We wanted some CHINESE FOOD, after visiting Sea World. We debated going to the Mandarin House, but we settled on HONG KONG. We wanted, for one thing, to get OUR GAY ON!!! We like popping in and out of HILLCREST, whenever we can. Right NOW, we are looking forward to Gay Pride. BACK TO THE RESTAURANT, great service and food, Could not have Been BETTER!!! WALKED IN, to an empty restaurant. We had our choice of tables @ 4:00 PM!!! We had the most personal personalized service. FIRST, he brought us menus and water. LATER, he took our order. SOON THEREAFTER, the food came out Hot and Delicious. It was our own CHINESE SMORGASBORD!!! read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

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This place was my favorite in the mid 90s, and IMHO has been in decline since around 2010. Their egg drop soup used to be the best in town. I ate there with friends yesterday and we shared three dishes with soup (Kung Pao Chicken, Broccoli Chicken, Sweet n' Sour Chicken, and egg drop soup). Had to use a ton of soy sauce and sriracha to give them flavor. The egg drop soup was still decent, but no longer great. The water was served with empty plastic cups, no ice, and a glass carafe chilled. Service was nice, but again just decent. Definitely not worth the prices or the trek from La Mesa. I don't see myself ever returning. read more

I could not have been more disappointed coming back to Hong Kong. I've been coming here for 2 decades. I walked in and was met by two young individuals who could not have cared more that I was there. I was advised there was no longer table service. I need to order at the counter. My food came in to-go containers as I sat at the table. No water was provided. I was told I could purchase a bottle of water. I felt as if I was really troubling them asking for water- I was the only one in the restaurant. The HOT soup came in a plastic container, plastic code 4. NOT meant for heated items- as the chemicals will leach in your food. Horrible service, served soup in unsafe food containers, and I never got my water. I never complain - but this needed to be shared. read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

This place has an nostalgic Chinese-American restaurant atmosphere. The prices are fair and decent, very expected. The service was good and the staff at the counter were nice and helpful. I settled for the orange chicken (Chef Special), hot and sour soup, and an order of 6 vegetable egg rolls. The flavors were good, I only wish I had some type of grilled vegetables on the side with my dish. It's not over the top Chinese food but very simple, and a fulfilling meal. read more

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Ordered a chicken chow mein dish with noodles, but instead of noodles we got bean sprouts instead. Very deceiving and honestly a weird joke to play with first time customers. First and last time I will be ordering here read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - Ordered a chicken chow mein dish and got bean sprouts instead - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

Hong Kong Restaurant has been a Hillcrest staple for decades. Back in the day, as far back as the late 90s, this dive was one of the #1 spots to hit up for indoor late night eats with table service after clubbing or partying at bars. They used to stay open at least until 4 AM and possibly even later. Fast forward to midnight on November 30, 2024. DJ and I came in for a late-night dinner (Although their website says that they are open until 3am everyday, they keep those hours only on Fridays and Saturdays. They usually close at 1 AM.). We were surprised to find the venue completely renovated and the dining room practically empty. This place used to be filled with regular owls. I did like the new colourful wall print. Not sure if the counter and kitchen area were also re-done, though, as it still looked old. Hong Kong was never known for being pristine, but while sitting at our booth, DJ saw a rodent run behind the counter, so cleanliness is probably an issue in the work area. Eek. This place has definitely gone downhill. Although they still offer dine in, service is pretty much non-existent. No more table service, you must place your orders at the counter and reusable tableware is nowhere to be found. Food is served in to-go containers and you are given plastic utensils to eat. I asked for water and was told that I could buy a bottle of water or be given a disposable plastic cup of ice. WOW. If they are going to be that super cheap, then they should lower their prices! Below are what we ordered: Crispy Beef ($19.95) - Good, but not sure that it was worth the steep price. Vegetable Chow Fun Dry ($17.20) - We paid the same price for Shrimp, but they assured us that they would pack in the veggies to make up for the price. I think we got ripped off. Fresh Egg Plant in Plum Sauce ($10.95) - OK. Came in again after midnight/early morning of the 3rd of February. I asked if the Beef Chow Fun Dry came with vegetables. The front counter guy couldn't really tell me. He was guessing, "bell peppers, bean sprouts, a little bit of carrot..." I asked if there would be broccoli. For an extra $5. What?? I don't think so. I opted for the standard, but he told me that he asked the kitchen to add extra veggies. Nope, in fact, the dish was completely absent of vegetables! Such a FAIL!! DJ didn't order anything this time because after our visit in November, he said that "they suck." It's clear to me now why Hong Kong Restaurant no longer attracts a crowd. Their food is overpriced, they cheaply run the place like a fast-food joint, and service is horrible. read more

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Calling the health dept is in order. Wish I would've read the other reviews before coming to this disgusting restaurant. They are serving rotten food and highly plausible reselling other people's rejected takeouts! I ordered Mongolian beef, lo mein noodle, and fried rice. All takeout. First time and last time I order food from this place. For starters, the Mongolian beef was old meat and hard as a cardboard, more onions than meat, but too late already home, and I cannot complain about it. Lo mein noodle is not traditional. It is more of a $.99 Chinese fast food again the meat was old and I mean old days old, hard as a cardboard. Fried rice was a 2 out of a scale of 1 to 10. The fried rice was just dry and tasted stale. It was Thanksgiving so the service was about an hour wait. The ambience looks a little questionable, but it is old ass Hillcrest. The buildings are historical. There is a certain old stench that comes with old buildings. read more

Ordered through doordash The Mongolian beef was way more onion than beef. So heed the reviews because im not the only one. Not only that but the onion was barely cooked but the portion was very small. The signature fried rice had a good portion but it was definitely nothing special. The shrimp tasted old which raises concerns as to how long it was sitting or how old the dish itself is Overall for a restaurant in Hillcrest, you have much better dinning options in the area besides this read more

Ordered on DoorDash and it was amazing. Granted it was 3am after lots of drinks but it tasted Michelin star to me. Mongolian beef was the stand out. read more

If you are looking to cure that late night craving this is the place. We ordered fried rice, dumplings and chicken broccoli. The service was pretty quick given it was 15 mins before closing! The inside was like a typical fast casual place nothing to crazy but normal booths and pictures on the walls. We will be returning to try some of the other options they have. Plus staff was super nice! read more

I was terrified of my order after reading the reviews for this place (that I should have read before hand). The inside is true like everyone says idk who would choose to dine in there but it seems like a bleak life. I got orange chicken, green beans in garlic sauce, and two buns. Orange chicken was actually okay. Not amazing but fine The green beans were spicy and cooked but did not come in a garlic sauce? I had to make my own. The buns were hard as rocks which sucked bc the meat inside them was quite good. All in all. Let this place die out or get some actual love in it. Will not order again read more

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This is the best Chinese place in town. They are open for take out on Thanksgiving and Christmas woohoo. When my father and mother came down we ate there my father who took a professional cooking school so he could learn how to cook for his wife better loved the food he absolutely loved the Kung pow chicken. The orange chicken is better than any other and either the beef or chicken low mein is absolutely how they do it in China town. This is absolutely the best Chinese restaurant ever. If it pleased my father then I am absolutely sure whoever eats here will absolutely love it. Way to go Hong Kong restaurant you impressed my father awesome from now on this is our place when they come down I can not thank you enough. Thank you so so much much gratitude. read more

Yana is literally such a GEM! She was so nice and patient and she explained everything on the menu to us. She had a lot of good recommendations and the restaurant was relatively chill at 12:30 a.m. on a Sunday. * Pro tip: You can get the dumplings steamed if you don't want them fried. read more

I didn't have high expectations given the reviews of this place being average. I was in the area and my family wanted Chinese food so I gave it a try- big mistake. Ordered orange chicken, chicken fried rice, and shrimp lo mien, and gyoza which was buy 1 get one free but not honored. It was a waste of $70 and I wished I would have just gone to Panda Express. The orange chicken was just not good at all, fatty chicken, a sweet runny orange sauce, and soggy. The chicken fried rice was not fried and also had fatty chicken. I almost puked eating the shrimp lo mein as the shrimp were not good- they were very fishy. Lastly, the gyoza were overcooked. Some of them literally had a hole in them where they had broken open but continued to be fried. The food I was not good and I will definitely not be back. read more

If you're looking for an upscale, high end Chinese food place, this is not the place for you. It's a bit run down, and definitely not a super nice restaurant BUT, the food is incredible. You really can't beat the prices either. If you go for the lunch special, you get soup and a bowl of rice (hugggeee bowl by the way) with your entree. I got the Chow fun and orange chicken and the flavors are insane. I also am still working through the leftovers! read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - 101. Egg Drop Soup 813. Shrimp Chow Fun - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

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My re-re-review of what was my favorite Chinese place in San Diego. The back story So during 2020, the original place was sold. I came in after they remodeled that place. Didn't really like the vibe and it took an hour to get food for dine in. I got my go to order, hot and sour soup and house special shrimp. I didn't like it and left after a few bites. I posted an updated review. The owners DM'ed me and offered to have me come back and try it again after sorting out some cooking issues and recipes. They even offered it free. I came back but did not bring up the review and offer for a free meal because that's not why I updated the review. They fixed the soup but they got a 1 stat review. The New It was Thanksgiving night and the 3 restaurants I searched on yelp, that were listed as open were closed. I turned to a rival food delivery app and saw Hong Kong open. I placed an order for pick up and headed over. When I got there it was empty, which was a far cry from the past. My order needed another 5 minutes and then it was walked out to me. The server was nice and told me there were chopsticks already in the bag. Looking around they got rid of some of the annoyances that were implemented. I got home and was ready for the moment of truth. I cracked the soup open and it actually looked like the old version. I noticed that there were no wonton chips included. I don't know if they still come with it, or if that was dropped. The soup was really good. I give kudos to them for improving it. Like I will come back just for the soup. I opened up the House Special Shrimp and was immediately let down. I included a side by side comparison picture so you can see the old style versus the new. It's night and day different. It was not bad, it just wouldn't be anything I would get again. My review coming up to 3 stars may not read great to some, but it was 1 star for being bad previously. The hot and sour soup is really good. The the House Special shrimp is not bad, it's just nothing I'll get again. I'll be back now that things have improved. My biggest critique of this updated place was that they bought it and kept the name, menu and replaced the staff and recipes. It's been a couple of years now and I'm sure the community has adjusted to the changes. Now I just think they need to highlight maybe their new specialities instead of using the ones that made the original HK popular late at night read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - The old vs the new - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

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This place used to be good but now it's going downhill. I order food through DoorDash on Saturday and the wait was ridiculous. My DoorDash person was already waiting for a long time 45min and reached to the store to find out what's happening. The guy who answered told me I will have to wait another 45 minutes. Which it will make like and half or so to get my food by then it would been 9p . I'm not eating that late . So I told the store I was going to cancel my order and I told my DoorDash I was going to cancel it and I apologize for making him wait for a while . I ordered from another Chinese place and it came in 30 minutes . Don't recommend this place it used to be good back in the day but now it's just ridiculous. read more

Ordered delivery via Fantuan, it was delivered 30 min before the expected time, yeah! Food not spectacular but adequate as expected for a neighborhood diner. Beef with bell pepper ok, beef relatively tender, but excessive powder black pepper overall. Chicken with bean sprout, egg plant both adequate. Each entre came with a small white rice read more

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Food was great, service was slow, atmosphere was pleasant. Will be going back with my family.

The Food was Good! I wish I can put 5 stars. But, the Host working can work on his Customer Service. He was a bit rude and dismissive, interacting with him. If he Improves, I'll Raise my Score up as the Food was Pretty Good, than Expected....Despite the Reviews . read more

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! WRONG ORDER! ENTITLED CASHIER! MEANINGLESS MANAGER! HORRIBLE OWNER! My family and I went to grab some food to-go on Tuesday Oct 21st around 10:50pm, apparently the Asian lady that was taking the order in the counter didn't hear English well so her co-worker, Michyak, jumped to help her. However, not only Michyak had a horrible attitude toward us but also have had an argument with some other customer by the phone while we were ordering. VERY TENSE AND UNPLEASENT MOMENT! Michyak showed his anger while we were choosing our food by giving us a hostile treatment and kept correcting us about dishes' names and the way they are prepared, plus, he made clear that there are no refunds; therefore, pretty much he was making crystal-clear statements that the restaurant is a "take-it-or-leave-it" establishment, and they do what they want and how they want in terms of food and services. Of course, we said nothing, and went straight home because we didn't want to create a scene out of it. Once at home, we noticed that instead of regular Chicken Wings they gave us Boneless Chicken Wings, and instead Chicken with Broccoli they gave us Beef with Broccoli. We went back to the restaurant to return the food. All Michyak's answers were negative, not providing any solutions. He kept saying that his manager is sleeping and if we want the refund, we had to come back next day from 11am to 5pm to talk to the manager. WE LEFT THE FOOD RIGHT THERE IN THE COUNTER because it wasn't what we ordered, and Michyak received it. Next day, we went back to the restaurant and talked to Henry, the manager, who called Mohammed, the owner, 3 times; they both said they don't believe us. These two scammers told us to contact and sue our bank for the refund. THEY STOLE OUR MONEY, because we didn't want to take the order that was completely wrong, and they didn't want to give us the money back either. This place is a complete danger for customers in Hillcrest and IT SHOULDN'T BE IN BUSINESS. WATCHOUT CITY OF SAN DIEGO because this place hires young foreigners that are not fluent in the language who end up arguing with customers and charging the clientele for food they don't receive. We'll be filing a claim to the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) www.dca.ca.gov. PAY ATTENTION HILLCREST BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, this place conducts business not in good faith but with wrongdoings. IT IS A TOTAL SCAM. read more

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WATCHOUT GOOGLE LOCAL GUIDES! DO NOT COME HERE! Last night we ordered Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings, and Chicken with Broccoli, the guy that took our order, Michyak, was rude to us. It seemed that the fact of working there was bugging him so much that he was mad at each and every customer. Before taking our order he was fighting with another client by the phone and denying providing the receipts, and he didn't understand what we were ordering. Michyak placed the order with two different dishes out of four, and when we went back, he insisted that they don't do refunds, and we needed to talk to the manager in person to process the refund. We didn't accept the food due his terrible attitude and gave it back to him. We talked to the cashier in charge next day named Henry, and he made us talk to the manager called Mohammed. Henry admitted that the night staff, 3 Russian guys including Michyak always have problems with customers and their orders due to their personal attitudes. Mohammed the manager said he'd review the cameras to confirm what we said is true or false. He called us 2 hours later saying that we better "sue" the bank for the refund because he won't refund us and he'll keep the money. DEF NEVER COMING BACK! They are thieves! WE RETURNED THE FOOD and we never got our money back! We'll be contacting the City of San Diego to report the violation of the Small Local Business Enterprise Program (SLBE) guidelines and setting up a claim to the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) www.dca.ca.gov. because this establishment has issues with too many customers over the years. read more

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Food took forever to come, on top of that food was completely COLD. ordered the Mongolian beef and there was more ONION than MEAT! Don't order food from here!! If I could give 0 stars I would. read more

I regret buying food here multiple times, when I asked the owner for his insurance he laughed at me claiming I was AI or robot. Did not care that his food made me sick. read more

Wish I read the reviews on yelp first. DONT order delivery. It took so long that I was just going to wait for them to cancel the order for the sake of a refund. Food was ready for a driver almost 2 hours later. I had already eaten other food. Never again read more

This place was actually pretty good a few years ago, I stopped by this evening ordered the house Fried Rice with chicken, meat, shrimp, the whole ordered seemed it was old and stailed. No flavor , the service was ok I ordered to go $22 rice not worth it, I won't be back sorry. read more

I don't know if anyone reads really old reviews. But know that Hong Kong has seriously declined in quality and service since I first reviewed the place about 15 years ago. I would no longer recommend the place. Recently I gave them another try. The hot and sour soup was tepid bilge water and the fatty chicken dish was half the size it used to be. read more

Go to Kearney Mesa...this food was awful...went there, once was enough...then friend ordered to-go for me...still below par...may have improved...but not willing to try. read more

I was meeting my client in my office. It's one of those long days meetings. Both of us was getting hungry, and I suggested to ordered in. Using door dash for the needs. It arrived at my office l mentioned to my client I have smelled the food. They thought I was hallucinating but sure enough DoorDash guy walked up. Hahahaha And these hot dishes I ordered were heating up my office. I had to turn on the air to evened out the office air lol.... I even broke out my wine bottle. I just got them few day ago from a wine club I belong to. In the end we enjoyed the yummy dishes that I have ordered. Shrimp fried rice. Shrimp lo mein, sizhuan Beef, and sweet Chicken. With my bottle of wine and coke cola ... I mixed my wine with the coke. Client never try mixed it, but they entertain with my idea and add coke to the wine. It bring out a sweeter taste! They exclaimed my wine has an high alcoholic taste! Well she ain't driving and I won't be driving soon. We both in the clear. Hahahahaha They were happy the wine reduced their stress level and putting them more at ease to ended their visit with me at my office. read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - Ordered in - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

place is solid. only thing i dont like is it feels like their rice is a little overdone/not flavorful sometimes. besides that the quality of their entres has been great. read more

Fast and helpful service. I ordered the lunch special and Kung Pao was fresh and great tasting. The ambiance was quiet and good music in the background. I would say that this is a good restaurant to eat when your on the go... read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - Kunp Pao chicken with rice - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

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Just ordered Door Dash. Ordered beef broccoli and black pepper steak. Their steak is same beef as the broccoli. I called and the owner was trying to come up with a lie. Then she hung up on me. She said the beef is different lol. She got mad when I said false advertisement. Crazy read more

Staff is incredibly rude and disrespectful and the food is not even good enough to make it worth it. A group of us went in to order food to go, and Michyak didn't let us wait for our food inside even though the restaurant was completely empty and they were still open for another two hours. At one point, he was upset we were waiting inside, thinking we were loitering, but the only reason we were waiting inside was because we were waiting for our food orders. We expressed concerns with the level of service and he said "I don't care, I'm only here for one more month." This place has really gone downhill after new management took over. Both the food and the service are disappointing. read more

On Nov 01 2025 I order Uber eats for pick up at this place and the app said it was "ready for pick up". I went there and the cashier was very rude and said that the order still needed 15 minutes more, that it has x many orders ahead and told me to wait. Like the food here but for the treatment Im not coming back read more

AMAZING!! Best Chinese food I've had in my 8 years living in San Diego, we ordered the orange chicken, the combination fried rice and the Szechuan beef.. ALL 20/10! I could taste the fresh ingredients and they made the plates with a large quantity of protein I was so impressed. The orange chicken was the perfect ratio of chicken, batter and sauce and I could feel like this Chinese food wasn't greasy or overly salty. I absolutely loved this spot for take out and will definitely come back !!!!! ( in the photo is just 1 serving of all the stuff I ordered at home ) I ended up serving myself 3 times cause it was way too good! For reference I came on a Saturday around 6pm read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

First time here. Looking to find a late night takeout for food after the game. Both ordered the sweet and sour chicken. Portions were huge. Could have just ordered one. Saw all the bad reviews ; maybe we were lucky. Will try again. read more

0 Stars not 1.The guy that's always there Russian/Ul is super rude. He does not care about customer service. I asked if i can get a refund because the kung pao chicken was rotten. He pretty much said no it's not deal with it. He said there is no manager and nothing can be done. read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - Rotten Kung Pao Chicken. - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

Hey I really appreciate spending $30+ to buy food through Uber eats only for your restaurant not to leave me a fork to eat with, Yano you need silverware to eat food and some soy sauce? Like at least something? Some condiments, some napkins, I mean anything ? Just shows yall lazy as hell. Wouldn't recommend. read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California

Fresh, hot, fast and delicious. Generous portions, table service, silverware and patience. (We couldn't decide what to order and there was no rush.) Does anything from Uber/delivery service taste good after sitting around in plastic containers waiting for a ride? Ambiance is for dinner on valentine's day and you don't worry about it when you only have a half hour for lunch. IF YOU DON'T TRY IT, YOU'RE MISSING OUT. read more

Finally a spot that does pan fried noodles right in San Diego! The east coast usually has these thin crispy pan fried noodles, and thankfully this spot does too. Others use thick noodles which just aren't the same. Food was cooked very quickly (10 minutes for a called in pick-up order). Ordered beef pan fried noodles, hot and sour soup, and orange chicken. Prices are decent considering our economy. read more

Hong Kong Restaurant - 807. Beef Fried Noodle with crispy THIN noodles! Also Orange chicken (Note not original packaging) - Chinese Near Me - San Diego, California