I've been ordering food to go from this restaurant for several years. On average my orders are around $65.00. I order extra food so I can have left overs and not have to cook. Tonight when I entered the restaurant, the lady that was behind the counter was rushing me, yelling next next I can help you here. I told her that I wasn't ready and that I wanted to look over the menu without being rushed. She looked at me and said what would you like to order and I told her again that I needed time to look over the menu I didn't want to be rushed. As I started to order, she kept telling me what next, what next,? She asked me how many people were goong to be eating, I told her 3. She then became angry and yelled at me, telling me that's too much food, no more food. I wanted to order two other dishes and she actually refused to allow me to order anything else! Customers around me were just as shocked as I was; Another employee actually apologized to me! I showed tr he employees that i had sufficient cash to pay for whatever I ordered, yet I was still denied. They have lost my business, never again will I come here!!! read more

China Gourmet - China Gourmet Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

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Been hard to find a good Chinese restaurant in this area that taste authentic and this is now my go to! Def recommend!!

Complete disappointment... My son & I each ordered a combination plate: pork fried rice / pork chow mien & teriyaki chicken skewers / BBQ sliced pork. We also ordered the fantail prawns. It was difficult to find the pork in the fried rice & chow mien, both of which had no seasoning or flavor. I had to splash quite a bit of soy sauce on my fried rice in an attempt for flavor. I did find three good-sized strips of beef, cold & flavorless (I spit it out), in my "pork" chow mien. My son's chow mien was so slick with oil. It was pooling in the container. My chow mien was so dry I needed water to choke it down. We ended up combining our chow mien in a big salad bowl, mixed & replated. That took care of the slick & dry issues, but not the lack of flavor & pork. We didn't taste a lot of teriyaki in the teriyaki chicken skewers. I tasted soy sauce & a hell of a lot of salt! This was the only thing that was seasoned, even if it was badly. I thought I would cut up the BBQ pork slices to add flavor to my rice & chow mien. You can't add flavor to something when the addition has no flavor, either! And, dry! Oh, so very dry! I tried to swallow a few pieces by dipping them in the sweet & sour sauce that came with the prawns. There wouldn't be nearly enough sweet & sour sauce in the little container to choke that down, & I still wanted to dip my prawns. I ate two flat prawns. I ate the second one because I was still really hungry. But after that, I couldn't do it anymore. I even tried telling myself, "It's just sustenance." That container is now in the garbage & I'm making myself a pb&j. read more

China Gourmet - Combo Plate #14 with teriyaki chicken from Combo #6. With random slices of beef.. - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

Yep~ I've read a change of owners. And cooks too I guess. This was such a great place, best Chinese Food around, now after the last 2 times, it was awful not awful, just bad! read more

Inside is a dive, but for what it lacks in charm they make up for in quantity, in the portion sizes, and in price. You get so much for your money here. An individual dinner will easily get you dinner and lunch tomorrow. The family meals are awesome and you get a lot for your $65(family meal for 6 last time we went). Quick turn around on orders and everything is still hot when you bring it home. read more

Sorry this is really bad tasting Chinese food the flavors almost made me nauseous lol :( when the chowmein, rice, and orange chicken are all bad.. you know there's not much hope for anything else read more

Terrible. My very first time as well. Took my Mom and niece. The guy that was taking my order was so rude and to top it off, he couldn't even understand what we we're ordering. read more

Worst food ever tonight, called to resolve and got no where. Dry, boring and might as well flushed my 26.30 down the toilet. Left phone number for owner to call me tomorrow. Will not order again. Lost my business. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. Ordered 2 broccoli beef plates, egg rolls and a garlic chicken. Chow mein was basically thick top ramen noodles with veggies and few pieces of bland meat, and broccoli beef and garlic chicken was so salty it was inedible. The egg rolls were super soggy and bland. Called them to ask what could be done about the inedible food and they told me no one has ever complained and that is how they cook. They said I could bring it back and remake it with no salt since we clearly can't handle seasoning. More importantly the person I spoke with hung up on me the first time when I said I wanted to speak with the manager and when I called back they were rude and snippy. Had they at least apologized and not been rude I wouldn't have bothered leaving them a bad review. I can't imagine we are the only ones who have complained based on the reviews either (which I wish I would have read before we decided to go here). read more

Very disappointing don't waste your time or money here which is sad for me to say because this used to be my go to spot. A few years ago I noticed the quality started going down so I would only order their potstickers (since they're my favorite) and get the rest of my food somewhere else. I decided to give them another try and everything I got had no flavor and I couldn't even finish. This place should be embarrassed selling this food, at their quality it should be free. read more

Used to be so good. New owners...you need to step it up...orange chicken and chow mein no flavor...this place use to be so good. 2 stars because the people are very nice. read more

Very generous with portion size. Food is tasty. Service is excellent. My picky 3 year old approves

I've been ordering from this place for years. Tonight I noticed the food taste different like some thing nasty. I believe that the peanut oil might be too old. They need to switch it out more often. I will never order from this place again, that's pretty gross after taste! Ewww read more

The best garlic chicken, we order it extra spicey. You will also love their chow mein, I add extra veggies and it's so delicious. They are always so nice too and really quick. Their prices are also super fair for the huge portions you get. It's a bummer that they aren't open later or on Mondays at all. read more

Best chinese food around!! I have gone to other places just to be disappointed. I always come back. Food is always fresh, hot and perfectly cooked. Prices are good too!! read more

The food is very bland looking and taste leaves a lot to be desired. Seems to be fairly busy in there both phones we're ringing and the one person up front could not keep up with the phone's so they rang and rang while 3 of us sat in a very hot sauna like dining area just observing her take orders and posting them in the back room. read more

Great price ! Love supporting local family owned businesses . Great service, was right on time , and tasted amazing

About a month or two ago I ordered take-out for my family, but China Gourmet forgot to include the house fried rice that I paid for with my order. The old lady that handles the register assured me that I would be credited for this mistake next time I visited with them & it would be affiliated with my phone # record. Well, today I went there for a couple of items and decided to collect on that credit since they owed me fair & square. The same old lady at the register tried to tell me some bogus story that the restaurant is under new ownership now so they cannot hold up that deal. I looked at the business license and it is the same old one as before. Either she lied to a long time loyal customer to get out of a $10 reimbursement, or something even more shady and illegal is going on. This place needs to be audited, so I think I'll start by calling business licensing, BBB, & the health inspector. This set off some red flags for me, so I think the digging is worth it at this point. Hopefully when they get inspected, that old lady will finally take off the latex gloves with holes in them that she probably never changes all day long. Hygiene and safe food practices takes extensive training, I know from experience, but I think this place lacks the trainings and the professionalism to run a food business.... I would also appreciate my money back now . Whether it's a penny or a dollar, what's right is right. read more

My favorite Chinese place in the entire town! I have never had a bad meal here. Prices are fair, food is great! Nothing they cook is sub-par. Highly recommended! read more

The wait time today was ridiculous. I called in advance and they said it would be about 20 to 25 minutes. The wait was over an hour!!! At least their food is still good. read more

Very disapointed she refused to take an order for 11 am when they open so ridiculous.. i highly do not recommend them .. seems like their kitchen is not ready when they open!! read more

This was our favorite Chinese restaurant hands down for over 30 years. But something changed several months ago. But we still gave it a chance. But no more. Dishes like garlic chicken, orange chicken, sweet sour pork or chicken are very very dry and almost chewy or spongy. And looks and tastes like something that was shipped frozen and they just warm up. Chicken in foil is usually over cooked or burnt now. The fantail shrimp is completely changed and looks and tastes like it also comes pre made frozen. New owners have ruined this once great restaurant. So don't waste your time or money! Byeeeeeee read more

We love this place specially the potstickers they are the best in town. My wife always gets the wonton soup and I get the Special fried rice. Family owned and we always support small business. Recommend 100% read more

War wonton soup, and Mongolian Beef are two of my favorites. Good food, large portions, and good prices. Will be returning soon.

The food is okay...high in sodium. But the portions are ginormous!! And the prices are very affordable...:)

The staff here is very knowledgeable about their menu and the food is great, very authentic. Love this place, will be going back.

This is a small place with limited seating that takes a while to get your food. The average price of things is about $7 for most items. They have great soups. The individual meals are piled high. Lots of food for the price. My family likes it. Good for food on the go. read more

Grrr, I don't care about their food first time here and last one to go and get food her their food is not good, chowmein is no taste eggroll too and crispy fried chicken.. no flavor just so greasy.. not going back here.. good luck to the people want to try it u just wasting money to be honest.. read more

As good as it gets for cheap Chinese food! Of course, this is not the best Chinese food you'll ever have but it will be one of the best for its price range. $6 will get you anything on the menu. The waitress, Alice is awesome too! They actually make really, really good Chinese food but not to the public. If you know the owners or people who work there, they will make fancier and tastier food! Order the sweet & sour. You really can't go wrong. read more

Nasty Nasty Nasty! Ordered orange chicken and had to throw it out it was so tough my animal wouldn't eat it! Stop saving yesterday's food and re-heating it you tightwads!!! I have been here before and loved the food, so I don't know what the hell is going on.....ridiculous. read more

For almost 20 years off and on my friends and family have the food from this place. Never again. On Monday Jan. 4, 2016 we got an order for 4 people which always was enough for us and our 8 kids with leftovers. We only was able to portion out very little with no extra. If that would have been all then I would have brought it up to them, however it was the quality of the food that killed it. Very small potions and poor quality. Teriyaki chicken was like eating jerky with no sauce baked in, it was on the side, noodles had no flavor and the sweet and sour was soggy and chewy. My wife saved enough for work the next day and she said it was nauseating after reheated. Bottom line, I could have done better with Panda Express and they are gross. Not sure why this happened, but I don't care now, you can't fail on every level and expect a good result. read more

I have been going to this restaurant for over 20 years, since before they moved to current location and I was just a little kid. The food is delicious and service is great, especially once they get to know you. Everyone I send there, soon makes it thier fav Chinese restaurant. I love all the food but the Garlic chicken is the BEST! The only downfall is that it is a one of a kind place and anytime I eat chinese somewhere else... I'm always wishing I had just waited. read more

Ughhhh. Omg this is our 2nd and last visit. Last time we thought its grossness may be a fluke. How nasty. We ordered chicken and mushrooms - mushrooms taste like they are from a can. Chow mein is DRY. sweet and sour pork is inedible, chewy garbage. I'm staring at my plate just sad. I'm so hungry I'll probly eat the fried rice and soup. But my god, how in the hell is this place rated 4 stars? I understand were in modesto and rather limited with good eats. But, really folks???? read more

This restaurant rocks! It's been a fantastic outlet for delicious and reasonably priced Chinese food for over ten years! Order one of the combination plates for under $6, the portions are enormous! They service a lot of to-go customers because you can call your order in ahead of time and just run in and pick it up. read more

China Gourmet - China Gourmet - Chinese Near Me - Modesto, California

I am sorry, but if you like this restaurant you have obviously never eaten good Chinese food. First the menu does not have a great variety in their meals. It was either rice, mein and entree, or appitizers and rice. The meal for 2 and so on, had nothing I wanted in it for 12,99, so I had to buy ala-cart, which added up to over $20 for 2. I waited over half an hour for soggy garlic chicken, flavorless chicken chow-mein and chewy kung pao beef, that only had about 4 pieces of actual beef. Also got foil chicken, it was blah. The cream cheese won-tons were the only redeeming morsel in the lot. For $24 bucks, I could have gone to Panda Express twice! Stay away!!! read more

Horrible! The food was nasty! Cheap but nasty ! I ordered the orange chicken combo and it was all rice and packed. I also order the wonton soup... nasty it was over cooked and no flavor. . read more

I've been going to this restaurant about 5 years now. My favorite lady there is Alice, She's amazing and remembers EVERYTHING. The food is fantastic and the portions are more than you could ever hope to eat. Anything you want to eat under 6$ on the menu. The egg rolls are as big as your wrist and much tastier! All In All. A Fantastic Restaurant and one I recommend and take my friends to! read more

Use to be good. Tonight even the rice wasnt cooked. The egg.fu young was so full of rice you couldn't even cut it with a fork. The egg rolls tasted mushy read more

Went to pick up an order that was already called in, waited 45 min and watched multiple people that had came in after me come and go. Hopefully better customer service next time read more

Amazing food, with very large plates for very low prices it's really impressive. Chowmein is amazing and their sweet and sour sauce!! Amazing! read more