Sunrise Kitchen — Restaurant in Fresno

I am ashamed to say that I've lived in Fresno for 20 years and have never heard of this place until my coworkers told me about it and said to try it. I am very happy that I listened to them because I've officially found my new Chinese Joint to go to! I went to them twice in 1 week. Once during a slow day and once during a busy day. Both times the food and service was too notch. On the busy day I was waiting about 20 minutes for my food but when I told the momma there I needed to clock back into work (I actually did, didn't expect them to be super busy at 6pm) she made sure that my order was out 2 minutes after I told her. I got my food and was able to clock back into work on time. My favorite Chinese dish is Sweet and Sour Chicken. I usually judge by how well they make that dish and they did not disappoint. I give that dish specifically a solid 8/10. Why not a 10/10 you may ask its because I get it for take out so its freshly fried chicken and freshly made sauce and that's it for take out. I'm sure eating in they add more stuff to the sauce like veggies and whatnot but its all good! Quality, Quantity and Price are all amazing. You get massive amounts of food for a decent price! EX: I ordered 2 servings of Sweet and Sour Chicken, 1 Sauce and 1 order of Rice. Almost $25 for all of that. Not bad at all!! I'm telling you if you have never tried this place, give it a chance atleast once. This location in particular has been around for over 40 years. I met a fellow customer who said he's been coming to this location...

I am not super sure why this place has 5 stars. It's not worthy of 5 stars, but it isn't a 1 star place either. I will say, it is one of the better Chinese food restaurants in Fresno/Clovis. Let me elaborate.

Food: I am from the Bay Area. Chinese food, from what I've seen here, is either Panda Express or small places like these that are part of a local chain. I have noticed much of the food at these places has a slimy-ish texture to them. It's almost goopy. I love their wonton soup though. However, I have tried other things on the menu (e.g. orange chicken, garlic beef, teriyaki chicken, etc.), but they usually end up being slimy. It isn't bad tasting, it is just not great texture. I do, however, enjoy their pork.

Service: They are always quick, friendly, and willing to help. Service is awesome.

Atmosphere: This is the southeast end of Fresno, and southwest side of Clovis (Sunnyside). There is a lot of the houseless population who usually hang out around this area. I don't find this to be too much of an issue, except for the one time where someone offered me "services" in exchange for food (awkward). The inside is very southeast Fresno-esque. It needs a little bit of a more welcoming vibe and some cleanup, but it isn't dirty per se. Just about average. Kinda like walking into a McDonald's when it's busy.

TLDR; It's not bad, just expect about average. Food can be slimy and still have great taste, so watch what you get if you have texture problems. Great service, atmosphere needs a more...

The food tasted horrible, the service was awful, and the atmosphere was uninviting.

I'm a huge egg foo young fan. However, if I were a food critic, this place would fail miserably at everything.

I ordered shrimp egg foo young, but they refused to cook it with the shrimp inside. It was the worst egg foo young I have ever had.

It was like an overcooked crunchy pancake stuffed with cabbage and onions topped with brown gravy and shrimp.

My husband had their teriyaki chicken, which looked and tasted like some type of meat, but it definitely was not chicken. I don't know how this place got a 4.3-star rating because they failed miserably on my order.

They gave us one paper plate for two orders and we were dining in. And when I say paper, I mean real paper. The kind of paper plates that you don't buy for a barbecue or any special occasion—just the plain paper plates you find at a kid's party for a hot dog and chips.

The plate was so thin that the disgusting food soaked right through the bottom. They refused to let me order something different or give me a refund for their terrible food.

My husband and walked out and left that garbage they called egg foo young on the table.

If you want good Chinese food don't waste your money and don't go here. If I could give them zero stars that's exactly what...