Pearl River Restaurant

Very good hot and sour soup and chicken fried rice :) we had a table of 12 and they were very accommodating

The rice is good. The rest, not so much. I ordered the take out dinner for two, and each of the containers was only half full. Disappointing

Ordered some take out. Was impressed with their timing and how hot the food was even after I made a couple stops after picking up the food.
However, it was a little disappointing opening my bag of takeout to find that soup/​sauce from an order that wasn’t even mine was all over the takeout containers. There was also a hole burned/​melted in the bottom of my chicken ball container.
Overall, the food was decent. Nothing to get me too excited about and want to order more right away. But, if I do have a hankering for some Chinese food, I’m not against ordering from here.

Cantonese and Szechuan Chinese food — keep in mind, there are a number of different styles of Chinese food. Not all Chinese restaurants serve the same style or regional cuisine, and it may not be your preference.
While not a gluten-​free dining establishment, they are aware and do their best to deliver a tasty enjoyable meal. If you are gluten sensitive, this may not be your best choice for dining as they have a shared fryer.
If you don’t ask, you will get a plate and cutlery. I’m a fan of the bowl and chopsticks — I really like digging in, and the sauces mixing on the rice in the bowl. The vintage style Chinese horoscope paper placemats are a great conversation starter if you are dining with folks you don’t know, or heck, just for fun!
We’ve visited here 4 or 5 times now, and have enjoyed every dish we have ordered. The Shrimps with Paradise sauce are a MUST have — AND they are made gluten-​free. I crave this dish. Ignore the description — it doesn’t taste anything like the words make it out to be.
The food comes out of the kitchen FAST. No, they are not psychic. Just the joy of a hot and ready wok with prepped ingredients.
My other half really enjoys the Szechuan Beef, (some people call it Ginger Beef — but that’s not quite accurate). I’m a fan of the Chicken in Nest (it’s a potato nest — fried in a shared fryer). Not a single stick of celery either — because I’m definitely not a fan of celery. Yes, a little water chestnut and bok choy would be great in this dish, but it’s not lacking for not having it. With those three dishes and steamed rice we are usually full, and have leftovers for a couple of additional reheated meals.
This is also one of the few places you can get sizzling rice… a dish I acquired a taste for many years ago.
They do use styrofoam containers for take-​out. If you are averse, bring your own for your leftovers. It’s a nice thing to do for the environment too.
There are only two chinese restaurants in Edmonton that I trust to serve me safe (gluten-​free) and delicious morsels — and I’m pleased to say this is one of them.

I certainly expected worse. Having driven by this place so many times it looks a bit run down from the outside. Parking can be an issue here for lunch. Lots of cars in the parking lot around this time.
I visited for lunch and ordered the beef in curry sauce. The curry was extremely mild, but decent. I found myself satisfied with the food, but wish the curry had more heat.
Inside it is clean, but also looks a bit run down. Service was a little slow, but very polite. The food came out a little fast which always kind of scares me. Maybe they are just fast cooks?
I’m cautiously and slightly optimistic about Pearl River. I would go again, but it wouldn’t be my first or second option for Chinese in the area.

Great restaurant. The servers are polite and timely and the food is fresh and hot. The presentation of the food is excellent, very appealing. Heir lunch specials are quick and tasty and the dinners can be a quick meal or an enjoyable evening. But you best get there early because the place gets busy every day!

Best Chinese food and good service. I love the chicken fried rice with the beef and broccoli. They are clean and fast bringing the food out. It is Canadian western Chinese food but it’s still good

I don’t think people understand that everything that we can get at a Chinese restaurant is western Canadian food, it has nothing to do with China other than the fact that it was invented by Chinese immigrants because Canadians didn’t like Chinese food. Pearl river has some of the best fresh to order western Chinese style food, this is the place to try if you love chicken balls, spring rolls, sezchuan beef, and lettuce tacos.

Ordered take-​out. It was not good.
It’s seriously ‘Canadianized’ Chinese food. No bok choy or even a single water chestnut to be found, but LOTS of celery and (believe it or not) green peas in most of the stir-​frys.
Everything was diced so small it was more of a mash than a mixed vegetable dish, and rather bland and unflavourful.
The green onion cake appetizer was actually a greasy green onion pancake.
Even the won ton soup was meh. 4 won tons, wilted green onion bits, and a single tiny slice of BBQ pork.
Won’t eat here again.

Pearl River offers standard whitewashed Chinese food. If that’s your thing, then you’ll probably love it.

I came here a few days ago for the first sit down dinner of my boyfriend and my family. While the dinner conversation was so awkward it hurt (waiter, ‘barbarian’ is not an appropriate nickname for my man), the food was really good. I don’t know the names of all the dishes because we had the waiter order for us, as he’s known my dad for a really long time.
We had the sweet and sour pork, which was not overly coated and really tender, contrary to most other Chinese restaurants I’ve been to. We also had fish sauteed in black bean sauce, which was really delicious. There was also a really unique, tasty shrimp dish, but the only was I can describe it for ordering is deep-​fried in a yellow mayo based sauce.
It’s a little out of the way, but the food is worth it! The waiters are friendly, so if you’re unsure of what to order, ask them to recommend something different for you.

My dad used to take me to Pearl River when I was a kid. I have very fond memories of this place.
I was glad to see that they are still doing well too.
My favorite thing here is the lemon chicken. It is sooooo good. I also love the beef and broccoli and the hot and sour soup it’s spicy though!).
The best thing to do here is order a few different dishes and share everything. That’s what we do. And the dishes are well priced. The lemon chicken is only $ 9.75 so that’s pretty good for a quality meal.
These guys also have live lobster, crab, and oysters if you’re into that. I would never be able to pick something out of a tank to be killed, but that’s just me. I don’t want to see my food alive right before I eat it.
It’s a great place. Check it out! Pearl River rocks!