So sad they are this bad. Empty restaurant, hoped it was going to be yummy healthy or fun - it is none of those. We ordered 4 dishes for 3 of us to taste a couple things. Very oily, small portions - I'm trying to think of something nice to say. All three of us became ill the next morning. Gosh I wish it was great because it is close. read more

I really like this place. Their food is reasonably priced, healthy and consistant. I love their WonTonSoup!!!! Also, they deliver. read more

Kaleyard is a god send in Dana Point. It's delicious Chinese food and the prices are quite reasonable. We get carry out or delivery all the time. I love the Lotus Chicken and Broccoli Beef and both are Chinese takeout superstars! My wife enjoys the Orange Beef as well. Eat there, eat there often. Here's a secret about Chinese (and Mexican for that matter) food: there is no such thing as expensive, good Chinese food. Good Chinese food is cheap. If they are asking more than $8-10 for a dinner sized entree plate you need to move on. read more

Here's the low down on this place. The hot and sour soup was very average. The tangerine beef (orange peel beef) was excellent, crunchy and flavorful. The seafood pan fried crispy noodles was not good. I didn't like the large dried noodles. The sauce didn't have much flavor and there's not much seafood on it. I'd go back for tangerine beef. read more

Kaleyard- first, whats up with the name? When we walked in, there was a soccer match in Spanish blaring from the tv. OK. But then there was nobody to help us so we snatched the remote from behind the counter and turned it down ourselves. Oh ya, there was no one else in there but us. The atmosphere is terrible but we went because we had a 9 year old that had to have Chinese food which was fine for her but us adults didn't find it that impressive. Food was ok/edible/we didn't die. Prob wouldn't go back. read more

This is the first time I have been to this place, and it is WONDERFUL! So flavorful, and FRESH!!! My entire family enjoyed it. We had the szechwan beef and szechwan shrimp, seafood fantasy, fried rice etc. All items where super yummy and everyone enjoyed the meal immensely. The ambiance is not low rent, or super nice; it works perfectly for a casual dinner. We will all be back for more fresh yummy food soon! read more

It's nothing stellar or exceptional. The food was good, I had the pepper beef. I did see the sign for buy 1 get 1 free, but they may have changed it since one of the previous posters, because it was Tuesday only. The rice, as another poster said, was a little on the dry side. Not as bad as she put it, I know people that like to make their rice a little more dry. One gripe I did have was that the sauce was really, really oily. I like a lot of sauce, but don't like seeing a grease layer floating on top. The store itself is small, simple, and doesn't seem like they get many people sitting in. It's a very functional restaurant. I would say it's restaurant-style fast food. It does the job without the flair. I do like that, never been one for overpriced, over-the-top restaurants. That being said, one thing that was out of place was a jewelry advertising case right at the entrance of the store. Definitely not something I'd have expected to see in such a simple establishment. Then again, it being out of place probably draws a lot of attention, perhaps they get sales off it. read more

I am a fan. Why? Because they have buy 1 get 1 free on Tuesday and Friday! Can't really beat that. Plus it's hard to find good Chinese food in South OC. If it's good enough for my Chinese friends, it's good enough for me! I've tried several dishes here so far, like the broccoli beef, singapore noodles, garlic chicken, chicken and mushrooms, tangerine chicken, honey walnut shrimp, and beef fried rice. Usually I don't like the beef dishes because the meat is too fatty, the beef and broccoli was surprisingly good to me. I also enjoyed the tangerine chicken quite a bit. The chicken and mushrooms tasted healthy, like something you would make at home, which is a good thing. Honey walnut shrimp wasn't bad (not as good as Capital Seafood), but at least not too drenched in mayo. Overall it's decent, can't beat the dine-in deal. Oh yeah, also free delivery if over $30. read more

LOVE the Kaleyard--fresh, healthy AND they include calorie counts with their meals. We usually order takeout, but if you want to eat in you can take your own beer/wine. If you forget just head to Party Time liquor directly across the street. Patronize this small family owned business!!! You will not regret it. My favorites: Hot and sour soup, Mo-pa Tofu (YUM!), green beans, tofu with vegetables, any shrimp dish and their fish dishes. read more

Just a great experience. Rented a place in Laguna from Airbnb, didn't want to drive for dinner after long hike to table rock beach. Yelped info and found Kaleyard. I think the woman who took our order was a little skeptical at first. But after answering a few questions she took my order. The food is amazing. First of all, they delivered it to our door. We ordered the tangerine beef, Szechuan beef and shrimp and chicken in a white sauce. We also ordered hot and sour soup and wonton soup. Everything was boiling hot and delivered to our door. Particularly good was the Szechuan beef and hot and sour soup. We would recommend this place without reservation. What a nice surprise! read more

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Ok guys, I have been eating from here for almost a decade maybe more now that I think about it. That always remember us and the food is always hot even without a heat back like your standard delivery place. Tangerine chicken is to die for and the hot and sour soup!!!! My wife will not eat it from anywhere else. ORDER AND ENJOY! read more

Loved tangerine chicken, seafood chow mein, and vegetable fried rice. Nice and quiet ambience with good service. Will be back for more.

I love Kaleyard!! I usually order for delivery and they are always within the estimated time, and the food is always hot and delicious!! YUM! I love the Twice Cooked Pork,Tangerine Chicken and Aromatic Chicken read more

We have picked up a lot of take out durning these times! Love the curry tofu! Highly recommend!

Although what food I had was tasty, I can't help but be dissatisfied by such small portions. The lunch special would be better suited as a kids meal. The only reason I dropped in was to enjoy what was advertised in the menu. The menu reads, salad, soup, egg roll, "dumplings", "Chicken Nuggets", and steamed or fried rice. All for between $8.95 & $11.95. This sounds like a great deal and I can't help but be intrigued by Chicken Nuggets being on a Chinese Cuisine Menu. FYI it's a third of a Chicken Finger and it is a Chicken Finger, "not a Chicken Nugget". I would also like to explain why I put parentheses on the Chicken Nuggets and Dumplings. When you put an "S" at the end of a word it becomes plural, meaning more then one. You get a minuscule attempt of a single chicken finger/Nugget with a dumpling. read more

Kaleyard - The infamous nugget. Notice the size in comparison to the fork - Chinese Near Me - Laguna Niguel, California

Excellent lunch specials. For $9-10 you get soup, salad, an egg roll, dumpling, piece of chicken and an entree of your choice. Service was fast and the owner/employee was very polite. read more

Really good Chinese delivery! We have ordered from them for years! It has been difficult to find a good Chinese food restaurant in the area that delivers. We've had the pork fried rice, tangerine chicken (really good), kung pao chicken, hot and sour soup, Mongolian beef, chow mein and the list goes on... I would highly recommend giving them a try...especially since we're all on lock-down right now. :) read more

First time there & the food was ok. This one girl at the counter was on the phone n was being so rude. She didn't even break a smile to me (customer). The guy from the kitchen happened to be there & greeted me. Well, I must say first expression says it all. Will not go back there again. read more

What's that saying? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me? yeah...both times i've gotten take out from here, i have been grossed out and disgusted. The first time, we got the Wonton soup, Broccoli and Beef, and Chow Mein noodles. The Wonton soup was okay, it should have had more flavor to it, and everything else was fine...EXCEPT, we found hair in the Broccoli and Beef!!! We decided to just try it one more time before we gave up entirely on it. I mean, it could have just been maybe a dog hair or something, right? Fast forward to yesterday, when I thought "hey, lets try it again." well, that was a bad idea. I got the hot and sour and also a side order of rice...I opened the box of rice and in it is a long piece of hair!! I am definitely not going to eat here again, this place may be close to where i live, but i would rather go to Thai Dara for food or to the Panda Express nearby. What a disappointment! read more

We love Kaleyard. They deliver super fast, the food is always piping hot and delicious! We even recently went and ate there for dinner. We were the only ones inside, but don't let that deter you. You can laugh at all the people waiting outside in the cold for mediocre Mexican food from the place next door. Lol. All kidding aside, they have tasty food both inside and via delivery. read more

Terrible restaurant. I read other reviews before I went to this restaurant. Obviously based on my experience something happened/changed to this restaurant. The food was re-heated and not fresh. Salad was soggy and egg roll, and other appetizers were re-fried. Very greasy. The 3 entrees were not fresh. Even the Kung Pao chicken was burned. I really think that the cook is just re-cooking already cooked entrees. The restaurant has no ambiance which I would not mind if the food was good. Restaurant not very clean. Water glass was dirty, as well as ,the fork which is the only eating utensil you get at this restaurant. The lady behind the register & waitress was rude and not welcoming. Terrible service. I brought in a Kaleyard discount coupon and she really did not want to take it. She made you feel like you did not want to pay for the food. I do not think this restaurant is very popular. Given the quality of the food & service I am not surprised. I have walked by this restaurant several times & it is always empty. The Mexican restaurant next door is always crowded so people know where to get good food. Certainly not at Kaleyard. This restaurant was not cheap so I can not recommend this restaurant. I wish I could find a good chinese restaurant close to Laguna Niguel. Please feel free to send me a message with any recommendation. Thank You read more

High quality food at a reasonable price. This is one of our favorites for delivery when we don't want to cook! The tangerine chicken is delicious. Staff are always polite and they deliver within a reasonable time frame. Been loving this place for years. Two thumbs up! read more

The food was edible, but very bland and over priced. I wouldn't order from Kaleyard again. I would rather go to Golden Dragon in Laguna Niguel off of La Paz and Pacific Park instead. Golden Dragon's food is tastier and cheaper in price. read more

Wow! This is brand new and absolutely sensational Chinese restaurant in Laguna Niguel. Get there before it's discovered and the wait gets long! It's in the small shopping plaza where Amber's Mexican and Fratello's Italian Restaurants are located. As far as my wife and I are concerned, Kaleyard serves the best tasting and healthiest Chinese food anywhere in southern Orange County. The Tangerine Chicken and Veggie Lo Mein taste so incredibly wonderful that my wife and I have not ordered anything else during our 4 visits since Kaleyard opened about a month ago in Laguna Niguel, and we still look forward to having it again next time! I'm a family doctor who specializes in preventive medicine, and my wife writes cookbooks featuring delicious, but healthy recipes. So in a nutshell, Kaleyard is a dream come true for us, because it's healthy food that just couldn't be more savory and delicious. And what makes Kaleyard even better is its genuinely reasonable prices, especially considering the fact that this is a really nice restaurant with very tasteful decor and great service. Edit Remove read more

Only place that delivers Chinese in Dana Point so use them plenty. That said seems to have gone downhill. Last time ordered Twice cooked pork for $12 and it had 8 pieces of pork. Honestly could have been in Vegetarian section as this was all cabbage. I think they know your only other choice is getting off your ass and going to the MUCH BETTER Peking Dragon. read more

We ended up here after trying to get into the Mexican restaurant next door. It had a wait of over 35 minutes and we were hungry so we decided to try this place based on reasonably high Yelp reviews, proximity and the fact that it was empty. There is a reason it was empty at 6:30 on a Friday night! The owner (or chef or manager) was seated there watching TV and doing paperwork. Someone was in back and made us the blandest, soggiest, limpest, most flavorless Chinese food we've ever had. The place is clean and the cashier was polite. It is a pure expression of 1960's strip center decor with a jewelry case of Southwest Indian jewelry for sale. It was sad to see such blandness next to a thriving restaurant. There is no joy in leaving this kind of review but hopefully readers will listen to it and their common sense instead of following their hunger as we did. read more

Don't go for atmosphere--go for delicious food. (You could also enjoy take-out or delivery). Their food is satisfying, but tastes healthy. It's lighter and less oily than regular Chinese food. So delicious! The wonton soup is amazing. I've never eaten anything there that wasn't yummy. They offer brown rice too! So good... read more

We get their food delivered. It always tastes good but I think the portions for Chinese food for the price is a bit expensive. But, we keep ordering from there because it's good. read more

Ordered takeout on Tuesday night around 830. I live just across the way so I got there in about t minutes. The fgood was ready fast. I ordered aromatic chicken and when I got home amid opened it up the chicken looked translucent and thinly sliced. It ended up tasting rubbery and way over cooked, like it had been microwaved. This could be my first and last time here. Bummer too as I was hopIng for a good Chinese spot close. read more

I order delivery from here once a week. We don't have many delivery places in Dana Point and Laguna Niguel so I really cherish this place... plus all their food seems to be very fresh with white meat . I love the sautéed three ingredients dish: they also give nice Tupperware to-go containers not those flimsy white little boxes. I've read another review that complained of this but if the girl asked or read she would know they are BPA free plastic containers!! they also give great portions !!I've been doing ordering from them almost 10 years probably since they were at the last location and will continue too!! Thanks Kaleyard! read more

I don't understand why this place has poor business. The food is actually really good! We go there all the time. I asked our neighbors if they know this place exists but no one knew. I think the owner should figure out how to market the restaurant better. No one knows Kaleyard is even a Chinese restaurant. I would change the name to something more obvious, adding Chinese Restaurant to the name or something! Also I agree with another poster, the interior of the place is pretty dreadful. It makes you feel depressed eating there. But with that said, the food is excellent! Not too oily for Chinese food. And to me it's not super authentic but it's not totally Americanized Chinese food either. Sometimes they need to go a little easier on the saltiness but I honestly really like the food. I hope their business picks up so we can continue to enjoy good Chinese food so close to us. read more

I ordered dinner on a Saturday night at 645, the guy taking my order kept saying he was new and asked for everything several times Well at 815 I called and he apologized but they lost my order and would I like to order again they could have it here in 45 mins ( I live less than 7mins away) not their problem he said. At this point NEVER ORDER FROM HERE AGAIN. read more

You don't get much and this place is a bit expensive. But, in a pinch they deliver and they deliver fast. The food is yummy.

We just managed to discover this place even though we have lived pretty close for around 6 years. Honestly I think delivery is a smart, competitive move for them and I probably wouldn't have considered eating there tonight unless I was seriously feeling this lazy right now and settling for a delivery "option." Their website is simple, but the menu has a ton of dishes that seemed familiar yet interesting at the same time. Tonight we orded the cream cheese wontons, szechwan eggplant, and the Mongolian beef. All were very fresh, delicious, nicey portioned, and reasonably priced considering I pretty much hit the $30 minimum (req for delivery) exactly. They quoted me 45 minutes and showed up in 30 on a Friday night. No doubt we'd order again to perpetuate our laziness and fill our pie holes. read more

I like the food but your rice taste like plastic and sucks! You need to use one not from China

Got MSG poisoning from here. Started with a migraine and then my right arm went numb. Be careful eating here

I have been getting food delivered from Kaleyard for several years now, and last night everyone who ate the food got food poisoning! We were all up all night in pain. I tried to call them today and the person that answered could not understand English and said to call back after 4:00 today to speak to a manager. Now other people who eat there today may get sick as well! In addition, the Szechwan chicken and barely any chicken in it! I have a feeling that this place has gone down hill and I WILL NEVER eat there again!! BEWARE! read more

Just delicious!! My friends in Dana Point ordered as take out on a Saturday night and surprisingly the food came piping hot and tasted so fresh! We got the Aromatic Shrimp, Szechwan Beef, Beef fried rice, and Shrimp Egg Rolls. All delicious! I live in Corona but I'm gonna beg my friend to order everytime I visit. Also, they mentioned 45 mins for delivery but came in half the time. read more

This is how you loose long time customer. They called me to say my credit card was rejected after placing take out order. I used a different card and immediately called my bank about the rejection. After waiting on hold for an hour with bank, I was told nothing wrong with card AND my card was NEVER submitted. During my wait the order arrived WITHOUT portions of order. This created a second delivery and an apology. I think they should have credited back my $10 tip on $40 order or the total. But they think a "sorry" is sufficient. It's not and they aren't either. read more

Super yummy! Very fresh and the flavor is great! I will definitely be frequenting this Kaleyard!