Great food again. I needed to pick up a fast order of two appetizers and two mains for a party. Pot stickers, shrimp, orange chicken, and green onion beef all were spot on. read more

The food is prepared fresh and is generous and very tasty.. owners are very gracious and extremely hard working. The Chinese food is good old fashion Chinese with flavors that truly make you want more! With the fans blowing and small are for dine in, simple yet adequate, it is a comfortable, pleasant experience ..especially when the orders are brought to your table hot off the grill/ stove. We have been coming for years and it is always consistent. In a small strip mall I. concord, off Clayton Road... pot Sticker are my favs!! Yummy read more

My wife and I bought dinner from The Chinese Kitchen this evening. We ordered Sweet and Sour Prawns, Szechuan Beef, and Pork Fried Rice. The Sweet and Sour Prawns did not have prawns. Very small shrimp encased in a thick deep-fried batter which disguised the shrimps small size. Obviously previously frozen.....dry and very chewy. Awful. The Szechuan beef was loaded with vegetables, which were fine, but the beef was dry and tasteless, with a sauce that was bland. A zero. The Fried Rice was fine, but certainly not a reason to ever return. Don't waste your money. Although we live in Concord, we go to San Francisco several times a month, and have eaten at numerous Chinese restaurants in the city. The city restaurants are far superior. read more

Sampled 4 items: 1. Potstickers 6 ea. 2 stars to much dough not enough flavor. 2. Wor Won Ton soup large. Enough for 4 people came in 2 quart containers. 4 stars good ingredients but broth lacked depth. 3. Beef chow fun. Good portion. 4 stars. Good combination of ingredients, although noodles a little greasy 4. Mongolian beef. Small portion. 3 stars. Beef had a sweet flavor which I liked. Half of box was crispy noodles and lacked spice. Would have given 4 stars if my order was ready for pick up when I arrived after the 20 minute estimate. When I arrived was told another 5 minutes, it took over 10. read more

Great food and service They deliver if you leave near by the restaurant , have been going here for over 30 years and it always good

The food was delicious, but my only problem is. I place an order and one of my items they didn't give me and when I went there, to asked them the guy and woman both lied to my face. I wouldn't ever go here again and I recommend anybody else to avoid this place. I don't want to eat were they lie just to take your money. They didn't accept it's there fault,but they used lieing as there way of saying they missed up an order. I'm telling everyone I know not to go here a place which they lie. So everyone please don't go here ever it's not worth it to have a huge headache and problems. read more

The amount of money verse what you actually get is not worth it, I ordered the lunch combo and 75% of my plate was chow mein not much of the entrée a big fat flat fried wonton and anegg roll. great service though read more

The Chinese Kitchen is right off of Clayton Rd, in a stretch of shopping centers that are fairly older, and many people would probably just drive right by if they're not familiar with the area. There's actually a couple of places here that I would visit from time to time, but for some reason, I just never been down to The Chinese Kitchen even though they've been here for some time now. From the outside, it really doesn't look like much, but once you get inside, well, it probably actually looks even worse, so be warned, lol. It's definitely a family run style restaurant, and it doesn't appear they offer dine-in currently and just focused on takeout, so in that sense I guess the decor doesn't really matter. The staff here are pretty friendly though. The lady at the front was helpful. The menu here is a pretty typical Chinese restaurant menu. The prices are okay. A bit pricier than I had expected for a place like this, but at least the portions here are good so it makes up for it. It's comparable to at least New Lim's just down the street off Clayton Rd as well. I ordered a couple of things today, the combination chow mein, and a hot and sour soup. The hot and sour soup was pretty good actually. Just enough flavor of both the hot and the sour, and the stuff inside the soup was plentiful. If you're someone who likes tofu, they put quite a bit of it in here. They also put in a couple of shrimps, and the other usual ingredients that would come in this soup. It won't blow you away by any means, but it's a solid hot and sour soup. And as someone who has had a lot of hot and sour soup, this one is definitely on the better of the spectrum. The combination chow mein was not bad. The ingredients were plentiful inside there. Plenty of meats and such to accompany the noodles itself. Makes for a tasty dish, and there was a lot more of it than I expected, so the pricing aspect was at least reasonable in the end. I do feel that the noodles themselves felt a bit overcooked, as it came out a bit mushier than I would prefer and doesn't have that same kind of doughiness you would like from the thick noodles. Either that or the noodles they're using were not fresh. I mean, it wasn't bad, just could've been better. The ingredients other than the noodles were good though. Certainly one of those situations where you don't judge a book by its cover. While the decor is very runned down, and probably not a place you would walk into casually, the food they offer does leave something to be desired. I haven't tried some of their other dishes yet, but flavor wise, they are there. I would want to come back and try some of their other dishes in the future. read more

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This little place is the quintessential Mom and Pop Chinese restaurant. I really don't like reviewing food to go, but it looks like to-go food is their primary market. I went with some chow fun and some chow mein. The chow fun had the best actual noodles I have had in some time - multiple layers and more noodles than meat and vegetable. The flavor was a little bland and the dish was missing that wok hei flavoring. The chow mein was similar - a little bland and I actually prefer thinner noodles. Still, the cost was right (just around $20 for two dishes) and it does look like they are really trying. I'll probably be back to see what other dishes are like. This was the third time trying to get food (they were closed previously), so be aware that they appear to keep inconsistent hours. read more

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Everything has always been very good? We've always done delivery, very quick, excellent service and food. We love the, Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings, Chicken Chow Mein, Mongolian Chicken, great Shrimp dishes, just great, fresh Chinese food. I had gone there many years ago, when I was nine , ten etc with my parents, that was a long long time ago. lol. read more

I was craving Chinese food and so happy to have found this restaurant! I ordered chicken chow mean, sweet and sour chicken, beef broccoli, and pork fried rice. They crammed those little boxes filled with steamy food goodness. Everything was hot and fresh! They do party trays but you have to call a day ahead for notice. The food is perfect for a party so I'm planning to go back! I sat and waited for my food and could hear the sizzling sounds in the kitchen. Inside there are about 5-6 small tables to sit. The manager's name is Waylin and he was very nice! read more

The Chinese Kitchen - Inside view waiting for takeout. I could hear my food sizzling! - Seafood Near Me - Concord, California

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Where is the shrimp? Happened to be in the area and decided to give it a try when we walked by. Not so friendly greeting, actually no greeting, but that is what it is. The test for us is always the shrimp fried rice. The flavor was good but seriously lacking shrimp. I think that there were maybe 5 in the pint. All in all "eh" and would not go out of the way to go again. read more

Great food ! Have never been disappointed. Fast delivery too ! Food is always hot when it arrives . read more

Love the Mongolian beef. Will repeat. Quick for phone order pickup, great for pick up on way home from bart. read more

Hidden gem. Food was delicious and portions were good. You do have to wait 20-30 mins but it's well worth it.

Have eaten here several times over the past years. Family-owned indie with good food and service at low prices. Wish they were on Doordash!

In Concord looking for some good Chinese food so so ordered shrimp fried rice, dried fried pork and neither one was a hit. I grew up on Chinese food from Oakland, this stuff here was dry and nothing like a taste I was looking for, sadly. Too bad too sad this won't be a spot aI frequent. I'll be on the hunt for good Chinese food in the Concord area. Any tips or suggestions, hmu & let me know. read more

The perfect little family owned Chinese restaurant. My wife and boys decided to try this place tonight and I'm glad we did. We tried several items on the menu, including the salt and pepper chicken wings, the orange chicken, shrimp chow men, Mongolian beef and egg rolls. Everything we had was good. the orange chicken was especially notable, as it seems that not everyone gets the flavor right and this orange chicken had a big crunch to it, with super tender chicken on the inside (just as the wings did). The service there was very nice as well. The owner served us and was especially sweet with us. My infant was dropping things and the owner offered to wash his bottle cap when he saw that it had made it to the floor. Additionally, something you don't see much anymore, he packed out leftovers for us , which was super helpful since the kids were a handful. One aspect that we appreciated were the classic notes in the decor. There was a DVD TV combo on next to the cashier desk, which we chuckled about since it had been decades since we had the same TV in our own bedrooms. They also put our youngest in an old school high chair which was wild to see. We will be back (often)! read more

Salt and Pepper Shrimp is INCREDIBLE! Fast and very kind service. I highly recommend this restaurant. The food is delicious. A little pricey, but worth it. read more

This is our go-to Chinese take-out place in Concord. There is stiff competition over by 99 ranch but this one is always great.

Always the best Chinese food in town. Get it Togo and enjoy your time with the family. 5 stars always here. Quality of the meat is always the best! read more

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El pollo de naranja estaba picoso y rico. Hot tea, white rice and Orange chicken-spicy! Small space, great prices, fast service, parking in front too. read more

Excellent food tonight . The sautéed Chinese greens, ginger onion prawns, foil chicken and hot amd sour soup were all super delicious. People that work here are always very nice too read more

I hate giving meh reviews but this was totally meh. I had seen people rave about it here and on Concord Comes Alive on FB so we thought we'd give it a shot. We got Mongolian Beef, Mou Shu Pork, Cashew Chicken, Chicken Chow Mein, and an order of egg rolls. I love, love, LOVE Mongolian Beef and order it every time. I was excited when he asked me my level of spicy-ness (I went with medium) but totally disappointed when I bit into thick, tough(ish) beef. The Moo Shu was pretty bland as was the Chow Mein - added a lot of hoisin to the Moo Shu and a bit of soy to the Chow Mein. I didn't try the Cashew Chicken. read more

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Nothing earth shattering here, just standard American Style Chinese food served fresh in huge portions from a hole in the wall that's been around for over sixty years and owned by the same folks for the last 30. Flavors are solid and service can be slow but that's because they literally make every dish as it's ordered. read more

Foods are sooo delicious! Love the honey walnut prawns, salt and pepper prawns and mixed veggies with Black bean sauce!!! Prices are very reasonable, and staff are friendly. 5 stars! read more

Long wait but super worth it. Family owned and run. I believe it's just the husband and wife and a chef or two. Mongolian beef, shao lin chicken , and fried orange chicken wings all INSANE!! Not sure if I got the names right but I'm pretty sure if you mention those they'll correct you! Favorite Chinese I've ever had for sure! read more

The food is reasonable and fair priced, I would recommend this restaurant. service is quick and they provide delivery service. read more

Very good food; had delivered, took over an hour but food was hot and delicious. Only quibble is wish there were more vegetables in chow mien. I'm also allergic to MSG and ask that none be used and always receive without. Would give five stars if not for the long wait for delivery. Just scrumptious! read more

We have frequented this restaurant for many years and they were always our go to Chinese restaurant when we lived in Concord. It's been about a year since we've gone here. This is definitely not the same cook as before. The prices have gone way up, and the quality has gone way done. The fried rice, egg foo young and salt n pepper chicken all tasted like they had been refried and were super greasy. Waste of $35 and left me with a stomachache. Do yourself a favor and find a different Chinese restaurant. read more

Was so excited to try this place for the first time and really wanted to change the businesses I support and have my money go to places that are more deserving. My family and I were in the mood for chinese so we decided to try a new place. Unfortunately this place DOES NOT accommodate any changes to their plates. My mom started to order her plate and said no onions, the waiter then said "oh no we can't do that." They wouldn't simply adjust (not a very complicated order either) so unfortunately we won't be returning or even recommending this place to anyone. Can this place tell me- what if someone is allergic to something? Save your time and stress: if you need to make any adjustments to dishes here they DO NOT allow or accommodate health allergies. read more

Why isn't this place more crowded?!?! It's reasonably priced, the food is amazing, and it's an adorable local business! I ordered curry beef and it was chock full of tender beef and vegetables, their chow mein is delicious and not over cooked, and the fried rice is excellent as well. I'll definitely be back! read more

Went with an out-of-town friend around 8pm on a weeknight. The owner was SUPER sweet. The restaurant was spotless. The portions were gigantic, temperature-hot, and beautifully-prepared. Also inexpensive. Hot and sour soup, broccoli beef, tofu and veggies, a spicy chicken dish (that I can't remember the name of), and pork fried rice. Enough to serve five people, IMO! I will be eating leftovers for days. They were mostly doing to-go and take-out orders. We dined in, and were not rushed. I hadn't been in ages, and will definitely go back! UPDATE (and considered taking off a star for this): They packed three of our leftovers in styrofoam clamshell containers. Which (I checked to be sure) have been banned in Concord since 1/1/19!! I'll go back, but will bring my own containers. And have a face-to-face chat with the owners about the styrofoam ban! Maybe they ran out of cardboard containers. Hope that's all it was. read more

Consistently good, sometimes amazing. The orange chicken is phenomenal little hole in the wall spot so pretty much take out but if you are eating solo, it has some indoor seating. read more

I randomly stumbled upon a recent review and it said good things. We live in East Concord and love a Chinese food place in Pleasant Hill but it is not very convenient. We have tried many places nearby and the best we can say is that some are edible but most are pretty gross. We are ever hopeful and were pretty hungry so we gave this hole in the wall joint a try. Wowie Kazowie!! Were we happily surprised! My ultimate test is Hot & Sour soup, it was perfect. The pork fried rice was delish, moist and not cheap on the pork. The chicken & string beans and beef in oyster sauce were both very fresh and delicious. The portions are generous and everything was carefully packed! They even gave us fortune cookies! What a wonderful surprise to have finally found a great Chinese take out that is close by. read more

I didn't love it, but we didn't hate it! We were passing through concord on our way home and we were both really hungry. When I yelped for Chinese this came up. The parking sucks. Can't really park out front. We parked on the side of the building and even there was only 2 parking spots open. We both got water. And I ordered mushroom chicken with steamed rice, lunch special. My husband had sweet & sour pork with fried rice lunch special. Here's your warning! $1 extra for fried rice! Even though it does not specifically say that on the menu. And when you order, he asks which one you want! Weird to me.. On the menu it said it came with rice, hot tea, fried wonton and soup of the day. We never received the hot tea. The soup of the day was hot & sour and it was awful! I have never really liked it, but could tolerate it. This one was like straight vinegar! Mushroom chicken was good! It came out hot and it was very fresh. Lots of veggies! I would definitely order it again Sweet & sour pork was really good! It wasn't hot.. but I liked that it wasn't fatty or a lot of batter. They were large chunks of meat! I also ordered an order of egg rolls. They were not very good. They came after we both were about half way done with our meals, which I thought was a little weird. I had began to think they forgot them. They were vegetable rolls, and again with the vinegar! I didn't like the taste at all. We were the only ones in there, and he still never refilled our water, which was definitely just tap water btw.. When he brought our check, it was some scribbling of what he wrote down as our meals, and a dollar amount owed. Nothing was broken down or written down as to how much each item cost. When I asked him to tell me, he was very irritated. I told him it's fine.. We paid and left. I still think we paid a little bit too much. But oh well! read more

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Looking for a good, informal, reasonably priced Chinese food - this is the place to go. The husband and wife team are very accommodating - will cook the food to your liking. Although, I mostly come for take outs, the food and service are just as outstanding. read more

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I was really hoping that how the outside of this place looked, in no way reflected the quality of the restaurant. However, we must have showed up on an off night (at least imo), because it seemed they weren't at all prepared for anyone. First impressions are important, and when your first impression of a new restaurant is that the woman serving you looks like she would rather kill you, it starts the meal off with a not so good vibe. I know I shouldn't take it personal since she was looking at everyone with this death gaze. Another thing that killed me at this place is there phone system. Not only is the phone annoyingly loud, they also never freaking pick it up. So if you're calling in an order, and you're wondering why it's been 5 minutes and still no answer, this is the reason. Also on the topic of to-go orders, be aware that the time they give you for pick up is not the actual the food is ready. I watched three people come in to pick up their food, and all three times the woman told them it would be "15 more minutes". Ok, now let's get to the food. We ordered pot stickers (always a staple when get Chinese), combination chow mein, and broccoli chicken. The pot stickers came out first, naturally. They looked and tasted good, and they definitely were served hot; however, the dough was undercooked. It made it a little hard to chew through. The combination chow mein was pretty good, and everything had good flavor except for the noodles themselves. I did love the plump shrimp; I just wish we had more of them. Last but not least is the broccoli chicken. I love the amount of broccoli they put on the plate, as well as carrots. The chicken to veggie ratio was probably about 70 percent broccoli, and 30 percent chicken. Seeing as I'm trying to eat better this was great for me. In the end there are MUCH better Chinese food places around. I'm not sure if I caught them on a bad night; however, I really don't have any desire to revisit as well. read more

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First off, when they say your order will be ready in 35 minuets, and it turns into an hour, that's just wrong. Second, I got on their website to pick out what we wanted. The prices were there also. So, we picked out what we wanted and ordered it. When my husband went to get the food what was to be around $30-35 turned out to be $55!! Don't go by their website prices!! I wouldn't of taken the food if I had of gone to get it. The egg foo young was like hockey pucks and the so called pancakes for MO Shu Pork were non-edible. Very unhappy with the whole thing. won't go back for sure!! read more

Another four stars experience. Good service but great foods. Service get a 3 solid stars but foods a definite solid four stars. Everything is balanced and came hot. read more

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