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Sacramento's 3 best spots to score cheap Chinese food

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Published on January 07, 2019
Sacramento's 3 best spots to score cheap Chinese foodTemple Garden. | Debbie C./Yelp

Craving Chinese food?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Chinese restaurants around Sacramento, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings.

1. Sunrise Chinese Restaurant

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Topping the list is the Sunrise Chinese Restaurant. Located at 4689 Mack Road, the eatery is the highest-rated budget-friendly Chinese spot in Sacramento, boasting 4.5 stars out of 187 reviews on Yelp.

Yelpers praise the restaurant's friendly service, larger portions and array of fresh, made-to-order dishes such as salt and pepper spare ribs and chicken chow mein.

2. Fortune Chinese Food

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Curtis Park's Fortune Chinese Food, located at 2805 12th Ave., Suite 4, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the budget-friendly spot 4.5 stars out of 186 reviews. 

On the menu, look for affordable Chinese specialties like lemon chicken, shrimp fried rice and Szechuan beef. Vegetarian offerings are available as well, ranging from sesame tofu and vegetable chow fun to dry-sauteed string beans and vegetarian chow mein.

3. Temple Garden

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Over in Tahoe Park, check out Temple Garden, which has earned four stars out of 355 reviews on Yelp. Dig in at the Chinese spot by heading over to 5701 Broadway, Suite A.

Low-cost appetizers include pot stickers, honey barbecue pork and cream cheese wontons, while entrees range from Mandarin chicken and Peking-style spare ribs to stir-fried eggplant and walnut shrimp. (You can check out the full menu here.)