(As of November 2025, it's still open!) My family and I dropped by Yang Chow 2.0 while in the area for lunch. We got an assortment of different dishes, including the signature slippery shrimp, beef stir fry, and crispy green beans. To be honest, the food was on the bland side, with the beef being tough and dry and the crispy green beans slightly undercooked. The best dish would have to be the slippery shrimp-- although a bit too sweet for me, I enjoyed the fried glazed exterior, and it paired well with the abundant rice we got. Overall, not the best Chinese food I've had, but it did the trick for a quick lunch in town. read more

I do not know how this place is rated 4 stars. This is the worst fried rice I have ever tasted. It was so bland. All it was was white rice with a little shrimp and chicken thrown in. No seasoning didn't taste fried. I do not recommend and I would not go back. read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Shrimp Fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

I was in the mood for Chinese food and noticed a nearby restaurant called "Yang Chow 2.0." After a quick Google search, I found that Yang Chow "1.0" (the original location) is in Los Angeles' Chinatown. That was enough to make me want to try it, so I went to pick up some lunch. When I walked in, two things immediately stood out: how clean it was and how small the dining area is. While the inside seating is limited, there are several tables outside on the patio, which can accommodate larger crowds. I was greeted by a very nice woman who also took my order. I ordered the Schezuan Beef bowl and Mango Green Tea. I didn't know what Slippery Shrimp was, and I wasn't feeling adventurous enough to try it this time. After reading my drink cup with the "We Make It Slippery" tagline, I knew I would have to try it on my next visit. After looking into it, I learned that Yang Chow is famous for their Slippery Shrimp, so I'm looking forward to giving it a try. The food was tasty. The menu warned that the Schezuan Beef would be spicy, but I got no heat. It still tasted good, though, and the chili oil they provided gave me the kick I was looking for. The beef was crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside. It was served on a bed of rice with some broccoli and dried chili peppers. The drink was refreshing and complemented my meal well. I wish I had remembered to add boba, but it was still very enjoyable. The service was excellent. The staff member was super friendly, and I got my food quickly. This might become a lunchtime staple for me. It was a little on the pricier side for lunch, but if the Slippery Shrimp or Chicken are as good as what I had, it will be well worth it. I'm excited to come back. read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Schezuan Beef (Bowl) - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

I've been a fan of Yang Chow for a long time as I used to go to their Pasadena and Chinatown locations quite a bit. Their slippery shrimp is a dish that you can't find anywhere else and I'm glad that you can get it at this LB location. The problem is that the prices of their dishes are high and the quality of the dishes are dropping. I don't mind paying more for quality (and I've received quality from here in the past); however, if you pay more and you don't get the quality, then it's a problem. What's the problem? Steamed rice was rock hard. Sauteed string beans were shriveled. Wife wanted sweet and sour pork and the dish was mostly bell pepper, onion, and pineapple. Broccoli beef was pretty solid; however, I was pretty disappointed. I'll probably be back to try things here in the near future and I'm hoping for the best; however, it stands at 2 stars at this time. read more

This is our go-to place for fresh, fast and delicious Chinese food. The menu isn't expansive but what they do, they do perfectly.

When you want yang chow but don't want the full sit down experience yang chow 2.0 it is. Love the Pasadena location and was in the area so decided to try and see how the quick service compared. It did not disappoint everything tasted exactly as the dine in location. Just conveniently packed for leftovers. Flavor and textures were the same. You order at register. Have the option to take out or sit at the few tables inside available. They have some outdoor seating but depends on the weather. The person who took our order was friendly and food came out quick. read more

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I saw a post on TikTok and decided to order Yang Chow fried rice., I like that it had chicken, beef and shrimp., the rice was good but , it wasn't fried. It was similar to a moist rice pilaf. The chicken and beef was tender. There was an abundance of diced chicken and beef but, about 5 smedium shrimp., I'm use to having fried rice brown when served.. The flavor was bland. I really wanted to like it. Service was fast. The restaurant was clean. No other customers were there. read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

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Okay okay ! I'm from Lincoln heights neighbor to Chinatown so I'm very familiar with yang chow & their slippery shrimp ! Been wanting to stop by this 2.0 spot for a while now & finally have ! Located in a small plaza along with other restaurants, parking available when I got it but it was pretty packed ! Service was friendly , definitely a take out spot nothing like the Chinatown one which is a restaurant restaurant... lol. Anyways I have to say it's not the same slippery shrimp but it was good & I enjoyed it . The bowl was a nice size for the price . Will definitely be back to try the other items ! read more

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Comparing this location to their stores in Pasadena & LA just isn't fair. Yang Chow 2.0 is like a greatest hits album of the full menu - but with the speed and pricing to make a competitive bid for your takeout needs. There's like 2 tables inside this store. Do the right thing and order takeout. Everything is fire. If it's got "Slippery" in the title it's delicious. Remember: your order isn't complete until you've added the green beans. Service is unbelievably quick and friendly. Prices are most agreeable for groups ordering a la carte, but the bowl prices fit the budget of any other option in the neighborhood. read more

It was fine and honestly disappointing. I have been to their Pasadena location many times and its quite a bit better. I had expected them to be more comparable because I don't think this one has cheaper prices for its a la carte entree items. There was just something missing in terms of the flavors in every dish. I'd be okay with that if it were 20% cheaper, but not when I'm paying nearly $20 per entree, which unfortunately don't come with rice. The deep fried pork chops were strange. They were covered in jalepaneos, which is a weird flavor combo and not listed on their menu. Mine were also severely overcooked. I'll keep doing to their sit down restaurant, but if I want something fast and local, I'll just go to Panda Express read more

The restaurant is clean. The area small but doesn't take away from it. The food was very fresh and delicious. My husband and I will Come back. The prices are pretty decent!! The women that owns the restaurant is not overly friendly, but that's ok read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Kung pao chicken - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Been here twice, the most recent was last week on the Thursday that Southern California was hailed on. The first volley happened as I made my order here at Yang Chow 2.0 No table service. Walk in, order at the counter and find a seat. Indoor and outdoor available. I noticed more take out orders than dine in while there. Placed my order (Slippery Shrimp Bowl and an Oolong Iced Tea). See pics. The other pics were from my first visit back a few years ago I don't remember much about my first experience however, this time around, it was served fresh and hot. Burned the roof of my mouth on my first bite. Wondered if the shrimp being cooked so hot whether it would be either dry or undercooked - but it was neither. Cooked well, not dry and as you can see from the pics, a nice amount of shrimp. I liked that it wasn't too sweet and the rice wasn't old and dry I can't speak much to customer service as there wasn't much of an exchange with the staff. I ordered, ate and left. Parking wasn't a hassle either. It's a plaza and I pulled right in. Drive around back or there's street parking over by the adjacent residential area too. Will be back again as it's close to work, quick and inexpensive. read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Slippery Shrimp (Bowl) - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

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We've been to the original Yang Chow in Chinatown, and really enjoyed their slippery shrimp. This location has a lot smaller menu, but has their most popular dishes so decided to make a visit out to this location near the airport. 2.0 is located in a small strip mall, and has limited parking (got lucky and found a spot on the side)....if any of the tenants got super popular, the parking wouldn't be sufficient. We wanted to dine in, so ordered and paid first at the counter. We sat outside, and in short order, were given glasses of water which was nice. The food came out together soon after, all in carry-out dishes along with paper plates/plastic utensils. We ordered the a la carte version, none of which comes with rice. The slippery shrimp was just battered shrimp, wok fried and covered in a tangy sauce and there was a lot of it. The size of the shrimp was medium (not large), and because it was freshly made, some pieces were very crispy. That being said, some pieces were not (and everything started to get soggy as it sat there), and my daughter noticed that it hadn't been prepared the way she was used to (there was still graininess in the cooked batter, which is obviously a big turnoff). It isn't the same as what is in the original restaurant (where one can't believe how fried shrimp can get and stay so crispy)...here, the batter turned soggy after a few minutes. That being said, the sweet/sour/hot sauce that covered the dish was tasty and not too full of corn starch. And plenty of shrimp was given. The Szechuan beef consisted of VERY crispy beef strips, cooked in an orange sauce with broccoli on the side. The beef was very, very cooked...some of the pieces had transformed from a jerky-like consistency to what overcooked bacon feels like (it just crumbles). I do like this type of beef (vs the mushy strips of cheap beef that often comes in a chinese beef dish), my dining companions not so much. We also got an order of Shrimp fried rice, and the shrimp size was the same as what was used in the slippery shrimp. The rice was fine, but we are used to having the fried rice overflowing from the rice take-out container. Here, it was given in an entree container and just hit the minimum level ...rice is cheap...it is just good practice to give the impression that you are getting more than what you paid for, with dishes that have cheap ingredients. We did get an order of extra white rice (very inexpensive at $1.00), but the rice was old. We also tried their egg rolls...it was crispy and freshly fried with the inside being loose, very similar to what you would get at Panda Express. The entire meal came out to $52 for the 3 of us. In summary, considering that it is called Yang Chow, we were disappointed. The price would be fine for dine-in, but this place is really meant for a lunch gathering or take-out, and in that case, the price is a bit too high (and the food too hit/mit) to make it a regular spot. read more

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Long Beach has slippery shrimp and boy it delicious. Having grown up going to both Pasadena and Chinatown locations. Having an express location in LBC you can't beat it. read more

We tried the sweet and sour chicken. Noodles and Slippery Tofu. I think the tofu was good. The rest was ok. Noodles had more vegetables than noodles. Chicken was a little dry. read more

So, I host paint nights at Steady Brewing (on the other side of the parking lot) and grabbed dinner before my first event there. I'm half Chinese and really funny about my Chinese food. I don't live in the area, but since my first try, I've been here at least 4 more times (even on days I don't have a class). The pan fried noodles are some of the best I've had. The flavor is AMAZING. Service has always been solid and quick. I must've been incredibly hungry because tonight is the first time I was able to inhale the entire serving in one sitting Lol read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - House Pan Fried Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

The beef was tainted. My wife and used to like this place but on a recent visit the meat was bad/rotten. Could taste and smell it. We order the sezwan beef, broccoli beef, and green been with rice. The normal favors were watered down and taste less for the sezwan beef and looked to dark. Its color was off (not normal red color), and It was really watered down from the brocoli water mixed in. Then we tried the broccoli beef on the broccoli was good crisp, but when we tried the beef. It tasted off. Tried one more piece and had to spit it out. Didn't taste right at all. Then I looked at and smelled some was really off. We had to talk to them about it and we asked. They didn't seem surprised about what we were saying. They didn't hassle us to get a refund. They were really nice about that. The rice and green beans was still as good as always. But we couldn't risk eating that if mixed with the other food. read more

Freshly prepared food. Ordered the slippery shrimp and house special pan fried noodles. The shrimp has the right balance of flavors with the heat lingering in your mouth. I prefer the salt and pepper shrimp from Hokkaido and they're cheaper there. With the noodles, there's nothing special about it. The only vegetable they included was cabbage. There's no onions carrots nor snap peas. It wasn't special at all. read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Menu 2/2/23 - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

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The restaurant was nice and clean. I asked for extra soy sauce and she gave them to me. The food was really good.

Phenomenal! Slippery shrimp or Slippery Tofu- my Favorite!! Spring Rolls are amazing! read more

First time ordering from this restaurant. Food was super delicious. The only thing I really resent is being imposed a tip of 15% for being handed a bag w/food ordered AS PICK UP. Am I missing something? I don't think a tip s/b forced on customers when their has been absolutely NO personal service. This WILL definitely deter me from returning. read more

My first time coming here and I happened to be in the area visiting a family member . Food was not seasoned well at all. Broccoli was tough and chewy. The slippery shrimp taste was bland no seasoning to it and soggy and tastes like it was leftovers. Shrimp fried rice was not seasoned and very dry. The original Yang Chow restaurant downtown is much better and fresher. The young lady that worked there was very polite. I would not go back! Very dissatisfied customer! read more

It is no comparison to the original yang chow in Chinatown on broadway in Los Angeles they are 5 stars 2.0 Food items are overpriced. Fried rice is white with a few vegetables and a couple pieces of chicken no taste. You get 4 pieces of beef to 8 pieces of broccoli it should be 1 to 1 ratio at least for $15.99. The slippery shrimp was the best tasting and again the price did match what you received. read more

Cannot recommend this place enough! Huge flavor generous sizes and super friendly staff. My coworker and I got slippery shrimp and Szechuan beef, both of us were pleasantly surprised and will definitely come back. Thank you again! read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Slippery Shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

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SPICY It was one of those nights where I had to pick up for the family and I'll say the order was ready quickly. We ordered the fried rice, slippery shrimp, slippery chicken and fried pork. I liked the flavor, but unfortunately everything was spicy. My family can't eat spicy food so I had a whole order of food that no one else could eat except for me. For those of us who CAN handle spice, the food is delicious. Unfortunately, everything was about a medium level of spice. I was intentional about selecting entrees that weren't identified as spicy, so maybe there can be some improvement there. Properly identifying spicy dishes. read more

I remember the first time I went to the original Yang Chow's in Chinatown, a good friend took me for my birthday, everything we had was delicious, and the Slippery Shrimp changed my life for the better. When I found out that Long Beach was getting a fast casual version of one of my favorite Chinese restaurants, I was ecstatic that I was going to be able to enjoy Slippery Shrimp so close to home! They taste just the same and I love that you can get in a bowl with rice and veggies super affordably. The chicken bowls are also tasty, and although I like the spring rolls, I wouldn't feel the need to ever have them again but I'm not stopping you. Employees are are super friendly and have been every time I've stopped by here. Dear Long Beach, no need to regularly make the trek for your Slippery Shrimp anymore, we have them at home! read more

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Love! Wow! I'm not super big on Chinese food. I finally had a craving and this popped up. 1) slippery shrimp Ok when I read "slippery shrimp". Ewww! I don't want slippery shrimp (the image wasn't great), But sooooooo many people went nuts in the reviews over it. I see why! It's great! It's sweet. Fried. Good. Like honey chicken. Very good. But also I didn't like the flavor on the white rice for some reason. 2) Szechuan beef Very very good. And it has broccoli (cuz I wanted beef and broccoli) but was glad I was persuaded. Aaaaaand the sauce tasted good on the rice 3) lo mein noodles Loved. The meat (we got all three) was great. Shrimp was amazing. Beef was great!!!! Usually I feel like the meat in the lo mein is an afterthought. But this was premium delicious meat. I'd totally recommend and we'll be back for sure!!!!! read more

I love Yang Chow! I try to come get slippery shrimp EVERY TIME I am anywhere near LA. It always tastes even better than in my dreams.

Just nasty the slippery shrimp tasted like they mixed old and fresh shrimp the chowmain tasted like top Ramen noodles and the fried rice was just sloppy and bland , save your money go elsewhere read more

Always so yummy and tasty, love this place been a while since I've dined here. I ordered my favorite slippery shrimp, rice, broccoli. Don't forget the hot chili sauce love my slippery shrimp extra spicy. I will definitely return very soon.... read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Slippery Shrimp, Broccoli, Rice - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

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First of all they added a surcharge for using a credit card. No signs or or indication. Mostly a carry out spot but the prices are sit down level. White rice is extra-- such a scam really. Noodles are not home made...it was basically spaghetti with Chinese sauces, and waaay too many pieces of celery. Taste was so-so. I felt like I could have made this dish at home. Very clean place. Very nice staff. One and done. read more

Tried this spot when we wanted some mandarin food. Ordered the KungPao Chicken, Slippery Shrimp, and House Special Ali Mein. Kid ordered Mikl Tea Boba. They had indoor and outdoor seating. King Pao chicken was tasty but not spicy. Added the chili oil and got it to where I wanted the heat. There were entirely too many green onions, so I ate around them. Slippery Shrimp was ok. Sweeter like a sweet and sour. Need some soy and Sriracha to balance the flavors. House Special Lo Mein was the best thing we ate. It was very tasty and the clear winner at the table. Overall, it's a good place with tasty food and I would come back. Price for 3 dishes and boba with tip was $53 so a little on the pricey side. Wife and child both enjoyed the boba, best they have had in a while. read more

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This is an amazing place! Top notch service and quality food. Slippery Shrimp is a dish everyone should try. Fresh and delicious! read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Slippery Shrimp, hot & sour soup delicious - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

Definitely very good food. Think Americanized Chinese food. With that said very good. Not much room to sit and saw dozens of ppl using take out. And I think maybe that is the way to go. I would return when I need my slippery chicken fix Enjoy read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

I've heard so much about the slippery shrimp, but I also read some disappointed reviews, so I tried to remain fairly skeptical and unexcited about trying Yang Chow. I sent the boyfriend over to get an order with rice and green beans, and we ate it at home. In all, I thought everything was really good, besides the rice, which was old and dry. The shrimp was flavorful and savory, and the green beans were a nice offset to the strong taste of the breaded seafood. I don't know what everyone was expecting or what they actually received, but we demolished everything in one sitting, so 4 stars all around. read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

I love a good kung pao chicken-- the best has lots of white onion, green scallions, green and red peppers, celery... lots of diverse veggies adds complexity and nutrition, and then the peanuts add texture and a flavor of their own. Try the kung pao at Ginger Island in Gilroy and you'll see what I mean. Unfortunately Yang Chow's kung pao is just chicken, peanuts and green scallions only. That's it. Its sauce lacks zing and the whole dish is missing flavor and interest. The chicken itself is kind of strong, as if it is not the freshest, too. I've been there once. The good reviews here make me think I should give it another try, but... nah. read more

Tastes just like downtown LA location. We are so lucky to have this spot here! Quick and delicious.

The food was ready when we arrived. I was really looking forward to try long beach L.A. is to far on week days with traffic. I bought 4 al cartre items 72.64 was the cost. I was looking forward to left overs. Now not so much just a little bit better than Panda Exprees, but not by much. Sorry i wished I drove to L.A. read more

Great little spot if you like Chinese take out. Not an extensive menu probably under a dozen items to choose from. Bowls are over $10. I ordered the Slippery Shrimp bowl. Basic bowl of rice covered with there signature slippery shrimp and broccoli. Made fresh to order and great portion for one person. Shrimp had great flavor almost like a sweet n sour flavor. Patio area to enjoy your meal. Parking is a little tough to find so that may take longer then waiting for your food. I heard the Kung Pao Chicken is good maybe next time. read more

Yang Chow 2.0 - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Long Beach, California

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What you are all wondering is this... is the Slippery Shrimp the same as Chinatown? The answer is YES. This location specializes in take out and lunch special bowls. However, they lack restaurant ambiance. Everything is served in to go containers for take out and the utensils are plastic. Don't get me wrong, we loved our shrimp. but after dining at the Chinatown location in LA, we were expecting a better ambiance. read more