Amazing food, always accurate and fresh. We have been eating here for years and it's always consistent and delicious!

My wife and I ordered several items for take-out. ALL of the food was very bland, which was probably a good thing since we only ate half of it before throwing the rest of it out. Within a half-hour we were both on the toilet. read more

This place is what my Hubby would call a "Chinese diner," but it was exactly what I was looking for, for a comfort food meal on an RV trip. We did their family style meal, and those include your basics, and nothing off a secret menu. That is what I wanted. Our hostess was a sweety, and treated us like I'm sure she treats all the nice folks who come here. It seems to be just her out front, and probably her Hubby in the back cooking the great food. It's not a big place, with maybe about eight small tables, so a big group may want to look for a diff place. Such great flavors with everything though, and I do forgive the nice hostess for trying to steal my husband lol. Still cash or check only! read more

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Outstanding flavor and great service always! Our favorite place to eat and has been for years. Nothing else comes close for Chinese food any where. June is so nice and friendly. read more

Great food and service! The sesame chicken was my favorite! We tried the fried rice, sesame chicken, bbq pork and noodles with beef and everybody loved everything. read more

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Great food! Good people. Ive only ordered for take out and I usually eat Combination Lo mein but it's all good! Fresh and always made to order. read more

The best Chinese in the area. Super authentic and delicious. Food tasted fresh and flavorful. The restaurant was cute, will be dining in soon. The people running the restaurant were very friendly! No pics because we ate it so quickly ): read more

The food is always great and the owners are a kick. We always get take out and eat Chinese for days

5 stars for the food. 1 star for the service & ambience. Would only recommend getting take out. read more

We were craving Chinese and were in Hayden, so we stopped here. Glad we did. It's small but comfortable. There was one lady answering the phones, handling to go orders, and waiting on tables in the restaurant. She did an amazing job and smiled the whole time. There is no alcohol served here, but the hot tea warmed us up as it was cold and wet outside. The portions are generous and reasonably priced. The Hot & Sour Soup was full of fresh veggies, chicken, and tofu. We were given a ketchup squeeze bottle of pepper sauce to make the soup with just the right amount of heat. Mu Shu Pork had plenty of cabbage, pork, scrambled eggs, and veggies. It's served with the traditional pancakes and hoisin sauce. The Mongolian Beef had plenty of meat, but not too spicy, and onions served on a bed of fried rice noodles. The Sesame Chicken was batter fried with a sweet sauce and a light sprinkle of sesame seeds. A bit sweet and needed more sesame flavor. We were also given two bowls of fluffy and sticky white rice. We ended up taking plenty home for another meal. We noticed many regulars were dining there, which is a good thing. read more

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Meh! Bland food, hardly any vegetables. Panda Express would be an upgrade imo. Take out or in restaurant dining if you want depressing x2.

Amazing food! No complaints. Springville rolls perfectly crispy, and the sauce for the potstickers is out of this world. Will definitely go again. read more

Clean and fresh food always. Nice and friendly owners. Service is excellent, portions large..

Wow. Finally found LEGIT Chinese food. Do yourselves a huge favor and ignore negative reviews including "tasteless" food. Apparently Covid messed up their tastebuds. I had the lunch combo K3 (sweet & sour chicken, pork fried rice, and chicken chow mein). Everything was incredibly fresh and delicious! This is definitely my new go to for fresh authentic Chinese food. read more

Paupau's Kitchen - Do yourself a favor and get the K3 for lunch..... - Chinese Near Me - Hayden, Idaho

The food, service, and ambiance are all terrific. I would recommend this place wholeheartedly.

The food is excellent and the people are nice and work hard to make your restaurant experience a good one.

This is easily the best Chinese I've had in a while. I can say the best in North Idaho and Spokane in my opinion. I ordered the Paupau's Kitchen Special Stir Fried Noodles with an egg roll. (Packed with assorted meat and vegetables) Egg roll is unique but very tasty. If you're craving authentic, please come here and pay a little bit more for cook to order Chinese. Very friendly staff, centered around family culture. Feels like you're eating straight from their home. DON'T FORGET TO BRING CASH! read more

Remember cash only! We love Paupau! Their egg rolls are fantastic. Today we ordered Bok choy Chicken! Yum yum! We like the owners too! Very friendly. read more

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I ordered the chicken fried rice and did not like it. Not sure what but it smelled like celery. I'm not very picky and eat a lot of fried rice from other places. Try Chinatown. Plus they only take cash or check but don't tell you until you're there. read more

The food is always great I have so many good memories going there with my mom and dad when I was a little kid. The old lady who owns it (can't recall her name) has always been so kind to my family and has even stopped by our house. The interior could definitely be improved but it's not a big deal. read more

Nice people ... tasteless food. They have an authentic approach to their food, but it lacks major flavor. The plus is that they use fresh vegetables but that's pretty much it. The food tastes just like it looks ... pretty bland. We ordered king pao chicken $13, beef Stir fried noodles $12 and cashews chicken $13. All the food tastes pretty much the same, just a different texture. Anyone who submits a higher review is doing it because of nostalgia and or they know the people and it's not hard to want to leave them a review. They are super nice. It's a small town so everyone is extremely friendly and the owners seem to know a lot of the regulars that were ordering to go. It was a Friday night and every place we called was backed up with longer waits. Pro's - incredibly nice people. Very clean and tidy.. probably the cleanest bathroom I've seen at a restaurant. Cons - tasteless food The 2 stars were for cleanliness , fresh ingredients and authentic recipes. read more

Paupau's Kitchen - King Kung Pao Chicken Beef Stir Fried Noodles Cashew Nut Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Hayden, Idaho

What a great find and experience for this group of road weary travelers. Wonderful personal service. Delightful conversation with possibly the owner? Food was authentic, flavorful and abundant. Locals are fortunate to have this gem in its midst. read more

The food was flavorful and awesome. The staff was fun and personable. The ambiance not so great but who cares when you love the food. I especially liked their chicken chow mein. We will definitely be returning. It's a challenge to find good Chinese food locally. So happy we did! read more

Food was very good and tasty. Served hot and generous portions. A quaint little place. Service was good. Of note - it's a cash only. No credit cards accepted. read more

Wasn't busy when we pulled up, but soon filled up. Portions were excellent and large. The woman who served us was was quick and super friendly! Would eat here anytime! King Pao beef is very good! read more

First time trying this little "hole in the wall" restaurant, we will be back! First impression, bathroom was the cleanest I've seen in a restaurant, in a long time. Food was delicious and service was great! Joon was a comedian, haha! We were a family of 4, ordered 4 mains and a soup, left with tons of extra food. Give it a try, give these folks your money. Cash or local check only so go prepared. read more

Great food, reasonable price. I come here 2x a month. Never disappointed. Ivenever done takeout. Always eat in.

Gluten-free soy sauce! They order it special because they know there's lots of people with dietary needs. I was so thrilled. The food is always great in the to go orders are quickly made. Check this place out. Owner operated read more

We ordered our food to go. Unfortunately, we used the menu prices on the photos here (Yelp). Don't make that mistake. We assumed they were correct and when I ordered I didn't ask and they didn't tell me the total for our order. It ended up being twice as much as we expected. The food: We ordered Kao Pao Chicken, Pork Fried Rice, Szechuan Beef, Chicken Chowmain, and Almond Chicken. It was good. Lots of vegetables. A lot of onion. We have LOTS of food left even after feeding the 4 of us. They were very friendly and fast. The place is very clean. Lots of tables to seat at. read more

Food is always good - it comes fast hot and friendly , best food east of China ! Highly recommend this place read more

Nice staff. Good food. Light on the salt which is best, because you can add soy sauce and mustard. The special noodles and broccoli beef were delicious. The chicken Fried rice was good. Fried wonton was crispy but had no pork. Sweet and sour sauce was good. read more

Ordered 2 different combination dinners, "to go" since they are not open for sit down dining. Based off of reviews we were looking forward to authentic Chinese food. Instead we got $27 worth of tasteless, dried out food, the rest was deep fried with old grease, so you got soggy, greasy sweet and sour prawns and grease soaked almond fried chicken! We tossed both meals away. We would have been happier with a frozen dinner. I would not recommend this place, We highly recommend passing them by, horrible food and rushed non helpful service. read more

Great food, great service and huge portions! And at really great prices, too! Plan on taking a great amount of awesome food home with you.

So friendly . So authentic. Super clean restaurant. Truly a hidden gem in Hayden ..PS disregard ( out of town ) negative reviews. I'm just happy they are 2 miles from my house ! read more

Craving good ol' fashion Chinese food? Don't pass up this little divey place! Small on the inside or take out... good food. They only take cash or check so be prepared! read more

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Best Chinese food ever! We've been going there for years and it is absolutely the best prepared Chinese food.. plus the waitress is pretty darn great to! read more

We love Paupau's Kitchen. It's the best Chinese restaurant in Coeur d'Alene. Good food!

They need to update their menu online since the order was $15 more than expected. The sesame chicken was AWFUL - all breading and no chicken, overcooked and inedible. The won tons went straight to the trash - also overcooked and flavorless. Very disappointing. read more

Been a few times since it's close hoping it would get better but food is absolutely terrible, greasy and almost no flavor and only accept cash read more

Really enjoyed our food. The owners are very nice. We plan on returning and trying more items on the menu.