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    New Cathay Restaurant

    3.1 (57 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Tia J.

    This is still one of our favorite places. We've been coming here for years and the food is always great. We have our favorite menu choices but we still try new things regularly. They offer a huge menu with so many different options there's sure to be something for everyone. The crab puffs and many of the chicken dishes are some of ours favorites. The staff is so friendly and attentive. We always love chatting with Gia. The restaurant is located in the Green House Square so there's plenty of parking available. It's a cozy, casual, dinning area with lots of seating. Theres also a separate bar area with video poker and additional seating. It's great for a casual pop in lunch or even a date night dinner. Totally worth a try for great food, friendly service and to find your favorite dish on the menu.

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    The New Cathay Restaurant is under new ownership. The restaurant serves very authentic and delicious Chinese food, and the service was great. The place is also very clean and the interior is very nice.

    Waylette T.

    Kind of sad this place doesn't have updated reviews, they are so kind and welcoming. I'm going to be fair with my review due to the simple fact, I like my food spicy and was not aware spice level was an option. Menu could most def be updated on all platforms. I ordered a bacon fried rice and mango refresher, although the fried rice disappointed (due to my own fried rice expertise), I couldn't pass up the BACON opportunity. The refresher was cute, I was looking for a little more zing, more mango, more idk... but it was cute Overall I will be back to order more just to give a more fair and updated review

    Our go-to Chinese Food restaurant has been Kwang Chow for several years; see my review on this site. But yesterday, following a couple of late appointments in beautiful downtown Clackamas and nearly nothing to eat all day, I asked my wife if she wanted to stop at Wendy's. As we drove into the mall she noticed the New Cathay sequestered in the back corner, and wondered if we shouldn't try that instead. I said I got takeout there years ago that wasn't so great, but time has passed. She just shrugged, and left it to me. I drove past Wendy's toward the mall corner, and as we approached we noticed virtually no customers in the restaurant, not an encouraging sign. But hey, it was Wednesday, not exactly Friday night. The Missus being mobility limited and seeing a handicapped parking spot glaring at us right in front, I succumbed to my adventurous inklings. Upon entering the place, yeah, the restaurant itself (not its adjoining lottery room) was indeed totally void of customers and except for us it stayed that way our entire visit. We sat at the first table and waited. Though someone had been cleaning when we came in, everyone had since disappeared. After 5-7 minutes I got up and nabbed a couple of what seemed to be menus from the checkstand booth and sat back down. Before we could open them a waitress shot in and snatched them, saying they weren't the right ones, and, smiling, handed us the correct ones. After perusing the menus but not seeing combinations we are used to, I suggested we splurge a little more, dollar wise, and order their Family combo for two that proffered multiple dishes covering all our requirements and then some. Egg flower soup, rich and delicious arrived quickly, as did hot tea that probably could've steeped a bit longer but was acceptable. Much to our surprise the waitress reappeared only shortly with a huge platter of appetizers... BBQ pork, egg rolls, fried shrimp, and large flaky fried pastries of a sort, attended with a bowl of creamy-sweet red dipping sauce. Famished even after the last slurps of soup, we dug in to the appetizers and, wow, it was all as great tasting as it looked! Much like Kwang Chow's, the shrimp was actually shrimp and not all batter like we've too often run into at some other places. And the dipping sauce was like sweet and sour and super. But the best of all was the egg rolls, stuffed full with meat and other ingredients, and though well-browned and not the largest, they were absolutely tender and stupendous... the best we've had anywhere. Imagine our amazement when we'd barely sampled the app platter and the main dishes showed up. Okay, yes, we were the only people in the joint, but they were making up big time for the lax beginning. I gotta say I've never seen pork fried rice like this. It was full of veggies and even bean sprouts. I'd never seen a plethora of sprouts in a fried rice before, though I'm sure it's likely not super unusual. The rice was plump, delicate, and delicious in itself. The chicken sub gum was perfectly done. My wife loves it but can be pretty critical. Not of this stuff was she... the almonds were bare of skin, sweet, plentiful, and properly sized. The important part to her was that the celery was cooked to absolute perfection, not overdone nor too crispy, yet still brightly colored. Could one get away with calling celery "succulent "? Then there was another of her favorites, the sweet and sour chicken. Talk about tender! So many times the chicken chunks in other restaurants, or in packaged versions from stores, are too firm and chewy, softened only by the sauce. The sauce in this instance only served to add to this grand culinary experience. With a range from $13 to $19, most of the combos and dishes on New Cathay's menu lay between $16 and $18. Our Family combination was $20 per person. But it's a lot... the waitress came to ask about take home boxes and commented that there was enough for four people in the Family offering we ordered, in unison with what my wife and I had already mentioned between us. Now, I've since read a review or two that weren't particularly flattering of this place, but they weren't that recent. The current owners have been there 6 years, according to the attentive young waitress. While she happily took on the task of loading our take home boxes (not all waitresses do), we engaged her in pleasant conversation and enjoyed her personality as we discussed the place's history , location, and such. That can be an important part of any restaurant's success and character. If it's been awhile or you've never been there, be sure to try New Cathay. The waitress indicated the restaurant isn't in the most visible or ideal spot, almost hidden in that deep corner, and that's contributed to its lack of customers. I'd certainly hate to see it close, after surviving the pandemic and ownership change. Do yourself a favor and try it. Cooks and chefs often change during the week, but try Wednesday evenings.

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    Went with my mom for lunch and prices where better than I thought and the food was outstanding!

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    4.2
    (518 reviews)
    3.6 mi
    $$

    Went here last week and was disappointed. We specifically chose this restaurant because of the…read morehighlights about hand pulled noodles. Anyone looking for hand-pulled noodles: as of May 2025, you will not find them here. They apparently stopped serving them. May return for: Beef In Chili Sauce (cold) - I love this dish and have had it at many other places. Chili oil was delicious; onions and cilantro went well with the thin slices of beef. Would not return for: anything else. Taiwan Beef Brisket Tomato Noodle soup - it was bland broth, unfortunately. Uncooked spinach and tomatoes added on top, very little flavor. Brisket was not very soft. Mongolian Beef Chow Mein - there was a puddle of sauce at the bottom of the bowl, which I would not expect for chow mein. Definitely not cooked in a wok (or done very poorly). Handmade spicy pork wontons - also not flavorful. If they used the chili oil on the Beef in Chili dish, this might taste better. But the filling would something to be desired.

    We came to this place for lunch based on Yelp's recommendations. The restaurant was easy to find…read moreat the entrance of a strip mall. It was busy on Friday for lunch. We were greeted right away by the staffs. We ordered spicy wonton, pork belly noodles, tomato brisket noodles and Lanzhou noodles. The portions were generous. The pork belly was marinated with great flavor however the soup was bland. The Lanzhou noodle was spicy and had stronger flavor broth. One of my boys liked the tomato beef noodle and finished the bowl with lightning speed. This is a good spot for a quick noodle meal.

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    Sakura Noodle House

    Sakura Noodle House

    4.6
    (75 reviews)
    2.8 mi
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    I walk up to the front, and already the lady at the front is smiling as she watches us try to…read moredecide what delicious item we would like from her menu. "Let me know if you have any questions!". We had questions about her menu items, and she answered them nicely and thoroughly, in detail. Okay, so we order two things: the S3 and the Spicy Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen, and here's what U think about each: Tonkotsu Ramen: -The Meat doesn't have a huge initial, impactful taste, but the flavor settles in a couple seconds after you bite it and it's a very soft, warming feeling. -The Broth is where the spice is, and it's not like "oh my mouth is on fire" it's the type of spice that hits you in the back of the throat, so it's bearable but I couldn't chug it personally, I had to take sips which is nice for someone who devours their food like there's no tomorrow (like me). -The Noodles are.. just your typical Ramen noodles, nothing special to add there but nothing bad to say at all! -The Egg, although not marinated in soy sauce like some places do, was cooked well. The inside was soft and gooey, but the white was fully cooked. I have no complaints! -The Mushrooms added a nice texture to the noodles and the overall dish, and worked to make it even more satisfactory. The S3: -I don't have much to say because my cousin ordered it and I only had a few bites, but the veggies were cooked nicely... -The big boom about it was the noodles. If I had to describe it, I would say it's like.. an Orange Chicken type of Tater Tot, it was really unique and fun to eat. Next time I go, it'll be hard to decide what to order.. Okay, don't just take my word for it, go see for yourself! いただきます!

    Sakura Noodle House is a must-try! The Hell Ramen was absolutely amazing--bold, spicy, and packed…read morewith flavor. The broth had the perfect kick without overpowering the depth of the ramen, and everything came out hot and fresh. Parking was easy, food cart was easy to find! Portion size was generous, ingredients were on point, and the overall quality really stood out. If you're a fan of spicy ramen, this is a great recommendation. We'll definitely be back for more!

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    3.9
    (100 reviews)
    2.1 mi

    I go to the San Mateo Dough Zone often, so I had high expectations visiting the Happy Valley…read morelocation. The food absolutely lived up to the name, but the service blew me away. Kai or Tai was incredibly attentive, making sure our table--and every other table around us--was perfectly taken care of. Excellent experience all around! 10/10

    Having a doughzone so close is dangerous. This place to me is like Ding Tai Fung lite. Cheaper,…read moremore accessible, much less wait time. Came in on weekend for lunch and it was definitely a 40 min wait, but then literally no one on a Tuesday night for dinner. Somehow, the time for the food to come out was about the same. You get a few that come out quick, then a few that took long enough for me to notice it, and then always a few where you wonder if they forgot your dish. Even when there was no one else in the restaurant. The XLB and pot stickers are all super solid, not quite Ding Tai Fung quality, but at these prices and wait times they are great. Qbao's are delicious. I think the noodles are honestly slept on. They all have great flavor, super bouncy noodles, and honestly come in a size that you can easily finish on your own or still big enough to split in case you wanted to try another flavor. I also think the pork wonton's with chili sauce are also super slept on, the sauce is oddly sweet, but honestly I love that. Service here can be hit or miss. They don't really do a each table gets a specific server system, at least that hasn't been my experience. You'll get some food runners, and you can usually just flag anyone down to get what you need. But it does mean things can slip through the cracks if you don't have one person keeping an eye on the list of food ordered for the table or you have multiple servers checking in on you to see if you got all your food even though you just told the server 3 min ago you were still missing something. All in all, this place is phenomenal and approachable. I will be back, maybe not on the weekends though, it's not quite worth all that.

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