I find it difficult to understand the rave reviews I see written here! 2 of my co-workers and I stopped here for lunch on x-mas eve for takeout. No lunch specials on a holiday. The teenaged girls sitting at the cash register had a difficult time understanding our order and the orders were mixed up before we left. Walking out the door, we noticed plastic crates of their fresh produce stacked on the sidewalk outside their kitchen door. This is a definite violation of the state health code. The Szechuan chicken and beef that we ordered was ok but left all of us feeling somewhat nauseous. All three of us ended up with GI distress later in the evening. read more

(Disclaimer, I know everyone appreciates this place because of the food they provide, but everyone has the right to their own opinion based on the experience they had in the restaurant establishment) ANYWAYS "Eastlake's take on closer-to-home Chinese Food, but lacks service to accomodate to any customer." Deep into the plaza across the LOVE Cupcakes establishment and in back of the local Mexican restaurant El Michoacano lies a hidden if not noticeable Chinese Restaurant which, much like Golden Chopsticks and Royal Mandarin (In National City), Mandarin (Across Southwestern), and Mandarin Canton (At Telegraph). The establishment (known as Mandarin Beijing), is a small space serving such party tray fare such as Salted Pepper Wings, the House Noodles, and your choice of any Fried Rice. What drives it to be different from the many sister establishments aforementioned before is the small space, and the strange yet unacceptable way in which they execute customer service in their restaurant. Walking into the establishment, you're greeted with the sight of a huge aquarium, and a waiter standing by to seat you, the place however seemed a bit cramped to accommodate the population of people that would like to eat at the restaurant. Being seated, the first thing you notice is a band of children working the register, now, by all means I've been to this restaurant, and on some days these children know how to deal with customers, but on busy days such as New Years or Christmas, these children are just overwhelmed with the hustle and fuss of many people that orders are backed and customers emotions are high and taken out at the young children. Now, although this may seem smart, it is also illegal, since these children are managing the funds made by the restaurant since they all look quite young (some probably still either in Elementary School or Middle School), either way it's not right for business, and it's giving this restaurant a bad look. Overall the food is simple fare that accommodates to the community and it's local birthday parties, the biggest problem that gives it the 2 stars (or possibly less) it deserves is the lack of space they provide to it's customers, and overall the customer service, and particularly the fact that they utilize their children to run the funds of the establishment as well as allow them to deal with the heated or sometimes emotional customers while the waiters (presumably their parents) are busy with the sit-in customers, also on top of that I've been hearing that several employees provide a sense of attitude to their customers whenever they decide to change their mind, which shows that in Mandarin Beijing, the customer isn't always first. read more

Went here on opening day and they seemed overwhelmed. First off the place is small make that SMALL!!! The food was good to very good and prices were great. Employees were very friendly and the place was clean. Will come back this place has potential. read more

This has got to be the greatest Chinese food in Eastlake. Great food, great selection, great portions, and great service at a great price...you just can't beat it! I was able to feed my family of four for $20, and make another meal out of the leftovers. I highly recommend this place! read more

Good food, not very happy with the service. TO THE WORKERS in the front of the house: First of all when paying customers come through the door it's not too hard to flash a smile to the customers. Make them feel welcomed because that would just make the experience of dining at your restaurant that much better. Save that Poo Poo attitude when you get home. The food is good and people are willing to come in, just give your customer that wonderful experience. read more

This a great little family restaurant with big portions of fresh Chinese American food options. The service is attentive unless it's busy. We always have plenty of leftovers! read more

We've been coming here for party trays all the time and they have never failed us until today!!! My wife called yesterday to place an order for a small tray of wings for pick up! Well.... What do you know the order is not ready!!! WOW!!!!! I understand that it's Easter Sunday but...... Really?!?!? Why place an order ahead of time for it not to be ready!!!! This place right now is really disappointing!!!!!! read more

Their chow mein is delicious. It's not the usual thin noodles, it was thick and a little chewy which was perfect. Salt and pepper wings are a little bland but it works for me since I dip it in hot sauce anyways. Chicken fried rice is bomb!! The flavor and seasoning is perfect and the serving size is huge!! It fed five people, all had seconds and enough for leftovers the next day. Only downfall is the wait. If you go around rush hour it's an hour wait. Here's a tip: call to order and wait in line to pay cause there's a wait to pay as well. Overall the food is good, servings are huge, wait is forever but I'd definitely come back. read more

Good food in my opinion. My reason for the 4 stars however is the way they take phone orders. I call, I order, they ask for a number, then they hang up. I think it's rude to rush customers in general, especially when they are regulars. My suggestion to Mandarin Beijing is when it comes to answering phone orders, I'd appreciate if you add the total price of my order and how long it will take. I'm sure other customers that place a phone order will appreciate that as well. I love going to this place, just please don't be rude and rush us off the phone. read more

This place has ok food been here a couple of times for take out. Decided to dine in the other day and was the worst idea ever, the older lady there had no manners did not let us choose where to sit. I ordered soup with no noodles when it got brought out it had noodles so I told the waiter and the lady got upset si she took it to the kitchen took the noodles out and brought me the same soup with pieces of noodles still in it. The worst experience at a restaurant by far!!!! read more

Love love love the salt and pepper chicken wings here! Portions are very large for a good price! Very happy with Mandarin Beijing!

The best salt and pepper chicken wings in the South Bay area, period. I'm only giving it 4 stars because they don't deliver, yet!

Nasty place the workers are dirty they always smoking outside and picking their nose on go back inside to cook

Picked up some take out the other night. I had a bit of trouble understanding the guy on the phone and crossed my fingers that he got my order correct. On arrival around 8 at night the place was busy but great service. Paid the bill and went home. For $25 we had fried rice, chicken chow mein, kung pao chicken and mangolian beef. It was 4 adults and we each had 2 servings! The food was fantastic! Great taste. Reminds me of the chinese food in china town up north. The ducks hanging in the kitchen should have told me this place was gonna be good! Quack! Quack! read more

We arrived and they did not sit us at the table we asked for. After paying our $100 dollar tab they took the bill and seconds after while we were still enjoying our last drink the Owner asked us to get up and leave. He said: "We need table for other customers, you can't be here for more than 3 hours." We arrived at 5pm and this happened before 7pm. Didn't know there was a time limit to dine-in. Five other tables were completely empty while this happened and other customers witnessed their rude service. He then started yelling all the way outside like a crazy madman in Mandarin. Wife came afterwards to check (also speaking Mandarin) if we were still outside and was yelling to him inside. Extremely unprofessional and rude customer service... Never going back, they ruined Father's day for us. read more

This has been me and my family's go to place after moving to Chula Vista. We used to live in national city and went to the royal mandarin near seafood city, but this spot imo is way better and quality is always on point. I recommend their salt and pepper chicken wings of course and their calamari! Everything is always really well seasoned and made to order. Never been disappointed dining inside or to go and sometimes they'll even add white rice free of charge! read more

Reasonable price. First experience was great. 2nd trip got me pissed. I wanted the salt and pepper asparagus. The waitress said they were out and that I should just order the salt and pepper green beans cuz they taste the same. Obviously asparagus and green beans are the same color NOT the same flavor! Then my son requested a second bowl of crispy wonton chips and since the waitress knew I was pissed, she tells us, after she places the bowl of chips on the table and my son's fingers touch the chips, extra bowls are $1 after. I came the first time and we were not charged for 3 extra bowls of chips. I asked her about the new charge and she said it's always been that way. New policy in a 2 week span. I wasn't a pleasant customer this night. read more

If I could rate this 0 stars, I would. Came with my family and they said we had to wait outside. I asked how long and the rude Chinese woman yelled "I don't know!" before walking away. She then proceeded to bring placemats but no menus or water where we were told to wait outside. My family unfortunately decided to keep an upbeat attitude since it was a long day and we just wanted to eat. However... waited 10 min before leaving because it was obvious they had forgotten about us outside. That's what we get for trying to be patient and go with the flow. Would NOT recommend, will not be returning. read more

Very Rude! I give them plenty of chances and never fails they're always late! 5hrs before I pickup my order and still not ready! No kind of customer service! I gave them plenty of chances and this is the last time they get my orders! read more

Best Chinese food in Chula Vista, Ca. The service is great and prices are reasonable.

Finally a good Chinese restaurant in East Chula Vista!! From the soups to the salted pepper chicken wings to the sesame beef to the black bean fish fillet, etc....we can't wait to try other items on the menu!! It's gonna take awhile since there are so many to choose from. So far everything has been fresh and tasty! The service there is not bad either. :) read more

Subpar Chinese food. I ordered the Kung Pao chicken and it looked like a sloppy mess. It also had five spice in it which is very off putting. I have never had five spice in my Kung Pao from anywhere else. The orange chicken was average. Would put it on the same spectrum as Panda Express so nothing special. I would give this restaurant a two if I had more dishes to try. The first time I visited this place the guy told me that he wouldn't make my wifes Kung Pao tofu even though they have tofu. Pretty rude and not normal for a restaurant to just flat out say no to making a special order. Even Carl's Jr. makes orders special. Won't be going back here. Actually I will give this restaurant a two. read more

I'd give the place 4 stars for fast service, 3 for food quality (nothing special here), but 0 stars if I could on customer service. They hurry you to order and act like they're inconveniencing you for being there. When the place is crowded expect worse. They want you in and out as if you're on a conveyor belt in a factory in China. But they seem more from southern China/Hong Kong. Rude. read more

The employees are so rude! My family and I were still eating and they were starting to pack our food. The take out service is bad too. I specifically tell them my order and repeat myself. They still get my order messed up. This always happens. The food quality isn't good too. The salted pepper wings taste like leftovers. I'd rather drive all the way to Golden Chopsticks. read more

Worst manager ever, terrible service, we walk in to get food to go, they told us that it will take 15mins and it took 50 mins for our order, when we ask she answered because our order was large (8 items), after 50 mins i ask to cancel my order and give me my money back, by that time 10 "small orders" and one large order behind me were delivered. When i ask for refund, manager opened other finished orders to complete mine and in 3 mins mine was complete, she never apology, she kept saying that there were too many orders and mine was large, like that was my fault. read more

Everything we've ordered from here has been good, well maybe with exception to the Orange chicken. I'm torn writing this review, the food is good but it is Chinese food soo usually you don't feel too great after consuming it, lol. They have the best Salt and pepper chicken wings and calamari. I trust this place is clean unlike some of the other places here in Chula Vista. read more

This place is super clean for a Chinese restaurant. Every time I come here I always order the salt and pepper chicken wings. They are so bomb! The chicken wings are not dry and the skin is super crispy and tasty. The service here is really great. The waiter/waitresses are attentive and are always making sure that you are having a great dining experience. I would come here more often to get their chicken wings, but unfortunately I can't because I am on a diet. Nonetheless, I recommend ordering the salt and pepper chicken wings. You won't be disappointed. Trust me, I've had those types of wings from many places before and this one is one of the best. read more

This is our favorite Asian restaurant in the Southland. The service is always helpful and the food is very hot, tasty and fresh!

The food is great, it's clean, and the people are friendly there: I give them 5 stars! New to the area, I was looking for a "Chinese" restaurant to pick up some duck for Chinese New Year's celebration this year and bumped into someone that directed me to this restaurant. I walked in and the place is very clean. The workers there are very, very nice and I went through the menu briefly and found out that they have most of the dishes that I usually eat back up in Orange County. I ordered my things to go as needed and as I was waiting, I was able to chit-chat with the worker there. Guess they just opened last year and I told them it's kind of in a hidden place. I've been here for 7 months and never noticed it. I told them that I wished it was more noticeable because I would have stopped by more often. I looked around the restaurant as people were dining in and I've noticed that this place offers a good portion for the price. And let me tell you, the prices are VERY reasonable! My food was ready and then I took off. Since then I've been there perhaps 6 times and I'm so glad it's just down the street from my house. I've taken my friend there to dine in one time and she's been living out here in Eastlake since they build the community and have never knew about it. She wished she have known then she would have come here when she craved Chinese food. She also told me while dining there that the food tastes great and that she will start bringing her Husband there and not anywhere else. That night we had ordered House Special Wonton Noodle Soup, Wonton Soup in a Cup (for my friend), Honey Walnut Shrimp, and Beef Chow Fun. It was soo delicious and I would compare this place to my usual Chinese Restaurants in Irvine (where I moved from) and I don't think it can get any better! For the most part, if you're craving Chinese food and is in the South San Diego County area, stop by Mandarin Beijing. It's located across the street from the Otay Ranch Mall and just minutes from Eastlake community of Chula Vista. Now I don't have to drive very far to find a great Chinese restaurant in my area! this is a place where I can take my family when they're in town and not take them to some cheap, Chinese place =) read more

First time here , at the time we order it seems that the cashier was in a bad place, really rude to my sister while ordering . When I got my order we brought to the lady attention that one order was missing and she started to argued with us instead of fixing the problem ,last time I come here.to bad they don not treat customer with respect and courtesy . read more

I've been here a few times with my family and have also ordered take out. This place is clean and the food quality is really good for a really good price too. The staff is also friendly, once we asked for a box to go and the waiter began to put our food away for us. We said that it was alright and we would do it but I don't think he understood because he just smiled and said something we didn't really understand either and just continued to pack our food for us so we just let him continue on. Communication might be a little off but the service is good and they are just so friendly that you'll just look pass over it all. Great place. read more

For the price and prompt service this place is the best Chinese place in eastlake; however, they just barely get four stars because they don't serve beer. read more

Amazing salt and pepper chicken wings. So much food for a great price. I'm craving it as I sit here and type this review.

The first time my bf and I went there we ordered beef/broccolli, the waitress brought out something out that looked nothing like beef OR broccolli and asked us if we would like that instead. My bf said "sure, if its free" she looked at him like HE was crazy and replied with a NO so we responded with an obvious no thank you. Dnt get me wrong the food is ok but the service is poor, I say this because in the 35 minutes we sat there eating we watched them mess up 3 take out orders. They have absolutely NO STRUCTURE and plenty of MISCOMMUNICATION :( :( :( read more

Could not fulfill our Super Bowl order that we submitted the Friday before. They continued to take phone orders while people that pre-ordered stood around and waited for more than 30 minutes past their scheduled pick up time. The restaurant was complete chaos and when I finally made it to the desk to ask about my 30 minute late order the staff was rude. They said that they did not know when my order would be ready and the only resolution they offered was to cancel my order. I have spoke with other people who have ordered for events and they had similar experiences. I will not patronage this establishment again and I encourage you to beware. read more

The food is flavorless and bland. The egg rolls had a funky taste to it. Not sure if they were having an off day but I didn't like this place. I won't be returning. read more

Love this place. The salt and pepper chicken wings are the best in Chula Vista. Crispy, sprinkled with fresh green onions and chili flakes, yummy! I've also ordered the honey walnut shrimp and it was also delicious. We order at least once a week! read more

Mexicali Chinese food is our favorite. We can't make the trek that often so our local spot has turned out to be a gem. Salt and pepper wings along with the beef and everything settles well. The senior lady (maybe the owner) has her special side so be nice and she'll be very generous. read more

The owner of this restaurant took advantage of my 83 year old mother who invited us to eat there. My mom went earlier to pre order food for 13 people (one is a child) and we were served huge platters that we were not able to finish we must have packed at least 20 boxes of food that we were not able to finish. She was charged $250!! We told her none of us would come back. She knew (being in the restaurant business) that this was too much food. Her excuse was that some people eat more but this was blatantly abuse of my elderly mom!! She knew it was too much even for big eaters. Will never return here again! read more

Quick service and great food. Hidden gem in Eastlake!