I regret not taking photos, we ordered our food for delivery, and I didn't even think to take pictures, but I just couldn't skip reviewing Ying Cafe. I had been craving combination fried rice all day, so I hopped on Door Dash and looked for what I had a mental picture floating around in my head all day. Funny thing is, we have a "usual" place we order Chinese food from, but their fried rice, wasn't what I was desiring. As I scanned the different restaurants I found that Ying's fried rice looked like what my brain was craving! This was our first time ordering but won't be the last, I of course got the combination fried rice, which was delicious, all the proteins I had hoped for and fresh, crisp vegetables. The flavor was exactly what I wanted! Hubs got Chicken fried rice and he ate almost the whole container lol, we both are the type that can make two meals off of a fried rice. The portions were large, and piping hot, the oblong black containers with the clear lid. My brother ordered Garlic Shrimp, and he truly enjoyed it, the next day he told me it was the best Chinese food he'd had since moving here about 3 years ago! We will definitely order again, and when we do I will try to remember to take photos! read more

Called in and order and it was ready very quickly! Food was piping hot once we got it and it was delicious! read more

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I gave Ying a very low rating 6 years ago, and because I can't delete or revise my former review I will write another. While the looks of this restaurant haven't changed, the cleanliness factor and taste of the food has completely improved! Our dishes were hot, flavorful, fresh with generous portions. The place looked clean and tidy and there were no more grimy condiments on the table. Our server was friendly and the price was right! read more

Ying Cafe - Watauga - 606. Kung Pao Chicken dinner special comes with white or fried rice, an egg roll, and a cup of soup. - Chinese Near Me - Watauga, Texas

Super good family owned restaurant, food was fresh and everyone was very kind definetely recommend!!

First thing said (most unloved from Texas BUT been here 8 years) I'm from CA. Most Chinese places only have steamed pork in their food. THIS PLACE HAS BBQ PORK!!! Note: ask for it or your dish will be steamed. No extra cost for the better pork either! I've never eaten here but I've ordered for delivery and many times they call and make adjustments in price to LOWER it based on my requests. AMAZING! The food here is the closest in 8 years I've come to CA style Chinese. I craved it for years and now I get my happiness. Thank you! read more

We tried Ying Cafe for the first time last week and thought the food was great! They have a great variety of options to choose from.

Awesome food, great costumer service! Nice portions at an affordable price! Highly recommend, we have been coming here for 14 years and it is always delicious! read more

Ying Cafe - Watauga - Orange Chicken, fried rice, egg roll and rice noodles 13.00 - Chinese Near Me - Watauga, Texas

Best delivery service & Chinese cuisine! Consistently fresh food every time with an extensive menu. We've been ordering from Ying Cafe for 20+ years. read more

My wife and I have been going here for quite a while. I have tried multiple items on their menu and have always been pleased by the taste and the amount. The place may not be very fancy, but their food is good. My wife especially likes their Poopoo platter. Their BBQ ribs on the platter are really good. My wife really liked the homemade BBQ sauce. It is family run and they are very friendly. My wife is very picky as to where she will go out to eat, but I usually don't have to do too much convincing to get her to go here. I have tried their Moshu pork, beef and snow pees, sweet and sour shrimp and a few others and have not been disappointed yet. This is what many would call a hole in the wall gem of a restaurant, not very fancy, but great food. What would you rather have, fancy interior or great food. My personal preference is great food, so Ying Cafe is definitely that. Also, not sure why Yelp thinks I live in CA, I live in NRH, Tx. read more

Excellent Food, Service, & Reasonable Price. Mom & daughter enjoyed everything about it.

First and last visit. Came specifically for egg foo young after some good reviews. Menu had several versions of egg foo young. They don't make egg foo young anymore. Really? How about crossing it out on the menu? Place was not appealing either. On the dirty side. Seemed busy with delivery orders, but no customers inside. Food was okay, definitely not great. Very disappointing. read more

Take out last Sunday, unfortunately it seems everything was tasting off. It's Thursday and most is still in the frig pending disposal. Egg rolls were tasteless. Brocolli beef - the beef had a over tenderize texture. Orange chicken flavor off. $76 later it all Left a bad taste in my mouth! read more

Ambiance is lacking but food is delicious. Typically order pan-fried dumplings and broccoli beef.

Ying Cafe 6651 Hightower Dr Unit 300 Watauga, TX 76148 +1 (817) 427-8606 yingcafewatauga.com General: There are multiple booths and tables, quiet environment, we were the only ones here for dinner on Thursday. There may not be a crowd inside but the phone rang multiple times with orders. Those who came to pickup were older, giving me the feeling the longer term residents of Watauga know this is a good place. Wonton soup for 2: flavorful broth, and the best tasting wontons I've had in a long time Egg rolls: more spring roll type but very good Fried rice: served with chef specialties, lacking in flavor, needed more soy sauce and egg. Though I imagine the actual orders of fried rice plates would be good. White rice: served with chef specialities, I don't think you can mess that up. It was good rice, cooked thoroughly. The table did have a pouring jar of sweet and sour and we poured it over rice. Lemon chicken chef specialty: Overall good lemon chicken, it hit the flavors I was looking for. Serviced with chopped bell pepper, onion, pineapple, carrot and lemon mixed in. The chicken is stirred into the sauce, instead of on the side to dip. Really appreciate the sauce not being runny and more glaze like. Yings sweet and sour special: combo of shrimp, beef, and chicken covered with sweet and sour sauce. Serviced with chopped bell pepper, onion, pineapple, carrot and lemon. For 2 specialty plates (protein + rice + egg roll) and wonton soup for 2 we paid $32.75. And we are leaving with leftover protein and the soup broth! Will be coming again for the home cooked tasty Chinese food! read more

Ying Cafe - Watauga - 201. Wonton Soup For 2 - Chinese Near Me - Watauga, Texas

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By far the BEST food EVER!! My favorite place in DFW across the board! FAST FAST Delivery!

My husband had seen this place while driving to work and wanted to try it. Good was very good! Not overly salted like most places. We had the egg drop soup and it was delicious! We also had the Orange Chicken with steamed rice and the Beef with Broccoli with fried rice. Both dishes are very flavorful and there was enough to take home to have later. We will be coming back. read more

Amazing service! Great food! I had the sweet and sour chicken and some lo mien. It was delish!

Great food, prices are amazing as well very friendly So many varieties in their menu I highly recommend, this place is a must read more

Well dang, the first two reviews that popped up for me where from fellow Yelp elite buddies that rates it highly (but we're several years old)... I'm glad I didn't read the recent reviews or I never would have come. So, pro for me in online ordering. I go to pick up my order and the inside was...a little off putting. Very old looking. One table was filled with kids toys and the other with..junk basically. There were hand written sign saying "No talking loudly " which was interesting because it was completely empty..I'm curious as to how rowdy this place gets? Anyways, the lady seemed nice and went over my order to make sure it was correct. I ordered Wonton soup for 2, Crab Rangoon and Take Out combo with orange chicken, beef and broccoli, rice and it came with a beef egg roll. The soup was exactly what I wanted. A lot of places get wonton soup wrong in my opinion but I LOVED it. Best wonton soup I've had since leaving California. Lots of fresh veggies and the wontons tasted awesome. Crab Rangoon's weren't anything special. A bit chewy and I didn't taste any crab, only cream cheese..and they only have me sweet and sour sauce to dip it in, I much prefer plum sauce. My husband ate the combo, his only complaint was the orange chicken was mostly breading. The price was $25.33 which seemed alright to me. I will come back if I'm in the area and/or craving wonton soup. They gladly add shrimp to my wonton soup, now to see if they will add bbq pork too next time then I'll be in heaven! read more

First time back in a number of years. Still looks the same. Not in a bad way. It was nice and clean. Waitress was very nice and kept up with water and checking on us. I had Moo Goo Gai Pan, my wife had Broccoli Chicken. Mine was ok but overall just ok. Wife said her's was very good. I tasted it and it was very good. She did ask for white sauce instead of the brown which is what it comes with. Affordable lunch at 8.50 a plate. I'll go back but will get another dish. Overall its worth a visit. read more

I just enjoyed another tasty dinner at Ying Cafe. I have always had delicious food here. Portions are great for the low cost. Everyone should try this family run Chinese restaurant. You won't be disappointed. read more

Love coming here for lunch, their lunch specials can't be beat. The rice noodles they serve on that menu are so good. The hunan chicken & hot and sour soup were delicious. read more

Absolutely horrible!! did not get what I ordered off the menu!! the so called sweet and sour sauce is water down its not even pink!!

I had the lunch Tao chicken and it was very good. There was also a very nice variety on the entree plate. Tasty egg roll, noodles, and a cheese puff. All very good. read more

Tasty food and excellent service. The family that runs the restaurant is very sweet and accommodating. The food quality isn't the best American Chinese I've had, but it is good and easy for a quick dinner for the family. read more

Service sucks from them not wanting to take a to go order over the phone even thought I was willing to pay as well over the phone. Apparently even thou I explained my situation I livev3 doors down and can be there in 5 min to pick up they refused as I care for my elderly parent and daughter was sick as well. They def lost business with me. Last time I was in there it smelt of sewage so I'm sure it hasn't changed either. Tangs is a much better option, and will get all my business. Ying you all need to step it up. In my book u dont even deserve a 1 star review. read more

just had our first order from Ying's. food was excellent. We found our go to Chinese restaurant. Yeah!

I have to say I used to enjoy coming here and getting egg fu yung. That might be the only thing on the menu that worth eating - aside from the bean curd dishes. I am finishing eating a sampling of dishes and they are just either blech or bad. Spare ribs that require a lot of strength to remove the meat, strong flavored chicken wontons in chili sauce, curry chicken that is ok. I am praying I do not pay for eating here later. This is my last time coming here unless something dramatically changes. The menu selection is good, in theory, but execution is poor. You would be safer going to Panda Express where the food is safe and relatively flavorful. read more

Good clean food. My first delivery took forever to get here but worth the wait. I ordered online and they got everything correct, even my special request! The food was clean, not greasy, and the flavors were fantastic! Will order again! read more

The breading on the chicken was extremely soggy and most of the chicken was tough. Crab Rangoon was fair. read more

Ying Cafe - Watauga - a close up of a chicken dish - Chinese Near Me - Watauga, Texas

Good Chinese food and good service!! Enjoyed the dinner! Easy to get to and a nice dining room with friendly staff. I chose the Happy Family dish and thought it was good! Will plan on going again to try more dishes! read more

Good Food - Great Value!. There are so many little Chinese restaurants around, that they all begin to run together. With a similar menu and décor and flavors. We were pleasantly surprised upon a recent stop at Ying Café. While the menu choices are similar, there is definitely a freshness about the items, and the lunch menu is a great value! You get your entrée, choice of rice, noodles, egg roll, fried wonton and choice of soup - all for $6.50! We've already returned once and we'll go back again. read more

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The best Chinese food in town!!! Love this place. So many good choices Favorites are: Sesame Chicken Mongolian Chicken or Beef Pepper Steak read more

Ying Cafe - Watauga - Mongolian Chicken with Fried Rice Spring Roll and Crag Ragoon - Chinese Near Me - Watauga, Texas

Meat was very chewy, we had ordered the Orange chicken and Pepper Steak and the Pepper Steak was awful. Definitely will not be returning. This place used to be really good at one time but it doesn't taste the same. read more

This is our favorite Friday night spot. Food is always fresh and on time. Recommend the General Tao's chicken, egg drop soup, and egg rolls but everything we've ever ordered has been amazing! read more

I'm glad that I didn't read some of the other more recent reviews of this place before ordering, or I might not have! After my favorite Chinese place stopped doing online ordering, I needed to branch out. I know it's easy to call somewhere, but I find that it's better if I can order online so I can have my exact order written down just in case there is a problem. I was so thrilled to see that Ying Cafe does online ordering! I ordered the orange chicken for myself and the chicken fried rice for my boyfriend. (He is not really a fan of Chinese food, but is a fan of delivery, so there is a compromise!) We also ordered the crab rangoons and some egg rolls. The food was supposed to take an hour to get to us. It didn't take an hour. Within 30 minutes, we had our meals and were happily munching away, and never had to put on real pants. My orange chicken was quite good! A nice hint of spice and the orange sauce was yum. The fried rice that came with it was a little bland, but soy and chili sauce fixed that up. The chicken fried rice was also good, but again, it needed some soy and chili sauce. I liked the rangoons but they were just this side of too chewy. I will say that the meals could have been a little more hot, temperature wise, but it's really freakin' cold today (25 degrees!) so I'm going to give that a pass. Now for the price, I do think we expected the portions to be a touch bigger than they were. I think we were a bit spoiled from the restaurant we used most often. It was just over $30 for all that we ordered. But I definitely got 2 servings worth from my meal, so I'm not going to complain too much. All in all, I think this place was decent, and we will probably order from here again. read more

I have been eating here forever and their quality never drops. I tend to order delivery these days instead of going to the restaurant to eat, but it's absolutely the best Chinese take it you can get. Lots of food for your money. Shrimp is one of my favorite proteins and I have never gotten any that weren't fresh. Egg rolls are wonderful and I have never been disappointed. read more

Since I had a better experience at another place today I thought I should give this place a review based on my one time experience about a year ago. It was bad and from what I read it had undergone a change in ownership. That can happen and sometime it can either improve a place or send it down. Patty had been there before but it had been quite some time ago. This was my first and last time. I had a very strange rendition of Egg Foo Young that was so bad I left half of it there. And I usually finish it all. She said her food was awful as well. It was so long ago I can't specifically remember what was wrong but we scratched it off our list. read more

High quality chicken, nice flavor for both entrees we got (sweet & sour and general tso's). The egg rolls and rice were also very good. We will be back. read more

Best Chinese I've had in a long, long time. Ying Cafe is now our Chinese restaurant of choice. We always just made do, but not now. Wonderful food and wonderful service. Thanks. read more