Reviews for Olive Tree Chinese Kitchen in Lake Forest, CA

Great place for some Chinese cuisine and good flavor and lunch plates. You can get both a Coke and a Pepsi in one, lol. The... lunch combo comes with options of egg drop or hot and sour soup, wonton or egg roll, choice of steam white or brown rice orfried rice with your protein of choice. Orange, Cashew, Kung pow chicken or Mongolian beef is super delicious can't go wrongwith it but various other options in the lunch menu or larger portions great for sharing or not. I hear the chicken fried riceis a thing to try which will be next time for me. Read more

This is the third time eating their food and I get super impressed each time I bring new people to try. The food fry rice, beef... broc, orange chicken is delicious. I highly recommend ???? Read more

This is the best Chinese food I've ever had. And every time we order from here, it never disappoints! Tonight for example, my... husband and I ordered from here. Their combination chow mein (beef, shrimp, chicken) is spectacular. Always so well cooked andpack load of flavor. Their 6 pc Wings have this red chile with garlic with a bit of cilantro, is unlike any flavor I've everexperienced. The best tasting wings ever, hands down! Can't say enough about their cream cheese wontons, always so crispy with asweet creamy cheese filling that just melts in your mouth. We never miss out on those. But the star if today is a new dish wetried out for our very first time. Their Black pepper beef steak, which has this rich beefy sauce mixed with thick pieces oftender steak, onions, mushrooms and snow peas. It surpasses all our expectations of deliciousness, rich flavors and more! Nodoubt the food here is made with love. We absolutely love this place! Read more

This place is great honestly a little pricey but gosh I been craving some good Chinese food and thank god I ordered here. The... food is the closest to some authencity the service is great and their lunch special is great. Do take advantage Read more

Looking for great chicken wings? Look no more, this place has some of the best I’ve had, top 3, and the other food is very... well done with a hint of spice or stronger if you like. Had the lunch Chicken Wing special with Egg Roll, Sour Soup, SteamedVeggies and large beer, what a great choice recommended by our fantastic host and server, Derek, funny, smart and there beforeyou need him. Wife had the Triple Meat with steam rice, amazing taste. Do yourself a favor and stop in and check out this littlespot, hidden from the road attached to the Quality Inn Suites in Lake Forrest. Wings were so good? Gonna make a wing runtonight! Read more

The Orange Chicken was delicious!!! Kinda odd though that it only came with 1 piece of broccoli ????...

Super basic, very small, zero ambiance, BUT …very convenient if you are staying at the Quality Inn, that it is literally... attached to. I had lunch there : shrimp and veggies. It was good but nothing special. If you like it spicy they WILL bring theheat so be aware. I love the spice and they brought it fiery hot. A normal person should get it at “level 1” ! VictorB Read more

At first glance, Olive Tree seems like your standard Westernized Chinese eatery, serving up orange chicken and convenient lunch... specials with a side of rice and eggrolls. But flip the menu over and you're in for a surprise! A whole different roster offood and flavor profiles, all in Chinese, that rivals what you'd see in the 626. Call it a "secret menu" of sorts. Needless tosay, I was intrigued. Dishes off the Western menu are made less spicy, with less salt and oil for a "cleaner" taste. Off theChinese menu, we got a lot more mala heat and intense flavors. -- We ordered a spread from both menus (my limited Chineseliteracy proved marginally effective) Szechuan Chicken Wings: super crispy and juicy. Probably my fav dish here Fish filetw/black bean sauce, lunch combo [western menu]: tender fish with nice, clean flavor. The fried rice was too dry but I liked theaddition of egg. I'm not a fan of Chinese egg rolls so it was a pass for me Szechuan Combo Dry Pot [chinese menu]: this waslike a spicy treasure trove! Everything from short ribs, and tender beef, to mixed veggies and even tripe. All with that numbingmala spice. Can be salty and spicy but I’m sure of you let them know it can be made less so Stir-fried Green Beans: crunchyand flavorful Hot & Sour Soup [western menu]: not very hot nor sour, very muted flavors. I think the idea of sour soup might beoff-putting for the uninitiated? Overall, this is a solid Chinese restaurant with more than meets the eye. Please support smallbusinesses like this!! Call in directly to order pickup to better support their margins! Read more