Spent $105.00 on dinner today. Took it home. Ordered 7 things. Only 3 were correct. Raw chicken wings. Two of the items were not even how or what we ordered. I believe it was a language barrier. Will not be going back. read more

Just recently moved from the Bay Area and trying to find my new places. Was excited to try but was disappointed by the quality of food. Staff was courteous but despite smelling delicious, the food had no flavor. read more

So I think they might be under new ownership. I say that because I got my go to meal a couple weeks ago and the recipe had changed. So today I said what the heck I'll order a lunch special. I am SO glad I did. Wow. What an improvement. Chow mien was fresh and the rice as well. I got prawn with vegetables and the vegetables were cooked well and the prawns a good size. Staff is super nice as well. Good job!!! Give this place a try again and hopefully you'll be as pleasantly surprised as I was. read more

We live in Fairfield. Every time we pass through to go to the airport, we try to hit this spot. I've been going for over 20 years. Every dish I've had has been delicious! There's a "secret" vegetarian menu available upon request. If you're Veg*n, ask for this menu! Suggestion for Ding How: Please educate yourself & your staff on the difference between "vegetarian " & "vegan". It is not the same & should not be used interchangeably. For example, your walnut prawn sauce is advertised as "Vegan Honey Walnut Shrimp" but has real mayo & real honey. Because of the unintentional false advertising , my family told me they don't plan on coming here again, in fear of ordering vegan & getting non vegan dishes. I feel the same. If you want vegan mayo, Safeway has Follow Your Heart veganaise & you can order BeeFree Honey (imitation honey) online. read more

I live nearby, but I had never really even noticed Ding How before. It's located in a bit of an odd spot at the end of a strip mall, hidden behind "I Love Sushi" and a small boba shop. I ordered a dim sum plate and the special fried rice. Unfortunately, they were out of something (I don't remember what), but the woman at the counter offered to make up for it with extra wontons, which was good enough for me. The dim sum was good; the pork bun was fantastic, everything else was okay, so it averages out. By the time I started on the rice I was already full, and the portion was massive. It tasted much better than I expected. It had a nice mix of meats, though it was a bit oily. All in all, this is a great place to go for some takeout or a low-key dinner. read more

Excellent food and service. Very friendly! Very clean and comfortable!! Great experience and we will be there soon.

They have an entire menu of Vegan options, thought that was super cool. Most places have a small selection of options but this place has basically everything in a vegan option. Got the honey walnut shrimp and I was THE BEST! tasty, crispy and a big serving. Will be going to try more for sure! read more

Best Chinese food in Davis...been going there for many years...convenient parking right next to Savemart

I remembered it as better. Tomato beef came with no noodles *perhaps my fault* but it was literally tomatoes and beef- and a whole lot of sugar it seemed. I guess that's what I'd ordered though. Maybe it's better for dim sum? I thought I was ordering just a pancake of noodles for under the tomato beef but I managed to order the house special noodles. Straw mushrooms and a few hunks of char siu were tasty, but not worth trying again in my opinion. On the plus side, they did have an entire separate menu for vegetarians. read more

Our food was lukewarm and not delivered at the same time. So one of us was almost done when the other food arrived. It was not busy and the waitress was very grumpy. Sad, I miss this place in the old days! read more

We have been enjoying food at ding how for many years. We love the egg rolls, chow mein, fried rice, My fav the hot sour soup.... To many good dishes to mention. If you have not eaten here definitely worth a trying. read more

First of all when we walked into the door the older man yelled at us and said booth or table pick one and then the service declined even further not only was he blatantly rude to me and my girlfriend the vegan menu has egg flour soup on it and I asked if it was vegan just to make sure and the guy said I don't know eggs don't sound vegan to me in a sarcastic manner even though the vegan menus are completely separate from the meat menu so to me it sounds fishy like they are trying to pass things off as vegan even though they aren't to be honest the bad service alone was enough for me to want to leave but I stayed to see it through for the people I was with but if I could give it negative 10 i would read more

Good food, quick service, great price. Reminds me of restaurants in SF Chinatown but this place has better tasting food

Absolutely terrible service!!! Walked in and no staff was in sight, had to call to get them to come to counter. Waited forever. NOT WORTH IT! read more

Lots of people recommend this place so I tried it. The place smells so good but the food is disappointing! It was bland and crispy pork was so saggy. The service was great. Got takeout and was ready in 20 minutes. read more

There's a sign that says they are open for dine in, but once we asked to get seated, we were told that dine in isn't available. Take out only. Doesn't make sense. read more

VEGAN FOOD GALORE Holy smokes I wish I knew about this place 2 years ago! They have the BEST selection of vegetarian options of any Chinese restaurant I've been to, but great meat dishes as well! My veggie girlfriend got the Vegan Sweet & Sour "Chicken" and the Vegan "Beef" & Broccoli. Both were delicious with great imitation meat texture. I am omni, I got the Sweet & Sour Pork, General Tso's Chicken, and the Peking Beef and all 3 dishes were incredible. We split a Vegetable Chow Mein as well, which was quite good, and I got some Hot and Sour soup (with pork in it!) that was the best I've ever had. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone, not just vegetarians or vegans. read more

The food was great and very reasonable... I'll definitely be back here again!!! Has that really mom and pops fill to it that I just

Food was okay. Service was horrible. The lady was rushed and super rude. She seemed annoyed at every question we asked. Definitely don't recommend. read more

Ding How does a good job with take out Chinese food orders. I like their potstickers and Mandarin Chicken. They always have it ready in 25 minutes. read more

I understand that this place is an institution in Davis, and that its major graces are that it consistently serves a well- (and sometimes over-) cooked version of Chinese strip-mall food, it is nearby, and it is a local tradition. That said, the food is a sad imitation, with sugar-laced and cornstarch-thickened sauces, mostly with minimal flavor. Szechuan spice seems to be merely a technique using a mildly-spiced cloudy red sauce that doesn't taste as if it has any Szechuan spice at all. This is a kind of Chinese food that Chinese immigrants who desired to start restaurants thought would appeal to Caucasians, and the style is suffused in restaurants and grocery stores throughout the nation. Sweet (or sweet and sour) deep-fried and overcooked food. Thick, translucent sauces; lots of fried rice. What is surprising to me is that, for over a half-century, authentic Chinese food of much better and more sophisticated quality could easily be found in San Francisco and Oakland, places accessible, even then, in a half-day drive, at most. I don't begrudge you eating here, and even enjoying it, because sometimes it's not about the food, but the people. But please don't try to convince me that the food is the best you've had, and that the service is good (because, mostly, it's not). Bring your friends here, not for the food, but because you've enjoyed the company of others here, and hope to repeat that. read more

Egg fu yong was one of the dishes ordered for takeout and the bottom layers were basically covered in egg shells!!! The last bottom piece was literally burnt and was not edible!!! AND worst of all, they over-charged!!! The cashier was impatient and rude when asked to double check the total and still gave the wrong total at the end. There ware others waiting and i didnt want to hold up service anymore so i just left. But got home and saw that they had an online ordering option, tried it and officially confirmed that they overcharged at least $5. I tipped at the time and wished i didnt. They were rude to this other lady that came in after me because they didnt make one of the dishes she ordered. Customer service sucked. Egg shells in food. Burnt food. Overcharged check. They did bad/messed up BIG TIME!!! read more

Ding How Restaurant - Eggshells in egg fu yong - Chinese Near Me - Davis, California

Delicious Chinese food! Highly recommended. The vegetarian options were very good and friendly staff. I wish they were open for dine-in!

I was trying to order pork menu but the owner recommended to eat chicken menu instead because that menu was ordered online by other person but cancelled read more

We come back again and again for the cream cheese wontons. They are exactly what we like in cream cheese wontons. We have tried several other items here as well, but nothing stands out like the cream cheese wontons. All the food is to-go. read more

It is a great family gatherings place with a great food and service !! I recommend all of you to enjoy this great restaurant. read more

Before coming into Ding How, I was not a fan or even ever tried vegetarian food. Why go for the fake stuff when you can have real hearty beef and pork and chicken? However, after a coming to Ding How, I realized how wrong I was. Vegetarian food can be in fact incredibly delicious and tasty when made right. And it sure was made right at Ding How. The food here is absolutely scrumptious! It definitely changed my mind about vegetarian food. My friend and I ordered the vegetarian string beans with beef (spicy) and hot & sour soup. At first look, the beef looked exactly like real beef. However the texture of the "beef" was not so beefy. It had a really chewy and you can actually tell that is wasn't meat. But I have to say its the best your going to get with imitation meat. It was stirred fried with sting beans and the string beans were cooked perfectly. Some places over cook the string beans but here, it was a perfect crunchy cook. We wanted it spicy and the cook gave a good amount spice. We also got hot & sour soup. It was yummy. It was almost creamy with a lot of stuff in it including mushroom tofu, bamboo shoots. It quite spicy too, I didn't even have to add any ground peppers. It is a full service restaurant; It actually quite fancy. The host/waiter was wearing black slacks and white button up. We came in and the waiter sat us in a booth. It was only him running the tables, but the place is really small maybe 6 tables good for 2 and about 4 tables good for four. He brought us water and hot tea, while our tea cups, plates, and utensil were already on the table. We had a couple question and he answered us clearly. We actually order the vegetarian Mongolian beef adding string beans but the chef came out and ask us if we just wanted the vegetarian beef with string beans with the spiciness of the Mongolian beef. Of course, that is what we got. Food came out really quick, thank goodness because we were hungry. Our waiter kept on coming by to check on us and and water was always filled. For being in Davis, this place is actually decent. It has a huge vegetarian menu so for all you Catholic folks in Davis, give this a place a try on your no meat Friday on this Lenten season! Price is not bad either. $16.50 for large soup, string beans and beef, 2 rice and 2 hot teas (I don't think they charge for the hot tea though) . read more

Ding How Restaurant - Spicy Vegetarian beef with string beans - Chinese Near Me - Davis, California

My friend kept raving about the vegetarian choices at ding how so we went today to give it a shot. I've been to Ding How plenty of times before and honestly didnt really care much for it. But since I've never had any of their vegetarian dishes before it's only fair I try some of their veggie dishes before i pass judgment on this place. We order the family dinner which came with egg flower soup, egg rolls, cashew chicken and we substituted the sweet and sour pork for the vegetarian sweet and sour pork. For a while, we were the only customers in the restaurant. After about 5 minutes, a clearly upset couple walks right now. The guy was whispering into the waiters ears for quite some time before the waiter went over to the girl and started talking to her. Turns out the last time the couple was at ding how, they ordered some vegetarian dishes but only after they had finished their food did another waiter tell them the dish they just ate was not the vegetarian version they had ordered :O! After hearing that my friend and i just looked at each other and was like WOW, that's pretty messed up. The waiter ended up giving them a free meal to make up for the traumatizing experience. As for our food, everything seemed fine. The egg flower soup wasn't bad (although it was kinda flavor less), the meat egg rolls WERE HUGE! and the meat inside wasn't dry like i had expected. The cashew chicken was TASTY! and had jicama in it (my favorite!) and the vegetarian sweet and sour pork was really good! it tasted like it was real pork! (which made us question for a bit if it really was!) the only bad thing was the sweet and sour pork didn't come with the bell peppers i liked :( After we were done eating, we had one piece of cashew chicken left so we decided to finish it so we can leave. As I was about to put the chicken to my mouth i saw this THICK BLACK HAIR on it! omg it looked like pubes! needless to say, i felt a little sick after seeing that. Overall, ding how isn't a bad restaurant although if you are vegetarian make sure your dish really is the vegetarian version and not the meat one! read more

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I'm surprised at how low some of these ratings are! Overall, 3.5/5! Gotta be choosing the right dishes! I have had their lunch specials before and I find the soup meh. I never finish it. Aside from that, I am an avid buyer of chicken & corn soup. It's cheap, it's healthy-looking, and it's my go-to meal for when I'm sick! If you find you need more kick to it, you should just try it with more black pepper added to it. That's what I always do with egg soup. The honey walnut shrimp was good too! I feel a little guilty having it though since it has all this awesome white sauce around it, with your shrimp being crisp after breading (or tempura -- I get mixed up between the two). It's my Reward Meal. lol Nice place to to-go or dine-in! The prices are reasonable for college students overall. read more

I came here with a friend one day to eat a late lunch and luckily, they had a lunch special til 3pm! YESSS! Considering that the only Chinese Restaurant I've eaten in Davis was Hunans, I've decided to try Ding How and possibly compare. Lets see. Their lunch menu (usually around $4.95-$7.95) consist of soup, fried rice, chow mein, and egg roll with a choice of entree. I chose my Honey Walnut Prawns (which turned out to be $7.95). The fried rice was bland and a little dry. The egg roll was nasty and mushy. Yuck. And my honey walnut prawns was alright.. smaller order than what I usually get and my walnuts were a little burnt. How disappointing. I really don't think I'll come back here again. I'm actually surprised Ding How received such high reviews from fellow yelpers... =/ On the plus side, they're service was friendly and patient. I wouldn't say this was the worst place to grab some Chinese food, but I give them 2 stars for effort and friendly service. read more

Ding How Restaurant - lunch special honey walnut prawns =/ - Chinese Near Me - Davis, California

The place is filthy and the food isn't any good. You can expect chewy meat. I would avoid if I were you. read more

The orange chicken wasn't great pieces of chicken so it was uncomfortable to eat but the chowmein was solid. The fried rice was pretty bland. The service was fine tho and a good serving comes w the lunch special. read more

I left a scathing review about a year ago because 2 times we recieved the worse food and service ever. I had planned to never eat Ding How again. A friend recently told me they thought they were under new management. I must say the food was 100% better this time and I have no problem recommending them at this point. read more

After reading the reviews of insects galore here, I was super wary of trying this place, but needless to say I was pleasantly surprised. The fake roses at every table were tacky cute and the whiteboard with menu doodles up front didn't match the atmosphere of a chinese restaurant so I saw lots of people getting takeout instead. They have some items you don't see at Hunan downtown, like the Chin Jiu chicken. There's a screen up front with a slideshow of some special items, so that will help you make your decision. The plates are small for the price but it's worth a drive if you live on the other side of town. read more

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Thank you Chi, and everyone ! Food is always delicious People are sometimes impatient, they still have to wait for their delicious food to be cooked. read more

Ding How Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Davis, California

The name of this restaurant is horrible. The food is greasy and taste is below par. The service is average - typical from a Chinese restaurant. The location is in a plaza between other mediocre restaurants. The decor is alright. Only go here if you are craving and desperate for Chinese food. Don't expect quality dining and food here! read more

2015-0618 they take only takeout order today! [2015-0617] According to the note on the door, Ding How is temporarily closed since Wed, June 10, 2015. I will update here when I see it reopen. Missing their vegetarian meals~~ read more

I no longer eat at this restaurant because of their poor customer service and the bad food taste. The last time I went with my family was the worst, in which the usual lady with the long black hair in a pony tail was as usual rude. But this time she made it really obvious on how she treated us versus other people coming and treating them exaggerately friendly. I read another comment from another customer that had the same experience...it's like she enjoys making people feel bad.... furthermore the food that was brought to us had no taste, maybe it was done on purpose. The conclusion is that there are much better restaurants where I prefer to go to were I am treated respectfully and feel happy to pay for a great service. I am now going to Golden Sun and Wok of Flame which they have earned their 5 stars for being genuine in their service and consistent with their quality and great restaurant environment. read more

O.G. DING HOW was the first to ever ever be a full vegetarian restaurant in Davis! It blew me away. There was a time when fake meats were unheard of, but someone Ding How figured it out. I live in LA now and I've never seen a full Chinese meat replacement menu. Their potstickers are to die for. I'm shocked by the meh reviews... Keep in mind this place is a staple in Davis and a pioneer in fake meats! Love you Ding How! read more

Ding how is an institution in Davis. It's been here as long as we have (more than 40 years) and is small, quiet, and a good place to meet someone for lunch. The food is excellent and the servings are large. The average lunch special, which includes soup, egg roll, chow mein, fried rice, and cookie along with a generous helping of your chosen entree costs ~$7, so definitely affordable. Before your order arrives, there are strips of won ton with sauce and bowl of cashews. I enjoy the walnut shrimp, lemon chicken, broccoli beef and a few other items. Recently, I met at Ding How with three friends, one of whom none of us had seen for 15 years. It would have been a perfect place to catch up, especially since only one other table was occupied, but we were rushed through everything, including clearing plates the minute we finished, someone trying to take a plate away to box up the food while someone was still eating, and four trips to our table to see if we had paid the bill yet. We even asked one of the waitresses if there was some reason she wanted us to leave. We DID spend an hour visiting, but the place was STILL EMPTY when we left at 1 p.m. and I don't have a clue why the wait staff felt it necessary to keep rushing to get us out of the place. read more