I recently went to the China City Restaurant with a group of friends (there were 8 of us) after visiting Red Hawk Casino. We arrived a few minutes after 3 pm, when the restaurant opens for dinner. As you can imagine, we were a large group who were all hungry and ready to eat. We decided to go with the family dinner (special B) option that gives you the choice to select about a dozen menu items to share family style. This option also comes with soup, pork fried rice, egg rolls and fried shrimp for $18.50 a person. The ambience was quiet and similar to many other Chinese restaurants. They have booths and tables for smaller parties and larger rounded tables with a Lazy Susan for larger groups. The service was great. I was surprised how quickly all of the food came out. One plate after another, and suddenly the table was packed with hot food ready to eat. Everyone working was friendly and attentive, filling our cups with water, providing extra napkins, and checking on us frequently if we needed anything else. Oh, and the food was so good. I particularly loved the fried rice, broccoli beef, orange chicken, and Mongolian beef. To be honest, all of the food was delicious, but those stood out to me from the other plates we ordered. There was so much food that we couldn't eat everything, so we had plenty of takeout boxes to take food home. For the price of the family dinner options, you can't go wrong with a great price and the amount of food you get. It's very much worth it. If you are with a large group of friends and find yourself in Cameron Park, I highly recommend coming to China City to eat. You won't be disappointed. It's a hidden gem tucked away in a strip mall off of Highway 50. read more

Came in on a Thursday around 1:30pm. Friends brought me here for the first time. We all ordered tbe lunch special. Two of us ordered the lemon chicken, one with steamed rice and one with chow mein and egg drop soup. I ordered the general chicken with white rice and hot and sour soup and an egg roll, All meals were served freshly made. The lemon chicken was crisp and had a nice lemony sauce. The general chicken was good and lightly spiced. The rice was fresh and the chow mein noodles were wonderful!!! Truly enjoyed the meal and would like to try out some of the other items on the menu. Restaurant was clean and neat. And the servers all knew my friends and they were really friendly. read more

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Service was delightful, food was delicious, and the ambiance was pleasant and casual. We had honey walnut shrimp and Mongolian beef, both with pork fried rice... shrimp was cooked perfectly with a nice tempura crunch, Mongolian beef was tender and flavorful. read more

China City Restaurant - Honey walnut shrimp with pork fried rice! - Chinese Near Me - Cameron Park, California

Highly recommend this restaurant. I've been coming to this restaurant for over 25 years. The service is always amazing. They are always accommodating when I ask for white meat only in my chicken dishes and the up charge is worth it. I don't think my family has ever had a complaint with their food, ever. Best Hot & Sour soup hands down that I have ever had!!!! read more

Best Chinese restaurant in the area! The staff are warm and welcoming, and the food is always excellent. We eat here often; it's our local go-to when we're craving Chinese. The soups, curries, egg foo yung, and sesame beef are our favorites but everything else we've tried are equally great. So is the pricing. I love this place! read more

China City serves up solid "old school" Chinese Americanized food. Classic dishes with familiar flavors. They're a family ran restaurant. It's a no frills place, basic interior. It has a worn look. But evertime I drop in, the place is busy. It has a welcoming vibe. Excellent service. I was totally stoked that they offer shrimp with lobster sauce. And even better, it tasted spot on. Shrimp served in a thick, savory, silky sauce with ribbons of cooked egg. Yum. But I got to say that the texture and taste may not be appreciated by all. Acquired taste. I sure do like it though. Plus for folks unfamiliar with this dish, it doesn't contain lobster. Fun food history: It's called lobster sauce because it was created as a sauce to enhance and accompany lobster dishes. (Kinda like spaghetti sauce don't actually contain spaghetti). Not a lot of Chinese restaurants in Folsom serve this, and if they do, it's not as good as theirs. Another thing to note is that the lunch special is served on weekdays as well. Lunch specials are served with a fried egg roll, soup choice of hot n sour or egg flower soup and choice of white or pork fried rice. The serving size is generous. Basic, classic flavors. read more

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Always amazing! Quality is great and it's prepared quickly. Cannot recommend enough. Hope they'll continue to be around for years to come.

The food is always delicious and consistent. The service is very good. the ambiance is comfortable and nice.

We were seated quickly upon arrival and received hot tea and water almost immediately. Our server took our order promptly, and our soup and appetizers arrived quickly-hot, delicious and very fresh. Meanwhile the to-go orders were a steady stream out of the kitchen. Our food also arrived quickly and was outstanding. My husband had the Mushroom Beef which was tender and juicy. I had the Vegetable Moo Shu and it was absolutely perfect. We also shared a side of Chow Mein which was delicious but the amount of food was so extravagant we had to take more than half of it home. You will not leave here hungry! read more

China City Restaurant - Hot and Sour Soup - Chinese Near Me - Cameron Park, California

Great friendly family owned restaurant with delicious food and good value for the portions. Everything is always good, my favorites are the general chicken and the honey walnut shrimp. Can't go wrong with either one of those!! read more

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Well tried this place again. We ordered the lunch special generals chicken with pork fried rice & pork fried rice à la cart. Wow! NASTY, NASTY..... No hope to try this again. But non Asians do like this place. Just saying. read more

I was working in the area and stopped in here for lunch on a Friday at noon. The place was pretty busy however it did not hinder the quality or speed of getting my food. I got the lunch special broccoli beef with steamed rice and add chicken chow mein. Omg it hit the spot! Perfectly cooked veggies and silky tender beef. The sauce was perfect not too salty. Even the egg roll was delicious! Skip past Panda Express and support local small businesses! This is the one! read more

China City Restaurant - Beef n Broccoli Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - Cameron Park, California

Love this place! Been coming here for years, always consistently good. Try the honey walnut shrimp

Staff was friendly, my phone-in order was ready right when I arrived, and the food was delicious. Portions were a good size too. A perfect Chinese spot--will definitely be back. read more

I was recently in town to service my Subaru and decided to get some lunch beforehand. I have been craving good Chinese food and China City caught my eye. According to their description, they have been family owned and operated since 1998, and I love nothing more than supporting a family-run Chinese restaurant. I was drawn to the lunch specials and wanted to try their Mongolian beef. China City is tucked away in an older strip mall close to ForkLift. It's very dated on the exterior but clean. There's a good amount of parking along the fence and on the side of the restaurant itself. The interior has the classic Chinese restaurant look and the booth that I got seated at was very comfy. I was offered both tea and water, but I only chose water as it was a warm day. I was ready to order as I already knew what I was getting (Mongolian beef lunch special and house chow mein), and for the soup I chose hot and sour. It was brought to my table pretty quickly. I really enjoyed the big pieces of egg in my hot and sour soup, and the flavor was just fine, your typical hot and sour, but it hit great. I finished my bowl quickly and waited for my main courses. My lunch special and house chow mein came at the same time. The food was piping hot and I was so excited to dig in. I was not expecting too much in terms of the flavor, as how good can Chinese food from Cameron Park be, but China City highly deserves its rating as the best Chinese food. I first tried the fried rice, and it was so flavorful, much more flavorful than most other Chinese restaurants do their fried rice. The Mongolian beef was superb, and the meat was sooo tender. It even came on a bed of crispy rice noodles, just as I like it. It was also perfectly spicy. The egg roll was super hot, I had to wait a few minutes for it to cool a little so I could pick it up and eat it. It was very crispy and the filling was good. Now the house chow mein, again I was not expecting too much, but wow, upon first bite, it was extremely delicious. This is the kind of chow mein that is bold and flavorful with the "wok hay" that so many other Chinese restaurants lack. The noodles were thick and springy, and I couldn't stop eating them. It was unlike any other chow mein I've had and I've had a ton of different Chinese food. Of course I couldn't finish all of the food I ordered, so I took the rest home. For $13 for the lunch special and $15 for the house chow mein, the prices are slightly higher than one would be used to, but the food is quite worth it and I am more than happy to pay their prices for such good food. I need to bring my husband with me next time we are in the area as he also loves Chinese food and he would definitely rave about this place too if he could try it. We will be back (hopefully soon)!! read more

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Wow, I have not updated my review of this place even though I have been several times since. Our most recent visit was sooo good! We both ordered chow mein. Mine was the house which included 3 large shrimp, beef, chicken and thin pieces of BBQ pork. Just a little bit of veggies, no egg and perfectly cooked (I really hate soggy noodles) fat noodles!!! VERY DELICIOUS! My partner had the shrimp chow mein and it had a lot of large shrimp. He loved it too! $15 each plate. I think the best part of the visit was seeing the friendly staff interact with the regulars dining in and there were many! It was like family and made me want to become a regular so I can chit chat with the staff too. I mean I could anyway but there is something to be said a out having a nice rapport with the staff at a place you frequent regularly. And the food is delicious so there is that! Next time we will order the family meal where for $8 more we could get soup and appetizers with the choice of our two mains. Still a great place! Will be back! read more

The service is very friendly, and the bathrooms are clean. The food is also great! I really enjoy their moo shu vegetables, and the sweet & sour shrimp is tasty. The orange chicken is super good too. I really like this restaurant, and recommend going. read more

Everything is alacarte and not worth the $$$ Nothing comes with the meal The food wasn't that good read more

The food is always the best!! Been many times & I always come away full and happy. This local restaurant is the best in town.

I've been coming to CC for 5-6 years now, but I have to say the last few visits haven't been the same quality that I have come to expect. Seems portions are shrinking as well. Anyone else feel the same? read more

Service and food was amazingly good. Hunan Chicken and chicken egg foo young. Quick and friendly service read more

China City Restaurant - Egg foo young - Chinese Near Me - Cameron Park, California

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Good food good service personable staff Order out is very fast and hot and packaged up nicely read more

Been going to China city for 20 years and the quality has never changed , this family takes pride in there recipes, the orange chicken and general chicken are my favorites but everything on the menu is amazing read more

I miss Shanghai, they had the best sesame chicken, China City is ok but if they made their sesame chicken more crispy it would be better. Other dishes just ok read more

Great portions. Great service. Very clean. Food tasted amazing. Recommend honey walnut shrimp and general chicken. Spicy soup was perfect. Not too spicy. Overall will be coming back again. read more

China City Restaurant - General chicken and fried rice also honey walnut shrimp and chow mein. - Chinese Near Me - Cameron Park, California

The food and service is excellent! We will definitely be back. We are new to the area and have been hoping to find our go-to Chinese food spot and we found it! read more

Amazing food. Service was great. We are from out of town just passing by server was great food came out fast. If we r ever around we will be definitely coming back. read more

Stopped in here on Father's Day, as I take my dad out to eat every year. This year he wanted chinese food, and he's seen good reviews of China City on online. While the outside is a standard strip mall chinese restaurant, the inside was very clean and spacious. The staff was very polite and attentive, multiple people attending to keeping our drinks filled and clearing plates. We decided on family dinner B, my dad getting General Chicken, and I got Garlic Chicken. Family dinner B comes with soup, pork fried rice, an egg roll, and fried shrimp. Everything was so wonderful! I especially loved the flavorfulness of the Three Combo Chow Mein. The only item I was kinda eh about was the Pork Fried Rice. I will definitely make the drive from El Dorado Hills to eat here again, I've been looking for a new chinese restaurant to be a regular! read more

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This place is the place we always get the alt and pepper spare ribs, everytime we have a gathering or potluck that I do not have much time to think of what to bring or cook, the spare ribs are always the best seller for the crowd. Restaurant may not have the best location but people come for their food. read more

Hands down best Chinese food in the area. The outside of the building is simple and plain but inside it's clean, the food is presented beautifully and is affordable with leftovers to come home. Our cups were never empty and the staff were very nice. read more

China City Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Cameron Park, California

Been eating food from these wonderful people since late '89 or so when worked for their Uncle at May Wah's Chinese in Shingle Springs. They later opened China City behind Safeway in Cameron Park and we still go there often. None better in the whole Sacramento region in our book!!!! read more

This typical American Chinese restaurant has maintained its historical character in what appears to be its original setting. Although located in a major shopping area, it's tucked away off the main path. TBH, it felt a little rough and I was hesitant to exit the car. I was with my family so safety in numbers, right? Once we got inside, I relaxed immediately. Staff/owners were nice and the diners looked like they were enjoying their meals. The place was packed when we left. We ordered egg rolls, General Chicken, and combination chow mein. Everything was tasty and the portions were generous. We felt we got a good value. If you're in the area and looking for Cantonese food (nothing spicy here), it hits the spot. read more

Not that great and my brother's orange chicken had some questionable shaped pieces. Service and ambiance was good, just wish food was a little better. read more

China City Restaurant - Tea - Chinese Near Me - Cameron Park, California

Clean, fast, Kung pao chicken taste mild and exactly like cashew chicken but with peanuts.

A family owned foundation for our community. I'm proud to take friends from all over to enjoy the best Chinese food around.

The egg drop soup, pork fried rice and beef with broccoli is hands down amazing! I could drink the soup by the gallon lol read more

China City Restaurant - Broccoli beef and fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Cameron Park, California

Excellent customer service and great tasting food. This is by far the best Chinese food in Eldorado County. Ming is a great person and very professional. Thanks. read more

Some of the best Chinese food in the area. Can be quite busy, but worth the wait. Staff is friendly and efficient.

Service is great and the food is even better. It was our 2nd time going in 3 weeks and it was even better the second time!

I love their food and the service is consistently good. They are quick, kind, and fairly affordable. It's a great place for a meal that isn't too fancy but several steps up from greasy fast food options. read more