I have picked up a few orders from K & A as I deliver for Grubhub. The restaurant is in a strip mall where Vons is located. Parking can sometimes be a hit and miss. You might have to drive around a few times and wait for someone to leave. It is a small little restaurant with tables and chairs and booths when you first walk in, and business in the back. You can tell they do a lot of to go orders, but while I was there, I noticed a lot of people enjoying their sit down meals and what I saw looked absolutely delicious and smelled great. So I decided to order for myself to go one day. I ordered the special sweet-and-sour pork with fried rice and hot and sour soup & egg roll. I have been sick with whatever's going on around here in West LA and probably everywhere else so some comfort Chinese food sounded really good to me. Can I just tell you about the hot and sour soup? This soup was exactly what a Chinese chef would make and they delivered. The thick tasty broth was amazing. It made me feel so much better. Next time I'm getting the whole container of hot and sour soup. The young lady who handed me my order told me she started adding white rice and realized I wanted fried rice so there was mixed in white rice and fried rice and boy did she pack on the rice! The sweet-and-sour sauce was delicious with some green and red peppers. The pork could have been much better there was a lot of batter covering the pork and the amount of pork was minimal and the pork at times was fatty and chewy. I really really wanted this place to be my go to Chinese restaurant. I am going to try other dishes that they make because their menu is very extensive. They have everything. Next time I would like to come and sit down and see how much better it is then picking up an order The staff is very friendly and nice and accommodating Try them out don't just judge them the first time you never know what you might be missing out out of read more

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Generous portions, delicious steamed fish, everything is good. Ready fast and nice nice people!

Snorlax mission: Santa Monica came THROUGH with the GIGANTIC Max debut, and yeah--I had to have him. Caught six, including a Shiny 3-star--mission accomplished. But after a sun-roasting session and feeling famished, my partner hit me with a surprise detour. We ended up at K & A Canton Restaurant on National Blvd, and WOW--No-frills, locals-only energy. You just KNOW when something bomb is about to go down. Yeah. It happened. Hot & Sour Soup--tangy, spicy, perfectly balanced. Felt like an OG classic, but better. Aromatic Chicken--juicy, flavorful, and packed with all the right spices. TOTAL HIT. Takeout lineup--Garlic Chicken, because the craving was too real. Staff? Sweet & chill. Food pickup? NONSTOP. This spot is THE real deal. LA, you DID that. 10/10. Will be back. Bring Tupperware. Snorlax approved. Drop that review NOW--this place deserves the love. Peace read more

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A small ma and pa place run by the most solicitous friendly lady. Its located in a Vons center a few blocks from Hamilton High and not far from the Hayden tract. It has old school dishes like chop suey long gone from most menus,and a cheap dinner combi with egg roll soup and rice included If neaby check them out read more

Very great food came fast and fresh and even better with a discount I would always order the same thing authentic food for a low price the people are very nice as well read more

K & A Canton Restaurant - 133. House Special Chow Fun - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Stopped in for some sesame balls, hot and soup for Tony and a Diet Coke for me. As usual: greet host. The tv was off. A family arrived. Just got back from the air show. The son, about nine, was playing with a jet. I asked if that was what he wanted to be when he grew up. In the Air Force. His mother smiled a beautiful smile knowingly. The father held the newest addition in his arms. Who was hungry as well. He quieted him. I left w a doggie bag and a smile. Spring rolls have sprung. read more

K & A Canton Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I don't know why they only have 3 stars, the orange chicken here is actually crispy and crunchy if you dine in - which is rare! They give large portions so there's also plenty to take home. Super affordable, but it's not fast food. The service is fine, same two waitresses I usually see. Don't expect any fancy dishes, it's an oldschool spot, but kinda comforting at the same time if you grew up going to Chinatown regularly. For dining in they have a lot of booth-style seating and a large round table, low warm lighting, fairly quiet, usually they have the news on tv (but not blasting or anything). I notice majority of people order takeout, so not a lot dine in which I think gives the place a kinda low key vibe. Ample parking since it's part of the Vons/Cheviot Hills plaza. read more

Food was delicous and excellent service. Have ordered 4xs since 1st visit. So glad we found it and in our neighborhood.

Gave my brother a dirty container for his leftovers. Didn't listen when he said he didn't want so many noodles in his lo mein.

To us this is just an average chinese restaurant, nothing special. We have been there twice in the last couple of months and not impressed at all. Food was just average and lacked bold flavors we usually get from chinese food. Service was good. We were greeted and told to sit anywhere we liked. Meal was served quickly. Not sure I would return to this restaurant as both times we were not impressed by the meal. read more

Spotted this place tucked away in the Vons lot while grabbing gas the other day and decided to try their takeout. Partner and I were pleasantly surprised by the portion sizes and quality, especially for the price! We both ordered the Canton dinner combo- shrimp & lobster sauce with steamed rice and hot & sour soup for me, chicken lo mein with fried rice & egg flower soup for him. I appreciated that the shrimp & lobster sauce wasn't overly salty and featured plenty of fresh veggies. My one gripe is that I wish there were tofu options on the menu (I'm pescatarian and love a non-shrimp option), but the shrimp was tasty and fairly-priced. We'll be back! read more

K & A Canton Restaurant - Shrimp with Lobster Sauce Dinner Special - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Singapore Noodles!!! Get it! So yummy. The noodles are perfect, spices on point. I always order to-go. Service is professional and food always on time. read more

2nd time in 30 days we have had a meal from here, last order lacked flavor with the wor wonton soup and the shrimp with lobster sauce. This time the soup broth was good then I saw this shrimp. We won't be ordering again. read more

K & A Canton Restaurant - What's wrong with this picture? - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I've been to other restaurants where the service was professional, and the decor was beautiful, but the price and/or the friendliness and/or the food was not good. With this restaurant, it was the other way around! How bizarre. The decor is cutesy and cheap, they have pizza-restaurant table cloths which really bugs me, the waitress did not know enough English, and the main entrees came out right after we were served soup and appetizers. However: our waitress and the other staff were very friendly, so where it counts, service was excellent. (And they gladly kept the main entrees warm for when we were ready for them.). They gave us good vibrations and I'm happy with them. I would be happy to be served by our waitress again. The food was very tasty as well. I would've liked my food to be spicier (hotter), but my spouse explained to me that Canton Chinese doesn't use as much spice as e.g. Szechuan or Hunan style. So that's understandable; next time I'll just ask for a little bit of spice or get spicy dishes. But my wor wonton soup (no pork) was excellent, as well as the hot and sour soup. My husband raved about the steamed chicken dumplings -- he said they were perfect! Mongolian beef and chicken with vegetables were also super. We have nothing bad to say about the food. And the price was a good value! And the portions were good! Note that a large helping of soup can feed two people in a pinch, and it's probably too much for one person if you're getting more to eat. The waitress didn't tell me this even though I asked, so I will know it for next time. But that soup was so wonderful! Goodness, this restaurant really hits the spot. If you're looking for "cheap" and delicious Chinese food, this place is for you. Ignore the juvenile decor, and understand that it might take a little bit of experience to get your food the way you want it. But it will be tasty! This place is worth your time. We will definitely go back soon. Highly recommended. read more

I ordered take out. Was thanked when I picked it up by a smiling, friendly woman. Got beef with black bean sauce. Onions and green peppers are the only vegetables included. They make up the the lack of variety on the vegetables with a big portion of juicy, scliced steak. Generous portion size for the price. Will return to try other dishes, read more

K & A Canton Restaurant - Beef with black bean sauce - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

They have fantastic customer service. I like their friendly customer service and the speed in which their food is served.

I really didn't want to leave a review here because I don't want to hurt a small business, but there were very few redeeming qualities about K & A. I'm honestly surprised this place is still around and made it through COVID. The food was low quality. I had hoped that each subsequent dish that was brought out would be better than the one before, but it sadly wasn't. I took two spoonfuls of the soup and it was enough for me. The fried rice was really lacking in flavor, as was the lo mein. One of my close friends had raved about this place and LOVED the tangerine chicken. I checked it out per his recommendation but unfortunately I didn't have the same opinion. I almost forgot to mention that it was deadly silent in the restaurant. No music playing whatsoever. Very awkward vibe. Not sure how this place is getting by. The service was alright, but I probably won't be coming back. read more

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Very good for food very fast service very recommended will be back soon! Old school cantonese

Flavorful food and sizable portions and pieces! Great lunch and dinner specials also it comes with a an egg soup. The food comes quick and the service is great! I've been coming here for a few years and the food is always good. The staff is friendly as usual. I do remember before they would serve the wonton strips and sweet sauce before your order but they don't do it anymore. It was really good and was paired greatly with the soup. I think they're for sale now. Foods always solid and the pricing always good. read more

K & A Canton Restaurant - Lunch Special prices - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Solid, reasonably priced classic American Chinese food. We like the orange chicken, mushu, hot & sour soup (nice spice), and beef & broccoli. The lo mein is fine - a little bland. Duck was a bit dry. read more

Mixed experience with this place. I got two items from here: 1) Yang Chow Fried Rice 2) BBQ Pork The Yang Chow Fried Rice was pretty good, not killer but did the job and I enjoyed eating it. Standard serving size fit in one of those square white takeaway boxes. The BBQ Pork was really bad. I ordered this because it was on their "Recommended" and it was inedible. I took a few bites, it was so sweet that I just tossed the whole thing. Felt like a total waste. Unfortunate experience, not sure I'd go back. read more

Located in a strip mall that also has a Von's and a Subway, this place is easy to miss, but it's just fine. The room is small but has booths (and the a/c was turned up a bit when I went) and not much vibe. The food is reasonably priced and pretty average; nothing special, but that's just fine for a weeknight dinner. Portions are generous, too, and as of this writing a nice glass of wine priced at $4.50 is a real bargain. Service is OK: the male employee (maybe the owner?) is kind of gruff, but the woman who served us was very friendly, even if she didn't speak a lick of English. This is a small business and I think they do more takeout than anything else since the place was empty when we went. We'll probably be back to try some other dishes but if you're in the area and you want some "run of the mill" Chinese food give them a try. Skip the egg rolls, though: mostly dough and cabbage and not very tasty. read more

Fast service, piping hot food, and many options. We enjoyed a delicious dinner of Tangerine Beef which was nice and crispy, along with Szechuan chicken. Part of a set meal, dinner came with egg flower or hot and sour soups; Both were delicious. Sauces were a good balance of spicy and not overly sweet. Many Chinese restaurants make sauces way too sweet. We liked our dinner and will definitely be back or order take out. read more

TL;DR Portions are decent, food is painfully average. Would only recommend if you are desperately craving Chinese food, don't want to drive outside of west LA, don't want to pay more than $12 bucks an entree, care more about value over quality, you aren't Chinese, and/or you're from out of state. If you meet 3 or more of these criteria, this place may be for you! read more

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Great food, great portions, friendly staff. They gave me a pen. I love this place! Excellent mushu

We have gone to this restaurant a few times as we live in the area. I truly enjoy the food from the pan seared chicken dumplings and fried shrimp to the Singapore noodles and Mongolian beef. We ordered a big meal from them tonight and one of the guys helped us to the car. The Thai iced tea is delicious as well. Will definitely be back as this truly hits the spot! read more

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Amazing everytime I come. Been coming here for 2+ years as my mother showed me this place. Everytime I get something different I usually get the lunch or dinner special depending what time I come. Today I got lo mein beef with egg drop soup plus fried rice. Very adorable read more

K & A Canton Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

There was a saying up in Monterey / Carmel county just south of San Francisco, talking about all of the very pricey restaurants in that area: "The food was just OK, the service was just OK but at least it was expensive"! That was not the case here at K & A Canton today at lunch; the saying here would read: "The food was just OK, the service was just OK but at least it was very inexpensive"! That was its saving grace! Us four old high school buddies got together for lunch and ordered fried duck with plum sauce, shrimp pot stickers, sautéed spinach and fried rice. It was all (just) "OK" and thank the heavens it was cheap. If it was expensive, I would have "cut" these old fools loose. Up in NoCal, this Duck lunch would have been $70 a head. Here in SoCal, it was $25 a head. I mean was it nice seeing "My Crew" again - Yes. Should the food have just been a prop that brought us all back together - Yes. Should I have been such a schtickler about the food - No. But, I can't help myself. My food bar is wayyyyyyyyy too high. I think, I'll blame this malady on my wife. She trained me like a good obedient dog to always care about what you eat. But, it sure was nice, being together with these idiots, good cuisine or not. read more

Szechuan orange chicken is actually insanely good and way better than Panda. 100% recommend!!!

This place is probably the best Chinese restaurant in the Westside. I'm very serious. I moved here from SGV where there are tons of great Chinese restaurants. Americanized, old-school and hardcore super authentic northern mainland style to Cantonese and everything between. We literally have over 30+ types of Chinese regional cuisine over there. I put K&A in the old-school west coast style Chinese spots. These are slowly disappearing due to the new money mainland Chinese flooding into the USA in the last 20 years. Because of that, K&A is a gem that need to be sustained!!! The staff are also since of the coolest around. I recently made a phone order and had to cancel last minute. I felt genuinely bad about it. I was willing to tip $10 but the gentleman didn't even want it. How genuinely kind of that!?! You won't get that kindness from one of those newbie Chinese joints. Trust me! If you have Hokien/Hakka roots, you're going to love this place! Southeast Asians...like, Malay, Singaporean, Indonesians, Filipinos THIS is a piece Chinatown from your countries. If you're from Seattle, SF Bay area, OC, Larger LA County and you grew up in the 70's, 80's and 90's before the huge New mainland Chinese wave off immigration in the late 90's.... THIS WILL APPRECIATE THIS PLACE! Seriously good eats. Come one come all!!! read more

I love that this is a local restaurant. Every dish we've ordered from here we have enjoyed. Great prices, portions and tasty dishes. Customer service they need to work on at the restaurant. However, delivery guy is awesome. It's definitely a good spot to have a good Chinese food. read more

K & A Canton Restaurant - House Special Lo Mein Tangerine Beef Ginger Garlic Prawns - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food is overall very tasty, however their wonton soup (I like to add extra veggies), is bar none! Best wonton soup on the west side period. This place is so tasty and has such an excellent variety that I eat there about 3 or 4 times a week. My favorites are: Wonton Soup Singapore Noodles Shrimp lunch/diner combo And the szechuan beef combo They make their own wonton which probably explains why they're so delicious! You gotta roll by or do takeout. Thank me later! read more

I've been coming to this place for years now and was never disappointed until today. Everything was pretty bland. read more

K & A Canton Restaurant - Shrimp Chow mein was pretty dry - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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This restaurant was a pleasant surprise, we went here for a family dinner with 6 people & all enjoyed our time very much. The service was great as the hostess accommodated all of our picky requests, the food came extremely fast with about a 15 min wait time and most importantly everything was HOT! The stars of the show were the honey walnut shrimp, chop suey beef & chicken fried rice. We will definitely be stopping by again!:) read more

I really absolutely love eating here when I came for dinner . They have a small restaurant but it's very private. The only problem i encountered was another customer who was constantly coughing without covering his mouth or using a mask . With that being said, I was forced to not eat there and take my dinner to go! That's just been a terrible experience for me. With Covid going around, it's been very scary to eat out or just go out in general. Service is excellent. Parking is great! It's just other customers that are very inconsiderate and rude. Typical of West LA places. It's very sad that people do not care about getting people sick. read more

Finally tried after a good 2 decades of driving by it. Got a couple of lunch specials, one with fried rice, one with steamed. Szechuan beef was more like "vegetables hid the beef" and the curry chicken was hide the chicken but with only onions in it, whereas the beef at least had a good variety of veggies. Beef dish flavor was decent but surely was nothing to do with Szechuan - yea I know, this is a Canton joint. Curry chicken, well I took a chance. Was just ok. Fried rice was inedible. I took a bite, then later another to see if I was wrong and no, never order that with the special. But they pile it on, as with the steamed rice. Egg drop soup was good. Egg roll was standard greasy. Owner would not let me use the bathroom, coz Covid bs! Gotta say since they limit the inside to only 1 customer, lame! This place is def old skool style - in a way I don't remember fondly other than it reminded me of what I thought was Chinese food before I learned. Lunch Specials are cheap. Would I try it again - doubtful, maybe a dish that is more associated with Canton. Or should I say, Guangdong? Well if they don't neither will I. Actually looking at menu the only thing I'd come back to try is Singapore Noodles. 2.5 stars, rounded down. read more

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I came in here for lunch on the off chance and I was really surprised how good the food was. Everything I ordered was hot and fresh, and very tasty. They have many, many items to select for lunch and dinner, and it's a little overwhelming. Everyone who comes in will be able to order whatever they like, whatever they're looking for. You could tell that the place was family owned and had been there for many years. It seems as if the restaurant does need a little face lift even though it's a small place. read more

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My local spot! Never disappoints. Amazing food, really reasonable prices, and super quick for pickup or delivery.

Though we've come here for years, K&A is not near my home. When in the area we be sure to grab the great wonton soup to go. I love to see my favorite staff person who always remembers me and greets me with a big sweet smile. Thank you K&A for consistently serving your community with pride and deliciousness! read more

Covid takeout chronicles... so I was tired of cooking for the 5th night in a row so I decided to try this place up the street from me. Wor wonton soup - usually bland at other restaurants but this was flavorful and didn't need to use the packets of soy sauce or hot sauce they provide BBQ pork - juicy pieces and plenty of it! Yang chow fried rice - Even though they say no MSG, sure tasted like it - in a good way! I ordered for two people but I got 3 fortune cookies. Score! I'll be surely back for more! read more