I'll challenge anyone who hasn't been in the East Village/DTLB area for any extended amount of time not to give this family owned and operated place to give them their die respectfully! P. express should've kept it simple like this *Broccoli Beef - FRESH * Orange Chicken - FRESH * Spicy Kung Pao - FRESH * String Beans & Beef - FRESH * Chicken & Broccoli - FRESH * Spicy Fried Rice - FRESH * Tom Yum - FRESH * Spicy Shanghai Chicken - FRESH ALL OF THE ABOVE - I assure you is slap ya momma good to the last drop. The owners and those on the serving counters are pleasant, very educated and all provide healthy portions on every order before your very eyes. Whether you dine in or dine out you have undoubtedly chose a place that will not only defeat you last minute choice in this specific cuisine it's not only the right thing to do it's the only EPIC choice to make ! Parking in front is sparse but worth every bit of the ten -fifteen minute wait let your significant other take the wheel because upon walking in you will be spinning the wheel of good fortune on every course chosen. It's also a favorite for all hand meetings that go over hours for all you hard DTLB working mates just make sure you add some good solid drinks for nourishment ! Hands down the "WA WA RESTAURANT" is the best Asian food pound for pound and dollar for dollar all age and ethnic groups in the DTLB are WELCOME and they will beat your price on any combo hands down! Thanks for your kindness, patience, good-will and the superior deliciousness that WA WA has been consistently delivering to patrons on a day to day basis and hopefully for many years to come in the future! WE LOVE YOU WA WA !!!! read more

A quaint "hole-in-the-wall" eatery that is mainly take-out but has a few tables and chairs for dining in. American Chinese menu with nearly every menu item expected from one, in addition to some boba teas. I ordered the Combination Fried Rice, a common menu item. Soups look good, but they only come in one size--large, so I had to pass on it since the entree is too much food already. The fried rice is made to order. Staff are friendly but not too chatty. The cook in the back did give me a friendly wave when he was done preparing my food and that was as friendly touch. The food was packaged securely in a takeout container with napkins, a packet of sriracha, soy sauce, and a fork but no spoon. I took my lunch back to my hotel room. It would've been easier if I had a spoon but overall it was tasty and met expectations. As I am in Long Beach on conference, I don't know if I'll ever get to Wa Wa again but I'd certainly recommend it for a quick takeout lunch if you're in the area! read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - Combination Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Visited Wa Wa after a class at Clay because I smelled it earlier and then craved Chinese food for the next day at work. The food tasted great and the portions were definitely generous. The orange chicken was really good and I loved the chow mein. I'll definitely go back again. I love small hole in the wall places! read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Flavorless, tasteless food, plus no restroom and no free parking. I was hoping for tasty chinese food and every bite I took made me want to just throw it. Total was $16.52 by the way. read more

Great place for a quick meal. It's a cozy place to dine in. Always clean and well kept. Stephanie is so nice and gives great service. The food is tasty and the prices are right. It's a little hidden gem. Parking is a problem. They close at 8:00pm so they start running out of food around 7:00pm. All in all I recommend WA Wa. read more

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This place always comes through! The combination chow mein is the best in town, bomb! The Food is made to order or you can pick from their items they have made already, your choice. Great hole in the wall with good service! I'm a regular lol read more

Have been here several times for fast Chinese food. This latest visit eas for a chicken chow mein party platter. I called and asked for a small party tray, which is half of their large party tray. This would be enough to feed about 12-15 people. Chow mein is my fav fast food junk food. For real! I love the large thick noodles, the taste of the char from the flaming hot wok, and garlicky taste. I ordered by phone and waa on my way to pick it up. Overall, they were done in 15 minutes and had my food waiting to be picked up. Excellent service. Fast easy payment. They take cash or card. I believe there's a service charge for using your card. Something like 50 cents. Makes sense to do so for a small ma and pa restaurant. Parking my be a tad bit tricky depending on the time of day. Its downtown, so expect to be circling the block for parking. read more

I'm on a mission to find good fast casual Chinese food in Long Beach. Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley, an area with a rich and diverse Asian culture, has spoiled me. I saw how highly regarded this spot is on Yelp and when I went in and saw the Yelp sticker on the glass, I thought I had finally found a spot that was better than Panda Express. Well... I was disappointed. I ordered a three entreé combo: teriyaki chicken, kung pao chicken, and broccoli beef with fried rice and chow mein. Teriyaki tasted old, the kung pao was in a weird sauce, and everything else was fine. The lady who helped me was friendly and definitely has a heavy hand with her portions. Unfortunately, not sure I'd go out of my way to give them a second chance. read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - 3 Item Combo - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

I've lived in LB for years. I've lived nearby Wa Wa for years. I've never had Chinese food out here because it's always a gamble. I took a risk and ordered the beef and broccoli and wonton soup and wow!! Everything was so fresh, not greasy and the portions were great! Will definitely be back! read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - Beef and Broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Food is good, service is 0. "What do you want" or "Tell me when you are already" is fine, but taking my $2 tip out of tip box and throw back at me "here your tips" when I took a 0.75 cent paper box and ask I don't have any more cash, will the tips money cover this $.75 cent... it s not anywhere near my expected customer service, especially on hospitality industry. My advise DO NOT TIP them, save money for to-go box Thank you, I wish you all the best but will take my business elsewhere read more

Wa Wa Restaurant is worth the hype! I came across this restaurant on Yelp. I was craving Chinese food & was so glad to find this spot nearby the hotel I was staying at. I ordered ahead & definitely underestimated the amount of food I'd get! I ordered the spicy kung pao chicken, a side of fried rice, & a side of chow mein. I now have enough food for like 2-3 days! The food was good & the service was great! The lady up at the front of the restaurant was super nice & welcoming! She was so happy & grateful to have a new customer! I will definitely make sure to stop by the next time I'm in Long Beach. read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Came here to eat with my girlfriend and the food is good but the service is disrespectful and outright outrageous. They need to learn some manners and as you can see from the recent reviews, it hasn't been looking that great for them if they want to keep their business going, I think they just need to learn some respect for the customers. It is not that hard. Honestly, I would not be going here anymore because service is everything if you can't just simply provide some Nice hospitality. How do you expect your customers to feel happy to go in and buy some food if I could leave a zero stars, I would. read more

SERVICE VERY UNACCEPTABLE! My husband had been getting take out from Wa Wa for several months. Recently we decided to make it an end of the week lunch in place to go together to get out of the house. What a mistake. The service person who prepares your order is not inviting as she rushes you to order, making no recommends, & dumps the food back & forth from your serving box to the chafing containers. When the 2 of us shared a 3 item combo she did not offer any plate. We are a mixed gay married couple who live in the neighborhood. When listening to how she treated others it seemed she may have bias against us for some reason. This is not a good thing in an area that embraces diversity. SHE HAS CAUSED WA WA TO LOOSE A WEEKLY CUSTOMER! Beware Take Out Only Or Be Prepared To Order Quickly From An Unfriendly Person. read more

1st time here and honestly it was more over hyped then it is ! The food was so so The chow mein was flavorless the orange chicken was good though Beef broccoli was ok The service was nice read more

Simple no frills Chinese that's convenient to DTLB. Serving portion was good for the price and they were fast. This is def our go to spot now. read more

Good price, reasonable variety, only veggies for blocks, perfect to scarf out of to go containers, in a hotel room, while watching food network reruns. Overshare alert! Counter service so no expectations there. Clean dining area although I get it to go. All good. When I'm in Long Beach I stop here at least once. read more

This place is always a MISS! The food is usually from the day before, so DO NOT go early. The portions are based on what you look like. They do not use seasoning. The rice and noodles are BLAND And DRY. Do better please read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - Last weeks chicken is still on being served - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

The restaurant looked clean! We walked in and noticed the chow mein looked almost empty. Instead of just pouring the new chow mein on top, the worker took out the whole serving tray and replaced it with the new one filled with fresh food. Not many places would do the extra work of entirely replacing the tray instead of mixing fresh food with the older noodles.e Everything tasted fresh! They jalapeño chicken was bomb and spicy. Super good little Chinese food spot. read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Good spot for lunch Good prices and good service I love their jalapeño chicken ! Don't forget their homemade chili oil , but you gotta ask for it lol read more

I was craaaving Chinese food but I lost my favorite go to spot since they closed down and I have been in search. This place seems pretty great. The food is good and had wontons and Thai tea. If you want to try something different I like getting half regular and half green Thai tea mixed together. Slightly floral and creamy. The lady who helped pick my food was very nice and I hope to come back to try their honey shrimp. I didn't see it and I do hear it runs out quick. There's a couple tables to eat in and they offer teriyaki + sriracha sauce. read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - Cheese wontons - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

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There is a handsome young man named Jonathan Tan so very sweet. Coming in hungry, I was pleasantly surprised with the amount I received

Nice little spot for some quick chinese food, very affordable and she definitely loaded it up. The orange chicken was quite good however the broccoli beef was slightly tough and chewy. The kung pao chicken was sadly bland but nothing like soy sauce couldn't fix it. Fried rice was a little flavorless but we did enjoy the chow mein. Wanted to give the honey walnut shrimp a try but it was sold out already! Also got an order of cream cheese rangoons and they were crispy and hot. Total came out to $26 for everything. read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - 2 item plate: half/half chow mein + fried rice with broccoli beef and orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Sad that Yelp does not care about their customers. Their web site no longer allows me to set my first name, last name and email address. Without these, I cannot have anything delivered to the guard desk....This now make three meals since they introduced this "feature" that I have not been able to order or receive because Yelp has really poor (actually pathetic) change management. This has nothing to do with WaWa. Their food is good...i can just no longer order it. read more

Excellent fast Chinese food. Everything tasted fresh and delicious. Service is great! The people who work there are sweet and generous with their portions. The place is also clean which is a huge plus. read more

Cheap, fast Chinese restaurant following the Mall/Panda Express model where the food are on steam server warmers for speed. One can order one ($8.75) , two ($9.75), or three item ($11.75) meal with noodles or fried rice. When I went, there was a choice of vegi fried rice and two different types of noodles: typical low mein and mei fun (rice noodles). For the meats, there were many dishes, but no seafood. We tried all three types of base: fried rice and lo mein were OK, the mei fun was quite good. The orange chicken was very good (must have gotten lucky that it was fresh when served and can say that most of the pieces were chicken and not batter). The broccoli beef was OK, ended up getting mostly broccoli. Also got the curry chicken, which had whole expertly choppep up, bone-in chicken with just a touch of yellow curry...it was delicious. Finally, we also got the stir fried green beans with pork, and it was excellent...with the beans nicely stur-fried to produce the wrinkled skin that I really like. All of it was quite good, especially for the price, and they are generous with the portions. One can also order a la carte, in which they have shrimp dishes. They also offer different types of soup, and have egg rolls. I ended up also getting a package of Amay's fortune cookies for $1.75 and it was fresh (which sometimes I've found to be a problem at other Chinese restaurants). We've been having some taste and/or availability problems with our usual haunts in the area, so will definitely be back to try their other dishes. read more

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In a city where the options are Chen's or Panda Express, Wa Wa is a safe-haven. A little tip if you're not a local or just wandered in, call ahead and order/ask for something. They prepare things fresh for you, and don't keep much out under heat lamps. Their pancit bihon is decent. Their chow mein is delicious. Their bbq chicken is my SO's go-to now (he moved from orange chicken to it). The cost of things and the portions are insane vs what you'd pay at Panda. I'm a major fan, and will continue to return. read more

Service was fast and kind! Just moved to neighborhood and glad we found a good Chinese food place nearby. Smoothies were so good they didn't even make the short walk home. Food was good, and good portions. Coming back again! read more

This is hands down the best fast food Chinese restaurant in the area. I've been here several times and the food is always great. My favorites are the honey walnut shrimp and wonton soup. Staff is also very friendly. Can't recommend enough for a quick casual bite. read more

This place has great prices and really tasty food. Also very friendly staff. I would highly recommend. Great weekday meal. Very tasty and can get a healthy plate. Would recommend. read more

I paid $10.75 for two egg rolls, Chow Mein noodles and mixed vegetables (VEGANS UNITE!!). The plate was almost free of seasoning - as in zero added flavor which is miraculous for a Chinese quick serve establishment. I don't know what draws in the steady stream of regulars. Perhaps in the future God will explain to me why this experience was necessary. read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - Bland Chow Mein and mixed veggies. Run away. - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Best Chinese spot in the east side. Highly recommend if you're looking for a new spot

Food is exactly what you would expect from a Chinese spot like this. Solid! Unfortunately, they are no longer DoorDash, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to order from them anymore... Hope they can correct that obvious misstep. read more

Pork fried rice & Lo mien cooked to perfection & large quantity. I will definitely return.

A lot of what your experience will be like here depends on timing and luck. They are pretty average as far as Chinese fast food goes, but if you happen to be ordering right as a fresh reload of orange chicken comes out, you're in luck, because it is really good. It's hard to complain the rest of the time. You shouldn't be surprised by any of the food or prices. Even the soups are standard and yummy and comforting. Staff is friendly, service is speedy, and the prices are fair with huge portions. One thing to note, I was pleasantly surprised when they had curry one day. It was fairly mild, but I really enjoyed it and it was quite tasty. I hope they'll have it again next time I'm here. read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - Curry, orange chicken, half and half. - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

In downtown Long Beach hanging out with some friends from high school. Anyway, after several cold beverages my wife and I checked into our hotel and walked to Wa Wa. It's cafeteria style but everything looked freshly prepared and was delicious. I had orange chicken and spicy chicken with noodles and rice. My wife had teriyaki chicken and beef & broccoli with vegetables. Big portions and very tasty. If you're in the Downtown LB area craving Chinese food, give Wa Wa a try. You won't be sorry. PS: no beer or wine and it's more of a take-out place. read more

this is my go to Chinese Food spot in Long Beach. Their Pork Chow Mein, Orange Chicken, honey walnut shrimp, spicy crispy chicken and pork skewers are Delicious. Staff is amazing! read more

Stopped by around 6pm after work. Good food and service overall. Great taste, affordable prices, and they aren't stingy with their portions in my humble opinion. Wa Wa just has more flavor in comparison to other fast-food Chinese restaurants. The photos I attached are several bites in already. They are also super friendly and attentive. Had to stop eating for a min and give credit where it was due. Will definitely be back. read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - Chow Mein, fried rice, beef and string beans, orange chicken, and beef and broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Super affordable quality delicious food, we ordered the BBQ pork fried rice and chicken chowmein, the portions were large and the food was exactly what I was looking for. read more

Been going here for the last ten years it never changes still really good food and good people highly recommended this place. read more

Wa Wa Restaurant - cars parked in front of the restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Great food at reasonal prices,,the food is always Fresh,,i'm a regular customer at this estabishment I'll continue to eat there as long as there readily Available. The customer service excellent..Very Friendly and always ready to serve.. read more