Best bang for your buck is yen ching dinner B for 3. Substitute the garlic chicken for the house chicken. The Garlic chicken is good, but not like garlic fried chicken is most places. Sizzling rice soup is the best!!! Flavorful and light. read more

Yen Ching Restaurant - Sizzling rice soup - Chinese Near Me - Lodi, California

Always have an amazing experience at Yen Ching. Plus when Yes Du is closed, Yen Ching is open so I never miss a beat and great food.

Best Chinese in town !!! I have eating here for 20 years. Honey walnut prawns house chicken sweat and sour pork Mongolian beef fried garlic chicken read more

The food is very good, especially the crab Rangoon. Great service, I've been a customer since I moved here 13 yrs ago from SF, and it's compatible to Chinatown. Eggplant, asparagus, sweet & sour pork, wonton soup, shall I say more, everything is delish!!!!! read more

We have been eating here for years. Middle of the road Chinese food. Lodi lacks a little bit in this area so they are one of the best in town. They also deliver which is nice. My favorite dish is their house chicken and my wife's is their prawns a la Yen Ching. Their soups are also pretty good. Inside the restaurant is small but decorated very nice. It's also family owned and operated. read more

My family has been going to this place since I was a child. Now I take my husband here all the time. I will continue to give them my business because the food is always great. Sometimes they will be busy (they get a lot of phone orders) and it can take a little longer to get the food but that is pretty rare. My favorites are the pot stickers (BEST IN TOWN! Seriously, you won't regret ordering them), the sizzling rice soup, mu shu pork, BBQ pork chow mien, and the prawns ala yin ching (if you like a little spicy and shrimp, you have to try). I have tried a lot on the menu and the only thing I wasn't a fan of so far was the black mushroom chicken. If you are looking to try a new chinese place, I would say give them a shot. It is cute inside and if you are looking to go during lunch they have lunch specials before 3:00pm. read more

Yen Ching Restaurant - Pot stickers! Mmmm. - Chinese Near Me - Lodi, California

When it's time to not cook or not go out for dinner, you can call for delivery of a pizza or Chinese. When it's Chinese food night Yen's is the best we have found. Delivery time is always when they say. Delivery man is very nice. We have tried deferent items from the menu and have found that the chow mein and prawns is all I can eat. 2-1/2 star is the best I can give. read more

Yen Ching Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Lodi, California

Great food and service. Being coming here for years. Never had a bad experience with food or service.

Food is good, fast service & lots of parking. The specials are great. You have to remind them to pack sweet & sour sauce for egg rolls if they are busy. read more

I have been coming here for 30 years ... first time throwing away leftovers ! The food was terrible ! Something is wrong not the same at all ... the chicken is low quality pieces and it all tasted the same ... Cost cutting for sure ... and the filler is onions and water chestnuts ... read more

In Lodi, when I do Chinese, I do it at Yen Ching... Why? The lack of good Cantonese Chinese restaurants in Lodi. The Cantonese Chinese restaurants in Lodi are OK, I guess... but Yen Ching, which is Szechuan Chinese is far better in quality. If you want Cantonese... go to Stockton. On the menu... Pot Stickers (**** $4.75 for 6) Accompanied by a Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce, the width of the Pot Stickers are about two inches. They're OK... but compared to a Korean restaurant which charged me almost double for eight a month ago... Yen Ching's prices are a relative bargain. Spinach Bean Curd Soup (**** 1/2 $6.50-Medium) Cubes of Soy Bean Curd immersed with Spinach in a hot Chicken??? Broth. The weather was cold, and I needed the warmth... Eggplant with Garlic Sauce (***** $6.95) One of the "original" Entrees that I've had at Yen Ching... both here in Lodi and at their Stockton location ( www.yelp.com/biz/new-yen-ching-restaurant-stockton ). The Entree has a little Pepper indicating it's relatively spicy... but I've had it spicier years back. LOTS of White Rice $1.50 - Dump some White Rice in the Soup, and consume it with the Eggplant... it fills me up! Hot Tea (Complimentary) Two Fortune Cookies You'll love the atmosphere here at Yen Ching - Lodi... If you are familiar with China Palace in Stockton with their Grand Dining Room... Yen Ching will remind you of that with all the Red and Gold-colored Chinese sculptured relief paneling... in, albeit, eighty-percent less square footage. The Dining Room is very deep, but not wide. read more

Yen Ching Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Lodi, California

First time ordering from here OMG our new favorite place the food was hot, and super fresh, just soo good, we ordered shrimp chowmein, pork fried rice, house chicken (amazing), fried shrimp (so fresh) and sweet and sour pork that was the best I have ever had it was so soft n fresh ... not dry n hard... five stars they definitely deserve ... read more

Always our favorite! Love the food and the service is always great. Husband loves Eight Hot Delicacies.

What a find and quite by accident. The food here is really good. (I'm really picky) it looks like it's almost all homemade. Including the sweet n sour sauce! It was really warm though. Before we ate we discussed how it felt like they needed to turn on the air. But otherwise we lives it. We will be back read more

Love this place. Best Chinese food in Lodi. Try the sweet sour pork, or mu shy pork! Best Kim chi I have ever had!

Still the best Chinese restaurant in Lodi. Flavors are INTENSE! Couple bucks more than the rest, but you get what you pay for. Quality ingredients, cooked to order. I recommend the twice cooked pork, order a side of steamed white rice with it though. read more

We've been eating here for 20 years + and I was Really disappointed ! They didn't have the scallops or Szechwan shrimp that I have ordered in the past. The Lemon Chicken was gelatinous, the Prawns a la Yen Ching were bland. The quality of the food seems to have gone down hill drastically, even though the price seems to have gone up. For $60. I expected better. read more

Get the house chicken & crab rangoon/crab cakes. Both will not disappoint!! I come here weekly

1st time eating here. Food and service were great. Wonton soup, almond chicken, broccoli beef, and bbq pork fried rice will ordered again. Bottom line is we will come back again!! read more

Best chinese food in Lodi so far! The house chicken is the BEST!!!!!! The chicken is actually crispy and isn't that gross part of part chicken from cheap places. Also, the bbq pork chowmein has so much flavor! read more

Don't come eat here, we ordered the garlic chicken and it was not fully cooked! Blood was literally dripping from the chicken. The rice tasted like it was microwaved. The service was okay. Place was empty when we got there, don't know how this place has 4 stars. I do not recommend this place at all read more

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First time trying this restaurant. Got food delivered, very quick delivery, excellent customer service over phone & In person. Ordered orange chicken-pretty tasty, green bean chicken-excellent & vegetable fried rice-pretty good. Overall satisfied. read more

My hubby was craving Chinese food so I came on Yelp and searched what was nearby. As I scrolled through, I stopped at Yen Ching and we decided to give it a try. When it comes to Chinese food, my husband is very picky but as soon as he tried the sizzling rice soup, he knew we picked a good spot. All the dishes we ordered were delicious. This is our new favorite Chinese restaurant. We will most definitely be back. Good food and good service A+ read more

I'm only giving this place a 3 star rating because the delivery driver was awesome...first off I only ordered from here cause chop chop was closed for the week. I ordered fried garlic chicken, you couldn't even tell what part of the chicken you were eating and it was very greasy. The fried rice was greasy and had no flavor. Chowmain was flavorful but greasy. Orange chicken had a metallic taste very sweet and greasy. I ordered 5 items I spent 40 bucks and it barely fed my family of 6. Not worth it. If you want good Chinese food great prices and great food I recommend chop chop not this place. read more

Delicious Chinese food. Love the Garlic Eggplant, Mongolian Beef, Yen Ching Fried Rice, Fried Chicken. Always get an order of their Kim Chee! read more

This is a hit & miss location. I really really would love to give 4 stars but the consistency of the quality of food is the biggest down fall. Location is great in the Bella Terra Plaza. The customer service is usually up to par as well. The food! Oh How I love it when it is the way it should be prepared. Yummy! But, that never seems to happen..... I am a creature of habit so of course I order the same thing every time. I love the chicken chow mien, pot stickers and BBQ pork. The rest of my family usually gets the Mongolian beef, sweet & sour pork, mushu pork, deep fried asparagus, pork fried rice & beef broccoli on a regular basis (not all at once though, lol). When cooked properly, these dishes rock! But like I said, consistency of the quality of food here is a huge problem. Hopefully I can re-review this place again soon & say that they have stepped it up.... read more

I have not dined here in years all due to my last experience. i ordered the house chicken ( you know the one that is like sweet and sour). while enjoying my chicken, i got this metal thing that stabbed me in the cheek. i pulled it out of my mouth and called the restaurant immediately. the person i spoke with did not sound apologetic at all. their response was that it was probably apiece of the steel wool that they use to clean the pans. yum steel wool!!! read more

We were in Lodi for the first time attending a conference. After the drive down, we just wanted to crash, so we ordered from Yen Ching and had the food delivered. The for was very good. I had Coconut, walnut prawns and really enjoyed it. My granddaughter said her Lemon chicken was very good. The pot stickers were just ok. The delivery person was very nice and the food arrived nice and hot. They even served my shrimp on a lettuce leaf and garnished with a maraschino cherry.....very nice looking for this tired lady. We enjoyed it so much we ordered again two nights later. read more

I loved this place until I found a cockroach in my House chowmein. I have been eating at this place for Yrs, since I starting working in Lodi in 2000. This place is not clean, not sure if they're now but if you see clutter in the front room by the register then assume that in their kitchen, its WORST. I still get grossed out when I see their flyers in my mailbox... YUCK !!! STOP ADVERTISING TO ME, I DoN'T WANT YOUR FLYERS!!!! read more

Pretty good price for lunch and reasonable portions. I ordered the Mongolian Beef and it was okay, a bit too saucy, I like it with less sauce and more green onions... The egg roll was good but the egg fried rice was a bit bland. read more

Very nice place to eat, not to busy. Ordered the broccoli beef, fried rice (lots of shrimp), prawns, garlic chicken, Mongolian beef, salt and pepper pork chops and egg flower soup and 3 cans of soda all for $58.00 plenty of food for 4 plus lots to take home. The food was very fresh and really tasty. The prawns had big pieces of shrimp and a nice batter, the egg flower soup was really good with lots of veggies very hearty with a good broth. read more

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Recently had lunch here..cheap prices...nice server...but food was nothing special. I recommend staying away from the chow mein..the noodles were barely warm and rubbery. The hot sour soup was meh...tasteless. A large, crunchy cold fried wonton chip is the garnish and the egg roll was greasy and tasteless. The server was nice but the food is forgettable. read more

I've been going to Yen Ching for years. The food is always fresh, the prices are very reasonable. I recommend the sweet n sour chicken and Mongolian Chicken. The service is good, I believe it's a family owned business, i think it's nice to support small businesses. read more

It's good food, I won't lie. Pot stickers, mongo beef, lemon chicken are great. But the service is for the birds. We ordered food for pick up, they said 30 min. We show up 30 min later, waited 25 MORE minutes. The lady says I'll give you a free order of chicken chow mein for your wait- what did we get? Steamed rice!! We arrive home, no fortune cookies, no soy sauce. Wth!! Suffice it to say, there's lots of other great places in Lodi to choose from. But I will miss your pot stickers, Yen Ching. read more

I'm happy they deliver, but where is the flavor? We ordered the house chow main it was just blah no juices or flavor just dry noodles. Same with the fried rice. Oh but wait!! The Mongolian beef was so spicy, just one note. The crab Rangoon was the only reason I gave them 3 stars. Meh. read more

Their food is great, the food is awesome!! I like most of everything there except their service, it just sucks, whether you pick up or dining in, that's their only downfall!!**** read more

Came here on Christmas Eve as has been our tradition for the past couple of years. We made a reservation as usual but there year we made it for 4:00 pm. We thought it would be early enough and not be packed especially since we were a larger group. When we arrived, there was a table of four and a table with a couple. All the other tables were empty. We were seated and the waitress immediately asked what we wanted to order and then looked at her watch. We told her we needed a moment so she took our drink orders. About 5 minutes later she came back and asked for our order and looked at her watch again. We told her we were still not ready and when my mom asked her if there was a problem with the time. The waitress said she was concerned about the "rush." We took a few moments more then flagged her down to place our order. We usually each pick a dish to share with the table and this is normally not a problem as they make enough food for the group and charge accordingly. However, when ordering soup, egg rolls, and pot stickers, she LECTURED us on how many each order would serve. Fine, give us two orders of egg rolls and pot stickers and we'll each have a little less soup in our bowls. When she brought the soup out to serve, she again lectured us on how much it would serve. If we had ordered a larger size it would have been far too much, so we were fine with a little less in our bowl especially considering all the other items we had ordered. After that, the rest of our food came out very quickly. We had a male waiter who assisted and was friendly but the woman was rude every time she came to our table. From the time we sat down to the time we finished eating, it was approximately an hour, which is not uncommon whether it's two of us or eight of us. During this time, only one party of four had come in and the restaurant remained mostly empty. We then headed to Trader Joe's to pick up a few items and were there for awhile perusing the items as we don't shop there that often. Afterward, we stood outside and chatted for a few minutes before each heading off in our own directions. At this point, it's almost two hours after our initial reservation and we walked past the restaurant to see how busy it was. Still mostly empty. Not sure when the "rush" was supposed to happen but it didn't appear to be soon. Needless-to-say, I will not be going back to this restaurant again. The food was bland and the service was horrible. read more

Great place for lunch. Lunch specials are a great deal and tasty. Pork and black mushroom is one of my favorites.

This is a family owned and operated restaurant, They have a variety of lunch specials and great prices for other dishes. The food is always fresh and tasty, I have never had anything bad here, and have visited many times over a 15-20 year period of time. Would recommend if you want great tasting, fresh Chinese food. I would also recommend the hot and sour soup. read more

I only eat chinese food at 2 separate restaurants: Kins Tsin (Downtown Lodi) and Yen Ching. Now, granted, I have only been to the Yen Ching in Stockton (Lincoln Center), but it is AMAZING! This is Gourmet Chinese food the way it should be eaten. Stop eating at those dives in the strip malls (where you get huge buckets of food for $6). It's junk and it's not worth the price no matter how much food you get. They have lunch specials and deals, so you can eat less expensively as well. The service is impeccable. The food unparalleled (well, besides King Tsin). TRY IT TODAY!! Great date restaurant. read more