Rainbow Chinese was recommended to me by friends I was hanging out with close to the area. I decided to drive out 15 minutes out of my way to go to the restaurant based on their recommendation. I was sorely disappointed in my meal. They were very crowded on a early Saturday evening. I recommend allotting extra wait time whether you're dining in or carrying out. Judging the crowd size I was really excited, anticipating delicious food. However, my food was not great at all. It was subpar as a matter of fact. I ordered a honey chicken combination plate. The egg roll was the only thing that I could see going back for. It had lots cabbage and was very crispy, but lacked any seasoning. Salt made it better. The fried rice was bland there was nothing in it, but just a few bits of chicken. Not even enough chicken, where you could call it chicken fried rice. It seemed as if a few pieces of chicken just happen to have fallen over into the rice. There were no sprouts or egg or onion as with usual Chinese restaurants. The honey chicken entree was disappointing. The chicken was very tough and was not fried to golden brown, it was beige and pasty. The lemon sauce had a strong lemony taste, but yet wasn't flavorful. Nothing I had was seasoned or even salted. Perhaps the food lacks seasoning due to their clientele. I did appreciate the customer service. One woman was cashing out customers while also taking phone orders--and did an outstanding job, getting people in and out. I paid eighteen dollar for what I thought would be dinner and also lunch the next day if I liked the food. There was enough for 3. Parking is a shared lot. read more

I visited Rainbow Restaurant for the first time after the original restaurant I wanted to go to was closed. My daughter and I split the beef broccoli, and each got a wonton soup and vegetable egg roll. The wonton soup was very flavorful, the wontons soft and generously filled, and the crackers crispy and fresh. The egg roll unfortunately was very oily, but the beef broccoli made up for it. The portion was definitely big enough to split with leftovers and for the entire meal, including a pop we only paid $25.00 before tip. I felt the service was very underwhelming, but the restaurant itself was very clean with lots of seating. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Wonton Soup - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

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Food is well prepared and is ready within a reasonable time. And unlike the previous restaurant a full meal. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Sweet and sour chicken - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

This is one of the best Chinese restaurants in the area. A totally enjoyable experience! The service is top notch! They have been in business for a long time and with good reason. They provide great food, reasonable prices, nice atmosphere, nice people and did I say, fantastic food? That deserves emphasizing! I just love the flavors, the tender chicken, the savory soups and the best spring rolls! The lomein here is just the best as well. I also so enjoy their soups! Rainbow is the spot for Chinese cuisine in the area! They really deliver! read more

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Solid selection of traditional Chinese dishes! We often get carry out but tonight we dined in, the service was good, the staff was friendly and the food had great flavor! We started with the spare ribs and wonton soup both were delicious, especially the ribs! Then we got lettuce wraps and Szechuan chicken all the food was good we will be back! read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Szechuan chicken - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

Small place, always full, and great food. Staff is constantly checking on you and if you leave hungry, it's your own fault. Simply our favorite in the area. Try the General Tso's - You won't regret it! read more

I'm finding this restaurant to be average . The portions are generous but the quality of food is just mediocre. We just ordered a carry out so I don't know how good the service is if you choose to eat there. Out of the 5 times we ordered the food from there, the best item was the egg rolls. Very crunchy, with tasty stuffing. The checkout process could be a little nicer. read more

Ordered pepper steak and chicken fried rice as well as a chicken/shrimp egg roll. The egg roll was the only good item. There was no seasoning or even salt present in my food. Very very bland and I paid $33. read more

Rainbow Chinese never disappoints The almond boneless chicken is my favorite-- so tender and crunchy! There's always enough take home for the next day! They have upgraded their decor so it's very chic! I always get vegetarian egg rolls...yum! If you stick to mid-week-- it won't be overcrowded. Five Stars "Satisfied in Farmington!" read more

If you enjoy good traditional Chinese American food, then this is the right place for you. The food is fresh and tasty. The portions are extremely generous so expect to take home a doggy bag. The couple behind us split a meal, which in hindsight, we should have done. We ordered 2 dishes that could have fed 4 people easily. The restaurant does a lot of carry out business as you can see from the photo. We arrived at 5 pm when there only a few people seated at tables. By the time we left, the place was filling up. The wait staff was super friendly and efficient. The place was busy and although the waitresses were in constant motion, they were still attentive to their guests. read more

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Delicious takeout Chinese! I ordered on their website and it was ready relatively quickly, compared to how much food I had ordered

The food is consistently good' The service both for dine in and carry out is excellent! The ambience is nice.

Whether you dine in or have a carry out, the food is fabulous! Been coming here for several years and have never been disappointed. Highly recommend this restaurant! read more

Slam Dunk Food A++++ service outstanding!!! Sesame Chicken ONPOINT!!! Was told 15 minutes and no doubt, it was ready in 15!!!! Will be returning. Mmmmmmm F*£€King good ! read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Sesame chicken - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

First Time looking for a good Chinese restaurant will be back Great service great flavor

Not sure where to begin. Long, long time customer and for the last few years I've noticed the quality not quantity of the food has gone down. When the family was more involved with the restaurant, the food was better. It just was. Nothing has the same freshness and well cooked taste it used to have. It is just different. People will say the portions are large- they are but not good. This makes me sad because I used to really like it. Something is just off. The food lacks the flavor it used to. And, today, the overwhelming number of gnats in the restaurant leaves me wondering what's going on in the kitchen. They might want to get back to quality and taste and not just portion. read more

Very large portions in a shoebox like container.I wanted to save the cute box more than the food...The box contained a large wad of stuck together lo me in with shrimp and limp overcooked veggies.All the chef had to do was the noodles to the sauce,instead of pouring it over the clotted noodles .Somebody is not paying attention.I would rather have less quantity and more quality. read more

I go here a lot. Honestly, the food is just okay most of the time, other times, disappointing. It's crowded when I go most of the time and the guy cashing out customers is a little impatient. I usually get General Tso's chicken and shrimp fried rice. The chicken is often over cooked and sometimes tough. The rice has no sprouts or onions or chives and lacks flavor. The staff is nice and pleasant. I keep going because it's close to me and keep hoping the food will be as good as it was when I first started ordering from them. read more

This is the best American style Chinese that I've ever eaten in, and believe me I've been to many. The ingredients are fresh, the flavors pop, the service is excellent, and the prices make it a great bang for the buck. read more

Food is mediocre. Not sure why so many great reviews. My guess is many people in America have yet to travel abroad and see how delicious the foods are when they are made authentically. It's sad to me that "we" settle for mediocre: too much sauce, sodium, MSG, old stale veggies, flavorless food... sold with lots of rice to stuff our bellies. I have yet to find a great Chinese Restaurant in the Detroit Metro Area. I've not sat inside this restaurant to really get to know the ambiance, but the place was really busy with both dine in and carry out meals. The service was not friendly... it was more like "NEXT!" You were treated like a number rather than a person securing someone's job/home/livelihood. read more

It was gross. Rice was dry and flavorless, the orange chicken was so over cooked we had to cut it with a steak knife, and the chicken wasn't glazed...it was swimming in so much sauce the deep fried breading just became this soggy, clumpy mess. It was fucking gross. read more

The shrimp egg foo young was not that good, the crab Rangoon was lousy, sesame chicken was okay, so was the egg roll. I won't be back...

Since moving to West Bloomfield, I've been looking for a good, old-fashioned Cantonese restaurant. I'd passed the old location on Orchard Lake, but I didn't realize that that's what it was; the sign made it look like a party store or something like that. I'd also read reviews on Yelp and that's when I connected the two. Last night, my sister and I decided to try it. We were not disappointed. As others have said, it's tucked in the corner of an odd little strip mall that has 3 other restaurants as well as this one, a Great Clips and Ollie's. It really doesn't look like much, but man, the food is good. Our first indication that we were in the right place was the wonton soup. The broth was full of chicken flavor, not the watery broth that you usually get. The egg rolls were good, nicely crisp, and you could see the bits of shrimp and chicken. I had almond boneless chicken. There was an enormous amount of chicken, and a nice ball of perfect fried rice -- not the kind that's greasy. And they were smart and put the the gravy on the side so the chicken didn't get soggy. My sister had chicken subgum. She said it was really good, and the celery was particularly fresh and tasty. The portions are huge, and once we had the egg rolls & soup, we were pretty satisfied, so we asked for boxes. Well, the server boxed everything for us! I haven't had that happen in a long time. And she even put my sauce in a separate container. Even the packaged fortune cookies were good -- very fresh and crispy, not the least bit soggy. We will definitely be back -- and it will be even more of a pleasure to go there when the construction is done. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

We have been here several times and it's always good. Not excellent, but good. Hits: - egg rolls are fantastic!! - wonton soup is very good - flexible in letting you swap out sauces (I like almond chicken with the egg foo young gravy) - friendly staff (mainly the middle aged guy who likes to joke with others) Misses: - hot and sour soup is very peppery - egg goo young gets really oily at times - hubby claims the general Taos is peppery but i think it's just his taste buds from the hot and sour soup read more

Food is always good. Lots of carryout. Often busy at dinner time. Owner and staff are friendly. Sometimes noisy because it is busy.

Excellent, excellent, excellent. This is our first trip to this clean, and authenticate restaurant. I enjoyed the General Tso chicken . It was served with chicken rice and wanton soup. My wife tried the orange chicken with whit steamed rice. It too was served with won ton soup and noodles! We could only eat 1/2 of our lunch serving but ordered a Thai rice to go with a few more delicious egg rolls to go as we have a dinner plan in motion. We will be back and And I tip my hat to the staff and chef! read more

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I've ordered from this place twice now. The first time was sweet and sour chicken, the second was almond chicken. Both times the chicken was over cooked. I didn't like their sweet and sour sauce, which is why I tried the almond chicken on the second visit. The almond sauce was ok, but that didnt make up for chicken that was over cooked and tough to chew. read more

We've gone there at least 3 times a month for a bunch of years now. The food is good, soups are great, waitresses are nice. If you like Chinese food you won't be disappointed. Sizzle Rice soup with chicken is really good & enough for 2 people. read more

Really good food!!! I go to this place a lot lately!!! Fried rice is awesome. Vegetable fried rice is my favorite!!!

It is with a broken heart that I leave this review!! I have ate here several times in the past and always had very good quality (which is why I don't mind the prices) but I feel like the "quantity vs quality" problem has caught up with them. Total was just about $60. Ordered 2 sweet and sour chickens, 1 orange chicken, 1 steamed dumpling and 1 pint of Chop Suey "hot" with a "extra spicy" note. 1. The sweet and sour chicken bites were soft and some undercooked. Some of the chicken was grizzled which is an instant stop for my kids and I. 2. The orange chicken was good 3. The steamed dumplings were not edible. They were mush and smelled very funny. We have had them several times from here and they were so so bad. 4. The chop suey had zero spice and the sauce was on mostly on the outside of the bag. Very little vegetables and no flavor. Super disappointing to spend $60 and then have to try and feed the kids something else when they really wanted Rainbow. I won't chance it again! read more

Consistency is key here. It's always hot, fresh and delicious. Staff is very friendly. Place is always packed. Carry out is a gold mine for them so expect long wait time. read more

Went here for the lunch special which was $11.95. That included choice of soup, entree, fried rice, and an egg roll. I had the hot and sour soup and orange chicken which were both great choices. Would definitely come back just for the orange chicken. Service was very fast as it wasn't too busy for lunch. Very laid back spot with limited seating. Probably more of a takeout spot. read more

Food was super oily and greasy today We got spring rolls full of oil The meat in the fried dumplings smelled old The shrimp fried rice was okay Also gave me egg drop soup instead of plain wonton Not sure if they had a busy day but today was not good We wont be going back for a while Maybe not again read more

I have purchased "take out" with Rainbow for over 20 years! It's always been a great Chinese restaurant that is known for its generous portions! I decided to order a combo tonight, but was disappointed! The Egg roll was much smaller and very greasy. The Chicken Egg Foo Yung patties were much smaller and lacking the wonderful gravy! The flavor was great but just not the same as I've always known with Rainbow! read more

Our first time back today, and I wasn't as impressed with the food this time! They were very fast, and I love the online ordering feature. We essentially repeated our order because it was so good last time! But, unfortunately we didn't have the same experience. Still insane portions, tasty rice, and this time the were so incredibly fast! The sweet and sour chicken was great! My husband was really impressed and loved it. I got the sesame chicken and it was a little dry this time. It didn't have the same tasty crisp texture of the first go but the flavor was still good. Once again, INSANE value. I tried the spring roll and loved it! Crab Rangoon was amazing. They're still HUGE and so tasty! The hot and sour soup was the big disappointment this time. Even just from looking at it you could tell the pepper content was high. Once tasting it the pepper (literally ground pepper) taste was so overpowering it was inedible. It wasn't spicy, just tasted like taking a bite of ground pepper. It was so disappointing since it was SO good when we got it last! Overall still very tasty, and a great value for the money! read more

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It hit a lot of right buttons! Sesame Chicken: really nice sauce on this, with a touch of vinegar so it wasn't too sweet. Chicken was tender and well- prepared. I liked it that it came with a little broccoli on the combo. Egg Roll - Nice crunch & flavor with a good amount of meat inside. Chicken Fried Rice - They nailed this. Texture was perfect. Flavorful and the chicken chunks were a nice touch. Came with combo. Egg Drop Soup - Tasty. Maybe a little heavy on the thickener? Still very good. Lo Mein Combo - Made with the thin noodles. It was a good dish with nice ratios and a generous amount of sauce. The only thing was, it didn't taste like lo mein we've had other places. It tasted like a noodle dish is a good brown sauce. We liked it all a lot, and also received good service inside. They rang the check right at the table! The leftovers were devoured by the family, and we planned to come back, so it's a win. read more

We live within walking distance so we've frequented this restaurant for carry out services regularly. The food is HIGHLY INCONSISTENT ; we get chicken fried rice, sweet and sour chicken and vegetable egg rolls. As others have said, the staff is not very friendly. You almost feel like a burden when you arrive to pick up your food. The chicken in the chicken fried rice is generally INEDIBLE; dry and tough so we pick around it. Sometimes the FLAVOR is good, sometimes over-powered by onion and sometimes needs to be doused in soy sauce to have any flavor. The chicken from the sweet and sour VARIES as well; sometimes good and other times tough and inedible. The sauce is pretty consistent. The kicker this time was PULLING A PIECE OF METAL OUT OF MY MOUTH after biting into a vegetable egg roll. Now I'm DONE with giving chances. HAD THAT BEEN ONE OF MY CHILDREN I'D BE WRITING THIS REVIEW FROM THE HOSPITAL! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!! read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Metal removed from my mouth after taking a bite of vegetarian egg roll. - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

Great portions. The shrimp and lobster sauce is fantastic as is the hot and sour soup

Came in with my mother who had a friend that was raving about this place. Not gonna lie, this place did not disappoint! I do not think I have ever really had Chinese food so fresh like this before in my life? ‍ The pork was so delectable in the fried rice! Freshly par steamed or shall I say blanched broccoli in with the general tso chicken that had a decent kick to it too! The egg roll seemed very freshly made and fried as well! Had to remove the super hot grease for it on a towel before serving obviously! I don't know take my word for it or not! What do I know? I'm just a chef....lolz read more

I though I give this place a try for lunch and was craving some noodles. It appeared busy when I walked in but service was great hence the two stars. The food especially my noodle dish was a disappointment. It wasn't appealing to even look at. It just looked like a glob of food on a plate. I ordered shrimp lo mein, the crab Rangoon also one of the worse I have ever had all I could taste was cream cheese and salt. However the vegetable egg roll I got was good but definitely not worth me returning. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Shrimp lo mein - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan