This was our go to lunch spot for many years when we lived close by. Now, it's been ten years since we've visited and I was very happy to stop by for lunch! They still have their lunchtime special combination plates. It includes an egg roll, egg fried rice or steamed rice along with your choice of plate. I chose the curry chicken with egg fried rice. It was just as delicious as I remembered! They have nice large tables inside or you can order something to go. The restrooms are very clean and well kept. Plenty of parking in this strip mall lot. Service was friendly and speedy. Just like I remembered! read more

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The food was very good, except for the rice. It tasted like burnt rice instead of fried rice. Also, had no eggs, peas, or any veggies. For $11.91, which includes tax, you get tea, soup, and an egg roll in the lunch special from 11-3 PM and lot of food. Pretty good deal, especially in California. The waitress was very nice and attentive. She speaks fruient Spanish, too. read more

New Mulan Chinese Restaurant - Szechuan chicken lunch special. I already ate the soup. - Chinese Near Me - Indio, California

Some of the best food in the valley. I had the chicken chop suey and it was fire. Its clean and cozy.

The food and service is ALWAYS superb. I have never had better Chinese food, nor better selections, anywhere, and I love the quality of the service. read more

Probably the most authentic Chinese restaurant in the desert area. I came here last year and was shocked by how flavorful the noodles and rice dishes were. read more

Friendly, good service and good food. Excellent. She remembers me and she's very courteous.

Came here with my family, i ordered fried rice and noodles and asked if they could bring it on separate plates and they refused, I ordered a special that comes with soup and they didn't ask me what soup I wanted but they asked the table next to us what soup they wanted, the lady working front desk never came to check on us and there was hair in my soup and fork. When I brought it to their attention they offered no apology and angrily took the plate The fried rice like the bottom of the pot burnt. read more

The food is delicious, the price is good, and the portions are large. Always !!! Love it! read more

Spare of the moment adventure to this location, it's down the street and Chinese food was the appetite for the day. I'm not sure how he found this place but it was found. I thought it was further from my location thank goodness it wasnt Located in the shopping center with in and out , Wells Fargo and harbor freight. It's tucked away in the back closer to Wells Fargo than anything. Walked in the decor needs some improvements, for sure a flash back in time. The place is clean though, the lady who took my order was nice. Most of the items on the menu come on a shareable plate or they have special limited what you can get as a combo, it's not like one of our regular Chinese restaurants where you have a choice of items. Got home, the food was hot other than that it wasn't good at all. We didn't even finish it. Beef broccoli, I'm not sure how to explain it but flavor was not there. Sweet and sour chicken was a no as well. It wasn't our speed when it came to their food. I think people should try stuff and give an honest review, we just did not like but someone else may. So give it a try if your in around the area read more

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For a quick and easy Chinese meal, the lunch menu options never disappoint. This place hasn't changed in years.

Perfectly fine Chinese food. All the usual, of which we had Mongolian Beef and Sweet & Sour Pork. The lunch combinations are inexpensive and you get a lot of food. Half of our lunch became dinner later. Service was wonderful. The server checked in, refilled my Pepsi, and generally fussed over us. read more

Not bad for a quick takeout spot. Food is prepared when ordered which is good. The food was lacking flavor. Rice seemed to have been sitting too long read more

We were craving some chinese and thought we'd give this place a shot. We ordered the Szechuan beef and lo mein with egg rolls as appetizer. The food was a 4/5. Overall very good food but the meat seemed interesting... The reason for the 4/5 star overall is because of the ambiance. It's not a place to take a date as there are sketchy characters all around and one of them even kept running into the restaurant and the store owner had to keep shooing them out. It felt a little unnerving having to eat with the hopes that some bum doesn't start major drama. Service was good but kind of impersonal, so there's that. I'd recommend takeout from here if anything. Prices are definitely fair. read more

Possibly the worst food ever. Fried rice? More like fried goop. Soup horrible and service even worse. read more

Closed @ 1:30 on Wednesday, call before coming!! Although it said open both on Yelp & Google maps. I drive outta my way to go here, not happy. read more

The ownership change resulted in slightly higher prices, but the portion size also went up. Actually, the food quality improved, as the recipes are more tasteful now. Avoid Tuesday, as their three main competitors are closed and the restaurant is busy than usual. read more

The food was great here with generous portions. Server was kind and gave excellent service. First time here, and I will definitely be back. Restaurant was clean and casual. read more

Lunch special is a great deal. Comes with a good amount of food, can be shared between two people. Ordered twice this week. read more

New Mulan Chinese Restaurant - a container of noodles and a bowl of soup - Chinese Near Me - Indio, California

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The food is so tasty and well prepared. So far have tried szechuan chicken, bbq pork egg foo young, sweet and sour pork and chicken lo mein. My favorite was the bbq pork egg foo young, but they are all really good. The owners are nice and service is great . The portions are generous and prices very affordable. read more

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Food is great, service is always with a smile, prices are affordable. Must try this place you won't be disappointed! read more

New Mulan Chinese Restaurant - Tofu and veggies - Chinese Near Me - Indio, California

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Came here based on a recommendation. Service was excellent. Food was fresh. We had fried rice, orange chicken, chow mein, walnut shrimp and egg rolls. The egg rolls were huge and probably the best I've ever had. Orange chicken and walnut shrimp was solid. I loved how you could choose breast meat or leg meat for the orange chicken. I definitely recommend this place. Ambiance was quaint and welcoming I definitely will go back and I do recommend checking this place out. read more

We have been going to this place for years! The previous owners were hard working and the food consistently great! The NEW owners as of December 2022 have managed to go a step beyond with even larger portions and food that is even more delicious! Today we ordered the War Wonton soup which was fresh, clean and chocked full of shrimp wonton and fresh clean vegetables.. broth was the best we have ever had. Lunch specials come with a little side egg drop soup, and huge spring roll. My chicken broccoli was hot, fresh, and cooked perfectly! Only place in the valley to get good fresh clean Chinese food. read more

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Beware of the 'NEW' Mulan Chinese Restaurant, especially if you've enjoyed the food in the past. New owners, VERY different recipes, not anywhere near the quality of past visits. The Orange Chicken used to be crispy and amazing - what we got was neither orange nor crispy! Also received the most disgusting Mongolian Beef - never had MB with snow peas, zucchini and mushrooms that had no spice to it! Called the restaurant and they wanted to argue about the dish I was given and was told 'that's how we cook it'. Mulan had been a long time local jewel, but sadly not anymore! We will not be coming back and back on the hunt for a new local favorite. read more

New Mulan Chinese Restaurant - (L-R): Chicken Lo Mein, 'orange' chicken and 'mongolian beef'...alledgedly - Chinese Near Me - Indio, California

Had the family dinner and started with Hot and Sour soup. Which was really good. Appetizers were good but especially the foil-wrapped chicken and egg roll. Love the hot mustard. Main course was szechwan chicken, sweet and sour pork, and fried rice. Reminded me of Chinatown in SF. I miss it, but this helped. More authentic and good flavors. Service was really good and quick. read more

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First time to this New Ownership (saw some bad reviews from previous owners) so we thought we would try the NEW husband and wife business. The service and food was excellent! We both ordered the dinner special for approx $14 Ea: includes: 3 choices for soup, a pre-fox 4 item appetizer plate, and 1 entree with a huge family style rice service enough for 4. The bonus was that although there were roughly 6 entree choices in the dinner special, the owner was accommodating if we wanted a comparable item I asked for chicken and green beans (already elsewhere on the menu that was not on the list) and They were so accommodating. The food was fresh and excellent quality! Wish them good luck for their business! We are coming back! read more

Food is amazing and the services is great . Best food I ever had . Food is hot and tasty as well

Ordered orange chicken and it had a fishy aftertaste, very poor quality, rice was dry and service was not good

Food is very good. Had a few young several times great service and great Porsches. Always clean inside and has great service you could take food in or out. read more

As several have said, it's a shame but "I wish them well." Nothing stays the same. Customer for 30 years. This the kind of coarse food you get in a drive through, there's no excuse for this. Hopefully Joanne and her family are ok. read more

Not sure what happened but the food was horrible. We had the Beef and broccoli, chicken curry and orange peel chicken plus the pork fried rice Not one item was eatable. Maybe new owners or it just has gone downhill. Definitely will not return read more

On our way back into California and stopped by this jewel in the desert. We ordered the lunch specials chicken chop suey and bbq pork egg foo young. Very, very good. We will be back very soon. I highly recommend this place. read more

New Mulan Chinese Restaurant - Chicken chop suey - Chinese Near Me - Indio, California

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I came here with my family and we ordered the orange chicken and beef and broccoli and it was delicious! The service and the atmosphere was great as well. We definitely plan on coming back :) read more

New owners.....food nowhere near as good as it used to be. Our usuals (orange chicken and kung pao chicken) were soggy and somehow flavorless as compared to the previous ownership Would have been nice if they kept the same recipes...while some people may be ok with the change, the food is not the same. read more

Very lovely and clean little place with excellent service. Beware.....they are closed on Saturday.Food is very fresh and delicious. Unlike other chinese restaurants where all the food is basically the same stuff, this place has unique and different offerings. The shezuan (?) beef was good but could have used MUCH more heat and a lot less carrots. Sweet and sour chicken very tasty, as was the vegie fried rice. The shrimp chop suey loaded with both veggies and shrimp! We always enjoy supporting small businesses and this one will be on our regular restaurant rotation. read more

Just lacking flavor. I got the sweet sour chicken dinner special. Not sure what the appetizers were honestly. My mother got the combination low mein and only ate a couple bites. The presentation was great though read more

Recently moved from the Bay Area, where we had no shortage of great places to eat. I'm having a difficult time finding good places to eat in Indio. Thankfully, we found Mulan. I'll keep this brief. Everything we have tried is hot, fresh, and tasty. The Orange Chicken is a must order every time. The woman that takes the orders makes sure everything is correct before I leave, and she is a sweetheart. I tip her every time. We have never had a bad meal and its our Go-To spot when we are ordering out. Highly recommended. read more

Not the same great recipes as the previous owners. So sad that they are no longer serving their signature orange chicken.

The chop suey I had last Wed was very bland, no flavor whatsoever from the vegetables, even using soy sauce! Disappointing.

Found this gem when me and friend driving to Palm Spring before heading to salvation mountain for some short a day trip. We deceived to stop by this place to get lunch. We ordered Chicken Kungpao and Pork Fried Rice. Both are good. Very cheap omg ! Definitely recomendable and a must visit restaurant when you are around this area. read more

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Been living in Indio all this time & had never tried this little place. I was missing out! The bf ordered the basic fried rice & I had the orange chicken. It was all so delish! The woman who helped me was so kind and helpful. Explained that their orange chicken is not made how most expect it to be cooked but rather theirs are slices of chicken. Let me tell you, I was not disappointed! If you're looking for great food stop here. Well worth the stop. read more