MJ Valley Restaurant — Restaurant in Alhambra

Food's ok for the price. We ordered 5 items from their Dinner Special menu. Shrimp and Cod were decent. Cumin Lamb & Egg Plant with Salted Fish weren't that great. The meat pie with preserved mustard plant was too salty. But it went well with lots of rice.

Service was problematic. The server that took out order was rude, didn't deign to confirm our order as other servers were doing. When he delivered the wrong stuff, we told him it wasn't in our order and he threw a pissy fit, yelled at us and said we ordered the wrong stuff. Other staff saw the whole episode. Two other servers took over for Mr. Rude. They now treated us decently. However the family dining experience was ruined.

Ambience? It was okay I suppose. The only thing that marred it was a misbehaving young girl at the next table. Apparently, her parents took away her iPad when they were about to eat. She was having none of it, screaming, hollering, kicking, the works. She showed excellent stamina and might represent USA in temper tantrum gymnastics in '36. Good thing she trained her parents well. When my uncle asked the father if she was ok, they quickly gave her back her iPad like well trained parents would do. Then there was peace.

Anyhow, it was not a good dining experience. Some within the restaurant's control and some not so much. I don't think I'd come back. But you might have a better...

My first time and definitely my last time. I'm a Mexican. We came in we wanted to sit in the middle but the gentleman didn't let us.

He sat us in the back corner table, we waited 32 minutes for them to come and take our order. Mind you this place is empty 11 tables empty out 17 tables

He was rude to my dad whose English is rough.

After we placed our order they just slammed the my starter soup and rice on our table.

What a disrespectful place, just because we are a different race. Was so humiliated by the way I was treated.

Honestly the food was delicious but the service was questionable

My dad joked and said you forgot about us, his remark made me upset, we were not forgotten we were ignored

And when it was time to pay they treated us like if we weren't going to pay.

Oh I wasn't allowed to take my left overs 😂 he said it belonged to the restaurant. When I saw people leaving with their leftovers😂😂

The cherry on top they forced my dad to leave a tip when we had to deal with...

My wife and I popped in MJ Valley Restaurant on. Weekday for lunch, a popular Chinese restaurant with a curious name and a long line to match. Their lunch specials are incredibly affordable, with over 100 dishes under $13. My personal favorite is the fried whole fish — crispy on the outside, tender on the inside — and the stir-fried string beans with minced pork, a comforting classic done right.

The wait was about 30 minutes, and while service was fast, it wasn’t especially friendly — pretty typical of many traditional Chinese spots. This location has changed hands several times, but hopefully, this version will last. It’s not a huge place, but it seats about 100 and delivers great value for the price. A satisfying reminder that even in a simple meal, there’s grace...