Mao’s Kitchen Menu – Venice, CA

Type : Chinese restaurant

Location : Venice, CA

This casual Chinese eatery serves up country-style dishes with a side of Mao-themed humor. Based on 686 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

Mao's Kitchen 90291

Address:
1512 Pacific Ave, Venice, CA 90291

Phone: (310) 581-8305

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Hours

Friday 12:30–3 PM, 4–10 PM
Saturday 12:30–10 PM
Sunday 12:30–3:30 PM, 4:30–10 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 12:30–10 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 12:30–10 PM
Wednesday 12:30–10 PM
Thursday 12:30–10 PM

Menu

A New Start
Beijing Spring Roll
one scrumptious vegetarian spring roll for		 $1.00
Peasants’ Onion Pancake
have as an appetizer or eat it up along with an entree		 $5.00
Crunchy Wonton
fried crisp with morsels of seasoned chicken inside – served with our sweet & sour sauce and spicy mustard for dipping		 $6.00
Lettuce Cup
minced chicken or tofu, chopped green beans, carrot & jicama served with lettuce wrappers		 $9.00
Gang Of Four Fried Shrimp $6.00
Eggplant Pamphlet
five eggplant-bound volumes filled with shrimp or tofu propaganda		 $7.00
People’s Potstickers
pan-fried dumplings – herb-seasoned chicken filling – or our black mushroom, bok choy, wood ear mushroom & smoked tofu filling		 $8.00
Bamboo Steamer Dumpling
herb-seasoned chicken filling – or our black mushroom, bok choy, wood ear mushroom & smoked tofu filling		 $8.00
Shrimp & Spinach Dumplings
six dumplings filled with herb marinated shrimp, spinach & delicately fried egg – each order freshly made & steamed		 $8.00
Shrimp & Spinach Roll
crispy fried roll with chopped shrimp, spinach & egg filling		 $2.00
Cha Shao Bbq Pork
sliced and served with hoisin and sesame seeds		 $8.00
Soups
Peace Not War Wonton
mushrooms, shrimp, chicken, zucchini, chinese cabbage, bok choy, carrots & chicken wonton dumplings in our delicious home-style chicken broth – for $2 add cha shao bbq pork		 $8.00
Model Citizen Noodle Soup
huge bowl! herbs, vegetables & beef with wheat-flour egg-noodles in a light bonito broth		 $9.00
Egg Flower
delicate egg, zucchini, snow pea, carrot, cilantro & tomato in our home-style chicken broth		 $5.00
Hot & Sour
tofu, tomato & wood-ear mushroom in the famously tasty spicy chicken broth		 $3.00
Spinach, Tofu & Black Mushroom $6.00
Salads
One Dollar
lettuce, cucumber & shredded carrots with our sweet & light vinegar-soy dressing		 $1.00
Crispy
shrimp or smoked tofu $1.00 more. choice of chicken, shrimp or smoked tofu – lettuce, cucumber & jicama garnished with carrots, green onions, ground peanut, pickled ginger, cilantro, black sesame seeds & dressing. for 1$ more have grilled shrimp or smoked tofu instead of chicken		 $9.00
Spinach
fresh spinach leaves, mushrooms, bean sprouts, fresh mango, tomato, grilled chicken & almonds with our sweet, light, vingar-soy dressing. for 1$ more have grilled shrimp or smoked tofu instead of chicken		 $7.00
Noodles & Fried Rice
Bok Choy Over Chow Fun
wide rice-flour noodles, bok choy, bean sprouts, onion, tomato, green onion, shredded carrot & choice of protein – most popular street food in canton province		 $8.00
Fresh Vegetables Over Lo Mien
thin wheat-flour egg-noodles with bok choy, tomato, bean sprout, shredded carrot, mushroom, onion & choice of protein		 $8.00
Curry Rice-Stick
stir fried with onion, celery, bean sprouts, seasoned egg & madras curry – choice of protein		 $10.00
Fried Rice
white or brown rice, shredded egg, snow pea & carrot with bean sprouts, green onion & choice of protein – try with cashew or add $2.00 to enjoy chairman’s treatment of extra scrambled egg on top		 $7.00
Entrees
Kungpao
onion, green onion, bell-pepper, carrot, peanut & sichuan pepper together in the world-famous style		 $10.00
Orange-Ginger
lightly batter-fried slices of beef or chicken served in our renowned sauce of fresh oranges, fresh ginger, dried tangerine peel, green onions & sichuan peppers, garnished with blanched broccoli		 $12.00
Black-Bean
choice of protein with broccoli, zucchini, onion, mushroom & carrot in a hearty garlic black-bean sauce		 $11.00
Sweet & Sour
pineapple, onion, cucumber & bell pepper in our own all-natural extremely tasty sweet & sour sauce with your choice of pork, chicken, cashew, shrimp or fish – each available either batter or stir fried		 $11.00
Mao’s Hometown
made just like mao’s mama’s in hunan province! smoked tofu & wood ear mushroom in our lightly spicy house sauce – for this dish we recommend fish or shrimp		 $11.00
Long-Life Beans
green beans braised with black bean sauce – highly addictive		 $9.00
Mapo Tofu
stew of soft tofu in spicy sauce direct from sichuan province – have it the traditional way with beef, or for $2 more try with fish		 $10.00
Sesame & Yam Beef
slices of lightly batter-fried beef, snow pea, fresh tomato & yam in spicy-sweet sauce with sesame seeds		 $11.00
Qingjiao Rousi
shredded pork & marinated, roasted tofu with green & red bell-peppers stir-fried in our light country-style sauce		 $10.00
Mushroom Chicken
tender sliced chicken, snow peas & white mushroom in our shaoxing wine sauce		 $9.00
Countryside Commune Eggs
seasoned egg with fresh tomato, green onion, garlic & ginger		 $7.00
Long March Camp-Fry
chinese cabbage, snow pea, tomato, wood-ear mushroom, white mushroom, zucchini & bean sprouts		 $7.00
Sauteed Spinach &/Or Bok Choy
wok-sauteed with just a little oil, green onion & garlic, then served in its own broth – a deliciously light treat & a beautiful accompaniment to richer entrees		 $7.00
Sichuan Eggplant
sweet & spicy wok-sauteed young eggplant with choice of protein		 $11.00
Coconut Curry
green beans, eggplant, tomato, broccoli, black mushroom, carrot, onion & bokchoy with choice of protein		 $11.00
Garlic
onion, bell pepper, carrot & broccoli with generous garlic & a touch of vietnamese fish sauce		 $9.00
Salt & Pepper
choice of delicately batter-fried seafood or vegetables – seasoned with fresh green hot chili-peppers, onions, white pepper & salt		 $9.00
Weiwuer Lamb
salt, cumin & chili powder with sliced lamb, cashew, jicama, onion & cilantro		 $12.00
Shao Montain Lamb
slices of lamb, leek & jalapenos stir-fried with preserved black beans & our secret sauce		 $12.00
Potables
Jasmine Iced Tea $2.50
Fresh Home-Made Ginger-Ale $2.50
Fresh-Squeezed Juices $3.00
Hot Teas By The Pot
specials list for the current selection from our kitchen & around the world		 $2.00
Fountain Soda
coke, diet coke, sprite, barq’s root beer		 $2.00
Bottled Water $1.50
Sweet Things
Red Bean Pastries
six small pastries made from sweet rice flour, cooked fresh each order		 $4.00
Chocolate Pineapple
one-quarter of a freshly sliced pineapple served with a rich, warm, intensely chocolate dipping sauce		 $6.00

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Reviews

Nova Giacalone
Great little vibe! 10/10 will be recommending at my shop. One dollar salad is definitely worth it. Only wish the dressing was a little closer to a vinaigrette. We ordered the kungpao chicken and WOW -DELICIOUS. Will be coming back to review more dishes. They give wontons for the table with a DELICIOUSSS sauce. Spring rolls are a must try ! The onion pancake was nothing like I’ve had before and it was a surprisingly tasty bite especially with the sauce it came from. Worth it for the quick stop after a long day of working. The ambiance was just my kind of vibe/lowkey place to eat with friends with good prices and a great portion of food. Thank you 🙂 will come again

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Ashley Dean
Delicious Cantonese Cuisine in Venice!”

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Vadi Efe
When they have a lunch deal its great price with a lot food, but it only happened to me once,

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Tag TM
Location wise near venice beach. Server gerry all woman show very nice and pleasant and she filipino but food is okay, great portion but taste basic nothing special.

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Vadim Kokorenko
Nice and affordable place with giant portions, legendary $1 salad, careful waiter. Highly recommend if you want local Venice food on the tight budget.

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Abel Rojas-Parra
A friend of mine, who used to live in Venice, recommended this place. I told him that my mom was visiting my wife and me for her birthday and that, among other restaurants, she wanted to try a new Chinese food restaurant.

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Leminal
Good orange chicken for the price. Typical American Chinese food. Service was good!

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Vyette Tiya
did not disappoint! orange-ginger chicken was great and even better as leftovers. prices fair considering the portion sizes.

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Karolina Broskova
Really delicious food, super generous portion, the waitress was very skilled, unfortunely alone for the entire restaurant and thus wauting time was longer. Yet worth it.

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Megan Cooper
Very busy in the evening. Idk if someone called in or if this was a regular day. Orders were backed up, people were complaining they haven’t been served for over an hr. They even served a table while I was waiting, only one person got their food. This guy was upset. The food is great, just have patience, even if it’s to go.

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