China Palace, Sacramento, California, Chinese Restaurant Details

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My spot to eat for years. The whole family loves it! Large portions, inexpensive, good service and ummm the food is delicious!

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There are times when you cannot make something more influential, like the Mona Lisa. There are times when you cannot eat something more inspiring, like French Laundry. When you've come to a point where you think you can no longer create or consume anything better than you've already experienced, "they" say to look within. And look within is what I've been doing lately, re-visiting my childhood eating haunts in the hood' I tried so hard to separate myself from.

China Palace is one of those joints where nostalgia can take over any other emotion and cloud your judgment, forcing me to give them a good review. However, I don't have to force myself, because they deserve a good review. This is a dive-y, dingy, joint where I lost a tooth, had my communion and confirmation dinner and spent many Saturday afternoons with my mom and nana, after my mom got my school clothes off lay-a-way at the Kmart in the same parking lot as China Palace.

I'm just as guilty as others are for liking mediocre Chinese-American food, anytime and any place. Sober and trashed. China Palace's perfectly crunchy deep fried battered golden nuggets of mystery meat (I think it's pork and chicken) covered in florescent red sweet and sour goop. Their overly breaded and greasy deep fried shrimp (which is more batter than shrimp) dipped in homemade spicy mustard. Although, their chowmein is total poo. I've never liked their chowmein, it's hardly any noodles, it's got a weird bland sauce and it's mostly celery and bean sprouts. No bueno.

The one thing that keeps me coming here, wonton soup. It could cure leprosy. Whenever I'm sick with the flu, or homesickness, I always head here for their wonton soup. A rich chicken broth (please add some soy sauce to yours) with lovely bits of BBQ pork, pink shrimp, bok choy, and meat filled wontons. Lots of wontons. It tastes of the earth, salty, sweet and of my childhood. A hefty portion that could be consumed in two sittings and for under $6...$7 at most. It even has a drive thru!

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This has been my favorite chinese food since I was a kid. It has the best fried rice hands down. They have great honey walnut strimp. The chow mein is also great mix the fried rice with it you will get addicted. Great spot to dine in or pick up. Please give it a try you wpnt regret it.

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Family owned,real nice people, they give u alot more, for the money u spend. Ive been going there for the last 13yrs. As long as its still open, ill sit at my little table by the window

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There really isn't any decor. It kinda reminds me of mom and pop drive ins from the 1960s but it's clean with great fresh food, friendly staff, large portions and they even have a drive up window for those who don't want to bother getting out of the car.

Just as an example the chow mein is available with original or pan fried noodles. The vegetables are fresh and crunchy not oily and limp like one often finds. I don't like fried ricebut theirs isn't dry and IS full of flavor. This restaurant has become a fixture in my routine.