Evergreen China Buffet
1 / 9#9. Evergreen China Buffet
- Rating: 2.5/5 (58 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2223 East 17th St. Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Idaho Falls
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 Idaho Falls 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 Idaho Falls 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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Canton Restaurant
2 / 9#8. Canton Restaurant
- Rating: 3.0/5 (45 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2173 East 17th St. Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
New Hong Kong Restaurant
3 / 9#7. New Hong Kong Restaurant
- Rating: 3.2/5 (46 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1820 Jennie Lee Drive Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Mongolian Grill
4 / 9#6. Mongolian Grill
- Rating: 3.2/5 (36 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2153 East 17th St. Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Chinese Garden Restaurant
5 / 9#5. Chinese Garden Restaurant
- Rating: 3.4/5 (49 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1646 East 17th St. Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
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Great Hunan
6 / 9#4. Great Hunan
- Rating: 3.5/5 (30 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2647 South 25th East Ammon, Idaho
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Hong Kong Restaurant
7 / 9#3. Hong Kong Restaurant
- Rating: 3.6/5 (34 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1570 West Broadway St. Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Categories: Chinese, Seafood, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp
Main Moon
8 / 9#2. Main Moon
- Rating: 3.9/5 (41 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3320 East 17th St. Ammon, Idaho
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp
Yummy House
9 / 9#1. Yummy House
- Rating: 4.4/5 (134 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 354 West Broadway Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Categories: Chinese
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 317 metros.
