Ocean Palace

This place used to have amazing food. However I believe they changed owners. The precious owner, Cheri, was very friendly and personable. It’s been a while since we had food here but the last time was a huge disappointment. Sad it changed owners! We ended up tossing most of our food. It was bland soggy, not good :(

I went for an early dinner. The staff were attentive and friendly. Ordered Ma Pu Tofu, Honey Walnut Prawns, Veggie Fried Rice, and Garlic Chicken, and iced tea. The food came all seemed fresh, rice moist (not dry) and broccoli not over-​cooked. The chicken was breaded and boneless, labeled spicy but mild compared to the ‘spicy’ tofu. The amount of prawns were plentiful, as were all the dishes. Great value, and the food itself would be rated between 3.5−5 alone. They always get a ½star added when they pack the leftovers for me.

My wife and I stopped in for dinner last night. She ordered Kung-​pao chicken and wouldn’t eat it, we had to throw it out, and she’s Asian, so what does that tell you? I had the garlic chicken, it was really bland and not garlicy. There were only like 3 tables in there with ppl including ours and the waitress was bitchin about how busy they were… I dunno, don’t think Imma go back there again. They really need to spice up their food, that’s for sure.

The food was OKAY, but the service is horrible. The lady who works at the front is very rude! I have never experience customer service at its worst! She is very impatient, and doesn’t say «you’re welcome.» Her version of you’re welcome is a snobby, «mhm.» Anyway, our bill eventually came up to be $ 35, so we paid with two 20’s. She came back with our change and clearly reminded us that the bill did not include tip (which we were aware of). I did not think it was necessary for her to remind us to give her a tip. If anyone deserves a tip, it would be the kind cook in the back, NOT HER! My family and I do not like coming there because we know she will be there. she’s ALWAYS there. My family and I want to come back only for the food, but we stay away because of the lady. Yeah… it’s THAT bad…

Me and my coworkers ordered here for lunch. They had eaten here before and said it was meh-​okay food. I got kung pao shrimp, like I always get from other chinese places, and «meh-​okay food» is entirely too generous. This food is bland and awful. Its not spicy at all. And by «not spicy» im not using the ‘i love spicy food’ metric. There is simply no spice, hot or otherwise, in this food.
Water has more flavor than this food. Gross.

Love the hot and sour soup because there is no meat in it just lots of veggies and a whole lot of good flavor. The rest of their food is ok, not the greatest but is doable.

bland americanized chinese food alert!
bland americanized chinese food alert!
warning!
warning!
attempt to take corrective action:
add black pepper… honkkk!!!
wrong…chinese should use white pepper!
add vietnamese hot sauce… honkk!!!
wrong…chinese use chinese hot sauces!
add chinese mustard… honkkk!!!
wrong again… given plastic packs of pseudo-​chinese mustard!
drink tea… honkkk!!!
wrong…chinese use loose tea, not teabags!
eat food… honkkk!!!
wrong…unable to enjoy without adding tons of pepper, hot sauce, and mustard!
pros: very clean
pretty cheap
not crowded
roomy
nice chairs & tables
great for non-​spoiled people (like me)
friendly/​fast service
great for americanized groups
cons for me: my in-​laws are chinese, so i am so spoiled by my mother/​brothers-​in-​laws great cooking!!!
conclusion: standard unremarkable americanized chinese food!

This place is typical Chinese food, nothing special. I dont really have any complaints with this place but also no real compliments. But i gotta vent for a second: What is up with Chinese restaurants in this area? Do they all collaborate on the same ideas for using low quality meat, breading and frying it to death and then toss it in some brown sauce that they could call «orange chicken» or «garlic» or «house sauce»??? And do they all learn their amazing customer service skills from the same place? So over it!!! Dont care how cheap or how hungry I am!

Had a weird hankering for Chinese… I normally dont like Chinese food. Its a cold wet day what the heck. Ordered lunch special to go. Broccoli chicken over white rice. Not really much flavor. Fast service, cheap food. Not anything wonderful. 5 bucks for a platter of food.

I LOVE chinese food! I have a hard time finding one i can trust and love and this place is for sure a favorite! The sesame chicken, garlic chicken, and sweet and sour chicken is so AMAZING! It is crunchy full of flavor and big size plates.
They recently updated the inside and im glad they did, it really needed a make over! It has a welcome feeling and service is quick.

When I feel a cold coming on, complete with stuffy nose and sinus headache, I start craving some spicy food. Hot and Sour Soup is one of the first foods that comes to mind.
I’m really picky when it comes to Hot and Sour Soup. While I am not a vegetarian, I don’t like the strange little pieces of meat floating in most Hot and Sour Soups. I have this thing about being able to identify what kind of meat I’m consuming. I know, I’m weird.
Unfortunately I’ve been fighting a cold and I have lost. Cold 1, Karen G. 0. Hot and Sour Soup is needed STAT! A very kind soul brought me an order of said soup from Ocean Palace.
The soup was piping hot with lots of mushrooms and tofu. It was also quite spicy which is just how I like it. One thing was missing though. Meat! This is the only meat-​free Hot and Sour Soup that I’ve had in Modesto. I’m not saying that there aren’t others, but I have not personally found any.
Just a few spoonfuls and my sinuses are opening up and I’m breathing much more clearly. Yay!