Top Chinese restaurants in National City, United States

Chicken wings are insanely good. Kung Pao chicken, fried rice, egg foo young, lumpia and chicken wings are our go to. We call in orders for 20-30 people and they nail it every time. Food is hot and fresh waiting for us when we arrive to pick it up.

This is a family favorite. We like to order ahead and eat at home.

The service here was good; we received our food probably less than five minutes after ordering, and the portions were really huge. However, the food was not tasty. I ordered their most famous/popular dish, which is the salt and pepper chicken wings, but it still wasn't anything special. I was underwhelmed; I had to add a lot of salt and pepper to make it taste like something. The fried rice and noodles didn't taste fresh.

Salt and pepper wings were bomb! Service was fast and friendly.

Food was a 10
Wings are insane. I took fried rice to go and ate for 2 days amazing.

Ambient is alright a big chinese buffet not rrally interesting but why bother if all your attention js going to those wings.

Mongolian beef was terrible, should have been called Mongolian onions! The meat was chewy and tasted more like fat. The picture is all the onions we took out of the Mongolian beef just to get to the beef at the bottom. Salt and pepper chicken wings were great! Everything else was okay...

Delicious salt and pepper chicken wings and noodles. The wings are unbelievably crispy and crunchy - video for evidence! They have set meals available too, we got Dinner A for $53 - which consists of the salt and pepper wings; beef and broccoli; fried noodles with beef, chicken, and shrimp, and fried rice - supposedly good for three, but you be the judge. The service is wonderful too. Pro-tip: ask for the chili oil if it's not on the table.

What an incredible staple in the National City area. And you'll get in and out, in lighting speed, as the kitchen and service is insanely fast.

Royal Mandarin Restaurant continues to deliver time and time again with their affordable, delicious and comfort food. You can't go wrong with the Fried Chicken Wings & Chow Mein. Can't decide? Order a combination plate.

Is it the best Chinese food out there? God no.
Is it a solid restaurant with decent authentic Chinese food - especially in San Diego? Yes.
Is it a community favorite? Absolutely.
Is the food consistent? Not always. I wish.
Is this place clean? Debatable and questionable.

Regardless of when you visit Royal Mandarin Restaurant, you'll find countless locals and hungry Yelpers dining and/or grabbing take out at this community favorite.

Overall, I would recommend the Royal Mandarin Restaurant! It definitely fits the bill of the usual 'hole in the wall' craving and Chinese spot.