Looking for Chinese restaurants to wok your world? Here’s where eaters recommend in Mesa

The Mesa Asian District, a 2-mile stretch along Dobson Road with more than 100 Asian-owned businesses, has made the East Valley city a destination for Asian cuisine, including Chinese food.

The district reportedly started with the opening of Mekong Plaza in 2008 and continued expanding before officially being given its name in 2019.

With Thursday being National Chinese Takeout Day, we decided to analyze customer reviews from Reddit, Yelp, Tripadvisor, Google Reviews and Facebook to find the Mesa restaurants, within and outside the district, serving unbelieva-bao Chinese food.

What eateries have the best Chinese food in Mesa?

Original Cuisine

Location:

Mesa – 1853 W. Broadway Road 

Ratings: The restaurant received average ratings of 4.6 and 4.2 out of 5 stars on Google Reviews and Yelp, respectively.

What’s good? Original Cuisine serves Sichuan cuisine that it advertises as having deep, complex flavors. The eatery is a favorite of diners, who called its food traditional and consistently good quality. 

“If you’re looking for delicious, authentic flavors, then this is your place,” an eater said. “Since moving to Phoenix, I’ve been disappointed by so many places but this is very much so the exception. The service and food are both incredible. You can tell everything is made with love.”

The dishes that came recommended by customers were:

• Chongqing Spicy Crispy Chicken with Chili
• Orange Chicken
• Fried Beef with Broccoli with Rice
• Pork Belly with Garlic Sauce
• Braised Beef Slices with Noodle Soup
• Beef Stir Fried Noodles

It was noted that even when busy, the wait times for food aren’t atrocious and the restaurant still provides great service with the staff being kind and attentive.

King’s Chef

Location:

Mesa – 1863 N. Stapley Drive Suite 102

Ratings: The eatery had an average rating of 4.2 out 5 stars on Google Reviews, while its Yelp score fell just below 4 stars at 3.7. 

What’s good? Despite the slightly lower rating on Yelp, King’s Chef came highly recommended by diners on both review platforms, Reddit and Facebook, especially for takeout. 

Reviewers emphasized that the food is not only authentic and high quality but tastes homemade.

“King’s Chef Chinese Food has become my go-to place when I am craving some black pepper beef or whatever else the cravings are,” a reviewer said. “I always do a pick [up] order and can tell you every time I order the food is delicious! … Service has always been friendly and fast, ordering by phone is very easy and by the time I drive there it’s already completed.”

The menu items that fans appeared to thoroughly enjoy included:

• Black Pepper Beef
• Mongolian Beef
• Kung Pao Chicken
• Vegetable Lo Mein
• Teriyaki Chicken

The restaurant’s portion sizes were also highlighted as being large for a reasonable price.

Tsing Tao

Location:

Mesa – 542 W. Baseline Road

Ratings: The restaurant received average ratings of 4, 3.8 and 4.2 out of 5 stars on Tripadvisor, Yelp and Google Reviews, respectively.

What’s good? Tsing Tao came recommended for people who are looking for American-style Chinese food.  

Fans highlighted how flavorful the food is, the quick service and the amount that you get for the price.

“Tsing Tao is hands down the best Chinese food in Mesa. We order from here at least once a month, and it’s always consistently great,” a reviewer on Yelp said. “Overall, this place nails it on the quality, portion sizes and consistency. If you’re looking for a solid, satisfying Chinese food in Mesa, Tsing Tao is the spot.”

Diners advised getting:

• Wonton Soup
• Bourbon Chicken
• Beef Chow Fun
• Orange Chicken
• Salt and Pepper Chicken
• Cheese Wontons

Customers noted the eatery is great for those looking to get more bang for their buck as it has dinner and lunch specials. The dinner one comes with an entree, white or fried rice and an egg roll, while the lunch offering comes with an entree, white or fried rice and soup.

Best Hong Kong Dining

Location:

Mesa – 116 S. Dobson Road Suite 123

Ratings: Across Yelp, Tripadvisor and Google Reviews, the eatery was given ratings of 3.8 and 4.2 out of 5 stars. 

What’s good? Best Hong Kong Dining serves a combination of Cantonese and Mandarin cuisines, as well as Hong Kong-style barbecue.  

The eatery offers lunch specials Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., where visitors can choose from 18 entrees, which are served with an egg roll, a crab puff, fried rice and egg flower or hot and sour soup. It also has family dinners for those who are looking to feed multiple people.

A majority of reviewers were impressed by and enjoyed the authenticity of the restaurant’s food, with multiple comparing it to traditional Chinese restaurants they would expect to find in Hong Kong or San Francisco’s Chinatown.

“Exactly what I want from a casual Chinese restaurant. Nothing overly fancy, just a clean dining room, generous portions, reasonable prices and food that came out tasting genuinely fresh,” a diner said. “Sometimes simple Chinese food done well is exactly what you’re looking for, and this hit the spot.”

The dishes that customers advised getting included:

• Honey Glazed Walnut Shrimp
• Sweet and Sour Chicken
• Beef Chow Fun
• Roast Duck
• Roast Pork
• Barbecue Pork

Best Hong Kong Dining’s service was also highlighted as being fast and the staff as friendly.

Asian Cafe Express

Location: 

Mesa – 1911 W. Main Street Suite 3

Ratings: The restaurant’s average ratings on Yelp, Tripadvisor and Google Reviews were all very similar at 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 out of 5 stars, respectively.

What’s good? Fans of Asian Cafe Express called the eatery a hole-in-the-wall and strip mall gem worth seeking out due to its large variety of options, affordability and authenticity. 

The restaurant has been open for about 21 years, and throughout the reviews, there were multiple people who had been eating there for years, with a couple of them frequenting it for almost a decade. The kindness of the staff and the comforting food seem to be what keeps customers coming back.

“ACE truly excels in providing not only affordable and delicious meals but also in creating memorable and heartwarming experiences for its patrons,” a reviewer said.

The menu items that came recommended by eaters included:

• General Chicken
• Garlic Green Beans
• Steamed Dumplings
• Orange Chicken
• Chinese Broccoli Beef

For those looking for an inexpensive way to get a lot of food, it was advised to get the rice bowl specials.

Asian Cafe Express also has two family dinners. One comes with customers’ choice of three entrees, lo mein and a choice of rice. The other gets eaters five items from the entrees section, lo mein, egg fried rice and white rice.

Did we miss your favorite spot to get Chinese food in Mesa? Let us know in the comments.

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