I really should have checked the reviews first. And I should have walked out when I saw the restaurant was empty when we came in at prime dinner hours. But I wanted to give this place a chance. Don't be daft like we were. This is the worst and most overpriced imitation "Chinese" food I have ever had. Don't go here. The rice was hard and cold. Everything we ordered was terrible, not cooked, watery and gross. I would not recommend anyone except maybe my enemy to eat this food. It was that bad. This is without a doubt the worst restaurant food I've ever had, in my life. Update: I'm pretty sure I got food poisoning after what little I did eat and had gastrointestinal distress later that evening and next morning. You've been warned. read more

Cool vibe have a band on Saturdays First time went for birthday and service was goods parking was available and cool band. read more

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Ordered catering for 40 folks, surprise birthday party for my husband. Food was absolutely perfect, tasted just like we were sitting in the restaurant enjoying dinner. Thank you Wong Family p.s. pulled off the surprise too read more

delicious ! fresh ! lovely service ! my first time trying chinese food here. i usually order the yummy burgers...can't recall the dish - something with "happiness" in the title: pork, chicken & beef, celery, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, snow peas, bell peppers...brown garlic sauce absolutely delicious read more

Wong's Golden Palace - something with "happiness" in the title:: celery, carrots, snow, peas, bell peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, pork, chicken - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

The food was amazing and delicious, but the rice felt like it was out of a rice cooker. The server was friendly and even poured out our soup for us! The inside had a nice ascetic The pool platter was good, but the fried food had too much breading The takeout was simple and delicious The chow mein was well seasoned and meaty, but didn't have enough shrimp The tofu was really good and juicy, the texture wasn't the best but I'd recommend it the most The soup had many toppings, but the broth lacked flavor The imperial seafood was really good, the fish had enough breading and the scallops were tasty I'd recommend going before sunset, because they use old, rice cooker rice after that read more

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I only been here once and it was only for the gotlet chicken!!!! You cannot find this dish anywhere! I used eat this in the 80s at the Jim Holmes in Spring Valley and then when that place went away, I only could find it at Kips, and the. Covid happen and that place closed! Arrrgg!!! Gotlet chicken are these lollipop chicken legs and fries crispy and drenched in this ruby red thick sauce! So I was excited when I discovered this place had them! I order 4-5 orders of these for my family and I. They were good but they were not made in the right fashion! They were not lollipop prepared and the sauce was more of a sweet sour orange chicken sauce vs this heavy thick rich red sweet sauce with a little tang. I hope they fix it and I will come back a hundred times read more

When we arrived, we found that the parking lot was packed on a Friday night. That seemed a good sign. The premises is split into two sides, the restaurant and the bar. It's entirely possible that the bar-- which others rave about-- is fantastic. It seemed to be hopping! We, however, were not there for the bar. We were there to finally try the kitschy Chinese place that we've driven by and yearned to be good. It's been one of those places where we kept saying "It's a little on the spendy side, but I bet it's great!" (At these price points, one would expect it to be.) That the restaurant only had one couple seated when we arrived around 7pm to pick up our order proved a harbinger of what was to come. We ordered egg rolls and pot stickers. Both fair. Three stars. The egg rolls are the gigantic stuffed rolls that tend to hold onto too much grease, but the shells were thin and delicate, which was a pleasant surprise. We also ordered the twice cooked pork, extra-extra spicy and the house special lo mein extra spicy. The twice cooked pork was a mushy texture, veggies the same. Far from a Double-X spicy, this was absolutely flavorless. We asked for chili sauce on the side as well, which helped, and soy sauce at least gave it salt. Twice-cooked pork can top the list of my favorite foods, so I was excited to see it available. A massive disappointment! The lo mein used an overcooked thin spaghetti as the noodle base, and suffered from the same lack of flavor or spice. Both were lacking in spice sufficiently that we didn't think twice about feeding some to our dog. (Like the egg roll, there was a saving grace to the lo mein, which was that the beef was perfectly tender... given the disaster of the rest of the meal, this was the high point). They offer a brown rice option on their take-out page, an up charge of $4.25. One of the things that convinced us to order was this option, as brown rice is a diabetic friendly alternative to white rice, and something we are always on the look out for. When we arrived, we were informed that they don't serve brown rice and were giving us fried rice instead. A reasonable substitution, I suppose, but not one that met the dietary goals (and which proved to taste about as good as the rest of the meal). I loathe the kind of institutional food served at many Asian chains, but we both were left believing that we would have had a better meal for a lot less money if we'd gone to Panda Express. It's a shame, because they could be offering an excellent product at the prices they command. Had it been great, or even good, we wouldn't bat an eye about spending it again. read more

Five stars the food was fantastic at Wong's, Golden Palace March 2024. We had the po po platter. It was fantastic. They brought a little iron fireplace where we could heat our beef sticks. This place has been around for 64 years. You must try the food. The service is fantastic. We tipped our waitress 20% We are going to have a birthday party there first week in April. We will take photos next time read more

worst restauant ever!!! do not go here!!! service was terrible, food was the worst ive ever had and i got pressed by the waiter at the end. chicken of the gods was genuinely so gross i wouldnt consider it food read more

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I don't know what to say other than the food was genuinely so bad. Borderline inedible. I genuinely stopped eating after a few bites. Insane prices for how bad this place is. read more

Passed by this place so much and have always wanted to try this place out. Walked in and was greeted and seated right away. The lady who seated and waited on us, Betty was awesome. She had a great attitude and was super sweet. We ordered the Singapore Noodles and Wong's Dinner. Since it was family style we had a lot of food left order. This place is definitely experience, because they also had a bar next door where you can karaoke. Thank you Wong's Golden Palace for a fun experience and thank you to Betty our awesome waitress. If you're looking for a fun atmosphere and good service please try this place out. read more

Wong's Golden Palace - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

The food is delicious and the service is excellent. They also have milk tea with boba!

Pretty amazing beef chow fun ...DoorDash and it was top notch...minus the tiny black hair.

I have been to this restaurant multiple times, they have amazing food as well as their new boba station that they opened. I ordered their limited time Rosie strawberry milk and it was amazing, the drink mixed with the popping pearls was so refreshing. read more

Just like the food from the East Cost! So old school, this place has the scorpion bowl and all the bang! read more

Wong's Golden Palace - Scorpion Golden Kingdom Bowl - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

Amazing old school Chinese food. Crispy beef and Singapore noodles are our go to. Quality ingredients. Suprised by some of the reviews here- we've always walked away satisfied. (Granted, we always dine in.) read more

Pls all my foodies out there do not go here we came here for our first time today ordered thru there app when we got there they sat us down for 15 min saying that the food was not ready finally got our food and asoon as we got home everything tasted cold and old we had a really bad experience would rather recommend you guys to go to chef china hopes this helps someone read more

This place USED TO BE SO NICE! Not anymore. We went there yesterday and expected the same efficiency, courteous waitress to greet us; she wasn't there and it as it turned out, it proved to be an omen. We ordered our usual, their delicious egg rolls, except they weren't delicious. They were loosely wrapped, which allowed them to take a lot of oil, so they were supper oily. We had to pad them with napkins to eat them. Then we found out that they had changed the recipe. They had some kind of weird noddle in them that changed the taste and consistency, so we didn't eat them. 7After waiting 40 minutes for our entress, we were very disappointed also. My wife's veggie Mushu was extra salty, and we had to throw it away. My War Wong Ton soup was awful! Lots of cabbage, three pieces of meat, shrimp barely cooked, and pork wrapped in some kind of pasta by a novice! We didn't eat that either. We ordered chicken fried rice to go before we found out about all this-and it didn't have any vegetables - and the chicken was old. When we got home, we threw that away, too! We spent $55.00 dollars and food that was inedible. The place was dark, dirty-a fly was buzzing around our table during our entire stay-and not very welcoming as before. On a side note. We watched as a very nice, courteous young lady had to pay $4.90 for condiments that were free. On a good side note, they did not charge us for the egg rolls. read more

Its cute on the outside. Upon walking in we noticed that there was only 1 table of patrons...First Clue. My main "Pet Peeve" is Flies. There were no open windows, so why so many flies. Window sill was covered in dust, and there sat a big fly. Thats pretty gross. If you have a restaurant that you own and manage there should be some Pride. Upon reflection, we should have just left before ordering. When I got my food, I was trying to swat flies the whole time. This is serious! Flies can transmit up to 65 diseases! read more

Lovely place, I am super happy here. I like the tables, the decor is nice, beer is okay, the women though they are sweethearts and will take care of you. Lol update the food is terrible though read more

Wong's Golden Palace - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

I love this place because everyone here is so nice and understanding. We are like a big family here. Julie the bartender is a beautiful woman who has a wonderful caring heart. I feel so good here with everyone. read more

We were really disappointed in the food we ordered from Wong's last night for take-out. The War Wonton soup used to be pretty good- this time the wonton wrappers were mushy and falling apart even though we ate it right away and the filling tasted gamey and had no seasoning or flavor. The chicken lomein was inedible to me. I spit out the piece of chicken I tried and gave it to my dog (who liked it). The chicken had that texture of frozen pre-cooked chicken and the sauce tasted like it was out of an institutional gallon size can- thick nasty teriyaki sauce. No veggies. The noodles were overcooked. Last time we will ever eat there again. Ewwwww read more

"I had the worst experience at this restaurant. The food was cold and tasteless, the service was slow and the staff was incredibly rude. I will never be returning here and would not recommend it to anyone." read more

I was very disappointed in this restaurant. The ladies were short and unfriendly. And it was so loud and not the least relaxing. The restaurant was empty but the people inside ruined my meal. I ordered lettuce wraps and she was arguing with me about the type of lettuce I wanted. The meat looked like ground dog food. it looked so unappetizing. It was a restaurant out of the 40's...and the food was awful. I left a $2.00 tip and she was arguing over the amount I left. Please don't waste your time, food and environment was so poor. I'll never return! read more

Stay away! Two of us who had the Hot & Sour Soup (to-go) ended up with gastrointestinal distress! Do NOT get the Hot & Sour Soup! We got a large to-go & when we got home, & took off the lid to get ready to dish it out, I was hit by a stench! We've had this soup before and it's been really delicious, one of the best around town, but we will not ever order it again! The smell put me off so much that I only had a small taste of it but another family member, just getting over the sniffles, had a bowl of it and felt icky for a few hours afterwards, with A LOT of burping & uncontrollable hershey squirts! We won't be going back for *anything* from Wong's because if they can ruin soup, what other issues are going on in the kitchen!? I will be writing to the owner of Wong's as well as the health department. read more

First time here, Had a bad experience service was horrible, waited 45 mins, Food was either over cooked or undercooked, Hot Tea Watered down, Not once did waitress come back to asked if everything is ok. My Son in law had to get up twice in order to get Service. As we were walking out we said our goodbye , No Response from Waitress they just keep talking to each other. We will not go back. Egg Flower Soup, Sweet and Sour Chicken & Pork, White Rice, Korean Chicken Wong 's Golden Palace really needs to Step up. No lights outside front of building we thought it was close. read more

I thought food was nasty. Another guy in my group who probably never purchased a single spice in his life so his taste can't be trusted thought it was great. The server was bitter and rude. To her slight defense I think she was upset that she thought she was only getting a three dollar tip since we originally placed the order to go and then a few people in our party decided to eat it there after the garbage food finally arrived. She did serve us soups at the table that aren't included in takeout orders so that was nice. I was prepared to leave an extra cash tip but she clearly had attitude. I still tried to be polite, I said thanks, smiled and waved goodbye but the angry lady just mad dogged. read more

Food was eatable, service was bearable. Ambiance was wonderful for a party. Would not go back just to eat. read more

Food and service very good with absolutely no issues. I am a non a alcohol drinker so we sat in the restaurant section and it was very quiet ambience on point read more

This was so fun! My family and I went last night for my birthday and we had such a great time! The food took a little while since there was also a large group there and only one waitress, possibly only one cook. But the food was excellent. It's a great old school Chinese restaurant that you'd don't really find anymore. I haven't seen egg foo young in decades. It reminded me of when I lived in Hawai'i. The waitress was very kind and helpful and the ambience was great. Will definitely be back. read more

Went to Wong's for New Year's Eve. We had their prime rib dinner. It was excellent. The meat was huge, and so was the baked potato. My family and I had a great time. There were 3 qualified bartenders, and very little wait for cocktails. One of the best New Year's eves, I have ever spent. Kudos to Jeff, the owner, for making it an exceptional dinner. read more

I have been getting more food from here lately...my husband suggested that i try the salt and pepper shrimp. Man does he know me! So delicious. The shrimp are huge and you get a lot. I forget to count. Another dish i like is Kung Foo shrimp. You get shrimp, cauliflower, broccoli and mushrooms in a white sauce....so good. Plus they really clean their shrimp good. read more

This is the worst experience I've ever had. We waited 10 minutes to be sat and then 5 minutes to be asked what to drink. Then it was over 45 -50 minutes for our food. The place smells so bad and the staff is rude. I will never come back to this place read more

Sweet and Sour Combo-Shrimp, Chicken and Pork -The WORST ive ever had -great service packaged up nice even in a box with all the fixings soy sauce, fortune cookies, hot mustard,extra sauce, Rice-Sauce look like it was poured right out of a can few pineapples thrown in couple sliced carrots. Order deep fried shrimp they were massive because they were all BATTER -egg roll -2 BIG deep frien golden crispy looking until you bit into it -a Soggy mess of soggy I don't know why I think it was supposed to be vegetables took one bite that was enough for me soy sauce wouldn't be even helped-waitress walked by with something that smelled really good I'm assuming it's not all the food just this dish and fried appetizers read more

$90 of food- egg rolls terrible- greasy, veg fried rice pretty good but not enough salt, wonton soup tasted gross esp the meat, salt n pepper chicken and orange chicken were OK. Not going again read more

Worse Chinese food I've ever had. All of it. Flavorless. Stale. Strawberry margarita was gross. Wasted almost 100 dollars on 2 of the big dinners. So disappointing. Even the rice was bad. read more

I am sorely disappointed. This is NOT a Chinese chicken salad! Not well seasoned chicken over iceberg lettuce and shredded carrots. A container of ranch dressing. Pffttttt Souplantation did a better job of it. I'd never had salt n pepper wings before and silly me assumed they were seasoned with..... salt n pepper! Nope. As you can see they were garlic and onion wings. Not sure if they're a mistake or not. Do you know? I'm a fan of both garlic and onion so they were tasty but not what I was expecting. It had been years since I supported this business because of a less than tasty experience. Too many great places to eat to return again here. Sorry, Wongs. read more

Wong's Golden Palace - Salt n Pepper wings - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

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All bad. Bad bathroom smells from table. Bad propane smell inside while dining. Bad sushi. Bad lemon chicken, it is fried balls in a lemon colored gelatinous mess. The noodle dish was bad looking, I wouldn't even touch it. All bad. And $90. So bad. read more

We have back now a few times and every time we try all new things! Today was all sushi and the chef came out and talked to us about our order and made this sushi art for us! read more

Wong's Golden Palace - Sushi Variety Boat! - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Not the Stanley Wongs I knew in College. Since a college friend who lived in La Mesa introduced me to it in the 80's, I enjoyed going to this restaurant, I even had my college graduation dinner there with my family. My favorite is Wongs Special Chow Mien with the pan fried noodles mixed in to-go, which has been a Christmas and/or New Years Eve staple, but due to life's unexpected twists and turns I hadn't ordered from them regularly for about 4 years, until this past New Years Eve. While I was willing to drive the extra distance from my place for a pick-up, & pay the expected higher price that has been the norm with all businesses that managed to survive the 2020 lockdown, I was shocked with what I got; very few noodles that did not taste pan-fried, many more chicken pieces than BBB pork or shrimp, & more broth than was needed, NOT the "special" dish I had previously enjoyed for years, deserving of it's name. This mom & pop business has stayed the course for over 50 years, where other Chinese restaurants have fallen to wayside, & I know that their karaoke bar has long been a key part of their survival; still, their food has been consistently outstanding without bending towards trendy, which has stood them apart from the more commercial places like Panda Express, this was the very first time I was disappointed with a dish that I could always rely on. I am unsure, but from the online service menu I saw, it looks as though there may have some kind of business merger, in any case, I hope they can turn things around, as they need to continue being worth it to customers such as myself to drive outside their community areas for. read more