Best Chinese Chicken Salads In Los Angeles
The Chinese chicken salad has been a staple item for many restaurants around LA and around the world for years. But, with so many restaurants serving their own iterations of it, there are some that are unequaled when you compare them to the rest. We've done our research and put together a definitive list of the ones you won't want to miss out on.
Take A Bao
Westfield Century City
10250 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 551-1100
www.takeabao.com
Take A Bao, with locations at The Century City Mall and in Studio City has arguably the best Chinese chicken salad around. While the restaurant/mall eatery has many delicious options, including rice bowls, bao sandwiches, salads, noodle dishes, and specialty items, the Chinese chicken salad stands out for its incredibly tasty ingredients. Featuring grilled chicken breast, napa cabbage, romaine hearts, radicchio, red onions, pickled carrots, cilantro, toasted almonds, sesame seeds, wonton strips, crispy rice noodles, and its signature sesame ginger dressing, you'll be hooked after the first bite. You can even purchase their top of the line dressing to take home with you!
Joan's on Third
8350 W 3rd St
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 655-2285
www.joansonthird.com
Joan's On Third is known for everything from great coffee to its signature short rib sandwich and great brunch food. But, one of the favorite orders on this menu is the Chinese chicken salad. Served in a tin bowl, you'd be hard pressed to walk around the restaurant and not find atleast one or two people eating it at all times. With a menu like Joan's, it can be tough to select just one thing to order, as everything is delicious. But, those who have chosen to order the Chinese chicken salad seem to stick with it time after time. Whether you're at the West Hollywood location or the Studio City location, the Chinese Chicken Salad comes with crispy wontons, shredded lettuce, sliced chicken, rice sticks and almonds. But, the real draw here is the creamy and one-of-a-kind dressing that's unique to Joan's. One thing is for sure: the Chinese Chicken salad here has a pretty loyal following.
Feast From The East
1949 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 475-0400
www.ffte.com
Feast From The East can pretty much attribute its popularity to their Chinese chicken salad. Located in Westwood, the salad is cherished from far and wide across LA for its authentic taste. With shredded white meat chicken, almonds, wonton strips, and darker green lettuce, the dressing is one feature patrons rave about. Lucky for you and them, you can take home the dressing to help make your own version of the salad. But, one thing is for sure: no matter how hard you try to create your own version, it can't come close to ordering it up from the pro's at Feast From The East.
Tender Greens
9523 Culver Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 842-8300
Multiple Locations
www.tendergreens.com
Tender Greens has plenty of options on the menu to choose from that keep restaurant-goers coming back time and time again. Order from their big plates and you can choose salt and pepper chicken, BBQ chicken, marinated steak and others with your choice of sides, or pick a simple salad and/or a soup. With locations around the city featuring some differentiations on the menu, one menu item remains constant: the Chinese chicken salad. One of the favorite selections of patrons of Tender Greens, the restaurant turned it up a notch by trying to make it different than the other competitors. But, make no mistake, it's definitely a Chinese chicken salad. With tatsoi, mizuna, golden pea sprouts, carrots, wontons, roasted peanuts, cilantro, green onions and shredded chicken, its a healthy and tasty option you wont want to miss out on. The sesame dressing that comes on the salad is also a welcome addition, as it's light but tasty enough to add that much needed Chinese chicken salad taste to the salad.
California Chicken Cafe
2005 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 446-1933
www.californiachickencafe.com
California Chicken Cafe knows their chicken. While many opt to order chicken with sides like the Chinese cabbage salad, the hot potatoes or the squash, others swear by the wraps and salads. One salad that sticks out though is their Chinese chicken salad, which is arguably their most coveted menu selection for patrons. Featuring lettuce, white meat chicken, almonds, Chinese nodles, plain pasta, green onions, Mandarin oranges and carrots, it's easily one of their most popular options for customers. What sets this one apart from others across the city is the inclusion of the pasta noodles, which gives it a sense of authenticity unique to CCC.