The food in perfectly cooked the portions are amazing and overall a perfect place for real Chinese food

I go there for the low price and abundant plate. 2 people can eat 1 meal. Better than fast food!

Do not eat here and if u do check o your order got totally wrong order and was very dry! did not want to drive back across town to correct! Panada is better! read more

Very good garlic chicken and the sweet and sour soup was very good too. Service was good. read more

China Cafe - Sweet and sour soup - Chinese Near Me - Turlock, California

READ THIS NOWThe food is a disgrace to chinese food. Honestly just get Panda Express it's literally 100x better than this. The chicken chow mein literally taste like bland chicken and white pepper even the 2 packets of soy sauce did not help IN THE SLIGHTEST. The crab Rangoon were barely filled and was expensive for the quality and quantity of them. Fried rice was the same and the chow mein, UTTERLY DISAPPOINTING. Orange chicken was the best thing we got and was mid, like lower than bad. Broccoli beef was hecka salty and tasted horrible . I spent 6-7 minutes writing this very honest review and you should read this because I never tried anything worse than this "chinese" food. -Authors daughter. (My mother agrees with the review I wrote but I used my "lingo") read more

3 1/2 stars based on my last few tries. I have been a long-time patron (mainly take-out) over the years, going all the way back to when they used to be located by Mountain Mike's. I must say their quality has gone downhill the past few years. There are now numerous better Chinese restaurants in town, something I honestly couldn't say 6-7 years ago. The staff continues to be great. However, not sure if they changed cooks or what, but something has caused a decline. read more

This review is based only on their vegetarian egg foo young. I think their egg foo young is delicious! it's definitely made fresh and there's lots of veggies in it and lots of egg. It's very tender and they make it without any flour like texture. They just use the egg and vegetables and seasoning. The gravy on top is absolutely delicious. I order it with no ginger because I don't like ginger flavor and I always order extra gravy on the side. The vegetables are still kind of crispy. There's a lot of egg. I highly recommend their egg for young. read more

The spot on Geer Road was better when it was open. Portion sizes have gotten smaller while prices have gone way up. Typical these days.

F-! First time ordering here today. Got CRISPY pork with literal drizzles of sweet/sour tasting MORE OIL than flavor. the pork fried rice was the poorest fried rice I've ever seen. I saw a few pieces of pork and peas. THATS IT. The Honey walnut shrimp was so absolutely soggy and was given 8 pieces of shrimp, 20 pieces of broccoli for $20!! Will be going to Chong's Cuisine on countryside from now on. TERRIBLE FOOD TERRIBLE SERVICE DO NOT RECOMMEND read more

Had food from you not enough food for all people. Meats were tough or no taste. Rice was horrible. Will never order for our senior group again read more

Food was greasy and tasteless. The restaurant was not sanitary at all would not recommend this place.

Worst food ever, I ordered with a group of seniors at Parkwood Estates. Rice was terrible, wasn't even Chinese rice. The sweet & sour pork you couldn't chew. They didn't give enough food for the 40 people that ordered. I will never eat here again. read more

This was actually nicer than I had expected. These folks are so friendly, funny, foodies. I prefer some vegetables in my Sweet 'n Sour Pork, however. Wonton Soup was dynamite! read more

Not as good as they used to be and price has went up. Came for the old rice that used to have veggies in it but this what they currently have. read more

China Cafe - C1. Garlic Chicken Combo Plate - Chinese Near Me - Turlock, California

When they were on Geer this was our go to place. I have not gotten anything from them in a few years. The quality has gone down dramatically. Sesame chicken does not taste like it used to. Was salty had an off putting taste and the meat was tough and dry. Rice and chow mien was tasteless. Facilities run down. I went just before seven on a Friday night and no customers were there. Their website makes them look high end but when you get there they are ghetto. read more

Food is delicious but prices are outrageous they definitely don't need to charge almost 20 dollars for a plate of food

I ordered online and got combo plates they only gave me the chicken by it self literally nothing else I showed them my proof and yet they told me they could do nothing about it and didn't care they just didn't wanna make it wouldn't go again used to be good it's horrible now and service is just as bad read more

Just okay. The service was fine. It's a cute little , very clean restaurant. But the food was just okay. The almond chicken was good, but not a fan of the baby corn they put in it. The fried rice and the chow mein that came in the C4 combination plate was barely acceptable. Very little flavor in both. The fried rice was like steamed brown rice with a tiny bit of veggies in it. The chow mein had very little meat and veggies in it. I doubt I would return. read more

My first time coming to this place and I left content with the overall flavor of the food and excellent service. The potstickers and chow mien were the highlight of our meal. The broccoli beef was decent enough that I ate it all. I didn't like the fried rice. Took off an entire star because the sweet hostess/server recommended anything off the shrimp menu and unfortunately I didn't like the hot and spicy shrimp dish. At first I though maybe I just didn't like the seasoning but then I wiped down the shrimp and washed it with my water at the table and realized that the shrimp had a bad taste that made the entire dish taste funny. I will definitely be coming back for the chow mien! Also note the food came out popping hot (which I love) so be careful not to burn your mouth like I did lol read more

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Worst food ever, ordered food for 40 people smallest servings ever, did even have enough food for 30 people some of the people in our group didn't even get to eat! Sweet and sour pork was so hard you couldn't even chew it and some of the group found bones in their food, rice was horrible teriyaki chicken didn't even have any flavor.we will never do business here again! read more

Good food and fast to make your food and the workers are very polite to you I would go back to get food again

Food here is terrible . Ordered orange chicken, pork chow mein, fried rice, garlic chicken, and broccoli beef. The broccoli beef was watery...sickening! The food lacked flavor and you could just tell it was cheeks from looking at it . I wish I had gone to Panda Express that's how bad it was. The hostess had a black eye and her boyfriend was right there just watching her . You could tell it was the bf . He had no food or water just sitting there watching her every move. It was very uncomfortable and I couldn't help but feel bad for her . Just do yourselves a favor and avoid this place at all costs . read more

Ordered Hunan Chicken, one of the lunch specials of the day. The chicken tasted fresh and came in fairly large pieces. However, the meat and vegetables seemed drowned in too much sauce, giving the dish a overly salty and somewhat soupy flair. The pork fried rice had little pork and the chow mein just plain. Maybe, by trying some of their other dishes, I can give a more favorable view of the food at this restaurant. The ambiance of this small restaurant is warm and cozy with a casual atmosphere. read more

I love the chop Suey and the egg foo yong they're awesome. They are good to do call in.

TASTEY OR WASTY? Totally Tasty. I've been coming to this restaurant for ever. Their Chinese chicken salad is amazing. Their garlic chicken, pt stickers, broccoli and beef are the best. I can go on about other plates, but you have to try it yourself. I highly recommend this Chinese restaurant over any other in Turlock. And, it is immaculate inside. Very very friendly owner, and staff. read more

Orange Chicken with fried rice and choi mein. Good food and good portions. Egg rolls as an appetizer was pretty good. read more

China Cafe - Orange Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Turlock, California

Been going here regularly for the past 7 years hasn't done me wrong and staff is nice. Food is always hot and ready quick even when they are busy. read more

I'm not sure why this place has low reviews but it's amazing! Some of my favorite places have gone out of business and this is one the few places that's still around and that can replace my old favorites. So far I've been coming here for about a year and there isn't a dish I don't like. I had a migraine today and my stomach is super sensitive so I ordered the chicken noodle soup. It's packed with veggies and chicken and has chow mein noodles on the bottom. I have to say it's amazing! read more

China Cafe - N6. Chicken Noodle Soup - Chinese Near Me - Turlock, California

Food overcooked, chicken was like eating sticks. Chicken egg foo young was poor at best. Very disappointed... Don't go here.. read more

Pains me to write this review being that I've been coming here for year but today I had the worst service. I don't know if the young lady at the register is new but she had a hard time counting and giving me back my change. Once I got my change and got into the car I notice I was short a couple bucks. I went inside and said hey I think you might have shorted me a couple bucks and she laughed and said " hehe I was hoping you didn't come back in and I didn't wanna be a snitch but you dropped two dollars." Then proceeds to take it out of her pocket, I was just shocked and said wtf and shook my head and walked out. It's getting three stars because the food was still delicious as always, price was fair but service was terrible, reason why I don't dine in anymore just pick up. read more

I read the (mixed) reviews and thought we'd give it a try. This is the first negative review on Yelp I have ever written, but disappointed doesn't even cover it. Lemon chicken: bright orange with a vaguely citrus taste. Tough chicken, average breading. Pork egg foo young: thick patties almost completely bean sprouts, not the rather delicate egg discs with veggies I was expecting. The sauce had no flavor. Mongolian beef: listed as spicy, but again no discernible flavor other than soy sauce. Certainly no spicy flavors. Not only have I lived in the bay Area, and know good Chinese food, I also lived in Santa Cruz where there were superior oriental restaurants of all types, my father was a chef for 50 years, and my hobby is cooking Asian food (from my collection of 300+ cookbooks). Needless to say I won't be back. If I could it would be zero stars. read more

Always great hot food. The garlic chicken is still my favorite. Visit here a few times a year and it's always consistent.

Tonight's order from China Cafe was very disappointing. When we first moved to Turlock three years ago the food was great! Now not so much! Of course, I have heard all of the excuses from businesses etc. claiming that it is all due to the coronavirus. I get it. I really do. However, all I am asking for is some honesty. If China Cafe is no longer able to serve Tempura Shrimp. then simply remove it from the menu. If it is now too expensive to serve actual pork in the pork fried rice, then don't call it pork fried rice. Just call it fried rice. If the chicken chow mien no longer has chicken in it, don't call it Chicken chow mien. Just call it chow mien. Granted I am a very picky customer. A lot of that is because of food allergies and acid reflux. I ordered tempura shrimp because it has less grease in it then fried shrimp and therefore I am less likely to get acid reflux from it. So when I order tempura shrimp and it is replaced with fried shrimp, I am not very happy because now I am expecting a not too fun evening of acid reflux. I will not eat all six shrimp and hope and pray that I don't have acid reflux tonight because someone thought that replacing my tempura shrimp with fried shrimp is no big deal. I will be thinking of China Cafe at 3 am as the acid creeps up my throat. No, fried shrimp is not the same as tempura shrimp. Fried shrimp is much easier to prepare and has more grease. Perhaps the fact that it is easier to prepare was the reason for the substitution. Since my husband picked up the order, I was not there to catch the substitution. My husband did catch the fact that we ordered two Lemon Chicken Combos and only got one. That problem was quickly solved. I will say that. At any rate, honesty is, as they say, the best policy and that is all that I am asking for! read more

China Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Turlock, California

Do not eat here this place has changed orderd #9 garlic chicken had nothing but corn in it filled. , discussing, the fried rice same no flavor nothing but rice no meat or anything else, chow main also nothing but noodles. I called and ask why is there just corn in everything he said oh people complained about peas and carrots oh so they used corn yeah sure, they just cut back. Save your money.. I have been coming here for years not no more its that BAD.. read more

China Cafe - Save your money eat somewhere else, cheap food and like it.. - Chinese Near Me - Turlock, California

Everything has no flavor and then the chicken I bought was just oil. I bit into what just tasted like vinegar instead of sesame chicken. Same thing with the orange chicken. Gross read more

Ok so here is the truth this place offers decent food. However the PRICES keep going high. They don't put onions or bell peppers in the sweet and sour chicken they refuse to be set themselves apart from other Chinese food. The owner is very arrogant acts, talks like he doesn't need your business seriously. He believes that you buy what he sells they way he offers it or don't buy anything. ALa cart entrees are so expensive my god!!! Sometimes you can't eat inside sometimes you can't. They put so much ice in the drink you get very little soda half the time they try not to give you a refill. They have specials on their board but my god you should see the prices outrageous. I no longer would recommend this place. He can't even keep employees in this place. Constantly quitting because he is so demanding with little pay. He made an employee work longer than they could and threatened if they could not they would be fired. This is true because I spoke to employee and or I was actually involved. I strongly suggest you try FRIENDLY HOUSE Chinese restaurant on Geer rd in Turlock behind Wendy's next to the Bakery shop. This Chinese place is now owned by NEW owners the food is fantastic , delicious and the prices are really good. To me they under price their food they should charge a little more it's still way less than China Cafe. As they say you get what you pay for. It's funny because China Cafe they over charge for food. And Friendly House is way better and they are cheaper. Good luck just brutally honest. read more

This place used to be good but not anymore just paid $40.00 for trash, soup thinner than water and totally tasteless food the broccoli beef drowned in garlic Mongolian beef was just tough and tasteless just plain CRAP read more

Wow, was really disappointed on my visit today. Garlic chicken was very salty, while the chicken meat was so dry. Fried rice and chow mein had now flavor and were too dry. Totally not what I remembered this place to be. read more

The waitress was bothered by having to get up from a booth staring at her phone. STILL staring at her phone as she took my order! Doesn't say thank you or anything. AWFUL AWFUL SEVICE!! Hope she has a better day!! read more

Door dashed China cafe and terrible experience. They just don't care about the food they produce/provide. Got sweet and sour pork and it was completely dry. Pork fried rice wasn't fried at all it was clumpy and wet. Worst Chinese restaurant in Turlock. read more