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    Little China

    3.5 (291 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Noodles, Korean
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Garlic Sauce Shrimp
    Patricia F.

    While the food at this restaurant is absolutely delicious--especially the garlic fried shrimp--the service completely ruined the experience. The staff was extremely rude and inattentive. When I asked a waiter for a fork, he curtly snapped, 'Wait.' On top of that, the food took forever to arrive, and we were completely ignored for the rest of our lunch. It's a shame the great food is overshadowed by such poor service.

    my plate! the fried rice was soo good i just keep eating and didn't take a pic of the platter, check out the dumpling
    Dalia J.

    I'm so upset at myself for not having come here sooner! As a life-long Gardena resident it's only now that I've missed out on so many great places so I'm doing my part to visit local food places every Friday. This Friday (September 19, 2025) my friend and I came here. There are two rooms for sitting and we were sat in the 2nd dining room with the AC going (thank you Little China) nothing fancy but just a homey atmosphere. As soon as we walked in we were greeted and seated. I had looked at the menu ahead of time and convinced my friend that we should order "meal for two A". We each picked our own entree (almond chicken and sweet&sour pork) and added the fried dumpling appetizer too. The A meal comes with wonton soup, pork fried rice, and fried wontons & egg rolls. All this and we received some kimchi banchan! We were not expecting a feast! The wonton soup was warm and flavorful with plump wontons and bamboo shoots, and peas...just so good! What I so appreciated about the food was that nothing was coated in a heavy sauce for the sake of coating things in a sauce. At Little China the food is the main character and that's what you're going to enjoy. The almond chicken was didn't skimp on the almonds. The sweet & sour pork was so crispy and the batter didn't get soggy in the sauce, just so perfectly balanced. The pork fried rice, HEAVEN!!! When you come to Little China. you're going to have an amazing food experience. I already can't wait to go back. I'm already looking forward to my next visit, very soon!

    Derek T.

    Korean Chinese food is such a bop. You can't convince me otherwise. Is it the healthiest? No but who cares, live to eat, not eat to live right? So where do we even start. Get the tangsuyuk, kkanpung saeu, jajangmyeon, and jjamppong. Tangsuyuk, fried chicken, is a staple for any Korean Chinese restaurant. Crispy and juicy with some of that amazing sweet and sour sauce to go along with it. You just can't go wrong with it. Kkanpung saeu, fried shrimp, is equally amazing. Crispy and juicy and bursting with flavor, I had to restrain myself lest my future father in law gets mad at me for eating it all. Oops. Jajangmyeon is the classic. This black bean noodle is more korean but it's got the essentials. Plenty of black bean sauce, bits of meat, and noodles for days. It's hard to mess jajangmyeon up. My favorite would probably be jjamppong though. This seafood noodle was not too spicy but just jammed pack full of seafood and what not. Each bite left me sniffly but wanting more and more. I had stains all over my shirt and pants afterward if that's any indication of how much I liked it. So there you go, this hole in the wall restaurant is fantastic, eat here on many occasions if you can. The workers mostly speak Chinese, not so much Korean, but English will get you by too.

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    V C.

    Food is fresh and flavorful. Love their noodle soup and fried dumplings! Spicy noodle soup is a must try.

    16. Orange Chicken Lunch.  Kimchi Steam Rice Noodles with Black Bean Sauce
    Nora H.

    Great service! Workers know multiple different languages and are very efficient. They are also very friendly with children. Food comes out fast, hot, and delicious every time. Their menu is huge so there will always be something to enjoy regardless of differing tastes. Id recommend getting a few dishes and splitting with everyone, its served family style anyways. The black bean noodles and seafood soup are some of our favorites.

    The food tasted good overall; however, the portion size was much smaller than expected. We ordered a large tangsuyuk, but it appeared closer to a small portion.

    kkanpung saeu (fried shrimp with garlic sauce)
    Yery J.

    don't know why the overall review is so low... this place definitely has great korean chinese food!! there's a lot of seating and the servers were so nice. my family and i took a while to order but the guy there was super patient with us and even helped us pick out our menu. the food... SO GOOD. here's what i've tried: sizzling rice soup omg... i was not expecting this to be so good. my mom ordered this and i ended up eating more of it then her. it's an interesting porridge dish; the rice comes fried and the worker puts it in the soup, where it makes a sizzling noise (hence the name). it had various seafood in it and it was so scrumptious... jajangmyeon (noodle with bean sauce) wow. i usually don't like jajangmyeon but this had me scraping every bit on the bowl. the noodles were cooked to perfection. the portion is big so if you ask them to divide into half, they'll do it for you!! kkanpung saeu (fried shrimp with garlic sauce) scrumptious. great sauce, the shrimp is crispy and overall, it's just flavorful. this place is amazing; will def come back next time and try other dishes as well!!

    Hot Noodle soup
    Luis H.

    Great food and awesome service. Good and fast. Great ambiance. definitely a place to try here in Gardena

    Jen H.

    This hole-in-the-wall gem in Gardena was a pleasant surprise. Chinese-Korean fusion food. A family-oriented spot where you feel like you're being served by mom. You are taken care of while dining. The Sliced Fish with Garlic Sauce (#109) along with the Eggplant with Hot Garlic Sauce (#122) were both excellent choices!

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    The food was delicious overall. I would especially recommend the pork fried rice and using.

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    One of the best chinese food in gardena. Must try Jjamp pong and zzajang myeon. Service is friendly..

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    2 years ago

    It's not the greatest food for the money. I would go down the street. It's better food elsewhere. The service is nice, it's just the food

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    3 years ago

    I ordered food and was waiting 40min for nothing because server forgot to order my food. Terrible.

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    3 years ago

    Black bean noodle, seafood noodle soup, green beans with beef, garlic shrimp, garlic chicken bone in no sauce, and fried rice are our favs!

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    2 years ago

    Love the food! We've been coming for decades. One of the best Korean Chinese places in the South Bay!

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    3 years ago

    This was my first time coming to little china. The food was maybe I ordered the wrong thing but it was just okay.

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    Does anybody know a better place for jjammpong in the southbay?

    H Mart on PCH & Anza has good jjampong in the food court!

    Any gluten free options? (Non soy sauce as that has gluten unless they use GF soy sauce)

    do you have celiac disease that's why you need gluten-free? No gluten-free chinese restaurants as a far as I know. but you can buy G-F soy sauce.

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    4.4
    (192 reviews)
    4.8 mi
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    I feel like they might just be generally this generous with their servings, but we did also drop in…read more40 to 50- minutes before they were closing so that might've played a roll in how much they served us. Regardless, we definitely will be coming back. The service was friendly. The interior looked clean. Prices are fantastic! Purchased 2 combo B meals and an egg roll and it came out to just under $26.

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    Ordered from Hong Kong Express in Gardena. Restaurant was like any other take out , staff was…read moreextremely friendly. My wife got the 2-item combo with Beef & Broccoli and Orange Chicken, along with half rice/half noodles. I ordered the 3-item plate with BBQ Pork, Sweet & Sour Pork, Steamed Vegetables, and half rice/half noodles. Unfortunately, the meats were dry and lacked flavor. The rice wasn't too bad, but the noodles were overcooked and mushy. The vegetables were somewhat decent, though also slightly overcooked and mushy. Portions were large and somewhat worth the price, but overall the food just wasn't good enough to justify a return visit. We ended up tossing about half of it. Not recommended

    I had a good experience with their Hawthorne location and it's been forever since I've been here so…read moreI thought I'd give them a run. Came through and knew exactly what I wanted: that fried chicken and mushroom with chicken. It wasn't busy, so I was helped rather quickly. Went for my grub paired with steamed rice and noodles. Like the Hawthorne location, they are pretty generous here! NOODLES: Nothing out of the ordinary. Comparable to Panda Express' version but this was a bit under seasoned - but nothing a bit of soy sauce couldn't fix. Great chew and flavor overall. FRIED CHICKEN: Some Yelpers say it's garlic infused/flavored. Not really sure if that's the case here as I barely got a hint of garlic flavor. They were delicious, though, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. I feel it's been in the warmer for a minute, though, but that's to be expected. MUSHROOM CHICKEN: Also as expected but good flavor. More mushroom than chicken (like... 80% mushroom, 20% chicken kinda thing.) Still delish, though! FOOD: 4. SERVICE: 3. VALUE: 4. You get a lot for what you pay for. Plenty to share or for a second meal. PARKING: Huge shared private lot. Not an issue. OVERALL: 3.5. It's mostly a take-out kinda place but they have a few tables should one decide to dine in. SIDE NOTE: There's a really friendly down-on-his-luck guy, Casey, who hangs out nearby. If you're feeling generous, he'd appreciate a meal. Would return, absolutely.

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