Mandarin House Restaurant

I went on a Thursday where early dinner time was pretty empty. But I could tell from the won ton soup it was gonna be good. They even have sui Mai. The won ton soup was flavorful and they don’t skimp out on scallions either. The meat inside tasted like a soup dumpling to me and the noodles were soft. Each of those small cups were $2 so I recommend getting multiple. Their fried rice was nice as it had the egg and carrots and peas, all the good things. Wasn’t hard but I wouldn’t say it was fluffy either. Pan fried dumplings were crispy and good! Their dumpling sauce was also really good and made in-house! I wish that store brand sauce could be as good. Lo mien was good, noodles kinda tasted like San Antonio, TX’s version but without the grease and oil. Not sure if it was the dumpling sauce b

Picked up carry out for some guys. The food was pretty good, but just above average, all in all the experience was pleasant. The food was ready for me to pick up. There was no waiting. The ambience of the store is awesome. Makes me feel like I travel back to time when fine Chinese dining was a thing.

Years ago we went to Mandarin House all the time. The food was excellent as was the service. They treated us like family. Then it was sold and it was not very good at all. We decided to try it again. We were so happy the food quality was great and our server even remembered us. We had triple kung po, general tso chicken and shrimp moo shi ( that they made special for me). The food was flavorful and spicy just how we wanted it. Thank goodness our favorite Chinese place is back to being delicious. Very reasonable prices and the restaurant was very clean. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

The food was very small portions compared to any other Chinese food I have been to. Was very disappointed in the sweet n sour chicken. The chicken had very little sauce on it(which usually other places comes on the side and more than enough). Also my chicken pieces were small and chewy. Rice was unfavorable upgraded to fried rice. My husband was very dissatisfied with his sesame chicken also.

We placed an order for two General Tso chicken platters with shrimp fried rice. There was a $5 up charge per platter for the shrimp fried rice which we agreed to, because Mandarin House used to be our go-to years ago. Since we were already in Laurel, my mom and I figured we’d treat ourselves to something nostalgic. I went in, paid, and whew… rude awakening. The food was nothing like we remembered. The shrimp fried rice was dry, and not worth the extra $10 we paid. The General Tso chicken didn’t come with broccoli or peppers, which is usually a standard part of the dish at most Chinese restaurants. Tasted like sugar balls. Did we order candy??? The egg rolls were hard like they’d been sitting under a heat lamp way too long. And on top of all that? We didn’t smell anything on the ride hom