Mandarin Canton Restaurant

I’ve grown up in Chula Vista and this has always been a go to Chicken spot for my family and myself. Crunchy, savory, and great kick of spices for your taste buds. After 11 years away the chicken has not changed and I am overjoyed that it’s flavor is still around. The fried rice is a perfect compliment to the chicken. The egg drop soup is so hot and soothing going down, not salty like other Chinese restaurants. The touch of corn adds an extra depth of flavor. There free appetizer chips with sweet sauce just tickles the taste buds and prepares you for the entree if you don’t get full off of it first.

To be blunt, the folks running this place are racist towards Black customers. My Asian mother has ordered food from here several times, paid w a credit card & had no issues, which is why I ultimately chose this place. I ordered ahead on the phone, everything was fine, & they were polite. However when I got there to pick up the food, I received very strange service. My order was sitting on the table but when I walked up and confirmed it was mine, the lady pulled it away off the table and held it away from me as if she thought I was going to run off w it. There’s a sign that says they accept credit card however when I presented mine for payment they told me they don’t take credit card. I told her we paid w credit card before but she offered no explanation as to why I couldn’t use it now. She asked me several times to confirm the order even though I had already done so upon entering. The total was $20 more than the price I was told on the phone. After paying w my debit card she set the food down and walked away without a word. I was completely taken aback by this experience. the way I was treated in person was a total 360 from the polite demeanor and good service I received on the phone. It was a Very disheartening experience and left me with a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the day. I always opt to support small business but I won’t accept blatantly discriminatory treatment. I’ll be letting my family know not to patronize this business any longer.