The servicer was super nice but the food was absolutely disgusting. Lemon chicken was rubbery and had no flavor as well as slightly undercooked. Sweet and sour pork was mostly breading and had no flavor. As well as everything was cold when we got it. Truthfully I'm hoping i dont get food poisoning. We played the check but left the food there.Would rather eat Panda Express. read more

Sadly disappointed. Ordered bbq pork fried rice and cashew chicken. Bbq pork fried rice had nearly zero bbq pork and was very bland. Cashew chicken had almost no cashews and was 80% bell peppers and I hate bell peppers. Had no flavor except bell peppers. read more

Holy Crap.....I never knew that one could cook white rice long enough to produce Elmer's Glue, also cook the food so long that you cook all "and I mean ALL" semblance of flavor right out of it, bland...bland....bland and oily that was once (earlier that day frozen). Sad, dirty, little place with no redeeming features inside or out, my god...they don't even have a bathroom. If you think of having Chinese food one night....take a drive to Portland and skip this disappointment completely. You might think that I am hard on this place.....you are right, I just want folks in FoGro and elsewhere to save your taste buds from abuse. I really want to give this place a minus 1, but Yelp does not have a minus tab.... I do agree with the people that say that they are nice and friendly...they are...but the food is truely what we are here to write about..... read more

This is our new post-fishing grub spot! We are always out fishing or mountain biking at Hagg lake... even though its only a 45 minute drive home, we're always starving before we head back and China Mandarin Restaurant hits the spot - plus they were open until 10pm!! Their service was super fast, the foot hot and tasty. Plate sizes are more than generous and prices pretty good. 5 of us ate for $27, before tip. read more

The only Pro: The people are really nice. The food is horrible---bland---tasteless---and some was gray. I Love American Chinese food and this is not it. I ordered two combo plates. Mine was supposed to have Kung Pao chicken. Their version was their gray chicken sub-gum with peanuts thrown on the top. Many times I have had to "doctor" leftover Chinese food and this was just not worth bothering with. I honestly don't have a clue how this restaurant has stayed in business so long---especially with a loyal following of REPEAT diners. Please save your money. read more

After 4 years of living in this town, I finally got around to trying this place. As expected, the food here is as white-washed as me, but that's okay because that's exactly what I was in the mood for. If you're looking for authentic Chinese food that actual Chinese people eat, this is not the place for you. Stepping into the restaurant, I was greeted by one of the friendliest dudes on the planet. I was only ordering take-out but he offered me a seat along with water or tea. The food came out quickly enough (I got the Mongolian Beef and Peking Shrimp) and I was on my way. As the aromas filled my car I already knew that my arteries would have to take one for the team this time around as my mouth enjoyed salty, fried, oily goodness. And back home with Sriracha bottle in hand, enjoy it I did. The food doesn't disappoint as long as you know what to expect, while the customer service is top-notch. In short, I'd come back. read more

The food was fast and you get huge portions for what you pay. The pork fried rice was good which results in the two stars. However, I couldn't say the same for much else. Very greasy and heavy breading with little meat. Also lemon chicken was rubbery with really no lemon flavor at all. read more

Portions were generous and food delicious. Our waiter Danny was great! There was 5 adults and 2 kids in our party and our bill was just under $60. Very reasonable for the amount of food we got. Will absolutely return! read more

This place is closed. Says they're open till 10pm but it's 5:41pm and it's darker than the inside of a cow in there. Too bad, really wanted to try it! read more

New to the area and wanting to take the MIL out. The look of the place set my expectations low I'm now a little shy to say. It's small and quaint. Now those things seem charming! The food took a touch longer then I expected, but the taste was so worth it. I get the feeling everything is made fresh, which I appreciate! Our server was amazing! Personable and great with our baby, which always charms me. Great experience, we will definitely be back! read more

Best place in forest grove! We come here to eat a lot and the food never lets us down! Although it seems like forever when we wait for our food to be brought to us, it's worth the wait. read more

Ordered a ton of food and had high hopes for this place. As soon as we got home and started eating it we realized it was NOT good. The only thing that was decent was the plain white rice. We ordered orange chicken which comes with the glaze separately. Turns out they use Sunny Delight to make their orange sauce, my husband watched them do it . WHY?!?!? Honestly we were better off going to Panda Express for a better tasting meal. Don't waste your money people!!!! Trust us!!! Reading all the five star reviews makes me question peoples taste buds cause it was not good. read more

Hands down the best crab puffs around! We always go family style and try to mix things up. Always end up happy, full, and with one to-go box. If you're not sure what to get, ask! They are comfortably friendly in this family run restaurant. Great food in a low-key atmosphere. Very comfortable and reasonably priced... read more

I really hate to have to write a bad review for this place. My boyfriend and I have been coming here for the past year on and off, more often in the past couple of months. We really liked it to begin with, we could get a combination meal and split it and it was more than enough for both of us for around 10 bucks. And to be honest anything fried is extremely greasy here but sometimes you just feel like having bad food. Lol Sometimes it tastes good and other times we just look at each other and agree that we feel gross after eating it because it's so greasy. We had been going through the combination dinners trying to find the one that we liked the best, I believe there's about 8-10 of them. I was waiting to try a couple more different dishes before I left a review and unfortunately tonight we got the number 6. I will just be blunt and leave three photos. The number 6 consists of pork fried rice, an egg roll, kung pao chicken, and Mar far chicken. The mar far is just breaded breast meat and if you ever bitten into uncooked raw chicken you know the texture and if you haven't it's the same layered roughness when you're cutting through a piece of raw breast meat, plus it's pink. And we all know how sick uncooked chicken can make you. Now when you are breading raw chicken you have to make sure to fry it long enough to make sure that it's cooked inside and this chicken really had no color to it so it could have been held in the oil a lot longer. And let me just make it clear they were not busy at all, we were there 10 minutes after we placed the order and there was only two cars there, so why they didn't take more time to cook it correctly is beyond me. And then while eating the same thing, a new piece, upon biting into it there was a long black hair weaved through the breading. I bit that part off as soon as I saw it and tried to continue eating but I just couldn't, and once I looked at the piece that I had bit off I realized that the hair was so long that it came through the other side that I had bit off. And it's all weaved through the doughy breading so there's absolutely no way that they could say that that hair was put there by anyone besides the cook while cooking it. This is absolutely disgusting, there was no reason not to cook the food longer, especially chicken. And from what I could see behind where the kitchen is nobody is wearing hair nets. So I'm really disappointed I'm taking the food back to show them and requesting my money back. I don't want to completely bash the food because it does taste good.....The fried rice is great the hot and sour soup is also really really good, as long as you do not get it to go. Honestly they put that scorching hot soup in a little plastic to-go container if you get it to go and by the time you pour it in your bowl at home it smells like plastic. And I know that that can't be healthy. Also their fried shrimp is great, and their BBQ pork. And I'm sure everything else is pretty good overall it's really greasy food though and all of the food can be bad if it's not cooked or people are not wearing hair nets, then that affects any dish that you may order. So take your chances with this place. The two pictures of the hair is one from each side showing how long it is. The other is the pink raw chicken. read more

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Three take out dishes, Almond Chicken, Beef with Oyster Sauce, and Pork fried rice, each lacked flavor although the vegetables were perfectly cooked. Desperate need to work on flavoring and seasonings. I'll loan a bottle of oyster flavor sauce for next visit. Second thoughts are nice. Follow-up visit found marked improvement in flavorings. Ingredients are all fresh and cooked perfectly. Can't beat the friendly service and customer attention. Take out portions are ample. We'll be back. There is so much variety on the menu, lot's more to try. read more

They are awesome! Their general Tso is great, as are their spring rolls and wonton soup. I swear we get takeout here every other week!

Heavy batter and oil compared to other places. Barely any meat after you get past all that. read more

Mandarin China Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

The good: very friendly staff. The bad: the food is just not good. I got the Szechuan Pork, and it was a gray colorless lump, with a flavor to match. The sweet and sour chicken was greasy, and had the highlighter red sauce to go with it. The most popular thing is the crab puffs, which are store bought and fried. I was really rooting for this place. We ate there three times before I wrote this. I really wanted to find a redeeming quality about it, and I have finally abandoned my search... read more

I came in here the other day and was sad when I found out it was new owners, the previous owners we're so nice and already knew my order by heart! But the new owners seem just as nice, they are very welcoming and it looks like they are keeping the menu the same. I ordered my usual pot stickers and combination tray I always get and everything tasted the same. The only thing different was the egg roll had shrimp inside it, but that's nothing to complain about! Well priced for a combination meal you can feed three people! If you haven't been in here you need to give it a try. read more

Oh the servings!! So huge!!! The food was delicious, and it was a nice family run business. Definitely plan on sharing the food or taking leftovers though! The decor could be a bit updated and our table had a big crack down the middle of it, but all in all a really good meal! Very affordable!!! read more

Some friends brought us here, and it is a big Winner. Great food. Large portions, delightful people working here, and I will gladly travel from Beaverton to visit again. And my Daughter-in-law said it is the best General Tso's chicken she's ever had read more

Food was pretty standard, prices are good. You can order online, and they'll have it ready when you get there. The restaurant is easy to get to, they have a parking lot, and service has been quick everytime we've ordered. Staff is friendly enough but we've only got ordere to go so can't speak on the dining service. Worth a try! read more

Dropped in for supper last night--under new management/ownership apparently. Waiter was gracious but really not attentive. Brought dishes of barely warm food to table without the serving utensils, bowls, or plates. Which meant that the food sat and cooled a bit more before we had a chance to eat it. Egg flower soup was tasty but only tepid in temperature. Bowl of rice was not as large as other bowls served to other guests--and it was not hot! sauted cabbage in MOOSHU Shrimp was barely warmed and the shrimp were overcooked and tough. But how does one ruin a cup of simple black tea? It was very strong and dark, and had a definite 'BURNT' taste. read more

This place is so delicious and always tastes fresh and yummy! And they give you so much food we have leftovers for the next day and it's so good heated up too! My favorite is the mar fat chicken and spring rolls! read more

I love this place! Don't pass it by because of the building it resides in. The food here is amazing, and the owners are so kind. Expect a bit of a wait, because the food is fresh. It's so worth the wait. I had the Szechuan chicken and it blew my mind. The cabbage and carrots were perfectly cooked. The chicken was hand trimmed of all the undesirable parts, and it was very tender. My husband had General Tso's Chicken and enjoyed how the chicken was prepared, and said it was sauced just right. Go eat here. read more

In my estimation, this is probably one of the most authentic Chinese restaurants this side of Portland. I was impressed, and frankly, quite baffled to find such a place in the small, Oregon town of Forest Grove. My waiter (I think also the owner), was very kind and accommodating. The food was excellent. I had the lemon chicken, with egg foo young. (If you don't know what egg foo young is then you need to eat here!) The digs are humble, but the food is great. And the portions are plentiful. It would have added a bit to the experience of there had been some authentic Chinese music playing, just to compliment the authentic feel. But honestly, it's the food and service that counts, and I'm giving Mandarin five stars for both. read more

Fresh veggies and nice light sauces. Wonderful variety of options and they are flexible with ingredients to satisfy the dietary restrictions in my family. Lovely family, too! read more

They have recently redone the interior of the restaurant. It's much nicer inside now and there is more seating available. My daughter has several food allergies and we were concerned if she'd be able to find anything to eat here. We mentioned it to our waitress and she was very understanding and more than willing to have some changes made to what we ordered to work around her allergies. (She's allergic to wheat, dairy and sugar) She ended up substituting Splenda for the sugar and it was really good. In fact, we liked her's the best. Overall the food was pretty good to very good. We ordered quite an assortment of options so that we could sample a variety of meals. The General Tso's was our favorite. Another note about flexibility. They were more than willing to make the General Tso's spicy or not. I would encourage you to ask. They are very flexible. We're definitely going to return. We heard a lot of great things about the food and they were certainly right. read more

I moved to Forest Grove earlier this year, and was really wanting Chinese food. I went to Mandarin China restaurant and was totally happy with the service, and the quality of the food. Take out is all they have during the covid outbreak, but the food was prepared quickly, and was still steaming when i got it home. All of the sauces were excellent, the ingredients fresh, and the flavors of the items prepared for us was so very good. I will be returning there again, and again. read more

The food had no flavor! When we told the waiter, he told the cooks about it they made a scene and were just staring at us from the kitchen yelling. Not once did they apologize or offered a different dish, nonetheless a discount. We ended up paying $30 for discussing food but definitely won't go back. The owners were so rude and unprofessional. We will be taking our business elsewhere. read more

Great food, prices, and service. Ambience is lacking but for the quality we will continue to frequent.

This food here is absolutely delicious! We had been looking for a good place to get Chinese near Forest Grove for about a year and a half. I found this place on Yelp and so we decided to try it. We got 5 dishes and each one of them was excellent. They tasted absolutely amazing and they weren't as greasy as some Chinese restaurants. Somehow they've found ways to make dishes taste better, even without deep frying everything! The service was great and super friendly. The prices were great too. I was surprised at how much delicious food we got for our money. This is our new favorite restaurant. The only thing that disappointed me was that we hadn't tried it sooner! read more

I am Chinese, and my parents owned a Chinese take-out place when I was a kid. With the background I have, please trust me, the food was very far BELOW AVERAGE! The foil-wrapped chicken appetizer was the most disgusting thing I've ever tasted. I recommend driving up the road, take a left at the US Bank intersection, and dine at NEW CHINESE CUISINE (on the left side of the street). The kitchen takes a long time to make your meal, but it's at least worth the wait. read more

The secret to good food here? Ask what you should eat, don't look at the menu. The server will tell you what is the freshest and what is the best that they make. They have a menu to appease the public but we don't go by that. Bathroom? Yes, they have 2, they're not open to whomever walks in off the street. You need to sit and order food to use it. Sad tired place? Yes, this building is probably one of the originals in town *lol* This place is run by a family of 3 people and making it pretty isn't a priority. They pass their health inspections, all that matters to me :) How do they stay in business? Not many options to eat out way out yonder here folks. And I have had worse Chinese food at places in Portland that are supposedly wonderful. This place serves good portions for a reasonable price and regulars are served fast. Don't like it? Eat elsewhere then. Don't take my table. read more

Ok, I know this place doesn't look like much. In fact, it's sort of a rundown looking A-frame building...but don't let that fool you from what' inside. My roommate told me that her friend from China would only eat Chinese food at one place in the Portland-metro area, and that she'd drive all the way from inner-northeast Portland to get it. That place would be Mandarin China in Forest Grove. That's an HOUR drive for Chinese!!! None the less, believing this advice, my boyfriend and I decided to try it at about 5pm on a Friday. When we arrived, we were greeted by an extremely friendly server, seated promptly and catered to completely. The food is, without a doubt, amazing. In fact, I've never had such wonderful Chinese food. It's inexpensive and the portions are huge. I don't think I'll ever eat Chinese anywhere else again. It's a good thing we got there early because by the time we left, there was a wait...But it is completely worth the wait and the drive. I can tell you that the people who are aware of this little-known secret will probably kill me for sharing this...but I just can't say enough good things! read more

I would truly give this zero stars if I could. NOTHING about my experience was even remotely pleasant. Honestly this was the worst restaurant experience I have ever had. I went with my roommate just last night--we were the only people in the restaurant (that in itself should have been enough of a sign to not walk in). Anyways, it's a small restaurant with dated decor. All the windows and doors were closed, yet i got eaten alive by bugs. Currently, i am suffering from three huge bug bites, all from the restaurant. BEWARE OF THE MOSQUITOES!!! Our waitress did not speak english, which is fine but it made it very hard to communicate any of our needs. Now to the food: I used to believe that even "bad" Chinese food would still be considered mediocre. This place proved me wrong. This was the WORST food i have EVER had at a restaurant in my entire life. My roommate ordered fried won tons to start. Usually won tons have some sort of cream cheese filling, these did not. It was dry, flavorless, fried dough. Yum... For her main she ordered chow mein. It was bad. All you could taste was bean sprouts. The noodles were bland, it basically tasted like nothing. Now for my food: I ordered the combo with fried rice, sweet and sour pork, and cashew shrimp. DISGUSTING! Honestly If I could think of a word worse than disgusting I would. The fried rice was just rice--it was white still (they forgot soy sauce i guess) with barely any egg or veggies. I drowned it in soy sauce--it was the only edible thing on my plate. The pork was even worse. It was weirdly breaded and covered in sweet and sour sauce (like the kind you dip egg rolls in). I took one bite and couldn't eat any more. The cashew shrimp was disgusting as well. It was clearly frozen shrimp that was microwaved with no seasoning, a bland sauce, with gross microwaved frozen vegetables with a couple cashews thrown on top. I would have complained to our waitress, but every time she came back to our table she had HEADPHONES in. DO NOT GO HERE. and if you do, enter at your own risk. read more

Get the sesame chicken. Best kept secret in FG! Service was great. Only serve canned soda which I thought was weird but that chicken is AMAZING! read more

We have never had a bad meal. Big portions, great prices, tasty food makes it our favorite chinese in town.

With all the great reviews, I was optimistic, and that feeling continued when we arrived just shortly after they opened and the place was quickly filling up. My optimism quickly faded with the slow service and meh food. I ordered the Chef's Special Noodle Soup (big bowl of blandness), Chef's Special Chow Mien (crispy bed of noodles piled with veggies), and General Tso's Chicken (not breaded, hardly spicy); everything needed more flavor, but at least the food was seemingly fresh and well portioned. Overall it was a pretty forgettable, regrettable experience. read more

The food here is amazing! And a nice family environment. My wife and I visit this establishment weekly make sure to try the crab puffs!