Ma-DaSao

This is a so-called lunch go-to place for Qualcomm employees because of its location. We went here for lunch on weekend with friends. All staff were very friendly and accommodating. The dishes are delicious. Good atmosphere and clean. Will come back again!

Takes me awhile to find the correct name. It was just translate directly from the sound in chinese. Delicious and good service. Very very hard to find parking space. Amazing they have lunch order delivery to UCSD in Wechat app (That’s how I know this place ) Recommended . They also got spicy food here. It looks clean and large varieties to choose from. Now in yelp you got 15% off with cash .

Great Chinese restaurant with authentic tasting dishes and nice ambiance. Menus were conveniently on iPads. Keep in mind most servers don’t speak English super well but for ordering it isn’t a problem. Definitely will need to come back for the buffet hot pot, which seemed like the most popular option for diners.

Went to lunch with 7 other co-workers for lunch. We made a reservation for 11:45AM. We had to stand around for 10 mins and wait for them to prepare the table. Not sure why they didn’t prepare beforehand. The 4 star is for the food. I ordered a noodle soup because it was really cold this week in San Diego. The soup was tasty without msg. The texture of the noodles was al dente. I will go back for the food.

I had the house special beef chunk rice noodle. The noodle soup is so spicy. They do give a lot of beef. The table is sticky and shaky.

I had a very disappointing experience at this restaurant. While the food is expensive, I wouldn’t say the quality justifies the high prices. What made things worse is that they didn’t inform us they were out of certain ingredients for our dish until we asked. Instead of letting us know in advance, they substituted vegetables without telling us, which I found very unprofessional. They automatically added a 20% tip to the bill, but then also tacked on an additional 4% fee for using a Visa credit card. I’ve never had to pay such a fee at any other restaurant, and it felt like an extra hidden charge. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend dining here. The lack of transparency and unexpected charges made for a very unpleasant experience.

Interesting menu options. Had the Singapore Chicken and Rice combo. Was OK - rice was interesting, chicken lacked flavor. Not sure what 'combo' meant - my coworker ordered a different combo and got a spring roll with hers. I didn't get one with mine. My food also came much later than my two other coworkers'. Would be willing to try the place again.

If you’re a delivery person. Just cancel the order. I got an order and was there for 30min plus just waiting while other people just got their food. The service sucks too cause they don’t inform you about nothing. Just stare at you while you wait. When I asked about the orders, they just say a few more minutes but nothing!! The place wasn’t even busy too !!

Came here for lunch with a coworker recently. I have been to this place over the past 18 years under different names. All I can say is that they have gone more fancy and expensive esp the regular menu. But it seems like the norm for all restaurants in San Diego (the expensive part)...so it is what it is. Light lunch was what I was shooting for so lunch special it is. It came with one soup, one rice, an egg roll, one floret of broccoli (gotta get your veggie!) and whatever dish you prefer from lunch special menu. I ordered shrimp and tofu, hoping that it'd be a good high protein and low-ish calorie option. And I was right. The dish was relatively light. Sauce not over powering. I could decide how much carb I wanted. Definitely a good option when you want to stay relatively healthy in a Chinese restaurant. I guess it'll be my regular dish from now on at ma-sadao!

We came here with a group of friends to celebrate Chinese New Year. The food was delicious. Service was very good. It is better if you can speak mandarin. I give it 4 stars because the sitting arrangement was odd. We still had a great time.

This place is formerly Mr. Holy Gao and is located in a nondescript strip mall in Sorrento (I think near Gravity Heights). This is my mom's new favorite lunch place and it is native Shanghainese lady approved. The menu, like most Chinese places, is a blend of different regional cuisines but I think the Shanghainese stuff is what they specialize in. The hits: -The spicy braised beef noodles (super ample portion, huge chunks of beef. Noodles could be a little more al dente though) -The yellow croaker (a type of fish) wontons. So delicious and savory and has a great broth. If you love fish (esp. fishier types of fish), get it. We've come back twice for this. The just okays: -The Singaporean chicken rice. Good portion, but the sauce and chicken are kind of bland and underwhelming. - The tiny Shanghainese wontons are just like what we ate in Shanghai (tiny pork wontons with filling the size of your thumbnail in savory clear broth) but they are a bit pricy for the portion. Looking forward to trying more dishes here. There are also some private rooms to host bigger parties, which is pretty nice.

I don't usually review but today I had to. I was there for lunch with co workers, food was good, the Kid came twice to refill water, brought me a Dr Pepper, it was good. I asked for the tab and a lady charging the tab came to our table, she was nice. So I paid and the option for tipping came up. I gave the kid $5, the lady then turned vicious, she asked me " did you not like the food" I said yah it was good. Then she said, then pay the full tip amount, when their menu says tip is optional, but I looked at her kinda confused, then she tosses the fortune cookies on table almost knocking over my water cup and walks away! She tells the kid serving us something, gives him my receipt and he comes over. I asked him,"is $5 bucks is not cool" and he said it's fine and thankful, shook his hand and headed out back to work. I've been there 3-4 times and never have we experienced that. But food was good but watch out for that lady, nasty!! 2 stars because of this person, not the way to treat clients.