4.75 Stars My husband and I stopped in here for lunch. I was starving, and it's Lent, so it was going to be my only meal of the day. I was hoping it was good. Welp, it was! Service: 5/5 There was one guy hosting and serving. Great service and very friendly. Made us feel like home. Food: 5/5 It was hard to choose what to get and not go overboard because we were so hungry, but we ended up getting the following: - Calamari: my husband loved it! Super crispy and seasoned perfectly - House Special Chow Fun: Delish! The gravy was how I like my chow fun and the noodles were thick. Loved that the veggies had bite. - Black pepper beef lunch plate: so good and peppery! Fried rice was good, too! Super simple and a perfect compliment to the beef. Only thing for me was there were so many onions, lol. I'm sure if someone fancied onions, this would be their go to dish. - Szechuan beef lunch plate: my husband got this one and he really enjoyed it. I didn't taste it, but it looked really good. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I'm not gonna rate the ambiance, but it was clean. It could use a bit of an update, however, all the best Chinese food spots have the feel this place did, so if they changed the decor, it wouldn't share the same charm.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The only reason why I gave it 4.75 was because our tea pot didn't look so clean and when the tea was poured there was a bit of a layer of oil on top. Other than that, if I'm in the area again, I'll be back for sure! read more

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I forget if I was deliberately looking up food places near me, or if a TikTok about this place just happened to be on my feed and I bookmarked it, but in either case, I decided to give it a try. The dude at the front was super nice and patient, he can probably tell it. It was my first time there, and didn't know exactly what to order, but I did have an idea based off TikTok, so I ordered the honey, walnut prawns, always a banger, they're spicy garlic, string beans, or something, also a banger, and then the one I was really excited about was the wings that they had on their menu, I forgot the exact name. They had like a certain extra layer of fried batter that was giving the wings, a good texture, along with the side of their sauce to dip the wings in, and it was fire. My order took about 15 minutes, maybe I should've called in, doesn't really matter, it was only 15 minutes, and it was a good amount of food for just me lol. I only did take out, so I can't say much about the inside, but seems like a chill place , it's next to the Michaels and the round table and stuff. Overall, I'm gonna have to go again! Food was great, lasted me like 3 1/2 meals, and it's funny because there's also a Chinese takeout down my street, but I think I prefer this one way more! Happy to have found this place, happy to support local businesses, I'm definitely going back read more

My wife seen this place on TikTok decided to check it out. I didn't disappoint. The lady was very nice. Listen to everything we wanted and follow direction if we wanted any special orders a little pricey but expected for the area. I definitely recommend if you're in the area and wants a good Chinese food egg for Young was off the hook. read more

I used to love this place but it's really expensive now. One order of bbq pork fried rice and wontons was like $25. read more

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12.95 plus tax so around $14/15 for 6 pieces of potstickers that taste like any other potstickers at a supermarket. The lady appeared to be not happy that I only ordered one item. She kept trying to justify how things are so expensive now so her potstickers need to be expensive. Would never return here. [[HIGHLIGHT]]If you wanna pay $14/$15 for a 6 pieces of mediocre potstickers at a hole on the wall restaurant, then go for it.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Yat Sing Restaurant - So-called "best potstickers in town" such a joke. They tasted whatever. - Chinese Near Me - Redwood City, California

A TikTok video sent me there and I was highly disappointed. I got a lunch plate and the salt and pepper fried ribs. The ribs were so fatty and barely contained any meat. The lunch plate I got chicken that was so heavily breaded it wasn't edible and the fried rice that came with the lunch plate was just sad. I had really high hopes. I won't be returning read more

Food is really good. It's not fast food but they serve quickly. [[HIGHLIGHT]]If you eat in, they have a lovely dining room[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]], takeout is quick too! read more

Not trying to be mean or rude. I am only writing this review so hopefully restaurant owner can take action and make some changes. The food is tasteless, no favor whatsoever. The food looks unappetizing. The portions are super small and the food is expensive. You can get better food at other restaurants. The staff only gives you 1 napkin. They bring you food and NEVER check if you need anything else. BE CAREFUL that they dont add the 18-20% tip to your receipt with 5 people. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT!! read more

Still the best potstickers in RWC! The 5 stars is for how tasty the potstickers are. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Service was okay and it's usually pretty quiet in the restaurant.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Been eating here since I was a young g girl ! The original location was close to my childhood home! Fried prawns, combination fried rice chicken chow main and beef with mixed veggies are the way to go ! No photos due to no battery in my phone ! But the food is stand hot ! Lots of fresh vegetables! read more

Good for the location and pretty consistently good food. They clearly have regulars as the owner is always walking around talking to her tables. The food is good and they are known for the best potstickers in town and they are pretty good. I was happy with them. read more

Yat Sing Restaurant - A1. Pot Stickers - Chinese Near Me - Redwood City, California

Everytime we have a family outting and we are feeling Chinese food this is where we ALWAYS GO! & we are never disappointed

I've been going here since high school, but I moved out of the area 5 years ago and hadn't been in a while. Every time I go I order their lemon chicken. So of course I got it this time and it tastes just as I remember. It's the most perfect lemon chicken I've ever had. The sauce is is so bright and citrusy, and they include some veggies like onions, carrots, and I forget what else julienned. They're only lightly cooked and maintain their freshness and crispiness which contrasts well with the lemon flavor and chicken. The chicken has a beautiful light breading, and is tender. One dish is like 1.5 meals for me but it's hard to not eat it all in one sitting. Staff is friendly and it feels like the same family establishment I remember from my childhood. Will always be a favorite!!! read more

Yat Sing Restaurant - Lemon Fried Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Redwood City, California

Combo fried rice was great! Service was quick. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Place looked clean.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I have to add more words so I will just say Death to fascism Death to maga read more

I see a lot of complaints about interior or service but I avoided those. Food was a bit disappointing. Not a lot of food, small pieces, and lukewarm. Unsure if it's just a lunch special thing or if I chose a poor item, but I was surprised with my experience, not that I was expecting anything. Sweet and Sour Chicken (Lunch Special) - on the bright side, the chicken is not super greasy while still being fried. Besides that, the rest of the dish was a bit sad. Unlike normal sweet and sour chicken, there aren't any bell peppers. There's barely any onion too. There's maybe 8 pieces of onion and celery in total. Food was also not hot, barely even warm. Two scoops of rice and probably one and a half scoops of chicken with vegetables as a garnish (at the bottom), wouldn't order this again. read more

Yat Sing Restaurant - S17. Sweet and Sour Chicken Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - Redwood City, California

My husband went to get 1 order of potsticker 6 Total, 1 order of white rice, and one order of beef. The potstickers were dry, the rice was in a 2 ounce container, we will never go to this restaurant again over $31.00. WHAT! crazy. Never will go here again. read more

Always friendly and their food is consistently good! [[HIGHLIGHT]]I usually get takeout but the restaurant is always clean and inviting.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Every time I order food, it comes very fast. The weight is short. The food is hot from the stove.

This has been our go to Chinese restaurant for years both for eating in and takeout. Potstickers really are amazing, especially when you eat them at the restaurant because they are still hot. I love that it's family owned and run and have been with the same owners since we've been going. Service is always good and nice. Food is always great and consistent. read more

sadly, the quality of food has really declined.. The potstickers were inedible. The pork was grisly and tough and the mixed fried rice was a $15 quart of white rice. what should have included chicken, pork and shrimp was nonexistent. I will not be returning. read more

The food here was amazing! I decided to cater with them for my party. Every item that I ordered really hit the spot. Potstickers: the filling was moist and well season. Doesn't taste frozen at all. Sweet and sour pork: super crispy and flavorful. The sauce was perfect! Eggplant- the sauce was perfect. I love how it has a subtle flavor of spice. It wasn't overpowering and added a perfect layer of heat to the dish Combination noodle and fried rice: they were not cheap with the amount of ingredients. A lot of meat and shrimp. read more

Yat Sing Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Redwood City, California

Solid place for potstickers and comfort Chinese food. Friendly owner / manager, would love for this place to succeed and improve Redwood City food scene! read more

Be cautious when ordering takeout. Wait, actually, just don't do it. As stated in another review, they use different size takeout boxes with no correlation to price or dish i.e. veggie, rice, noodles. They just use whatever size suits them. I order 4 dishes: broc beef, black pepper chicken, kung pao chicken, and pork fried rice. Both chicken dishes came in small takeout boxes and the other two in normal or "large" size boxes. Again, do not order takeout from them or specify to have all large boxes. No one likes getting belly robbed. Yat Sing more like Yat Stingy read more

Always yummy, quick, friendly service. Wonderful neighborhood find! Yes, pot Stickers! Also the salt n pepper prawns

Tried this place for the first time it was really funny because as soon as we walked in the lady wanted us to order and she told us to hurry and stood in front of the table until we made our order. It gave a bad taste already before we even tried the food. This also led us to order a lot less because we felt so rushed as if she didn't want to help us due to her " lunch" Anyways the place is really pretty in a good plaza but the service was just rude, the portions are not too big but the food was good. The kung pao chicken plate was mostly veggies so we would've wanted more actual chicken since that's why we ordered it. Anyways definitely good to try, but the personal experience definitely makes me hesitant to return read more

I think the food here is OK. Redwood City (and to some extent the Bay Area in general) seems to be lacking good tasty Americanized Chinese food that I find on the East Coast. I ordered chicken and broccoli, cashew chicken, and spicy eggplant. I thought everything was just ok? I felt like I didn't get a lot of chicken in my chicken and broccoli, mostly broccoli. My husband commented that they used a lot of cornstarch in their dishes. Flavors overall seemed mild and I used a little bit of added salt. Rice is not included. Overall I guess if I were really dying for Chinese takeout this is an easy place to pick up food given the fairly large parking lot and the okay prices. read more

This was one of the worst Chinese restaurants that I have gone to. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The water glasses were dirty[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]], and the food not the best, the pork tasted old, and the fired rice wasn't what I would call fried rice it didn't look much different then the white rice. The portion were also small for the price. read more

I moved out to LA a while back, but was in town visiting family and had a potsticker craving...so headed over to Yat Sing. This place is still amazing! I also ordered the Kung Pao chicken, mabo dofu and garlic prawns. Taste was on point yo!! read more

Went to dinner with my family of 5 (4 adults 1 child) The service was great, but the food was all right. I would give it a four, but they charged us gratuity at 18% When clearly on the menu, it says for parties of six or larger. I brought it up to the guy at the counter. And he told me " sometimes we charge when it's a group of five" I generally leave a good tip and have been coming here with my family for over five years now. I would have appreciated it if he would've corrected the problem and let me put the tip amount that I would generally put. read more

First time .. takeout on a weekend I was tired. Takeout came quickly. We ordered a set meal because I felt like having some soup tonight. Egg rolls were crispy but extremely oily. The oil was dark brown. I had a bite but had to pass due to the amount of oil and color . I loved that the cabbage was shredded with carrots and lots of veggies but needed a lighter wrapper. ( can be found in a local grocery store in the produce section) Takeout portions are pretty small and was expecting more food in an order based on the pricing and compared to restaurants of similar offerings. Favs? My favorite is the cashew chicken so far. Lots of nuts. Wish less corn starch was used in the sauce. It coagulated. I would like to "eat in" the next time so I can give a better assessment. For now I'm rating this restaurant a three and hoping to raise the rating by visiting in person next time. This rating is just for takeout and for the set meal item. Sometimes it's hard to tell the true culinary quality from a set meal via takeout. We will be back in person. We are still curious and investigative about Yat Sing since we live nearby read more

I'm a client for this place! I like the food what we order is usually the same, when I take out from this place I'm very disappointed!!! They always give me the smallest size box for any kind of meat!! Medium size for a vegetable and the larger one for rice! Or chow mein I guess is the cheapest this is how I see it! And it's not like they asked me the size of, I am ordering for! I feel they take advantage in overcharge for a little box! Why three different sizes? They are very close to my home very convenient, but really trying to look for another place that they don't take advantage like they do. Here are the boxes read more

Yat Sing Restaurant - Chicken fried rice Kung pow chicken Spicy string beans - Chinese Near Me - Redwood City, California

This is our families go to Chinese restaurant. We call in our order and pick up. Parking is easy in Woodside plaza

I like this place. It has a wide variety of selections. My coworker and I come here almost once a week. We usually order their potstickers, Mongolian beef, and fish filet with tofu. We tried their west lake beef soup today and it was super yummy! The only hipup is they give very little portion of rice. We asked for two bowls but the rice only came in one bowl. I was still pretty hungry after we finished dinner. I also ordered food to go for my partner but was shocked to see how small the rice container was. My partner was still hungry as well so I ended making more rice at home. Rice is cheap so I don't know why they are so stingy! :( read more

Disappointing. Both dishes (deep fried calamari and Hunan Beef) were very tough and not flavorful). Definitely overcooked. Service itself was subpar. Not exactly friendly, but also not terrible. read more

We always order food to go from Yat Sing at Woodside Plaza and have never been disappointed. They have a wide variety of dishes.

Still the worst place,my daughter wanted Shrimp fried rice as we were walking by it so I'm like OK I'm gonna give it another try, they literally took a shrimp cut it up and put it in the fried rice $15 for this NOT ok! read more

Yat Sing Restaurant - That is the shrimp fried rice, we had to dig to find the shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Redwood City, California

Very authentic and comfy place and food. Delicious food always feel comfortable here. Pot stickers are beautifully cooked and chewy read more

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My 3 kids and I have been coming here for over 5 years since they were toddlers. My kids love their Potstickers and it is true what the signs says...."Best Potstickers in Town". Overall they have alot of variety to select from and everything is very good. Food comes out fast, the service is great and Lawrence the manager there is always nice and makes sure you are taken care of and have everything you need to enjoy your meal. read more

Yat Sing Restaurant - Yat Sing in Redwood City does REALLY have the Best Potstickers in Town!! - Chinese Near Me - Redwood City, California

This has to be the worst Chinese food in the Bay Area. I ordered sweet and sour chicken and I got breading with a little sauce on it. It was served to us without being fully covered in sauce, (just a little sauce drizzled on top) so we had to toss it ourselves. How lazy can your chef be? Then I had to search for the chicken in it because all I tasted was breading. There was little to no chicken. Wtf? Do better please. The Chowmein was very whatever. Service was whatever. Portions were small. This place used to be good. Idk what happened. read more

I ordered the shrimp wonton soup on door dash because i'm only eating fish and not any meat right now and im super sick. The broth was amazing but the actual wontons were meat so i couldn't really eat the soup. There were some veggies and shrimps floating around in the broth and those were good but the only bummer was having all these meat wontons when i ordered shrimp:( read more