Wonderful food, great prices, and friendly customer service! The Hot & Sour Soup is my favorite. read more

Tasty Inn Express - Notice of change of address on June 1, 2025. - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

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This was the go to Chinese food place since 2008. They would go out of there way to make things for me even if it was no longer on the menu. I will miss the owner she was amazing she always gave my kid ramune. To the owner please reach out to us so we can see you again at chopsticks inn read more

It was a last minute trip to the mall on New Year's and I needed a snack on the go. Ordered the best egg rolls I've had in years! Got 4 veggie and they were so delicious I had to sit down and eat them. read more

Tasty Inn Express has the BEST! BEST! hot and sour soup I've ever had! Full of flavor, perfectly balanced, and absolutely addictive. If you love hot and sour soup, this is the place to go--seriously, it's incredible! read more

my new fav restaurant!!!! today I tried the vegetarian honey mock chicken, Mongolian mock beef, tofu chow mein, and vegetable dumplings and wow!!!!! I split everything with my dad and we still have a full meal for both of us left, there was so much food for such a good price!!! everything tasted SO good, I can't even choose a favorite!! the customer service was so good and the lady working the front answered all my questions and was so helpful. I will definitely be back! there's so many more vegetarian options on the menu I'm excited to try!! read more

Tasty Inn Express - 5. Vegetable Dumplings - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

Delicious fried rice. I ordered chicken & mushrooms + shrimp and mushrooms. Affordable 2 entree & a side, for $9.75 (+ $1.25 for the shrimp seafood price.) read more

Tasty Inn Express - 2 entree meal + a medium sodapop. - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

This is a family owned business inside of the Grossmont Mall Food Court area. The staff was lovely and happy to explain new menu options to me. The food is also cooked fresh so expect a wait time of about 10 minutes. Everything smells delicious. If you're in a hurry, they said you can also call ahead and pick up when your order is ready to go. What I ordered: a combo with orange chicken, kung pao beef, and honey walnut shrimp, with half fried rice and half noodles, with two veggie egg rolls on the side. The walnut shrimp was mainly pineapple chunks, but the other two entrees were good! Eggs rolls too. read more

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Fresh. Hot made to order. It was very quiet since it was around 7pm. Definitely recommend.

Love this place I love their Hong Kong style noodles! I call in to order for lunch since I work nearby and they always have it ready when they say they will usually 10min I've had their sweet and sour chicken before as well and that's really tasty too. That have a lot of choices I just stick to what I like Good food, I recommend! read more

Tasty Inn Express - Hong Kong style noodles with chicken - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

Locally family owned Love Tasty Inn! Winnie is amazing and the food is always cooked fresh. So many choices, but every dish we've tried we have enjoyed! Easy to order over phone and pick up to go. read more

This place is solid for Chinese food. Especially in this area. Honestly, there aren't a whole lot of great taste in Chinese food places in La Mesa or East County. It's located in the food court, and it appears to be family owned. The same friendly woman helps my son and I, every time we come. At times I will enjoy for portioned entrées with another Mom friend and her child. The portions are great, especially for the price. My favorite tends to be either orange chicken, broccoli, beef, and chow mein combo. They offer some other great combination items though. The photo that's posted, the orange chicken and broccoli beef are half eaten so if that gives you a better idea on Porsches... The price for the combination plate was $10.88. Not bad at all! I generally just get a two-item combo plate. They are fairly fast, and they have a sign saying "cooked to order". I don't mind if it takes a couple extra minutes. Generally taste fresh every time. They're chow mein noodles are pretty solid, the brown sauce that the broccoli beef is cooked in is perfectly savory, and they're orange chicken is perfectly crispy and sweet! Definitely worth stopping in for this place whenever we come to Grossmont Center mall. read more

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Stick with Singapore noodles and chow fun noodles. Those noodles are my go to and never disappoint at this place. Chow mein is okay. Wasn't the biggest fan of their pad Thai I prefer that at that restaurants idk the flavor was off. Definitely wouldn't go for orange chicken and walnut shrimp as it was soggy and oddly had celery cooked with it. The soup here is pretty good. Overall, most of the dishes here are pretty satisfying. I did enjoy the Mongolian chicken I think that's what it was one of the meats either nuts. This place is a nice little gem. The lady at the counter is very nice and service is rather fast. I think they're a husband and wife team. read more

delicious and affordable! I ordered 2 egg rolls, an order of dumplings and an orange chicken rice bowl, it was all $15 and some change. it was made fresh to order and out quickly. the woman at the register was very kind and made sure that if I had any questions she would answer them. it's in a food court so it can be loud but there is outside seating as well. highly recommend if you are shopping and need a cheap delicious meal read more

Tasty Inn Express - 1. Vegetable Egg Roll 6. Chicken Dumplings 26. Orange Chicken - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

Wow. Usually Chinese food inside a food court is not that good. Usually it's just a meal you buy out of convenience while shopping at the mall. Tasty Inn Express is Chinese restaurant inside a mall that you plan to go to even though it is inside a mall. I ordered the honey chicken and the meat was cooked perfectly. It was tender, not to sweet and made you feel like you were eating at a 5 star gourmet restaurant. I definitely will be eating here again. read more

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Great portions and the food is always fresh. Local owned and recommend the salt and pepper chicken

Tiny portions and could have tasted better. Go try Lucky Chinese. I would even pick Panda over this place

I will preface this review by noting that while I've been here a lot over the years, I've only eaten the noodle dishes haha. They have quite a few options and you pick your protein and the preferred type of noodle and it's cooked fresh to order. It's actually pretty tasty and I'm a sucker for noodles of any kind. My favorite here is the yakisoba. It's prepared with a nice variety of fresh vegetables and a light sauce that doesn't leave me feeling thirsty and bloated like a lot of other places. Yakisoba is my favorite comfort food going back to when I lived in Japan and they make it simply, much like my old neighbor in Japan. The lady that seems to always be here when I come is super nice and helpful. The portions are more than enough for me and it's still priced well compared to other places around them. They have an extensive menu, just because I don't order anything else doesn't mean I don't appreciate the variety of the menu, one of these days I'll order something non noodle, it could happen.. read more

A must try spot at the Grossmont center.! A sweet family run eatery that makes every dishes taste delicious :). A very surprised find at the Grossmont center. Their noodles dishes filled with flavors and just the right amount of spices that bring out the great aroma for each of the dishes. A must try! read more

Placed an order over the phone once my order was ready they called me and txt me. Upon arrival the lady was very pleasant and friendly. The food was great I will definitely be ordering from them again. read more

I used to work in the area and Tasty Inn Express is hands down my favorite restaurant nearby! Their BBQ pork fried rice is the best that I've ever had and the service is amazing! 11/10 would recommend read more

Spicy Thai beef noodle. They are pretty good! I love that the flavor is not overwhelming. read more

The service is superb! The Singapore rice noodles and the beef fried noodles is what we have tasted in Hong Kong.

After seeing all the good reviews we decided to try it.Leery because it's in a mall food court. What a pleasant surprise! Great food cooked to order, great flavors. From what I've read it's family owned with a dedication to quality. It shows. Go there, you won't be disappointed. Orange chicken was perfect. Support local businesses! And really the food court was quite pleasant. read more

My mother-in-law Pennie decided to try out this place for dinner last night. She got me the Tom Yum soup with shrimp and Thai spicy rice noodles because I've been craving my hometown food (Penang, Malaysia) for 4+ years so this was the closest she could find from her work area. And I have to say, from authenticity's point of view, the Tom Yum soup is very similar to how I had in Malaysia and Thailand, just without the extra spicy hit that would turn off alot of Westerner's taste buds, it's definitely formulated to balance authenticity with localized spice tolerance and it was balanced really well to still keep the taste and not make my wife drink milk after a taste test haha. As for the Thai spicy rice noodles, to my surprise when I first opened the styrofoam container, it looked and smelled exactly like what Malaysians and Singaporeans would have which we called Char Koay Teow! Albeit, the same goes to it's taste being balanced to suit the local taste buds of not overly spicy, yet maintains the same authentic smell and taste that I would expect for Char Koay Teow. I was overjoyed to have my mother-in-law find the taste that I missed for 4+ years from the other side of the world. She talked to Minnie and had a laugh at how their names rhyme. She commended the service, order was fairly quick. Me, my wife and her had a wonderful dinner together last night that prompted me to write this review and made sure that this fellow Chinese Malaysian here can assure them that we'll come back ordering again. Oh yeah, and the handwriting on the containers were beautifully calligraphic, had to take pictures of them too haha. read more

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We were craving some Chinese food and found this business on Grubhub. The food came quickly and was packaged well. I loved the food court prices because it encouraged us to try more items since we'd be eating it at home. We ordered the large orange chicken ($9.50), 2 small soups ($2/each), mapo tofu ($8.25), shrimp udon ($9.50), Thai spicy veggie fried rice ($8.25). I can see what the other reviews meant in terms of not enough spice or salt. We had plenty of chilis at home so it wasn't a problem and I added soy sauce to items that I wanted to be more savory. Overall it was a good experience and I'm glad we gave it a try! read more

Tasty Inn Express - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

Enjoyed the vegetable chow mein and the vegetarian sesame "chicken" today. Wow! This is really excellent for a mall food court Chinese food place. I'll probably come back just for the food (not just because I'm at the mall). If you're vegetarian, the number of options is impressive. We loved it! read more

I had an early dinner at this express Chinese eatery located at the Grossmont Mall food court. I had the Honk Kong Noodles with BBQ Pork for $8 and some change. The dish came with flat noodles which I am a fan of. The noodles were good. They were tender with a ever so bit of a chew. They tasted god and picked up a subtle smoky flavor from the wok. The noodles came with a mixture of bean sprouts, green onions, flat snow peas, and touch of lemon grass. All were good, but I felt that the meal needed a little more green onions and lemon grass. The BBQ Pork was good. It was tender but offered a good chew. It's seasoning was good and the Chinese BBQ flavor was very nice. I liked that they sliced it up in good bite size pieces. The lady who took my order and served me was very welcoming and friendly. read more

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Super nice people the quintessential mom and pop establishment located in a shopping mall., Much better than Panda Express.. Please support the local businesses read more

Friendly service and great food. Fantastic vegan options, including the orange chicken that is seriously the most delicious version of the meal I've ever had, vegan or otherwise. Love how reliable they are to deliver an enjoyable meal every time. Easily the best option at the Grossmont food court ( without question it has the best hours). Look forward to eating there again soon! read more

Placed an order for delivery. It was quick and the food ordered was all there. Food was pretty tasty but I think too much onions for Mongolian beef but I would order again from here read more

Tasty Inn is SUCH a hidden gem in the Grossmont food court! everything I've tried has been absolutely amazing (some of my favorites are the sesame chicken and honey walnut shrimp), and the owner is the absolute sweetest! Not to mention, the pricing is incredibly reasonable and you get pretty big portions. They also have a lot of vegetarian options which is great. For me, this is the perfect place for large portions of comfort Chinese/Thai takeout! read more

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I ordered the Beef Rice Noodle Hong Kong style. I love how they provided all the sauce even siracha, I like it salty with the extra soy sauce. It tasted just right like how it is in Hong Kong. It was perfect. My dad loved the egg rolls so much like he munched on them so fast, he forgot to give me one~! I know we suppose to take a picture before it was eaten... But it was good, I ate it so fast not a noodle left. Highly recommended so bring your friends and family! Will definitely come again! read more

Tasty Inn Express - Yum - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

Tasty Singapore noodles and egg drop soup. Hot and sour soup good. However the wonton soup broth and wontons were disappointing. Stale fortune cookies. Honey walnut shrimp good.... overall pretty good for a good court Chinese.... read more

I haven't been here before but was walking through the food Court And wanted some thing that was relatively healthy. I ordered the shrimp with mango rice bowl. It cost me nine dollars which I thought was a great deal. Plenty of shrimp, mango, water chestnuts, carrots, green beans, celery. More than I needed for my dinner. I definitely will be here again to try some more of their food. It gets five stars because it is good for the price read more

This place is absolutely horrible!! The orange chicken had no flavor at all. It tasted like dirt. Like the oil it was fried in hasn't been changed in months. Not sure how this place has 4.5 stars. Wow! Not good at all. read more

It really is good food for a great price. I ordered the bbq pork pad Thai, and it came out how and steamy. I always forget about this place and see Panda Express first, but this is much better. read more

Tasty Inn Express - 17. BBQ Pork Noodle - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

That food was just nasty. I would not even give it to my dog! The food tastes like oil. Old oil at that

I love this place and I can't believe it's inside a food court. Granted Grossmont food court is pretty nice and have some unique restaurants. We found this restaurant pre-COVID and have been ordering takeout ever since. They have really nice portions and the flavor is comparable to City Heights/Convoy... if you're from LA, I would say Alhambra flavors not Rowland Heights. read more

Better than most if not all Chinese food in the area. Good for fast food. Very friendly staff.

I love this place, everything is cooked fresh on the spot. Great taste my favorites now is THE HUNAN STYLE aAND the Hot and Sour Soup. Their fried rice is amazing. Love this place read more

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