I recently went to a hole-in-the-wall Burmese place based on the posted Yelp hours and found it closed for lunch. Wanted to grab something quick to eat before heading back to work, I decided to try Wan Kee Restaurant. This is a Chinese fast food place with hot trays of ready made food for takeouts or dined-in. I decided to try their 3 items--BBQ chicken, Orange Chicken (too sweet) and Rice. Not bad. Service was super friendly. Appreciate it so much. Nice interior for dine in also. Located on Mission and Sycamore. Next to District Tea. read more

Wan Kee Restaurant - Orange chicken; BBQ chicken and white rice - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Stop by here often for lunch; great food and good prices, friendly staff. The orange chicken and the veggies are the best.

This place is a hidden gem on Mission, the lady working was so pleasant and helpful. Nice piano music playing Food was tasty- and good size portion. I had lunch - any 2 items $10 . For those who don't want the typical rice or noodles , veggies is an option. No pressure to hurry up and finish. Great experience read more

Stumbled across this place while shopping on Valencia. Will definitely be coming back... the woman at the front was so nice and comforting. The food was fresh and the portions were really good for the very low price. Everything was amazing! read more

Wan Kee Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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The lady at the counter was very sweet, and the food and portions were great! I even have some leftovers for tomorrow's lunch. A great, affordable, and tasty option! read more

Wan Kee Restaurant - Fish, chicken curry and fried rice. - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Amazing!!! Best Chinese food I have had in a long long time! The freshest and highest quality food. Today they did not have broccoli and beef or sweet and sour chicken and I am not to sure if they have these Chinese staples ever but honestly after ordering their pork item (Amazing!), orange chicken (amazing!) lo mein, chicken curry, teriyaki chicken and kung pow chicken I don't need my go to Chinese items. Cannot wait to come back read more

Wan Kee Restaurant - a variety of food items - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Yummy no frills Chinese food. Reminds me of places you'd find on the Richmond. Affordable, tasty, and fast. Not every meal needs to be gourmet. Annie is lovely and makes you feel very welcomed. read more

You have to try this place! I walked past this place and had to stop and look at the food in the window. The lovely lady at the front counter was helpful and respectful. The food looked good and tasted great. My meal, green tea, and two sodas were less than $22.00. So worth the try! read more

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Amazing for the price!! The owner, Annie, is the sweetest most hardworking woman ever. Definitely tastes homemade, and the portions are massive. My go-to when I am in the office, and quite honestly will put this place against anything else in the Mission. Im serious the amount of food in each portion is unbelievable the box barely closed. Will always recommend. read more

Food was delicious, owner was very nice, and prices were affordable. Everything you could want from a to go restaurant.

Huge stars for being open for breakfast!! Super sweet lady runs this clean mom and pop no frills restaurant. Great variety of food that reflects and respects the neighborhood. Fresh items that are constantly coming out of the kitchen. Prices are good. Pictures next time, I ate too fast. read more

TL;DR - affordable lunch Has Wan Kee been here for a while? How did I not notice this place? Anyway, this place does accept card and is quite affordable for the amount you get at this place. For example - two items (rice/noodles and an entree) is around $8-something, and another item is $10-something. We got a chicken kung pao, it was quite saucy and good. We also got a spicy fish, which was quite tender (not my fav) but a great value. Funny that they offer refried beans - but hey we're in the mission! read more

Super sweet owner. Food was fresh and coming straight from the kitchen as I entered. Lomein was on point and veggies were super fresh. Nothing overly salted and cooked perfectly. read more

Wan Kee Restaurant - Lomein & Sautéed veggies - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

I came here for lunch where the food is served buffet style and you have your choices of 2 to 4 items. Prices start around $6-7 and go up for each item by about $1.50. There were a variety of different dishes ranging from what looked like orange chicken to fried rice to various veggies. Do note that rice counts as an item, so if you want two entrees and rice, that's 3 items. I ended up getting the chicken curry and pork spareribs. The curry is a yellow curry that comes with potatoes and carrots and tastes okay. It's not particularly amazing but it is flavorful and good enough. The pork spare ribs were not too bad either, but they don't really taste all that amazing. I guess for kind of a fast food feel the food wasn't too bad. I'd skip the steam rice, surprisingly that was quite dry and unpleasant. There was also this tamarindo tasting drink which was interesting to find here. The lady serving was super friendly though and the service was otherwise excellent. read more

Wan Kee Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Sensational. Affordable. The lady makes you feel loved. Priceless. read more

Came here earlier today. The food was just average. The price was a bit pricey for the amount they gave. I was charged over $14 for a rice plate. I got the fried price with the chicken leg and 5 piece of shrimp. The restaurant is small and nice though. read more

I came in yesterday during the rain and I was preoccupied. The owner was very very friendly too much so I should have been suspicious. The only prices posted were for combo takeout which i did not want. There was no take out menu and i asked. The food? The chowmein was barely cooked and the bits of carrot were raw. That was the best part. The fish had no taste and was 3/4 bones and said bones were very hard to remove. The sauce seemed to be made solely of corn starch and food coloring. The pork was pork knuckles and the same sauce not just bland but no taste and heavy on the corn starch. As i said I was preoccupied with the heavy rain and not watching carefully. I live in SOMA and didn't check the food till I got home. i seldom leave feedback negative or positive but in this case it is soooo deserving. What a rip off. Restaurants like this truly give the Mission a bad name. Avoid eating here! read more

I love this place. I order lunches for my team from here and they love it. There really is something for everyone, which helps with a big crowd. Annie is the best and we always feel stuffed after lunch. It's a really good value for the amount of food you get. read more

"Welcome here everybody. Please create your favorite combination. Enjoy the food and music. Thank you." Classic Chinese buffet bargain but with an invitingly cheery accent. The veggies are crisply fresh, not soggy. The owner, Kiki, is welcoming and friendly (Asian or Pacific Islander woman who interestingly seems fluent in Spanish?). Cocktail jazz playing softly (I'll take it, so much better than many potential alternatives). Never seen it too crowded but has a loyal and diverse following, so never empty for long. I'm glad it survived the pandemic, so far. I had a lightly-fried fish (swai, very tender) dish, a yellow curry chicken, and sautéed veggies, all tasty and satisfying. There are 15-20 options, (including plantanas!) The combos are one of the best nutritious deals in the Mission: 2@$8.85; 3@$10.85; 4@$13.80. As far as very cheap Asian eateries in SF go, this might be five stars? Enjoy! read more

We stopped by here to eat lunch and I asked to use the bathroom. I was told there wasn't a bathroom. Ok...went all the way to the public bathroom and then returned for lunch. Horrible spicy chicken and very bland veggies. Then I decided to see if I could at least wash my hands, went to the back and low and behold there is a bathroom!!! She lied to me and when I called her on it, all of a sudden she couldn't speak English! Would definitely not recommend in any way, shape or form! read more

Wan Kee Restaurant - Front of "business" - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Best homemade chicken and vegetable soup ever! Staff very nice and welcoming. Lots of options to choose from. Fresh vegetables steamed. read more

I love this spot. I get my haircut just around the corner and always stop here for lunch. The lady behind the counter is always so nice and friendly. The portions are huge. I go for the chicken with peppers and onions and teriyaki chicken. Exactly what I want from a quick little Chinese food spot read more

Decent selection of prepared food at a reasonable price. I got the chicken curry with potatoes, spicy chicken, and plantains. Everything was delicious! The curry was flavorful and came with a drumstick. The spicy chicken was tasty and had just the right amount of heat. The plantains were soft and had just a hint of sweetness. I recommend mashing the plantains into the curry, they work together really well. Would highly recommend this place, and can't wait to go back! read more

Wan Kee Restaurant - Chicken curry, spicy chicken, plantains. - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Perfect little hole-in-the-wall joint serving decent Chinese food at a reasonable price. Added bonus: the lady who runs the joint speaks both Cantonese and Spanish. read more

This cozy spot had a buffet style of chinese and local central american favorite dishes for breakfast. The perfect combination for us. We ordered fresh hot wonton soup for this brisk morning, and central american breakfast- plaintains with black beans, eggs with green onions and el salvadorean crema. Nom nom! We missed this! Everything was delicious! The service was super friendly and quick. Prices are reasonable. read more

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Despite the lady who was serving the food was very nice & friendly, but the food was left over from probably the day before and it tasted nasty (the food tasted weird). There were no flavor in the ordered we had (lemon chicken, pepper chicken w/ fried rice & bamboo with chicken, fried calamari w/ chowmein). The food cost $12 which is a good deal, but it's not worth the money nor getting sick from it. We would not come here again & don't recommend it. read more

The woman behind the counter is an absolute doll... But that doesn't make up for the suffering that I'm still enduring after eating their spicy chicken... read more

This is a cute litle place! its always packed with yummy food! When you first get here you get in line and look at there choices! I usually go for Fried Rice, Spicy chicken and egg rolls. While there piling your food they always ask is this enough or would you like more! and depending how hungry you are u answer. AND THEY DONT CHARGE YOU EXTRA!!! you get 3 choices for $4.25 and $5 for $ choices. I get 3 choices and a juice for $5 Oh I forgot to say they do catering too!! at a very low price!! read more

OK, this is a small restaurant on Mission street. It is nothing fancy...it is the type of place that is catered by the elderly, monolingual Latino workers and other neighborhood folks. I originally went there because it seemed very popular, during lunch time there's a line out the door. Go for the lunch menu: the food is plentiful and affordable. You can get rice or noodles, a warm side dish and chicken (or fish or vegetables) and a can of soda for six bucks! Yes, you can't even get a fast food meal with that type of money. I have tried the chicken yellow curry with potatoes and vegetables with rice several times. It is decent, and the food is comparable to any other curry I had on clement street. The Chinese lady behind the counter (the owner maybe?) is very nice, and always tells me what's good that day. There's also a Latino dude that works there, he generally takes my order in Spanish - he is also very nice and they both move the line fast. Like I mentioned, they have a large Latino clientele so the menu has some interesting "fusion" items, like black beans topped with cilantro and fried plantain. One of my favorite food choices is rice, plantain and steamed bok choy. I recommend getting your food "to go", instead of sitting there with some of the more colorful characters that populate the few tables in the dinning room. I'm sure some food snobs would never go to places like this, but it is an option for a quick, affordable and tasty lunch. Beats a cold sandwich any day! read more

A Lithuanian tourist guided me here (strange world) last week. Immediately I was delighted by the smiling Asian woman who goes out of her way to be friendly. Whatever you order, she says "special for you!" I agree with the other post that the food isn't strictly Chinese. It is an odd fusion, but I liked everything I've had here. I've already been back twice. Small touch: unlike so many places, you pay after you eat. Also, she let me bring in my Tsingtao draft I bought from the Vietnamese market up the street. read more

The best orange chicken I've ever had. Sweet, spicy, not too much sauce, and a hint of lime. Almost walked past it, not that easy to spot. But very good. I will be back read more

Cheap and delicious Chinese food served with a smile. And I can say that my stomach agrees. Also my wallet.

As a Chinese, I must say, this place do have some authentic Chinese food. And it's fast and cheap, $5 for 2 items, $6 for 3 items, a perfect place for breakfast and lunch! The only thing I don't like about it, is this place close at 6pm, which means I can't have dinner there. 5 Star! read more

I must say, I'm impressed. This place is the complete opposite of what it looks like. From the outside it looks like one of the many places in the Richmond or Chinatown where the food is greasy and totally lacks flavor, and the owners are brusque and impatient. I always assumed that's what this place was, until I finally went in today. The food looks good up-close. You can tell it's not just meat in oil. The ladies behind the counter were very nice, joking with customers and explaining what was in each dish. The food tasted good. Very flavorful. We're not talking "the best Chinese food I've ever had." But, it might be the best $6 Chinese lunch I've ever had. I didn't feel sick afterward, so that's huge. At most of these Chinese buffet places in the city a "2-item combo" would mean 2 dishes and rice/noodles. Here, the rice is an "item," but because of their prices it's not really a big deal. I ended up getting the 3-item combo, which was still about 6 bucks. Oh yea, cash only, which always bugs me. Maybe I'll drop off a Square reader. Oh well. read more

I really love this place, the food and the lady who owns it. The food is pretty delicious, especially the Orange Chicken. The menu is small. What you see through the window, is what they serve everyday. That's really the only thing I would change. Adding a new dish of the week or switching out some that aren't that popular. The owner is amazing! She's super friendly and she remembers your name after a few visits. She's very generous with the serving size. I hate leaving food on a plate, but I can never finish the amount she gives. Try this place, you'll love it. read more

Best cheap Chinese lunch buffet in Mission. Clean, courteous, tasty. $6 lunch (including tax) includes 2 items and a drink.

The woman behind the counter is SO nice, and so proud of her work. The portions are enormous, and the food is NOT mall Chinese food, even though I'm skeptical of steam tables. It is not greasy, and it's cheap and plentiful. I would happily give her my business any day of the week. read more

The food is good. The prices are low. The people are nice. Minus one star for the packets of fake soy sauce. read more

It looked like all Asians and Jews for Chistmas here, we had a good time and the food was very good!

The Chinese worker is rude as hell. From outside, the place looked clean and nice. A couple friends and I wanted to try it out and the food was cold and tasted old. We went back to the front and asked to refund our money nicely, the worker (i forgot her name, she was asian) yelled at us and told us she can't give us our money back. She made a huge scene and started yelling like crazy infront of the customers. So we asked her if we can atleast switch our food or heat it up, she was giving us so much attitude. I don't know how they let her work there with that ugly temper of hers. The other workers were really nice and calm. I told her to suck my cock then she said okay and gave us free food at the end. read more