Pretty solid spot. Food is good, fresh, and hits the craving. Service was friendly and quick too. Only downside is I wish they had more entrée options. Still a solid go-to and I'd come back read more

Cathay Chinese Food - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

Not sure why so many bad reviews on this place. I went in for takeout about 30 minutes after opening to see if I could get some fresh items. I come from SD so I know good/bad Chinese food. This place was honestly ok and not that bad as the reviews make it seem. However upon going close to opening, I did notice that some of their items already looked dried out or old as if it's been sitting there or previously cooked days before and reheating. However, everything I had was cool. read more

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My girlfriend and I eat here every once in a while since it's local and we like to support mom & pop type of places rather than chain. But today we had an absolutely disgusting experience. We got home after a long day of work and cracked open the cheese won-tons and ate a few and uncovered an earwig pincher bug inside. We had already eaten 3. We were absolutely disgusted. We actually took a photo before we ate (we do this everywhere we eat, we are foodies and post our food on our social media stories) and after examining it again now..... YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE BUG! It's sticking out of a won-ton! We didn't notice it at this point. We noticed it after eating a few of them. It must have fallen from that wonton after we ate a few which is why in the 2nd photo you can see it on the bottom of the container. Absolutely disgusting. The fact that the cooks didn't notice upon packing it is concerning. Went back for a refund and owner wasn't really super apologetic. Didn't seem concerned at all that a bug was found in their food and that we ate some of it. He gave me a refund of what I paid (and wasn't even the right amount, since I initially included a tip.) and had to ask him for more money to cover the tip I initially left. My girlfriend filed a complaint with the health department after the experience. read more

Cathay Chinese Food - A deep fried earwig bug with a side of wontons - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

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The customer service is great, but the food is disappointing. My fried rice tasted like it didn't have salt, my noodles were mushy and bland, the garlic orange chicken was mushy with no crunch and the sweet and sour chicken was ok at best. I gave them two starts solely based on the friendly customer service and I got two free egg rolls for spending $40. Unfortunately, I won't be back. read more

Cathay Chinese Food - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

Something fast something easy my go to beef broccoli, chow mein and orange chicken. Chowmein was plain lacking flavor and veggies, a little bit on the soggy end, the orange chicken more orange than chicken mostly batter minus the crispy ness. The beef broccoli was a must have tender juicy beef crunchy broccoli. Service was fast ambiance is like any other food to go. read more

Lo mein needed seasoning . Flavorless the spicy Chicken had chewy parts in it. My egg roll was not even warm . 16 dollars for a one item dish and 2 eggrolls. I didn't finish eating it . Customer service was friendly read more

Cathay Chinese Food - Lo Mein and Spicy Garlic Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

Omg amazing Chinese food in the area !! Everything came out hot and fresh !!! The sesame balls were so amazing , nice and bouncy , not oily , amazing amount of red bean paste ! The noodles so good and great flavor . Orange chicken such good flavor and tender ! Bbq pork great tenderness and flavor !! Overall 10/10 !!!! read more

Cathay Chinese Food - 8 Sesame Ball - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

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Generous portions with excellent flavor. I love supporting small local businesses, and the staff here is incredibly friendly and truly appreciative of their customers. If you're looking for quick, grab-and-go Chinese food that's not Panda Express, this is the spot. read more

I grew up on loving Kim's Pagoda chicken chow mein and egg foo young.... I've tried every Chinese restaurant in the area and nothing compares. I mean it's everything's just cornstarch and sweetener.... They don't care about how their food tastes and they even change the names from authentic Chinese food to what they think it should be called.... I don't like their food at all at Cathay. I mean even their crab rangoon is just want on skins with cream cheese in it.... I sure wish that the people that had Kim's Pagoda would open it back up! read more

The chow mein was cooked perfectly and had a fantastic flavor. The cream cheese won tons are not made fresh they are refried and taste like it. They do not have green onion so are a bit too sweet. But honestly, I won't order again when I can go down the street and get fresh CC won tons with green onion. I ordered through grub hub and it took quite a while so had to reheat the food. Not the restaurants fault at all! read more

The food here is fantastic! My mom ordered food for my grandpa's birthday party. My mom is fairly new to the area and was so happy that there is a great mom and pop Chinese food place near by. Everything was fresh and delicious. The broccoli beef was my absolute favorite. My husband really enjoyed the Chow mein. The chicken options were also very tasty. Everyone at the party loved the food. Service is great, and they are already getting to know my family. Ambiance is classic old school mom and pop Chinese spot. read more

Cathay Chinese Food - Platter of delicious food from the party (mixed with some other food) but most of the food in this pic was catered by Cathay. - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

Food is exactly what you expect. They have crazy big portions for the price. But the flavor is only okay, something's don't quite have the right taste. Service is quick and easy! read more

Food was not good. Felt old tasted like it's been sitting there for so long and flavorless. Not good customer service either she offered a lady after us a fresh batch but didn't offer us that. Would not recommend going here. Cathay in Menifee is better don't think they have any relation compared to how this place is. read more

Dry pork should not be served. Tbh my dog eats better then some of the food they sell here

Fast service, but only because this place was dead empty. We LOVE the one in Menifee (Any relation?) but, recently stumbled across this one when dropping off at the postal store. The food definitely does not compare to the other location, sad to say. The orange chicken was decent, but half of it was just bitty pieces of breading like they scraped the bottom of the barrel for the last scraps, the lo mein was bland, the beef broccoli tasted like straight up soy sauce, but the broccoli was good and not over cooked. The "hawaiian" chicken had a funky taste and I didn't like how the bbq pork aka charsiu had a sauce over it. All in all, the food was meh, won't go out of our way to eat here again and probably not even if we were in the area. Sorely disappointed seeing as how good the Menifee location is and always has been. read more

Cathay Chinese Food - First thought was lo mein looked bland and it was tasteless - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

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The service is great and staff super friendly. I wanted to like this place because it's so close to home, but it just wasn't good.

Delicious food and amazing service! Can't wait to go back! We got two three item combos and and egg flour soup and it was all great!

If your looking for a Panda Express this is a very close substitute. The setup is similar and food choices have some of the same menu items. I ordered the jalapeño chicken , not really spicy but the peppers themselves have just a little kick to it. read more

Cathay Chinese Food - Outside seating available - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

Went to this place for lunch and it was a bit disappointing. Fried rice and noodles were nothing special. I had a side of bbq pork and orange chicken both my sides tasted like semi reheated leftovers and they were kind of hard. Maybe I just got the last of the batch but either way probably won't be back read more

Have been coming here for a while now and the food and service are great. Got the two item meal to dine in and the price was $14.00, not bad for today's economy. The food is fresh and you get a lot for the price. read more

Cathay Chinese Food - tables and chairs in a restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

I'm so happy to have found our new place! It doesn't look like much from the outside. I almost second guessed going, but once you are inside it's so nice! The people are in work mode there but they did take a moment to be sweet to my younger child. I tried the garlic chicken and it was honestly craveable! My daughter had the BBQ pork and loved it. We both had their bowls and they were large in size! Their white rice and fried rice tasted fresh too! We absolutely loved their almond cookies and jello too! The items that we didn't like that knocked off a star were: -chicken nuggets (burned and tasted recooked) -cream cheese wontons (didn't specify they were crab, very sweet, and the wonton had yellow food dye) -fortune cookies (tasted old, slightly soft/soggy, and made with yellow food dye) Will return again for sure, but I just won't get the above mentioned unsavory items. All in all, great place! read more

Give this place a try. I think the food is pretty solid! I usually order a là carte, so the food is made fresh. The lo mein is pretty average, but the meats! Beijing beef is my current favorite. Spicy garlic chicken is also delicious. Any of the shrimp dishes are flavorful. It seems to be run by a family, they are all very kind and friendly. Great service. My wife just picked up from there last night. We usually eat here every other week. I've never had any issues with the food or my stomach after eating. read more

Good food. My husbands favorite restaurant. Recommend the orange chicken. They can also custom make you a specialty dish like tofu stir fry. Only thing I'd wish they had were more vegetarian dishes pre made. read more

This is the worst Chinese food I've had in a long time and I also found small bones in my beef and broccoli, these bones would have been enough to pierce my throat. The food looked terrible and I should have left them also the soup taste just like oil and it very over priced. read more

I got the white steam rice, chow mien , bbq pork and kung Pao chicken . I also got the hot and sour soup . The food was very mediocre in taste . I think Panda Express way better than this restaurant. read more

Cathay Chinese Food - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

I bought a 2 item combo plate which was only 9.99. food was pretty good but a lot of the chicken pieces were grizzly or chewy. The food temperature was also not there and it was kinda cold. I did go at 8:30pm which could be why, but the staff were also on there phones while the food was cooking and obviously not attending to the food. It didn't seem like they cared too much about the quality but the people were nice. 2.5/5 read more

Horrible food! Horrible service!! I dunno how they even stay open?just go to panda express down the road. I love supporting mom n pops chinese food this was terrible food. read more

It is Monday morning and we had this to eat Saturday night. Walked in around 8pm on Saturday 10/5 and the food was still hot and fresh. Ordered the family feast which easily fed 4 people and still had leftovers. 30 bucks or so and you get 2 sides (I got lo mein and fried rice) and 3 entrees (I got 2 orange chicken and 1 Hawaiian chicken). Thinking about what it takes to run a Chinese food quick service restaurant in French, these guys have done a great job. The only thing I would change or could have been better was the lo mein. There is a lot of potential with those thick noodles, to me just felt like there wasn't enough sauce. Just needs to be adjusted a little. The orange chicken was excellent tho! I've been on a life long journey to find the perfect orange chicken and I can honestly say (coming from Westminster) this place lands close to my top. We will definitely be returning! read more

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Small family owned restaurant. Paid $10.25 with tax for 2 item combo. The rice and the chow mein were both pretty bland and not that good. However I'd give this place 4/5. The bbq pork was better than most places and the orange chicken was really good although it had some small pieces, it was hot and crispy and delicious read more

Cathay Chinese Food - Chow mein. Fried rice, bbq pork and orange chicken - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

Absolutely delicious! We just moved here and found this gem off Winchester. We arrived an hour before closing. I asked if they offered tofu since my mother is vegetarian, they offered me a menu and had the tofu and vegetable dish ready in 5 minutes! We ordered the tofu and veggie, my mother loved it! And we also ordered a family pack, fried rice, noodles, orange chicken , spicy chicken, beef and broccoli. All dishes were amazing! My 6 year old loves orange chicken, he would have finished the entire box if we didn't stop him :) we also ordered two orders of fried wontons! Those were delicious! We love wontons so this made our night. We had to try the spring rolls right? They were delicious as well! They had a new item, sesame seed balls...they are sweet like pancakes and covered in sesame seeds, were not bad at all. Because we ordered so much we were given some free spring g rolls :) overall a great experience. Looks family Opened which I love, the staff was extreme friendly. We will definitely come back again :) read more

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I think Cathay is under new ownership. Food is not the same AT ALL. Gave it a few tries, but it's just not the same anymore. Never going back. read more

If your family is hungry and wanting a large portions of yummy Chinese food then this is the place to go. First off, the staff are so kind and loving. Secondly, there portion size is double the amount vs anywhere else. Lastly, the garlic orange chicken, orange chicken and the jalapeño chicken is UNBELIEVABLE and so yummy. You MUST try it read more

Cathay Chinese Food - Chinese Near Me - Winchester, California

Been going here for years. Love the food and the service. The friendly lady at the checkout is always so nice. The fresh veggie won ton soup is our fave. read more

Egg rolls & cream cheese wontons, both tasted like old oil was used. All three entrees lacked flavor, and chicken was over cooked. The lo mein was mushy & tasteless. Never again. Complete waste of $45. read more

Solid 4.4 -- the food is good. A smidge pricier than my normal joint- (which is closed on Tuesdays). We ordered in advance and even though we arrived a few minutes early they were accommodating read more

We got take out. If you order big orders its great because they cook it fresh. The food is good priced and it is yummy when made fresh to order. They give egg rolls with big orders and they too are yummy. -Orange chicken is yummy most of my kids love it. We always get a big order. -Jalapeño Chicken is hot and yummy -Mushroom chicken is wonderful. -wor wonton soup yummy. -kung pow not so great. Taste is good but always low on chicken. -beef and broccoli is good read more

Wish I can give zero stars!! The worst customer service I have every experienced! I ordered through DoorDash and did not receive 2 entrees. Called the restaurant and after 10 minutes of trying to find my order the manager Anthony finally admitted he forgot to pack our missing entrees. He was completely rude about it and said it was not his problem. Good luck with ordering from this restaurant...food his horrible by the way!! read more

Absolutely amazing food. I just moved to the area and I always try to find a new favorite Chinese spot and this is definitely it. Great customer service and decently priced. read more

Great serving sizes, food is much better than Panda Express and similarly priced. The service is fantastic, came in 10 minutes before closing and they were out of Lo Mein and cooked more without making it seem or feel like a burden. May not be the best Chinese food in the area but definitely one of the better places to get Chinese food. read more

I hate leaving bad reviews and always want to support local businesses when able. We tried this place several times and unfortunately we have found the food to be pour quality. Mostly breading, a ton of sugar and no veggies in entrees, Low Mein or Friend rice. read more