“Everything I tried was delicious!!! Trust me I tried a lot. When I go somewhere new for the first time I like to order several different things and then have leftovers forever. Their Tom Kha soup is now my favorite place to get the soup!! I also got to meet and have a fabulous conversation with the owner. The rest of the staff was amazing as well. So friendly and helpful. If you don’t know what you want or like they are very good at what questions to ask to figure out your flavor profile. I can’t say enough good things!!! Hurry go get some great food!!“
“A romantic setting with great food, setting and ambiance. At Mandarin Spice you are greeted at the front door by a life sized Chinese Terracotta soldier statue. The restaurant is decorated throughout with similar impressive decorations. The food is superb. They offer dishes from throughout the Orient, including Japanese, Chinese, Singapore, Korea, etc. These include a long list of sushi, fried rice, noodles, soups, salads and other specialty dishes, like pad Thai and Korean Barbeque. In my opinion, the sushi is the best in Cedar Rapids, including raw, cooked and vegetarian rolls. If you like cooked sushi, check out the Monster Roll. It has tempura shrimp, cream cheese and crab. They're delicious. The appetizer combo is really good, too. It includes firecracker shrimp, egg rolls and cheese ragoons. They also, in my opinion, have the best fried rice dishes in town. They taste a lot like hibachi grill food. All of their dishes look and taste like they were cooked and plated by an expert chef. Also, Monday through Wednesday, they have half price sushi night.“
“We went for the hot pot this time and visits in the past ordered off the regular menu, which is really good, we really enjoyed the hot pot our server was great and very attentive. We go early because we like to avoid the rush and it's always very nice and quiet.“
“Even though we came at the busiest time, our waiter was calm and collected and went above and beyond. Wasn't too pushy and was on point with refills and the dirty plates. The cooks were phenomenal. I don't think they even caught a two minute break from the grill and they kept up like a boss. The 4 star atmosphere was mainly because it was packed busy and kinda loud but overall 12/10“