Mandarin Villa Express — Restaurant in Stockton

For me… It’s a no!

First, the positive…. Cheap prices! Lots of food. Very popular and busy! Friendly employees. And when you order off of the steam table to get your choice of free egg rolls or soda!

If you’re just looking to fill your tummy for cheap, this is the place to go. I was not happy with my meal. The chow mein was just OK. The egg foo young was the consistency and flavor of a pancake. The orange chicken was over-battered with a soggy batter! I ordered a side of lemon chicken. It was exactly the same as as the orange chicken only it had lemon sauce on it. I was actually expecting slabs of chicken instead of chicken nuggets. Again, they were way over-batter for the amount of chicken. And… the chicken was tough…chewy/stringy. My jaw is actually hurt after chewing the chicken. The old adage…you get what you pay for is certainly true here. I only went here tonight because my normal place to go for Chinese take-out, ChowTo Go, is closed on Mondays. They’re not gourmet either but at least they don’t have a steam table and cook most of their items fresh!

I will not be...

Ordered the Shrimp Fried Rice & when i got home & opened it, the pungent smell of stinky dirty seafood overtook any hunger sense that i had! The Shrimp were Tiny & Previously Freeze Dried things that were Full of Feces from not being cleaned! The Cream Cheese Wontons were SOGGY! I was overwhelmed with the POOR UNFRESH "food" that i called & very nicely tried explain why I needed a refund & was treated HORRIBLY. The "Manager" argued that all of their food was fresh & I told her that Freeze Dried & Super Tiny UNCLEANED/NON DEVEINED "shrimp" ...are far from fresh! She had no reply & told Me to Bring the food back & i would be refunded. When i returned the "Manager" said that because we had bit into one of the Wontons she would only refund us for half of what we paid for them! THE FOOD WAS SO HORRIBLE THAT SHE SHOULD OF PAID FOR MY GAS USED TO DRIVE ALL OF THE WAY BACK! DONT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!! I ONLY GAVE A STAR BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALLOW US TO GIVE ANY LOWER, EVEN GIVING THEM 1 STAR IS BEING...

This place is the bomb dot com. Pretty good deals here. I normally come here to pick up food for my lunch break.

Today I came with my daughter. We were picking up dinner for us and my brother.

The customer service is always nice, I noticed different people every time I visit.

Probably my favorite has been the terriyaki chicken and the Chow Mein.

What's cool, you get a free drink (can soda or bottle water) or two eggrolls. With any order from the steam table.

So come check this...