The food is always delicious and the portions generous. We always have a good meal at the Oriental Chef. The two servers do a great job covering all the tables. read more

Shoutout to Stockton, CA. Oriental Chef restaurant. I went for dinner with a large group of people. The majority of us never ate there before. So we were going in blind. We ordered multiple dishes.. The end verdict was ... the food was OMG delicious. Classic Cantonese. Anyways... onto the food. +Pork soup- it was simple and a good start to our meal. +Steamed sea bass - dished out from their tank. Steamed to perfection, topped with oil and sauce. Served whole. This was one of my faves. +Lobster-stir fried, chopped pieces. The lobster sauce was so yummy, you might find yourself licking the shell. +Sautéed greens- classic execution and flavor. +Chicken and green beans in black bean sauce-wok fried chicken and blistered green beans with that salty, deep black bean flavor. Mmm. +Beef and asparagus- tender slices of wok fried beef and asparagus in a light gravy sauce. Yum. + Roast duck- they only had half left. So if your heart is set on one, call ahead with your reservation. The duck was roasted to perfection having a classic crisp skin with deep flavors, moist succulent meat. +White cut chicken- a classic dish prepared well served with ginger oil. +Fried boneless chicken- Cantonese style fried chicken with its thick, fried crispy exterior and moist chicken. Eat this hot and fresh! +House chow mein - with thick noodles. Perfectly cooked noodles. A classic comfort dish prepared spot on. +Chicken salad with shredded chicken and jellyfish- shredded white cut chicken with shredded lettuce and jellyfish. The execution was a bit off; I tasted bit of shard bone. The customer service is attentive and polite with cool aloofness. However, the restaurant itself and the shopping plaza has definitely seen better days and could use a refresh. It has a neglected look. It tugs at my heart since I remember when this shopping plaza was first built. read more

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On weekdays, dim sum is ordered by marking items on the menu instead of having carts come by. Everything is cooked fresh, so dishes come out in waves rather than all at once. That's a plus in my book, but something to keep in mind if you're in a hurry. A few dim sum items are also only available on the weekends. On weekends, there's a bigger selection and the carts are back, which feels more like the classic dim sum experience. The siu mai didn't quite meet my standards, but overall the quality and flavors were solid. We also ordered from the regular menu and really enjoyed the salt and pepper chicken wings, crab and fish maw soup, chow mein, orange chicken, and scallops fried rice. The only real downside is that they still use Styrofoam containers for takeout, which was disappointing. Other than that, the food has been consistently good. read more

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Food is always fresh & hot. I love the fried dumpling, chicken feet, beef stew tendon, hong style fried noodle seafood chow mein, salt pepper fish filet, best siu mai. Everything is so good! Stop by to try their food. read more

I've dined in and also ordered to go. When I'm craving duck or dim sum, I order from here. They give you generous portions. I need to try more dishes to really review this place. read more

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Ok let me says it's been years since we have been here!! After the new owners took over it wasn't as good as before ! But now let me say! I think the food is better than it was before!! Omg the dim sum is the best I've had in Stockton!! There baked bun are alil different but good!! Service is great!! Good to see people from before still working here!! Ambiance is ok for a little place!! But over all it's great!! Check it out!! We will for sure be back to try more things !! I will put pics up for you to see!! read more

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Oh my goodness... after Covid happened and with inflation I noticed dim sum places like china palace and dynasty started making their dim sum portions A LOT smaller, however not this place!! Dim sum size was huge or should I say like normal again! Flavor was good as well and decent prices. This place is a bit hidden tho. Only issue I had was that it could have been a little cleaner. Need to clean front doors and small little things, can make a huge difference when dining! read more

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The food menu is excellent and the service very good. They also offer dim sum menu to choose from. Restaurant is very clean and server is friendly. We have eaten here many times and recommend this place. read more

Place was very busy. Inside packed with tables looks fairly clean. Served quickly and food arrived fairly fast. The pork fried rice tasted old. Very disappointing I wouldn't order the pork fried rice again. The Mongolian beef was very good the beef was NOT chewy and just the right amount of spice. The lemon chicken was cut into tiny bit size pieces but the flavor was undistinguished. I couldn't tell I was eating lemon chicken, it was a glazed unflavored fried chicken bite. Could have used more lemon flavor. The ginger chicken chow mein was also lacking flavor. Would have been really good with more ginger and maybe sou sauce. Hubby said shu mi was delicious. The steam egg custards were absolutely wonderful! Every bite full of sweet egg custard. The baked egg custard was delicious too just a little too much bread. The steam custard was 5 stars the baked egg custard was 4.5 stars. The fried rice would be 1 star for me. Lemon chicken would and a 3 star lacked flavor but nice fried bite size pieces. Loved they attempted making ginger chicken chow mein as it's not on the menu 3 stars for lacking flavor. Mongolian beef 4.5 stars great flavor and not a chewy piece to be had. Come here for the dim sum for sure! read more

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The dim sum is a must here. The food is hot and fresh and the family dinner is also a must. It is good, price is reasonable with couple of options available. I would recommend. read more

Much improvement and the food was fresh and hot. So much to choose from and the price is so good compared to my hometown and they Bay Area. We definitely will come back when we pass by Stockton. read more

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Go to spot for dim sum in town! The food here is good, service is attentive and great, and there's typically not a long wait. A few favorites that I like to add on is Peking spare ribs and salt and pepper chicken wings. Solid dim sum spot that I recommend to others. read more

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This is the second time I have been here and its pretty good here! The first time, I just went with my hubby. Second time, went with my hubby and his brothers. We came in and was seated right he away. All the employees work there were attentive to us. We ordered beef and shrimp cheung fun, chicken feet, beef balls, har gown, shu mai, and black bean sauce shrimped stuff pepper. Everything was good. We had employees refill water for us without asking. Also, you can order dimsum all day. If you do order between 3-8pm, its $1 extra each other. Which is fine if you want dim sum at night! I would definitely come back here! read more

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Best war wonton soup & black bean sauce in ribs ,, dim sum great cilantro with shrimp dim sum, the super crunchy shrimp dim sum , excellent service food served piping hot so fresh read more

We came back from a long camping trip in Lassen and our friend got some take out dim sum for us here. Let me tell you that I was blown away by how good this place is. I have been to so many places for dim sum in LA, Boston, SF, and other cities and this really can hold a candle to some of these places. I am speaking strictly of their dim sum. The hargow was well seasoned with the fillings and the exterior tapioca shell did not tear apart like some other places. The cheung fung shrimp was delicious. The baked charsiu bao pineapple buns were exceptional. The shioamai were good but not great. Overall this is one amazing authentic dim sum place ins Stockton. It blew my expectations for dim sum and Cantonese food out of the water. I say this place is a must if you come through Stockton and craving authentic dim sum. read more

Not bad dim sum. I came during lunch time on Friday and there was no wait. No carts but they have a menu you can mark to order. The har gow, shu mai, chicken feet, deep fried taro puff, and shrimp rice rolls were good. I'd order these again. Not a huge fan of the pan fried chive dumpling - the dough was too thick. I also ordered the salted egg yolk custard bun and was not impressed. The filling was scarce and the dough was a bit dense. I haven't tried any other dim sum places in Stockton so I can't compare, but this restaurant has pretty decent dim sum staples! read more

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Came for dim sum on Saturday. We were early (11:15), so there was plenty of seating to choose from. Booth and tables available. They have cart service on weekends. Good selection of items. We also ordered food from their regular menu. Staff was friendly and attentive. Overall, a good experience, reasonable price for 3 people. Would recommend! read more

The service we received here was fantastic. There were only two other tables when we got there for dinner at around 4:30ish so that could have been why the service was so attentive, but regardless, it was great. The food was good. We ordered way too much: house chow mein, House Hong Kong style pan fried noodles (my favorite kind of chow mein), Mongolian beef, Wor wonton soup, the potsticker appetizer, shrimp and chive dumplings, and sesame balls. My favorites were the soup, beef, and sesame balls. Everything tasted good, but nothing really stood out. The gravy on the HK style noodles needed more of something- seasoning, msg, something. And the shrimp and chive dumplings were gigantic and had a thick glutinous rice type of wrap on them and it wasn't bad, just different than what I'm used to. I'm used to the dumpling skin being more similar to like a har gow. I'm really happy we tried something new in the area though. read more

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Fabulous Chineses food : dimsum at weekend fancy dinners with BBQ duck . Seafood and all noodles in Stockton Good seatings Lots of parking Good services Good food for all you needs read more

Food is good and affordable. I usually call and place my order. When I pick up it's hot and fresh. So yummy!!

The timing for take out service was impeccable! The food was flavorful and delicious! Great service!!

very good dim sum, and beef chow fun quick service for a Saturday night no ambiance..lol just a good place to eat and Best Chinese food in the area. read more

Quick stop for some Dim Sum. They open earlier than their posted time and have fast service.

This place is really good! Very clean and not as busy (at the time we went - 6:45pm). Super nice and quick service. Food portions are big so I definitely recommend coming in with a bigger group and eating family style. We had both dim sum and dinner! We ordered: - Steamed Barbecues Pork Bun - Meat Stuffed Bamboo Shoot Roll - Su Mi (Shrimp Pork Dumpling) - Steamed Chicken Feet - Deep Fried Shrimp Balls - Salt and Pepper Spare Ribs - Beef Chow Mein - House Special Fried Rice - Deep Fried Sole - Hong Kong Style Milk Tea Overall, VERY yummy dinner. I wanted to go into a food coma, i was so sleepy afterwards. Highly recommend the spare ribs and the deep fried sole! I personally think the milk tea was alright for my taste. I originally wanted the Hong Kong Style Coffee and Milk Tea drink however they were out of the coffee. I definitely want to try it next time we come back as I am a huge coffee lover. read more

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Love their sui mai!!! Prefer it here over china palace. All of their dim sums are high quality. Service is fast, and restroom is always clean. read more

My mum always wants to dine here when I come home to visit. In my opinion this place serves the best beef chow fun in town. The wok hei is really good. I don't know what gas range they're using, but the BTU must be crazy high. The dim sum and some dishes like the lobster are good, too. The ladies here are nice and super sweet. read more

It was dim sum Sunday, the food was fresh and delicious, reminded me of San Fransisco holes in the wall where they serve up the best dim sum dishes. James and I ordered shumi, shrimp eggplant, chicken feet, tripe and soy sauce noodles from the dim sum cart. From the main menu I ordered the fried soul fish and side of steamed rice, the fish was nice and crispy, seasoned to perfection, my favourite parts were the outer fins, it was like eating fish chips, sooo good! I'm so glad we decided to stop by and give this place a try. read more

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Very good service! The food is amazing and it's a classic traditional dim sum. My favorite is the Pork Bao and Pepper wings read more

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First time coming here the food was really good . We tried a few things my favorite was the fried asparagus and the beef . We got seated fast and the food is made to order everything was still nice and hot. Customer service was great two really nice lady's served us today . 10/10 will be back read more

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The food is amazing. I have never been disappointed on anything I've ever ordered. From the owners to the staff that make you feel at home.

The food is amazingly good! Sunday dim sum is the best. Service is great, all the servers are attentive and constantly refill your drinks without you having to chase anyone down. As soon as you are seated, the servers approach your table with carts filled with plates to select from. We love that we get hot food without a wait. They keep the restaurant nice & cool. They have a regular menu or you can elect to dim sum which is what we usually prefer. There are homeless people in the area so try parking near the front of the restaurant if possible. read more

This was our first time getting food (take out) from The Oriental Chef. We were all (7 of us) impressed and pleased. The food was very good and there was a lot of it, as well! We will definitely be return customers! read more

We're from Los Angeles, visiting Stockton. Excellent dim sum on a Sunday afternoon! Freshly made dim sum, attentive service, very rea$onable prices too! Big thumbs up! And easy parking. read more

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On first glance I wanted to drive away, the neighborhood is a bit sketchy. Typically loud for a dim sum place. Was loaded with local families which is always a good sign. We ate only from the dim sum menu, which did not disappoint. Service was a bit slow but once the food started coming the speed was better. It was worth the drive, I'm sure we will come back. read more

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Good was hot, fresh, delicious and affordable. This will now be the family dim sum spot going forward. Service was also great.

I wish I would have taken photos of all the food we ordered. Everything we had over exceeded my expectations. The reviews from yelp did not disappoint! No wonder they have 4 stars! This place has some of the best shumai & hargow that I've had in a long while. What we ordered: Soy sauce chow mein Chicken chow mein Crispy pork belly - very crispy and warm! Hargow Shumai Shrimp chow fun (dimsum version) Green beans Steamed fish with ginger and scallion Sesame balls Egg tarts Chicken feet Sticky rice Congee Steamed pork ribs If not on a holiday, I recommend going at noon. We got there as soon as they opened on a Saturday & they didn't have much variety until 12. I was sad because I was super full & I couldn't eat no more. The customer service is excellent & always checked on us. I truly recommend this little hole in the wall, it was worth the drive from Sac to Stockton. I can't wait to go back! read more

The BEST dim sum ever! I come back weekly and nothing beats the taste. 10 outta 10! Big portions, best taste, friendly service and good price read more

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The food here is amazing. Authentic Chinese Cuisine cooked to order, not from a steam table. The service was excellent and the restaurant was very clean. read more

The location isn't ideal, but the food is amazing. Dim sum was very well made, absolutely packed with meat and shrimp. Kids loved the shrimp balls and chow mein. The restaurant appeared very clean and well kept, and my children enjoyed checking out all the lobsters and fish. Even the tanks looked like they're cleaned regularly. The woman who served us was very polite and gave great suggestions. You can tell the entire family runs the place. read more

I'll be honest, I've only ever tried this place through DoorDash, and....OMG from what I've tried- it's amazing!! I have only began to tap into their menu bc I've only ordered dim sum. The pan fried chive dumplings are amazingggggg and so is the Har Gow, Siu Mai and shrimp balls. I cannot wait to go in-person and try it super fresh. read more

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