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Best Chinese food near Walnut Creek, California, United States
Find out what Chinese restaurants to try in Walnut Creek. Walnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, about 16 miles (26 kilometres) east of the city of Oakland. With a total estimated population of 67,673, Walnut Creek serves as a hub for its neighboring cities because of its location at the junction of the highways from Sacramento and San Jose (I-680) and San Francisco/Oakland (SR-24) and its accessibility by BART. Its active downtown neighborhood features hundred-year-old buildings and extensive high-end retail establishments, restaurants and entertainment venues.
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6. Sichuan House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By Norm1983
Had lunch here with a friend and the first time back since their changeover a few years ago. They brought out a small plate of kimchi along with some sticky peanuts/coated as an appetizer. The kimchi was very hot. The waitress brought over some hot and sour soup which was ok, not great. I ordered the ChongQing Style Spicy Chicken Wings (very spicy) which came with fried rice and some broccoli. The wing parts were chopped in half which made them difficult to eat because of the loose bones. I would suggest whole wing parts to the chef instead of chopping which would be easier to eat. Took forever to get water and hot tea. Service was friendly but pretty slow. Lots of free parking. I'll try it again to compare.
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5. Oi-C Bowl
Overall Ratings
4 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By 1occasional_traveler
I had lunch here recently. They have a "typical" lunch plate menu, bento boxes and dim sum. My lunch included a bowl of soup and a nice assortment of dim sum. It was a bit light for a hearty appetite, but perfectly suited for my tastes. My husband and I dine here regularly for dinner and never leave disappointed.
4. Yan's China Bistro & Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By FredN47
We go here to relax. I like the food and service. My favorite is sweet and sour prawns. Good parking and easy in and out
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3. Modern China Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By Denise K
Damning with faint praise. The drinks are excellent - not too sweet and not swimming in amaros like so many places. However, the food and service are not great. We had coconut prawns, crab rangoon, lamb skewers, boneless pork and a reasonably good salmon, avo and cucumber roll. The meats were hopelessly overcooked and dry. The skewers had good flavor, but a LOT of chew. The coconut prawns were overfried and missing any hint of coconut. The rangoon was underseasoned, but cooked properly. We waited forever for service even though the restaurant was pretty empty. One couple got great service from a server who never helped anyone else. Even with happy hour prices, this is not good value. Very disappointing. Such a good menu.
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2. Dragon's Pond
Overall Ratings
4 based on 49 reviews
Hunan (Chinese)
Reviewed By Fanfoot
Ordered from here via Uber Eats. Tried the Twice Cooked Pork (very good, if a little salty); Szechuan Prawns (really good) and Kung Pow Prawns (not enough peanuts, a little burnt tasting and too much zuchini--like half the dish). Even the Kung Pow that wasn't my favorite was still pretty decent. Will be ordering again. Also the place has a lot of choices, pretty much anything you've had at a Hunan or Szechuan restaurant before. Unlike a lot of places on Uber Eats.
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1. P.F. Chang's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 136 reviews
P.F. Chang's is a restaurant concept that honors the 2,000-year-old Asian tradition of wok cooking and believes in making food from scratch every day in every restaurant. With a Farm to Wok food philosophy at its core, P.F. Chang's chefs hand-roll dim sum
Reviewed By Steven C
P.F. Chang certainly has impressive atmosphere with reproductions of the Terra Cota army around the room, and a massive statue of a horse near the entrance. (Le Cheval down the road also has a horse, but Cheval means horse in French. What's with all these horses?) Service was prompt, attentive and friendly. A little odd- our server asked us "how are we today?", and bringing our food said "Here's our soup" and "Here's our ginger chicken". I was wondering if he was planning on joining us for lunch.We had a small order of spring rolls, which were fried, not fresh, but or server did let us know that was how they were made. They were pretty good. The bowl of hot and sour soup we shared was excellent, and nice blend of piquant and spice. The ginger chicken was disappointing though- we could barely detect any ginger character, which we were looking forward to.A little pricey, $40 or so for lunch.
