Mike is amazing and accommodating with swaps. Food is always ready in 15-20 minutes. He's done a few of my parties and we have never had an issue. read more

Not very clean.I have tried 4 times not some place I would take a date.Food piled on plates way more than needed ,wasteful. service good.Only one man there doing it all .Don't see how he can cook,serve welcome guests do drinks . Just not sure of the prep work there. read more

I don't know why I haven't left a review for Silver River before because I have been coming here since I was a kid. Mike always takes the time to talk to you and makes you feel welcome every single time. He is always understanding of food substitutions I make, sometimes because I want something different in my combo or even helping me find food my son can eat with his garlic & onion allergy. We always tend to get take out and his portions are always huge, the containers barely close! I love going for his lunch combo specials because the food can last me a full day or two. Another item I've been obsessed with and didn't have a photo of is the egg foo young. His food is always consistent and something I crave when I think of Chinese food. So if you're craving a nice filling lunch or even a family meal deal you should definitely stop by and fill your belly with our local Silver River Chinese food restaurant! For the food - Combo # 6, instead of sweet & sour pork we got sweet & sour chicken Combo #4 Veggie chow mein for my son with garlic and onion items removed. read more

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Thank you Mike for working with our district and feeding our staff on Staff Appreciation week. The food was fantastic and OMG there was so much food. We loved it. Again many thanks from the KESD crew. read more

We couldn't decide we're to eat for lunch. We've drove past this place numerous times but decided to finally go in. Such a good hidden spot for lunch. We were greeted right away and service was wonderful. We got everything in such a timely manner. We order 4 items off the lunch menu and went home with so much leftovers. Everything was so great and lots of flavor. Our new favorite spot. Come for lunch time and leave full with leftovers. You won't be disappointed. read more

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I'm torn, I really am. I would like to give a higher rating to local businesses however most of my food just wasn't good. The service was great, however, it did not match the quality of the food. For my main entree, I got House fried rice & mandarin chicken, and I also got a Combination wonton soup on the side. The house fried rice was okay, nothing special, not bad, not great. The mandarin chicken was horrible. Each piece was 90% breading & 10% tough, hard chicken pieces. No crunch to the breading either, just a bouncy mush. The only saving grace was the soup. It was delicious, actually. Probably one of the best won ton soups I have had. It had BBQ pork which added a whole ton of flavor for the whole broth. I may be back, I might not; if I do, I hope their food is better. read more

Silver River Restaurant - House Fried Rice Mandarin Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Oakley, California

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Love the fried chicken, chicken chow mein and Mike the owner is wonderful. I've been going there for at least 30 years.

I haven't eaten here in years. I'd say more than 20 years and what I can remember from back then was it wasn't good. My in-laws are in town and they love this place. They wanted dinner here so I thought to give it another try. It's still not good. We ordered sweet and sour pork, stir fry garlic chicken, beef and broccoli, chicken fried rice, pork fried rice, chow mein noodles, foil wrapped chicken and a steamed rice. The sweet and sour pork was terrible. It was tiny piece of pork that weren't even lathered in sweet and sour sauce. The pork meat itself wasn't good and had a rancid oil taste. The garlic chicken was weird as it was a clear to white sauce they use. I was hoping for a brown sauce. The chicken looked a little gray and was tough. I didn't eat the fried rices nor the foiled wrapped chicken, but did eat the beef and broccoli. That was probably the only decent thing plus the steamed rice. The decor is old and outdated. The restaurant itself has a smell of old and stale. It needs a major pick me up. The tables were worn and kinda sticky. Service was good and the owner thanked us which was nice, but I definitely won't be going back there. There are better Chinese restaurants elsewhere. read more

I placed a large take out order - great variety of food & ready in a timely manner. Plenty of parking available in the lot, friendly server I was greeted immediately! read more

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Had to have their wor won ton soup. Found this bug in it. Guess I'm not going back. Never had this happen before but who knows how many bugs I've eaten over the years read more

Silver River Restaurant - Clothes moth in my wonton soup - Chinese Near Me - Oakley, California

I LOVE the hot and sour soup! The only "complaint" I have, is there are no small portions. (Kids size/senior size...etc) The lunch special is huge... I have meals for days. My favorite is the lemon chicken with an upgrade to pork chow mein... sooo yummy! read more

First time ordering takeout, chow mien literally had no flavor, or color, but fried rice was delicious! . The lady that took the order was very friendly, many people are not nice these days. I will definitely visit again! Maybe they will improve on their chow mien. read more

We were greeted as soon as we walked in and seated right away, but then again, we were the only ones there. The server was attentive and checked on us often. The place has your usual small Chinese restaurant vibe. However 4 out of 6 of us thought the food was salty. Also, the fried foods tasted like the oil used is getting rancid. Unless the food gets better, i can not recommend. The two stars are for the service. read more

The rice was super dark and taste burnt. Everything else was mid at best. This is not the one.

Food is very traditional and tastes great. Fast and friendly. Been going there for over 10yrs. Will continue take out from there.

Family business. Great food and super friendly, fast. Pork fried rice is on point!!! Big portions

Very kind man to greet me and good food. 10/10 first time coming here and I will come back!!

Maybe I went on the wrong day. My food was very dry. I did not get the quality food I expected

Customer service here is welcoming, been here twice and got two different things. My first time the food was decent but the customer service is what brought me back. Second time around the food was really good. They packed my plate so full they used a rubber band to keep the lid closed. And for less than 15 bucks? Perfect. read more

Silver River is a great little Chinese restaurant in Oakley. The food is so good. The staff is super friendly!

My sister would take me here while she was attending community college and I was in high school. We would get the chicken fried rice, garlic fried chicken and to change it up sometimes the orange chicken. I loved coming here to eat delicious food and spend time with my older sister. She eventually moved away to go to college in San Jose, but I still kept coming by myself and ordering take away and they would still ask about my sister. The customer service has always been amazing, they know my name, my order and always ask how I am when I pick up my order. I've since moved to Oakland, but still occasionally come to pick up the same order (when I visit my parents in Oakley) I've been ordering for the past 8 years: chicken fried rice with a side of spicy sauce read more

Always great food , great people Everything is always good. Been going there for twenty years. read more

Since moving to Oakley a couple years ago, this has been the go-to restaurant for me whenever I have a craving for Lemon Chicken and Fried Won Tons. I have never had a bad meal or experience here. The gentleman there who takes my order is always friendly and talkative. So good! read more

The food and service is always awesome. They greet you at the door in a very welcoming manner, and everything we order is always good.

My parents eat here all the time and my mom wanted it for her birthday so we figured we'd try it out. We had no complaints. The service and food were good and the prices were reasonable. We would definitely go back read more

Best Chinese in Oakley ! Love the deep fried asparagus! Food is great and quick ! Call in get it to go

This is a family owned business for over 20 years and they still taste the same! Must try the fried garlic chicken! Best wor won ton soup around and the combo is an affordable meal with tons of food! read more

We've only been here once, but this will definitely be our new go to spot! We ordered takeout and I love that the fried meat like the orange chicken, and the Szechuan beef came with the sauces on the side. The food was hot and crispy, we added as much or as little sauce as we wanted, and it was delicious even plain! The bbq pork fried rice and the hot and sour soup were also very tasty. I wish I had taken pictures but it was gone before I could! Customer service was great as well! read more

Food was good and packaged well for a to go order. Also waitress was doing it all taking dine in, phone and my walk in to go orders, + drinks! She was friendly and efficient. The only thing that threw my husband and I for a loop was literally everything is battered and fried?! Not to say it wasn't good or not prepared correctly, it just seemed odd. Kids really enjoyed the fried goodness of it all and the amount of food given is generous. My favorite was the veggies with extra bean sprouts and the hot and sour soup! Love supporting local businesses and will have to try it out again as a sit down meal. Oakley needs all the support we can give! read more

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Food was great! Lunch special is enough to feed two people, we tried the Kung Pao chicken (which could have been more spicy for my taste), orange chicken, potstickers and foil wrap chicken. Gentleman who took out to go order was very polite! read more

I have been going here since I was little the owner had known me since I've been in diapers. I love this place it is one of my favorite places to eat! The service is always great as well! Food is amazing! read more

This is the best Chinese restaurant I've ever been to. The food was beyond amazing. Sooooo flavorful. Potstickers have a bit of a crunch. Cooked absolutely perfect. Highly recommended. read more

This place is straight fire! I love everything here! Very affordably priced, and did I say it's good! Large portions and it's good! The owner Michael is also very pleasant and great to talk to! Somebody has been gate-keeping this fantastic spot. The place is so good I had Silver River cater my wedding. Everyone was impressed. read more

We got Honey walnut prawns, chicken chow mein, hot and sour soup and Mongolian beef. Food was pretty good a lot better than Wongs, however it is also almost double the price. I liked the chicken chow mein as the noodles were not too thick and it was LOADED with chicken. Mongolian beef was ok it needs some green onions and more chili peppers it was not spicy at all for me which is what you expect with Mongolian beef just a little more heat and green onions would have made it a lot better. The honey walnut prawns were pretty good however the walnuts weren't honey glazed which is what you would expect out of HONEY walnut prawns. My wife loved the hot and sour soup I thought it was just ok, not bad but for $9 a container it should be loaded with more tofu and shiitake mushrooms. read more

some of the best food I've ever had, when I tell you this is good, the workers practically know us like family from ordering for so long, highly recommend ! read more

Food quality has gone down and meat quantity in all the dishes is now so little, it is ridiculous. After being a customer for over 20 years, I won't be back. All the owner does is complain about how much it costs to send his daughter to Cal Berkeley. read more

When i first got introduced to Silver River , i gotta say it was pretty darn good. But lately i feel like theres lack of flavor. All i taste in most dishes is SALT. I leave feeling bloated and nasty. Also, i would order the spring rolls and lately they seem as they were store bought//frozen. Used to taste fresh and homemade. I give it 3 stars due to its location & the friendly staff. And also the Egg Flower soup is bomb! read more

The food is pretty good, ok, but the portion size is very small. You get more food at Safeway, even China City, for the price you pay there would I return, probably if the portion size was a little bigger read more

To start out, the food is YUMMY! This is just my personal opinion, I love the Kung Pao Chicken, BUT a little less onions, add some small red peppers to it. PERFect! Aunt loves you sweet and sour soup, it is soup but add a bit more substance to it, it's almost like straight liquid. The food is very good and prices are reasonable. thank you read more

Excellent food and service. Mongolian beef Fried rice walnut shrimp . My favorite place for Chinese