It's Dec 2025, and Xing Yuan is still my "go-to" place for Chinese takeout food on the West End of Alameda. I'm 2nd Gen ABC, and their good cooking hasn't changed over the years. My favs include Chicken Chow Mein Hong Kong Style, Beef Chow Fun, Singapore Rice Noodles, Won Ton Soup, and Potstickers. And OMG, the occasional outbursts of yelling in chinese brings back old memories of eating at a Chinatown restaurant. What some might consider rude customer service, is actually authentic to "old school" chinese restaurants. Xing Yuan is still located at the Marina Village shopping center. Lots of free parking. The offer takeout, delivery, and have tables and booths for dining there. Tip: Save $$$ on delivery fees. Call in your order, and go pick it up. read more

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Y'know, this place is reliably and consistently good. Of course taste is subjective, but the make my favorite hot and soup ever and the Hong Kong style noodles compete with East Ocean's, IMHO. Everything I've tried here is good so far but I keep going back to my favorites so LMK if y'all have any other recs! read more

Sweet and Sour Pork order. No follow directions, I request no vegetables, no pineapple and extra sweet sour sauce. What do I get? Vegetables, pineapple, and regular sauce. Wow, kinda expensive to not follow directions. Not in the drive in and not over the phone Repeat . Hmmmmm read more

Xing Yuan Chinese Restaurant - Rice, rice and rice - Chinese Near Me - Alameda, California

This place is the best-kept secret--don't be fooled by its modest space and lack of glossy signage. The food here is truly authentic, reasonably priced, and will soon become your favorite go-to for Singapore noodles or any other authentic Hunan and Mandarin dishes. read more

Food is delicious...service is awesome...price is reasonable. No complaints. Highly recommend! read more

Xing Yuan Chinese Restaurant - Sweet & Sour Prawn Mongolian Beef, and Steam Rice. Mmmmmm yummmmy! Recommend! - Chinese Near Me - Alameda, California

This place is top tier! Look at the reviews giving them bad reviews and you can pretty much gather, its typical american thing to bash the restaurant for everything and anything that isnt about quality of the food. Look at who are making the terrible reviews. This is an unbiased and simple review. Order to go, FOOD IS GOOD. ASIAN VERIFIED. was craving good chinese fast food and this hit the spot. Ignore the Low star review and rate it based on the asian palette . read more

Left with a bitter taste--literally and figuratively. I wanted to give this place a try, but unfortunately, it was a disappointing experience from start to finish. Right off the bat, our server was rude and rushed us while we were ordering -- and no, it wasn't even close to closing time. Anytime we asked for something, she gave us attitude, which made the entire meal uncomfortable. Not wanting to cause a scene, we just asked for the bill so we could leave. We paid with a card, but the server claimed the payment didn't go through and insisted we pay in cash. Wanting to just get out of there, we complied. The next day, we saw that the original card payment had gone through, meaning we were charged twice. We tried calling to resolve the issue, but were met with dodging, confusion, and even hang-ups -- no one seemed interested in helping or taking responsibility. Definitely won't be going back. I'll be sticking with East Ocean or Kitchen of Alameda from now on -- better service and never had issues there. read more

The broth was absolutely delicious especially in the spicy wonton! I can say without a doubt that it was the best spicy wonton that I've ever had. It was so flavorful and the spiciness was perfect. I was blown away by how delicious everything was. The noodles were also really good. It wasn't too chewy. No complaints whatsoever read more

This is my favorite and best go to spot for authentic CHINESE rice plates in the east bay. Definitely a hidden gem. -CLEAN restaurant and friendly staff -fast service and generous portions -The food is fresh tasting, fresh ingredients, and good rice. (I mentioned the rice because not all places make it the right way!!) -Flavors and seasonings are always consistently good. read more

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Went in for the lunch special today got the kung pao chicken, white rice, chaowmaing and i must say i was very disappointed. The food was absolutely tasteless the chicken had no flavor at all and the chowmang was cold and nasty. Will not be coming back. read more

Xing Yuan Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Alameda, California

Xing yuan is located in the Marina Village shopping center so plenty of parking. On a Tues lunch, nobody in here but a constant stream of takeout orders. We had the won ton soup, beef chow fun, sweet and sour pork and the salt and pepper chicken wings. Everything was OK, not bad, not great, just OK. The won ton had a decent amount of veggies and cha sui. About 8 won tons that were just OK. The beef chow fun had good flavor and no MSG. Again portion size just meh. Sweet and sour was good although a little skimpy on the pineapple. The chicken wings were very good, a little too hot but great once they cooled down. Service was fine considering we were the only customers in the place ;-). read more

Ten years to the date from when I wrote my original review for this place, the food remains top tier and delicious. My family and I have continued to remain customers in that time, but while the food hasn't lost its quality, the service and state of the restaurant are a different story. Things are looking rough in here these days, and it started around Covid. The booth seats are shredded, the TV, which appears to no longer get any use, is covered in plastic up on the wall in the corner, and you don't even get the courtesy of real glasses with dinner. You get paper cups instead. I was expecting plastic cutlery and was legitimately surprised when real utensils were set for us. The waitress, who's been there for at least the last decade, is now as unwelcoming as it gets. She acts like dine-in guests are invading her personal space and it's almost as though her aim is to make them feel as uncomfortable as possible so they either take their food to-go or just leave altogether. We said hi with a smile as we walked in and she looked flabbergasted that there were people in the restaurant, then she seated us without a word, dropped the menus in front of us, and huffed off. Never said "you're welcome" to any of our thank-yous and only got a little friendlier once it came close to giving us the check -- likely looking for a decent tip. This isn't surprising behavior -- not the first restaurant I've ever been in that's treated guests this way and won't be the last -- it's just disappointing. They have rave reviews for their food, as they should because it's fantastic, but all they seem to care about is pulling in cash. They do a ton of take-out service, so maybe they've just gotten more used to quick, impersonal transactions in the last four years. But the use of disposable cups in lieu of the glasses they once used, along with the state of the dining room, communicates a sense of cheapness and a general lack of respect for their diners more than anything else, so I'm feeling less charitable and less willing to extend them much grace. Get the Mongolian beef, chicken with asparagus, kung pao chicken, chow fun, beef with scrambled egg, war won ton soup, and the potstickers. Forget the fried won tons -- they've shrunk in size by at least 50% and no longer have little pieces of pork in them, so they're not worth it. Everything else is hot, fresh, and cooked to perfection, and the portions are generous. The veggies maintain the perfect amount of crispness, the meat isn't mushy and overly tender, and the sauces are flavorful and rich. But take it to-go unless you like being made to feel as welcome as the plague. Might explain why take-out has become so popular here. read more

we came here for a quick bite. My daughter was craving some Chinese food after her basketball game. Give me the food super fast, and it was very delicious. Lady , super polite. Ambience is for to go place. They can definitely tidy up a little bit. But perfect to grab and go. read more

Xing Yuan Chinese Restaurant - D15. Ma Po Tofu and vegetarian fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Alameda, California

Food is always good! I come here with my boyfriend and we love the Mongolian beef! Def recommend this place.

Our family loves Xing Yuan! The food really hits the spot if you're craving Chinese takeout. They're also very efficient, both for pickup and delivery. I can usually pick up my order in 20 min and can get it delivered in 30. I do live 5 minutes away, which adds to the quick turnaround, I'm sure. read more

Staff is super nice. I had the hot and sour pork dumplings and they were great. I can't wait to try all the other menu items.

We were in the mood for some ABC Chinese food. Basically we were nostalgic for those Chinese American dishes we grew up with. Xing Yuan fits the bill. They serve solid food at decent prices. What we ordered: + Chinese chicken salad (5/10) - my least favorite. Chicken should be shredded, but instead it was battered and dried. Did not detect that Chinese mustard zing and no peanuts. I suppose everyone has their own recipe, but this didn't resemble the Chinese chicken salad I grew up with. + Mongolian beef (8/10) - the flavor was good and had a little heat. The meat was very soft. + Dry braised green beans (8/10) - good + Sweet and sour pork (7/10) - good flavor, but batter on the pork was a little soggy (maybe just a problem with takeout) and pork was a little dry. Very few pineapples. + House special chow mein (9/10) - thick noodles just like I remembered + Honey walnut prawns (10/10) - so good. They give you extra mayo dressing on the side, but I didn't find that necessary. I like the prawns underdressed and still a little crispy. Overall a good place for casual Chinese American food. read more

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Ordered chicken w/vegetables, very bland no flavor & no taste, I never add salt to my food but had to this time. This place use to have really good food until new owners took over & food has went downhill. I took a few bites and left. $16 down the drain. read more

Xing Yuan Chinese Restaurant - Chicken w/vegetables lunch special - Chinese Near Me - Alameda, California

I ordered orange chicken and rice it was delicious in my opinion hot and ready to eat

Ordered the food on DoorDash. I would say that this food ain't too bad, the food has a good amount of flavor. My friend and I ordered the Prawn & Snow Pea Chow Fun, Salt & Pepper Fish, and the Black Pepper Beef w/ Rice. The Black Pepper Beef dish was suppose to come with rice, but they gave us the entrée instead; I wasn't mad at it because it had a lot of flavor, but I wish there was more beef than just the onions and peppers. It's a very small place, nothing fancy. The service was good, the lady was very nice about everything. I would definitely try this place again and try the other items they have on their menu. I'd give it a 4 out of 5 for American Chinese food. Its a bit expensive, but due to the inflation here in California prices are gonna go up. Service and food was very fast and efficient. read more

Nice little spot for simple Chinese dishes. All the favorites with nice daily specials. Fast service and modestly priced. Will be returning for that quick fix. read more

We came to the area for Carls but decided to look around in the plaza and ended up at this place, which I'm glad we did! We sat ourselves down because it wasn't busy, which i dont mind. We ordered our food and i didn't expect for it to come out so fast. I can actually say that i enjoyed the food. We ordered - *prawns with lobster sauce- it was amazing i loved it! *chow fun with pork- it was good nothing special *pork fried rice- it was good *bbq pork-delicious for an appetizer. *Sweet and sour pork-my bf loved it, i couldn't eat it because of personal reasons lol The price was pretty good and affordable. read more

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XY is located in a strip mall in the Marina Village Shopping Center. Plenty of parking, No MSG, brightly-lit little restaurant with weekday lunch specials, in addition to your typical Cantonese dishes. I did not see a very large selection of Mandarin or Hunan dishes contrary to their menu description. But that's ok as long as the food tastes good. Went on a weekday between work and meetings looking for a fairly quick lunch. Sat down ordered the Scrambled Egg with Beef weekday lunch special which comes with tea, Hot & Sour Soup, your entree, slice of orange, and the lucky fortune cookie. The waitress asked if I wanted my Scrambled Eggs with Beef made with less oil, meaning more dry, versus a version that is oilyer and more runny. Glad they asked me as I would rather have less oil in my old age. FYI - there are oily versions of this dish which I have had elsewhere. Taste was as expected which is want you want for a work day lunch. Fairly large portion and the Waitress boxed the rest up for me! Great service as not many small inexpensive Chinese restaurants do this.... Overall, XY met my needs for a quick, workday lunch with good food and excellent service. read more

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A small little humble Mom & Pop Chinese restaurant located on the west end offering consistent delicious meals through the years. I can't believe I haven't left a review prior. So glad I'm doing this now as the reviews are long over due. Below are my regular go to dishes although I have seen many more on the menu.. Beef with Broccoli Oyster Sauce, General Tso's Chicken is epic (it comes with broccoli but oh so so good) you will never go wrong with this dish! It has a bit of the crunch and flavorful caramelization and is always gone before I could grab a 2nd bite because everyone loves it!!! Kids and adults alike all fight for this dish as well. Another favorite is BBQ Pork Fried Rice always brightly colored with vegetables and texture of fried rice is spot on not greasy like other places. And yet another favorite of mine is Dry Braised String Beans! I wish the owner add fried tofu to this dish as an option for $1! A girl can dream right? Garlic Prawn sounds very good and it is as well but to me there are way to much onions in this dish...more onions than garlic prawns. I also was reluctant to RE-order this because part of me hope that the garlic prawns taste more garlicky and slightly crispy in finish rather than a sauté finish. Through the years we could count on their home made food offerings always made fresh to order and with the love and care of quality! They used to offer free local Alameda delivery on yelp with a minimum $40 order too but these days there is with a fee by yelp. COVID19 or not Xing Yuan is highly recommended by me! I'm glad to see they are in the finals for Best of Alameda too! Good luck By far best local Chinese food in Alameda is Xing Yuan! Looking to maximize your wallet then stop by or place an order for lunch as they also have the best deals during lunch. Have some now save some for later... read more

My complaint is service. There isn't any! I went in and ordered food to go. No eye contact while placing the order and none when order was ready. The lady did not even bother to look up from her phone at me! It was a to go order so really no service needed but an acknowledgment would have been nice. Maybe say a hello? Or "May I help you? What would you like to order?" Or even a thank you to show a tad bit of appreciation for my business? As I was about to leave, a party of three walked in and waited at the door. No one greeted them or seated them at a table. After standing there and looking somewhat awkward, they just grinned, grabbed some menus and sat themselves down at a table. Service lacks regardless if you are dining in or taking orders to go. Oh! And the food? It was just okay. The beef chow mein had no vegetables other than green onions. Some shredded cabbage or bean sprouts would have been great but it was just beef and noodles. The beef chow fun had some bok choy but the dish was sweet. Sorry, but I won't be returning. Chinatown is a short trip through the tunnel where food and service is much much better. read more

Xing Yuan Chinese Restaurant - I'm - Chinese Near Me - Alameda, California

My 1st time in today. I ordered BBQ pork/shrimp fried rice, very average, didn't care for the BBQ pork too much, shrimp were good, potstickers were ok, too much dough. I may return for a lunch special because individually it's definitely too expensive for the quality, lesson learned. Definitely disappointed because it looked great on Yelp read more

Its a small mom and pop location decently priced. I got the dinner special,Okay so the sesame chicken tastes like old oil,the flavor was not so bad but you can taste like the old oil so harder pieces. the noodles were definitely overcooked as well as the veggies in it you could tell how they looked and the texture and they also were on the Bland side Broccoli and beef was a little bit better some pretty okay flavoring the meat was tender but the broccoli was a little bit overcooked *they did accommodate me and change the order from Mongolian beef to the broccoli beef )so I definitely appreciate that they're chicken and corn soup was the best thing flavorful and nice pieces of chicken and nice piece of corn and egg their Fried Chicken potstickers were a little bit too fried/burnt for me overall the place wasn't super bad I'd probably give them another try just to see if maybe it was an off day. (Ps it is forth of july) Get the chicken and corn soup it's a big portion size for a decent price. Nice staff read more

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This is the best Chinese takeout in Alameda. The honey walnut prawns are amazing, as wells as the general Tso chicken. We love them!

Best chinese food I've had on the island to date. Delicious won ton soup, chicken with broccoli and garlic broccoli. Amazing alternative to fast food. The food came piping hot and in good portions via delivery. Will order again. read more

Very good quality lunch plates. Order at the counter, take a seat, and they deliver it to you. They're super fast. Definitely a hidden underrated hole in the wall. read more

Best wonton soup in town. I love the baby Bok Choy. They also have a really good hot and sour soup! Nice folks, very gracious.

Xing Yuan is open during the COVID-19 crisis for takeout! PRO-TIP: Come at lunchtime for the best deal. Lunch specials are $7.79 to $8.25. You get a rice and an entree. The service here is fast but not always responsive. They get overwhelmed at lunchtimes during the rush sometimes. I come for the food, not the service. There is typically no wait here. The hot & sour soup was a B+. It was mildly spicy, but a little oversalted. Last time I came here before COVID-19 they sat me a table. I ordered and brought me my food. Then they moved me to another table so they could make more room for customers. No biggie. But could have just sat me at the other table in the first place. The food here is pretty good. Portion size is in line with the price. And the price is on the fair to cheap side. read more

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Xing Yuan is open for take-out and delivery during COVID-19. Their sign says no dine-in until April 7, 2020. read more

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This will be short and simple: we've lived here for 14 years and this is the best Chinese food delivery on the island!

Fast delivery and quality food! The walnut prawns are some of the best I've ever had. I usually don't like broccoli chicken but theirs changed my mind and now I'm hooked. I can't wait to try more items on their menu! read more

I only get take out, but the food is great, fresh and MSG free. They deliver super fast too which is nice. I recommend the chicken wings ton soup, string bean chicken, and the fried rice! The potstickers are a favorite in our house too! read more

Wow! This restaurant continues to be the best Chinese food in Alameda. No joke! It's a wonderful experience! The sauces are exceptional, the spiced meals are scurmptious! I usually get garlic chicken or shrimp! I love the lunch specials! They serve hot and fresh! Whether you eat in, order over the phone, or take out, you WILL NOT be dissatisfied!!! I recommend eating at the outside tables, if you bring a dog. Dogs not welcome in the interior of the restaurant! read more

Xing Yuan Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Alameda, California

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This is my favorite Chinese on the island. Reminds me of NY style Chinese food. Very good.

After 4 years of living in Alameda and trying almost every Chinese restaurant on the island, I believe I have finally found my go-to. The food was all very good to excellent and I was pleasantly surprised by a couple of dishes! I have my ratings below: Egg rolls - 7/10 - very good and standard Crab Puff - 6/10 - I have had better Hot & Sour Soup - 5/10 - traditional and nothing special Mongolian beef - 10/10 - the best and most unique I've had General Tso's Chicken - 8/10 - solid Dry Braised Green Beans - 9/10 - fresh and delicious Chowmein - 7/10 - standard, dense noodle read more

One of my wife's favorite takeout places due to easy parking. The food is pretty spotty, mostly below average. Wonton is good, but other dishes tend to have ingredients that are not fresh and the cooks' wok skills are not very good. read more