Excellent food and service. Mongolian beef Fried rice walnut shrimp . My favorite place for Chinese

To go order - Americanized mediocre Chinese food that will just barely satisfy your cravings but sadly it's the only good one in the area. Let's start with the positives: the food is affordable, they were fast, and the portions are generous. With most dishes being under $10, this Chinese restaurant can pride itself on its affordability. The food was also ready within 20minutes despite having a large and diverse order. Each box was also packed so much that it was bursting out the corners. So what's not to praise? Affordable, plentiful and fast.... well, the issue is - quality. Honestly, the taste was so bland and uncharacteristically Chinese that if there were more options in the area, I'd give it 2 stars at most. The best dish we had was the Singaporean chow mein. It included shrimp and bbq pork with bamboo shoots and a house made sauce. It was slightly spicy but barely noticeable. The hot and sour soup was also acceptable but a tad bit bland. The fried wontons and fried chicken were just overly fried, dry and tasteless. The rest of the dishes were also just too oily and lacked seasoning and bite. Good for last resort if you are stuck in the area but otherwise a pass. read more

Silver River Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Oakley, California

This was pretty good. Friendly staff and decent food. The chow Mien wasn't my favorite but the garlic chicken and rice was good. I'd go here again and try some of their other dishes. read more

This is hands down the best Chinese food in Oakley. I have yet to find better. It's located just across from the Oakley City Hall plaza next to the Ace hardware store. It's a small family run place and the owner works very hard. He cares very much about the quality of his food and is friendly to his customers. We've been coming here for takeout since we moved here and I'm so glad we found it! Some of my favorites are the broccoli beef, wonton soup, hot and sour soup and when they have it the asparagus chicken. You are missing out if you haven't tried this place! read more

Great food and value for your money. Support your local businesses especially restaurant like Silver River that delivers good food and service! read more

Silver River Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Oakley, California

some of the best food I've ever had, when I tell you this is good, the workers practically know us like family from ordering for so long, highly recommend ! read more

Food quality has gone down and meat quantity in all the dishes is now so little, it is ridiculous. After being a customer for over 20 years, I won't be back. All the owner does is complain about how much it costs to send his daughter to Cal Berkeley. read more

House Rice was dry and like eating gravel. Garlic chicken was very runny. This was to compare with Uncle Wongs.maybe shoulda drove to Antioc to Panda. Hahaha. read more

Our newest favorite Chinese place in the area. We have been coming here not that long, just about 3 years. I found them from a comment on a local swap group and I'm glad I did, we really like it. We have tried all the chinese places in Brentwood, Oakley and Antioch over the last 15 years living here. This one is our favorite for Broccoli Beef, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Beef Chow Fun. I love pot stickers but they dont have ones here I like too much here. The stuffing inside them is delicious but the outside is very thick and I like mine lighter and thinner. I don't get chow mein here simply because they font use the kind of noodles I like. All chinese places are different, ask before you order. Don't assume all chow mein will be the same cause it isnt. I ask and then I either order or not based on what they say. Even the honey walnut shrimp that we think is a staple isnt available at all chinese places. I recently asked somewhere and they had no idea what that or beef chow fun was, you gotta ask, don't assume. You cant go wrong, give them a try, you'll be glad you did. If you get something and you don't like it, bring it to me! read more

Silver River Restaurant - Honey Walnut Shrimp. 3/28/19 - Chinese Near Me - Oakley, California

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A sad little spot lacking anything freshly made. If you like it frozen and microwaved, this is the spot just for you.

Ordered the sweet and sour pork. $9.69 -pork was over fried -80% batter, 20% meat -sweet and sour sauce wasn't house made. It's prepackaged like the to go sauce. -order didn't come with pineapple/green/red bell peppers -low quality white rice -overpriced for the quality of food The Good: -quick service read more

Silver River Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Oakley, California

The food is pretty good, ok, but the portion size is very small. You get more food at Safeway, even China City, for the price you pay there would I return, probably if the portion size was a little bigger read more

Best Chinese food I have ever eaten and I have eaten a lot of it! Not all greasy and frozen food like the rest of the places! House Chow Main is the best! read more

This was our first time at this restaurant after being recommended. We thought we would order a couple of lunch plates so we could try a few things. Pork Chow Mein...Thinner noodles which are my favorite and that we can't find anywhere and very tasty. Sweet and Sour Pork which had flavorful crispy pork with the sauce poured over not drenched in sauce like other restaurants serve..which makes the pork mushy. Pork Fried Rice that was seasoned and fried with pieces of pork throughout. Hot Mongolian Beef with tender meat and sauce that was very good with a little bite of heat. Garlic Chicken made with tender moist boneless chicken thighs...which was so extremely good. Not greasy at all. Everything was delicious and the portions were huge. Do not listen to reviews that say this tastes like microwaved food...so not true. We will definitely make a return trip and try other items from the menu. The only thing is that we would want to eat these items again as well! It's a quaint little restaurant with very friendly service..we would recommend! read more

Boo!! Used to love Silver River many moons ago. Food was pick up. It was terrible. Spent 60.00 and none of 5 family members enjoyed it. Plenty of left overs hit the trash. Over cooked fried shrimp. Over sauced beef dish w/ terrible flavored sauce. Way over breaded " pork" bits that were like gristle. Unseasonably fried rice and greasy chow mein. What a shame not to know good flavors/ seasonings after all these years. Sorry Silver River until you get a real cook/ chef we will not be back. read more

This place has some of the best chow fun and chow mein. I haven't had to many of their other dishes but I'm sure they're good as well. Definitely recommend! read more

We ordered take out and the order was ready on time, great confident location with a lot of parking. We ordered broccoli beef, honey-walnut shrimp, chow mein, and sweet & sour pork. The broccoli beef and shrimp were so good! The chow mein was a bit salty and the pork was a bit dry for me, even with the sauce. Overall good place! read more

Want great. Wasn't bad. It was just egh. Just seemed like it was from a mall not a sit down Chinese. If you get what I'm saying. Nothing stood out. We ordered chicken chow mein, sesame chicken which I dont recommend, bbq fried rice and beef broccoli . Still searching for a good Chinese around here. read more

Surprisingly good food at a reasonable price. I feed a full family of 5 for about $50 or so, and I'd call that a deal.

Service with a smile:) that's the only reason I gave 3 stars. Plates and silverware were dirty, went through 3 forks before we got a clean one. Meals were ordered and to the table in 5minutes. How? Pre cooked chicken? Food was mediocre. Uncle wongs down the street 100x better. Won't be back here again. read more

The orange chicken came dry and the sauce was on the side, the sauce tasted like a lemon meringue cake and not in a good way. The garlic fried chicken had a hair cooked into it and the white rice honestly tasted so dry. 2/10 don't recommend. Go to Sun kitchen they have good food. read more

Food was okay, We ordered an hour before closing so maybe it was just almost time to close that's why the food wasn't that good but the fried rice and chow mein we ordered was bland and dry, the deep fried chicken pieces we ordered tasted not fresh either. I don't know if i'll be trying again. The food just tasted old in general read more

My wife & I have lived in Oakley for 5 Years & Finally tried this Restaurant, as far as I'm concerned its the Best Chinese Joint in town, the food is Delicious, my favorite is the House Wonton, Full of Meat & Shrimp... read more

SALTY! SALTY! SALTY!! Did I saw Salty? $47 later and a bucket full of salt. Weird chow mein noodles and burnt rice. First time and last time I will go to this place. I was hoping with all the good reviews that I would love this place.... Nope! Maybe the salt shaker was broken, but I don't think so. Disappointed! read more

Silver River Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Oakley, California

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They close at 8:30.... youd expect when you go in somewhere before the closing time to be served food. We got in at 8:10 and we're turned away. Was also told that they stop serving food at 7:30....sooo, they close at 7:30 then. Was pretty disappointed. read more

I've tried to give this place a chance.....few times, but I'm done trying to find the "silver" lining. The sweet and sour chicken is a joke. They fried the chicken in either old or really cheap oil and it was SO gross....inedible. Plus, there's barely any chicken beyond the very thick fried dough surrounding it. The guy (older, bigger male) who seems like the owner is cocky and rude. I overheard him talking to a customer who didn't want MSG in her take out order, and he was making fun of her. He kept saying they do things "old school" there and so they still use MSG. She stated that recent data and research shows it's not healthy for people, but he just said he's in the restaurant business, not the health business. Jeez! You feed people and don't think you're contributing to the health of people. It's like saying you're in the cigarette business and not the health business.....so you shouldn't care about data regarding people who smoke. He was out of line, combative, and clearly had no customer service skills. He just kept arguing with her and it was awkward to overhear what he was saying. Most restaurants no longer use MSG because it's unhealthy, and I had NO idea this restaurant still does. I'm going to make sure I request no MSG in my food, if I ever return, but I doubt I will. Too bad! read more

Food is great. Quality of food is on point. Quantity is beyond expectation. Lots of food for the amount you pay which is already super reasonable. Owner is always friendly and has an up beat welcoming attitude. Give it a try and be amaZed read more

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My wife and I have driven by this restaurant for years and years and have never stopped to eat here. So, based on other yelp ratings, we did today for lunch. As other have said, it is behind Oakley's new construction area of downtown and kind of hidden away. The building it is in has been what I consider a landmark of Oakley in that I remember it being here over 30 years ago when I was in High School. The owner has owned this restaurant for 21 years. We were met by the owner who was very nice and greeted us in. Had my ice tea within 3 minutes of walking in. The interior is clean and small. I ordered the Mongolian Beef with rice and soup. My wife had had the BBQ beef steak on skewers, bbq pork chow mein and sweet & sour pork. When our plates were delivered to the table, you knew it was fresh because it was the temperature of the sun. After a minute or two we dug in and it was absolutely delicious. The portions are crazy big. Refer to the pictures. The entire lunch was only $14.00. I hope Oakley recognizes the small restaurant and businesses owners while they are improving downtown. Places like this need to stay around. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT FOR GREAT CHINESE FOOD! read more

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Trying to find some good Chinese food. Tired of the greasy places. Found this place here on Yelp. Tucked away behind La Costa in Oakley next to Ace Hardware. The place is bright and clean when you walk in. The menu is Cantonese. We had the basics: Won Ton Soup - Very good flavor. Lots of Won Tons. Moist BBQ pork and greens. Sweet & Sour Pork- Very crisp. Not saturated in the sweet sauce. Chicken Chow Mein - I didn't have to add any soy sauce. The chicken was good. No weird grisly pieces. BBQ Pork Fried Rice - Excellent. Overall a nice experience with no complaints. The service was good too. Definitely recommended. I will be going back. read more

I ordered a lunch to-go order for my family and I today. It was my first time here. I've lived in Oakley for a year and never knew this place existed until today. The owner was very nice, friendly and very helpful. The food was amazing. I got the meat wontons, sweet and sour pork, bbq pork chow mein and bbq pork fried rice. Everything was delicious. It is my new go to Chinese restaurant. read more

I have gone to silver river three times now all which were to go orders. Food was cooked to order and fast even for peak dinner times. The man who answers the phone and greets you when you arrive was very friendly and by the second time knew who I was. What a memory! Each time I went there were a lot of loyal regulars popping in to pick up orders and chat with the owner. Most of the food dishes I enjoyed. Since I am not Chinese I can not claim authenticity on dishes but they were fresh and good. read more

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Customer service was great!!! Food was good and ready fast!! They will definitely see us again and again!

Fast, yummy food. Mixed vegetables came with mainly onions but other than that I was pleased.

Love their house rice and chicken chow mein. There is a lot of flavor in the house rice. The prices are very fair and the owner is very nice. read more

Love the garlic fried chicken and bbq pork chow mein! My faves since the early 90's!

The owner is nice. The food is not consistently cooked the same. I love honey walnut prawns. I've ordered every where in the Bay Area. Where are the walnuts? I count 4 and they aren't glazed like the traditional honey walnut prawns. Picture is what you get in a full order 15 shrimps and 4 walnuts. read more

Silver River Restaurant - Honey Walnut Prawns - Chinese Near Me - Oakley, California

I absolutely love this Chinese restaurant! The foods flavorful and never too greasy! Not bland like most of the other spots I've tried locally. Definitely recommend! We order take out from here and the staff is super nice and friendly. The owner is such a great guy! Caring, thoughtful, and funny! Engages with me during my visits and leaves me feeling welcome and excited to return. read more

I went to Silver River for the first and LAST time. I have never had such bland tasting Chinese Food. Next time I'll drive to the Asian Bistro in Brentwood where the food is delicious. read more

The owner was extremely friendly and sweet! Food was wonderful and FAST!! Even though he was closing he still help us with da quiknezz and he sells my favorite twin dragon almond cookies read more

Silver River Restaurant - Twin dragon almond cookies!! - Chinese Near Me - Oakley, California

The worst lemon chicken- it was deep fried scraps from the bottom of the fryer- no chicken inside!!! Very gross!!!!! too pricey!!!!!! I do recommend the fortune cookies lol ! Not quality- go somewhere Else!!!! Disappointed!!!!! Lemon Chicken Grossssssss!!!!!! read more