Imperial Delight — Restaurant in San Ramon

I live in San Ramon and tonight, Valentines night our family were thinking on where to have dinner. We were debating if we were going to Japanese or Chinese restaurant. My girls decided to have Chinese and since Imperial Delight is very close to where we live , we decided to have our dinner at the said place. I have tried their food before and it is fine. In the middle of our dinner, the waiter who was an elderly Chinese man gave us the bill with the look in his place that he is implying that payment is needed, I took my card and put it in the tray. He returned the tray with the receipt and I signed giving him not a very generous tip. To our surprise he went back to our table and ask us if his service is not good because we gave him a small tip. He asked us why our tip was so small, I was so embarrased because I have only 5 dollar cash in my pocket. I asked him to give me the receipt back so I could change it. Wouldn't you consider that to be very rude. Tip is a voluntary act from the customer and it is not mandatory to give a specific amount. His act was very inappropiate because after I gave a big tip they all spoke in their language and started to look at us with that kind of smile that you know that they are talking about. you.I will not recommend that place to anyone. There are a lot Chinese restaurant around with good food and...

I ordered the Mongolian beef (lunch version) and sautéed string beans. Both were delicious and flavorful; the string beans were in like a garlic/chili oil sauce. The only thing I didn't care for was the disproportionate amount of rice provided with the Mongolian beef. There was definitely more rice than anything else, and more rice than any one person could eat for sure. Maybe some people like this but it seemed wasteful to me. It wouldn't be so bad if there was more of the Mongolian beef to balance it out, but there was less of it.

I wish their menus were more descriptive so you know exactly what you're getting when you order things online and what's in the food. But with this place you kinda just need to either be super familiar with Chinese food dishes or just trust that it's good I guess. (Thank goodness for...

I have not been to Imperial Delight since the most recent stay-at-home order issued by tge Contra Costa county health department. However, previous to that recent order, the Imperial Delight was doing an excellent job of keeping customers satisfied with takeout only and safely separated from the back half of the front of the restaurant. Hand sanitizer was also easily available for customers.

Interestingly, I believe the quality and flavors of the food at Imperial Delight has increased tremendously in the last several months and it was very delicious even before that. My family particularly likes the Mongolian Beef, Kung Pao Chicken, Imperial Triple Crown, Prawns with Garlic Sauce, and the Dry Scallop w/ Egg...