My boyfriend fav Chinese place shutdown during the Pandemic so I took him here. We order one of the Cantonese lunch for 2. He loves egg drop soup, sweet and sour pork and fried rice. I know he was hungry b/c he ate the egg rolls. It also came with almond chicken. We ate everything but the chicken which we took home. He loved the fried rice! Note: No cash accepted. read more

This is a real hole in the wall spot, when I asked for steam pork pattie they ask me what type of dried salted fish I wanted , real authentic when u keep 2 types on hand. I saw the 3 dish item combo was a deal. Food brought some good home cook memories, service was good. Ambiance need a fresh coat of paint but to keep prices low, don't paint it, leave it old dark and dingy. For what I ate I would have paid double in Castro valley. This is my go to hole in the wall spot for some Chinese food. read more

This Cantonese restaurant is operated by Toishanese, and it serves some pretty authentic Cantonese dishes as listed seasonally on the blackboard inside. It also serves many typical Americanized Chinese dishes, and they don't look half bad either. I highly recommend eating there instead of taking out because that way the food comes out fresh and you are able to enjoy it in its best state. I tried taking the food home once and I guess I took too long to open the box. I don't think theres many items on the menu that could stand overcooking some more in the containers... The $21.99 for three dishes and a soup is very affordable. There is some really good options offered, such as the beef brisket pot, Chinese broccoli with garlic, and ones with pork chops. There is always something that matches your mood for food that day, anything between poultry, seafood, beef and pork. I love to go get something quick and easy when I don't want to fix dinner! read more

Great Wall Restaurant - Pan fried flounder - Chinese Near Me - San Leandro, California

I've been getting my Chinese food here for years but never left a review! I love this hole in the wall place, it's located in the San Leandro manor and they have fresh made to order Chinese food. I love the wonton soup here and the black bean chicken. I got the chicken chow menu which was tasty, but I wish they put more chicken in it. We got take out and they forgot to add fortune cookies. A small detail but I love eating those at the end so I was a bit disappointed. I would bring my friends here, and I would come back. read more

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2.5 stars rounded up Ordered the Great Wall (combination) egg foo young without gravy/sauce for pickup during the midweek lunch hour. Was quoted 20 minute wait. I showed up after about 15 minutes. Its located in a small strip mall, mostly asian it seems, certainly the clientele indicated as such. This place looks like it has been here for ages and they haven't changed the outdoor signage in a decade. Give it a real hole in the wall feel. Upon entering, you get the same vibe. About 2 table occupied and 3 others came in for pickup while I waited. When I got there, they were confused about the no gravy and told me I should get it as it will make it better. I said I understood, but couldn't have it due to my diet (keto). She showed me the ingredients that I was expecting to be in the egg foo young. I said it looks fine, just cook them inside as I've seen at other Chinese restaurants. She said, normally these ingredients sit atop the egg along with the gravy. They wouldn't cook them inside. Oh well, I said, that's fine, just give it to me like that. I don't think they had started cooking the egg portion at that time. I ended up waiting an additional 15 minutes, so 10 minutes longer than I was quoted. Total was just over $10. Combination was to have shrimp, pork, chicken and I think she even said beef, which I thought was odd. When I got to my car to check it out, I noted the ingredients on top only had shrimp, carrots, onions, and bok choy. None of the other meats that were to be included. The egg and onion portion, which is what substantiates the egg foo young, were actually quite good. 4/5 I'd say. Nice and soft and eggy on the inside and slightly crispy on the outside. Overall, not as good as my go to egg foo young spot on A st in Hayward. read more

Great Wall Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - San Leandro, California

I was Chilling out at my Flat Lands Residence watching the Game Of Thrones . I noticed it was lunch time and I was famished . So I jumped into my Whip and rolled to Great Wall . I parked in their Parking Lot and rolled in . I was greeted and seated at my regular table . I'm actually a regular there so they know me by name . I ordered the number #1 Lunch Special- Sweet and Sour Pork , Pork Fried Rice and Chow Mein . It also comes with a Bowl of House Soup . I also ordered a pot of Jasmine Tea . I was brought a Piping Hot Pot Of Tea first . Very relaxing Out next was a Bowl of House Soup - Tofu , Chicken and Egg Drop . Very Tasty and Hearty . Then I was brought my Main Entrée my lunch special . The Sweet and Sour Pork was very flavorful and went well with the Pork Fried Rice and the Chow Mein. It was a very Yummy and filling meal. They serve you the Bill old school with an Orange Slice and a Fortune Cookie . I paid by Credit Card then rolled out . I went home and Continued My Game Of Thrones Marathon . When Dinner Time came I returned to the Great Wall . Since my Lunch was so good. I decided to have Dinner there too . I ordered Honey Walnut Prawns and a Dinner Special - Sweet and Sour Pork , Broccoli Beef , BBQ Pork Fried Rice and Fried Prawns . The Dinner Special also comes with a Bowl Of House Soup[- Tofu , Chicken and Egg Drop. The Soup was good as before . The Honey Walnut Prawns was Heavenly . The Dinner Special was Great very Tasty and Filling - The Broccoli was especially tasty . I was brought a Bowl of Chinese Black Jell-O for Dessert . It was a Sweet Treat . Then they brought me my Bill Old School Style with and Orange Slice and a Fortune Cookie. Great Wall has Great Old School Chinese Chefs and they are very good at what they do . They have all the Old School Standard Dishes and their prices are very fair . Service is Very Good. They are Leading the Food Renaissance in the Washington Manor Area !!! Great Wall Is a Baller On A Budget Approved Establishment !!! read more

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Ordered food by phone, they told me 25 minutes. Got there 10 minutes later and asked if the food would be ready in 15 minutes and the lady told me 25 minutes. An hour later I got my food, no apology, no discount. Terrible organization, lazy workers, and rude. Food is probably 4 out of 5 but the rudeness is too much for me to return. read more

I've been coming to this spot for many MANY years (since I was a kid) It's changed owners/managers (?) several times but the food has stayed pretty consistent. I had been craving the Beef Won Ton Soup. I get this soup a few times a year because it's comforting to me and I don't share with my family - lol. Stars aligned and family had other plans for dinner and they were open (they were closed last time I wanted this soup) Called in advance and placed an order. They are super nice and friendly and not to say they knew ME but they knew it was me who ordered the soup when I went to pick it up. I got my soup and have to say: the flavor is still there. I still enjoyed it BUT there is only one reason why this wasn't a 5 star review...the won tons were kind of mushy. Not at all what I was used to. They weren't bad, they were good but not what I have come to expected. Not sure if it was a one-off or what. I am willing to go back and try again in hopes that it was. Next time, I'll order more food so that I can update my review. read more

Cheap Chinese food .... Worth the price you getting for cheap food... if an Togo box cost the same price why not eat it with service and different food read more

This place is somewhat of a hidden gem in terms of being in the San Leandro area. It's not in a great location but the food and value you get from it is spot on. Must try the 3 dishes for around $30 deal. Worth it imo. I think the only really thing I would improve is the outdated atmosphere. The carpet gotta go and the wall paper too. read more

Everything is beautiful in this restaurant i test it Many times and ut necer made me shame front of my friends thanks for all yiur services read more

Great Wall Restaurant - Egg Roll testing PIC - Chinese Near Me - San Leandro, California

Close to my house and the food is good. The dinner meal choices A, B or C are the best deals for us because you get a variety of food and good for 2 or 3 people. I always go here read more

Great Chinese food at affordable prices. No frills. They do good American Chinese food, combo meals, and Chinese specialty dishes.

Yummy food and great service! Waiter came by to check how everything was going and was serving us very well! She even help pack our left overs! I always enjoy eating here! read more

This is your typical hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant. Located in a plaza next to an asian market, crawfish joint, and some other random small shops. The parking lot can get pretty full. It was after the lunch rush so thankfully the restaurant was pretty empty. My experience here is....unsure? There's a separate menu that lists 3 items for $21. The stuff listed were just the typical and plain dishes. If you take a look at their actual menu, you can pick out some really good dishes for the same price. Don't forget to look at the specials menu behind the register. Half is in Chinese (I bet it's the good stuff), and the rest is in English. The portions are very generous and the food was actually really good. Not sure if I'll be back. There are lots of other places to try around the area and this restaurant didn't impress me enough to want me to keep going back. read more

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Ordered takeout lunch, Mapo tofu over rice. No soup or fried wonton with takeout now. Seems like your and old guest, you get less and delivery is slow. Their is more rice than entree with lunch entrees. Mapo needed more spice(not hot enough). read more

Located in the Manor shopping center, this place serves "homestyle" Cantonese style Chinese food. A lot of great choices on choices on their lunch menu which is offered daily. This place also has 3 for $21 dishes which also offers a great selection. The prices here are very affordable with average size portions. We ordered orange chicken, salt and pepper Tofu, Singapore noodles and scrambled egg with prawns chow fun noodles. The taste was average but won't order again. I plan to visit again but trying different dishes. The ladies working here spoke very good English which is a plus for me. read more

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Terrible food. The low rating reviews are accurate. Szechuan beef was so soggy that I couldn't even tell if I was eating batter or beef. Sauce was overly sweet to the point where I felt like I was gonna have diabetes. Should have made the drive to Super 5 instead. read more

This is how a LEGIT Chinese restaurant should be:Delicious and NO MSG on their food!My brother in law Me and my sisters came here yesterday February 2. For my B. I. Law already went here years ago and he told us that this the place where he and his golfing buddies hang out and eat because the foods are delicious and they never put MSG on it. Hey, any Chinese restaurant that serves great food with no MSG is a delight to me so we all went here. Not much for ambience I can tell you that but their foods speaks for itself! We all came and we're seated and proceeded to order. We came to agree to order the house specialty of pretty much on the menu: Fried rice Chow mein a big bowl of soup and a vegetarian seafood dish. We were served promptly and the food came quickly. The server is great and she knew that we're all famished so served us good. The bill came to around $50.00 plus tax and tip and not bad I may add. This and we have a ton of leftovers and we went home with about 3 big doggy bags to eat later on. Their foods were spot on and really no MSG to be tasted! I admire restaurants like this and they don't cheat you for the volume of food is also spot on! I think I'll come back here more often and support this small mom and pop family owned Chinese restaurant. Joints like this will hardly wrong you because they know their stuff. read more

GREAT HOLE IN THE WALL PLACE!!! This is san leandro's hidden gem. Prawns in lobster sauce is tasty. Bitter melon and beef in black bean sauce is my true favorite followed by there dried fried salt and pepper ribs. Smash and dip the ribs into there sweet and sour sauce. I tried their beef stew and ive gotta to say that its one of the best ive tried. Service is ok but their food is excellent. Dont forget to try their hong kong style crispy fried chicken. Its worth the 30 minute wait. Two thumbs up for GREAT WALL!!! read more

Great Wall Restaurant - Salt&Pepper ribs and Prawns in Lobster sauce - Chinese Near Me - San Leandro, California

After searching Yelp for nearby Chinese restaurants, we hit up Great Wall today for lunch. They offer a nice lunch menu that has a lot of variety with all dishes are under 6$. It was tasty enough for the price, I guess - our total only 10.35$ and there was enough food to fill us up. We ordered Broccoli Beef over rice - 4.75 - and Lunch Combo #3 - 4.95 - (pork chow mein, kung pao chicken and 2 fried shrimp). Honestly, it was only ok because the price was so low. I'd expected more because of the 4-star rating. The Chow Mein was no bueno, but the broccoli beef and kung pao chicken were good but typical. Because it's so close and so inexpensive, I might be willing to give it another shot but, I won't be rushing back. Might see ya there! read more

I have lived in the sleepy Washington Manor area of SL for a little over a decade and we just now, thanks to the boyfriend with his knack for locating hole in the wall gems, enjoyed family dinner there. We were impressed. Our hostess/waitress was friendly and clearly has great rapport with the regulars. We ordered potstickers, hot n sour soup, chicken chow mein,curry beef, and orange chicken. Everything was delicious and NOT greasy. The potsticker filling was had a handmade sausage taste to it, not the usual frozen stuff you find in most places. We are less than a mile away. We will become regulars! read more

My brother works in the area and found this diamond in the rough buried in a neighborhood. He described the restaurant as making Chinese Comfort food and I would agree. My brother and I grew up eating at two long time Oakland Chinatown restaurants that were down home type cooking, excellent prices and quantity. Sadly, they are both closed but they were both long time businesses. The 1st being Lock Goon and the 2nd King Wah (in business for over 40 years and well known for having the best won ton soup ever plus many other dishes). Great Wall is similar to both those restaurants. Good service, excellent prices, great quantity of food and good food. I had the Pork Won Ton soup and House Fried Rice, the won ton is very good but not as good as King Wah (but that is saying a lot) and the fried rice was flavorful and moist. My brother and his co-workers eat there on a regular basis and I plan to go back and try other dishes. This might have to be my replacement Chinese Comfort Food cooking for King Wah...I have been searching to find a replacement for awhile. read more

The lady working here taking orders is sooooo sweet and nice. She's got the best attitude with customers. Their food is also reasonably priced. Flavor does lack a little, more toward the lightly salted side but great for those who don't have a heavy/bold taste. Example, whenever I get their sweet and sour pork chop or the salt and peppered pork chops, the meat is not seasoned enough, typically, to my taste. But others might find that alright. This is my go to take out restaurant in the area for sure, weekly or biweekly. read more

We're regulars here; so we love this place. The owner & two servers adore our toddler. Whenever we go there, they give her a couple slices of oranges & extra fortune cookies. Of course, we only let her eat one cookie; but, it's nice that they're not your typical Chinese restaurant. They're genuinely friendly & have great service. We always order the salt & pepper tofu and asparagus chicken. My husband orders his veggie dishes too. Their chicken chow mein is tasty & our daughter loves it. Their portions are decent & they bring the food out within minutes. I feel bad for them because whenever we eat there; there aren't many patrons. Obviously they have their regulars & must be "in the black" because my husband has been going there since he was a kid & has said they're never "crowded". My father-in-law goes there every week & loves this place too. Lol. read more

The Great Wall restaurant has been providing very good and much more traditional, (which now a days is super rare) Chinese cuisine. The food is excellent and worth the three dollars extra per person. The bulk of their business is done later in the day since they stay open late into night, probably until about 10pm some nights, (which is an absolute anomaly in San Leandro). Everything I have ever had at the Great Wall restaurant has been great and filling. I usually go there and buy a bunch of food for a night where my friends and I are all going to hang out. I highly recommend it for large get togethers and even when it's just dinner for two. For two people you should expect to pay a little under $20 depending upon how much you order, (for me and my partner it's usually about $16, but then again she's little). I usually stick to chicken and vegetable dishes, just because those are the very good here. It is usually a little empty but that shouldn't be a concern, the staff are very friendly and personable and the decor is very nice. The food usually doesn't take but 15 minutes or so before it's all done and they do take out so it's always good for movie nights and other occasions of the sort. It is a local treat for anyone in San Leandro. Try it some time, it should be worth the visit. CHAD read more

Great Wall Restaurant - Front of the Great Wall restaurant - Chinese Near Me - San Leandro, California

I had to go back and try some other menu items. So in addition to the salt pepper ribs, I ordered the salt pepper green beans and the prawns w Lobster sauce. I was disappointed in both. The beans were dwarfed by the amount of the batter. It was almost like eating fried batter. I complained and they said that was how they made the dish. I expected more like tempura light batter. The prawns lacked flavor and had too much water chestnuts. I had to add soy sauce to make it worth eating. I still think this is a good Chinese restaurant but there are some misses. The S&P ribs were fabulous as usual. read more

This place is pretty good!!! Service is great!! Came in late one night to get some food to go, but they were closed because all the employees were sitting down having dinner. I ask if I can still get some food to go they said no problem.. So I ordered sweet and sour fish filet and some seafood soup, both were excellent and tasted great. A return is a must for this place.. Oh prices are pretty cheap!!!! That's a plus!!! read more

This is a decent walk In Chinese restaurants in San Leandro. They usually have pretty good lunch/dinner deals! My mom and I usually get bitter melon/ chicken with rice or string beans with chicken! Both pretty delicious with good wok hei (wok fire..?) read more

Excellent customer service. Always super nice. I've dined in & had take out. Food was delicious either or. All the dishes I've ordered were great. My favorite appetizer is the fried wontons with meat inside. So good! I live across town, close to the Oakland boarder, but I make the trip across town to enjoy this food & excellent customer service. read more

Reserve 2 tables for 20 peoples, stopped by and checked in to order ahead. When we returned 15 minutes later, one of our table was given to someone else and left us with a smaller table that only fit 8. Told us the other party has 13 people and they need one of our big table. What a horrible way to do business and we are regular there. Well, I would say they are not going to make it too long with service like that. Too bad! read more

Must have new owners the food does not taste good. We ordered sprouts with pork assorted vegetables and general tso chicken. Bland , bland and bland The general Tao chicken tastes like it's covered in cheap ketchup, the veggie ales were not fresh and cooked to extra limp. read more

Ordered several entrees for a get-together; egg rolls, kung Pow chicken, beef chow fun, chicken lettuce wraps, chicken wings, lemon chicken and mixed vegetables. The egg rolls were good and the chicken lettuce wraps were excellent. The chicken wings were not good at all-there was no seasoning at all and smelled 'off'. The vegetables were not quite right too...the bok choy was chewy and stringy, like it was too old, definitely not fresh. Everything else was fairly decent tasting and the serving size was good, enough for the group. read more

Came here for lunch with one of my best friends for lunch and let me say not bad at all. The beef and broccoli lacked a bit of flavor, but still was good. I recommend coming here for lunch since their lunch deal is a steal! For both my friend and I we paid $15 total. Our lunch consisted with rice, soup, and entree. Im glad I took the opportunity to check out a restaurant that is super close to home. Keep in mind you might have to wait a while since they can get busy. So don't come here if you are on a time crunch. read more

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When you arrive inside you get the impression this is a solid authentic Chinese place. Wrong. Anything fried here is using that same cheap batter at cheapo Chinese spots. Disappointing. There is an art to honey walnut shrimp and Peking spareribs on the fry. The positive was the crispy chicken. They should use that type of fry on other items. I drank a lot of water and ate rice which I don't think is a good indication. Also multiple times we were ignored maybe because I spoke English and I'm full Chinese. I also judge a Chinese spot by basic noodles and these didn't taste right. There are more options around, I'm sorry. If people have a problem servicing you because you don't speak Chinese, you shouldn't be open. I agree with that other review about not speaking Chinese and I am Chinese. read more

This is the worst restaurant we ever experienced in Bay area. Bad service attitude and management. The restaurant didn't care about customer. Father's Day came and said 20 min wait and pointed we will be next for 'that table' Only one family ahead of us. After 40 min wait, carelessly gave the table to three people who just enter the restaurant and didn't say anything to us until we asked. They lied that three people called yesterday for the reservation. However, this is a table for 10 people and there is another 10-people table which was empty all the time as the table had a reserved note on it. We are not fool. We won't go back to that restaurant any more. Anyway the taste of this restaurant is just so so. Our initial is to support this local small restaurant business. But not worth it at all. read more

Located in a small strip mall in the Washington Manor neighborhood, Great Wall is a throwback to the old style pre-1974 Chinese American restaurants. However, they have modernized and feature a special dinner blue plate special menu of thee dishes for $21. We came early on a Sunday night and it's a good thing we did because they place became packed later in the evening with both Chinese and non-Chinese patrons. Service seemed a bit overwhelmed. We got nine dishes for $63, added on one dried fish fried rice dish, and fed eight adults. Where else can you do that? Good deal. One last thing. It got really crowded and boy, was it noisy. Very loud. read more

Love This Place!! While it is nothing fancy, if you look at who is eating there a large percentage are Oriental, so you know it is good. I always get the Orange Beef - but ask it be not spicy. You cannot beat the lunch menu for $6.95. I take out food fairly often. Very happy with this restaurant. read more

So my boss went here to buy us lunch. He took it back to the shop and near the end of our meal he foibd a caterpillar in his vegetables. He then called Greatwall to tell them to clean the vegetables more thoroughly but the lady on the other line just kept agreeing tell him that they do wash it thoroughly. After this I'm sure we won't be back here anymore. read more

Great Wall Restaurant - Nasty Found a caterpillar in the vegetables. - Chinese Near Me - San Leandro, California

Great Wall is a Great place for family and kids. My family love this local place in San Leandro.