Mandarin Wok Restaurant
Mandarin Wok Restaurant
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Slices of beef with broccoli, snow peas, carrots, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts & cabbage in Tsou's special sauce.
Thick & tender slices of beef wok-seared with scaltions & caramelized onion in a natural & flavorful sauce.
Slices of beef fried to a delightful crisp, stir fried with carrots, celery & green onions in a tangy spicy sauce.
Lightly breaded beef with broccoli & cabbage in our sweet sesame glaze sauce.
Lightly breaded beef with a bell peppers & onions sauteed in a mandarin ginger sauce.
Lightly breaded beef sauted with orange zest & onions in a citrusy sweet sauce.
Slices of beef with carrots, celery, & green onions in our spicy house sze-chuan sauce.
Slices of beef with snow peas, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, & onions wok-seared in our authentic oriental spices.
Slices of beef with broccoli & julienned carrots in a spicy dark garlic sauce.
Slices of beef sauteed with scallions & peanuts in our house kung pao sauce.
Slices of beef sauted with black mushrooms & baby corn in a dark garlic sauce.
Beef & fish with scallions & caramelized onions.
Beef with string beans, carrots, mushrooms, & onions in a chinese black bean sauce.
Slices of chicken breast with broccoli, snow peas, carrots, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, & cabbage in sou's special sauce.
Lightly breaded chicken breast sauteed with bell peppers & onions in a mandarin ginger sauce.
Diced chicken with cashew nuts in our special dark red sauce.
Diced chicken with scallions & peanuts in our house kung pao sauce.
Chicken fillets battered & fried to a golden brown, served with fresh lemon slices & our homemade lemon sauce.
Diced chicken with carrots, mushrooms, & snow peapods sauted in a light spicy garlic sauce.
Diced chicken with mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, & scallions sauteed in a dark spicy garlic sauce.
Slices of chicken breast with snow peas, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, & onions wok-seared in our authentic oriental spices.
Chicken fillets battered & fried to a golden brow, blended with carrots. celeru & scallions in a tangy spicy sauce.
Shrimp with bell peppers, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, & green onions sauled in a light spicy sweet garlic sauce.
Shrimp with broccoli, snow peas, & carrots in a white wine garlic sauce.
Lightly breaded shrimp with bell peppers & onions sauted in a mandarin ginger sauce.
Lightly breaded shrimp with broccoli cabbage, & candied walnuts in a honey glaze sauce.
Shrimp with mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, peas, & carrots in a sweet spicy ginger sauce.
Shrimp lightly battered & fried golden brown sauted with water chestnuts, green onions, & julienned carrots in a tangy spicy sauce.
Shrimp with mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, peas, & carrots in a creamy lobster gravy.
Fish with bell peppers, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, & green onions sauteed in a light spicy sweet garlic sauce.
Fish with broccoli, snow peas, & carrots in a white wine garlic sauce.
Shrimp & fish with broccoli, snow peas, & carrots in a white wine garlic sauce.
Shrimp & fish with bell peppers & onions in a chinese black bean sauce.
Shrimp, beef, & chicken sauted with scallions & peanuts in our house kung pao sauce.
Roasted duckling, lightly breaded and served with lichee, carrots, bell peppers, and onions in our homemade sweet and sour sauce.
Half roasted duckling served with broccoli, snow peas, carrots, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, onions, and cabbage in a savory garlic sauce.
Half Duckling marinated in Special Chinese seasonings and fried to a delightful succulent crisp.
Crispy duck skin from a slowly roasted duck, served with mandarin pancakes, cucumber, scallions and hoisin sauce.
Shredded pork stir fried with mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, cabbage, julienned carrots, and bean sprouts stir-fried and served with mandarin pancakes and hoisin sauce.
Shredded pork wok-seared with scallions and caramelized onions in a natural and flavorfull calico.
Shredded pork with bell peppers, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, and green onions sauted in a light spicy sweet garlic sauce.
Minced pork with tofu, mushrooms, baby corn, and water chestnuts in a spicy dark garlic sauce.
Sliced pork and fried tofu sauteed with snow peas, carrots, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnut, and cabbage in a spicy garlic sauce.
Crisp snow peapods, carrots, and mushrooms in a flavorful garlic sauce.
Eggplant fried and served with carrots, mushrooms, and onions in a garlic black bean sauce.
Snow peas, mushrooms, baby corn, water chestnuts, cabbage, julienned carrots, and beansprouts stir fried and served with mandarin pancakes and hoisin sauce.
Green beans with carrots, mushrooms, and onions in our spicy house sze-chuan sauce.
Tofu lightly breaded served with Broccoli, Bell Peppers, and Onions in a sweet sesame sauce.
Soft noodles.
Soft noodles.
Shrimp.
Crispy duck $20 really great!
Crispy beef
cars parked in front of the restaurant
Front of store
Chicken Lo Mein lunch special
Mandarin Fried Rice $20
Veggie Lo Mein $20
Kung pao chicken lunch special with egg roll and fried rice
Sesame tofu $14 that sauce is 5/5!
Lunch menu
Totally worth it
Dinner special
Dinner specials
Dining room
food
the interior of the restaurant
Lunch portions... eggroll was previously cooked... tasted like it sat there for an hour amd was.reheated.
Chicken in hunan spicy sauce, Mongolian beef, veg lo mein
Sesame chicken and onions
Flavorless egg drop soup
No dishwasher on staff? Use to-go containers!
soup, soups and chowder, chowder, food
Egg foo young (the really dark stuff) and mushroom chicken which was delicious.
Rana R.
Jul 23, 2024
Okay yes, super dated restaurant BUT the food was very, very good. I don't know if I'd eat in again but I'll definitely call for take out- which seems to be the more popular option. Carpets were really old & green, decor was dated and it just felt a little dirty. Not saying it was, but maybe it's time for an upgrade? Anyway, the food was really good and felt like it was very authentic. Prices are reasonable for the portions you receive. Shared the Mandarin Fried Rice [$12] which came w/all the fixings, Vegetable Lo Mein [$12] was super tasty & an order or the Crispy Duck (1/2) [$20] which was *chef's kiss* Also ordered the Seasame Tofu [$14] and we were so pleasantly surprised by how good the sauce was! That was my personal favorite, but you can't go wrong with anything on their menu. Really great choices.Service was okay. They did apologize for the wait since the kitchen was backed up with to-go orders. They were all nice and attentive so I will be back but just for pick up.
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Michael B.
Jul 25, 2024
Was recommended to me. I'm not sure why. It wasn't that great of a spot which sucks because the people there was very sweet. The food didn't smack at all and I was super excited for this type of cuisine. It's in a small plaza with 4-5 other businesses next to it. And they all share a parking lot. It's on the corner of an intersection. You walk in and it seems as if the place hasn't been updated in about 20 years. Which isn't a problem. It has a charm to it. There's two bathrooms in the back down a hallway that's for all genders. When we came here on a Saturday night at 8pm it was dead. We were the only ones there. Service was prompt and hospitable. The menu is a good size and there was a lot of options to choose from. Some things were foreign to us so we asked the wait staff to explain it to us and they were super nice about it. But like I said earlier, the food just wasn't that memorable. We had the dinner special which is a rice (white or brown), a main course (several to choose from including perking chicken, beef and broccoli, tofu, beef and what I went with which was the imperial chicken) and then a hot soup (hour and sour or egg drop soup). That was pretty filling and a nice price point of 23 dollars. We also went with a house pan fried noodles dish. It's hard to put my finger on what was wrong with it but it was a bit soggy, and lacked serious flavor. I added spicy to it afterwards and still came out disappointed. I took it home with me and I ate it two days later, and I will admit that after marinating in the juice a little bit, it tasted a lot better but I shouldn't have to take my food home and wait for it in order for it to taste good. I think it might be okay to come here for lunch as they have some solid lunch specials but we weren't happy with this place as a date night option. As we were leaving, someone homeless came in. He came in and mentioned he only had a few dollars and would love something to eat if possible despite not having enough. They gave him a menu and told him to order a meal. I thought that was very sweet and nice of them. I went up and paid for his meal without him knowing regardless because I know how tough it is to work in the restaurant industry and they were super kind to him. So shoutout to the staff for their humanity.
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Janet S.
Jul 14, 2024
We ordered the food to be delivered and that went smoothly. However, what used to be a great restaurant is now extremely expensive and not flavorful. The east pork appetizer was chewy and falling apart. The Mongolian beef didn't have any flavor and the beef was chewy. The honey walnut shrimp was drowning in sauce and had a small handful of walnuts. The pork fried rice was filled with pork, but the rice was hard. Usually, the leftovers are better on the second night. This was not the case.As for the expense, it is not worth it! Even if you take off the almost $10 in fees, and have it for two meals, it is way over priced.It is too bad, but this is off our list of small local places.
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Wendy G.
May 18, 2024
Returned to this Clairemont spot after an 8 year absence, and they've still got it! The only nostalgic 90s, East Coast style (yes, there are sweet n sour + Chinese mustard containers on every table) Chinese restaurant that I've encountered in SD. The ceilings still have cheerful red lanterns, and we were initially the only diners for Sunday dinner. Service was brisk and kind. Some older single guys came in later, and one was very pleased with the off menu sizzling rice soup that he ordered. The actual menu is extensive, which is always a good thing to this here. picky eater : )We selected the cream cheese wontons as an appetizer, and they arrived perfectly crisp and savory without any unwantedkrab/crab. My sesame tofu was light and featured a generous portion of vegetables. The sauce could have packed more flavor but overall a good version of this classic. My companion enjoyed his beef fried rice but said that the wings were undercooked. Prices were reasonable--flavors at 3 stars but unique (for SD) ambiance, lovely service and menu variety bump this place back up to 4 stars
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Nick Y.
Apr 24, 2024
Mandarin Wok is a great choice if you are looking for somewhere with a lot of options, very reasonably priced, and a hole-in-the-wall feel. Even being in a strip with other stores, as soon as you enter it is very genuine and relaxed atmosphere. I've always had a great experience with our servers. They've had great recommendations in the past based off of what kind of Chinese food I typically like. Get their salt+pepper wings... they are delicious!The portions are very good and I've left both times feeling like the cost was very on par for what I got. I would highly recommending trying Mandarin Wok if you haven't been!
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Jason B.
Aug 20, 2023
Opted for the dinner special...plenty of food, plenty of options, just average.Great service!
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Janet G.
Dec 3, 2023
Not sure why there are so many mediocre reviews for the new ownership? We have had a great experience each time we visit and love this local, "hole in the wall" Chinese spot. The restaurant is clean and the ambience is nice. We usually take out but would love to plan a dine in visit soon. The food is super consistent and fresh. It doesn't feel loaded down with sodium and sugar. They have tofu options, their egg roles are delicious and they are always super quick, efficient, and friendly with pick up orders. So glad this spot is down the street!
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Bryce S.
Jun 18, 2024
I found this restaurant on yelp while on vacation and it did not disappoint. Great authentic Chinese food with friendly service. They helped accommodate our 2 year old daughter and even gave her extra fortune cookies on the way out. The Mongolian beef and chicken low mien were our favorites. We loved that they had hot mustard and sweet n sour sauce on the table and their hot chili oil was awesome. I would go back next time I am in town.
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Buddhas P.
Nov 29, 2023
New owners+inflation= decrease in quality and portions. New owners are trying to get situated as the previous waitress there is now the mew owners. Joanna nd Edwin(previous 30 years owners) have retired.Had a lunch special- H&S soup was watery, not thickened, and as the pic shows, lunch special portions are cut in half but at the same price.Love HITW places like this but most likely will revisit again in 3 months..
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David L.
Jul 16, 2024
I tried it twice after Panda Country closed during COVID. It's not Panda Country. The food isn't too good and $4 for a pot of weak tea with 1 teabag is a ripoff. I would rather get Panda Express and eat it at home on my own Chinese restaurant plates. The food is much better, and cheaper.
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