Are you kidding me? This is hands down the best Chinese I've had in Sonoma county. I'll say I have not tried many, most just in Sonoma valley itself which is only two Chinese places... but I lived in San Francisco and the east bay for 20 years so I've had good Chinese. This place rocks. Freshness, flavor, service and price all line up. Try it or be sorry you didn't! Xo to staff and cooks!!! read more

Lily Kai - Chinese Near Me - Petaluma, California

Very good traditional Chinese food. Generous portions of fresh food. Service is excellent' read more

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This place is not very good. Quality is weak. Lots of fat in the pork and cut too thick. Vegs also cut too thick. Mong beef quality of the meat is very low and nasty. Chow main noodles were horrible. Took have of it home and tossed it in the garbage the next day. I would not go back. read more

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Recently had lunch here and was pleasantly surprised. Kind and attentive staff, great lunch deal and the food was really good! I had the princess prawns, and really enjoyed it! read more

Lily Kai - Princess prawn lunch - Chinese Near Me - Petaluma, California

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This restaurant is delicious food. I would highly recommend it if you want good Chines or Japanese food!

gone downhill...trash strewn about patio...dirty floors...gross sticky condiment containers...food so so not that great...service good...run down interior...sad to say won't return. read more

After living in China for a few years this restaurant is the closest to authentic Chinese food I have had outside China!!! The servers are fantastic and the food is 10/10!!! read more

Good food EVERY time I visit. Clean, staff always accommodating, Easy parking in front of the restaurant. I feel it is tops. read more

I enjoy both the hot and sour soup and the wontons soups here. Both are great! The other items ive enjoyed are the dim sum basket. The black sesame steam bun is my favorite part. read more

My first time here, and it lived up to and exceeded all the five star reviews! The people working here are super nice. The food was great! I had the best Pork Mu Shu ever! These rice wrappers were the lightest and most tasty ever. It was a super generous portion of Hoison sauce - most skimp a bit on this. The actual Mu Shu was juicy, flavorful and so delicious. The ambiance is nice too - roomy and we'll-done. All in all, a great experience. Highly recommended! read more

Lily Kai - Delicious Mu Shu pork! - Chinese Near Me - Petaluma, California

Dine experience. Clean, busy and fast. Met up with a friend while passing through and split the pot stickers and crab rangoons. Both were delish! We both agreed that the crab tasted real. Seeing the tables around us, the entrees looked sizable and smelled great! We ordered Honey Walnut Shrimp and the General Chicken with a side of Veggie Chow Mein. The chicken was tasty but not very spicy. The shrimp was my favorite and the veggie mein was my friend's favorite. I would definitely dine there again! read more

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I have been coming here for years. The prices have gone up greatly, but the quality of ingredients have not. This time, 2 of our dishes were over-salted, the vegetables were undercooked, leaving them too hard, and there was a bug in one of the dishes that we ordered (to-go). It happens, but now we will not come back. read more

Lily Kai - Chinese Near Me - Petaluma, California

I'm vegan and it's very hard to find a good quality restaurant that has vegan items. Lily Kai menu had many tasty vegan items. Their House tofu was delicious and the service was great! read more

Amazing service! Knowledgable about allergens. Huge portions. Accommodated our big group with a reservation. Yummy!

I picked up an to go order the other night after work. I ordered the chicken noodle and manchuian beef since everyone on Yelp was having a good review on it. However, I m very disappointed about the Manchuian beef. The beef was hard to chew on and the outside batter was falling apart. So end up I only finished half of the dish and have to discard the rest. The 2 stars was for the chicken noodle which I think it was very good. I may give them another try but for now, not so impressive. read more

Lily Kai - Chinese Near Me - Petaluma, California

I like the staff at Lily Kai, I always feel welcomed there. I got wonton soup last time and had to tell the server it was way too salty. He returned it to the kitchen and brought me a delicious bowl of freshly made soup. I appreciate their wanting me to really like my meal, and as it turned out I really did read more

Great food, efficient service, clean facility, and maintaining fair prices. You cannot go wrong here. We often get a plate per person and split everything. read more

Good food, good service and nice atmosphere. I very much enjoy going to Lily Kai when I'm in Petaluma.

The best Chinese food our group of 9 has ever had. The lunch menu is extraordinary and what you get with it will be left overs for another meal. We all took boxes home with us after lunch. The servers were gracious, and very helpful. Our tea and water never emptied. This is a fantastic place for lunch or dinner. A must visit in Petaluma read more

Love the food here, it's where I order for doordash. The sweat and sour soup it great. The service is good enough, the one lacking thing is that sometimes the interior shows that they don't really clean up the dinning room enough, I'm not disgusted by it but it wouldn't exactly be impressed. read more

Lily Kai has delicious food. I recommend the chicken and broccoli. I want to come back and try other menu items. Sorry for my bland commentary, I needed to fill the Yelp review character minimum :) read more

Their pot stickers are home made the best, love the fried rice, the soup is always delicious with your choice of noodles, walnut shrimp always a must and moo sho shrimp delicious Great to go service read more

delicious but I have to downgrade rating for the worst plastic packaging. I know many restaurants claim the hard plastic is reusable, and they claim that you can microwave it! well I don't want those microplastics. Please change to sustainable packaging, otherwise I can't support you. read more

This has become our go to for Chinese food. We live in Novato and used to go to pings in San Rafael but the ingredients are seemingly more fresh at lily Kai read more

I love the food especially the sweet and sour soup. I'll admit the ambiance isn't what I'd home for but the service has always need food for me. read more

We stopped there for lunch based on the reviews. Good ambiance, great menu but average food and below average service. The staff, especially the hostess, was borderline rude but with some patience we warmed up our server. We had shrimp dumplings (excellent), basil chicken (ok) and not-on-the-menu orange beef (meh). The hot and sour soup was not hot and too sour. It's a nice place that can be much better with a little more attention to taste and plating in the kitchen and more pleasant servers. read more

I join the many others who love this place. I get the hot and sour soup and the sliced chicken in it is stabs out tender and plentiful. I get a big one for leftovers. Other favorite are Mongolian Beef, Curried Tofu, Mango Chicken, String Beans with Salmon (has lots of it), Garlic Prawns, & Szechuan Eggplant. Srsly, it's hard to decide what I'll pick. Interior is very nice--old skool attractive and there's a quiet patio, too. Nice people. Steady stream of takeaway clients. A local favorite with good reason. read more

Amazing Service very kind and friendly! This was the best Chinese food I've ever had! The crab cheese won tons, chicken in foil, fried rice and Manchurian beef were top tier! 10/10!! read more

Lily Kai is a really good Chinese restaurant we order from them often. Although I do feel they can be heavy with the spices... all spice especially and the frying oli. read more

The food is great, but the dining experience in the restaurant needs improving. Take-out is preferred.

Best in North Bay. Good dim sum, great duck salad, I'll be back often. They open early.

The best Chinese food in the Northbay To go or eat in My favorite is Shrimp in Lobster Sauce. read more

Excellent quality food. I especially like the Moo Shu vegetable dish and the Har Gow. I need to figure out how to get them to make the spicy dishes more spicy. I find them fairly bland compared to my food experience from living in Asia. read more

Awesome Chinese restaurant! Went here last weekend and enjoyed everything! Their food tastes fresh and our vegetarian party had many items to choose from. Their Orange tofu and vegetable tofu were standout dishes and we also enjoyed their vegetable potstickers and veggie chow mein as well. Service is very nice and the restaurant is modern. An excellent choice for vegetarian dining in Petaluma. read more

Lily Kai - a plate of noodles with broccoli and mushrooms - Chinese Near Me - Petaluma, California

One of the better chinese foods in Petaluma, if not best. I've been here 3-4 times and each time service, food quality, and authenticity has been amazing. I do have to point out that they try to lean towards asian fusion, though successfully. For example, their chicken salad has fried chicken strips, but uses an asian dressing. Their crab rangoons (my absolute favorite!) is a little sweet and not as rich and heavy as the usual western ones. However, they always manage to pull it off! Everything I've had seems to hit the mark, such as the chow mein, broccoli beef, walnut shrimp, etc. I've taken friends and family here even though we live over an hour away - we usually just make a day trip out of it and find things to do in the area. read more

Lily Kai - chicken salad - Chinese Near Me - Petaluma, California

Ok so I take my Chinese food pretty seriously and have traveled there quite a few times so this rating was not taken lightly. Is it the best ever - no but is it the most consistent and tasty place in Petaluma - well yes. Starting with the fact that they have cooks from different regions in China which gives their menu a real basis in actual Chinese food. Couple that with fresh ingredients and Peretti portion sizes and you have a really strong choice for Chinese food in Petaluma. The pork fried rice is simply the bomb as it has real barbecued pork pieces and not the super small diced pork that most restaurants serve. And take out is just as strong as dine in so give Lilly Kai a try read more

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Looking forward to a Chinese food dinner but could not have been more disappointed in what we got. Lily Kai's has been our 'go to' place for quite a while but last nights food was not like we have enjoyed in the past. The so called chow mien was like spaghetti in a watery tomato sauce with a few pieces of vegetables thrown in. The other items we ordered were bland and had no resemblance to real Chinese food. We will not go back. read more

There is a reason there is a long line at the door. Hint: It's the food! The even accommodated our party for Christmas.

It's 2024. At this time, we live in an age of uncertainty and change. On a regular basis, things that we remember fondly seem to fade away or disappear completely. But there are still special places. Hidden gems can still be found, and I'd like to share one with you: Lily Kai restaurant. Just got back from treating the whole family to a massive multi-course meal. Three generations of us were there and we loved every bite. Traditional Chinese American dishes, all made with extremely fresh ingredients and portions are generous. We over ordered and ate too much, but we don't feel gross afterwards. The food is fresh and tasty. Not too much salt or grease. The staff were friendly and sweet. We love this place and are happy to have found a new family tradition. read more

Gem. Food, service and ambiance were delightful. We ate family style and got to try many dishes. Filet mignon, orange chicken, moo shoo chicken, pork fried rice, princess prawns, and even the tea was awesome. Will be back. read more