Average Chinese buffet but food is hot and fresh. The ambiance is quiet with servers and staff…read moremostly ignoring customers in the sense that you are not necessarily greeted when entering or leaving the restaurant. They are quick to pick your plate up off the table and to give you your bill, almost like they don't want you sitting there too long to go back for seconds. They have a soft serve ice cream machine but it was out of order. I didn't take any desserts but others in our party did and they were average. They seemed to have a steady business on a Sunday afternoon. I would go back if I had a craving for Chinese as the food is satisfactory. Drinks are not included with the buffet.

My favorite place to eat in Minocqua :) plenty of options from the buffet for dine in or take out…read more They typically also have a (very basic) sushi roll available at their cold bar which I appreciate. Also plenty of little desserts that especially kids seem to enjoy. My favorite is a little fried bun they have that gives a donut vibe (pictured in carry out pic). Building is maybe a bit old and could use some love but it doesn't impact the food quality. Staff is small, they seat you and check on you periodically but don't expect to be waited on like a traditional restaurant. They come to drop off your check about the time you finish your first plates but that does not mean you need to rush out right away!

Tucked away in strip mall and is take out only. Good food and nice staff. They only accept cash.read more

Excellent Chinese food I get the general tsaos chicken…read moreSuper friendly owner Fast, friendly service Highly recommend

The food was bland, everything was soggy and tasteless, which in itself, is impressive to be so…read moreconsistent. To pay $27 for 2 mountain dews and a 2 half plates of food, uneaten, was disappointing. Just want to make others aware before you choose to have a meal there.

This is the first time we ordered from the regular menu and picked it up, and did not get the…read morebuffet. We ordered from the lunch menu which included a choice of entree, an egg roll, soup and pork fried rice. We also decided on a dozen of their dumplings, My brother ordered the Shrimp with garlic sauce and I had Peanut Chicken. The recipes they use for their regular menu are more authentic. When it says an item is "hot", it actually is. The dumplings were really amazing, delicately steamed to perfection and served with a spicy chili oil sauce. They are some of the best Chinese dumplings I have ever had. The Shrimp with garlic sauce had a real kick to it as well, had lots of large shrimp, brocolli and assorted vegetables and was also delicious. The peanut chicken was very good as well. This is not a spicy dish. The peanut sauce is so good with chicken. I love it. I will definitely order from their main menu again. Everything was excellent. During busy times it might be difficult to get through by phone, so I just showed up and ordered. I waited maybe 15 minutes which was ok with me. There is a nice area to sit and wait and they always do a great job of packaging everything securely. Sorry I should have taken photos, but they are on the printed menu!!

Stay away. Trust. Try it and you'll understand…read more At the restaurant May 2026. Couldn't care less that you are a guest at their restaurant. Tasteless,, oily and unappealing "food". We've tried the restaurant once before and thought to give it another chance. Same. Maybe one day they will figure it out. We are locals and we can use a quality competitor since they're the only came in town.

We had takeout from this restaurant twice the past couple of weeks. My husband enjoyed the General…read moreTao's chicken both times. He had ordered me a noodle dish that was supposed to be with all the meats but when I got it, it was vegetarian. He thinks he had ordered wrong. The second time he asked over the phone if they had a Happy Family with noodles and they said only with rice so I had that. It was ok but I still prefer the noodle dishes. He picked up a paper menu the second time so now we have something to look at as we couldn't find much for menu online. Both times we have asked for spicy for our dishes but we had to add our own spice to the dishes. That may be because we are use to eating Thai food. Next time we will order very spicy and see what we get. My husband did not feel like they were very friendly when he picked the orders up, nor were they very helpful over the phone. But, they are only a mile away from where we just moved to and the food is decent enough to warrant us coming back, unless the area gets a full time Thai restaurant.

Definitely a nice find, don't let the outside dissuade you from visiting. Pretty traditional…read moreAmerican-Chinese food. Service was excellent. Good portion sizes. Cost seemed to be average to a little above, but not unreasonable for the cost of everything today. Small parking lot in front with more parking behind. We will definitely visit again.

I would come here again. Food was great and service was fast. The sesame chicken was very good.read more

For a mid scale location the prices are ridiculous! 23 dollars (including tip) for a tiny to go…read morebox of lo mein! Stupid expensive, never coming back

So we were craving Chinese food and being new to Wausau we decided to try The Mandarin. The reviews…read morelooked great so why not, right? It may have been a mistake. I hate posting a negative reviews of a small local business, but we were disappointed. No we aren't looking for discounts free food etc or anything. In fact I hope it was just a bad day for them. We ordered: General Tsos chicken Orange chicken Pot stickers and spring rolls. 45$ is pricey for 2 mains and 2 apps but my husband figured they might be good. Sometimes the food is worth the $. The General Tsos chicken had no flavour really beyond over cooked soy. No spice either. The orange chicken tasted borderline exactly like the General Tsos chicken. Lots of soy. The barest hint of orange and no spice. My spring rolls had an overpowering cooking oil flavour and the pot stickers had no water chestnuts, no ginger, no scallions or garlic. Just ground meat. I am giving the restaurant a maybe on reccomendations because perhaps the chef was off...maybe it was just a bad day. I hope they continue serving their loyal clients but sadly we will take a pass on ordering from here again. It's just too expensive to test drive a 2nd time for us.

Delicious food, friendly service and great prices…read more I had the Schezwan style chicken for dinner - it came with water chestnuts, mushrooms, green peas and tons of other vegetables. The schezwan sauce was sweet and not too spicy. Would have liked a bit more chili and garlic in it, but it was decent for a "please all" sort of palette. The chicken was tender and cooked well. Service was quick and unassuming, although I ordered the crab rangoons and they didn't come until the end of the meal which was a little strange (I thought they were forgotten at first). Nonetheless, everything was delicious and relatively healthy and I was happy to dine here. Recommended!

I so far have loved everything I have ordered. I have dined in and got food to go and have been…read morepleased every time. The people working there have been very kind and attentive. The Thai was heaven! Definitely recommend.