East Star

Why have I not reviewed Royal Mandarin?? My wife and I eat here a lot. It's very quiet and always…read morevery clean. Place the order at the counter. They will gladly help you understand what ingredients are involved in various dishes. Most items are pretty standard names. I usually get the "Royal with Fried Rice" and add an egg roll. It rather mild with chicken, beef, shrimp, and artificial crab. My wife gets some sort of pineapple rice that has peanuts on it. She really likes the tofu depending on her tastebuds. Egg rolls are perfect and skewered chicken is definitely a great choice. General Tso's use to be my go to, but it fills me up too much. It's very good but I've just had to back off. We go here probably on average every 20 days. Food is always very fresh. It's just really, really. We see some of the same people eating in there on a routine basis so you know it has a following. Enjoy your Royal Mandarin main dish and don't hesitate to get fortune cookies on the way out!! Pictures to come!!

I won't give it a one star. The food was very disgusting. We didn't even finish our meal. The…read moreegg rolls were disgusting. The owner didn't give me an opportunity to get a refill of tea because they disgarded it before I was able to get a refill. My husband's orange chicken was greasy. The owner was very rude to me and yelled at me and even got another customer to stand up to me and yell at me as well. This is an unprofessional restauran. I DO NOT RECOMMEND EATING HERE. PATRONS BE WARE. And we were out of state first time customers. Also the staff was always at the desk. My food came out before my egg roll. The restaurant had only a couple customers which should say a lot. Please read reviews before making any decisions to eat at a mediocre establishment like this place.

Menu - Front

Greasy egg roll. When I bit into mine, a lot of grease came out. This is my husband's that he never ate.

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I guess the flash on my camera brightened them up a bit, but they were terrible...

Eastern House

3.9(95 reviews)

1.5 mi

For a small town in Indiana, I was pleasantly surprised to have decent Chinese food. Service was…read morealso very friendly and attentive. The waitstaff is fluent in English but we also got to practice our Mandarin Chinese with them. Unassuming exterior but surprisingly nice interior atmosphere. Our first lunch in Terre Haute was reasonably priced and relaxing after a long journey from California. Check it out if you're in town.

Loved the food very good, GREAT waitress, the place is a cozy little spot to relax and enjoy your…read morefood.

Exterior

Braised Pork Intestine & Blood Casserole

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Spring roll

China Wok

3.2(25 reviews)

5.4 mi

The fried rice was okay but the general tap sauce was nasty. It was barely edible. Definitely do…read morenot recommend.

Ordered the pineapple chicken, fried rice and a soda... $19.80! She said pineapple chicken only…read morecomes big size! So I changed it up. Chicken lo mien , fried rice, egg roll and soda. $10.25 much better! Lo mien was perfect! Fried rice was typical yellow rice and was ok, egg roll is my favorite in town! They're perfect! Cabbage filled and has some pink cabbage mixed in. I suggest getting the can soda. No ice in the machine, she gave me literally 6 cubes of ice for a 40oz cup. Pepsi came out hot and melted the ice. It tasted flat. Don't plan to stay and eat. The sitting area is disgusting and has boxes piled everywhere. Also the order area has a big ole I glass wall. They hand you your food under the counter. They also speak broken English. Then look at you like it's an inconvenience that you don't understand them. Lots of eye rolling and head shaking. Not the most welcoming place but when you gotta get your Chinese food fix, this is the place. No pics.... Because cmon, it's noodles and rice.

The neon signs beckon you inside.

China Wok Front Counter

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Chicken & Broccoli and Sesame Chicken

First Wok

3.5(68 reviews)

3.4 mi

I was working in the Terre Haute area and had a cold. One of my go to foods when I do is Chinese…read morechicken noodle soup. So I ordered from here. It was ok. This is a delivery order so I can't comment on the restaurant. They don't have a hearty chicken broth based soup with lots of chicken and vegetables. This was sort of a weaker version of Cambell's soup with what I can only imagine are frozen chicken meat pieces thrown in. About all I enjoyed was that it was something hot to drink which is nice when you're working with a cold. I did additionally order the sesame beef for something hearty later in the shift. It too was ok. I can say the broccoli was fresh and crunchy. The pieces of beef were breaded and fried so sometimes a little dry on the inside, but the sauce was good despite my diminished sense of taste. I'm still looking for my go to Chinese restaurant in Terre Haute so not sure if I'll order from here again...

Since she opened 1993 we have been regulars. The best chicken and broccoli and general tso's. They…read moremust have sold to someone else. Last three visits were awful!

Best general TSO chicken in the country!

The chicken and broccoli isn't how you would expect. It has no flavor or taste. There's a creamy white sauce on it.

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China Garden

2.9(23 reviews)

2.7 mi

The food was excellent and the service was great. I got the order to go, the lady was very nice and…read morecurious. Order was fast and fresh. Quantity great Quality outstanding

Had their chicken and vegetable stir fry. Was very good. One of the best Chinese dishes I've had…read morein terre haute. Very fresh vegetables. Was like $8.50 with tax. Hole in the wall place but solid.

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Lemongrass Thai Cuisine

4.5(81 reviews)

0.8 mi

Delicious food and excellent customer service! We'll definitely be back when we're in the area!read more

Very nice modern café vibe. Service was quick and food was good especially their heat index was…read morevery practical.

28. Pad See Ewe

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44. Massaman Curry

Royal Mandarin Express

3.2(20 reviews)

0.4 mi

Great food fast. Ordered takeout and it was ready and waiting on me. The food is very good and is…read morereasonably priced.

Honestly I love it here, the ambience is wonderful (I especially love the jazz music) the people…read moreare friendly and kind, the portions are generous and the food is very fresh. Anyone complaining about this place and compared it to the one on Meadows doesn't know what they're talking about. The one at meadows is AUTHENTIC Chinese version of the menu and the one in Southland Shopping Center sells AMERICANIZED version of the same menu, of course they're going to taste different because the way the food is cooked is different! I always choose to eat at the Southland Shopping Center version because their textures for their food is better for me (I have Autism) and my sister (AFIDS and Autism) and doesn't overstimulate us Not only that but their crab ragoons are AMAZING, so creamy and soft unlike other places that are stale with very little filling and have hard edges that cut and leave the inside of my mouth raw

Fried rice

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Cashew Chicken - if you are saying to yourself, "damn!,that is a lot of cashews," then you are seeing photo clearly.

Zeng Sushi Asian Cuisine

4.0(83 reviews)

0.7 mi

The food and service was great. The cleanliness of the restaurant was excellent…read more Ordered the hot and sour soup and a few sushi rolls... the soup was amazing, authentic and delicious!

This is still my favorite restaurant in Terre Haute, and now that I finally had a chance to eat in…read morethe restaurant, it just confirms this. I had time after arriving in town to stop and have a real sit down meal, so I stopped in. The seating area by the sushi bar is cozy. The staff so friendly and took the time to explain some of the things on the menu. I decided to get a bento box which came with miso soup, a small side salad, and then I added a Valentine roll which was the special on the chalkboard... yum. They paid attention to my ginger allergy and made sure that every plate was ginger free and gave me options that were ginger free. The highlight was the Valentine roll with its shrimp, cream cheese and avocado wrapped in pink rice paper, and drizzled with a wonderful sauce. Plus the rolls were in the shape of hearts! I liked the bento box. The tempura vegetables tasted fresh. The shrimp was cooked well. With the rice side and California roll, I was more than satisfied with the meal. So glad I was able to finally come and eat in. I will definitely come back/order from Zeng when I am back in Terre Haute.

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Great Wall

1.0(2 reviews)

2.5 mi

Placed an order delivery online Sunday 9-23 and got an email confirmation. After 1 hour and 15…read moreminutes no food had arrived. We called the three phone numbers listed on the website: 1 was a fax number, 1 was a busy signal multiple times, and one was never answered. The web site says they close at 930 on Sundays and it is only 741pm.

Upon entering The Great Wall restaurant, I immediately noticed the place hadn't been cleaned for…read morewhat looked a long time, dirty windows, floors, tables, the steam table sides had dirt and very noticeable fingerprints. I ordered my favorite to see if the quality of food might be better then the looks of the place. I made my order "to go". I set my meal on my home table only to find a long black hair lodged in the food. I called the establishment and offered my complaint, I was met with silence and a hang up. Warning, do not eat in this place, it should be shut down!

Magic Wok

2.0(2 reviews)

0.4 mi

It's not bad for mall Chinese. If you want a quick meal and your expectations are not real high,…read morethen you wont be disappointed. Its clean prices are a little high.

Classic mall food, everything is chicken or so we hope. Eggrolls are usually burnt, the noodles…read moresuck, the spicy chicken is their best dish so if you must eat here try that to be safe. There are many better choices to eat at than anywhere in the mall.

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Dia S.

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2

11 years ago

This is a wonderful family who runs this! Food is always hot,done and very good! Everyone has a bad day but I suggest you try this place out because they are really good! read more

Heather L.

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4 years ago

they were very rude and the food was stale and nasty . def would not recommend anyone to go there.

Teresa B.

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1

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7 years ago

Either burnt food no taste to food wont be back

Michelle T.

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2

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3 years ago

It's yummy and has good food and lots of food

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