Top Chinese Restaurant in San Mateo
Silver Lake Seafood Restaurant
2291 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States
My partner and I initially wanted to eat a sushi place across the street but it was packed. I saw this restaurant on google, it was highly rated, and the food looked good. We walked up and the restaurant was packed with families big and small on a Thursday night—a good sign that the food is goooood. The menu offered the 3 entrees with soup for $30 or 4 entrees with soup for $43. We opted for the 4 entrees since the options were better and we can take leftovers home. The food came out fast, piping hot, and very delicious. Cantonese food is so freaking good. I recommend the rock cod, and beef and broccoli!! I will come here again to try other dishes. It's affordable and delicious, big portions and a lot of people do take out.Update— A few months have passed and I was craving canto food again. Came on a Thursday night. Packed and the place was understaffed with one man doing the role of 3 ppl. So many door dashers were waiting for their orders as well. We opted for the 4 choice for $43 combo again. We got the rock cod filet salt and pepper, clams with black bean sauce, filet beef with black bean sauce, and sticky rice with Chinese sausage. Every single dish was so good! We always like the food here and feel so satisfied with it. We had plenty to take home. They are understaffed, so be patient, be kind. The food is worth it!
Oceanic Restaurant
2507 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States
I tried to express my excellent experience with oceanic restaurant through yelp but yelp Failed me miserably for wasting my honestly good review and lost it. So now im using this google review and hope other customers will see it. As a visitor from other state and staying at the hotel so far this restaurant is the Best chinese restaurant to me! Its been raining hard since yesterday out here and hence the dalay. Kevin handled the situation very well ( esp. dealing with difficult person like me ) and provided an exceptional customer service and offered me a free lunch special meal and delivered my food to my hotel personally! The food was unexpectedly delicious and I cant believe i finished it all! I cant wait to try their other dishes next time im in the area. Other visitors, I hope you find this very useful and dont forget to ask for their special hot sauce if you like to spice up your food :) Thanx again Kevin and Oceanic restaurant for the awesome experience! Im a very satisfied customer!
Little Hunan Restaurant
120 De Anza Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402, United States
Fast, fair prices, classic, simple Chinese food. The use of corn starch was a little heavy but not out of line. the lunch specials are a single entree and rice so we got a side dish of steamed vegetables. The salt and pepper pork was battered and this is not how I'm used to it but it tasted great. I'm not sure this dish would be as good as take out but as dine in and hot and crispy I really liked it. $30 for two for lunch.
Toa Yuen Restaurant
3170 Campus Dr, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States
I had lunch at the Toa Yuen restaurant at San Mateo. I ordered the plate with three options. I selected the orange chicken, fried rice and the green vegetables. The restaurant was clean, the staff is polite, and there are plenty of parking available. The food was just so so, the Choctaw's not bad, but the rice and vegetables were bland. For a fast lunch was not bad, but could be better.
Dough Zone Dumpling House San Mateo
111 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401, United States
We ate at their Seattle location and was blown away by their hot and sour spicy noodles. We were so happy that there’s one in San Mateo. I have to say, the second time is not as impressive. Their portions are smaller than the average size of most Chinese restaurant, but their prices are so reasonable!
Chef Sha
231 S Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401, United States
Very authentic Chinese foods. Came twice already. This is a new open restaurant and there is still room for improvement but the taste is just undeniable. My new go-to place in San Mateo.Some good dishes I’ve had: 干锅牛蛙(this is so good), 鹌鹑(forgot the exact dish name, also very yummy), 重庆水煮鱼(very authentic imo)
The Noodle Shop
164 W 25th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States
My favorite go to Chinese restaurant in San Mateo
noodleosophy
41 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401, United States
We were excited that a northern Chinese noodle place finally opened up in San Mateo. However, the restaurant was extremely disappointing! The food tasted very bad - the noodle was very thick, raw and in-chewable. The space was crowded and nobody cleaned the table up. The soup doesnt have a flavor. If you are looking authentic Chinese food, definitely do not come here.
Peking Alley
4300 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States
Love this place, it's my favorite Chinese restaurant on the peninsula. When I get homesick and miss my grandma, this place always delivers what Im looking for. The food here always tastes fresh, flavorful, and is never too greasy. They have a large menu and everything I have tried here has been fantastic. This place is also excellent for takeout/delivery (see photo- the food arrived securely packaged and with generous portions). Also, I sometimes get a headache and feel super thirsty after eating Chinese food from OTHER places, but that doesnt happen when I eat here. To me, that speaks volumes about the quality of the ingredients Peking Alley uses- their food definitely tastes freshly made.Im not sure how they do it, but their string beans are always cooked to absolute perfection- satisfying texture and flavor, and its always consistently great (never mushy nor overcooked like at many other places). I always get their black bean sauce noodle dish- one of my favorites because it's so hard to find at restaurants, and Peking Alley does the fish well. Their meat dishes are very flavorful and come in generous portions- make sure to order a rice dish to accompany it (I suggest their house special fried rice).One thing that I really loved getting in-person at the restaurant is their specialty whole deep fried fish! They use super fresh fish, tastes great, and looks impressive- its quite a production and is definitely something to order with a large party/for special occasions.
Hot Wok Cafe
2960 S Norfolk St, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States
A Chinese restaurant that is completely unsuitable for Taiwanese. There was so much salt and seasoning that I couldnt even eat the fried beef with the drink. Too greasy and salty. Its an American - Chinese style restaurant.