Best Chinese food in all San Diego!!! Been coming here with my family since I was a kid, easy over 20 years .

Absolutely delicious and fresh food , clean dining area and fast friendly customer service.

Tasty food, yet it is missing the Real Chinese cuisine that I know. When I visited Mexicali from childhood, Chinese Food has been a staple on the family gatherings, and this place is close but not the real deal. BBQ pork was dry, fried rice lacked ingredients, soup was bland three ingredients, and the meat choices were mostly chicken? Love to visit the spot , it was affordable and friendly. The feel was relaxed and pleasant. read more

Ying Li Restaurant - Old picture of Establishment, same place the right hand side. - Chinese Near Me - San Ysidro, California

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Decided to try Ying Li because I heard Chinese food is best by the border and they weren't kidding! After a recent trip to Hong Kong, my husband and I were craving some Chinese Food. I usually go to Convoy but wanted to try something different. When I looked at their bbq pork photo on yelp, I knew I had to try it. We ordered the shrimp egg foo yong, bbq pork fried rice and duck wonton noodle soup. All of them were very good. I also liked that they box up your meal after you're done even though there is a small fee to do so, which I don't mind since I usually end up spilling food on myself when I do it. They also offered lemon with water and chopsticks. Service was quick & friendly and the lady even added extra broth to our wonton noodle soup. Most of the servers spoke in Spanish and the menu is even in Spanglish. My husband and I loved the food & unique atmosphere of Chinese servers speaking Spanish. Parking: Right next to 24/7 and Tortilla de Harina Price: $$ (Around $15-20 for an entree but portion is for 3 people - LOTS OF MEAT) Recommendation: Bbq pork and wonton noodle soup as well as the lunch special read more

Ying Li Restaurant - Outside - Chinese Near Me - San Ysidro, California

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If you're looking for a very good Chinese food spot this is the place to go great food great service clean place and that I mentioned great food!! Everything that I had was amazing!!! Can't wait to go back and eat here again I highly recommend the red pork meat. Best I've had. read more

Ying Li Restaurant - Super good - Chinese Near Me - San Ysidro, California

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This is the best Chinese food I've ever tasted in San Diego! Great customer service read more

Okay, this is our go-to if you're in this area for a concert or to cross the border...,Yeah you know who you are.....,Don't hesitate!, But be warned you will most definitely not be able to finish your food the portions are massive and old school * muahhh chefs kiss * delicious! Not fancy at all the locals know, very low key well just judge for yourself read more

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Absolutely terrible. Waited an hour for our food. Kept asking for a refund and they refused. They just kept stalling. Tables got their food who came in 20-30 minutes after us. They do not prioritize to gos. Very rude. Did not apologize or let us know the food would be a while. read more

Recent local find! Went there for lunch with coworkers, the place was well lit, clean, and quite a few tables with customers too! Got good business. They opened a location in Chula Vista as well. Go the lunch special which was around $13 or so, very affordable in this economy! Menu was in Spanish with English next to it Will visit again soon! read more

Ying Li Restaurant - Crab Ragoon - Chinese Near Me - San Ysidro, California

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My goto place for Chinese food. The staff is very quick at serving you and their cantones chow mein is the best. Small but clean place to eat. read more

After browsing for diner options I found this restaurant they have other locations. Great Food Amazing customer service I don't recommend the appetizers. Main course items are a big portion. read more

Ying Li Restaurant - Seafood Combination - Chinese Near Me - San Ysidro, California

Always happy with the food and service, food comes out quick and hot. Can't go wrong with the chicken friend rice

Just like Chicali ! Food is excellent will definitely go back ! Quick service and a lot of food. Big portions

The place hits the spot with the classics. Got the crab rangoons, salt and pepper chicken wings, shrimp chow mein, beef n broccoli and their house fried rice. The only dish that wasn't great was the noodles and the rangoons. Overall, we got our food quick, the taste was fine. But it was pretty pricy. Would recommend if you're down south and have a craving for Chinese read more

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It was my coworker's request to have lunch catered from here for her last few days at work. We each chose several entrees and didn't realize how big they were going to be- there was definitely a lot of food leftover! My personal favorites were the bbq pork and noodle dishes. Everything else was pretty good though- from the cream cheese wontons to the chop suey, to the chow mein and rice dishes. I would definitely recommend getting food catered from here since the food and value is great! read more

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Love their spicy wings! Friendly staff. I have been going there since the 80's they have been part of the community since if not before. I believe the original burned down years ago. I like to support small local businesses. read more

My cousin recommended this cute authentic Chinese restaurant in San Ysidro. We were seated right away and greeted with a very bubbly attitude ! We tried Tsingtao beer that's our new favorite beer , honestly better than Sapporo . We order wonton soup the broth was so authentic reminds me of the Chinese food we used to eat in Tijuana growing up , along with king pao chicken , Cantonese chicken , salt&pepper wings and the chicken fried rice is the best one by far in San Diego !!! Anyone that is a lover of Chinese / Cantonese food you must come to Ying Li. Thank you for serving delicious food and value customer service , we felt very welcoming and will be returning read more

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The service here is wonderful, a good ambience for a family, and the food was absolutely delicious. Everything was so flavorful and tasty. I would definitely come again and highly recommend for anyone who wants a good Chinese restaurant. read more

I came for dinner with my Hubby and let me tell you, The food here is DELICIOUS from the amazing service by our waiter Manuel and check in's from the owner to the quality of exceptional taste of the food we ate. Our food had such fresh flavors and tasted so fresh, the broccoli had that fresh crunch in every bite and the wings came out piping hot! If you're in the area it's definitely a must!! Thank you Ying Li, we'll be back soon read more

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Amazing Chinese food, the best in all of San Diego. We love the cantonese chicken, shrimp or chicken chow mein, spicy tofu, honey walnut shrimp and Spicy garlic wings. Absolutely anything you order will be delicious. Very large portions, we always have tons of left overs. Their service is OK, but the food is absolutely worth the okay service. Some servers are very fast and attentive while others not so much. The ambience is a vibe, cute traditional Chinese restaurant with lanterns. Seating includes booths and center rectangular tables. They Also have a private room in the back for larger parties. Ying li is absolutely delicious, a true chinese food gem. Worth the drive if you are coming from up north! Must visit San Ysidro location. read more

We came to this place during lunch time at work, this is definitely a hole in the wall! We got the sweet and sour chicken and Kung pao chicken. The sweet/sour wasn't my favorite - the sauce was rather sweet. The Kung pao was spicy but on point. We got fried rice and cream cheese wontons as well, which were good buys. The service is super fast too, making it a good break spot for work. It's located pretty close to the border! Parking is a bit tight due to construction. read more

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The best pollo cantones there super friendly. And if you struggle with English they speak Spanish love this plays been coming here since 2005 read more

Great good. Great lunch deals. Reasonable prices. Usually I order to go and the food is more than enough. read more

Really good customer service came out really quick. I was definitely craving Chinese food and this definitely hit the spot.

Food was ok shrimp had no seasoning Sweet and sour chicken was good rice was a little different. When the bill came it was didn't prices from menu . When I asked about it they were rude and said you no prices went up everything is more.. I said no one was told me and they just charged me. It was 90 cents for a book 9 more dollars for Shrimp read more

Ying Li Restaurant - Menu - Chinese Near Me - San Ysidro, California

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The food is so good, when I'm close to this area I will definitely come here again . They are Asian but they also speak Spanish . I really respect that . They are so nice and helpful . Please try the coconut shrimp and the chow mein . They are so bomb . The coconut shrimp have actual coconut flakes on them !! So bomb and also really big portions . read more

Huge portions definitely family size plates enough to share I love their veggie fried rice but I also get their shrimp fried rice equally, chop suy is bomb their noodles are amazing I love their salt and pepper spicy wings and we all love their orange chicken ! My toddler loves their white rice with their fried noodles for extra crunch too! 10/10 recommend read more

wow what a disappointment. NO dine in. We were starving and craving Chinese food and since it was so close to the border, we decided to come here. Yes it says Pick up & Delivery but it doesn't say ONLY! Tip: Call first to make sure they have dine in. We'll give them a try after they open for dine in and hopefully we'll give them a better review. Thank you for reading my review. Good luck read more

Ying Li Restaurant - Outside of the restaurant - Chinese Near Me - San Ysidro, California

The fried rice is delicious and the fried chicken wing soo good !Will come back soon ! read more

Ying Li Restaurant - Spicy Chicken Wings - Chinese Near Me - San Ysidro, California

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The service is fast & friendly . The server sally is hands down the nicest lady ever. She is so sweet and nurturing to my son . She always goes out of the way to provide limes , and extra spicy salsa . Food is DELICIOUS & very affordable if you buy it as a "lunch" instead of individual orders (: read more

The Singapore noodles are delicious. So much plump shrimp and the curry is so delicious! I have been here twice and I will continue to come every time I am in the neighborhood. The Chinese ladies are so sweet and they speak fluent Spanish, too! I can't wait to go back on Monday! The place can be pretty busy and I see a lot of Chinese influence in the decor. read more

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Unfortunately I have to give this restaurant 1 star. We called in our order and went 15 minutes later to pick it up. I stayed in the car and my boyfriend went inside to pick it up. They told him they gave it to the wrong person but they would remake the order. He was waiting inside for about 15 minutes. Suddenly a truck pulls up, and I was in the car right next to the truck. The young male worker came to the driver side of the truck and was laughing saying he took the wrong order but he was going to give him the one the truck brought back.... (I'm literally listening to the whole conversation because Im parked right next to the truck) The worker hides the bag and goes through the back...(the bag of food they are going to give to my boyfriend) I immediately call my boyfriend and tell him not to take the food, I just find it gross that it went to another household and they brought the food back.... not sanitary. The young male worker comes back to the truck and they are laughing because they gave the food back and the restaurant was going to say they made it fresh! He kept laughing saying who cares he's gonna take it. He still doesn't notice me in the car. My boyfriend asked for a refund and they hesitated trying to open the boxes and act like it was fresh food... Just sucks because instead of actually remaking the food, they tried to have someone bring the food back, and laugh about it. Lamentablemente tengo que darle a este restaurante 1 estrella. Llamamos para hacer nuestro pedido y fuimos 15 minutos más tarde a recogerlo. Me quedé en el auto y mi novio entró a recogerlo. Le dijeron que se lo habían dado a la persona equivocada pero que rehacerían el pedido. Estuvo esperando adentro durante unos 15 minutos. De repente se detiene un camión y yo estaba en el auto justo al lado del camión. El joven trabajador se acercó al lado del conductor del camión y se reía diciendo que había tomado el pedido equivocado pero que le iba a dar el que trajo el camión... (Literalmente estoy escuchando toda la conversación porque estoy estacionado justo al lado del camión) El trabajador esconde la bolsa y pasa por atrás...(la bolsa de comida que le van a dar a mi novio) Inmediatamente llamo a mi novio y le digo que no se lleve la comida, simplemente me parece asqueroso que haya ido a otra casa y me hayan devuelto la comida... no es sanitaria. El joven trabajador regresa al camión y se ríe porque le devolvieron la comida y el restaurante iba a decir que la hicieron fresca. Siguió riéndose diciendo a quién le importa que lo acepte. Todavía no me ve en el auto. Mi novio pidió un reembolso y dudaron al intentar abrir las cajas y actuar como si fuera comida fresca. En lugar de rehacer la comida, intentaron que alguien la trajera de vuelta y se riera de ello. read more

Hadn't been to this spot in years. Boyfriend and I decided to give it a try. We orders cheese Rangoons, chicken chow mein, and salt and pepper wings. The food came out steaming hot it was so delicious. It was fast service. The restaurant looked the same after not going for years. Would definitely recomment. read more

Use to enjoy the food their once in a while. Place looks nice, clean, lots of seating. Customer service is basic. But what is disturbing, is what I seen out back. Fried chicken left outside, next to a mop. I get they maybe needed room, but this image is horrible. I stayed behind the store for about 10minutes just to see if it was being tossed about because I eat there. I seen two woman grab the chicken from there. So sad to see. Leaving it at two stars because the inside is clean. Back of house, not so much. read more

Ying Li Restaurant - Chicken next to bucket, outside of building. - Chinese Near Me - San Ysidro, California

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Ordered food to go. Showed up and they let me know they gave it to the wrong person. They said they would remake the food... I waited about 15 minutes and then they had someone bring back the food they had taken. They thought it was funny that they were going to give it back to me. The younger Asian man went back and was talking to his buddy laughing that I was going to take the food.They even took the food through the back door and acted like it was fresh. Luckily my girlfriend saw everything and let me know. I told them I didn't want that food anymore and to please give me a refund. They were hesitant. I did get my refund but it really makes me question the cleanliness of this place. Pedí comida para llevar. Apareció y me hicieron saber que se lo habían dado a la persona equivocada. Dijeron que reharían la comida... Esperé unos 15 minutos y luego le pidieron a alguien que les trajera la comida que habían tomado. Les pareció gracioso que me lo fueran a devolver. El joven asiático regresó y estaba hablando con su amigo riéndose de que yo iba a llevar la comida. Alguna vez llevaban la comida por la puerta trasera y actuaban como si estuviera fresca. Por suerte mi novia vio todo y me avisó. Les dije que ya no quería esa comida y que por favor me devolvieran el dinero. Estaban indecisos. Recibí mi reembolso pero realmente me hace cuestionar la limpieza de este lugar. read more

Great service great lunch! Always good service and delicious food! This is our go to for local Chinese food lovers! Hidden Gem!

Service is fast good price for the portion and always keeps the same flavors , they speak Spanish fluently so no problem for anyone speaking Mandarin,English or Spanish read more

Let's just say I remember the food being alot better but it wasn't bad. Service was extremely polite 10 out of 10, I tried the Singapore style noodles 6 out of 10, and the salt and pepper porkchop were decent but not how I remember them. read more

Ying Li Restaurant - Salt and pepper porkchops. - Chinese Near Me - San Ysidro, California

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They have the best Chinese food around town! I've been going there for years with my family. Our favorite dish is the walnut shrimp. I also work really close to them, so we order their party trays once in a while. They never disappoint. The service is always fast and friendly, even though they're always busy. read more

Ordered camarones enchiladas and fish with black bean sauce Disappointing that rice was not included for two $30 entrees read more