We love coming to pacific grove , always fresh and hot when we dine in . I had few parties there as well and was amazing . Owner is and staff are nice and bartenders will make ya laugh ! Won't got anywhere else ! read more

Hello everyone, I went to this restaurant with my lady friend, because I was told the food was so good. The food was fantastic. The atmosphere was great and peaceful, except for the loudmouth drunks in the bar. That's to be expected. However, our extremely inattentive and obviously inexperienced waitress just plain sucked! We are obnoxiously polite, so it wasn't us. First off, we actually needed to ask for water twice. In fact, everything had to be asked for. Every Chinese restaurant I've been to over the last 48 years always brings you water and tea automatically. Even though there were only two of us, we ordered a crazy amount of food. Did we get duck sauce without having to ask? What do you think? She only made one appearance, and that was only after I stood up and flagged her down. It was early Friday afternoon, and the place was practically empty except for the nearby bar; so it wasn't like she was overworked. She just didn't care. Despite that, I still tipped her $28 on a $102 tab. I always tip very well. What really frosted my ass, was when we asked for containers of duck sauce to take home with our leftovers. Instead of bringing us fresh duck sauce, she just threw empty cups on the table and walked away expecting us to pour the duck sauce from our meal that was left over into the cups, which we did. If you think that's bad, when we asked her to box up our leftovers to take home, she looked irritated and just threw empty styrofoam containers at us, so we had to box it ourselves! What's up with that?!?!!! I don't like to argue if I don't have to. Seriously? Think about that! Are they so cheap they can't bring us fresh duck sauce after all we paid for a ton of food? I would have paid for the extra duck sauce to take home, but she never returned so I could ask. She was so bad, that I had to start a new tab with another waitress four times, just to get another Pepsi, hot and sour soup, another order of beef teriyaki and a scorpion bowl. Why four times? Because each time we placed an order they kept coming with the bill without asking us if we're finished yet. Yes, I paid five times! (Nearly $180) Sorry for the essay folks, but if you read this far, you would understand my frustration. So yes, the food was fantastic, but the waitresses were abysmal and all but ruined my dinner date. :-( Dine with care and caution, John read more

Such a great go-to spot. Whether you pick up or eat-in, the service is fast and they always get your order right. They have tons of combo plate options, and sampler plates, which are great if you want a little bit of a few different things. They're especially good choices if you have friends over and want a variety to snack on. I really like that they have so many options and combos. It's clean inside there is plenty of seating. They also have some cool drinks if you choose to eat-in. My favorites are their house fried rice and pu pu platter! read more

First visit in nearly ten years to this shopping center sit-down place with booths around the periphery and a lively bar crowd in the middle behind walls. Pretty generic vibe, not jumping out as either old school or authentic. Kinda middle of the road. Scallion Pancake: An immediate eye-catcher. Thick, tanned, somewhat crisp on top, very giving and flexible underneath, and plenty of dark green scallions I could taste and feel more than with just about any other scallion pancake. Dark ginger dipping sauce a little thicker than usual. Elite. Egg Rolls: Crisp in a Ritz cracker way with a dry, crumbly, more bendable chew underneath. Borderline dry filling with not too much flavor. Hate to say it, but not much better than a La Choy product. Below average. Spareribs: A bright red assortment of sizes, some with two bones between massive hunks of pork. Profusely lacquered in what looks like the Sherwin Williams treatment, but these had more complex flavor and plenty of char for contrast. It took a little tugging to get through them, but neither tough nor dry; these were very enjoyable. Well above average. Pork Egg Foo Yong: Brown omelette cakes with extra thick (pudding-like) sauce served on the side. Very tender interior with meat and vegetables complementing the egg; seasonings inside were as noticeable as the sauce. Well above average to near-elite. Would definitely get this again. Pork Fried Rice: More tan here; neither light nor dark of color but a little light on flavor. Many pink pork nuggets to offset that, along with sparser allotments of onion, egg, and bean sprout. Fresh grains, good aroma. All things considered, only a bit above average for me, but those who aren't as obsessed with finding that great lost bowl of pork fried rice from the 70s might possibly be thrilled with this. Chicken in Black Bean Sauce: Exciting? No. Good? Yes. Large tender pieces of chicken, black beans in every bite, onions and peppers for flavor and texture, and a black bean sauce that's fairly mild. Above average. A mixed bag for sure but a good visit overall. Better than I expected and worthy of a return. read more

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Late night our order was never filled. As instructed online, we placed our order on New Year Eve at 1pm for a pickup at 7. Luckily, we weren't asked to pay until pickup. My husband showed up to pick up at 7 and the line was out the door with angry customers saying their orders weren't ready as promised. He left and returned at 740 to be told it still wasn't ready. As he waited he spoke to others who had been there for two hours waiting. We couldn't believe it. When he asked when it would be ready they said they couldn't tell him. Customers were leaving without orders. And my biggest gripe is that they continued to take calls over the phone. How!?! We called China Wok who took our order and had it ready in 20 minutes. Very organized inside. While the food is good at Pacific Grove, we had to share this experience as we will not be returning in the future. Terrible that a business would do this on a holiday. read more

Old school place, the basil chicken was awesome, hot and sour soup very flavorful a good experience all around thanks ! The Waitress & Service was good Ambiance Old School sit down or takeout read more

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Pacific Grove is our go to Chinese restaurant! Last year on New Years Eve we had the most amazing experience! We ordered our food, was given a pick up time and when we walked in they had a system in place by the last 4 digits of your cell phone number! If your last 4 digits started with a 4 they went to the 4 table...if it started with a 6, they went to the 6 table to retrieve your food. The food was hot and delicious and the entire experience was on point! This year we decided to order again for New Years! We placed our order early (11:45am) and was given a pick up time of 6:00pm! Ironically, over 50 others were also given the same pick up time! When we arrived, there was absolute chaos! There were over 50+ people inside the foyer area waiting for the last 4 digits of their cell to be called! No system in place, no organization, and most alarmingly ...no food in bags prepared and/or ready for customers at their designated pick up time! So many people Just waiting for a bag to come out of the kitchen and hoping they would call the last 4 digits of your cell! The restaurant was a fire hazard with everyone blocking the door and waiting patiently (hours) for their number to be called. Rumor has it that Pacific Grove is under new ownership! The new owner should have had a sit down and taken tips from the previous owners!! There were people standing there who had a pick up time of 4:30 and 5:00 who were still waiting at 6:00 when I arrived! Shockingly, The staff was continuing to answer phones and to take orders (which they had no business doing) when they couldn't even keep up with the orders they had! Pure Greed in my opinion especially given the fact that it was a cash only night so they were taking in $$ and not holding up to their end of the deal. The people around me out of the 50+ people all had pick up times ranging from 4:30-6:00 and not one of us received our order until after 7pm! I completely understand it is NYE and I expected some chaos but this was BEYOND disastrous, a fire hazard with all of the people crammed in, and the only way I ultimately received my order was because I asked them if they could check to see how much longer the wait would be after I had been waiting for an hour and fifteen minutes. I was going to cancel and order a pizza. The staff said the tickets in the back were piled up and out of order! Everyone was baffled as we were all reminiscing about the great NYE experience we had the previous year! Maybe they will see this review and change things for next year back to the way the previous owner slid thru NYE flawlessly OR maybe they will just ignore it and laugh all the way to the bank! Unfortunately the food quality was nothing like last year either! Last year the food was warm and delicious and this year the rice was ice cold and the apps were lukewarm! Not sure if we will gamble on them next year but time will tell! read more

Ordered takeout. Food was cool, not cold but cool. The General gau chicken was so hard a fork would not pierce it sauce so sweet inedible exterior mush/slime, boneless pork spare ribs stiff as beef jerky, beef with broccoli beef was mush. What a horrible disappointment. read more

I gave Pacific Grove a glowing five-star review over ten years ago. However, I can barely give them a one-star review now. The restaurant changed management again a few years ago, and it has gone way downhill since. While their overpriced food is generally edible, everything else about Pacific Grove has steadily worsened. First, the atmosphere is dark, dingy and dirty. It seems like they haven't updated anything in over a decade. The bathrooms are old, messy and stinky. Sometimes it's the first thing you smell when you walk in the door. The management is rude and doesn't care about customer service. They let go good employees for petty or non-existent reasons. Moreover, they over-serve their "regulars" on a daily basis. Sitting with the usual barflies at the bar is like being in high school again. A bunch of inebriated old drunks hold court almost every night of the week while they drink themselves into oblivion. Pacific Grove was once a fun and friendly neighborhood Chinese food restaurant where everybody knew your name. Now it's a dingy, creepy, weird dive bar that happens to serve an occasional poopoo platter and white rice and where some of the waitstaff barely acknowledges your existence. Sadly, I have friends who have lived in town for 25 years who recently told me that they they are afraid of stepping foot in there over the past few years because of the rough-looking crowd that is always there. It's time for Pacific Grove to clean up its act! read more

this is the place you have been looking for. great food fantastic drinks better pricing than the others and steve the bartender is one cool guy read more

Went there with my girlfriend and had a great time! The food is very good and Steve the Bartender came out to explain the various mai tais!! We will be going back!! Thank you Mickey and Steve!! Pete read more

Food is always good, great service friendly waitstaff,go and have a great time and don't forget to enter their contest of 12 years in business. read more

Pacific Grove - Clean plate club ,luncheon special - Chinese Near Me - Wilmington, Massachusetts

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Three couples went here for a lunch for the first time. Good place to meet for us between the North Shore and Billerica. First time here, and we will be back! Our server was lovely, and luncheon specials were huge. and everyone enjoyed them. Recommended!! Thank you! read more

Pleasantly surprised with the fresh quality ingredients that were put into our lunch specials. The portions were good and flavor was on point. Their house mai tais have a lot of ice, but man are they strong! read more

Pacific Grove - a plate of food with rice and meat - Chinese Near Me - Wilmington, Massachusetts

Went here today for a quick dinner. Got the combination special with chow mein, rice and an a few appetizers. The appetizers were fresh, the chow mein and rice were room temperature to cold. We informed the waitress about our food and she was very nice and said she would fix it. 5 minutes later, I get sent room temperature food again. I was so disappointed. I'm kicking myself for paying for this direct insult from this chef, but I felt bad for the waitress. I took it to go and threw it in the trash because I no longer trusted the food to even microwave it myself after such disrespect. I will NEVER eat at this restaurant ever again. If the chef thinks so little of his food and customers, they don't deserve my money or respect. read more

Food is always good. .Great service.. has parking and is kid friendly.i I usually get a combination dinner very reasonable and a large serving. read more

Absolutely RUDE front desk, I ordered take out but when I got home realized that it was not correct,called the next day to speak with "manager" I was told to call the next day. Since I drive past there every night on my way home from a long day, I decided to stop in. Long story short, I was called a liar, that they don't make mistakes they have been there 30 years,and laughed at by the manager who was equally rude. They would not refund my money, offered to give me something else. Sorry at this point with the interaction. I decided I would never go there again and they could keep their money. read more

We pass this place all the time but haven't been in for at least 20 years. We sat at the bar to get take out and a mai tai while we waited. Bartender was irritating and rude. We ordered calamari to eat there while waiting for our take out order. After trying to get the bartenders attention, to no avail, we asked the "hostess" to check on our order because he had been quite a while. She angrily snapped at us to "go ask bartender...don't ask me" Mai tai was horrible too, much, much better at Golden Ginger up the street. Never, ever going back. read more

I went to a restaurant this evening for some great food and to watch and sing karoake. But the night was spoiled by the KJ's, one who had 4 drinks before the first rotation was finished and her other half who didn't seem to care. They wasted a great deal of time between singers, and skipped over at least four people that I could confirm from my spot close by. And when two people went to ask why they were passed over on round two, the KJ's just all over them. How can someone voice their displeasure at the KJ's lack of professionalism and one honestly being more than half drunk. EP read more

I just paid 11.18 for a lunch plate lobster sauce with 3 shrimp, 2 tablespoons of lobster sauce , and two crab Rangoon. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME NEVER AGAIN! Not worth the money no stars for me but had to put one read more

I'll make this review brief, since this absolute horror of a Chinese restaurant isn't worth much of my time. I got some takeout here for the first time recently after doing some shopping at McKinnon's next door. They're worthy of a decent review which I'll probably give. Anyway, I ordered a few items. Sat around for a half hour waiting even though the place was practically empty. Not many patrons? Not a promising sign. Except for what looked like a couple of regulars after a work day tossing back Whiskey Sours and Mai Tai's at the bar. The bill was kind of high for what I got, but that's probably the norm from now on, or until 2024. Got home. Sweet & Sour chicken...I thought I was biting into some Superballs you got for a quarter from a vending machine. Next! Kung Pao chicken...bland, no spice, all celery, stale peanuts, chewy dark meat. Next! Boneless spareribs...more like pork jerky. Flat dehydrated strips of meat drenched in 30 weight oil. Next! Crab Rangoons....undercooked wrappers, all cream cheese, no crab, maybe a few tiny chunks of imitation crabmeat, a.k.a., pollock, no scallions or spices. Next? There is no "next", that goes for what I ordered and no "next" time I'll ever be crossing the threshold of this establishment. read more

Only good on the weekends when the food is fresh and hot. If you go during the week you will get old, reheated food, especially the appetizers. Service is always hit or miss. read more

Can't comment on how good or bad the food is, because the woman at the front desk was so rude, I did what I've never done before and dropped the menu and walked out. Maybe she's the owner, maybe she's the owners mom, but she clearly had no regard for customers. So now she won't have one. read more

This was our go to place for decades. Went yesterday for the first time in awhile. Extremely disappointed. Plate had a very large chip in it and sweet sauce bowl looked used. So I requested another and the server happened to have a bowl in his hand and said "ya, sure here". Again 1/2 filled and dripping over. Looked gross. Bathroom so tiny don't stand there waiting as you'll get hit by the door when someone comes in like I did. Two stalls and one locked so unusable. Makes me wonder if they have a larger bathroom for handicap people? I hope so. Back to food. Not sure what was inside the crab Rangoon but didn't taste normal and rice was just rice. No meat just rice and dry. Overall I felt dirty being there and couldn't wait to leave. read more

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The best place for Chinese food. I won't go anywhere else. Service is excellent and the food has plenty of fresh vegetables. The menu is varied so there is something for everyone's taste. Love the crab rangoons! I get the best wine pour compared to any restaurant in the area. Mai tais are great as well. The servers are friendly and efficient. Take is out is also excellent. I've been going to this restaurant for decades read more

I had the steamed shrimp shumai. I didn't try the sauces. It was a hot day and didn't want to go heavy on the food. Shumai had nice texture and was what I expected from shumai. Reasonably priced as well. read more

I don't think COVID was kind to them. I'm really sorry to have to say it because I loved it at first, and it was our go-to since then, but we finally had to admit it - we're done with them. Went for lunch with my wife a couple of weeks back, was really looking forward to it. They sat us down without menus. It wasn't busy, but the waitress didn't come back to give us menus for five minutes. Menus delivered, she eventually returned to take our orders and we were ready. "I'd like the sushi lunch..." "No sushi." The sign on the wall still says sushi, so does the menu. I wanted to walk out at that point, but my wife wanted to stay. I ordered a general tso chicken and wasn't really impressed. All that could be a bad experience in a good place, right? What brought this down from 5 to one star was what my wife ordered. She picked the Tom Yum Soup. "Mushroom, okra, onion, shiitake, shrimp, basil, Tom yum Base." What she got had one shrimp, no detectable basil, no shiitake at all... but there were moldy tomatoes in it. She called it the worst soup she's ever had in her life. That was really the final straw. We won't be back. Original review: 7/23/2019 5.0 star rating Steve, the guy at the bar, is a trip. I had the 3 roll lunch $13, comes with soup. I ordered the miso. Steve had other recommendations. "That's not my specialty. I'll make it for you, but the best is the hot and sour or the wonton." I had the wonton. It was good. I asked for some hot mustard to go in it. "Sure! Or we have the hot oil, I can get it for you, it's even better!" It was. It turned out to be the freshest, most tender sushi fish I've had in ages. When he came to ask how everything was I told him so and told him I'm new to the area, trying out restaurants. "I feel bad for you." "Yeah?" "Yeah! You're trying new restaurants but after this they're all downhill from here. This is the best you'll find." I look forward to my next visit. read more

I call Pacific Grove tonight for me and a girlfriend, at 9:35pm the call lasted two minutes (the store closes at 10) during that two minutes the lady answering the phones was not only disrespectful and rude but talking over me as I was apologizing for calling before close but all I wanted was a combination plate and small crab Rangoon. 14 minutes later as I'm getting out of my car as I was sitting giving them a little time to put it together as I work in the food industry, the lady on the phone was surely calling me back yelling at where I was as I explained I was walking in I realized people sitting down in the restaurant, I understand they close at 10, but if there's people sitting eating & drinking at the bar that's just or acceptable for them to be rushing me that way. The lady answering the phone should not be taking orders if she does not have customer service skills. I love pacific grove but will not be going back anytime soon... read more

Pacific Grove - Chinese Near Me - Wilmington, Massachusetts

We've been eating here for 3 years and absolutely love it. The staff are so friendly and our order is always correct. Our favorite dish is the spicy garlic noodles-- everything is delicious!! read more

Order food from the the day before Christmas Eve for Christmas eve Food was ready when we pick it up it was fresh and hot and delish. Cant go wrong with Pacific Grove. Always delish and fresh. Irene K Woburn read more

Had a lunch combo at the bar. The service was quick and Steve was so kind. I would go again for sure. I had beef with peppers, onion, pork fried rice, and soup. All was hot and fresh and no complaints. The food tasted just fine. I enjoyed it and will be back again. seems like the bar gets regulars for lunch so everyone was friendly with each other. lunch was a total of 11.18 for one person not a bad deal at all. read more

Hands down one of the best Chinese restaurants in the area. The chicken lo mein is delicious. The pork fried rice is on point. I like that it's not so greasy. I'm picky about my Chinese food. So if I give it 5 stars they are doing something right. read more

This is by far the best Chinese place in Wilmington to get a good drink and amazing Crab Rangoon. I would recommend sitting at the bar but it's usually pretty full. The quality and food are well worth the price! read more

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The general gau chicken is good but if you want to feel some heat you better order it extra spicy. The chicken fingers are tender and large and have never come out over cooked (which is a pet peeve of mine). The beef teriyaki is made with the red spare rib sauce. They also come out tender and delicious every time. Basically its solid, consistent and I like the food. I do have a criticism about the front desk. Its set up in a way where you can see all the trash and disorganization behind the cashier and the bar. Its unsightly and uninviting. read more

Pacific Grove - two cars parked in front of a chinese restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Wilmington, Massachusetts

Went there for a lunch today 03/04/22. The menu wasn't cheap at all for Asian cuisine but the most interesting part started when I got the bill. From the menu, I remembered that wonton soup was 3$ and crispy beef 12.50$ But the receipt they brought was nearly 20$ (19.74$). I took the menu again and double-checked the prices and yes, what I've remembered was correct. Then I tried to take a look at the itemized receipt but it was fastened with a stapler with another piece of paper which has completely overlapped the itemized receipt. Then I just ripped it out and checked the prices. The soup was 3.50$ and the beef 14.50$. When I asked the waiter why so, he took me to the lobby and showed me a piece of paper among the other pieces with a printed message "due to increased price Bla-Bla-Bla prices are subject to change without further notice..." I'd say that is a pretty dirty way to treat the customers and that definitely was my first and last time there! And about food: wonton soup was not bad but the beef was waaaay too sweet. Maybe this is the recipe but I personally prefer that meat will taste like meat and not like cake. read more

I think this place has pretty decent chine food for the area, the crab Rangoons are really good .

Kettle one white mai tai is a must. Food is great. Bartenders top notch. Look for special crab rangoon.

Great patrons - friendly and karaoke nights are lots of fun! Steve is a great bartender and they have delicious food! Love their Buddha rolls. Lots of fun! Give a try! read more

This place is awesome. Old school Chinese food! House Lo Mien is out of this world! Love that they have old favorites and a street food menu as well. Sushi is exceptionally good. Go easy on the White Mai Tai's ... they are delicious but will ruin your life if you drink too many. read more

Average food. Unfortunately the service was horrible! I can forgive a lot of service issues. This was a joke though. Owners obviously know about it. read more

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