Din Ho Chinese Restaurant
| Address: | 21741 Lake Forest Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630, USA |
| Phone: | +1 949-951-0427 |
| Site: | sites.google.com |
| Rating: | 4.2 |
| Working: | 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–9:30PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–9:30PM |
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Jason Lum
Great Chinese food in Lake Forest try Din Ho. When you first walk in you will notice the simple old, in good condition, furniture. The walls are decorated with artwork craved in to wood. Right of the bat, I feel like home. The host/ waitress that seats you is a sweet older lady. She is not dressed in a fancy Chinese dress and no pandas or cartoons anywhere. This place reminds me of visiting my grandparents restaurant when I was a little kid, back in Oakland. I miss those days... I was seated quickly and was instantly given a tea cup with tea pot and a glass of ice water. Thats good service. I would only add chopsticks to the table to make it true Chinese, but this is Lake Forest not Chinatown. Shortly after, a server brings crunchy strings (not sure what they are called) and 3 dipping sauces. The lunch menu is awesome everything is between 5 to 7 dollars. The restaurant is like it is filled with the daily regulars. After taking my order the server yells out the orders in the back in CHINESE!! Holey crap?! Yes in Chinese not English and not Spanish like most so-called Chinese restaurants. I ordered the sweet and sour pork and it came with hot n sour soup, a small salad, egg roll, and won ton. Good stuff! The food will not win any awards, but it is simply Chinese food made correctly. Nothing fancy, Cantonese style meaning not too spicy not to salty, cooked just right. If you are on a budget for lunch, swing by here. Dont rush to a local burger joint. This place will get you in and out fast. You call always get take out if you are in a hurry. The hostess lady noticed that my lunch was $5.50 and not $6.25 so she changed the bill after I already paid with my credit card. Thats great customer service and attention to detail. Recommended because sometimes you need some variety if you work in Lake Forest.
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Kenny Strawn
Simply put, despite how little I get here, what I have gotten (after having gone here multiple times, at least 50 or more, with my family since I was at least 2 or 3 years old) at this amazing Chinese restaurant has overall been nothing short of outstanding. The orange chicken is completely off the chart. The various soups are all total delicacies. The rice is cooked to just the right consistency -- not to hard, not too soft. The drink selection is beyond incredible. Even the appetizer chow mein noodles, when dipped in the right sauces, are transformed into pure awesomeness. The decorative murals that take up entire walls, *real* (in contrast to silk in some other restaurants) houseplants, bright white tablecloths, and off-the-chart plating make up the decor section of the review (which is absolutely outstanding). And, finally, of the countless times Ive been here, there wasnt one incident where my family was treated with poor service. Not one! The servers are always friendly, always reliable (I havent encountered one instance of an order misinterpretation), and always quick to deliver soups, salads, appetizers, and meals. After reading other reviews, I seriously feel somewhat bad for the others who dont feel so fortunate. That doesnt usually happen, and it certainly didnt happen for me one bit. And for those of you "low salt" naysayers: Last I checked, Chinese food (at least Sichuan, along with Thai and other cuisines) is supposed to be sweet and spicy, but NOT salty. And in those areas especially, the restaurant is absolutely outstanding.
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Tao Peng
I went to this place because of its 4.3 rating but I was fairly disappointed. Let me say upfront that Im Chinese and Im not a picky person in food. I ordered Kong Pao Chicken, which usually wouldnt go wrong, but let me tell you it was NOT Kong Pao Chicken. The ingredients were changed, probably 3 out of 5, i.e. it did have chicken and some peanuts but thats about it. For this particular dish Im giving it a 2 at most but I would give Panda Express a solid 4. I also had egg roll, soup and fried shrimp as a dinner meal but they all tasted mediocre to poor. The service was good and simple, but for the food I probably wouldnt come back.
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Amanda So
Not a bad place to get a cheap Chinese lunch. Lunch specials are a great deal, especially if youre ordering the rice dishes. Your lunch will have a hot and sour soup, a salad, an eggroll, and a fried wonton on the side of your order for a really reasonable price of $7-9. There are also some complementary fried crispy noodles on table. Hot and sour soup was not very sour and needed more salt. The salad and eggroll were fine. I didnt like the fried wonton because it was mostly just slightly chewy wonton skin. The mongolian beef is pretty good, but it is on the saltier side. Could have used that salt for my soup!
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David Zechiel
Moved into this area in 1990. I have dined at Din Ho at least 100 times and I cannot recall ever being disappointed with the food or the service. The food is always freshly prepared, hot and tasty. You cannot go wrong with the House Special Beef, the Honey Walnut Shrimp, or the Barbecued Pork Fried Rice. I also enjoy their Mongolian Beef, Sweet and Sour Pork, Cashew Chicken and Vegetable Chow Mein. They will supply brown rice (in place of white rice) on request for no extra charge, and we always receive an appetizer of the house soup without asking. Give it a try if you are in the area.
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A Private User
Waiter brought me salad by mistake since my meal does not come with salad. I didnt know and eat it. He realized he me a mistake, came to our table, take my friend salad since he didnt eat his, yet (his meal includes salad.) He then charge me for the salad since I ate mine even he took my friend salad. I didnt want to pay since he took my friend salad already. I thought he was going to beat me up. He was even more rude when I talk to his manager. He kept jumping into our conversation, yelling.
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Christy
This is a family run restaurant which has been in their family for three generations. The food is excellent and "real" Chinese food. They have many selections. Prices are moderate and portions are large enough to share. They do not serve dessert. There is no MSG in their food. We love it there! They actually know us personally and greet us by name!!
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Paul Blanco
Excellent restaurant, our first time in and could not have been more surprised. We loved the ambiance of this place from the moment we walked in, service was friendly and detailed, the food was prepared perfectly. I told my wife that I hope the food turns out good so that we can keep coming back. Guess we will become regulars.
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Tony G
A regular favorite. Food isnt awesome but its just right. Atmosphere isnt great, but its fine. Staff can be a little touchy but for this place thats part of the ambiance. Bottom line, if you want good, stable Chinese food, lunch or dinner, there or takeout, this place will almost certainly not disappoint.
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Marcielle Gosselin
Its right next to my house so we like to walk there as a family to eat. Their pork with green beans is my favorite and a close second is their chicken, shrimp, pork asparagus. Is it "the best" Chinese food ever? No, but its delicious, they are pretty fast, and it always hits the spot.
