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• Lisa
  If you don't want to truck all the way to the International District, then I think Ballard Mandarin is the place to be. Ask for 2 or 3 stars for spiciness and you won't be disappointed! The women who own the place are pretty great too.
• Jeff
  I like Ballard Mandarin. Leah's family owns Greenwood Mandarin, which is close by and also has pretty good food. I really like their hot and sour soup and I love the style of the food (much more New York style than traditional Chinese food). If you like Americanized Chinese food, this is definitely your place.
• Marc
  Very Large Menu. Our family favoirite is the green jade with black bean sauce and sometimes no meat at all just lots of good green veggies.
• Wendy
  this is good but they do not have their liquor license so if your looking for a beer with your spicy kung pao beef take it home with you.
• Johnny
  Not so good. I studied in China and during down time waiting for my take-out meal, I asked the server/owner? where they were from in China. She said they were all from Vietnam. The food was bland, and I won't be going back even though I live no more than 1 block away. Louie's blows this place out of the water.
• Win
  I dined at Ballard Mandarin for the first time. I asked the server to give me some suggestions. The server suggested I order their famous Sizzling Rice Soup, Kung Pao Chicken, Green Jade with Prawns in black bean sauce. All three items were there signature dishes or most popular sold. The soup consisted of egg drop soup, some white meat chicken, little shrimps and morsels of sizzling rice and it actually sizzled! It was so yummy, a must try! As for the Kung Pao Chicken, it's a spicy dish that you can request to make it spicier or less hot, contains peanuts, a variety of vegetables and it was a good combination together. The last dish, Green Jade Prawns with black bean sauce, what a combo! It had three types of vegetables, green beans, peapods and broccoli with prawns in black bean sauce. The vegetables were so crisp, green and very tasty with the black bean sauce. If you want great chinese food, you've got to try this place. Prices are reasonable for good food and I heard their liquor license will be here real soon. Cheers!
• Wendy and Chris
  Our family of four had a wonderful experience at this fairly new Chinese resturant. It was kid friendly too. The flavors were great (though ask for the dish to be spicy if you prefere more of a kick). We especially enjoyed an old favorite; Mu Shu Pork - the pancakes were made fresh in the resturant and were thick - yum! We also enjoyed the honey walnut prawns - they were generous with the seafood. The hot and sour soup was plentiful and tasted on the peppery side of this soup rather than the vinegar side. The chicken and vegetable dish was also good - the chicken was fork tender and the veggies were cooked perfectly. All in all we enjoyed the meal - had tons of left overs. We will return.
• Maria
  Good American Chinese food. My whole family has been patrons of the Greenwood place for 30 years so it was nice to see them open here. No it is not China town but they treat us like family and always ask about grandma if she is not with us.
• Maria
  oh yes... always ask for 5 stars.
• Jennifer and Dan
  we enjoyed ourselves immensely at this place! I wanted sizzling rice soup desperately and it didn't take me more than 4 minutes to scarf down the entire bowl! Delicious :) My boyfriend loved his general tao's chicken and the whole meal has made us extremely happy. Plus, the main lady was fabulous!
• Uncle Mike
  I really enjoy this palce, and I have visited many times, and also had take out. It is own by family members related to the Greenwood Mandarin, but I think the food here is much better. The vegetables are always fresh, and the sauces tasty and balanced. This is NOT greasy Chinese food, it is good to excellent quality Chinese at very reasonable prices. Portions are huge. I recommend the noodle dishes and the fish dishes.
• Ballard Bro
  Excellent fresh flavorful cuisine. All the menu items I have tried are wonderful. Keep up the great job!
• Tuck
  Fast, friendly service and the food is definitely a cut above your average Chinese restaurant. Super-generous servings and they are justifiably proud of their Green Jade with Prawns - Lots of just-right veggies. It's our restaurant of choice for Chinese take-out! (And one of these days they'll get their liquor license...)
• Ducky
  We just enjoyed take-out from Ballard Mandarin for the first time. We were pleasantly surprised. We expected mediocre chinese, like we are used to, but it was excellent! Big chunks of BBQ pork in the fried rice and the green bean dish was outstanding. Our toddler who has an amazing knack for avoiding anything green actually sought out the green beans! We call that success!