This was my first time trying this restaurant and it was SOOOOO GOOD! I got the beef lo mein, the food was so flavorful an the portions were huge! Plenty left togo. The service was excellent, our waitress was quick to fill up our waters, gave us good recommendations and even put our food in boxes for us. I am for sure going to recommend this place and come back soon. Plus the prices were very reasonable for how good everything tasted an portion sizes.I see why they're so busy. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Beef lo mein & general tso chicken - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

This is the best place I have found within 30 miles, when it comes to quality, fresh, and tasty Chinese food.

I have to start off by saying we've been patrons for years and have watched the quality of the food decrease in flavor and quality. The last 3 times we dined there the service was excellent as usual but the food not even close to what it was 6 years ago. I always give a restaurant the benefit of the doubt and 3 bad meals in a row puts a cap on how much we'll take and continue to patronize a establishment. It pains me to write this but I'm compelled to say that whomever is cooking behind that curtain now has no sense of quality or pride in what they serve. read more

Tried this restaurant again... unfortunately even worse. Chicken Lo Mein is so fatty and mixed in a tub of crisco. Inedible. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

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I hadn't been here in several years, but was nearby today and decided to go there. There were a few people already inside. I was seated quickly & 2 menus were placed on the table. I thought the second menu was accidental, so just looked at mine. I was passed by twice and finally asked when my order would be taken (2 people came in at the same time & both tables had their orders taken). The server was surprised, as shed assumed i was waiting for someone. I told her i hadn't been asked & the hostess apparently assumed i was a twosome. I chose the #2 combination of Almond Boneless Chicken, soup, egg role and chicken fried rice. The egg drop soup was rather thick, a bit salty, but otherwise hot & tasty. The chicken fried rice was overcooked, gummy & the chicken breast pieces very dry. The entree was hot, crispy, moist and tasty. The brown sauce was thick and somewhat too salty. I brought the rest of my almond chicken and the egg roll home. The restaurant was clean. read more

I got the beef udon and Peking chicken. Both entrees were underwhelming. The udon had no flavor and the Peking chicken was literally breaded chicken drenched in soy sauce. Do not recommend this place read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Peking Chicken = 2/10. All you could taste is soy sauce. After reading all the great reviews I was sorely disappointed with this dish... - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

Rainbow is by far the best Chinese food in the Farmington area and everyone knows it! I've dined in twice (it's a really average experience) but we carry out at least once a month. Their food is top notch - I love their vegetarian egg rolls, sesame chicken and veggie lomein (they use thin noodles). I will note that they usually shut down for vacation for a month in the summer and sometimes it can be hard to get through on the phone to place an order at peak times. read more

What a very pleasant surprise!! We live in Canton and we were on northwest side thinking we wanted a new Chinese place to try. We wanted a place that had seating. Yelp helped us find Rainbow. Small ~10 booths/tables restaurant. Clean, but not at all fancy. I had the seafood with egg roll and hot/sour soup. Hot/sour soup was best I've ever had. Mildly spicy with a rich broth. Very good. Egg roll was tasty. Crispy with good flavorful filling. It's a pretty good one. Seafood in garlic sauce was good. Scallops and shrimp in garlic sauce with broccoli, onion and green pepper. Very good. Wife had general chicken. Breading was lighter than most, which she liked. Overall, service was friendly and attentive, food was served very hot and food was tasty. No siracha sauce (next time I'll bring my own). No beer menu- would have loved a Tsingtao beer to go with my meal. King Sheng in Ann Arbor has food that is a bit better, but Rainbow is very good. King Sheng has virtually no seating. Seating and service are a plus at Rainbow. We will be returning for years to come. We look forward to trying some other entrees. read more

My co-worker has been going to Rainbow for at least 25 years... finally after so long of hearing how great the food is and how other people from other office's will pickup carry out for their workplace as well. The white rice and egg drop soup is always my go-to, but the sweet&sour chicken is delicious AND the almond chicken. So hard to find a good Chinese restaurant now-a-days, but this is the place to go to! Highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a new Chinese restaurant. read more

I have now been here twice. Last Sunday and today. This place does a killer business. Both days they were very busy but handled it well. The service has been great but the food is even better. It's like old school Cantonese food and is wonderful. The portions are large and very inexpensive. I came from Royal Oak. I'll always travel for good Chinese food. Haha read more

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Been going here since they opened years and years ago. Very good food and reasonable prices. It's a small place, and they value the turnover of their tables, so sometimes they move just a bit too fast. Never in a rude way, but you get the message! My suggestion? The General Tso's has a tangy sauce that is incredible. And the portions are very large - My wife and I can easily split an order and still have leftovers. Just don't order it above medium spicy unless you really know what you are doing! read more

The food was pretty good, I'd eat there again, but the guy helping people take orders was extremely rude.

One of my husband and my favorite places recently! It's in a super convenient location for us and the food is always so good!!

I'm actually surprised that I've not left a review for them yet! My husband and I have been coming here for the last 5 and a half years! I can genuinely say that we've never had a bad experience eating here! The staff is amazing and incredibly helpful when you're looking at trying something new. Service is always timely and quality is high. My husband typically gets the almond chicken and I typically get the peppered steak. However the chicken and broccoli, beef and broccoli, and chicken and green beans are also great options! The portions are very large and we often get two meals out of each visit. You truly get what you pay for! Do yourself a favor and stop on by next time you're in the area! read more

I ordered the vegetable egg fo young and gravy and their was absolutely no flavor in the gravy or the egg fo young, I was very disappointed and Completely Bland is truly unacceptable, I will not be returning to Rainbow Room. Rainbow Room please add seasoning and spices to your offerings. read more

2nd time reviewer and literally couldn't say a bad word if I tried. We faithfully order about once a week or every other week. My go to is chicken udon (hot) and typically kung pao chicken or sezchuan chicken. We've tried beef options which are great as well. Always wonderful service, large portions and satisfying food! read more

Been here a few times, the food been hit and miss. Let me just sum up right quick and easy, the service is just horrendous, you'll wait forever, and they'll likely get things wrong. Top it all off she asked up if we need Togo boxes, I said Yes, only to find out she threw it out. Lost my business forever. read more

So when we moved back to the west side after 20 plus years on the east side we were craving some good Chinese food and we finally found it. Every dish I've had so far has been fantastic, sesame chicken, sweet n sour pork and shrimp lo mien just to name a few. Why only 4 stars? A little spendy and portions are to big. read more

I don't know where to start. First of all, I knew I wanted to carry out because I has tired, and wanted to go back home to watch a movie. After looking through Yelp, I came across this place that isn't too far from work, and had pretty good reviews (Yay!). I called in my order, Kung Po Shrimp (no spicy) Combination dinner, and CHOW MEIN vegetable Pt. The guy was very nice, and even repeated my order back to me, so I was happy because I knew he wrote it down right. When I arrived to the restaurant to pick up my order, it had already been 15 min, and it still wasn't ready. That wasn't an issue for me because I wasn't running late for anything, and in all honesty I had no rush, so I sat down. I noticed the staff was super friendly, and overall I thought, "cool I can see myself coming in one day to sit down". When my order was ready, it was tied up in a bag, and just ready to go. My surprise when I get home, is that I didn't get my Chow Mein, but instead got CHOP SUEY! I was SOOO sad, and then I thought, "Oh it must have been my mistake when ordering, oh well". LUCKILY: they attached my receipt and that's where I noticed, and I had in fact ordered chow mein and they gave me chop suey. I had strictly ordered chow mein to go with my dinner, because I'm not a huge fan of fried rice, and I just wanted to have some noddles with my food. So this was a huge let down for me. In addition, they didn't give me any forks and napkins with my take out, which forced me to get out of bed after already taking everything out :( Sad. So if you're ordered carry out, and you know you need forks/napkins, please make sure to ask them for some. Overall, the food was good tho. The ingredients were fresh, the shrimp was good. I'm not a huge fan of their egg roll. Now, yes I can see myself coming back because the food, but I don't trust them as far as giving me everything I need. I hate to say this, but I will probably open my bag next time to double make sure that what I ordered is in fact what they give me. I don't like to do this, but I don't know if I can face another disappointment like that. Girls gotta have her noodles. I am a little hurt about this, because I'm pretty sure they won't give me free noddles, but I also don't want to pay again to have to try them. So we'll see when I go back. I will definitely edit my review if their service gets better. read more

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I grew up in Farmington, but now living in Chicago. This is the best Chinese restaurant I've ever had. Fresh vegetables, meats, homemade silver noodles. This is the real deal stuff! read more

My all time favorite spot for Asian food! I have celiac disease which made me cut out many restaurants from my life. I'm SO happy I found Rainbow Restaurant through other celiacs. They understand my issue & adapt their menu for me. I've been to places that claim to do this, but end up feeling sick after. I did not feel sick at all after eating here. Not only did they provide me a gluten free meal, but it tasted INCREDIBLE. Even my non celiac family ate it with me & they are hooked. I'm beyond impressed & a customer for life! read more

If you want good American-Chinese food, this is the restaurant for you. Their hot and sour soup is the best in the area. I will drive the 14 miles from my house to the restaurant for this soup alone. One of my favorite American-Chinese dishes is Almond chicken. It is always juicy and tender. The owners of the restaurant are very friendly. They always remember us and our orders. If I go there by myself, they always ask me how my family is doing. read more

I've ordered from here many times and have never had a bad experience, even when they have been super busy. In all of the orders that I've had, there was only one time that they missed something - and that was just one eggroll. My experience has been overwhelmingly positive and the food is great! read more

It's been 5ish years since my review of Rainbow introduced me to Yelp. I used to drive from Troy to go here 2-3+ times per week. That died down in 2014 to once a week, which has been the standard since. I now live just down the road. Since then a few things have changed. Mainly the restaurant was completely renovated, and as a result prices went up. Additionally, their supplier that used to make the donuts they served is no longer available, now you get the standard fortune cookie. That part is a bit sad as the sugary donut hole to finish the meal really set them apart. Recently I went low carb, so instead of of my classic favorite of peking chicken w/ shrimp fried rice I do one of the following which are all delicious. - Mongolian Beef over broccoli vs. rice (extra white onion please) - Beef Eggplant with broccoli vs. rice (my latest craving) - Teriyaki Chicken no rice - Moo Shui Pork and don't eat the crapes / Chinese pancake - Garlic Shrimp - Chicken with garlic sauce - chicken and green bean read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Beef eggplant with a sweet but savory thick garlic sauce. - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

Best Chinese in town. Affordable huge portions. Never disappoints. Fresh tasty like old school Chinese.

Best Chinese food around!!! The owners are incredible. Can't say enough good things about this place.

This was the first time I tried this restaurant, and I will never eat there again. Our waitress thought she was being funny, but actually was very nasty, almost to the point of being abusive. While I was looking through the menu, she rapped her pen hard on the table 3 or 4 times, then told me I was taking too long to order! A minute later she reached over and hit the brim of the baseball cap I was wearing, not just once, but twice!! I told her she needed to calm down, but she laughed, thinking it was humerus. My wife and I were ready to get up and leave at that point, but we were with another couple who wanted to stay. They have been to the same restaurant before, and knew the waitress. "She can be a little obnoxious; you just have to overlook the way she treats the customers." Unfortunately, though, Her rude behavior could not be overlooked. The food was ok, but I had ordered my meal to be mildly spicy, yet it was extremely spicy. All in all, this was not a very memorable experience for us. read more

I was in the area on business and ate at Rainbow Restaurant. Everyone was friendly. The food tasted good. It didn't take long for the food to arrive at my table. But I suffered [terribly severe] GI upset immediately after my meal of broccoli in spicy garlic sauce, white rice and a veggie spring roll. I also had water with ice. Who knows if it was the food or if the ice was tainted (as is common), but the GI issue was immediate and lasted for two days. Luckily, although I had stomach pain, I didn't suffer from the nausea that often accompanies food-borne illness. To be fair, I of course have no proof that it was the food, sauce or ice water. But I had been 100% fine until I ate, so a connection seems plausible, if not likely. As I said in the opening paragraph, everything was tasty, though more expensive than I customarily pay for the same meal across the country. If not for the immediate GI issue, I would have no qualms about going back or recommending this restaurant. As it is, though, I unfortunately do. read more

Beat Chinese restaurant period. I frequent often and never have to order from the menu as Mai and Tommy(owners) remember my order! I travel from downriver to Farmington just to go there because it's so good! read more

This was the worst Chinese I've attempted to eat. I couldn't even finish the Mongolian beef! It was the consistency of watered down chop suey but with no flavor. (mind you we ordered it hot even) The general tso chicken was great quality breast meat but no sweet or saltiness to it, it had no flavor in general! The Crab Rangoon should be called cream cheese puff because there was no crab in it, just a huge glob of cream cheese!The food was so horrible we drove the 20mins back just to return it to try and get a refund. Very disappointed read more

We've made this our favorite Chinese restaurant until today when we ordered carry out and found a big fly In the egg drop soup - YUCK. The kind owner said we can get a free soup next time - no thanks and big deal. We threw our entire meal out. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

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I wish I could give them 10 stars I love their food so much. I would come here with my Dad every Wednesday and order the same thing (#14 chicken Fried rice and wonton soup with an egg role) I have ALWAYS been pleased and had wonderful experiences there and with how often I used to go that says a lot. Every chance I get, I drive out that way specifically for their Chinese food- Yes, it is that good. Staff is local and family owned and you can tell they are passionate about their restaurant. I exclusively only eat Chinese food from Rainbow and refuse to go anywhere else. read more

A small hole in the wall spot, killer food! Easily the best chicken fried rice I've ever had! Their sesame chicken & orange chicken never miss! The sauce is so yummy and flavorful! Leftovers taste good even 3 days later... if you want a Chinese spot that never fails, go to Rainbow restaurant! The only weird thing is every so often you'll call in the middle of the day and they won't answer, they'll randomly be closed even tho it says open online so just always double check before driving there! read more

This is a busy place and when that happens, quality is at risk unless the business adjusts. They didn't and the egg roll was only the start of the evidence we found with our food. The beef Lo Mein was expensive but of poor quality both in terms of how it tasted and looked. The veggies were few and soggy and the noodles were as small as I've ever seen in an entree like this. Slow down please. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

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By far, hands down, one of THE best Chinese Restaurants in town! They have all of your favorites from sweet & sour chicken to pepper steak, to my personal favorite, shrimp in lobster sauce! YUM! Every meal comes with fortune cookies, and a sweet little donut. The service is great and if you come too often, they'll remember your name :) read more

I usually come here for a quick, inexpensive lunch on week days. The inside is small, clean and cozy atmosphere. The server is very attentive and nice. The lunch combo menu (Main dish with friend rice & a cup of soup of your choice : wonton, hot & sour or egg drop and an egg roll) is extensive and all are under $10. I usually upgrade the egg roll to a spring roll (rolled in thin, crisp wrap) for $1 more. I can finish my lunch within 30 min from the time I come in and go back to work (my work place in just 5 min from here). I think it's a nice, everyday place for a busy life I have. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Lunch combo #8 Gai Kow. - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

My friend and I dined here after walking around the Saturday Farmer's Market. I tried the Peking chicken combination lunch platter after reading the great reviews on Yelp. The sauce is soy based which I'm not fond of since I prefer a thicker, sweeter sauce when I have Chinese food. But the chicken was cooked well. The chicken fried rice is average at best. The platter is also served with wonton soup which was very good. We also ordered an appetizer of beef sticks which were good also. But the star of the evening is the crab Rangoon. Wow! I've never had better since I moved to Michigan. So flavorful and stuffed with crabby, cream cheesy goodness. I placed a takeout order a few days ago and had two orders of the crab Rangoon and sweet and sour chicken. The crab Rangoon will have me coming back often. Also the owner is very nice and friendly. He was great when he took our order and served our food. Second visit: I went out of my comfort zone and ordered the beef eggplant. That is a tasty dish. I asked for medium spice, and it had just the right amount of heat. We also had the shrimp, scallop, and broccoli dish which is also very good. read more

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I can't explain in words how wonderful an evening at Rainbow is. Tommy is the greatest, if you aren't sure what to pick from the vast menu, ask him for a suggestion from it or from his head! Our favorite dishes aren't even on the menu. They have a space in the back that can accommodate large groups (I think we've done 20+) and if you call ahead he is more than happy to take special requests and prepare things like lobster, hoa fun, and whole fish. They are slowly renovating to make the ambiance even better, but you really come here for the food. They often close down for a few weeks in the summer for a well deserved family vacation, so sometimes it is worth it to call ahead if it is a school break time. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Seafood hot pot! - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

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We stopped here because of the good reviews. We realized we had been here before, and the food was good both occasions. The consumers at this establishment were primarily western people. The food was good, but definitely not authentic Chinese food. I ordered a combo that came with these crunchy chips at the beginning, soup, fried rice and my main dish was sesame chicken. I don't normally like egg rolls, so I gave it to my partner (who is Chinese). He did not like them very much. I got wonton soup which was pretty good. The service was quick and friendly. The main course left a lot to be desired. I got sesame chicken, which was good, and there was a lot of it. The down side was the fried rice. It was not super good and my partner did not like his meal. He got ho fun and said it was tasteless. If you are looking for authentic Chinese food, this is not the place for you. If you like American Chinese then it fit the bill. We rated it 3 stars because we lean more towards authentic Chinese food. We probably would not come back. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Farmington, Michigan

This is hands down the best Chinese restaurant that I know of. I have never had NY or California Chinese food, but I have tried many well rated Chinese restaurants in the area, and several in different states. I always compare them to Rainbow. Rainbow blows them all away, and even though I live over 30 minutes away now, it is the only one I will go to. The food is great, portions and prices are great, the restaurant is clean, and the service is great. The owners are always there and are very nice people. The General's chicken is made with big chunks of quality white meat chicken - way more meat than other places. I don't like writing reviews, but this family owned restaurant deserves some of my time and praise. read more