Every time I visit my Parents in Sacramento we have to go to Chinois City Cafe. Their House Special Chow Mein over Hong Kong noodles is so full of goodies like Shrimp, Scallops, Chicken, BBQ Pork, Exotic Veggies in a wonderful Sauce! You can make a meal out of this alone or spoil yourself by ordering the Sizzling Chow Steak Kew(Mushrooms & Beef in oyster sauce), Honey Walnut Prawns, Emerald Garden Prawn & Scallop Stir Fry, or Chinois City Cafe Phoenix & Dragon to name a few. Can't wait until my next visit!!!

Every year at this time my buddy and I go to this restaurant for 'The Chinois Special Chicken Salad' which is supposed to have "Crispy Noodles, Pickled Vegetables, and Sesame Ginger Dressing." This year what we got was just awful! For the "pickled vegetables" we got instead actual pickles (yes, pickles!) and raw bell peppers ... For the "sesame ginger dressing" what we got tasted like pickle juice seemingly straight from the bottle ... I kid you not! ... And when we asked the man on duty why the change in ingredients he argued with us saying we were wrong ... Nope. You see, I am allergic to bell peppers and actual pickle-pickles, so why would I order that dish year after year if it "always" had those items in it? Bottom line?  While the service has declined;  the food had too ... Even to the point of being honestly ghastly ... so sorry too.

We tried this restaurant based on prior customer reviews. Although not an impressive exterior the food and ambiance inside the dining area were superb. Chan, our waiter for the evening, was engaging, funny and very efficient. He made sure we had a great dining experience.



Do not over order as their serving sizes are generous. If you enjoy Chinese food we both recommend you give Chinois a try. We will be going back for the food and the friendliness.