Happy Day

What a great experience and wonderful food! Service was excellent. Our first time here and we’ll be back!

Where to start? Well I guess I’ll go on about their shitty service. There were 4 people working yet we didn’t have one person that was refilling our waters or checking in on us. So my family seemed like those annoying a-​holes that needed to flag someone down cause the typical things you expect when you go out to eat were not being met. When we sat down we had no napkins so my grandpa had to take them from a neighboring table because again, there was no one to ask.
The food: dad ordered some ribs and two of them on the plate were still pretty much frozen so they sent them back and when they came back they were so hot you couldn’t touch them and they were super rubbery (probably because of the time they spent in the microwave). So those were wasted. One of us found a p of plastic in the veggie rice so that was a nice nutritional value. For free!!!

I love Chinese food. I am from the bay area where they have the best and this place has really good food. I tried the hot and sour soup which was delicious, and the tempura calamari which was also delicious. I also tried the chicken fried rice, the mushroom chicken, and beef with snow peas and loved it all. The servers were friendly also. I would definitely go back.

Ordered walnut shrimp and fried prawns. So the walnut shrimp was disgusting. Cloyingly sweet and doused in far too much sweet sauce. The shrimp were not deveined and that was disgusting as well. Who likes to eat shrimp poop? In fact some of the shrimp had the «vein» or shrimp poop cooked into the breading and outside of the shrimp itself, meaning that the poop was removed from the shrimp and breaded with the shrimp. So, perhaps there was an attempt at cleaning a few of the shrimp but the cleaned shrimp were breaded with the poop? The fried prawns were not the typical sort and looked like flat paddles. They were just ok but not very good. I’ve eaten here three times and each time has been unsatisfying. Time before this occasion I ordered a meat and veggie dish and got home to find it was all veggie with three little pieces of meat. I’ve lived all over the world and in Asia for over a year and this place is not the one. Too often you find small communities with restaurants such as this as the only option. This place is a sad represntation of what Chinese food ought to taste like.

We moved from San Jose to Paradise, CA in July of 2014. The Chinese Restaurants in town were decent, no complaints. On a lark, the wife and I drove up to Stirling City, north of Magalia. We spotted this restaurant on the way up, and decided to hit it on the way back. The portions are amazing, ordered separate combo dinners and had enough left over for dinner the next day. Server was from Indonesia, had a great attitude, and was quick to replenish my beer! Will go back again!

Horrible. Since moving to the ridge have tried this place a couple times. No more. Appetizer ribs… Looks great with coloring and glaze but mostly fat on a bone I gagged on it. General Chicken… more gagging. Nice flavor but after chewing a piece for about 5 minutes had to finally spit it out. Like chicken gum. Would recommend that if you have to eat from here, stick to noodle dishes or fried rice. After our experiences, we will not be back ever.

I like this place. Quick and tasty.
I Grew up on San Francisco Chinese food. This place is VERY close if not equal to may places there.
I like the Sweet and Sour pork, they do it right, crunchy !
The egg foo yung is also very good.

I moved to Paradise from San Francisco — Chinese food capital of the United States — and was VERY happy with Happy Day Chinese Restaurant! The food was equally as good as my favorite places in SF. Not having a menu, I ordered over the phone and guessed at what they might have. I got crispy pan fried noodles and they turned out perfect. They put the sauce/​meat/​vegies on the side so the noodles were still crispy for leftovers. Also, the walnut shrimp/​prawns were the best I’ve ever had. The egg rolls were crispy — not soggy at all. I didn’t order much because it was my first order from them, but it most definitely won’t be my last!

I havr enjoyed dining in a few times here. I have sat in while they were busy for dinner, but I have found that lunch here feels much more welcoming. Ive had great experiences with the servers, and the garlic chicken dish is one of my favorites.

Food is alright. We just got take out once. My husband got fried rice and liked it. He said its the best he had in our area which is in Paradise. I didn’t like my dish so much but I haven’t tried anything else. So not sure if I would like other dishes better.

Love me some Happy Day.

Came up from Paradise on this rainy afternoon, to a totally empty parking lot, at about 3:15. Went inside, and when the hostess walked out, I said «Oh, gee, looks like I’m a little late, but do you think I could still get the lunch special?». «NO! You VERY late, you too late!» says the rude hag behind the counter. I understand, rules are rules, but the WHOLE POINT of the lunch special is to bring in new customers, show them what a nice place it is to eat, so they come back with their friends and family for dinner. I tip between 0 and 50% on every bill, this stupid, stupid woman just cost her business more money than she realizes.
I went to Sophia’s Thai cuisine down the road. Great food, nice family, and better atmosphere, I won’t bother with Happy Day again.
(To be fair, the food is supposed to be good, but her attitude put me off, and there are a ton of good restaurants around that are hurting for business these days.)

This is one of my favorite places to eat! I look forward to visiting Magalia just to eat here. They give you huge portions of amazing food! You would never know by looking at the place, so never judge a book by it’s cover. This is affordable and consistently good over the years.

very nice place to dine and to celebrate birthdays also the customer service is excellent!

I have nearby for18years. This place has seen a lot of ups and downs. I dined there twice last year and found the meal tasted as though it was made from leftovers. I have not been back since. Perhaps it has made a turn around again and we may go once more.

happy day is so yummy! They have the best walnut shrimp I have ever tasted!

Very satisfied with the whole experience!
The food was great. The service was super friendly! And the atmosphere was very pleasant! Who knew you could get good chinese food up in the hills?!

I had a fine dining experience here at Happy Day C.R. today with my hunny bunny! Whoa Lahjah!
We ordered the fried rice w/​prawns, walnut prawns, mixed vegetables w/​chopped steak, and a superb pork egg fu yong. Each one of these flavorful items made my taste buds have a Happy Day.
All this for around forty dollars U.S.
The portions were good n’ brought home the leftovers in a three 2go boxes.
We enjoyed our little date n’ will check this place out at another time… Ku :)

This is some of the best Chinese food I’ve eaten anywhere and I’ve been to China! The Chicken Egg Foo Young is simply the best anywhere. Prices are reasonable and the staff is friendly and efficient. I highly recommend!

Great atmosphere, good customer service, friendly faces and small town feel. Happy day is a great place to go for yummy Chinese take out or dine-​in.