Have been coming to the restaurant 40 plus years and the new owners have taken the food to the next level . Highly recommended and will not disappoint. read more

If you love super hot kung pao, This would be your spot. It was flavorful on the money. Sometimes you just need that chili fix and this was it. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Kung Pao Beef - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Food service and flavors are on point. This place is a must try support local. Best Chinese I've had in abq in 6 yrs that we have lived here. read more

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I realized a while ago i had not been here in years, so lastnight i corrected that. please be warned they do often close earlier than 9 on weekdays even though ther sign says 9pm. But they do stay open until after 9 on Saturdays, and glad they did, had a great mom&pop chinese dinner, and the owner lady was supper nice and attentive to bot of us, and to the other table of ladies who showed up about 20 minutes after us. short ribs were fantastic, sweet and sour was great, fried rice was simple no big additives but tasty.. read more

The food is delicious The service is amazing It is just a great place to eat at i recommend it read more

We tried one of our old favorites now under new management. Our waiter, Ivan was very sweet and courteous. The portions were large and delicious. We had an old favor and a brand new chef special. It was awesome. We're definitely going back.. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Outside The Mandrin - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Great food with fast service, good prices with large portions. The decor is cute, reminds me of Chinese restaurants when I was a kid. The new owners have been running it for 2 months. I think the middling overall reviews are from the older owners. read more

No customers really inside but the lady that owns the place is very nice. when you walk in you may say hmmm... nobody, don't let that fool you. Actually a nice place. Seemed to be clean but did that a table sat unclean while I ate my meal. I was the only person there so they could have cleaned it. Meal on the menu did not seem expensive but when I got the bill $28 for the special and order of egg rolls, hmmm... I must say though this is one of the cleaner looking establishments. Staff was friendly and told me they do sell things like egg rolls in bulk. The food was okay. I think maybe change the rice. I had fried rice and it was bland. Pork egg rolls had very little pork. But the service will bring you back I say visit as you will like the place. read more

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The food and service is amazing. Fresh and hot. The egg rolls are made fresh and delicious egg drop soup. This is a place to come and have some great food! read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Egg rolls and vegetable tempura. - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

food was fresh; large portions w plenty of vegetables. I ordered my Szechuan mild and I found it just right. owner's were exceptionally friendly and very accommodating. Hên hâo! read more

I love their food.... always fresh and always good. The BEST ITEM is their Green Chili Egg Rolls - I am not a fan of egg rolls in general - but theirs is awesome. Service is excellent! read more

I love this restaurant I have been going there and ordering delivery for years. I have never been disappointed .Delivery has been fast . I recommend you try the Green Chile egg rolls. read more

I read through the reviews and I have to say from my point of view I did not have any issues. I ordered my food to go and it was 7/10. I seen reviews saying the portions were bad and the food was bland- I ordered lo mein, egg drop and crab rangoon. Nothing was bland, and the portions were good/big. The lo mein was over stuffed with noodles and veg- there were only 6-8 shrimp but they were big and good quality. read more

Food wasn't great. I live close by and I always pass this place. I decided to try it for dinner one night and it was a waste of $30. Very disappointing. I ordered the orange chicken, it looked good but when I tried it wasn't good at all. It was so soggy, it seemed like it came frozen and they just heated it up. I never had orange chicken where it was soggy. I ordered an combo plate for my fiancé, for $11.95 they were stingy on the meat. I never been to a place where they put rice on your Togo plate, where other places I'm used to them putting the main entree in the white styrofoam box and rice in a separate rice box. Not this one, there was very little beef mixed with tons of green pepper. There was no flavor. The sweet and sour pork that came with the combo plate, there were about 3 pieces drenched over with sweet and sour sauce. I'm sorry but don't waste your money here read more

I wanted so badly to like this place. The woman was so kind when we went to pick up our order. She was super great but wish I could say the same for the food. I ordered the cashew chicken which was essentially chicken soup without the broth. Boiled chicken, no sauce, a plethora of celery (which made up for the lack of vegetables in the fried rice) and crunchy cashews. I couldn't stomach it. We were so excited when we saw the bubble tea sign in the door that we went ahead and added it to our order. Big mistake. Added 20 more minutes to our wait time. And the boba was half soft, half hard. I had to gnaw on it. Like I said, the woman was super kind, and super nice. But the food was terrible. read more

I ordered my Mom in Corrales from here in San Antonio, Texas. I wanted her to enjoy a nice meal she wouldn't have to prepare for herself. She experienced diarrhea and vomiting after consuming food from this restaurant. She is 79 years old and a bought of something like this can be devastating and literally deadly. This establishment should be ashamed of serving such horrible, despicable food. I ordered her the combination fried rice dish for $11.95, plus delivery, plus preparation and tax. It was $17.00 for one meal delivered. I paid good money to make my Mother deathly sick. That really sucks! If I were you... I'd steer clear of this dump! read more

Awful food, literally inedible. We ordered 4 items via Grubhub and 3 were so gross that we were unable to eat them. To top it off, the restaurant REFUSED a refund or replacement on a $60 bill. Scam. Those items were: Potstickers- soggy almost like pancakes (how can a Chinese food restaurant miss this staple?) Orange Chicken- over cooked friend chicken with a crappy orange sauce. Gross and soggy Hot and Sour soup- neither sour nor flavorful The chicken fried rice was bearable, but greasy and harder in many areas. Do not order. read more

You know there are some places you just love going to when dinner at home is not and option and you are craving something scrumptious... well, Mandarin does it for me. Before I get into my review, let me tell you that the 1 star ratings Mandarin has received are absurd and seem to be coming from people who sound like they're idea of good chinese food is Panda Express. Don't pay any attention to them. Do yourself a favor and visit Mandarin. The place is immaculate. Tables are clean and set before you arrive. You can tell the owners (which by the way are the cook and waitress) are whole-heartedly devoted to showing their customers a nice dining experience. The lady is so sweet and personable and the gentleman assists her in bringing your food to your table. Plate presentation is a big deal to me and Mandarin has yet to fail. I live 2 minutes away and so I try really hard not to go too often because I don't want to tarnish it. They have many different lunch and dinner options. I'd recommended the Kung Pao Chicken and General Tso's Chicken. FYI- their sriracha is tremendous. I'd recommend bringing a group of friends or family. Come hungry. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - The dragon lights up in the evening!! - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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The green chili egg rolls are amazing!!! Used GrubHub to get it sent to my office when I couldn't get away and was incredibly please.

Friendly and always good food!!! I've been going here for atleast 15yrs. And never disappointed. But what gets me is the friendly service!

Another lack-luster Chinese Restaurant. Dishes listed as spicy, need chile sauce. Egg Rolls, while crisp on the outer side, were mushy inside. The fried rice was over cooked. The dumplings were doughy. The upside: Lunch is cheap and service is good. read more

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DO NOT EAT HERE. The food SUCKS! It is flavorless and plain. Save your money. I ordered this on ubereats and couldn't rate the restaurant to save others from ordering here. But DO NOT ORDER HERE. I ordered fried rice, chicken chow mein, crab rangoons, & sweet & sour chicken. Everything was so plain it had zero flavor. Literally you're eating cardboard. It's awful. I'm not kidding you, flavorless and P-L-A-I-N. When I first ordered, I though, oh support local business... lol nope! I will stick to Panda indefinitely! read more

Just had my first meal from the spot and it was really lackluster. The steamed shrimp rolls were filled with noodles and very little shrimp. The General sows chicken was very salty almost to the point where I couldn't eat it. I will not be going back there. read more

Terrible food. No flavor the fried rice I don't even think you can call it that. Very very disappointed. Got the Kung Pao chicken and what I got was not that. Will never go back. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Kung Pao Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I had lunch here for the first time (5-3-22) as I don't live near here but had an errand in the neighborhood. The place was clean, decorated nicely and the lady who waited on us was very nice. We got the dinner for two (and of course had leftovers). Egg drop soup, egg roll, crab Rangoons (which I love), bbq ribs (small portion, but it is an appetizer), pork fried rice, lo mien and sweet and sour pork. LARGE portions of the rice, s&s pork and lo mien. All of it was very good! The ice tea was very good. Used plates were picked up right away so we didn't have to look at them which kept the table neat. The food came out of the kitchen in record time so we didn't have to wait but a few minutes. I would eat here again if I lived near. I highly recommend this restaurant. I don't understand the bad reviews. We had a very good lunch. read more

This divey gem is hiding on Carlisle Blvd in an unattractive little strip mall. You would never know some of the best Chinese food in Albuquerque is right here. My family comes here often; it is one of our favorite "don't want to cook tonight" choices. Once we ordered the Peking duck ahead of time - and next to having it in Shanghai - it was the best I've had in America. THE BEST hot and sour soup in the Southwest - no holds barred seriously - not kidding. Orange chicken is always yummy - a repeat order time and again. We always get the Chao Hofun with bbq pork and if you ask them to bring the chili sauce it makes it extra special. Potstickers...etc....yummy yummy yummy. And it's never noisy. If you're looking for good Chinese food - go here. Order from the Chef's specials on the back of the menu for the really good stuff. This place has been here for a long time, but a few years ago it was taken over by new owners who have breathed new life and new deliciousness! Ah-Cho - the wife / owner - is cute as a button, and remembers everyone! She's great! read more

Ordered delivery...Buddha Delight and Ma Pao Tofu. Both were supposed to be hot and spicy. Even asked for extra spicy. Bland, bland, bland. No flavor at all. After doctoring both dishes up, I noticed a mildewy taste in the Buddha Delight. Rotten carrots. I'm going to post a photo. The celery was tough and stringy, the entire dish overcooked. I didn't want broccoli so they subbed zucchini (which would not have been my choice) cut into weird too large pieces. We were not delighted by Buddha Delight. Ma Pao Tofu had large baby corn with tough cobs. Couldn't eat those. Tasteless. Had to add chili black bean paste, soy sauce, cayenne, and sesame oil to make it slightly edible...By this point we didn't want any of it. On top of that, I was charged $2 for a bag of crispy noodles (that weren't crispy because the Buddha Delight leaked all over it) and 1$ each for 1 oz of hot mustard and sweet and sour sauce. What a rip!!!!! The only thing that was ok was the steamed rice. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Mildewy carrots in Buddha Delight. That is not sauce...that is rot! - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I'm not sure why there are any negative reviews about this place. I have been going for 20+ years and never disappointed. We all have different tastes and I can only assume the negative reviews are from negative people who just look around for something to complain about. Try for yourself and see if it meets your taste. If not, there are lots of restaurants in this town, but don't bear someone else up if it's not for you. Always fresh, always clean,always warm. I hope you enjoy it. read more

Staff are very nice and the decor is great, but the food leaves something to be desired. If you do come here, I would recommend ordering off the main menu rather than ordering a combo meal. The combo meals seem like they are mostly made with scraps from the kitchen. The BBQ ribs that come with the combo meal were mostly fat and gristle, with very little meat. The veggies for the cashew chicken that came with the combo meal included quite a lot of broccoli stems. In contrast, the items from the main menu were reasonably good. read more

OH BOY, please erase Panda Express in your memory! Best Chinese food in NM! Hey dude, trust me, as a Chinese, I never experienced delicious Chinese food in NM, but when I stepped into this restaurant and opened their menu, all the feelings brought me back to China! Even their orange chicken, which is absolutely not Chinese food in my eyes, was sooooooo yummy! For those gave one star or negative reviews, I would definitely say sorry to them, sorry, boys and girls, you just missed your Chinese gourmet journey in NM! By the way, the owner's daughter is cute! ME ME DA!!!!! read more

I love this restaurant! The food is addictive! The people are very nice and kind. And the restaurant is adorable. I love that it keeps the cultural aspect without being too cheesy. The food is always good. It's my favorite place in Albuquerque! read more

We ordered the combination ciao fun. It had a nice smoky flavor and was full of meats and veggies not just all noodles like some places. The owner said she doesn't use any MSG to our delight. The orange chicken was very light and fresh. It had almost a pastry like taste yummy. The snow peas and chicken we added garlic and it was also delightful don't miss out come to this place for dinner or lunch. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - Yummy! The reviews were right everything is delicious and the service is awesome! Don't miss this place! - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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I got a to go order. What's with all the celery? Are there any other veggies in their egg rolls and dishes besides celery? The sweet and sour chicken was just fried chicken with sauce drizzled on it. Lame AF. Disappointed read more

Ordered take out for my first time getting food from them. Egg drop is good- a little watery but I'm just happy there's no corn or random vegetable bits. A large egg drop is literally 32 ounces! Ordered a side of rice and it's good regular white rice. Only ordered those two things. Solid 4 but I didn't order anything special. read more

I ordered a meal from Mandarin restaurant. I had GrubHub deliver it to me. I ordered a combo plate. I really enjoyed the food at this Chinese restaurant prepared for me. read more

The food was just ok. The service was horrible. My server was on the phone via Bluetooth the entire time and when she refilled my water she stayed talking on the phone. It was very unprofessional. read more

I decided to give this place another shot, and I have to say that the mongolian beef was better than last time. It was flavorful and spicy, unlike the last time when it was not at all spicy last time. They still have issues with overfilling their takeout boxes, and once again all the sauce/oil from my dish was on the rest of my food and at the bottom of the bag. The egg rolls seemed to have improved as well, but they still have a sweet, almost cinnamon like, taste to them. Improved meal quality it seems, but takeout is still sloppy. read more

Food is very tasty. We ordered the kun pou shrimp & the twice cooked pork with green chili egg rolls. The egg rolls we lacking soy sauce & tasted better with the sweet & sour mixed with hot mustard sauce. It was my first time here and the staff are very nice. There is a TV so you can enjoy watching while you eat. read more

Mandarin Restaurant - My first time here, the food was very tasty. Please staff are very nice they have a TV so you can watch something while you're eating. - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This my favorite Chinese Restaurant in Albuquerque! My son always goes for the Shrimp Fried Rice, with extra lettuce. Yes, I said extra lettuce for a teenager, & of course extra sweet & sour sauce to pour over the rice. My favorite lunch entree is the Spicy Chicken, with just the right amount of heat and very fresh crunchy veggies. It comes with the basic fried rice and their signature, delicious, home made chicken egg roll. My wife loves the Sweet & Sour Shrimp & Chicken Lo Mein Combo. My wife is very sensitive to an abundance of oil in her food and Mandarin Chinese Restaurant doesn't disappoint. She never feels ill after leaving this restaurant. Don't be shy, give Mandarin a try, and you will be glad you did. The waitress is also very friendly and knowledgeable. read more

Relaxing atmosphere and tasty food the low mien is always good and egg rolls are amazing! The owner operators are friendly and remember their customers makes it a great experience over all! read more