KPB Asian Bistro — Restaurant in Santa Fe Springs

KPB Asian Bistro is hands down one of my favorite Chinese restaurants, and that's saying a lot since we're from NYC, where we're surrounded by a plethora of cuisine options. Whenever we visit southern California, we're sure to make a stop here, where my kids each have their favorite dishes, and my husband and I also have our own favorite dishes. The dishes are prepared in flaming hot, sizzling woks (you can peek through the windows and see the cooking going on). The sauces are full of flavor and I can taste authentic ingredients (for example, there were visible orange zest-peels in the orange chicken sauce). The ingredients are fresh and cooked to perfection (beef, chicken, shrimp, and fish are all tender). Someone advised me to eat at the restaurant rather than bringing it home to eat. She was right. I had the ginger scallion fish twice on different occasions - once as take-out (by which time the fish had become a bit soggy) and at the restaurant (where the fish was hot and crispy beneath the flavorful sauce). But if you can't eat at the restaurant, the food is still delicious. Crispy things just won't be as crispy anymore. Our favorites include the ginger scallion fish, walnut shrimp, beef chow fun (wide noodles), orange chicken, and the kungpao chicken...I feel like I could list the whole menu. The restaurant is somewhat hidden in a corporate complex so it's not open on weekends. But once you find it and step inside, there's no mistake that the fragrance of food permeates the air. The seating is not fancy, but comfortable and spacious. And the family that runs this restaurant is great! We can't...

Solid 4.5...then why the 4 star? They don't make half's duhhh! But, In all seriousness ,I rounded down because of these minute things:

I had to ask for utensils & napkins; second, the lack of beverage choices available.

Strictly Food: I found each dish delicious; savory and balanced. The orange chicken over white rice had the perfect crisp. The sauce on it was a great new flavor IMO. A great choice for first timers. Dish portions are spot on. I could see this place killing Panda Express on a franchise level.

Sides/Appetizers: each sauce provided with each appetizer are perfectly paired. The tempura shrimps breading was perfect, served warm, cooked perfectly.

The dumplings, good stand alone, but with their sauce...oooooweeee! Really enjoyed those. The cook on them could have been a bit more crisp, not crunchy, just a bit more crisp.

And my favorite, the cream cheese wontons. While I did find them a bit salty, stand alone, the sauce they are served with take them up a notch, best wontons I've ate to date!! Can't believe a sauce elevated them that much more. I took some home to my kids who love wontons, and they me to drive back now (1-1.5hr trip).

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Only great things I can say about this place. The family that runs it does a fantastic job of making sure the food is fresh and delicious. The pricing is also outrageous for how much flavor they put into the food.

This isn't like one of the cheaper Chinese food with hot lamps with food sitting all day. This place makes it fresh for you and it shows. If they had fine dining seating they could upcharge 2x easily.

Our business has catered for our events for 10+ years and they always do an amazing job. Their prices are amazing for what you are getting and the food tastes like no others.

We will continue to use them for many more years to come as they have always been easy to work with and fantastic with...