This restaurant is definitely more of a takeout spot than a dine-in place, but we still had a great experience. The staff were very nice and chatted with us while we were there. They also have a bunch of adorable trinkets you can buy at the counter. We ordered the crab rangoons, which were very creamy and delicious. We also got the steamed dumplings--while they don't look huge, they're packed with flavorful meat. I had the Kung Pao shrimp, which was incredibly flavorful and covered in a delicious sauce with lots of veggies. My mom got the orange beef, which she really enjoyed, and the portion was huge. Overall a very good experience, and we'll definitely be ordering takeout from here. read more

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Food was outrageous delicious and authentic. Owner Chef and whole family delightfully served us. This is primarily a take out spot and they are busy. 3 booths and 2 tables for dining room. Styrofoam bowls and plastic utensils for dining. They serve you complimentary hot tea which was delicious and freshly brewed. There is a refrigerator with soda and ice tea for purchases. Pictures of current specials not on the menu are displayed too. The whole family is friendly, welcoming and attentive. Feels like you are dining in their home. My only complaint was last of plates and silverware for dining guests. Dishes were brought without serving utensils but when requested a clean large cooking spoon was provided. We will definitely be back for the food quality was excellent, authentic Cantonese dining and inviting family. read more

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Rainbow Island is a wonderful family owned and operated Chinese Restaurant. The food is always fresh and delicious, the portions large, and the staff friendly. Because it's just beyond my neighborhood I go there on Tuesdays when my regular spot is closed. If it were closer, it would be a real toss-up between Rainbow Island and my regular Chinese spot. read more

Tried this new (to us) Chinese restaurant in Bradenton. They have a wide variety menu with all of your favorite dishes, appetizers, and soups. They have both eat-in and take out available. This is a family run place where your staff is the owners and their lovely children. The place is very laid back and the food is done to order and very tasty. It was wonderful to see the young children bringing out food and providing you with plates and plastic ware to eat. The theme of the food is made Szechuan style and the chef with over 20 years experience touts they make it "Hong Kong" style which is super authentic. I highly recommend this location if you are in the mood for some real authentic Chinese food - You will not be disappointed and I bet you will fall in love with the family who are all here to help with your dining or to go order experience. read more

Rainbow Island - Photo of counter area - Take out available as well as dine-in - Chinese Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

My husband saw this place bc it's near our house and we wanted to give it a try. He went in and placed a pick up order: Sweet sour ribs, fried chicken, Mongolian beef, orange chicken and noodles with all meats in it. My husband spoke so highly of the owner. He said she was so friendly and kind. She kept offering him different samples to try. He went in before closing, there were people still going in and out for take out. Overall the food was amazing. The quality is great and I definitely will be back. Highly recommend if you want better tasting Chinese food. read more

It's so hard to find solid, local Chinese food and this place is it! I only tried the eggrolls, sweet and sour chicken that came with chicken fried rice and the wonton soup, but all were on point! The eggroll and wonton soup were stand out. I cannot wait to return to try a few more items, especially the fried wontons...those are tough to come by. And the owner (I believe she was) couldn't have been any nicer! She truly, truly cared about her customers and wanted to go above and beyond to make sure we were pleased with our orders and experience. She even presented us with green tea drinks when the wait was unusually long. Definitely try it out! read more

My wife and I have eaten at this little gem two times so far. The first time blew us away and the second time was just as amazing. The owner made us delicious vegan food with mushrooms we never had before. The restaurant has a few tables and nothing fancy. The food was off the chain good. I highly recommend eating here. The owner is very friendly and the family is involved with the restaurant. read more

Me and my girlfriend stopped in for lunch. I got general tso's chicken and she got sesame chicken. The service was great. It was hot out and the girl from the back brought us out 2 ice cold teas . Which was very nice of her. Then she brought our egg rolls which were great. Then our dishes came out . Both came with delicious pork fried rice . And both were really delicious with a good size portion for the price . The place is cozy and comfy for a quick place to eat. I will be back soon! read more

Rainbow Island - General Tso's Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

Best Chinese in our area! The owner chatted with us for a while. She is very proud of what they are serving and rightfully so!!! read more

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Highly recommended! Delicious soup and lo mein. Great value. In a strip mall. Counter service friendly.

Placed order, got text said it would be ready in 30 minutes. Arrived in 45 minutes. Paid for my order. Was told it would be right out. Waited 20 minutes. Ask for my money back. They went in the back for another 10 minutes. Brought me a bag of food. Refused to give me my money back. Last time I will ever go here. read more

They serve me old chicken. Rice was not good at all!!! Bad chicken I will not recommend this place. My stomach hurts and I been on the toilet all day because of this food read more

One of the better tasting preparations of standard Chinese food. I ordered Orange Chicken, General Tso's Chicken and Beef and Oyster sauce. All were very good. Fried Rice was good, Egg Roll good! read more

Very delicious Chinese food with all the usual choices plus special chef delights. Small inside so take-out is probably best and the order is packed with care and precision. Friendly service. Call ahead or even order there if you can't. Not a long wait. It will become a favorite destination! read more

Not much to look at, but absolutely the best Chinese food I ve found in Florida. Traditional, Chinese American and eclectic dishes all terrific. Take out is always ready on time and eat in is on the same takeout containers. A few tables and Cherish greets every diner personally. Always something special is added. read more

Found this delicious and cute Chinese restaurant in the plaza. You can tell Cherish and her family truly cares about the customers through their service and delicious entrees. The food was impeccable and worth a try. I've been there several times from my first experience. My favorites are General Tao, dumplings, and their seafood dishes. read more

Rainbow Island - General Tso's Chicken Beef with Broccoli Crab Rangoon House Special Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

Cody Chen is definitely a great cook, he knows his duck! Even though the duck is a rare treat thay they only have limited amounts, if you can score a duck, get it! read more

Food was FANTASTIC. Family owned and friendly. Very nice take out place but can do dine in as well. Great prices and delicious

The food is better than the average Chinese carryout, spicy beef broccoli and Mongolian barbecue are hard to beat, they don't mind doing things extra spicy and always excellent quality relatively quickly. As an addendum to this My vegan wife absolutely adores the vegetable lo mein. Not much ambience to speak of but I go there for the food and always for takeout. A bit of issue with larger orders being accurate so make sure and double check before you walk out. This being said they have always made it good immediately without question and volunteered to deliver it to us. read more

the service was amazing and really welcoming. I will definitely go there again. The staff made my day. The food was also amazing 10/10 recommend. read more

Family owned! Amazing customer service and the food was great and authentic! The staff made my day with how kind they were.

Their food was not bad and their shrimp dish had pretty large shrimp in it, but they had kids at the counter doing the ordering and cash register. I'm talking about 10 year olds. And other little kids running in out of the kitchen like the 10-year-old and the teenager were babysitting their family. Of course, a 10 year old and slightly older than that kid is not gonna really understand business or care about whether the floor is clean the table is clean or bring the food to you or anything. They don't wanna be there and they don't wanna be working and it's quite evident, it's because I don't wanna go back there and see these kids manning the counter which is against child labor laws and dealing with kids that don't want clean tables. Don't want to sweep under tables and don't want to treat you like a valued customer. I don't think this place is gonna make it through this economy. read more

foods great BUT..... no descriptions of what's in each dish and hardly any pictures suggest you add these to at least help non Chinese understand what were ordering !... bet you'd increase sales ! read more

First of all I made it a point that I needed the order.by 1:30 on a Monday slow day I called in my order the day before We'll to my surprise the order wasn't even ready the rude lady up. front keeps saying very busy very busy so I went at 1:0'0 and I waited till IRDER was ready at 2pm now I'm pissed so I take the food vhome and they mixed my order somehow in my favor which was great The only thing that saved this place is that the food was delicious.Not a place go give a big order to but I'll keep coming here I'd give it a. 8 for the food read more

Good food, friendly owners. Place is great for take-out as the restaurant could use an overhaul. Like spicy? The co-owner makes her own sauces- just ask! read more

The Service and food is great. The prices are even better. Definitely will go back will tell family and friends about rainbow island

Hands out best Chinese in town. Chicken is actually real and I couldn't believe it. Well done guys.

Very nice place, very clean, good food, and friendly staff. The vibes were really great here, My personal experience everything was fresh. I went 30 minutes before they open. I didn't know they opened at a certain time so I showed up early and they still served me great place highly recommend. read more

So glad we went in and tried their food, so good! We also used them to cater our wedding rehearsal dinner and they did not disappoint on the great quality of food and the quantities, we had left overs and they were still great a few days later. Highly recommend them and their food! read more

Ordered take-out for pick-up twice. Both times I waited an extra 15 minutes for my food. (Did they think I wouldn't show up?). The first order was Hunan chicken, stir fried green beans and mei fun. The Hunan was very good. The beans were undercooked and too peppery. Noodles were almost dry and flavor-free. Second order the Hunan was sweet rather than savory/ spicy. The beans were overcooked and bland. Also had a black bean dish that was also bland--needed way more black bean flavor. Although Rainbow is just 5 minutes away, we won't be going back. read more

I love this place. They always get my 2 Liter drink order wrong but other than that the food is the best Chinese food I've ever had highly recommended would use for catering. Absolutely delicious.!!! You can mess up my drink order as much as you want as long as Food stays as delicious as it is.!!!!! read more

Online order. Fast, ready on time, great customer service. We tried 5 dishes all delicious. Highly recommended

My husband gets General Tso's chicken whenever we eat Chinese food. Unfortunately he and I were very disappointed in this dish. The chicken was stringy and tough. There was no sauce to eat over the rice. Just a very dry unappetizing meal. The egg rolls do not even compare with Fong Yeng Garden. read more

My husband and roommate love their food. I have yet to find something I like, but more than willing to try different things. Fried rice was very good, as are the eggrolls. My husband swears by the chicken and broccoli. read more

Very disappointing, I ordered Hong Kong Style noodles & said after 5 calls wanted crunchy noodles. I got Hong Kong Mai Fun, which I'd never heard of coming from CA. They traded me shrimp tempura 4 it, but it had dbl. panko coating & could hardly taste the shrimp. I had 2 pay extra $.50 4 difference. The only thing they'll do is give me the most next time 10% off. I may not b back. The $8.50 dinner deal w/lobster sauce & prk fried rice w/egg roll & small salad is a good deal. They changed owners as was #1 China Kitchen Rest. They r $2 more. If I go back I'd just do the $6.50 lunch meal. They don't seem 2 know about cust. svc. 2 keep a new cust. read more

Lunch specials can't be beat. Ordered the General Tso's lunch which was large enough for two. Hot and Spicy perfectly done. Comes with soup or salad and egg roll. Another entree was the chicken Lo Mein and was very good also. Ordered online and was given the time it would be ready. Was sent a message when prepared. Because of COVID there isn't any inside dining, so it's handed out the door. Very good service and offered all the condiments needed. Will definitely return. read more

Finally found the closest to New England Chinese! Ordered the sweet and sour chicken sauce on the side app and got our chicken fingers. Fried dumplings were great. Boneless ribs were good, lo mein was the best we have had in Florida. Mongolian beef yummy. Will definitely order again! Just miss beef teriyaki and scallion pancakes. read more

Hands down, the best Chinese food I have ever eaten! Ordered takeout, and the portions were great, the food amazing, and the selection bigger than most. I had the lamb & onions (delicious!!), crab rangoons, and an egg roll. All of it had to be homemade because it was so far above anything I have ever found in a Chinese restaurant. If you like Chinese, I HIGHLY recommend this place!! read more

Greeted with a welcoming feeling. The food we had was good the first visit; however the 2nd visit was just fair. I'm not sure how clean the kitchen area is, but the outside could be cleaned. Not sure if I would go back. The mom was extremely nice. 2nd visit the boys were very polite, that's when the food was far less quality than the 1st visit. read more

So excited we loved this place tonight! Greeted by the owner's son - who was full of happiness - I was so hoping to like the food from these nice people. We had orange chicken, sesame chicken and I think General Tso's - fave was Tso's and then sesame and last was orange only because it wasn't super orangey according to the kiddo. We also got a chicken fried rice and a gift of Hot and Sour soup which was was delicious! The meals are flavorful so I think steamed rice is the perfect blend. What kind people! We got two of the 11.25 dinners and one that was 9.25 for four of us and we have about half left. Great way to try new dishes even with picky teens! Give them a try. Most people like to leave negative reviews when they're unhappy but aren't moved to leave positive ones when they are satisfied. I'm not a professional chef nor am I Asian so I'm no expert in this cuisine but it's the third Chinese we have tried in 3 months and this one was way better and way more affordable. I hope my review helps this hardworking family get more business! Thank you! read more