Portion is a bit small, but with that price, is very reasonable. Service was ok, manager keep telling staff what to do, I kinda felt annoyed. We ordered the beef stew, the turnip are tasteless, but the beef is really good. I would come back. Maybe I'll try dinner next time. Heard is the menu as the lunch special. read more

MJ Valley Restaurant - Beef stew, felt like somebody took some away. Beef are good, but turnips has no taste. - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California

Do not order seafood here! We decided to come and order their lobster. The waiter came and brought out the live lobster that would be cooked, that very obviously only had one claw. Upon receiving our dish, we noticed that the restaurant did a bait and switch. The prepared lobster that was served was HALF the size of the one shown, and had two claws (proving this was a completely different lobster). We brought it up to the waiter, who agreed that it looked like a different lobster but the manager was extremely rude and tried to gaslight us. He very loudly fought and berated my mother in front of all the guests before finally agreeing to take it off our bill. Food was alright at best, but the manager is extremely unprofessional and the restaurant will try to scam you and overcharge for seafood. Shame, since the other waiters seemed nice. I will be recommending everyone to stay away from this restaurant, unless you like getting scammed. read more

I had lunch here for the first time. They have a wide selection of lunch specials ranging in price from $9.99 to $12.99. We ordered fried fish, eggplant, and beef with bitter melon. Complimentary soup comes with our lunch order. Overall the food was pretty good. Service was efficient. We did not have to wait long for our food. This was a good find. With inexpensive prices and large portions, I will be coming back to try other dishes. read more

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Hong Kong style Chinese food at a great price. Love their complimentary pork bone soup with lotus root. More SGV Chinese restaurants need to bring their prices down to attract customers. We Chinese love a good bargain. read more

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I need to start making notes on which salt and pepper pork chops I like. These were ok. Good quantity and less salty and less breading. A bit on the overcooked side though read more

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Ah. I liked this place but I am teetering between 3.5 stars/4 stars mainly because of the cleanliness of this place. Interior is great, food is good, service is good but then I went to the restroom and oh boy... it was sooo dirty, I wanted to throw up. As I left the restroom, I peaked through the kitchen doors and it was also sooo dirty. It's better if I didn't see that because now I'm wondering how clean was the preparation of my food? Anyway, highlight of the meal was the tofu fish dish. We also got geoduck, salt pork ribs, Chinese broccoli, soup, and green beans. The veggies were good. Only complaint is the noodles under the lobster was pretty bland. Overall, not bad, just needs to work on the cleanliness. read more

MJ Valley Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California

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Background On Visit: Drove past the restaurant countless of times and told myself that the next vacation day I get, I'll patronize the shop for their special lunch... and so I did. Credit Cards: Credit cards are accepted. Restrooms: Restrooms are available to be used. Visitation Rights: Twice for special lunch. Location/Parking: Located next to Baccali Cafe. Parking can be found in their designated parking lot. If you can't find parking there, you can find parking along Valley Blvd. or in residential streets nearby. Ambiance/Decor: Your typical chinese seafood restaurant feel with modern furnishings. Order Of Operations: 1) Go to the cashier and tell the staffer how people in your party. Depending on table availability, they'll give you a number and you'll have to wait until your number is called. 2) Proceed to the table, sit, decided what you want to eat, and order with your waiter. 3) Wait for the food come out and proceed to chow down. 4) Get the check, pay, and then proceed to your next destination. Service: Service was good. Staffers were friendly, attentive, and offered great suggestions. Food came out at a decent time. Please note that that the steamed tilapia will take longer to cook. Food Of Choice: I usually patronize the shop when special lunch is involved (11pm - 6pm). Special lunch includes free daily soup (pork with bittermelon), rice, and discounted dish items that start at $9.99 and up. I've had 4 items (eggplant, chinese broccoli, steamed tilapia, and braised pork belly) already. They were quite delicious and the meats were tender. The only complain was that there was a lot of fat on them. Restaurant For Thought: I wouldn't mind coming back to try other food items. read more

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Food good. Service good. Ambiance good. However, don't look in the kitchen when walking to the restroom. Came here on Christmas Day with group of seven. It was my first time and the place was big with many tables and booths. The service was good and friendly. We ordered: - Chinese Green in Supreme Soup - Salt Pepper Pork Ribs - Salted w/ Tofu - Fried geoduck - Geoduck veggie mix - Lobster w/ garlic noodles My favorite was the salted chicken w/ tofu - perfect savory sauce on rice. The day was going great until the last moment. As I made my way to the restroom, which was not the greatest cleaning, kitchen is open to look when walking down the hallway. Lets just say I am on fence to go back here after seeing that kitchen. While most of us are not surprised since traditional asian restaurant, kitchen could still be better. Now I'm curious whats really salted in my favorite dish... read more

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Looking for a place for dinner in the Monterey Park and Alhambra area, and took my hair stylist's recommendation to come to MJ Valley Restaurant. The parking lot is kinda small but we were lucky to get the last spot. On the door there's a sign saying that Steamed Tilapia was on special for $9.99 while supplies last. The two of us ordered a Beef with Loofah 勝瓜肥牛from the special menu on the wall, Pork Neck Meat with Chinese Green 菜心豬頸肉 from the $11.99 menu, and the Steamed Tilapia 清蒸魚。Everything was quite good and the Tilapia was surprisingly good sized for being $9.99. The Beef with Loofah was huge with a very generous amount of beef. The restaurant is rather spacious and bright. The decor is pleasant. They seem to offer a good variety of seafood also. Service was average but not as bad as in some of the reviews. I think MJ Valley is a decent restaurant with good value. read more

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TLDR: If you like stale, smelly food with unidentifiable objects in it, bad service and being lied to about your order, this is your place. Otherwise, avoid. If I could give 0 stars, I absolutely would. This was hands down the worst dining experience I've had in all 15 years of living in the SGV. I would not recommend this place to anyone. First off, the service was terrible. We came in for a quick, casual dinner on Easter Sunday and didn't order anything extravagant. There was a special going on, so we ordered the fried fish dish-- which I strongly do not recommend. It was somehow overwhelmingly salty while still being bland, and worst of all, it had a foul odor, like decaying meat. It was genuinely inedible. We politely asked the manager if anything could be done, and to our surprise, he admitted the dish had been reheated from the freezer. Then, in a condescending tone, he told us that if we wanted something "fresh," we should've ordered 石斑鱼 (grouper) which, for context, is one of the more expensive items on the menu. It very much felt like he was looking down on us by the tone of how he spoke to us for not ordering a premium dish, even though we were just asking to have an inedible item taken care of. To make things worse, they brought us the wrong dish. We ordered fried ribs but were served fried pork chops instead. Two servers checked our receipt, and it was obvious they realized the mistake, but chose not to fix it. When we asked the manager to confirm, he straight up told us it was the ribs, which was just not true. I would also like to add that 30 minutes after we ordered they notified us that they couldn't make one of the items we ordered, not a big deal but wish they mentioned it earlier. Though it was pretty frustrating that most of the things we planned to order they told us they were out of it. The cleanliness of the restaurant was also questionable. Midway through dinner, I realized I was sitting on stale grains of rice, there was a noticeable amount both under me and around the seat. There were also old food scraps under the table, and as we were leaving, I noticed trash and used napkins scattered across the floor. Most concerning, I found a small black object in my food that looked like a cooked bug. At that point, given how unhelpful the staff had already been, I didn't even bother bringing it up. I've seen people mention the prices being reasonable, but honestly, with this level of service and cleanliness, it's still not worth it. There are plenty of better options in the SGV where you'll get a better bang for your buck. Up to you, but we will not be returning, thanks! read more

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Don't expect great service here because they'll most likely just ignore you unless if you're a regular customer (60 years old +). At least, they won't ever be sued for age discrimination. It took over 20 mins just for them to pass by my table to be told to wait, and another 10 mins for them to come back to take our order. We ordered two dishes (great prices, though) , but we got our fried fish after we were done with our two others. I don't plan on coming back as there are way too many other options out there with the same type of food and similar pricing for us to be treated like we were invisible. Not planning to come back. read more

MJ Valley Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California

This place is your typical Chinese attitude restaurant. They have a small parking lot which is fine if you go right when they open, even a half an hour later and it will be full. The food is decent with a decent price tag which is probably why it's so popular. Nothing is overly salty or too bland, everything has a balance. Meal comes with white rice and soup. The 1 star comes from their service and attitude. When we came in with a table of 4 right when they opened with only 2 other tables in the restaurant, our food took longer to come out than a table of 8 that came in after us. We ordered basic chow mein and fried rice with the tofu and salt and pepper calamari. The tofu and the salt and pepper calamari came out first and then we proceeded to watch other tables get their chow mein and fried rice before us. When asked what happened, they said "there's nothing we can do, there's hella people. Just wait." There wasn't many people when we walked in and we sat down and ordered first. When we asked for extra utensils because they only gave us 3 sets for 4 people, they said they're "too busy, go get it yourself." Super unsanitary. I don't know where other peoples hands have been. We decided to cancel one of our orders because it was taking too long and we had somewhere we needed to be, they refused to let us cancel the order and all of a sudden the food came out 2 seconds later. Soo... it was just sitting there? Maybe you were serving your friends first? We asked for take out boxes and again, "go get it yourself." Welp, yall don't get a tip since this is a self serve restaurant. Price might be fair but I'm good. I'm not coming back. read more

MJ Valley Restaurant - Tofu - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California

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Amazing special lunch prices 7 days a week up until 6:00pm. The food tastes amazing, and they don't charge for rice, soup, and hot tea. Sometimes traditional Chinese food can feel really oily, but MJ Valley Restaurant does a great job at keeping the flavor without feeling too heavy/greasy. Definitely cannot be beat! read more

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My parents are retired and love the lunch specials here. They dine here a couple times a week and are regulars. For lunar new year dinner, my parents decided to take us here and it was a bad experience. The service was exceptionally terrible. My dad and I had to basically chase the staff down multiple times to get our drinks, tea pot refilled, rice pot, etc. Now the worst part is, we ordered live seafood (fish and lobster) and they served us dead fish (passed away in their holding tanks). They charged us $46.80 for dead fish. My dad has worked in the restaurant business for 40 years and can tell seafood quality. We brought it up to the waiter and asked them to remove it from the bill. Initially, they did not want to remove it stating it was OUR fault for not asking if the fish was still alive. We argue some more and they finally removed it from the bill. WTF? Never again. read more

Located at Valley and 2nd St, in the heart of Alhambra, we arrived at the tail end of the lunch rush just after 1 pm on a Saturday. It was no problem getting a table for 3, parking was a bit tight. The ambiance was bright and open, an improvement from the prior restaurant that occupied this space. The food was decent. We had the House lobster at $19.99 per pound, you can't beat the price. Also my first time trying the crispy salted pig feet. It was crunchy and tender, a bit rich but not overly greasy. The stir fried eggplant was also tasty. The meal came with complementary soup and rice. Service was quite lacking here. I am used to mediocre service from Chinese restaurants. But no one came by to take our order for a long time. We couldn't wave anyone down. We were still ignored when a staff stood 3 feet from us, getting takeout boxes for someone else. Is it so hard to acknowledge someone, a simple "I'll be with you in a moment."? Food did come out promptly. It was difficult getting our tea refilled and getting the check. We got our own takeout boxes. I went up to the cashier to pay my bill. read more

MJ Valley Restaurant - House lobster. Add Yee Mein for $8 - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California

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Lunch specials $9.99/10.99/11.99 Wow what a deal. Despite the low prices, the portions are not skimpy at all, as you can see in the photo. Taste-wise it's pretty legit Cantonese fare, with the beef chow fun being my favorite, cooked in a hot wok to perfection, flavorful and not at all greasy. Good luck finding parking if you come during lunch hour (11:30a-1:30p) $75 total for 5 dishes, a bucket of white rice and a giant bowl of house soup. FREE hot tea. read more

MJ Valley Restaurant - Lunch Specials!!! Beef chow fun, cod with black bean sauce, shrimp scrambled egg, salt and pepper squid, fried string beans - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California

I am quoting Yelper Jessica here to start this review: Life is a precious gift from God. Since He has placed us on this earth, we are called to love, to experience, and to marvel at His everyday blessings -- often found in the small, simple moments, like sharing a good meal. I had this moment with the visit of MJ Valley Restaurant, a popular Chinese restaurant with a curious name and a long line to match. Their lunch specials are incredibly affordable, with over 100 dishes under $13. My personal favorite is the fried whole fish -- crispy on the outside, tender on the inside -- and the stir-fried string beans with minced pork, a comforting classic done right. The wait was about 30 minutes, and while service was fast, it wasn't especially friendly -- pretty typical of many traditional Chinese spots. This location has changed hands several times, but hopefully, this version will last. It's not a huge place, but it seats about 100 and delivers great value for the price. A satisfying reminder that even in a simple meal, there's grace to be found. read more

Their lunch special food is worth their price ($9.99) Also lots of delicious dishes. Good quality and quantity! read more

I came here with my family for early dinner. They have a super late lunch special that ends at 6pm. Anyone that comes for their lunch special gets complimentary steamed rice and some soup. The sad part is that they didn't have iced lemon tea like other Hong Kong style restaurants. There was plenty of parking spots in their lot, but there is also street parking if you can't find a spot to park at. Their food quality was good, but wasn't great. Service was fast and I think because we spoke Chinese, the staff felt more comfortable with us. I enjoyed the fried fish, but i wished their fish was a little more "steamed". The meat didn't quite fall apart well compared to a steamed fish. Their shrimp with egg was quite large for an Entree. A lot of their lunch specials were under $16 a plate! The women's restroom had 2 stalls. One for single and a wheelchair accessible one. The single felt extremely small and compact that if you're a plus size woman, you'd have a hard time using it. At least that's how I felt. When we got there, the ambiance was casual, but really quiet. We wouldn't mind coming back. read more

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Lunch special galore. Good place for families and older folks. Decent menu and great lunch special prices starting from $9.99. Lunch special includes soup and rice. Service and ambiance is pretty straight forward, no frills type place. Medium size restaurant with tables best for groups. Nothing spectacular, this place and the food gets the job done for lunch. read more

MJ Valley Restaurant - Kung pao shrimp, broccoli chicken, pork chop with spicy salt - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California

Food is good Service is ok Price is reasonable I have there so many times for lunch and dinner read more

Heard this place has affordable prices for their Chinese food lunch specials. It ranges from $9.99 to $12.99. We ordered the deep fried fish, bitter melon beef, and seafood chow mein. The meal came with complimentary soup and rice. Everything was pretty good, tasted about the same as any other Chinese restaurant. Service was average. The floor was sticky and dirty though. They have large tables so it's kinda hard to grab the food from across the table, especially if it's just two people eating. They're located right next to Baccali Cafe on Valley Blvd. This location constantly change ownership and name so let's see how long this restaurant will last. read more

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Lunch special restaurant! Portions are worth the price, there could be more finesse with the end product but you can't be nitpicking too much when the restaurant is setup to be known for lunch specials. Soup and rice is surprisingly included, not many restaurants include soup now. It was lotus root and pork broth soup on the day we went, it had a good flavor of lotus root. Dinner time rice and soup is not included. We had dessert bean soup included instead. Great value for dinner items, I would say restaurant is comparable to the level of Henry's Cuisine in Alhambra. read more

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The food here is very flavorful. I like that the king pao has a kick of spicy. I'm not usually a fan of pork chop but the salty flavor on their crispy pork chop was addicting. The waiters were very attentive. The restaurant was smaller than I thought (comparative to other restaurants of this type). Their lunch specials are great. We will definitely be back. read more

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I come here for the lunch specials. They get busy sometimes and parking is hard to find. They share parking with Bacali and some parking are labeled for Bacali only. Their dine in lunch special includes soup and rice. Everything taste good. read more

This place has their own parking lot but because their dishes are so cheap, a lot of old people frequent here. This creates a problem for parking as there isn't enough space for everyone. You can park on Valley Blvd. but read the parking signs. The staff is not the best. They are the typical rude staff of any of the cheap restaurants in the area. Most likely the owner skimmed on the customer service training. They yell at you if you didn't hear them call your number. They do not come over to take your order. It is self-service to get a to-go box, utensils, or condiments. The worst of the worst service is here. The food is ordinary. Lunch comes with a broth of salt and twigs. Nothing stood out about the food as I cannot remember anything about it. So, it wasn't bad enough or good enough to remember it. read more

Food and services are great. The price and the food quality are perfect. Welcome environment.

Classic Chinese dishes + inexpensive ? Absolutely ! My family & I decided to come to MJ since their dishes were reasonably priced. I give the overall experience a 7/10. I wish the restaurant was more clean -- there were mosquitoes & flies flying around us in the restaurant. Despite the cleanliness, my favorite dishes were the chicken chow fun & the pork chop w spicy salt ! We came 1 hour before closing & the restaurant was kind and were super accommodating with our large party. We ate fairly fast & left by closing ! MJ was nice to try at least once but I do not think I will be returning. read more

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Located right next to Baccali Cafe. Came for lunch on a Saturday and it was packed! Waited about 15 mins for a table and since we had a big party they gave us our own little room. Parking lot is small or there is street parking available. Since it was busy, I expected service to be a little slow but they were all very friendly. Amazing lunch special prices!! I haven't seen prices this good in a while especially in SGV. For the price, portion was big and quality was decent! Can't really complain much. They also serve free soup for the table. Overall, this is a good spot to visit for lunch specials! read more

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You waste your money and energy over here. Very bad servers. The food is not good. When they make a mistake they blame you instead apology.

Really enjoyed their lobster here! It was salted egg battered, a little greasy but so good! Steamed Red grouper was also really tasty.. the one we got was 3 lbs, $50/lb. Bit pricey but cooked so perfectly Super packed even on a Sunday night but service was still great. Manager is very friendly read more

MJ Valley Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California

We found a cockroach in the dish, so the waiter refunded us the money for that one dish. But do you still have an appetite for the rest? I won't dare come here again read more

MJ Valley Restaurant - 中奖了！牛肉炒面里吃出了蟑螂！真的太恶心了不敢再来 - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California

I came here with my parents for lunch. There was a good amount of people in line waiting so I would just come here early before the crowd on weekends. We got a booth in the corner along the wall. The chicken and the fish were delicious, perfect with sauce and not overcooked. my parents really liked the seafood tofu dish. Overall Taste and cooking were pretty good. We would come here again. I recommend coming here when you're craving a sitdown chinese restaurant. But warning that it feels like theres not many waiters available to take your order. The table next to us ended up waiting a long time before they had their order taken. The best strategy would be to take a look at the menu while waiting in line and know what you want so you can order right away once you get a table. read more

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I was really rooting for this place because they had great potential and great special lunch deals but their service is just abhorrent. Price: 5/5 They have great lunch deals that come with free white rice, soup of the day, and tea. Their lowest entree is $9.99. Service: 0/5 We went during lunch time and there were only about 5 other tables in a nearly empty restaurant. The wait staff was just sitting there eating and chatting while all the tables waited for their food. We waited over 30 minutes and what made us get up to leave was the rudeness of the wait staff. When they brought out the first dish, we asked the waiter, how long the rest of the food would be, the waiter said, "I just brought this out, if you don't want to wait, we can cancel it for you." Instead of apologizing for the wait, they made us feel unwelcome. I will never come back to this restaurant because of their poor service and attitude. I know this was not an isolated incident. After reading many other reviews about their slow service, I feel like they do not have the capacity to keep up with service. Please do better. read more

MJ Valley Restaurant - Free rice - Seafood Near Me - Alhambra, California

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With a wide selection and pricing starting at $9.99, $10.99, and $11.99, these are really affordable. After taking half of our order, the server moved on to assist other customers. After a further 15 minutes, he returned and got our orders. After 15 minutes, all plates were served, and we asked for the rice, which took a another 20 minutes to arrive. The dinner was lacking in flavor and/or excessively salty. The service here is poor; we asked for a to-go menu and were told by the server in the front to get it ourselves. With poor service, this will be our first and final visit. read more

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Hmmmm...this building has seen its share of restaurants in the many years I've been here. MJ Valley is the latest, and I'm not sure it has staying power. My mom has been wanting to come here to try it, so we did. The restaurant boasts $9.99 dishes for dinner. It's mostly stir fried vegetables. Anything that was more interesting cost more. Inflation, I guess. It took about 40 minutes on a weekday after ordering to get our first dish. Their signature dish is make of chives, taro, Chinese sausage, and peanuts. $15, but pretty mid. We also order a seafood tofu pot--super salty and had 2 shrimps and two pieces of squid. We also got a fish with mushroom dish. They gave us the wrong dish with chicken and tried to convince us to take it. We wanted what we ordered, and it took another 15 minutes to get the "correct" dish. I used quotes because it was fish with celery--no mushrooms. Lastly, I ordered the short rib dish. I think it was $25. Tastes better than the rest, albeit pretty salty too. And lastly rice was $2 a bowl. I've never seen a Chinese restaurant charge for rice before. It was super mushy, like halfway between properly cooked rice and congee. I was very disappointed. Will not be going back given all the other choices in SGV. read more

We came by at 5:20pm on a Saturday for a family dinner celebration. They offer an amazing lunch special from 12-6pm with dishes ranging from $9.99 to $15.99. It's seriously such a good deal with today's inflation prices everywhere. The fact that their lunch special also lasts until 6pm pretty much allows you an early dinner for the same price. The lunch special includes soup, rice, and tea. For our table of four, we ordered the Braised String Beans ($9.99), Pork Chop with Spicy Salt ($9.99), Braised Pork Belly with Preserved Vegetables ($10.99), Beef Chow Fun ($11.99), and Crispy Pan-Fried Flounder ($11.99). The dishes came out one by one, but not too far apart. I really enjoyed all the dishes, especially for the price. My favorites were the string beans and chow fun though. If you're craving Cantonese dishes for a great value, definitely come here. You really can't beat the lunch special prices here that last for extended hours. The food is also delicious and I can imagine our family coming back here again. Plus, we ended with some taro tapioca dessert that was a sweet way to end the meal. read more

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The food was good and the prices were reasonable. Pretty good portions. The service was not great. Once we recieved our food the server never came back to see if we needed anything else. We tried to flag down another server and he said we had to wait because he was busy. All my friend wanted was a glass of water. We reminded him again 15-20 minutes later and he said we still had to wait. So we didn't give him a good tip. He followed is out of the restaurant when he say how much we left. He argued with my friend who never got her water. We told him the tip amount was on the check was a suggestion not mandatory. Needless to say we won't be going back there again. read more

So my dad really wanted to check out this spot again but for the lunch specials which I found definitely worth it! This time we ordered with caution and also asked them to cook our dishes with less oil and salt. The service was much more friendly and attentive but we all noticed thought it still took a long time for the food to arrive. My dad is a patient person and used to be a waiter himself, so for him to comment out loud means a lot. We ordered the seafood chow mein $13, sweet and sour ribs $11, fish filet with black bean sauce $12, kung Pao chicken $10, enoki mushrooms with tofu $12 and braised string beans $10. The lunch special comes with soup and rice! The complimentary soup was surprisingly good; it was like a traditional pork and veggie soup. I thought everything tasted good except I wouldn't order the enoki mushroom with tofu again. They described it to us as egg tofu but the outside was too fried and salty. I especially was impressed with the string beans as a lot of places have the fried version that makes the string beans all shriveled. Here the string beans were cooked with its own veggie crunch! The seafood chow mein was ordered dry without gravy (I don't normally order it this way, usually I order crispy with gravy). It was better than I expected and felt a lot healthier! I am not usually a fan of Kung Pao chicken. I thought the chicken itself was good but I'm not really into the sauce. The sweet and sour ribs were good while the fish filet was not bad. I bumped up the rating since most of the dishes were good considering the price. I was happy they offered the lunch special all the way to 6 pm on a Sunday! I definitely would come back specifically for the lunch specials! read more

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Big potions for lunch to go even gave a lot of rice now a day everything is so expensive. I ordered Kungpao chicken and salt pepper pork chops both taste good too . read more