Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Modesto

Forget General Tso's and chop suey. Today's Chinese restaurants are skipping the American takes on Chinese food and instead are bringing diners on a culinary journey through the diverse regions of China. Fiery chili-infused Sichuan food, stuffed bao from Beijing, Shanghai-style soup dumplings, Guilin rice noodles, and Cantonese seafood and dim sum are just some of what the country has to offer.

By seeing the world through social media, more consumers have learned that there's more to Chinese food than fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, and egg rolls. Consumers increasingly want to go deep into Asian cuisine and understand the variety of flavor profiles, which in turn is influencing how we eat. Forty-five percent of consumers believe that Asian food and flavors will have a big impact on food trends, second to American cuisine by just 1%, according to the American Culinary Federation's 2025 trends report.

That's evident in the rise of chili crisp as a must-have condiment, which was on menus 77.8% more times between 2023 and 2024, compared to just 10.5% for hot honey, according to Technomic.

Social media and restaurant review sites have made it even easier to hunt out unique and delicious options for Chinese food. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Modesto based on diners' reviews on Yelp as of July 2025. Restaurants with at least 20 reviews tagged as "Chinese" on Yelp and within a 10-kilometer radius of Modesto were included. Some restaurants featured may serve other food items besides breakfast food. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, national chains with more than 10 locations nationally, based on the Yelp data, were not included.

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Hong Kong House

1 / 30

#30. Hong Kong House

- Rating: 2.5/5 (53 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2138 Mitchell Road Ceres, California
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

New King Buffet

2 / 30

#29. New King Buffet

- Rating: 2.7/5 (137 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1550 East Hatch Road Ceres, California
- Categories: Seafood, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Happy Dragon Chinese Restaurant

3 / 30

#28. Happy Dragon Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 2.8/5 (96 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1221 East Orangeburg Ave. Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Grand Buffet

4 / 30

#27. Grand Buffet

- Rating: 3.0/5 (139 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2400 Coffee Road Modesto, California
- Categories: Buffets, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

China Gourmet

5 / 30

#26. China Gourmet

- Rating: 3.0/5 (171 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2401 East Orangeburg Ave. Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

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Bamboo Garden

6 / 30

#25. Bamboo Garden

- Rating: 3.1/5 (142 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1650 East Hatch Road Ste 3 Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Hong Kong

7 / 30

#24. Hong Kong

- Rating: 3.4/5 (111 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 901 North Carpenter Road Ste 47 Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

DK Noodle Vietnamese Cuisine

8 / 30

#23. DK Noodle Vietnamese Cuisine

- Rating: 3.4/5 (231 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3848 McHenry Ave. Ste 115 Modesto, California
- Categories: Vietnamese, Chinese, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

House Of Potsticker

9 / 30

#22. House Of Potsticker

- Rating: 3.5/5 (253 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3318 Mchenry Ave. Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Soup
- Read more on Yelp

JP Asian Fusion

10 / 30

#21. JP Asian Fusion

- Rating: 3.5/5 (555 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3801 Pelandale Ave. Ste E3 Modesto, California
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Chinese, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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Lee's Chinese Kitchen

11 / 30

#20. Lee's Chinese Kitchen

- Rating: 3.5/5 (226 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3128 McHenry Ave. Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Asian Kitchen

12 / 30

#19. Asian Kitchen

- Rating: 3.6/5 (53 reviews)
- Address: 609 Tully Road Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese, Japanese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

East China Town

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#18. East China Town

- Rating: 3.6/5 (201 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2307 Oakdale Road Ste 203 Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese, Noodles, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

Fat Wong Chinese Food To Go

14 / 30

#17. Fat Wong Chinese Food To Go

- Rating: 3.6/5 (103 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3121 Yosemite Blvd. Ste B2 Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

Dynasty Garden

15 / 30

#16. Dynasty Garden

- Rating: 3.6/5 (606 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3500 Coffee Road Modesto, California
- Categories: Dim Sum
- Read more on Yelp

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Imperial Garden

16 / 30

#15. Imperial Garden

- Rating: 3.6/5 (331 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2045 West Briggsmore Ave. Ste A1 Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Orient House Restaurant

17 / 30

#14. Orient House Restaurant

- Rating: 3.7/5 (163 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 805 West Roseburg Ave. Ste B Modesto, California
- Categories: Japanese, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Noah's Hof Brau

18 / 30

#13. Noah's Hof Brau

- Rating: 3.8/5 (215 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1311 J St. Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese, Diners, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp

Rice Bowl Express

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#12. Rice Bowl Express

- Rating: 3.8/5 (61 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1900 McHenry Ave. Ste 208 Escalon, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Golden Chopstix

20 / 30

#11. Golden Chopstix

- Rating: 3.9/5 (98 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2232 Patterson Road Riverbank, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Golden Bowl

21 / 30

#10. Golden Bowl

- Rating: 3.9/5 (174 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4925 Sisk Road Salida, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Lucky Bamboo

22 / 30

#9. Lucky Bamboo

- Rating: 3.9/5 (114 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2027 Yosemite Blvd. Modesto, California
- Categories: Cantonese
- Read more on Yelp

China Bowl

23 / 30

#8. China Bowl

- Rating: 3.9/5 (111 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1170 West Main St. Ripon, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

China Garden

24 / 30

#7. China Garden

- Rating: 4.0/5 (339 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1501 Coffee Road Ste East Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Yummy Sushi

25 / 30

#6. Yummy Sushi

- Rating: 4.1/5 (73 reviews)
- Address: 1201 West Main St. Ste 16 Ripon, California
- Categories: Japanese, Chinese, Sushi Bars
- Read more on Yelp

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Lucky House Restaurant

26 / 30

#5. Lucky House Restaurant

- Rating: 4.1/5 (241 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2730 Patterson Road Riverbank, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Bamboo House

27 / 30

#4. Bamboo House

- Rating: 4.3/5 (178 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4525 Broadway Ste B Salida, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Mei Wei Chinese Restaurant

28 / 30

#3. Mei Wei Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 4.3/5 (356 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2900 Standiford Ave. Ste 11 Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Southeast Asia Grill

29 / 30

#2. Southeast Asia Grill

- Rating: 4.4/5 (21 reviews)
- Address: 2037 Tully Road Modesto, California
- Categories: Cambodian, Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Gia Lai Restaurant

30 / 30

#1. Gia Lai Restaurant

- Rating: 4.6/5 (70 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 950 Oakdale Road Modesto, California
- Categories: Chinese, Vietnamese, Beer Bar
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 317 metros.