Authentic wok hei flavor and texture. I've been here once before a long time ago and remember liking the food. But I did order the food as take out. Was also tasty then. However experiencing the food dine-in was amazing. Piping hot and perfectly flavored. The server was very nice and prompt. The interior does have random decorations inside. But the food is the actual star of the show. I'll definitely be back! read more

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Amazing service, okay food. The ambiance was a bit weird with flashing led lights with a mixed sense of the holidays to a rave or karaoke bar on the ceilings and walls. We had family dinner for my aunts birthday and she wanted to try this place out. I heard a rumor that it was the second Restaurant of the original tealicious on Freeport, but they recently sold licious. I personally love Tealicous. They are always so very busy, so don't expect customer service there, just great food. Licious has the exact opposite, great service and okay food. We ordered the following: Szechuan green beans- cooked perfectly with a crunch still. Lacked flavor- not spicy. Fish and tofu clay pot- the fish tasted sweet, oddly. The fried tofu was perfect. Juicy and soft, Beef short ribs skillet- very fatty. You are paying for fat. Maybe it was a bad day. Tiger prawns with pumpkin- it is battered with salted egg, but it's not that salty. I wish it was saltier because I love salted egg. Battered and fried perfectly!!! The Tiger prawns are HUGE!!!!!! I've never eaten such big prawns in my life. The pumpkin was so soft and sweet with the perfect crunch from the salted egg batter. IT JUST NEEDED MORE SALT. Lots of pumpkin! Lobster- lacked flavor and was a very small lobster with not a lot of meat. Salt and pepper fried tofu for appetizer- yummy yummy. Perfect. Whole roasted duck- flavor was perfect, but the skin texture was stale. It wasn't like how it tastes at Tealicious. I don't know why the skin wasn't crunchy. Shrimp and egg chow fun- lacked flavor and too wet. Service was amazing for our two tables total of 18. They kept checking on us and even packed all of our food. There were two servers and only 3 other small tables with ours. The restaurant is quite small and is only for up to I believe 35 people on Theo occupant load signage. I would come back if I craved the Tiger prawns with pumpkin, but nothing else we tried. Maybe I'll try the fried rice next time and do an updated review. read more

Yan Kee Restaurant - Lobster - Chinese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

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Very disappointed! It looks like this place has gone through new ownership. The food quality and taste drastically changed. The waitress has been nice but I will not be returning to this place. Food wasn't good at all and I do not recommended this place. Don't bother wasting your time or money. read more

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If you're looking for pretty good Chinese food, try this spot. We ordered wonton noodle soup and the beef stew noodle soup. Both were decent, but I didn't like the wontons. It had a weird taste. The flying shrimp noodles were pretty good. The shrimp was good and had a lot of flavor. The floating chopsticks were interesting and artistic. This dish is probably popular for that. We got the duck which was great. It came out hot and fresh. The skin was crunchy. Staff was very attentative and kind. The dessert was on the house. read more

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My family and I tried Licious for lunch. We were their only patrons so we were a little surprised at the lackluster reception by the waitress. The restaurant itself is nicely decorated. Parking can be a challenge since it's located near two other popular fast food restaurants. As for the food, we tried the roasted crispy skin pork, beef chow fun, roasted duck noodle soup, won ton soup, and cold lion roar milk tea. The dishes were all tasty. Roasted pork had good flavor and skin was nicely crisp. The chow fun was not oily and had wok "breath". Both the soup dishes were great: noodles had an al dente texture, won tons had a good "snap", and roasted duck was quite flavorful. The milk tea was really good, too; it came with an ice cube in the shape of a lion - which is why the drink's name is "lion's roar." We are definitely adding Licious to our normal list of restaurants to dine at in Elk Grove and looking forward to trying more dishes! read more

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This is the only local restaurant that I know that has the flying noodles! Definitely had to check them out. Came here on a weeknight so they were not busy. Our server was really nice and recommended some options. We ended ordering the beef flying noodle, their special garlic spareribs and garlic pea shoot veggie. The presentation for the flying noodle was really cool. They used a pair of chopsticks to hold up the noodles. Taste wise was pretty good but didn't stand out to me. The garlic spareribs were super tender but too garlicky. Nothing too special about pea shoot veggie. Overall, this is a decent place. They do open until late so that is a good thing for late night owls! read more

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Great service & authentic Chinese food. The interior is simple yet welcoming. I came many times after 10pm and food is always consistently tasty. you can alter some dishes the way it's cooked, and the owner is willingly make it right or recommend better way to make it for you. They open late so it's convenient if you're hungry at night or work late. read more

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We decided to come check this place out looking for another Chinese food place in Elk Grove and was pleasantly surprised! The restaurant is definitely like a mom and pop shop but we felt that the service was pretty timely. We got the lunch special and felt that the portion and price was reasonable! Definitely a good place to get your Chinese food fix! The individual booths or the large tables in the middle make it a good place to come in small parities or with a large group. The parking lot outside can get pretty busy especially since it's shared with in n out and raising canes but you'll be able to find a parking spot somewhere! read more

Yan Kee Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

Decided to try this restaurant after seeing it on IG! Wanted to try the flying noodles specifically and it did not disappoint! Only issue is that the portion size was a bit small for the price tag. I also ordered a veggie dish, sweet and sour pork ribs, spicy eggplant and pork, and deep fried intestines. As for the flying noodles, I ordered the lobster tail. Everything tasted great except for the egg plant dish, it had a very strong orange peel or pomelo peel flavor. Ordered 5 bowls of rice and they were low on rice so had to cook a new batch but we finished eating before the rice was ready so they charged us for 3 bowls of rice versus 5 bowls. I do like that they have free dessert at the end. First time a restaurant served complimentary shaved ice with chocolate syrup and toppings! read more

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Licious Chinese Cuisine in Elk Grove offers authentic flavors and friendly service. The portions are generous, the ingredients fresh, and every dish is well-seasoned. A great go-to for tasty Chinese food-- the sizzling beef steak and eggplant tofu were fantastic. Thank you, Anthonyxibarrax read more

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Licious Chinese Cuisine at 9160 E. Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA is a restaurant I have not visited before. The ambience of the place was very plain (see picture) and some of the tables and chairs looked like it came from a ware house store. The restaurant was very clean, including the restrooms. It is a family oriented experience. The server was very polite and attentive. She really cared and would often ask if everything's alright. The menu looked like any other Chinese Restaurant I've visited-nothing unusual. Now for the food! Before I ordered, I looked at other tables and saw the typical dishes you find at other places such as sweet and sour pork, chow mein, fried rice. Everything looked good and the patrons seem to be enjoying it. I ordered the chinese curry chicken, specifically requesting it to be MILD, wor wonton soup and steamed rice. I waited a few minutes and the soup was delivered. It tasted really good, especially the house made wontons. However, it was luke warm and not hot. A few minutes after that, out came the curry chicken. It's was hot and obviously fresh made but it was not mild. It was pretty spicy but it actually tasted excellent, so I didn't send it back. The white rice tasted good. One item that really stands out was their special blend hot green tea. Absolutely the best I've tasted. Overall I feel this is a pretty good place but not as good as others I've visited. Their special lunch menu looked good. I may return for the hot green tea and try some other dishes the next time I'm in Elk Grove. read more

Yan Kee Restaurant - Interior showing tables and plain decor - Chinese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

Licious Cafe is a new late night restaurant in Elk Grove serving up authentic Chinese food. Everything was a hit but I especially loved their flying noodles, sesame chicken, and salted egg pumpkin! The flying noodles is their fun way of making Hong Kong pan-fried noodles, which is one of my favorite dishes. I think the flying noodles is a genius way of plating them because even after you add the sauce, the noodles stay crispy and crunchy. I start to not enjoy this style of noodle after they absorb too much sauce, so by have some being able to PHYSICALLY BE AWAY FROM THE SAUCE, it's perfect for me! For the teas, i preferred the milk tea bc the roselle tea was too sweet for me. Also, contrary to popular belief they are *not* the sister restaurant to Tealicious on Freeport, but they definitely deserve for you to check them out! Here's what we tried: *Prawn Flying Noodles $23.95 *Mongolian Beef $16.95 *Sesame Chicken $15.95 *Mapo Tofu $16.95 *Szechuan Dry Fried Green Beans $16.95 *Lion Roar Milk Tea $6.50 *Roselle Tea (not on menu?) They took over the Hidden Szechuan restaurant and are located in the Rose Tea/In N Out/Raising Canes plaza! read more

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Inside the same lot as in n out, conveniently next to the freeway, you can come and try out this Chinese restaurant in a hot pinch. It's open until 130am most nights so it's great when you're craving more than just fast food late at night. Services was okay, minimal interaction with the staff. Food was less than the services I had received. The tap water served had a soapy taste. The food I had looked appetizing, but it definitely had much to be desired. I had ordered this plate alongside eggrolls. The eggrolls were crispy on the outside, but still frozen in the middle. And this plate of glossy meat drizzled in sauce? Was mainly cartilage and soft bones, the ones that were manageable to eat were still cold in the middle. read more

Yan Kee Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

For a late night dinner & Chinese food, Yan Kee formerly Licious something was a pleasant surprise. As I was strolling thru Yelp looking for some where close in Elk Grove, made the last minute trip here at 9pm. According to some reviews & mind you I didn't know what the heck Flying Noodles were but wanted to see what the hype was all about. We were greeted by a friendly young waitress and ordered, what else? Flying beef Noodles as you get the choice of shrimp & chicken as well. We also tried the roast duck Noodle soup & Pot Stickers. Overall, I enjoyed our experience at Yan Kee. Looking forward to trying their other dishes that looked very promising. If you didn't know, Yan Kee is located across from Raising Kane Chicken/In & Out Burger off Bond Rd. Bon appetite read more

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My friend mentioned that this place has escargot cooked in Hong Kong style with other popular dishes. We were excited to try a new place in Elk Grove. We spoke with the manager/owner, and he said It's their soft opening right now. The grand opening is in September and they will be opened til 1:30 am. It will be so cool to have a late eats in Elk Grove. I feel like most places close by 9 or 10 pm. Of course, we had to order the escargot cooked in garlic black bean sauce. It reminds me of HK late night eats. It goes great with a ice cold beer! If escargot is not your thing (I get it), they have so many dishes to choose from. I love duck - we had the duck claypot, and the sauce is AMAZING. I can eat a whole bowl of white rice with their duck sauce. The fried green beans is better than most places. It's not oily, nicely fried, and so good! They don't have all the beverages and desserts set up yet, but I had the Hong Kong Milk Tea. It's totally legit! Not many people can get tea and milk ratios right! We look forward to coming back after the Grand Opening with full menu. Welcome to Elk Grove! read more

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I wasn't thinking about leaving a review until something terribly shady happened. The food here is average, nothing stood out as amazing. I was in Elk Grove visiting family and we decided to get takeout Chinese, this was close by so we stopped in. The day we came, there was one server who was running around stressed out and didn't have the greatest attitude. But we get it, it's a highly stressful environment to be in when you're the only one taking orders, bussing tables and closing tabs. We didn't leave a tip for our takeout because the server was so unfriendly. A few days later, my family member that paid for the takeout told me the restaurant authorized her card for more than it should have been. It appears the restaurant staff added a nice 20% tip themselves. This was super dishonest and shady. Other than the food being mid grade, terrible service, they're also very shady. Check your transactions history with this place! read more

Yan Kee Restaurant - Restaurant added a 20% tip to our total without consent - Chinese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

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I think overall, this place is a nice addition to Elk Grove. We really love tealicious and had given that restaurant a 5 star review. We had high hopes when coming to licious, but the overall experience was lackluster. When we first arrived here, the server was very enthusiastic and asked us if we want to order any drinks, i was glancing at the drinks menu but didn't really see anything I liked but she said they are doing a special on lemon tea thats not on the menu, and i was thinking the lemon tea at tealicious is tasty and reasonably priced at $1.50 or $2, so i said sure, I'll take one. We browsed at the menu a little bit and decided to order the duck claypot and a stir fry veggie. 1. Special Cantonese Duck Pot 2/5: not really my cup of tea, the duck is tough and the flavor is like those of braised pork. The portion is pretty small for $22 dollars of food. Definitely not 1/2 a duck worth compared to a half roast duck at $18. Maybe there wasnt even 1/4 of a duck. 2. Stir fry veggie with garlic: 5/5 this is so good! Good portion for $16 and very tasty 3. Lemon tea: 2/5 This tastes pretty good with a cute bear shape ice, but when the receipt came, this came out to by $8, which is ridiculously overpriced for a pretty small size drink with no toppings. Overall, we were pretty disappointed in this restaurant and wish they just open a carbon copy of Tealicious here. But we will probably give it one more chance. Overall impression is that the good is middle of the tier but everything was just ridiculously overpriced. I would drive an extra 15 minutes to Tealicious for better food for much cheaper. read more

Yan Kee Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

Dim Sum items are overpriced comparing to DD Dim Sum, ABC or 99 Ranch. Roast duck, soy sauce chicken are at least $6-$8 more than any Asian markets in Sacramento. read more

We got hungry after our massages and decided to try this place out. I have seen on social media of their "flying noodles" so that was a dish we were going to try. We were greeted as soon as we walked in and got seated right away. There wasn't anyone there except us on a Thursday evening. The restaurant had a lot of Chinese writings on the walls and there were little knick knacks around with Chinese writings on them that kept us busy as we were reading along while waiting for our food. We ended up ordering the dried scallop and egg white fried rice, the prawn flying noodles and the crab and fish maw soup. The only reason I knocked a star off was because the fish maw soup did not have real crab meat, but imitation crab. I was bummed, but the dishes we ordered were full of flavor. We enjoyed our meal and left full. I will definitely be back again. read more

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I would wait a little longer for this restaurant to get more kitchen staff or for them to iron out details more before coming. Many items we wanted on the menu were not offered because they were either short on kitchen staff or they ran out for the day. We came at 1 PM on a Thursday. Food is about 3/4 out of 5. Service was great and the waitress was helpful. Wonton noodle soup with noodles-3/5 Noodles were over cooked and were an interesting choice. 2 plate bbq- roast duck and empress chicken is what we got. We wanted the signature tea king chicken and bbq but they didn't have any. Beef chow mein crispy noodle (Hong Kong style)- noodles were a little too deep fried for my liking and didn't have any non crunchy noodles. I'm used to this dish having both crunchy and softer noodles in the center. Sweet and sour pork-with fried rice. I liked this dish the most. Healthy portion size. Fried rice was freshly made (initially the waitress said only steamed rice was available; no chow mein or fried rice like the menu says as an option for the combo- due to staffing, but she still made it possible for fried rice) I was hoping to like this restaurant more, like their sister one in Sacramento. Excited to have more Chinese restaurants in Elk Grove, but I'll have to wait longer before coming back. read more

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Amazing tasty food here! Been coming here to this place when it was first called Licious. Same quality food. Love this place and they close late too read more

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Herraaahhh good. OPEN LATE. HITS THE SPOT like what the helly belly. Authentic dishes not available at your other local Chinese Am. Restaurants. read more

We love some nice, authentic Chinese food that has offerings that you can't just find anywhere! This cute, comfortable shop was very welcoming and happy to have us. We had Chicken Congee, Crispy Duck, Cream Cheese Dumplings and the most wonderful Steak, Ginger, Mushroom dish! Congee is not readily available in Reno and so when I saw it on the menu I knew it was a must order dish, I was not disappointed! Truly, we loved this place. My sister and husband also loved it and want to come back! read more

Disappointed! Better off going to the original store at Freeport. Heard that they get all their food from the Freeport location. Their kitchen is Not fully equipped to make roast/bbq duck....etc Eat at your own risk. read more

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When I saw this spot, I'm like how did I not know. So I took my family here for Thanksgiving day for dinner, since no one wanted to cook at home. . I was excited personally and would love to try some more items next time. But this first experience was just meh. . Flying noodle which just mid air hanging. It's a vibe and definitely a fun dish. The prawns were fresh and cooked perfectly. The noodles was crispy and not oily which I liked. However the dish was bland with no flavor. The shrimp had no seasoning at all but cooked perfectly. The noodles weren't oily but it was hard and not crispy in a good way. Also the dish did come with a bowl of brown gravy with onion in it, but it was bland and tasted like water down soy sauce. The sauce did not make anything different to the dish. Would I order again, or recommend it, nope. . Sizzling beef short ribs - it did not come out sizzling when dropped off at the table. The first impression of the whole table was dissapointing. The dish was salty and was a no repeat on this dish again. . Crab meat soup with fish maw - it was salty and I didn't like how they used imitation crab. It tasted ok for the soup, just nothing memorable or would order again as well. . Salmon head clay pot- some meaty chunks of the salmon was still raw and I didn't eat it when I seen that because the temperature isn't cooked right, a tummy ache is about to happen if I did consume it. The family said it wasn't cooked long enough on the pan fry griddle. . Tea soy sauce chicken - I liked this and does have a nice tea flavor in the soy sauce when they steamed the chicken in it. I would get this again. . Seafood clay pot - the bowl looked sad for the presentation. It looked empty in the clay pot. The seafood mix inside wasn't grand or like good. It was just ok. Won't order again is what the family said. . Overall we were dissapointed with the options we tried. Maybe we ordered the wrong items. I will come try again because there are other items like I want to try too. Hopefully this review helps and thanks for reading. Have a yelptastic day. read more

Yan Kee Restaurant - Flying noodle - Chinese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

WOW, the presentation of the dishes ate fantastic. I've been wanting to try this place ever since seeing it on social media. The flying noodle was definitely the star dish of the restaurant. It tasted super delicious and I loved it. I also tried the BBQ pork and duck rice plate and it tasted good. As for my milk tea, I thought it was cool how the little ice dragon was included. But to my surprise, the drink was too sweet for me. However, I added some of the hot tea that they served us into my milk tea to perfectly balance out the sweetness of the milk tea! The ambiance of this place is nice and the interior fits the vibe of the restaurant nicely. The service here was pretty quick too, our waitress was nice and friendly. Would definitely come back. read more

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The food is good and convenient for close by. I really like their deal for half roasted duck, boiled chicken or crispy pork. The hot and sour soup is pretty good. Never dined in but the place looks cool. The servers on the phone are always nice! read more

Went here tonight. Wish we had our waitress name. She was very attentive, and greeted us as soon as we walked in. I'd come back strictly off her service. Food review: The fried rice was good, we did a house style with chicken/beef/shrimp. The general chicken was flavorful, but greasy. The broccoli beef was good. The broccoli was cooked perfect, but the beef was slightly chewy. The chow mein was BOMB. We loved it. It had chicken/beef/shrimp. The sweet and sour chicken was the best. It was flavorful, not too sweet and the chicken was fried perfectly. Lastly the table tea was very yummy. We'd definitely go back and try some more things. One thing I'd change is the water. It was horrible. Not sure if it was tap or the pipes, but we could not drink it. read more

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Great food spot food for a late night spot. Got the mapo tofu and that was delicious. The waitress also gave us a free dessert read more

Yan Kee Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

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Authentic Chinese food but for a pretty penny. Many of the dishes we got were 10/10. The only dish that didn't meet our expectations was the clay pot fish with mushroom and bean curd. It was a tad bit salty and the bean curd was not soaked long enough which made it chewy in the center and not soft how it should be. Service is about what I expect when I visit Chinese restaurants. It was fine. The dining area definitely gets hot. I'm not sure if the A/C was even working but it was not pleasant dining in. Bathroom needs to be cleaned thoroughly, it did not feel clean enough smell wise. read more

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Shop says it's open at 11. Lies. I went by for lunch today but doors were locked. I knocked and waited for a few minutes but nothing. Finally one of their staff came to the door to start their shift from the parking lot but i left to inn and out. I hope it's better next time which is why I didn't give a 1 star. Do better please. read more

The business seems to change management/ name often as we've visited this particular location many times but under different names. This restaurant has an unusual menu where it's just not user friendly. Descriptions of the dishes are scant. I'm familiar with the cuisine so it wasnt so bad for me. That being said, we ordered the snails, beef stew clay pot and the tofu and eggplant dish. All dishes were a good size but a bit one note. The staff was attentive and the hot tea was served to us automatically- free. read more

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I had beef, seafood tofu soup and yam vegetables. The beef was tender and the vegetables and soup were fresh. customer service was awesome.

I'm very happy to find out Licious Chinese Cuisine is soft opened in Elk Grove. I decided to have dinner there this evening. We arrived at 6:45pm and were very lucky they still had the last window seat available. We ordered the Singapore rice noodle, BBQ pork Hong Kong style fried noodle, and a mini BBQ platter with roasted duck and tea chicken. As I expected, all three items were very tasty! I like them very much. The services are fantastic, and the dining room is comfortable. read more

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First time to try this new restaurant The restaurant is clean just like the normal family own restaurant that the last table is for the boss uses or just for extra stuff ... today the lady explained the dish with details pretty patient However the food is so-so, not meet my expectations, might not going back far away from home. read more

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One of my favorite spot to eat after night tennis. This is the best spot you can go after 10pm. Great quality yummy food!

1/2 duck/tea soy sauce chicken, it's pricey for the size. Duck skin not even crispy, probably been sit for awhile. Taste just ok, nothing special tbh. read more

The food is amazing. Service was 10 out of 10. I highly recommend this restaurant. For its food service and also it's ambience.

We really liked this dessert and all of the dishes. The dessert was light, airy, and had a delicate texture and sweetness. The boba were my favorite. We'll absolutely be ordering again and recommend for others to try. read more

Yan Kee Restaurant - Fluffy ice dessert - Chinese Near Me - Elk Grove, California

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Service was good, Tea was on the table first thing. And it was very good, but the food was 50/50, the egg rolls texture was mushy inside not for me, and the won ton beef stew was not very flavorful but it was the only late night dining we could find. read more