Mandarin Gourmet Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing Mandarin Gourmet, a Chinese restaurant in San Jose that offers a mix of Chinese, dessert, and seafood dishes. The restaurant provides various amenities such as reservations, delivery, takeout, vegan options, and catering services. Customers rave about the spacious and elegant ambiance, and generous portion sizes perfect for sharing with large groups. Some standout dishes include honey walnut prawns, cream cheese puffs, and dry sauteed string beans. The menu features a range of options from traditional favorites like Mongolian beef to more unique offerings like Chengdu chicken. If you're in the mood for authentic Chinese cuisine made with fresh ingredients and served in a family-style setting, Mandarin Gourmet is a must-visit spot in the South San Jose area.
LUNCHEON SPECIALS
Sweet and Sour Pork
Szechuan Pork
Moo Shi Pork ()
Broccoli with Hot Garlic Sauce
Crispy Eggplant with Hot Garlic Sauce
Mixed Vegetables
Lemon Chicken
Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Kung Pao Chicken
Moo Goo Gai Pan
General Tso's Chicken
Chen-Do Chicken
Chicken with Curry Sauce
Chicken with Honeyed Walnuts
Mongolian Beef
Kung Pao Beef
Beef with Broccoli
Pepper Steak
Sesame Beef
Tangerine Beef
Prawns with Honeyed Walnuts
Szechuan Prawns
Prawns with Broccoli
Sweet and Sour Prawns
Prawns with Lobster Sauce
Crispy Prawns with Salt and Pepper
Hot Braised Prawns
Chinese Chicken Salad
Chow Fun (Beef or Chicken)
Mandarin Chow Mein
Chicken with Honeyed Walnuts
Chicken crisp sauteed in a tangy white cream sauce and topped with honeyed walnuts.
Sesame Chicken
Tender pieces of chicken lightly battered and blanched with roasted sesame seeds in a special sauce.
General Tso's on Sizzling Plate
Slices of tender steak marinated and sauteed with julienned onion, baby corn, red bell pepper, and hot chili pepper.
General Tso's Chicken
Strips of chicken breast marinated and sauteed with dried chili pods and red bell pepper in a hot and spicy sauce.
Mandarin Beef
Slices of tende rbeef lightly battered and sauteed with a mildly spiced combined with a distinctive citrus aroma.
Pineapple Prawns
Moo Gai Pan
Thin slices of chicken breast toss cooked in a wine sauce with mushrooms and snow peas. A delicious diet dish.
Sauteed Minced Chicken with Lettuce Cups
Minced chicken combined with finely chopped mushrooms, rice stticks, and crushed peanuts in a light sauce. Served with hoisin sauce in lettuce cups.
Three Delicacies Kung Pao Style
Shrimp, beef, and scallops sauteed with peanuts and famous Szechuan Kung Pao sauce.
Peking Prawns
Lightly battered prawns sauteed with chef's special sweet and pungent sauce.
Prawns with Honeyed Walnuts
Prawns crisp sauteed with chef's special sweet and pungent sauce.
Battered Scallops with Salt and Pepper
Crispy scallops with a zesty salt and pepper garlic coating.
Dragon and Phoenix
Hot braised shrimp and sliced chicken in wine sauce.
House Special Chicken Strips
Strips of chicken sauteed with vegetables in a chef's special sauce.
Changsha Chicken
Tender shreds of chicken breast flavored with hot garlic sauce combined with green onion and cilantro. This dish is wrapped in paper until the last moment to comingle the flavors.
Phoenix Seafood Delight
A choice selection of sauteed prawns, scallops, and vegetables.
Mandarin Deluxe Pan Fried Noodles
Crunchy noodles topped with chicken, beef, and shrimp served with a julienne of assorted vegetable on a sizzling platter.
Tangerine Chicken
Specialty prepared chicken slices marinated and lightly battered with dry tangerine peels and chili pods in a mildly spiced sauce.
Crispy Eggplant in Hot Garlic Sauce
Pieces of eggplant battered and seasoned with a hot and spicy garlic sauce.
Sesame Beef
Tender pieces of beef lightly battered and blanched with roasted sesame seeds in a special sauce.
Crispy Prawns with Salt and Pepper
Crispy prawns with a zesty salt and pepper coating.
CHEF'S SPECIALS
APPETIZERS
Gourmet Salad
Iceberg lettuce, prawns, and shredded beef.
Chicken Salad
Crispy lettuce, crunchy noodles, and crushed peanuts combined with shredded chicken breast and tossed with the house special dressing.
Egg Rolls ()
Cabbage, carrots, and onions wrapped in crispy golden brown shell. Served with Chinese mustard and sweet and sour sauce.
Fried Shrimp ()
Large gulf shrimp coated in a thin crispy batter and a hint of garlic. Served with a special sweet and sour sauce and Chinese mustard.
Fried Won Ton ()
Pot Stickers ()
Our soon to be famous homemade dumplings filled with minced pork and cabbage then steamed until tender. Just before serving, they are seared in an iron skillet; one side becomes crisp. Served with hot oil, soy, and vinegar.
Teriyaki Beef Strips ()
Tender slices of beef marinated in our special teriyaki sauce then skewered and served on a personal hibachi to cook to your own taste.
Bar-B-Q Spare Ribs ()
Succulent baby back ribs glazed with our own honey barbecue sauce and bake until tender.
Cream Cheese Puffs ()
Cream cheese wrapped in a wonton skin and quick fried to a crispy golden brown. Served with sweet ad sour sauce.
Pu Pu Platter ( People)
A combination of egg rolls, fried shrimp, teriyaki beef strips, spare ribs, fried chicken wings, and cream cheese puffs.
Daily Soup(cup) Hot and Sour
Daily Soup Wonton Soup (cup)
Hot and Sour Soup
Shredded pork, tofu, and egg blossom in a broth flavored with soy, vinegar, and white pepper.
Chicken with Sizzling Rice Soup
Sliced chicken breast meat combined with broccoli, snow peas, baby corn, carrots, and mushroom in a light chicken stock. Served with sizzling rice.
Three Flavor Sizzling Rice Soup
Shrimp and scallops combined with broccoli, snow peas, baby corn, carrots, and mushroom in a light chicken stock. Served with sizzling rice.
Assorted Seafood with Bean Curd Soup
Our classic Chineses soup with shrimp, scallops, bean curd, peas, and carrots in a rich chicken broth.
Egg Flower Soup
Wor Won Ton Soup
Pork dumplings with snow peas, broccoli, shrimp, and chicken in a chicken broth.
Imperial Soup
Soup made of tender sliced chicken, shrimp meat, and egg whites.
SOUPS
SEAFOOD
Sweet and Sour Prawns
Golden battered prawns toss cooked with bell peppers, onions, carrots, and pineapple in a tangy sweet and sour sauce.
Prawns with Cashew Nuts
Large gulf prawns quick sauteed with bits of zucchini and cashew nuts in a special sauce.
Prawns with Black Bean Sauc
Fresh prawns stir fried with bell peppers, chopped onions, and carrots in our chef's special black bean sauce.
Prawns with Sizzling Rice
Large prawns sauteed with green peas in a sweet tomato sauce. Served with sizzling rice.
Prawns with Curry Sauce
Prawns sauteed with bell peppers and onions in a spicy curry sauce.
Prawns on Sizzling Plate
Large gulf prawns sauteed with broccoli, snow peas, baby corn, and mushrooms.
Prawns with Lobster Sauce
Prawns toss cooked and enriched in an egg white sauce with green peas, mushrooms, and bits of carrots.
Hot Braised Prawn
A delicious saute of large prawns in a spicy sauce of tomato and chili with just a hint of sweet.
Szechuan Prawns
Succulent large gulf prawns sauteed in a saucy blend of chili oil, sesame, soy, onion, pepper, ginger, and garlic.
Kung Pao Prawns
Prawns toss cooked with dried chili pepper and chopped green onion in a delicately spiced sauce. Topped with roasted peanuts.
Lover's Prawns
Hot Braised Scallops
Kung Pao Scallops
Tender scallops toss cooked with diced zucchini, dried chili pepper, and chopped green onion in a delicately spiced sauce. Topped with roasted peanuts.
Szechuan Scallops
Tender scallops sauteed in a saucy blend of chili oil, sesame, soy, onion, pepper, ginger, and garlic.
Moo Shi Pork
Shredded pork sauteed with fluffed eggs and cabbage. Served with Peking sauce and four Chinese pancakes.
Sweet and Sour Pork
Golden brown battered pork toss cooked with bell peppers, onions, carrots, and pineapple in a tangy sweet and sour sauce.
Shredded Pork with Peking Sauce
Shredded pork sauteed in a tangy Peking sauce.
Szechuan Pork
Shredded pork sauteed in a saucy blend of chili oil, green onion, pepper, ginger, and garlic.
PORK
BEEF AND LAMB
Beef with Assorted Vegetables
Beef sauteed with broccoli, baby corn, snow peas, and mushrooms in a house sauce of soy and spices.
Beef with Mushrooms
Sliced flank steak sauteed with Chinese mushrooms in a house sauce of soy and special blend of spices.
Beef with Bell Pepper
Beef with Oyster Sauce
Slices of tender beef toss cooked with snow peas and straw mushrooms in oyster sauce.
Beef with Broccoli
Slices of beef tenderloin sauteed with garden green broccoli and in a simple brown sauce.
Mongolian Beef
Slices of tender beef sauteed with scallions and dried chili pods in a zesty sauce served on a bed of crispy rice noodles.
Kung Pao Beef
Slices of beef toss cooked with chopped green onions, zucchini, and dried chili pods in a spicy sauce. Topped with roasted peanuts.
Szechuan Beef
Tender marinated flank steak sauteed in a saucy blend of chili oil, soy, onion, pepper, ginger, and garlic.
Tangerine Beef
Slices of beef lightly battered and stir fried with dry tangerine peels and chili pods in a mildly spiced sauce.
Beef and Scallops on Sizzling Plate
Tender marinated flank steak toss cooked with scallops, broccoli, baby corn, carrots, mushrooms, and snow peas in a house special sauce.
Hunan Steak
Sliced marinated beef sauteed in a spicy Hunan sauce and served in a ring of steamed broccoli.
Lamb with Green Onions
Tender pieces of marinated lamb, green onion, and a touch of ginger sauteed in the house special soy flavored sauce.
Mongolian Lamb
Slices of lamb toss cooked with chili peppers and green onions in the house special soy flavored sauce served on a bed of crispy rice noodles.
Hunan Lamb
Sliced marinated lamb sauteed in a spicy Hunan sauce and served in a ring of steamed broccoli.
Peking Chicken
A delicious stir fry of chicken breast meat strips lightly battered to a golden with a zesty sauce.
Chen Do Chicken
Sliced marinated chicken sauteed with mushrooms in a spicy Hunan sauce and served in a ring of steamed broccoli.
Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Diced chicken and zucchini stir fried in our special brown sauce. Topped with cashews.
Chicken with Curry Sauce
Chicken sauteed with onions and fresh bell peppers in a tasty curry sauce.
Kung Pao Chicken
Diced chicken toss cooked with chopped green onion, zucchini, and dried chili pods in a spicy sauce. Topped with roasted peanuts.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Slices of chicken lightly battered and then toss cooked with bell peppers, onions, carrots, and pineapple in a pungent sweet and sour sauce.
Lemon Chicken
Boneless chicken breast cooked to a golden crunch glazed with our mouth watering lemon sauce.
Chicken Breast with Hot Garlic Sauce
Breaded chicken breast topped with a sauce of garlic and soy.
POULTRY
VEGETABLES AND BEAN CURD
Vegetable Delight
A flourishing mixture of broccoli, baby corn, mushrooms, snow peas, and toss cooked in a delicious wine sauce.
Snow Peas with Mushrooms
Crunchy snow peas.
Eggplant in Hot Garlic Sauce
Sliced eggplant sauteed until tender in a spicy garlic sauce.
Dry Sauteed String Be
Fresh string beans stir fried until dry and sauteed in a garlic sauce.
Bean Curd in Brown Sauce
Tofu, black mushrooms, snow peas, carrots, and baby corns cooked in a house special soy flavored sauce.
Fried Bean Curd with Vegetables
Tofu triangles quick fried and toss cooked with mushrooms, carrots, and baby corn in a sauce of soy and hot bean paste.
Ma Poo Tofu
Cubes of softened tofu sauteed with chopped green onions in hot spicy sauce of chili oil, pepper corns, and soy.
Moo Shi Vegetables
A delicious combination onf cabbage, bean sprouts, diced mushrooms, and fluffed egg sauteed in the house soy flavored sauce then served with four thin pancakes, scallions, and hoisin sauce at your table.
Broccoli with Hot Garlic Sauce
Broccoli florets quick sauteed in a spicy garlic sauce.
Steamed Rice
Fried Rice
Choice of chicken, beef, roast pork, or shrimp.
Mandarin Fried Rice
Tender pieces of beef, chicken, and shrimp combined with chopped carrots, peas, and eggs.
Vegetable Fried Rice
Chopped carrots, peas, baby corn, and mushrooms toss cooked with rice and eggs.
Chow Mein
Choice of chicken, beef, roast pork, or shrimp.
Mandarin Chow Mein
Tender pieces of beef, chicken, shrimp combined with chow mein noodles.
Vegetable Chow Mein
Chopped carrots, peas, baby corn, and mushrooms toss cooked with chow mein noodles.
Chow Fun
Thick rice noodles toss cooked with bean sprouts, green onions, and choice of chicken, beef, roast pork, or shrimp.