China Kitchen of Hayward — Restaurant in Hayward

Chinese food in the Bay Area usually means the real thing: menus written in Chinese for Chinese-speaking customers. Chinese food in middle America means a standardized menu that has as much relation to Chinese food as a hamburger has to German food.

This place is a middle America Chinese restaurant. Further, it's about as generic of that food as possible. The family running this restaurant have not decorated the place. The tables and chairs look second-hand.

But given that, the food is fine, clean, and simple. The people running the restaurant are resourceful. And portions were large.

I'd recommend them for take-out, especially for out of state relatives who think that egg foo yung is the height of...

I have been craving eggs scrambled in sesame seed oil, prawns, with green onions over rice. The option for this dish is on the menu, but I was not able to select it for delivery. I had to request shrimp fried rice, but I was able to type in the special request box, the aforementioned items. To my dismay, I had peas, which I don't like and carrots in my meal. I spoke with someone over the phone. She indicated the dish always come with vegetables. Are the peas and carrots in the egg ? She was also very dismissive and condescending. She said the order was weird. She stated next time. I informed her there would not be a next time and she hung up the phone. Very...

They’re reliable! Been going here for about 8 years now. It seems to be ran by a Chinese couple there, very kind folk. Always a smile on their face when I see them. It’s a super no-frills hole-in-the-wall call—ahead type dealio. Our regular items are:

Beef chow mein Beef or house chow fun Fried Rice Beef and Brocolli Sweet and sour pork Fried pork wontons Shrimp egg foo young - recent pick-up

& some refrigerated Dr. Pepper cans! Call ahead about 15-20 minutes and they’re always pretty good about getting done by then. Sometimes I wait a little extra but it’s because they’re a bit busy for...