I have eaten at my fair share of Chinese restaurants all my life and I know a good one when I dine in. I came here with a party of 9 so we ordered dishes and had it done family style. All of their dishes were made to perfection! The wait was not long at all and all the food came out piping hot and cooked with love. The fish clay pot we ordered was my favorite! I've been to many Chinese restaurants that have extremely greasy food but it wasn't the case here. Sorry, no pics this time because I didn't want to be rude while everyone was starving! read more

Classic example of a 3.5 star Chinese place being a good thing. If you want solid Chinese Americanized or more authentic Chinese food you can't go wrong. They get your food out fast, it's a good portion, and free hot tea. read more

Decent Cantonese food via Door Dash. Little things were disappointing, like using canned pineapple instead of fresh or frozen. The chicken chow mien was plentiful. Daughter did not like the thin sliced chicken, but the dog did. Prawns were small and soggy but disappeared anyway. I liked the chicken and snow peas. Would have been nice to have a menu with pictures of all entrees. Might order again but probably not. read more

A decent Chines restaurant in Davis. There are a dozen good Chinese restaurants in town but this one is one of several best ones. Wide varieties, Great tastes, Easy parking. read more

Ordered take out from here and every piece of meat was raw in the middle. From the chicken in the fried rice to the beef in the broccoli beef, all of it was raw. read more

HORRIBLE service. Servers are rude and have awful attitudes. I asked for water and didn't get it until I was practically done with my meal. I would be more understanding if it was busy. But it was super slow. And most of the servers were just standing around ignoring customers that I could sense were feeling the same frustration. When I would ask my server something when she would come to the table, she would just ignore me and walk away! It was so weird! I've never experienced service like that. read more

Horrible place for vegetarians. Ordered a tofu dish only to find out it had shrimp. The then supposedly vegetarian dish we ordered instead was definitely made with chicken stock. Someone in our group only got their dish 30 minutes after the rest of the dishes had been brought out. And possibly the saddest thing was the "mixed vegetable" dish we got was just cooked lettuce. read more

I've been giving this place a try since their grand opening. At this point I'd consider myself a regular at this place. The food is good...but you're going to have to be able to wait for it. Multiple times have I come in to be glossed over in food served due to others having bigger tables. After waiting 45 to an hour for my one order of whether it be porridge, FRIED food, or one noodle dish...instead of a stomach full of food I'm sitting with stomach filled with disappointment and anger. The servers have gotten better over time (e.g. from denying me white pepper to add to my soup to now actually having it served on every table) but seriously this wait...I could literally die and reincarnate and probably die again before I get my food. Maybe I need to come in with a party of people to get noticed...senpais here don't notice me unfortunately. I really wanted to like this place and give it chance because it's the food of my people and it satisfies my cravings without forcing me to drive far to get something on par (aka, across the bridge to Four Seasons). But the service is literally too atrocious at times. If you got a eon to spare, check this place out for some fresh good food...otherwise...you know what to do. read more

Pretty much the only place in Davis where you can get good Chinese food. That's pretty much the only reason they have good business. That aside, their service is extremely terrible and lacking. You have to pretty much yell for the waiters for their attention. And even when you do get their attention, they're clueless and half ass what you ask them for/to do Came early so there were plenty of seats available. But they Seated us, a party of 4, at a small booth on the side. All around us, at the tables of the same size, there were only parties of 3 or 2. Idk why they decided to squeeze us here when there were other seats available. We ordered soup. Waiter came with 2 bowls ... Ok Later on he came back with one more bowl Bruh There's 4 of us.... How can you mess that up read more

First let me say the House Fried rice is great, unfortunately it went downhill from there!! Slow service it took about 10 minuets before the waiter came to greet us. Then I noticed others who arrived after us received quick service AND their food came very fast. Hmmm, not sure if this place gives Asian people better service BUT it appears that way! The rice was brought to the table first then about 5-6 minuets later my Spicy Seafood with Tofu (Clay Pot) arrived. My girlfriend ordered seafood chow mein and we had to ask where her food was. We waited another 15 minuets before they finally brought her dish!! We both requested "no squid" and naturally thought they would compensate that with a couple extra shrimp or scallops, NOT!!! The "Seafood" chow mein had 3 Shrimp and 3 Bay Scallops in a huge pile of noodles!! What?? We were shocked they didn't substitute the squid with additional shrimp or scallops! Sydney (Manager) told us "if we liked the chow mein better from another place we should eat it there"!! What??? I couldn't believe she said that and went on to make excuses AND then basically BLAMED us for not telling the waiter to replace the squid with something else... I told her the waiter should have asked us if we wanted to substitute the squid for scallops or shrimp that's not my job!! This was our first time trying out this restaurant so we had high hopes. We will NEVER be back!!! read more

Really good traditional Chinese food in down town Davis. You know it's excellent because it's full of Asians, and gets 3-stars on Yelp. 4 and 5 star Chinese restaurants are Americanized Chinese food, because Asian immigrants are underrepresented on yelp. Seriously the b read more

As many of the other reviews mention, the service at this restaurant is not that great. The restaurant does not have many tables, and there is often a wait if you come at noon or during dinner times. The waiters are not super attentive, and the dishes do not always come out at the same time. For those who are not use to service at Chinese restaurants, this may come as a surprise, but at most cheap Chinese restaurants this is the type of service you would expect. This being said, the reason why my review is still 4 stars is that the food at this restaurant definitely outshines all the flaws with the service. The food is a little oily but the flavor is definitely there. The fried garlic, salt and pepper pork is delicious; it is tender and juicy. It makes you want to suck the bones clean. The cod clay pot with mushrooms and tofu is smooth and hearty. The sauce used in the dish tastes delightful with rice; it is definitely one of the best dishes for a cold day. The chow mein noodles with bbq pork is also great, but it is on the more oily side. Overall, if you are able to overlook the mediocre service at this restaurant, it is definitely worth a visit. It provides the best quality and most genuine Chinese food out of all of the Chinese restaurants in the area. read more

The food we got was absolutely delicious and not overly salty. My favorite dish we ordered was the toasted romaine hearts with tofu skin (because I am a vegetarian). This was unique because you don't frequently see any tofu skin dishes here in Davis. It was very aromatic and delicious with some rice. My family ordered the braised beef brisket clay pot dish and seemed to rave about it. The beef was flavorful and tender. The chow fun was great! It was not overly oily or salty which is a wonderful plus. If my review was strictly based on the food, it would be a solid 5/5 so far. The only downside is the service here. I had to lower my review due to the atrocities that is the staff. We had ordered a total of 3 dishes and a bowl of rice. We received two dishes promptly and waited over 20-30 minutes for the bowl of rice and the last dish. We had to wave down a server about our rice (notice I said "a" server and not "our" server). A few times we had to wave our hands to get the attention of a random passing server. Most of those waves went unnoticed! Finally, after we finished eating we had to wait another 20 minutes of waving until we got our check and boxes to go. The servers are not very tentative. Honestly, I will go back if I have a lot of time to kill. If I am in a rush, I will probably skip it. I also do understand that they just started and probably are just getting a hang of things. I definitely believe their service needs a little improvement. Their food so absolutely delicious. I may opt to order take out instead of dining in. read more

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Top notch if you don't mind not getting your food. Ordered chow mein, after an hour has to leave because order never came. Sadly the gentleman sitting next to us had to switch his order to go because it wasn't arriving. Oddly people who had arrived 30 minutes or more later were getting full orders fulfilled. That poor fellow wasn't terribly lucky that day and he had to go to class before he even had a chance of enjoying his food, if he ever got to at all, Since we decided to just leave after and hour of our chow mein wait. After reading more reviews online we've noticed that the so seem to practice selective service, so good luck when entering the tasty kitchen, you may be treated like a king or you may be chosen to sit an watch while your peers eat their food instead. Never try and order the frog, because they never have it in stock, ever. read more

Very nice Chinese food, all Asian employee s, fast efficient service. Discount for cash. Today I had the wonton soup, with 8 dumplings read more

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Best Chinese in Davis! And they have my favorite green beans and minced pork of any Cantonese restaurant! Highly recommend!

Solid food, relatively quick service and very nice people! Overall seemed a tad bit greasy to me, but the kids seemed to enjoy it. We will definitely give it another try because the location is convenient when shopping or running errands in downtown Davis. read more

I wrote a review last week giving 5 stars to this place. I spoke too quickly ! I am changing my review after my terrible experience tonight. My dinner never came , they only brought my husband's.. We asked the staff a couple of times for my dish... we got no answers, no apologies, so after 25 minutes waiting we lost patience and asked for the bill. The waitress avoided us the whole time. At the end she blamed the kitchen. We felt like no one really cared much about how disappointed we were. Food is tasty but with such awful service it's not worth coming back. read more

The food is okay here, nothing special. Typical Chinese food which can get a little salty. We ordered the honey walnut shrimp which came with no walnuts lol. We also ordered the mushu pork which generally comes with really, paper thin wraps but they literally gave us thick flour tortillas.... we didn't eat them. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this restaurant. Customer service is really bad. The server forgot our waters, and never checked up on us. Also pretty sure they don't turn on the A/C. I was sweating while eating..... won't come here again. read more

Haven't been to Davis in a while, after living there for literally 14 years. I enjoyed Silver Dragon, so was curious about this place. Not too impressed, sadly. The decor is well done, and is quite different than its predecessor. The wait staff could use some work. Very monotone, unemotional, and inconsistent. People seated after me got their orders taken before me, and I had to flag down someone to order. I had to request ice water 3 times before I received it, and I spoke with a different server each time. My food was run of the mill, and I was a bit disappointed that no soup came with the lunch special. Silver Dragon was known for hot and sour soup, but maybe that's nostalgia for you. Would eat here again if invited, but I most likely wouldn't suggest it read more

I travel quite a bit for business and with family, and have had the pleasure of sampling many Chinese restaurants across the US. I must say that the quality, flavor, authenticity and portion sizes of the dishes at Tasty Kitchen have impressed me since the first time my UCD daughter introduced me to her favorite local Chinese restaurant. Just recently, we had the mixed mushroom with beef in pepper sauce, braised string beans with minced pork, and the beef chow fun with black bean sauce. After a hard day moving apartments, we were very hungry, and this meal did not disappoint! Everything was quickly served piping hot, and as mentioned before, the portions were huge. Fantastic distinct flavors for each dish were wonderful. The quality, flavor and quantity rivals the best in SF and Silicon Valley. One ding that we have experienced though was when it gets busy, the service can be challenged. Try to be patient and be and be a squeaky wheel. Your taste buds will thank you! read more

I absolutely love Tasty Kitchen. I have tried a variety of their dishes here and have never been disappointed. I rarely say this about any Chinese restaurant, but their food actually taste authentic and extremely flavorful! If you're in Davis or looking for a great Chinese restaurant, I would highly recommend trying this spot out! 10/10 would recommend! read more

cockroaches. 30 minute wait time, and okay food. very slow service, horrid food. it took 30 minutes to get my order taken, and another 25 to get the actual food. read more

We were so hungry anything would have tasted good- we both could barely eat this grease fest. Ordered via Yelp, they accepted the order, pushed back delivery time, and when the driver arrived it took another half hour (over an hour) to make the food. Don't order from here as it's both bad food, and bad service. Should have gotten a full refund. Food- no flavor, oily and greasy. My partner estimates they made it in 3-5 minutes. We got an appetizer, chow mein, a tofu dish, and orange chicken. The tofu had no flavor, extra water, extra squishy. The chicken had no flavor, wasn't even fully cooked and slathered in, what we called, goo. Chow mein could have been oil with a side of noodles. No additional condiments because this place is at war with flavor. Service- they had over an hour before the driver showed up to grab the food. Forcing him to wait an additional 25 minutes costs him money, and in a college town that's literally how they make rent. Follow up- should have read the one star reviews. The 4 and 5 star that say it's only one of two Chinese places in the area should not cause it to have that many stars. read more

This review isn't about their food, just about their lack of customer service or lack of restaurant operation knowledge... Waited like 10-15 minutes with lots of open large tables there but they didn't seat us. So we left. Good luck to them to figure out quickly. read more

Large serving size. Plenty of choices on the menu. I heard something negative about Tasty Kitchen though. The place is pretty spacious. read more

Tasty Kitchen - Cantonese Near Me - Davis, California

This place really surprised me! The service here is amazing and the food was so delicious. I highly recommend the Kung Pao chicken! Thank you so much to the staff for making this a memorable experience for me! I can't wait to eat here again! read more

Food is good. The reason I give it a 3 star is because my friends and have been here several times and every time is the same thing. We have to wait longer than other people to order and to get our food. I don't know if they are racist or what is the reason for the delay. We see people that got to the restaurant later than us, getting their food before us. This makes me sad read more

Tasty Kitchen - Cantonese Near Me - Davis, California

The rating for this place does not do it justice. Every time I come the dishes are delicious. The staff are very friendly and attentive. The food is consistent and the pricing and the quantity is very fair. read more

We stopped here on the way from the Bay Area to Reno. There are a lot of different types of cuisine in downtown Davis, so we wanted to try the first Chinese restaurant we saw, which was Tasty kitchen. I ordered the general chicken lunch special. For the price, it was a lot of food! I recommend bringing your own to-go container to take some food home (it uses less waste!) The chicken itself was very sweet, but really delicious. I prefer my general chicken with a little more spiciness, but I had no complaints. The sauce was really good. I wish I could have asked for some extra sauce for my rice, or even to take home. I will do that next time. I would definitely come here again. Quick service, and great food. read more

Omg love the food here! It is so fresh and so tasty! They give you complimentary hot green tea which is nice. I went with my bf and we ordered orange chicken, sweet n sour chicken, chow mein, and two orders of rice. The rice was pretty unnecessary so next time we will just order those three dishes. The chicken dishes looked like they were freshly fried. And the veggie chow mein has the freshest vegetables and noodles! So good I couldn't get pictures! Best Chinese place in town! And their customer service is pretty great too! read more

We ordered through doordash and the food was at our door in about an hour. We ordered house chow mein, beef chow fun with blank bean, and salted preserved egg. Chow mein was good with lots of seafood rolling around. Chow fun was bland compared to the chow mein but it was okay. The salted preserved egg was a bland porridge with slices of preserved egg. Literally had to put a little soy sauce for flavor. It may be good for when you are sick and need to eat bland food. Overall the good was okay but not persistent and prices are high how for what it is. read more

One of the best new offerings of Chinese food in Davis. In authentic Chinese restaurants, the worse the service, the better the food. I have no problems waving waitstaff down and asking them for what I need. Try ordering things that aren't typical "American Chinese food." Clay pots, non-chow mein dishes, non-traditional meats and you have a winner. Better yet, take a Chinese literate person and order off the secret menu. read more

Horrible service. Wait line slow. Expect to wait a long time for to go orders as well. Food is pretty Chinese American standard. Go anywhere else. Been here multiple times and hated each encounter. Now I just feel like an idiot for how often I did go and try to give them a second chance. I have worked in service industry before, I know how difficult it is to serve 100+ people, but I would never treat customers as rudely as some of the wait staff. In total, there are no shortages of Chinese American restaurants in Davis, go anywhere else. read more

I love love love the food here despite that most stuff are pretty pricey. However, I would usually go here with friends so we can split off the check since the proportion here is pretty filling :) One thing to keep in mind is the waiting is pretty long and it would be nice if there is free wifi :) How many times have I come here? 40+ read more

I heard a lot of good things about this place when it first opened only to be disappointed. I came here with one other person and there wasn't that big of a line. We got our table quickly because we were only a party one two. Good right? Not. They sat us at an awkward spot in the restaurant which probably is the reason why they had bad customer service. When we sat down, it took FOREVER for them to get us our menus. You don't sit someone down and expect them to know your menu.... When we had to ask for menus, we got them and looked over what we wanted to eat. Again... it took FOREVER for them notice we were done looking at our menu and wanted to order. After we ordered and got our food, it wasn't good. We got a rice noodle plate which was bland, a bowl of porridge with nothing special, and a couple of other dishes which were bland or not special. After we finished eating, it took FOREVER for them to give us our check. I don't know why my friends thought this place was great. I'm Chinese and I've tasted a lot of authentic Chinese restaurants and this place doesn't even compare. Perhaps they just had better customer service than us with better seating. I definitely wouldn't come here again. read more

Had a delicious lunch here today. The food was great, portions large and the price in reasonable. My friend is Chinese and she is rather picky about restaurants. She enjoyed her meal and we will defiantly be back read more

tl;dr Service sucks, waitress will yell at you for everything. Have to ask for water/drinks at least 3 times before they respond. Food is 6/10, bit too bland on some dishes. Oh, and for a party of 10, THEY WILL CHARGE YOU RICE BY THE BOWL. $1.50 each! Called in the morning to make a reservation for a party of 10, they said they would accommodate. Cool, done. Walked in at the time we reserved and the first thing the waitress does is yell at me for walking in? No greeting, plus I had to repeat my name 5 times and state, both in English and Chinese, that we had a reservation for 10 under my name. Took her a good while even though it wasn't super noisy in the restaurant or anything. We sit down and we're looking through the menu for things to order. Everything is fine up until she takes our orders. Drinks took forever to come. Asked for a lemon, never came. I'm not expecting 5 star service, but even the worst Chinese restaurants could do better than the service they have here. What we ordered: *Crab Corn Soup (2x; waitress said one can't feed 10, she was wrong. we had leftover soup) *Peking Ribs (not actually ribs, more just random cuts of meat) *Roasted Duck (Whole; didn't really seem like a whole duck) *String Beans with Ground Pork *Seafood Tofu Claypot *Honey Walnut Prawns (taste is off, sauce too watery) *Stir-fried Mix Mushrooms *Chow Mein w/ Bean Sprouts *Rice (they charge you by the bowl, didn't give us enough for 10 people, never told us it was refillable, and then yelled at us when we complained at the end because for that big of a party. BTW, even at the lowest tier chinese restaurant, the rice is usually FREE) *Salt & Pepper Squid *Ginger Scallion Beef Food was decent, dishes like Salt & Pepper Squid, Roasted Duck, and Stir-fried Mix Mushrooms were super under seasoned and bland. Chow Mein was decent, portion was pretty big too. Crab Corn Soup had a lack of....Crab. I found 1 piece of crab for every bowl of soup, pretty disappointing. The "whole" roast duck was also pretty small in size, and also very under seasoned. The one at Four Seasons tastes better. I was pretty surprised they charged us for rice. 1. Waitress never told us the rice was refillable. 2. We asked her if we could get a discount for the rice because they served it to us in a tiny pot and it wasn't nearly enough to feed 10 people. 3. Again, SUPER RUDE SERVICE. Yelled at us for asking if we could get a discount on the rice because of said reasons. Maybe I expected too much, but throughout our whole meal, our waitress basically yelled at us every time she said something. Ridiculously rude waitress and unorganized restaurant. I'll go to Four Seasons or Chengdu instead. read more

Good news: quality of the food was good. Prices were reasonable. Other news: Totally lacks ambiance. Noisy clattering of dishes is constant. Our waiter barely spoke English and could not explain the dishes. The photos of the dishes on the menu are misleading. For example, the 'braised tofu & veggie with black mushrooms' shows an assortment of vegetables. However, what is delivered is just braised tofu, one veggie (bok-choy), and black mushrooms. More variety in dish contents (as pictured) would have been appreciated. Wor Wonton Soup - photo shows a variety of veggies (again). However, there was only one vegetable - the bok choy (again). Our waiter had to define the white protein in the soup. Turns out it was chicken. Not appealing. This Wor Wonton Soup surprised with more seafood than we've ever had elsewhere. read more

Got diarrhea for two days after having plain pork chop, super salty tofu and fake "Peking" duck. My friend also felt stomachache after that lunch. FOOD SAFETY is definitely a BIG CONCERN here. WON'T COME AGAIN read more