Excellent delicious Chinese dishes. Compliments to the chef with 30 years experience. Good fast friendly service. We drive 15 miles just to eat here. We also love the best lunch special served with salad and soup and also their desserts of fruits with crushed ice & sweet milk. read more

The food is so fresh!! The service is amazing and the dining area is clean and streamlined.

I'M SURPRISED that I have yet to post a review for this popular restaurant cuz it's a local favorite: I only wish that they opened when I attended college nearby.. The Upper House runs a tight ship. Chef Andy is GREAT & comes out to greet customers when he has time. Emily the waitress is friendly & attentive. Their food, which is simply delicious, can be made to your exact liking! I always order Andy's special pan fried; EXTRA crispy (see receipt) but you can't go wrong with just about anything on the menu! THUMBS WAY UP!!!!!!! read more

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If you want to enjoy a delicious Chinese food with many vegan choices, you need to visit the Upper House restaurant. All the choices are delicious and the service is just perfect! Bee is a wonderful waitress!!!! read more

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We are new to the area and we're craving good Asian cuisine. This hit the spot for me AND my 3 year old son! He loved every dish I order and even his honey dew melon. I was craving a pan fried noodle and this didn't disappoint. This place is 10/10 for us and we'll be back. read more

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Love their food: fried rice, Singapore noodles, fish and black bean, kung pao! Love their boba as well. 5 stars for their delicious food!

Just found this spot! Amazing food!!! The service was excellent!! Fast and friendly so many menu choices from main dishes to sides to drinks and delicious desserts!!! Definitely recommend this spot and will be a regular!! Hidden gem for sure read more

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At first it looks like a hole-in-wall typical joint! But it's actually a proper Chinese restaurant where you sit down and they serve up fresh entrees of all the tradition Chinese food. All the food is made to order, and it tastes outstanding. I've tried all the Chinese restaurants in Claremont and this is THE ONLY old fashioned traditional Chinese cuisine restaurant around! I give it A+ as a gourmet chef! Enjoy, Chef Fred read more

The chili wontons here are out of this world! I order them every chance I get. If I had unlimited money I swear I would eat them for lunch everyday! (since I work a block away) They are not overly spicy but the chili oil has such a delicious flavor, I cant help but drink the last of it cause I don't want it to go to waste! Their veggie lo mein is so flavorful and the noodles are always perfectly soft! Another favorite for me is the chicken chop suey! A no-noodle dish with veggies and chicken! Perfect for the carb-challenged! Mapo tofu rocks hard too! I'd say all the dishes on the menu are a hit! You really can't go wrong with anything. The workers are very appreciative and that makes me feel great supporting them. Keep this gem alive and check them out if you haven't yet! read more

The Upper House - Chili wontons - Chinese Near Me - Claremont, California

My go to Chinese restaurant in and near Claremont. It's so comforting and delicious. Their HOT AND SOUR SOUP is my comfort food. It's traditional and delicious read more

Parking: In a huge open lot. Not too hard to find parking space. Even if it were busy, I don't think you'll have too hard of a time of finding a space. I give props to the waiters as we had a big group of almost 20 go in. They quickly rearranged the tables so that we all would sit together. They still had plenty of seats nearby. They were all pretty friendly, and didn't give us the "hurry and order" attitude. The store is also kept nice and clean. The bathrooms are in the back. The food, it was okay. It did not have any particularly standing dish as we ordered plenty. Everything tasted fine, but was not so good that we had to clean the plate off. There's also one bowl of rice for every entree. I would say that one entree per person is way too much. Taking probably 3 people to 2 plates is a good ratio. Would definitely want to try other things in that area before come back. However, if craving asian taste, this is a good spot to hit up. read more

Just picked up my order of chicken with bok choy, chicken fried rice and vegetable egg plant in garlic sauce. To be brief, the chicken meal was fresh and clean. The eggplant was great. However, the fried rice was mushy; it had the consistency of sticky rice. The overall experience was good. The lady at the counter was customer friendly. I will try them again when I am in the area. read more

For the area, I'll give this a 4-star. I regularly get their food to-go as it is convenient, quick, and still serve quality traditional asian dishes. Love coming to this small mom and pop restaurant. Even though it looks a little janky (totally used to be a to-go fast food type place), I'd still recommend going to enjoy the restaurant. Prices are also very reasonable with decent portions. STIR FRIED STRING BEANS: These do not come out spicy, which is fine. Love getting string beans at any chinese restaurant that I go to. Would get this again! MAPO TOFU: I've gotten this dish both regular and less spicy. The less spicy still has a good kick to it. If spicy isn't your thing, I'd definitely recommend saying very little spicy. Great to eat over rice and would get this again. FISH FILLET WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE: This was a little salty. Overall it was okay. Not sure if this would crave this again. SINGAPOREAN RICE VERMICELLI FRIED NOODLES: This is so good! If you've never had this before, highly recommend. Noodles aren't "fried" crunchy (refer to photo), but have a nice slight curry flavor to it. Would get this again. STIR FRIED BROCCOLI & MUSHROOMS: This was okay. Came out exactly as I expected. BEEF WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE: This was okay. My boyfriend liked this dish, however maybe not for me personally due to personal preference. Can't wait to try more dishes! read more

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The food here is amazing! It tastes homemade and the plates are served family size to share. Service here is also very friendly.

Upper house is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants. The definition of a hole-in-the-wall. Everything is delicious. I love that they don't use to much oil. Excellent service and super clean place to eat. read more

Great food, great service and a really nice and clean setting. Great small business to support all around. Everyone was busy and working very hard and still taking the time to be kind to my family. Great experience. read more

The food is ok. I liked it. Prices are reasonable however it is it my go to spot. If your in a hurry and don't mind just ok food go here.

I didnt really care for the food I ordered The sweet sour chicken wasn't made fresh The coating on the chicken peeled off . The meat inside just didn't taste all that great to me. The service was ok. I found this restaurant on Yelp tried it but won't be going back. I look for good food and good vibes when I patronize a new place. This restaurant lacked both imo read more

First time coming to this spot. I was impressed with the portion size from their lunch menu. I wish I had a picture to show you but I was too hungry and didn't take one. I ordered the kung pao chicken with white rice and egg flower soup. It was delicious . The lady at the front was friendly. The place was not too crowded. It has a good amount of seating. There were definitely others enjoying their food. read more

Wow ! What a great little place! My husband was really craving good beef and broccoli and love trying new places and we ended up here! So glad he picked this place because it didn't disappoint.... The place was very clean and everyone was soo friendly ! Ordered the egg drop soup and it wasn't gelatonous or unflavored... this was light and full of egg and veggies mushrooms and flavorful. Next our pork fried rice didn't taste oily or greasy, we ordered the Shanghai vermicelli noodles and that had a hint of curry to it and was nice light noodles and the star was the beef and broccoli ! Soo fresh and soo good ! Did not taste oily or old at all. It tasted like they really just cooked it and not sitting there for awhile !the broccoli was still a little crispy but soft ... with just the right amount of sauce and the beef was nice and tender ! All the portions here are big family style we had to take everything home. read more

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Love the Assorted Vegetarian Delight, and corn soup. I always crave these dishes from The Upper House. The restaurant is located in a strip mall, I drove past it for years and finally found this little gem. read more

It's AMAZING especially the shrimp fried rice is my favorite! Especially with extra shrimp

Food are great. We eat here all the time. Clean and delicious. Recommended if craving for Chinese food.

Excellent Chinese food . Service is always quick and courteous . My go to 100% when in the mood for Chinese . Hiyaa!

We ordered the vegetable fried rice, honey walnut shrimp, mushroom chicken, and a lo mein. I will say that the vegetable fried rice and honey walnut shrimp came out to be the stars of the show. Everything was delicious, not greasy, shrimp had a great crunch, and portions were amazing. We had leftovers for days! The shrimp was a last minute add on and was totally worth it. If you're on the fence, order it! Everything was yummy, all authentic. Staff was also kind and quick. read more

Hds a great lunch experience here on a Saturday around 1:30-2. Greeted warmly in Mandarin by staff as we were walking in (and heard them greet to English speakers as well) and seated right away at a booth. Menus are bilingual and include some pictures. We had beef stew noodle soup (紅燒牛肉麵) and beef flat noodle stir fry (乾炒牛河) and while they weren't the best we've had (nor should they be compared to equivalents in the SGV), they are solid dishes for not only this restaurant, but would be solid if in other restos as well. Put in context of this region, and paired with a solid boba milk tea and smoothie lineup, it's a head above everyone else. If we're back in the area, we'd be happy to try their Lunch Special (applicable on weekends) and shaved snow!! read more

The Upper House - Chinese Near Me - Claremont, California

So, visited the upper house for their convenience and hours. I had a staple to always try the beef noodle soup, and the person I was with had to try their eggplant dish. Food: The noodle soup was pretty good in flavor but their meat was a little over cooked and the noodles they used didn't complement the soup. It felt like vermicelli noodles. Eggplant veggie dish was good, but the style of cooking it had a texture like they pre-fried it. Then masked it with the sauce. Lastly, the black bean chicken was pretty good. I think, that was the only dish I enjoyed the most. Which, the server recommended. I ate it with some pickled cabbage that came wth the beef noodle soup. It added some more flavor. Service was good and attentive, compared to most Chinese places. I kind of felt a bit rushed for our order. It was also nice that the meal came with rice without ordering it. The location is a little hidden. And the decor has a comfort western feeling. So, it was nice. Still want to come back to try it a second time. Their dessert and drink selection looks amazing. So, I can't completely tear it down, nor vouch with higher standards. read more

We just moved into the area. Our first time here. We tried Kung Pao Shrimp, Shrimp Fried Rice, Red Bean with Rice Ball & Shaved Ice Dessert. What a treat! Delicious Chinese cuisine! My son was quiet for the first time because he was enjoying the food. read more

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Update: I have been back to this restaurant several times in the last 2 years. The food is really the flavors you would expect from a Americanized Asian restaurant. They are pretty much doing what all the Asian restaurants do. Boba drinks, spun ice desserts, smoothies, Chinese food, noodles, seafood and vegetable dishes. I think the menu is way too large for the very small size of the facility. I always play it safe and order a chicken, shrimp or veggie dish There is no way all the various meats and fish on the menu can be fresh not frozen. They don't have the capacity to move the products. Last time I was there I ordered potstickers. They were not made in-house. It was clear they were a commercial frozen product that was reheated The facility is clean, of all the basic Chinese restaurants in the area, this one is good, but average. I usually get a mango smoothie, a veggie dish and the combo noodle soup. read more

THE BOMB!! Food is always fresh, hot and delicious. I crave their crisp broccoli, the beef soup ask for it spicy, hot & sour soup made to perfection. Their specialty drinks never watered down. Everything is delicious. Thank you to the chef. Restaurant is clean and cool. Customer service read more

The food is usually good, but I got popcorn chicken that didn't look like the menu picture. It was more reddit and has a soysauce taste kinda like bbq pork. Disappointed in that, but it's a wonderful food place other than that. read more

The Upper House - Popcorn chicken, change of recipe? Didn't taste like the traditional popcorn chicken :( - Chinese Near Me - Claremont, California

Wow . I did not expect this place to be this good. This is legitimate! The orange chicken is one of the best I've had. Great flavor and consistency. It was extremely good!! Better than Panda Express any day. The hot and sour soup was not sour enough, but it was still pretty good! read more

I love the upper house!!!! It is my go-to Chinese take out place in Claremont. They have a good array of food options & even boba drinks. I frequently get the eggplant, stir fried green beans, fish fillet, spicy chicken, & preserved pork. They are so consistent and always friendly. They are also super fast which I really appreciate, I know when I call in an order it will be ready in ~15 minutes. Definitely the best Chinese option in the area. read more

Nothing better then great Chinese Food. Everything is fresh and cooked to order. Definitely my new spot!! read more

The Upper House - Pan fried noodles, Order every time - Chinese Near Me - Claremont, California

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Wasn't very impressed. I got the honey walnut shrimp, orange chicken, shredded pork, and egg rolls. -Honey walnut shrimp. Decent flavor but very skimpy. Maybe 8 pieces of shrimp. -Orange chicken. Terrible. Didn't taste like orange chicken at all. Had a chemical taste and the chicken was chewy. - Shredded Pork. Very strange tasting. Didn't taste like pork at all. Also very greasy. -Eggrolls. Just alright. Nothing special about them. All in all I'm very disappointed. I won't be coming back. There are a lot of better options in the area. read more

This is probably my favorite Chinese restaurant in the Claremont area. I come here with friends, I come here by myself, and I will also get takeout from here. My go to dish is always pork chop rice. You can never fail with this one. It's so flavorful and good! It also comes with decent side dishes to enhance the flavor. Today I got egg with beef over rice and my friend got bok choy with beef over rice. They were both really good! I would recommend them. The egg one had a lighter flavor, not as intense whereas the bok choy dish was quite flavorful and salty. Both of these dishes were quite large. I finished about 2/3 of it hand took the rest home. In the past, I've ordered the tofu in black bean sauce (also a favorite of mine!). I usually add beef to it to give it more texture, but the dish itself also has snap peas, so you get some veggies in there. It comes with a bowl of rice. When I get this, I either come with a friend and we split it, or I sat about 1/3 of it. This dish is GIGANTIC. Maybe it's because it's really good with the rice so I get full easily, but this dish is good for sharing. For dessert, my absolute favorite is the red bean with rice ball and boba. On a cold day, this hot dessert really hits the spot. It's the perfect sweetness and you get the softness of the rice balls, the chewiness of the boba, and the smoothness of the red bean. Truly a magical dessert. I would come here after a meal just to get it! One thing I didn't have a great experience with here was the boba milk tea. The milk tea is pre made and tastes a little artificial (too much creamer maybe?). The boba was also a little hard at the center... definitely not the best. You can get boba elsewhere. Service: service is very nice here. You May have to wave them down to gram their attention, but they are all very nice and welcoming. Parking: there's a lot right in front so there is plenty of parking! read more

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We found this restaurant by accident. I am glad we did. Don't be fooled by the coffee shop interior. They serve good Chinese food. There is a variety of dishes that come well portioned. Not at all greasy and the ingredients are fresh. read more

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Went there yesterday for the first time. Paid $44 for 2 mediocre entrees and really bad pan-fried noodles. The pan-fried noodles alone were $14. Completely bland. Way over priced! On top of that, I GOT THE WORST FOOD POISONING of my life. read more

We usually get our food from Szechuwan Garden but decided to give this place a try. Got the popcorn chicken and potstickers for appetizers and ma po tofu and kung pao chicken for entrees. The popcorn chicken DID NOT taste anything like chicken. All you could taste was the oil it was fried in. The Ma Po tofu had no flavor and the chicken that was used in the Kung Pao chicken was of the same quality as the popcorn chicken. Needless to say, we won't be ordering from here again! read more

Don't recommend. I came to use the restroom. First thing she said was "no" I told her about the "restroom for customers only" sign I saw outside. she said she still doesn't have a restroom. I said "I can't buy a cookie or a drink?" (That makes me a customer) and she said no again. So I said "well what makes me a customer" she said anything more than $5. I walked out. Don't get me wrong $5 isn't a lot but I'm still willing to buy something and they're not able to give me service??? I wish I got her name. Keep in mind I'm not from here. read more