So, the positive is that it is reasonably priced, portions are big, and the food is good. We liked the green beans, sesame balls, and the fried fish. They gave us 22 sesame balls! A huge portion, and they were hot. Not super crispy but they were also delivered. The reason I may not go back except for these items is that the chicken was funky and inedible. We just threw away the kung pao chicken because the chicken was gross. Same with the Orange chicken. Maybe other meats are fine but I will only do vegetarian here going forward. read more

Friendly, helps me know what's vegan (over the phone), reasonably priced, and good. The chow fun is a standout - wider noodles than I'm used to, with the combination of silky and crisped that you look for, and seasoned perfectly. The little sesame balls are delightful as well. A neighborhood spot that I hope stays in business for a long time. read more

Holly's Mandarin - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

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We popped into Holly's having never been there before, and I must say the food was great and service was excellent. We kept the order small, a chow fun and sweet and sour tofu, and the portions were generous and came with sesame balls and jasmine tea. The server was super attentive and helped us pack the some left overs to go. First experience was pretty good, good enough where we might seek it out again if we're in the area read more

I tried Holly's Mandarin for the first time during quarantine and it has been my favorite take-out place ever since. The food quality is consistently great and there's not a dish that I've tried from here that I didn't like. This is definitely more American Chinese food but there's nothing wrong with that as long as you go in with the right expectations. We definitely try to switch it up with the variety in our order each time. The one dish that we MUST order every time is the bbq pork fried rice. It's perfect - huge portion and reeeeal bbq pork. I like their prawn dishes because they're medium/large-sized and always fresh. I like to get the homestyle tofu because I love fried tofu and it makes me feel a little healthy with the fresh mix of vegetables. When you get those free sesame balls with your order, consider yourself super lucky! These things are so good and still hot when we get our order so it's pretty hard to not eat them all up before eating my actual dinner. Special shoutout to Holly's for providing high-quality takeout food in a safe manner during these uncertain times! read more

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Really disappointing...Holly must have retired. We ordered several dishes and everything tasted the same. Same sweet sauce on everything. They do not give you sesame balls with a $50 + order anymore. Used to be our usual to go place. Bummer. read more

I love Holly's!! This is my second time eating here and ordered take-out for lunch. Called in an order for 2 lunch specials- Mongolian chicken and fish filet, and chicken chow mein. They said the order would be ready in 10 minutes...10!! We got there in about 10 and it was ready already- asked for hot sauce, and they mentioned they included complimentary sesame balls with our order, which was an awesome surprise. Food was fresh and tasty, and super reasonably priced. Makes lunch a breeze! I'll have to order a non-crispy dish in the future so it can hold better for leftovers. read more

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Best wonton soup! Steamed fish also very very good. Take out only for now. Piedmont Avenue read more

holly has an incredible attitude and it's a pleasure to chat with her whenever you can. Order over the phone, is much cheaper than ordering online. Also, she gives a free order of sesame balls to every customer. She's awesome. read more

Holly's Mandarin is an absolute gem The freshness of the ingredients truly stood out and flavors are top-notch, I can't wait to come back and explore more of their delectable menu read more

Holly's has been our neighbor go-to spot whenever we're craving Chinese food. Friendly staff who are knowledgeable with recommendations. They offer an extensive menu, and don't use MSG like most Chinese restaurants. They have affordable lunch specials and set dinner menus for those who want to try a little bit of everything. My go to's are: triple mushroom beef, tea smoked duck, garlic prawns, salt and pepper fish filet, tomato beef chow mein, and Singapore rice noodles. With everything that's been going on, I'm grateful Holly's is still open for take out to serve us healthcare workers that don't have time to cook dinner. I usually order from DoorDash and food always arrives hot and packaged nicely. Thanks Holly! Looking forward to coming in for dinner once the dining room opens again :) read more

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My boyfriend wanted white take-out box Chinese food, so Holly's it was! We ordered a couple dishes online and went to go pick up in person. The portions were generous for the price and I appreciated the extra sesame balls they threw in with the order. The fried rice and orange chicken were great (orange chicken comes with bits of orange zest that makes me feel better about my choices) but I was slightly disappointed by the chewiness of the broccoli beef, which is usually my favorite dish at a Chinese spot. read more

Holly mandarin food never disappoints the curry lamb Mongolian beef, vegetable chow mein was on point. Stream rice and tomato beef mein was wonderful. The items came hot and ready to eat. I would highly recommend them great food.. I wuid give them 5 stars read more

Great takeout spot for consistently yummy food! We love the potstickers, salt and pepper chicken, and chicken lettuce wraps. The chicken filling is the perfect mix of flavorful and crunchy. So refreshing with the wrap. The woman who runs the front of the restaurant is super friendly and generous. We often receive free sesame balls (which are delicious!). They are also very accommodating of special requests, and reasonably priced. A go to for many years, and more to come! Also, if you're in the neighborhood, order in person or over the phone and it will be only a 10-15 min wait for hot fresh food, cheaper than on apps, and more money goes directly to support a local business! read more

Chinese - disappointing customer service . Food was marginal and bland! I would recommend considering other Chinese food establishments. read more

I found a big fat nasty pubic hair in my food here. The server was just as horrified as we were. Yuk.

DISAPPOINTED. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME. I was charged for adult portion and received what looks and weighs what my 7 year old would take down for half the price. First time, last time patron. What's with all the broccoli? I didn't ask for or order broccoli and it didn't mention it in the description, thanks for trying but epic fail. Booooo read more

Holly's Mandarin - Mongolian beef is what I ordered, but this looks like a kids portion with tons of broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

This is a really good value chinese restaurant option for folks in the East bay. A very large meal for two was just shy of $40 delivered. This was easily enough for two good meals and really makes it worthwhile. The sweet and sour chicken was a bit greasy, but the light crunchy batter was a really welcome find compared to a lot of the doughy options we've seen since we've lived out here. It's much more of a light tempura batter fry than a thick chicken fried steak affair. The chicken was tender and really quite good. The sauce for it was also really pleasant and not sickly sweet. All around great. The chow mein was great. The noodles were a bit tough on the reheat, but first go, they were really tender and tasty. The beef was thinly cut and flavorful. The veggies were okay, not the as crisp as I'd have liked, but for the price it's pretty reasonable. Only real let down was the lack of rice with the entrees, but at this price point I can understand it. I just made my own rice to share with the family. No harm. TL;DR Good food, great value. read more

Holly's Mandarin - Sweet and sour chicken and beef chow mein. - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

One of the best Chinese restaurants around. The food is consistently delicious and not greasy. Chicken fried brown rice, eggplant tofu, and fried fish is excellent here. Staff is always friendly and service is fast, they do get busy though. Love Holly's! read more

I've been ordering from Hollys for several years now and I can say I have never been disappointed. A few dishes to highlight: Pork fried rice Hot and sour soup Sesame balls Chefs Beef Eating in is always a preferred experience but I'm not in the Piemont area too often so I mainly order off of doordash. read more

Holly's Mandarin - Chef's Beef - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

The food is solid (nothing super gourmet) and a great value. They are very efficient. This is one of our go to places.

Holly's Mandarin is the very best Chinese food I've ever tasted!! Everything was amazing. We had the Walnut Prawns, Pork Chowmein, Sesame Balls, and Orange Chicken. For me, Chinese food is very similar regardless of where you go. But this restaurant his way, way, way above the rest!! I don't live in Oakland, but when I return I will definitely go back to Holly's! read more

Pretty delicious Chinese food, that is quick and prompt. Placed an order for delivery at this restaurant on a whim, and it did not disappoint. We ordered a ton of food and it arrived in the cutest box! Some of the dishes I hadn't eaten before and had to call the restaurant about how and what sauces go with which meal. The restaurant was patient with explaining their recommendations and telling me how to prepare the dishes (for instance, the crispy chicken came with a dark sauce, but was not recommended to pour over entire chicken, but rather to use as a dip to prevent chicken from gettint soggy). They are also known for sending a couple extras along the way. We got crab wontons, which was a crowdpleaser. Loved the crispy noodles with chicken and shrimp, the shrimp fried rice, and the lemon pepper fish (my fav!) But everything we got was great, and we definitely plan on ordering from here again. I also loved the fortune cookie. They included several for our food order, amd I may have eaten them all (with no regrets, either). read more

The portions are generous and the cooking style and flavoring definitely well above average. Am impressed with how many come in for takeout. Surrounding neighborhoods are a good source of information! read more

We've only ordered delivery, but the food was delicious. Out favorite: kung pao fish. The mushrooms with Chinese greens was delicious and well-presented (in the to-go container!) even though we are not fans of bok choy. The Szechuan eggplant and kung pao chicken were very good. The bbq pork fried rice might be the best we've ever had! The sesame balls are very nice addition. Some day we'll visit the restaurant. read more

Holly's is above your average Chinese restaurant and it definitely comes through when that craving for chinese food hits. I've ordered from here more than a handful of times and it does not disappoint. My last time here I ordered the walnut prawns, bbq pork chow fun, and the triple mushroom chicken. The prawns were chunky and covered in a thick sweet glaze. The chow fun was a generous portion of big flat noodles with pieces of bbq pork mixed in - a bit on the greasy side, but tasty nonetheless. I love the mushroom chicken. Different types of mushrooms in a brown sauce mixed with carrots, zuchinni, snap peas, celery, and chicken. Yumm! The portions were quite generous that I had enough leftovers for 2 more meals. Everything is reasonably priced too. read more

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Taste: 5 Value: 4.5 Service: always have gotten it delivered I've had the delight of getting this delivered to my work for the past 3 years for some of our lunch meetings. It is good quality, no frills traditional Chinese take out. The price is pretty good for what you get. It's always fresh. It's not too greasy, but I do think it's a tad on the salty side, though I grew up at family dinners where the elders usually requested that the restaurants cooked with less salt. My favorite has got to be the salt and pepper fish. Fried pieces of crunchy, moist fish fillets which push the boundaries of just healthy enough. The noodles are standard quality - I would pick the hand pulled noodles at Shan Dong over these and any regular chow mein noodles, but they're of course not bad by any means. The black pepper lamb is something else - such tender pieces of meat in a perfectly seasoned sauce - that one goes well with rice as there will be lots of extra sauce at the end! The last time I ordered from them directly, they also threw in a small box of fried sesame ball dessert, which I really appreciated! read more

This place is our go-to Chinese takeout in Oakland. The food is not greasy. Honey Walnut Prawns is our favorite dish, it's subtly crispy and isn't overwhelmed with mayo. Our favorite surprise are the freshly made small sesame red bean balls. It's warm and crispy and we enjoy it on our short ride home. Overall, a very good traditional Chinese restaurant and not overpriced. They are currently only doing takeout but seems like they host private parties. Lastly, staff is very sweet and hospitable. read more

Tried the BBQ pork chow mein here the other day, and really enjoyed it! There was so much flavor in the dish and the BBQ pork was super yummy. I ordered delivery, and my order even came with a container of edamame that was delicious as well. Their veggie spring rolls were really good too! Overall, the portion size here is definitely generous and all my Chinese food cravings were satisfied. I'd love to try the other things that they have on their menu sometime, as this first experience was great! I found this place on Yelp and I'm glad I gave it a try because now I have another go-to place to eat at in the Bay Area. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for good Chinese food, I think they have some pretty solid options. read more

If I could give 10 stars I would. I had to place a large order for a school event and initially intended to do it for delivery via Doordash. All their attendees had put in their orders through the group order function, so everything was ready for the order to be placed and confirmed. 2pm the day of the event rolls around. I wanted to place the order for a 5:30pm delivery but Doordash did not provide that option at all. The only time provided was the next day. Needless to say I freaked out because it was too late by that point to find an alternative and have everyone do a group order again. The event was going to be ruined!! I called Holly's and the person who answered the phone was EXTREMELEY patient and helpful in resolving this issue. She said I should have been able to select an earlier time. She got on the phone with DD. I got on the phone with DD. Numerous phone calls and chats later, I ended up having to place a future order and then cancel and have the restaurant just prepare the order and bill me offline. Anyway it was a stressful situation that was made a little more manageable because of the friendly and attentive Holly's staff member. The dinner worked out as planned and everyone was happy. read more

Holly's has become our go-to Chinese takeout spot during COVID SIP. While I was initially very happy with the reasonably priced menu, what turned this from a 4 to 5 star review is a special little touch from Holly's where they include a FRESH order of warm red bean sesame balls for dessert in your offer (a disclaimer: unsure if there's a dollar minimum for them to add this; each time we've ordered from here, it's been $50++ and I've placed the order via telephone). I'm generally pleased with the quality of ingredients and our favorites thus far have been: -Beef chow fun: Really love the beef in this one! So tender and flavorful. -Yu Shiang (spicy?) eggplant: Expect this to come with lots of oil. Not too spicy. On the contrary, is actually quite sweet! -Salt and pepper fish fillet: Though fried, this holds up surprisingly well in takeout form. It's salty and peppery; a sure winner if you like these flavors and fried white fish. -Shrimp fried rice: Yes! Delish! -Stir fried string beans: Hard to mess this one up, it's exactly what it sounds like. A bit on the oily side. The crab cheese wontons are good if you like crispy wontons and cream cheese. Crab flavor is ephemeral. Hard pass on any type of orange chicken, sweet and sour pork, Mandarin chicken type orders for takeout. Either they already add the sauce so it ends up being soggy/mushy or they keep the sauce separate from the fried proteins, but it's just a bust. I bet you anything these are probably delicious if you're dining in, just tough to enjoy in takeout form. It's on Piedmont, so even if you can't find street parking, there is a little parking lot across the street (depending on the hour, you may need to pay). If you opt for pickup over delivery, highly recommend you simply pick up the phone and call. They really nice, by the way, and I'm 100% confident they will find continued success! PS I'm usually indifferent toward fortune cookies, but holy moly, they have some scrumptious ones here! read more

Just ordered delivery from Holly's Mandarin and my partner instantly said we had to leave them a review. I walked past this spot earlier today and was curious to try - I'll definitely be ordering regularly from here! Everything was delivered hot and fresh, the potstickers are homemade and deliciously ginger forward. The food was packaged well so nothing came soggy and portions were generous. We'll have leftovers for two days. I appreciated they gave us complimentary sesame balls, I could've eaten twenty. Thanks for such a delicious meal. read more

Best Chinese food in Oakland! I have ordered from them twice and both times my food was fresh and hot. The honey walnut shrimp is AMAZING. Lightly coated not to overly fried or saucy. The orange chicken is light as well. Not overly crispy or burnt. I could tell it was just freshly made and not frozen. The orange sauce had fresh peel in it and a great flavor. Veggie fried rice was tasty! I have tried quite a few other places. I will only order from here from now on. Thanks so much! read more

So sad that this place has not been doing dine in service since the pandemic. They're mainly only offering to go service. the staff are friendly and very thorough, but not pushy and rushy to hurry up and make you decide what you're going to order. This helps quite a bit because this is one of my dad's favorite places to come for Chinese food, and my dad is one of the most indecisive people in the world. Their food is always cooked to order, and they serve very good portions For the price. Looking forward two where they start back with dining service. read more

BEST CHINESE FOOD IN THE EAST BAY: My experience in this category is admittedly limited but this place was not only authentic but tasty. Apparently they have catered for the Golden State Warriors for the past five years. Could this be the secret to the Warriors success? FOOD: Just loved the flavors of this place! Spicy and yummy. SO GOOD! Many traditional dishes you would expect from an American Chinese restaurant and all the ones we tried were delicious. I think my favorite was the orange chicken but even the green beans were great. We had hot and sour soup (great), spring rolls (good), Kung Pao Chicken (great), Mongolian Beef (great), and twice-cooked pork (good). Definitely enough for a second meal for our whole family. SERVICE: Good! Nice sized water glasses and fairly quick service. Like other Chinese restaurants they pretty much leave you alone but are very responsive to requests. Even still they did come by and check-in often enough. COST: Very reasonable! Not only is the cost reasonable but the portion sizes are generous. Dishes are typically around $10-14 with some being a bit more like roast duck. And so well done. read more

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Great freshly prepared food. Customer service is always nice as well. Been coming for over 20 yrs

The food is delicious and I have never gotten sick so that's a plus. The lady that helped me was very nice and helpful. It is takeout only unless you reserve a table. I will always come to Hollys or Becky's to get Chinese food both are so delicious! The chicken chow mein from Holly's is very good, the chicken is flavorful and tender and there is a good ratio between noodles, veggies and meat. I also got sweet and sour chicken and the sauce was separate from the chicken so that it didn't get soggy on the way home, how thoughtful! Never feels like a waste of money because all the food is so good! read more

Holly's Mandarin - Orange chicken, veggies, Mongolian chicken and chicken chow mein. - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

I've been looking for a good hot and sour soup place and ended up finding the best. Good portion of tofu. Definitely coming back.

The food was very delicious and I would highly recommend to my friends and family. I ordered the crispy fried fish with chow mein and my friend ordered honey walnut shrimp with pot stickers. We got a side of sesame rolls which was not the best but everything else was on point and so flavorful. The crispy fried fish was my favorite, it was perfect it was crispy/crunchy and the dipping sauce tied it all together. read more

Holly's Mandarin - Chinese Near Me - Oakland, California

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We often order take-out from Holly's and have never been disappointed. Their salt and pepper fish fillet is a favorite and is quite crispy, assuming you eat it soon after pick-up. They are pretty busy during the holidays (as expected), but still manage to provide quality pick-up food. read more

I would say that this is a Fake Chinese Restaurant, I don't believe they really understand Chinese Food Basics. I ordered General Tao's Chicken and the whole world makes it out of battered chicken pieces and it is very rich in flavors with whole hot Peppers and sesame on top. What I received was a sauteed chicken with a couple of Broccoli and no whole chilies. No flavor, no taste, just bland chicken. Probably the Worst General Tao's Chicken anyone could make. If you are looking for a Real Chinese Restaurant then I would suggest you skip this one as there are many great Chinese restaurants in Oakland. read more