Mandarin
415 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA
(515)233-5300
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26 User Reviews & Comments
July 21, 2010 



Bad food could not tell the orange beef from the chicken. Will not go again!
July 19, 2010 



I love this place. I‘ve been going here for years and the food is always great and the service is fabulous! Egg rolls are the best in Ames. Orange Beef, garlic chicken, and sesame chicken are good. The sizzling rice soup is to die for.
July 2, 2010 



Went there for a nice dinner with hubby. It was packed. I ordered crab rangoon and the orange beef. Hubby ordered egg rolls and the spicy taso chicken. We got our food and we could not tell the difference between the beef and the chicken. The rangoon was dried up with no crab meat in it. The drinks were the only good thing about this place. This place has been in Ames for over 20 years now. I have grown up in Ames as well and know I remembered why I do not eat here. BTW it costs us over 40 bucks for two drinks, appetizers, and entree for each. NEVER AGAIN!!
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June 13, 2010 



I would describe this place as American-style Chinese food and not authentic Chinese. Although, I should note that I came during lunch and apparently they have a separate lunch and dinner menu. So I‘m assuming the lunch menu are the simple and easy to make dishes. We ordered crab rangoons as an appetizer, and despite some reviewers raving about them I found them to be tasteless. I did like that they served green tea!
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June 13, 2010 



Decent at best. Went here for lunch once and the food was pretty average--nothing spectacular. I really do hope that this isn‘t the best Chinese restaurant Ames has to offer.
Appreciated that the service was quick, despite lunchtime being pretty busy. The staff was friendly and polite.
All in all, an average restaurant. You can‘t beat the lunch special. Four adults with appetizer and the bill was $30!
Appreciated that the service was quick, despite lunchtime being pretty busy. The staff was friendly and polite.
All in all, an average restaurant. You can‘t beat the lunch special. Four adults with appetizer and the bill was $30!
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