This review is for a recent take out order of their lunch specials. The food was cooked up fresh and fast and tasted great! For the price the portions were generous and we had two meals out of each lunch special. My son loved the cashew chicken with fried rice and egg roll. Full of cashews! My mom and I got the mixed veggies with chicken with white rice which was very healthy and tasty. I've been coming here since high school and its family owned, awesome Chinese food. For Holladay area, the prices are cheap too but not quality. Restaurant is quaint and clean. Parking is in a small shopping center with other businesses so its always busy but one or two open spots every time ive gone. Takeout was packaged really well with no leaks. Definitely will keep coming back in the future to support this locally owned Restaurant. read more

There are only a handful of good Chinese food places in Utah and Mountain City Restaurant is definitely one of them. The food is extremely flavorful and they have really great portion sizes. The noodles are packed to the brim and the 2 egg roll size comes with an extra egg roll and two wontons. The interior is a bit tiny but there are plenty of tables to sit and enjoy a meal with friends and family. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful even gave us extra fortune cookies in our takeaway. read more

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This place is so great. The food was fantastic, perfect in every way. Crispy chicken, sweet and savory sauce, and crunchy eggroll. This meal just really hit the spot. The restaurant has a really casual atmosphere, which I really enjoyed. I was able to just hang out and enjoy my food, without an overbearing server or feeling like I'm in the way. Whenever I needed something I could just catch my servers eye and he'd come take care of me. I really love this place, and am already looking forward to my next visit. read more

Mountain City Restaurant - General Tso's Chicken (Combo) - Chinese Near Me - Holladay, Utah

Solid 4 stars. Cute little space in a small strip mall up in one of my favorite areas of SLC area. Garlic chicken dinner combo was served piping hot and delicious...small issue for me was a LOT of bell pepper and only 4 string pea pods. Fried ham rice tasty...could have been hotter. Think maybe it was cooked first then set aside to took the chicken. egg drop soup a very good version. strong chicken flavor in the broth. shrimp appetizer good. loved both sauces. 2 cream cheese wonton and 1 egg roll come with dinner combo. Both were delicious. Hot and crispy, not too greasy. Good portions. I left with a lot of leftovers. This California girl liked this nice little spot with very friendly service. And very clean! read more

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Very dependable versions of well known Chinese American dishes. I use them for takeout, and orders are always complete and on time.

We've been looking for a Chinese restaurant since moving to the area and this will like not be it. But it will do in a pinch. Stick to the classics and you'll be fine. Sweet and sour chicken, sure. Hot and sour soup, yum. Fried rice, absolutely. My beef and broccoli left much to be desired but the cream cheese wontons made up for what it lacked. The server was very gracious and attentive and the atmosphere was what you'd expect for a strip mall restaurant. It's centrally located in downtown Holladay, which made it convenient. Not sure we will go back anytime soon. read more

Mountain City Restaurant - Beef and broccoli with cream cheese wonton - Chinese Near Me - Holladay, Utah

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The food is super tasty and takeout is quick and food warm. I recommend trying the flat noodles! read more

Mountain City Restaurant - Chow fun - Chinese Near Me - Holladay, Utah

I have a been looking for a good classic Chinese place. This place had good reviews but I do not understand why. The lomein I am convinced is just spaghetti noodles with sauce. The chicken is not chicken. It's fried balls of dough with a tiny bit of dry chicken inside. I was hopeful, but bummed :( read more

A small mom and pop style restaurant in a strip mall. It is a clean facility with friendly owners. Our party of three had vegetable chow mein, beef chow fun, chicken fried rice, white rice, salt baked shrimp, and pot stickers. Good flavors and large portions which we had a lot of leftovers for another meal. A reasonably priced restaurant serving good food in a nice atmosphere make this place a favorite. read more

On the menu you could get a dinner combo for $14.95 with the same things as the family dinner for $16.55. It's misleading to say that it's a "family dinner" when they charge $16.55 per person. I couldn't imagine eating here with my family. When we clarified with our waitress she just said short answers saying "no" and that's it when we asked if there was a mistake. The service mixed with the mediocre food is -1000 stars if you ask me. Will not be returning. We feel scammed. I attached photos below to show the misleading menu. Don't go here. You can go next door to the little Caesar's for a better price and meal. If it was just the food we'd give a higher rating, but how they treated us were extra rude. read more

Mountain City is one of our favorite Chinese food locations! Their food quality is always consistent and their service is great. The entire staff is always so friendly! We regularly get their General Tso's chicken and chicken chow mein. Their lunch and dinner combos are very fairly priced and you get a lot of food! read more

My mom and I frequent this establishment a lot and realized I never wrote a review. We have only come for their lunch specials, and admittedly, we have only tried their americanized dishes. A great tidbit of information. They make their dishes from scratch and NO pre-made sauces loaded with MSG. They use chicken bullion (which may have some MSG), but they do not add MSG to enhance flavoring. Their service is fast, efficient, and friendly enough. It's a typical small Chinese restaurant. There's not much in the way of decor, a few tables and booths. The fun part is the TVs. They run a show featuring an Asian woman who does it all. It's fascinating to watch. The lunch combos are only $10 and come with soup ( egg drop or hot and sour), rice (white or fried), and your choice of an egg roll, a cream cheese wonton, or an egg foo young patty with sauce. I love the egg foo young patty! It is filled with veggies and delicious. The hot and sour is pretty good, and the portions decent. Bottom line, their lunch is worth the price, quick, tasty, and consistent. Give them a try. I think you'll be glad you did... and try the egg foo young. read more

Mountain City Restaurant - Chicken Chow Mein (with crispy noodles on the side so they stay crispy) - Chinese Near Me - Holladay, Utah

I've been coming to the mountain city cafe for lunch over the past few years and have been impressed with their friendly service and good American style Chinese food. You get a lot of value for the cost of the meal and each lunch entree item comes with a good choice of side dishes. I get the hot and sour soup which is just that spicy and sour in just the right levels for my taste. I also order the ham fried rice and egg foo young, which isn't a choice in many places. Today I had the Szechuan chicken which was a hearty portion featuring chicken in a sweet and sour style sauce with snow peas, bean sprouts, onions, peppers and carrot slices. It was good but maybe a bit sweet for me. I'll probably stick to the Kung Po next time. But for consistency and value, Mountain City Cafe is hard to beat in Holladay for a decent Chinese style lunch. read more

Mountain City Restaurant - Pork Chow Mein, egg foo young. Ham Fried Rice lunch combo. Plus soup, all for $6.99! - Chinese Near Me - Holladay, Utah

Great food - wonderful staff. Everything was delicious! We will definitely be coming back for more.

Nick thank you for not only delicious food but after my order a 15 min delivery! You're the best!The food arrives hot delicious, and as always perfect. I've only dined in a few times because I love getting takeout from your restaurant. I know it will always be exceptional. read more

10/10 Service, their prices are not bad, and so many greaaat options. I've had the King Pao Chicken which was a good amount of spice and I just got the chicken fried rice which is my new favorite. read more

Mountain City Restaurant - Chicken Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Holladay, Utah

The service was just ok. The food is typical Chinese food, not out of this world dishes. The sweet and sour chicken was very tough.

We order take out and generally love the food. We especially like the pon pon/general tso/sesame sauces with tofu/chicken/beef, egg rolls, and cream cheese wontons. *Our main recommendation to the owners is to add descriptions/images to the website menu. Knowing what sauce and/veggies come with the dish would be helpful. We've ordered a couple dishes we did not like (due to personal taste preferences), but could have avoided if a better description was available. read more

The food was fresh and had a lot of flavor, ordered sesame chicken, and general tao's that was made with white meat, covered in great tasting sauce. Fried rice was really good and had a lot of meat. Chowmain had amazing flavor. Prices were very reasonable for all the food they gave you. We will definitely be back. read more

I hope I can find the words to describe this place! We used to come here years ago and by chance stopped by with some family in the area. We live on the other side of Salt Lake valley. It has gotten so much better! The food is all scratch made and taste so fresh. If you've ever had egg foo youg better I promise you've never had egg foo yung this crazy good! Can't wait to come back! read more

Their food is the best my wife and I have tasted in a long time since the golden phoenix closed!

I think this place is under new management. I tried it twice, the first time was the New Year's Eve. It was crazy, even though I ordered hours ahead, but it still took another hour before I got my orders (note to everyone, if you can avoid pick up at 6pm, avoid it). The 2nd time was much better, and I am glad that I gave it another try. The Orange chicken is really good. It's crispy, the sweetness & the sourness is in perfect balance; we also like the tofu with vegetables. I recommend "Lo Mein" over flat noodle. I'll definitely go back again. Support local! read more

Mountain City Restaurant - Tofu with veggie, orange chicken, flat noodles & a cute message from the restaurant "Happy New Year!" - Chinese Near Me - Holladay, Utah

The food is fine. And I really mean fine. Not good, not bad, just fine. We got the walnut chicken (pretty good), fried rice (absolutely terrible, worse than Panda Express), Sweet and sour veggies (good), and egg drop soup (good? A little less than good?). Overall we were unimpressed because it lacked flavor so probably won't be returning. But could work for some people if you need Chinese food close to Holladay. read more

We ordered takeout on Christmas Eve. It was very busy, but when we arrived our order was all ready. Service was quick, very friendly and courteous. We had general Tso's, cashew chicken and lemon chicken. All were delicious. The ham fried rice was good as well. The Singapore noodles were excellent. This is one of the few Chinese restaurants we have found that will actually make the spicy dishes, spicy! The egg rolls were ok, not my favorite. I prefer the bigger style. Definitely will be back! read more

By far the best Chinese food since Sampan. When they closed I was devistated because nobody came close, so I was thrilled when I tried the food here at Mountain City. It's hard to find good Chinese food that doesn't have odd flavors or meat that is slimy and unidentifiable. Not here, perfect chunks of white meat chicken, tasty beef and delicious sauces. The sesame beef is especially delicious, as is the potsticker sauce. I hope these guys are around for a long time! read more

Literally the best Chinese in Utah. Just like my Hometown California Chinese restaurant. The ambiance is simple, but geez the food is good. Try the Pon Pon Chicken and Lo Mein! We are the most picky eaters and we all say 5 stars!!!! read more

Mountain City Restaurant - Pon Pon, Ham Fried, Lo Mein, Egg Drop. - Chinese Near Me - Holladay, Utah

Ordered takeout, the food was ready at the promised time and the staff was friendly. The portion sizes were very generous and the quality great! Loved the Szechuan chicken and the chicken lo mein was tasty too. The Szechuan chicken was spicy but not too spicy. read more

Orange chicken literally looked like cheetos puffs... did not taste that great at all but the price is cheap i guess

They need a better cook. Hot sour soup with white meat pork was not good. Cashew chicken ruined by the addition of frozen peas and carrots. People working there friendly. read more

It's always a treat to go to Mountain City. Great food, great smoothies. Portions are big. Mt favorite is their Pon Pon Chicken. Great spice and taste. Recommend going here for great food! read more

Our favorite Chinese delivery in the valley! Good food and timely delivery. Our favorite dish is the kung pao chicken.

The small Asian family restaurant is disappearing. It's a simple interior, not much ambiance. It's clean and service is good. I like the neighborhood location and parking isn't an issue. So far my favorite is the beef broccoli and it's moderately priced. . I didn't ask if they use MSG. read more

This place is honestly only okay. I believe was better in past years but seems to have not only gone downhill but gone up In price. Leaving this review to remind myself not to dine here again. read more

Our order was ready about 20 minutes after placement. When I picked it up it was bagged and ready to go. The food was still hot, fresh and delicious when I brought it home. FYI - They have their entrance blocked off so that only one person can enter at a time. They also set the food on the table and only talk to you through a window. The transaction was quick and easy. read more

It doesn't look like much when you see the sign, but trust me, the food is legit. We ordered egg rolls, egg drop soup, and a couple of noodle dishes. Everything was cooked to perfection, not too greasy. The veggies still had some crunch! The tofu was crunchy but moist (other places cook it too hot and it's mushy inside). Great flavor and perfect heat. Can't wait to eat here again. read more

Re-emerged - open for dining with a new menu and new owners - it seems to me. I have had a couple of meals here now and they have been very good. Attention is being put into the food preparation as it takes some time for the food to arrive, which is good in my book. Vegetables seem hand cut and fresh. (I'm suspicious of restaurants when entrées appear instantly after ordering and that didn't happen here, thank you very much). Friendly, attentive and helpful service to go along with clean and updated entryway. Enjoy read more

Fast, friendly service. Tasty food served up by friendly staff. (This is 85 characters)

I've tried almost every single Chinese place on this side of the valley and this is hands down my favorite place! The flavors are amazing, quantity is big and price is pretty good! Like we will drive 30 minutes passing 8 Chinese places to order here!! It is a must try for anyone who hasn't! read more

Not super tasty, I'm sorry to say. It was a little bland, and the flavor wasn't great

I don't know how I haven't left this place a review yet. This has been our go-to Chinese food for so many years now. I grew up only eating at some very old and authentic Chinese restaurants in Roy and Ogden and the old Pagoda restaurant here in SLC. They have mostly all closed now, so in our search for anything that comes close to our nostalgic restaurants, we found many disappointments until finding Mountain City. You get the amazing food and kind, hospitable service that is customary to what I've always known. Anything you order here is always consistent and delicious.... My personal favorites are veggie foo young, veggie lo mein, and my family loves the orange chicken, walnut shrimp. read more