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    Twin Dragon Mandarin Cuisine

    3.7 (248 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Noodles
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Lunch special peeking pork and rice and dinner chow mein

    I recently ordered takeout lunch from Twin Dragons Mandarin Cuisine and was excited to try a new local spot since I'm new to Auburn. Unfortunately, my experience was disappointing from the start. The woman helping me at the front was very rude during our interaction. Since it was my first time there, I was simply asking a few questions about the menu, but I felt unwelcome the entire time. Honestly, I considered leaving before ordering, but I still wanted to give the restaurant a chance because I was hoping to find a good new go-to place nearby. I ordered the lunch special Peking pork with fried rice, which also came with an egg roll. The Peking pork had very little actual meat and was mostly thick fried breading. Because of the sauce, the breading became soggy and lacked texture and flavor. The broccoli on the side was bland, and the fried rice also had very little flavor. I also ordered the combination chow mein, which was probably the best part of the meal. The portion size was decent, although the noodles seemed slightly undercooked. For the two dishes, the total came out to around $38, which felt overpriced, especially for lunch specials and the quality of the food. On a positive note, the inside of the restaurant looked clean and had a nice atmosphere. There were several employees working, so I can't speak for everyone there, but the customer service I personally received at the front was not pleasant. Overall, I would not recommend this place based on my experience. The customer service was poor, and the food was below average.

    Sesame chicken lunch special to go $17.95+$3.75 upcharge to change from rice to chowmein
    Ursula O.

    On our way back from an appointment, my client and I stopped for some delicious food. She has been craving Twin Dragon Mandarin Cuisine and used to live close and walk over.. We pulled in at 11:15 and I walked in to place a to go order so we could take it to her home. I was greeted right away as I walked in and ordered my client and I the same thing. The lunch special Sesame chicken ($17.95) and instead of rice, I upgraded to chowmein ($3.75 upcharge). I was quoted 15 minutes and it was ready a few minutes sooner than that. I asked for some chili oil, soy sauce, and didn't know they put eggrolls and fried wonton in our lunch specials, but they put sweet & sour sauce in our bag to go with those! To go orders do not get to take the soup that normally comes with the lunch special. You need to dine in for that. Twin Dragon Mandarin Cuisine looked stunning on the inside. Their layout inside was tables and a few booths. The booths looked as if they could've been for a romantic setting. It was not too busy yet, thank goodness for me, since they had opened just shortly before arriving. When we got to my clients home in Rocklin, our chicken was still nice and hot, and honestly, we could've shared one lunch special with the amount of food there was. You get very big portions for the lunch special (we could've shared one and still had leftovers). I liked how they gave us sweet & sour sauce for the eggrolls. We ate out of the boxes and as good as the flavor was, the chicken was unfortunately very chewy. The eggrolls were nice and crunchy. The chowmein was ok. It had big thick noodles which aren't my favorite. Another downside - I can tell the chili oil that they gave me had been sitting there for a while. It tasted like the plastic container it was stored in. Almost had zero flavor and not spicy. Their customer service was great. DON'T FORGET TO TIP!! I look forward to trying other options on their menu. I may not go with chicken, though

    Hot & Sour Soup
    Beckie E.

    Ordered appetizer combo platter, hot and sour soup, and crispy duck for takeout on Christmas eve. Hot and sour soup was terrible. Most disturbing was the soup had peas and carrots in it, see photo, first ever! It was way too sweet and had no hot or sour flavor!! Our appetizer platter was missing a spring roll, chicken wrapped in foil was good, otherwise whole plate was meh. Crispy duck was tasty but no sauce or pancakes. We ordered here because Chang Bros has closed. I think we need to find a different place...

    Chicken Chow Mein, Pork Fried Rice Or Chow Mein, egg roll 1

    What a wonderful experience. Table for one and they gave me a nice booth. Ordered potstickers and the chicken chowmein lunch special.. big mistake. So much great food. I have leftovers for days? Service was 10/10.

    Honey Walnut Prawns
    Anny L.

    My party of 4 stopped in for lunch after hiking Lake Clementine and sat immediately! We ordered the sizzling rice soup (plenty of veggies and chicken throughout), honey walnut prawns (very juicy and plump!), garlic sauce bok choy, Szechuan beef, and chicken fried rice (lots of large chicken pieces). All the food came out quickly, tasted delicious, and portions were perfectly sized for our group to share. Service was quick and attentive. If you're in the area, this is a great shop to get your Mandarin cuisine fix!

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    Hands down the best Chinese Food restaurant in Auburn. The have the best hot & sour soup I've ever had

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    Been coming here for years. Super yummy! Beef chow fun and the sliced chicken in sechachawan sauce is our go tos. Yumm.

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    Everything we had there was delicious! I especially enjoyed the noodle dishes. I'll definitely be back.

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    Great take out. War wonton soup. Tried the special seafood dish. Think happy family a better value

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