Craving Chinese food?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Chinese restaurants around Irvine, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fulfill your urges.
1. A & J Restaurant
Topping the list is A & J Restaurant. Located at 14805 Jeffrey Road, Suite D in El Camino Real, the Taiwanese spot, which offers such entrees as fried pork, bean curd with thousand-year-old-egg and Shanghai-style wontons, is the most popular inexpensive Chinese restaurant in Irvine, boasting four stars out of 1,88 reviews on Yelp.
2. Chun Ha Jjambbong/Two Ddak Two Ddak
Next up is University Park's Chun Ha Jjambbong/Two Ddak Two Ddak, at 5331 University Drive (inside the Zion Market). With four stars out of 116 reviews on Yelp, the Chinese and Korean spot, offering fried pork, chicken wings and more, has proven to be a local favorite for those looking for an inexpensive option.
3. First Sandwich
The Business District's First Sandwich, at 2540 Main St., is another top choice. Yelpers give the cheap Taiwanese and Chinese spot, which offers sandwiches as well as such dishes as beef noodle soup and pork stew with rice, four stars out of 88 reviews.
4. Jing's Kitchen
Jing's Kitchen, a Chinese spot in the Irvine Health and Science Complex, is another inexpensive go-to, with four stars out of 63 Yelp reviews. Its entrees include broccoli beef, kung pao chicken and pork fried rice. Head over to 196 Technology Drive, Suite K, to see for yourself.
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