The Essence of China

The Essence of ChinaThe Essence of ChinaThe Essence of China
Home
Menu
Location & Hours
Contact
Catering

The Essence of China

The Essence of ChinaThe Essence of ChinaThe Essence of China
Home
Menu
Location & Hours
Contact
Catering
More
  • Home
  • Menu
  • Location & Hours
  • Contact
  • Catering
  • Home
  • Menu
  • Location & Hours
  • Contact
  • Catering

Dinner Menu

Appetizers

Egg Roll (2)

4.45

*Vegetarian

Shrimp Roll

8.95

Pot Stickers

9.25

Steamed or pan fried

Fried Wonton

8.25

BBQ Pork

9.95

Shanghai Wonton

9.25

Assorted Appetizer

14.45

Beef on the Skewer

9.95

Fried Chicken Wings

9.45

Combination Plates

Mix and match among our most popular favorites.

Combination Plate Dishes

Pork Chow Mein

Pork Fried Rice

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Sweet & Sour Pork

Dice Almond Chicken

Egg Foo Yung

#1 Two of the Above

12.65

#2 Three of the Above

14.25

#3 Four of the Above

16.45

#4 Five of the Above

17.95

A) Two of the Above with Fried Shrimp

14.95

B) Three of the Above with Fried Shrimp

16.95

C) Four of the Above with Fried Shrimp

17.95

D) Five of the Above with Fried Shrimp

18.95

Chef's Suggestions

* Indicates hot & spicy

*General Tso's Chicken

14.75

 crispy chicken in general’s sauce   

Chicken Trio

18.45

Add a  Lemon ch., general tso’s ch., ch.w/snow peas  about this item

*Kung Pao Three Kind

16.45

  Chicken, shrimp, beef, vegetables in spicy sauce

*Garlic Scallop & Shrimp

16.95

 scallop, shrimp, vegetable in hot garlic sauce   

Orange Beef

16.25

 Crispy beef with orange flavored sauce 

Orange Chicken

14.75

  Crispy chicken with orange flavored sauce  

Shrimp W/ Crispy Rice

16.45

 w/tomato based sauce served on sizzling  

Sweet & Sour Combination

13.95

House Special Sizzling Rice

16.45

 beef, chicken, shrimp, vegetables in white sauce 

Chicken and Shrimp Combo

15.45

 chicken, shrimp, vegetable in brown sauce 

*Sesame Beef

16.25

*Sesame Chicken

15.75

Happy Family

16.95

 chicken, beef, shrimp, scallop, pork in brown sauce 

Triple Delight

16.95

 chicken, shrimp, scallop, vegetables in white sauce 

Tien Fu Chicken

14.25

 chicken, mushroom, vegetables in white sauce 


Soup

* indicates hot & spicy

Hot & Sour Soup (cup)

4.45

Hot & Sour Soup (bowl)

8.95

Egg Flower Soup (cup)

4.45

Egg Flower Soup (bowl)

8.95

Wonton Soup

14.55

Tofu Spinach Soup

10.95

Add a description about this item

Sam Siem Sizzling Rice Soup

12.95

 Chicken, shrimp, beef and vegetables  

Shrimp Sizzling Rice Soup

12.95

 Tomato based   

My Own Soup

12.95

 Chicken, shrimp, scallop, peas&carrots and egg white 


Beef

* indicates hot and spicy

Beef with Oyster Sauce

15.75

Beef w/ Snow Peas

16.55

Broccoli Beef

15.75

*Curry Beef

15.75

Mushroom Beef

15.75

*Kung Pao Beef

15.75

*Beef in the Garlic Sauce

15.75

Beef Pepper Steak

15.75

Beef Tomato Chow Yuk

15.75

*Mongolian Beef

16.25

Scallion Beef

16.25

Szechuan Beef

15.75

Poultry

* Indicates hot and spicy

Broccoli Chicken

13.45

Cashew Nut Chicken

13.45

Diced Almond Chicken

13.45

Chicken Black Bean Sauce

13.45

Moo Goo Guy Pan

13.45

Pineapple Chicken

13.45

*Mongolian Chicken

14.45

Chicken with Snow Peas

14.45

*Curry Chicken

13.45

*Garlic Chicken

13.45

Lemon Chicken

13.45

*Kung Pao Chicken

13.45

Sweet & Sour Chicken

13.45

Pork

* Indicates hot & spicy

BBQ Pork with Snow Peas

14.45

Pork and Vegetables

13.45

Shredded Pork with Onion

14.45

*Pork with Garlic Sauce

13.45

Sweet & Sour Pork

13.45

*Twice cooked Pork

13.45

Seafood

* Indicates hot & spicy

Chef’s Shrimp

15.95

Shrimp, selected vegetables and egg white 

Cashew Shrimp

15.95

*Curry Shrimp

15.95

Fried Shrimp

15.95

Honey Walnut Shrimp

16.45

Fried shrimp seasoned with mayo, cream and walnut 

*Kung Pao Shrimp

15.95

Shrimp with Snow Peas (or Broccoli)

16.75

*Garlic Scallop

17.95

Shrimp with Lobster Sauce

15.95

Shrimp with Black Bean Sauce

15.95

Shrimp and Vegetables

15.95

*Shrimp Mandarin

15.95

Sweet & Sour Shrimp

15.95

Waist Watchers (Vegetables & Tofu)

* Indicates hot & spicy

*Broccoli w/Garlic Sauce

13.45

*Hot & Spicy Egg Plant

13.45

*Kung Pao Tofu

13.45

Vegetable Delight

13.45

*Sautéed String Beans

14.45

Tofu with Vegetables

13.45

*Ma Po Tofu

13.45

*Tofu Home Style

13.45

*Sesame Tofu

14.95

Rice & Noodles

House Special Fried Rice

13.65

 Beef, chicken and shrimp 

Fried Rice of Your Choice

12.95

 Chicken, pork, or vegetable 

Shrimp or Beef Fried Rice

13.65

House Rice (or Noodle) with Gravy

12.95

Wor Mein Noodle Soup

13.95

 Beef, chicken, shrimp and wonton 

Noodle Soup of Your Choice

13.75

 pork, chicken, shrimp or beef 

Beef Curry Tomato Noodle

13.75

Double Fried Noodle on Sizzling Plate

16.75

Beef, chicken, shrimp, vegetables 


Chow Mein & Lo Mein

Lo mein is a soft noodle

House Special Chow Mein

13.95

beef, shrimp, chicken and bean sprouts served w/ hard noodle 

Chow Mein of Your Choice

13.25

 chicken, pork, or BBQ pork served w/ hard noodle

Shrimp or Beef Chow Mein

13.95

Combination Lo Mein

13.95

 beef, chicken, and shrimp w/ soft noodle  

Lo Mein of Your Choice

13.25

 chicken, pork, or BBQ pork w/ soft noodle 

Shrimp or Beef Lo Mein

13.95

 chicken, pork, or BBQ pork w/ soft noodle 


Moo Shu Dishes

Mooshu of Your Choice

13.75

 Choice of beef, chicken, shrimp, pork, or vegetable. Comes with 4 pancakes 


Egg Foo Yung Dishes

Egg Foo Yung of Your Choice

12.95

Your choice of beef, chicken, shrimp, pork, or vegetable 


Cantonese Chow Down

Cantonese Chow Down

14.45

Scrambled egg, vegetable, and BBQ pork Cantonese style 


Family Dinners

Must order for a minimum of 2 persons

Family Dinner #1

16.45 per person

Egg Roll & Fried Wonton 

Pork Fried Rice 

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Combination Lo Mein 

Kungpao Chicken added for 3 persons

Tien Fu Chicken added for 4  persons


Family Dinner #3

18.45 per person

BBQ Pork & Pot Stickers

House Fried Rice 

Triple Delight

Sweet & Sour Combo

Combo Lomein added for 3 persons

Happy Family is added for 4  persons 

Family Dinner #2

17.45 per person

Egg Roll & BBQ Pork 

Pork Fried Rice 

Lemon Chicken

*Szechuan Beef

Combo Lomein added for 3 persons

Garlic shrimp & scallops is added for 4 persons


Dinner Specials

Mar Far Chicken

13.75

Chow Fun

12.95

Teriyaki Chicken

14.45

Zucchini with Pork or Chicken

12.95

Zucchini with Beef or Shrimp

15.45

Asparagus with Pork or Chicken

13.95

Asparagus with Beef or Shrimp

15.95

Crispy Tofu

12.95

Sautéed Spinach

12.95

House Special Egg Plant (Crispy Egg Plant)

12.95

Dragon and Pheonix

17.95

Mongolian Beef and Chicken

15.95

Three Kinds of Shrimp

17.95

Ying-Yang Shrimp (Two Kinds of Shrimp

17.45

Crispy Prawn with Spicy Mandarin Sauce

16.45

Salt & Pepper Prawn

16.95

Squid of Your Choice

16.95

 Kung Pao, Garlic, or Salt & Pepper

Fish Fillet

16.95

With General Tso's sauce or Ginger & Onion 

Bok Choy with Pork or Chicken

13.75

Bok Choy with Beef or Shrimp

15.75

BBQ Pork Singapore Noodle

13.45

Shrimp Singapore Noodle

14.95

Shrimp with Sautéed String Beans

15.95

Half Order of Fried Shrimp

7.95

Chillie Peanuts

6.75

Sides & Substitutions

Steamed Rice (Small)

2.50

Steamed Rice (Medium)

3.00

Steamed Rice (Large)

3.50

Brown Rice (Small)

3.00

Brown Rice (Medium)

3.50

Brown Rice (Large)

4.00

Substitute Fried Rice

2.00

Substitute Brown Rice

2.00

Substitute Lo Mein

2.00

Lunch Menu

  

Appetizers

Egg Roll…………………………….………………………4.45

Shrimp Roll…………………………………………….…...8.95

Pot Stickers …………………..…………………………….8.75

Fried Wonton…………………………………………….….8.25

BBQ Pork……………………………………………………9.95

Shanghai Wonton……………………………………………8.75


Combination Plates 


Pork Fried Rice   Diced Almond Chicken     Pork Chow Mein    Sweet & Sour Pork     Egg Foo Young

Two of the Above………………………………………………………10.95

Three of the Above……………………………………………………..11.95

Four of the Above………………………………………………………13.25

Five of the Above ………………………………………………………14.75

· The plate comes with your choice of egg flower soup or hot & sour soup. (soup for dine-in only)


House Deluxe Combination Plates 


A ……………………….12.25               B…………………………..12.25

Pork Fried Rice                                          Pork Fried Rice

Diced Almond Chicken                           Egg Foo Young

BBQ Pork                                                 Fried Shrimp

C…………………………12.25                    D……………………………12.25

Sweet & Sour Pork                                     Pork Fried Rice

Pork Fried Rice                                            Pork Chow Mein

Egg Roll                                                      Lemon Chicken 

* The plate comes with your choice of egg flower soup or hot & sour soup. (soup for dine-in only)


Lunch Specials

All the lunch specials served with egg roll, soup (egg flower or hot & sour) and rice. (soup for dine-in only)


Chicken

Chicken with Cashew nuts……………………………………….……..12.25

*Kung Pao Chicken………………………………………………..…..12.25

Broccoli Chicken……………………………………………………….12.25

Sweet and Sour Chicken…………………………………………….….12.25

Chicken and Vegetable…………………………………………………12.25

*Chicken in the Garlic Sauce………………………………………..…12.25

*Sesame Chicken…………………………………………………...…13.25

Chicken with Black Bean Sauce……………………………………......12.25

*General Tso's Chicken…………………………………………….…12.75


Beef

Broccoli Beef………………………………………………….……….13.45

Four Season Beef…………………………………………….………...13.45

*Szechuan Beef…………………………….………………….………13.45

*Kung Pao Beef……………………………………………………..…13.45

*Beef with Garlic Sauce…………………………………………….…13.45

*Sesame Beef……………………………………...…………………..13.95


Pork

Pork with Vegetable……………..…………………….……………..12.25

*Twice Cooked Pork………………………………...………………..12.25

Sweet & Sour Pork…………………………………………………...12.25

*Pork with Garlic Sauce…………………………..………………..…12.25

BBQ Pork With Snow Peas…………………………….…………….13.25

* indicates hot and spicy  


Seafood

Shrimp with Broccoli……………………………………….………13.75

Shrimp and Chicken Combination………………………….………13.75

Cashew Shrimp...………………………………………….….…….13.75

*Shrimp with Garlic Sauce……...………………………….………13.75

Sweet and Sour Shrimp……………………………………….…….13.75

Shrimp with Snow Peas……………………………………….……14.75

*Mandarin Shrimp……………………………………….…….…...13.75

*Kung Pao Shrimp………………………………………….….…...13.75

*Shrimp and Scallop with Garlic Sauce…………...……...…..……14.75

Shrimp with Vegetable……...……………………………………...13.75


vegetables 

Vegetable Delight……………………………………………………12.25

*Sautéed String Beans………………………………...……..………13.25

*Kung Pao Tofu……………………………………..……….………12.25

*Ma Po Tofu……………………………………….………….……..12.25

*Broccoli in the Garlic Sauce……………………….………….……12.25

*Spicy Eggplant……………………………………………….……..12.25

Tofu and Vegetables…………………………………………………12.25


Rice and Noodles

Fried Rice of Your Choice………………………………….………12.25

Chicken, shrimp, beef, BBQ pork, or combination

Lo Mein (stir fry noodles) of your Choice…………….…………….12.25

Chicken, shrimp, beef, BBQ pork, or combination

Rice With Gravy………………………………………..………….12.95

Your choice of chicken, shrimp, beef, BBQ pork, or combination

Noodle With Gravy……………………………….…………….…12.95

Your choice of chicken, shrimp, beef, BBQ pork, or combination

Noodle Soup of Your Choice……………………………….……..13.25

Chicken, beef, shrimp, BBQ pork, or combination

· Indicates hot and spicy 

Drink Menu



  

BEER AND WINE    

Wine   

Robert Mondavi     

Cabernet Sauvingon   $7.95       

Chardonnay $7.95

Columbia Crest Merlot $7.95     

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $8.50    

King Estate Pinot Gris $8.50

Kung Fu Girl Riesling $7.95       

Ozeke Sake (small pitcher)   $6.50    

Takara Plum   $6.50      

Beer    

 Domestic $3.95  Imports $4.95      

Budweiser    Asahi     

Bud Light      Sapporo      

Coors Light     Heineken      

      Mirror Pond Pale Ale    

   Blue Moon   

Tsing Tao

                      


  

Non Alcoholic Drinks    

Juice   -$4.25       

Choice of Apple, Orange, Cranberry   

Soda …-$3.50        

Choice of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Coke, Diet Coke,      

Root Beer, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Mtn Dew        

Ice Tea $350     

Lemonade $.4.25  

The Essence of China

Copyright © 2025 The Essence of China - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by