Coral Reef Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Just a few days ago, we had a huge event in this restaurant. We were celebrating a baby shower. We wanted to do atleast 90 seats and they were very comfortable telling us that everybody can fit comfortably. If you have been to this place or if you have not, let me describe it to you , the ground floor is where the dining area is and the upstairs is where the bathrooms are. You can see the kitchen at the dining area, and you would think that this place is small and that 90 people comfortably can take up the whole entire restaurant. The party was planned at 4PM so we expected them to set the place up around 345 at least. We are not paying a lot of money for something done so poorly. In the middle of the restaurant , there was still people ordering food, and non of the owners even moved them. The customers were the one who was nice enough to move themselves. After the set up was done, the owners still kept 2 booths in the corner for regular customers and the rest of the seats was crowded and not comfortable at all. I was disappointed how we were treated. People would still come in and either go all the way in the corner and pass our event , disturbing or just be in the middle and they would process it in their heads, oh wait, they are probably closed. The food we felt like was changed. We specifically ordered food that has no pork, strictly no pork but some of the dishes, they have cooked it with the forbidden meat. we paid $1700+++ for a normal and average party and they made it felt like below average and for the amount that we paid, we felt like that we are not important. I would never ever go back...

I wish that this could be a five star review, but as it is, I must share my experience. I visited this location on 12/01/2022, I was in town working and thought that I’d grab something new for dinner to take home. I ordered the crab meat fried rice and the chicken chow mein. The chicken chow mein was very fresh and I loved the crunch of the, veggies and bean sprouts, which was consistently throughout the noodles. The rice was not greasy and was seasoned just right, BUT, it had absolutely NO CRAB MEAT, there was residue of crab but NO CRAB MEAT, and I’m not exaggerating. I’m not sure if this is how this restaurant serves their regulars or not but this is what I received on my first time visit. The rice was really tasty and I would love to try it again...

This is good, authentic Chinese food. It's not fast food. You actually get to sit at a table, someone takes your order, and brings your food to you. The food is delicious and plentiful. We particularly like the Yang Chow fried rice, Kung Pao Chicken and Moo Shu pork. Yum... now I want some.

UPDATE: Since COVID-19, the restaurant has been pick up only and does not have a delivery service. I think that's good. I would rather my local restaurant get the money it needs to survive than a DoorDash or other service that isn't on its last breath trying to stay alive. We just ordered from them and I'm looking forward to a really...