, especially with the…read moresushi. Could service a few more vegetables.

Buffet

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Dragon Express

2.4(23 reviews)

21.3 mi

Orange chicken was dry, beef n broccoli was bland and rubbery, egg roll was crispy and had pleasant…read moretexture but oily, the noodles just take me back to when I was a kid and my mom would take me to their main location (king dragon) for chinese, just memories, but nostalgia aside no flavor and I think they just used fettuccine or linguine for them, overall a subpar experience i was going to give 2 stars but thanks to the joyful memories as a kid I'll give, out of plain kindness 3, king dragon and dragon express what happened to you two?

Didn't like that the noodles were spaghetti noodles. The Orange Chicken was very hard & dry...not a…read moregreat place to have "Chinese" food..

What they're famous for: orange chicken Yes, it's good And I only like their version

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In a town where every driver thru has a line after 1700, Somehow I thought it wouldn't be so bad at a walk -up. My bad!! Just be prepared.

Avalon Restaurant

2.3(15 reviews)

21.0 mi

I love this restaurant, it's been a staple in the family for years. I miss the breakfast service…read more I recommend the open faced double meat green chili cheeseburger deluxe. Secondly, the beef fried rice with a side of green chili. I miss the old beef fried rice, with generous green onions and fried egg/beef. Lately it's been lacking in the green onion, egg and meat department. THE FRIED RICE HERE IS LIKE NO OTHER! Amazing!

The Grilled Cheese is so bad and stale, it tastes like absolute garbage and old milk, the ambience…read morewas okay i felt too inside and squished when i entered it smelt like gas, the service was very good the waitress gave us no price on steam rice.

Sandwich, Dinner and Children's menu

Chinese Menu

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Cozy and quaint.

Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

2.7(3 reviews)

18.9 mi

Cold food Very little taste…read more Greasy Sat for hours Cold food Good service We dropped in after driving 9 hours. Probably not in best mood.

Food was better than expected. Read reviews that had me questioning my decision to go; glad we did…read more Food was good!

Panda Express

2.4(77 reviews)

19.1 mi

It was really good after multiple visits and meals from here, mainly the ambiance is the best…read morebecause I don't come here if I want to save money or time, expensive and most of the times is usually busy.(tip don't go to panda if the drive through or inside has a line. Usually have new people who's never had panda and think about it.) Staff are almost always amazing here, sometimes I come here just to chat with the staff. Food varies but it's almost always fresh off the wok. In other words, this Panda Express beats most of Albuquerque and Farmington together.

The string bean chicken looked old and sided many of their other entries I was not happy with the…read moremushroom chicken either. The steamed veggies were good. The noodles were good too. The restaurant was clean. The staff was neither friendly or unfriendly.

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Stephan O.

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11 years ago

Phenomenal Asian cuisine. A lot more than you would expect from the region. Best to order from the menu rather than take from the buffet. [Which is a no brainer for anyone wanting fresh food] The owner & his staff are amazingly friendly. Great tip: order the curry chicken, combo fried rice, tofu orange chicken, or the hot & sour soup read more

Ron M.

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3

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10 years ago

It could have been better. Not much of a choice in the area.

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