We stayed in a nearby hotel and were craving for some Asian food for dinner. Walked around and found this little eatery from its special lunch special sign. Skeptical at first but glad we tried out this place. We had Singapore noodle (#26) and Mixed Meat tofu hot pot (#74). They were both delicious and we left no dead soldier on the plates, eh! Do not underlook by its location and decor. The chef prepared the dish right in front of you and you could see all details. Excellent place for a quick and affordable Hong Kong dishes. read more

There's a review further down about the wonton soup having flies and dirty bok choy. I needed wonton soup and thought, "surely that can't be right." Surprise, found a little soup bloated gnat stuck to the inside of the container, along with visibly dirty bok choy. So, you know... can confirm. I get that times are tough, but take a little pride in the veg you're serving. Washing produce is part of running a kitchen. If they didn't wash the bok choy, did they wash anything else? Didn't finish it. read more

It's rare to find a fast food Chinese restaurant which serves dishes normally reserved for the family at home. But this is what Peter (owner/chef) offers at Patterson Wonton House. For example, I had rock cod with two of the healthiest veggies on the planet (sorry kale): bitter melon and Chinese broccoli. Stir fried in black bean sauce - superb - sad that these items are not offered in virtually all Asian restaurants. Decor of restaurant is blah, but the food is fresh, authentic and tasty. read more

I wanted to like Patterson, a lone Chinese takeout in a sea of sushi places, but what we got were pretty mediocre across the board. The hot and sour soup was hot but not sour. The fish sauce eggplant and tofu stir fry had no fish sauce taste or sour/sweet taste. The chicken slices and vegetables stir fry featured a few chicken chunks, not slices. Also it tasted bland. Prices were not low either, but I figured it had more to do with the expensive location and the lack of competition than anything. read more

It's really too bad. I was here about 5 years ago and had a memorable meal of eggs and shrimp. Something so homey and satisfying that it stuck with me all these years what when we went back to Vancouver, it was on our list for an inexpensive and easy meal. Unfortunately, we were so disappointed. It could be the pandemic, but the nice older man who was alone doing all the work in the place had far too much to handle. It was a super cold night, the place was freezing (not sure it's heated). The food took forever, but given that he was all alone, doing the work of at least 2, not surprising. More disappointing was the food. My memorable dish was forgettable this go around. It's a real mom and pop place and I hate to see a place like this fail, but perhaps it was just a bad night. Here's hoping that was it. read more

The chef is friendly and down-to-earth, I was talking to him today, as he made stir-fried noodle upon order and he will be retiring soon. If you feel that in a city full of poke bowls, there is a place for comforting greasy Chinese food, please go check it out! read more

Patterson Wonton House - a sign on the sidewalk - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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DO NOT ORDER THE WONTON SOUP. This man does not care about his clientele. This is the second time ordering from this place and expecting a better outcome than the first but I was wrong. There are pieces of black fly remains found in the soup such as wings and dirt from the bukshoy assuming he doesn't wash it before using it in the soup. Absolutely disgusting. Greasy noodles as well. read more

Ate here based on the Yelp reviews alone. Excellent decision! We were welcomed in like family, given a table and they customized their dinner for 5 to include our 6th. The food was very good and I have to point out the lo mein and spring rolls which were fantastic! If you're skeptical, give it a try. You won't be disappointed. read more

I was staying at the Ramada on Granville and was looking for a good Chinese spot for dinner. I AM SO GLAD I FOUND THIS PLACE. I came here based on the Yelp reviews alone (well and it was down the street) and now here I am writing one. The service was quick, staff was friendly, and food was delicious! I'll definitely be coming by again next time I'm in town. read more

Patterson Wonton House - Combo 1. Chow mein, sweet and sour pork, veggie beef and a spring roll. Wonton soup is good too. - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This place is amazing. I used to live in the area and would get take out all the time. Don't get the chance to anymore but today was the day! I can't comprehend the bad reviews but the flavours are great: coming from a chinese person that's eaten a lot of chinese food. Beef with black pepper chow mein is the favourite! read more

What a friendly staff! This restaurant is lovely with kind Cantonese people. The beef & broccoli, sweet and sour pork, and chow mein I ordered taste like home. Would definitely recommend to my friends! read more

Patterson Wonton House - Beef and broccoli, sweet and sour pork, and chow mein! - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

My friend and I ordered takeout. The chicken and corn cream soup costs $3 more than the plain congee, but both are in the same size container which I think it's unreasonable. The soup has either msg or too much pepper; both the soup and the congee are watery. The two dishes are fine (stir-fry fish with gai lan; tofu with meat and seafood hot pot) but the sauce for the hot pot is too dark. The staff at this place are friendly, and they gave us coupon to use for next time. However, we find two pieces of short hair - one on the edge of the plastic bowl and one on top of the plastic lid. It is a gross. They also didn't give us chopsticks, spoons nor napkins which is a little surprising. Do they think we would bring the takeout home and assume that we would have the utensils? Overall, with the hygiene at this place, I would rather go to Hon's on Robson instead. read more

Tasted like warm dishwater w/ some salt. Either the place stuck a screwdriver through the bag and the delivery bowl or i was just meant to wait for it to go back and forth twice. Piss off Garbage in a town full of Oriental places you will not make it. Buh By. read more

Listen, if COVID doesn't shut this place down, their customer service or food WILL. Do not eat here this place is disgusting!!!!! The food is complete garbage and when my friends and I were there we saw a cockroach. The old chinese lady that works there was so rude to us and every customer there. Do yourself a favour and eat somewhere else. read more

Your classic hole in the wall Chinese take out joint. We chose this location due to its proximity to the condo we stayed in. On our visit it was run by a single chef who was really working hard. We ordered BBQ pork won ton noodle soup, beef and green beans in black bean sauce, and yang chow fried rice. All three dishes were C+/B- . There's much better to be had in Richmond, but this was quick and not bad. read more

I was a little skeptical when we tried to find the Patterson Wonton House it was in what seemed like a creepy alleyway but once we turned the corner and located the restaurant it was the start to a wonderful meal. I order the wonton soup and chicken fried rice. The wonton soup was hot and flavorful a very soulful broth! The fried rice was also very delicious as well! I highly recommend the Patterson Wonton House if you are in the downtown Vancouver area! read more

I haven't been here for over 2 years cause I was pissed off from the last time I ate here. I thought I'll give them another try. It was 11:00 am and the signs said it was opened. I went in but there wasn't anything ready. I asked if there was going to be more food soon. He said in 30 mins. So he pointed at the curry chicken and beef. It looked like left over from yesterday. I don't have 30 mins so I ordered the curry chicken and beef. While he's scooping the food in my container, he was being very cheap. He would purposely give me more potatoes and drop the meat back in the bin. He's being so cheap and rude doing that in front of me. For goodness sake if you scoop a spoon full of meat, give it to me. Instead he put it back in his bin and dished out bones and daikon for me. I'm not coming back here. read more

If i could give this place no stars i would, we placed our order tonight at 6.45pm and were told it would take 30/45minutes for deliver after an hour we called to see where the order was and were told it would be 10/15minutes.....20minutes later still no food so we called again to be told another 10/15minutes we said if the food wasnt with us in 5minutes cancel our order 10minutes later no food so we called and tried to cancel the man on the phone said just another 10/15minutes we said we didnt want the food so please cancel the order it had been an hour and 30minutes since we ordered. They delivered the food anyway and gave us $10 off so we took it The chowmein had hardly any meat in it and the noodles werent even cooked all of the food was stone cold! The coupon for $5 off your next order is now in the trash and sure we couldnt use it anyway because it expired on August 31 2016 FYI Patterson wonton House its October 1, 2016 today! To say we wont be ordering from here again is an understatement save your money! read more

Patterson Wonton House - Uncooked noodles - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Best Wor Wonton soup I've had so far in Vancouver. Friendly staff, good menu selection, decently priced and the place is clean. What more can you ask? read more

The owner is so nice and the food is excellent! I will continue to support this small business here. I don't know why this place has negative reviews. read more

It pains me to rate this place 3-stars... 3 1/2 would be more accurate. The food was good. Not bad by any stretch, but not amazing. Ordered sesame chicken (no orange chicken), chow mien, and fried rice. Each set me back about $12.50. Be forewarned, the owner does not (will not) make 1/2 orders-- my youngest had a hankering for fried rice and I had to buy a full order for just her. Their lunch specials were pretty good deals, but you'd better like exactly what is on them. Their location isn't the greatest even though it's on a corner. It's kinda hidden back a little bit and as the evening approaches, some sketchy people would wander back into their little alcove/courtyard. Not a place I would want my wife going to alone when it's dark. read more

Patterson Wonton House - Bon appetite. - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Only redeeming quality of this place was the house special fried rice, which was excellent. The black bean prawns was not bad either and at least had lots of prawns. Sweet n sour pork average at best. Chow mein awful and greasy. Spicy ginger beef about the same as you get in the grocery store delis, subpar. Spring rolls were extremely greasy and easily the worst I have ever had. Ordered take out over the phone. The gruf cook/owner said it would be ready in half hour. I gave him an extra 10 or 15 minutes and when I arrived to pick up, he hadn't even started cooking the order. Said it would be 5 or 10 more minutes. Waited about 25 minutes more, so all in about an hour and 15 minutes from call in order to actually getting the food on an original estimated cook time of 30 minutes. Portions were generous but mostly bland and greasy. Would not recommend or order from here again, with the exception of perhaps for the house fried rice only if in a pinch. read more

We ate in the restaurant although I believe most of the business in take out. We had eggplant and tofu which was excellent, beef, noddle rice and that was good although it needed a little spice. The service was fast and they spoke some English. read more

Ordered the sesame chicken! So good! The guy works on his own, all day and makes great food! Thanks again!

Probably one of the best greasy spoon Hong Kong style restaurants/dineries in this area. Perfect for when you have a craving for fried rice or noodles. read more

This place is legit Chinese food. We're visiting from LA to Whistler. We not to the Sheraton late after a stop at Capilano bridge on the way back to Vancouver. It was 9:40 when I called and the guy was willing to deliver. His English is challenged and my Chinese is just as challenged. Beef chow fun, pork fried rice, pork and egg congee and Shanghai noodles with shrimp and pork. The whole family inhaled it all. The congee could have used a couple squirts of fish sauce for my preference but the family was fine with it. The dishes could use a little more meat but part of that is because he gives a lot of noodles and rice for each dish... and it's pretty cheap too. read more

We visited this place a year ago and it was the best Chinese food we've had, egg rolls were fresh, food was delicious. Sadly, can't say the same thing this year. 4 of us for dinner and the food came at such different times that one person was finishing up while someone else was just getting dinner. The food was horrible and the bathroom was scattered with mouse sh*t. On top of that, it was very expensive. Will never revisit and do not recommend. read more

This place has been around for long time. It's a fast food style Chinese place but food is actually amazingly good and better than you expect. Their fried rice, dry ribs, calamari are even better than many fine dine Chinese restaurants. read more

Patterson Wonton House - Very good items. Loved the curry Singapore style fried rice. Dry ribs is delicious and better than a lot of restaurants - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

They seem to be doing much better and yes I gave them another chance and have been happy the last 2 times I have gone back. I am giving them 3 stars and if consistent I will give them 4 read more

Tasty, fresh, fast and excellent service! Had the eggplant, green beans, chow mein, tofu. Servings for take out are large. Def worth a try. read more

Ordered online and 45 minutes the order still didn't deliver. I called the restaurant twice and no on picked up. I never received my delivery and ended up going to bed hungry. Big fail. read more

Easily the best Chinese food we've had in Canada! The family running it were the sweetest, nicest, and friendliest people. They were so happy to serve us and even threw in some extra spring rolls just because. And to top it all off, the food was amazing! We highly recommend Patterson Wonton House to anyone in the area and are planning to go back next time we're in Vancouver. read more

I usually come here if I need something quick for take out. It's setup like a Flaming Wok style where everything is premade and the selections are usually the same day to day. I'm a huge fan of the eggplant tofu and the squid. They also have other options on the menu that are more typical of a Chinese restaurant as well. Overall, it's decent bang of the buck here and there are times I struggle to finish all the food! read more

Excellent BBQ pork wonton noodle soup. Just what I was looking for. Prices are reasonable, service is friendly and fast, price was decent.

Terrible! Slimy! We were actually concerned for our health! All 3 of us stopped eating after a couple bites. I called and complained and asked for money back and was refused. Beware of Health! Don't eat here! read more

I'm staying at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel a couple of blocks away for work. I landed and went straight to the front desk to inquiry of local restaurants to order out. The gal recommended an Italian restaurant on Davies, two blocks away. I noticed the Patterson Wonton House and made an immediate detour. It was 30-something degrees today. What could be more perfect than a bowl of hot wonton noodle soup? I ordered the bbq pork wonton noodle soup and bbq pork fried rice to go - both under $20. The order took under 10 minutes to prepare and I was on my way back to enjoy hot, fresh Chinese food. The wonton noodle soup was excellent - fresh noodles, 5 wontons, big slices of bbq pork and bok choy. I definitely recommend adding soy sauce and the hot chili sauce. It comes in a convenient large plastic bowl. The bbq pork fried rice was fresh, a huge portion and definitely hit the spot. PLENTY of bbq pork. The service is great - the lady is very eager to please and recommend their large menu. The prices are reasonable, portions are large. I will definitely recommend and return. They will deliver to the Sheraton with an order over $25.00. Definitely give it a try. I would order off the menu, not the pre-made large portions. read more

We're just two tourists walking to nearby Fritz's place when I find out my suggestion is closed Mondays. So the fallback is a place when I ask my brother "Does this look good?'' He says he like the prices when a total stranger passerby says "YES, VERY GOOD". We were the only customers at 8pm. My brother speaking Chinese orders the wonton soup, no noodles. Speaking English, I order the eggplant tofu with white rice. The eggplant was not slimy, not greasy, but fresh tasting. I am so American born that I did not hear or comprehend that brother agreed the wonton so good when our server/cook suggested to bring a small bowl for me to try as I Iooked still hungry after the eggplant. read more

Come here pretty regularly for lunch! Tasty food, generous portion sizes, friendly service and reasonable prices. My faves are the sesame chicken and Szechuan string beans. My coworkers love their spicy squid. Only downside is (as you'd expect) the fact that this is greasy Chinese food (at its best), so is not healthy to have it all the time. Otherwise, nothing to complain about! read more

Not a lot to recommend for decor but the food is decent and value-priced. Portions are huge too. The congee was good, and the spicy squid was surprisingly tasty. Kind of a weird location, but if you're in the neighbourhood and you are jonesing for Chinese, this is a decent place. read more

I don't know what you guys smoking but let me have some please. Cause this place is definitely not 3.5/5 in my opinion. Is it cause of the low price, or did I just go when the chef's having an off day, or did I just happen to order the least popular items of all time. =/ The congee was the only thing that tasted okay. The sesame chicken was inedible. No joke. Unless you like eating dry wood chips. The beef noodle soup was tasteless. I'm not a picky eater and I was extremely hungry. This deadly combination of mine could turn any mediocre 2-3 star restaurant to a 4, even 5 if I was swayed, but instead from 3.5 (average at the time of this review) to a 1. I must be high. Or not enough. read more