North China Restaurant

113 N Broadway, Santa Maria
(805) 925-3705

Recent Reviews

C. M.

Damn....!! I'll be back again and again. My mouth is having a party right now.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Orange Chicken

Heather Dunham

Great food and large portions. Walnut shrimp was

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Honey Walnut Shrimp, Pork Fried Rice, Pot Stickers

Sarah B

Great food, and good service. The establishment was clean. The service took a long time, however they were. Busy. Parking was confusing. The waiting area was confusing. But once we figured it out, it flowed. I'm definitely coming again for great food. We ordered the orange chicken and the Mongolian beef with white rice.Parking: There are a few parking spots out back. Sometimes you can find street parking. It honestly depends on the time of day.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Jasmine Tea, Mongolian Beef, Pot Stickers, Orange Chicken

Anicka Wilcox

I got walnut shrimp and some cheese wontons and it was okay but it was $50 before tip for just those two things as takeout. I mean the wontons were great and the shrimp was fine but $50 for Chinese takeout is crazy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Henny Hen

Best EggFoo yung and pork fried rice in town . The owner is Amazing.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Egg Foo Young

Ronald Stinnett

Excellent food, the best Chinese food in Santa Maria.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp Chow Mein, Mongolian Beef, Moo Shu Pork, North China Special Fried Rice

Dallas Pelletier

I was extremely disappointed in the order I got tonight. Dinner for two. Over $50.00. One of the containers that we brought home had a 1/4 thin piece of dry ramen in it. Not sure what you are supposed to do with that. Food was tasteless and cold. Soup was watercress and frozen vegetables in a weak broth that had no flavor. Really sub par.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Candy

I disliked this place. It was my first time being in the restaurant and trying the food. When we went in they rushed us to the back and made us wait like 50 minutes. Their was plenty of tables open. The place where we waited was very crowded and felt squished. After long 50 minutes we got seated. The waiter was a little rude it look like she didn’t want to be their which I get she probably was tired. After it took around 30 minutes for our food. Orange chicken and walnut shrimp wasn’t good. It had more bread than meat. Lemonade was a bit water down. I can’t believe they had poster for the best Chinese food. I’ve tired better.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

S Witherspoon

Parking: Hard to find because of poor signage

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Orange Chicken

Alice Gilbert

I always went for the honey walnut shrimp it was always crispy with delicious succulent shrimp I would always wonder how they made this so good! Last 2 times I was completely dissatisfiedg… both times they were hard overcooked and the shrimp was dried out..I am assuming they are not frying to order but making in advance and reheating if I wanted that I would go to Panda ExpressI was a customer many years so I know how it should taste and I’m never going back and it cost 25.00 now Shame on themPs I have only left 2 negative reviews in my life and I am 63 really loved that shrimp..

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Kelly Marapao

Best Chinese food on the coast hands down!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Fried Rice, Egg Foo Young, Sweet & Sour Pork, Pot Stickers, Cashew Chicken, Egg Drop Soup

Kristy Rose Tumbaga

This restaurant is my family’s favorite! Thank you to all the staff for always serving great food and service! Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef, Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, Sizzling Rice Soup, Orange Chicken, Pot Stickers

Javier Mena

Amazing food, fast, and great customer service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef

Mariah Banks

Beef and , flavor was really good but beef pieces were an odd texture to me. Would order again though.Honey Walnut , best item we had but wasn’t as sweet as other HWS that I’ve tried, perfectly fried, next time I’ll ask for extra sauce because some pieces weren’t very coated. The portion size is pretty big but it was also $26 so it’d better be.Mongolian , ordered because I read other reviews that it was good. The beef was the same texture as the beef and broccoli (it’s like too soft idk how to explain it), it was so one note like the onions meat and sauce was not flavorful at all. After a couple bites I literally threw the entire container away.House Chow , very good flavor, tasted fresh, good amount of meatAppetizer , egg rolls had good flavor but used spring roll wrappers, potstickers were good, cheese wontons weren’t the best I’ve had but were decent also, fried shrimp was good. Would have liked a sweet teriyaki sauce in addition to the dips given with it.Overall: Service was amazing and the waitresses were very nice. When I went to pick up my food I was so confused because there’s a couple of street parking spots but I still don’t know where the actual parking lot is lol it’s hard to find, especially at night, I didn’t see any signs and eventually just parked on the street. I would say this is the best Chinese restaurant in the area like most of the items we tried we enjoyed. We would go back but the only issue I have with this place is the prices are exorbitant. At most, I think each of these dishes are maybe worth $10-15 with the HWS being MAYBE $20 because it was actually a pretty good portion. I have never paid this much for Chinese food in my life. For these five dishes plus a side of white rice we spent $120. I’m also used to each entrée coming with white rice on the side but here I had to pay for one container. If you can afford it, it is good Chinese food, but not worth the price.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Honey Walnut Shrimp

Venessa Pullen

We arrived a little after 4 p.m., and the place was packed. We were greeted and seated right away. The servers were very sweet, attentive, and professional. The food was served family-style and was delicious. We had the sweet and sour pork, orange chicken, and mongolian beef. All were hot, fresh, and plentiful. It came with a large portion of white rice. We probably ordered enough food for 4-5 people, so we had a lot of leftovers to take home. This will be our new go-to place for Chinese food.Parking: Parking is located on a side street, near the restaurant.Wheelchair accessibility: Single level, wheelchair accessible.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef, Orange Chicken, Sweet & Sour Pork

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