Where to eat Chinese food in Hayward.

All seven branches are in Hayward: along A Street, West A Street, Jackson Street, Hesperian Boulevard, Foothill Boulevard and Hayward Boulevard. Choose Sichuan-Hunan plates, dim sum, hand-made dumplings with Beijing-style noodles, a vegan rice meal, a defined chicken combo, a shared dinner or a fish-fillet combo.

7 restaurants · 5 list delivery · checked

An unranked, researched shortlist from operator menus and locations. No ratings, and no claimed visits. How we research.

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A shorter path to dinner.

Choose an area, a kind of meal, or only restaurants that list delivery. These filters narrow the quick list; all 7 detailed profiles stay below.

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“Lists delivery” means the operator’s ordering page or a checked platform listing showed delivery on October 9, 2026. Availability depends on your address and time. “Vegetarian options” means a specific option is named on the checked menu, not an allergen or cross-contact guarantee.

Ways to make a meal.

A Thursday–Sunday dim-sum meal

Choose the exact Siu Mai and Har Gor items, then Shanghai Dumplings whose Chinese label names xiao long bao. Confirm the split lunch and dinner hours; rice noodle rolls are unavailable after 3 PM and the branch is closed Monday–Wednesday.

Tin's Teapot Bistro

A vegan rice plate on West A Street

Choose Salt and Pepper Vegan Chicken with Rice, or Kung Pao Tofu with Vegetable Chow Mein, from the operator's explicitly vegetarian and vegan menu. The selected site advertises pickup; confirm individual allergies and preparation needs.

Veggie Lee

Hand-made dumplings and Beijing-style noodles

Choose the menu's Shanghai Soup Dumpling or Canton-Style Shao-Mai, with Beijing Style Bean Paste Noodle with Pork. Confirm the Monday–Thursday break because the operator sites disagree, and check the selected pickup channel before traveling.

Elite Dumpling

Different kitchens, different meals.

Tasty Szechuan

Sichuan-Hunan dishes, ChengDu noodles and soup dumplings

A Street, Hayward

766 A St, Hayward, CA 94541510-274-5878

Tasty Szechuan's checked Hayward menu has a Sichuan Hunan Taste section, Hunan Chicken and ChengDu Cold Noodles, alongside explicitly named soup dumplings and Siomai. Choose it for a chili-focused plate and noodle meal, with dumplings as an additional course.

Build an order. Choose N1. Fresh Meat Soup Dumplings (6) $10.95 or N6. Shrimp & Pork Siomai (6) $12.95, then N8. ChengDu Cold Noodles $11.95 and 27. Hunan Chicken $18.95, which the menu describes as bone-in chicken. Another named regional option is 28. Special XinJiang Style Chicken w. Noodles $22.95. Vegetable choices include 50. Dry Fried Green Beans $15.95 and 8. Vegetarian Spring Rolls (4) $5.95; confirm sauces for dietary needs. Separate dumpling alternatives are 5. Sichuan Bell Dumplings (10) $12.95, 7. Pan Fried Pork Pot Stickers (6) $9.95, N3. Seafood Dumplings (10) $12.95 and N4. Fresh Meat & Cabbage Dumplings (10) $12.95.

Before you go. The operator's location page lists daily 11 AM–8:30 PM. Its lunch section says 11 AM–3 PM and carries a display restriction outside lunch ordering hours, so these selected observations use the regular dumpling menu. Additional items or special preparation may incur charges not calculated in the online order. Delivery is booked through the linked site but expressly fulfilled by third-party services.

Dishes to know. Soup dumplings, Siu mai

Delivery: via apps The operator delivery page states a 5-mile radius, $15 minimum and $7.98 fee, with third-party fulfillment. No address eligibility or current ordering availability was tested.

Menu snapshot

N1. Fresh Meat Soup Dumplings (6) $10.95 · N6. Shrimp & Pork Siomai (6) $12.95 · N8. ChengDu Cold Noodles $11.95 · 27. Hunan Chicken $18.95

Operator-linked Chinese Menu Online ordering menu, read 2026-10-09. Fixed regular-menu item amounts; lunch restrictions, extras and delivery charges are separate. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Tin's Teapot Bistro

Steamed dim sum, crystal-named shrimp dumplings and Shanghai buns

Jackson Street, Hayward

320 Jackson St, Hayward, CA 94544510-881-0211

Tin's Teapot Bistro names handcrafted dim sum on its operator site and publishes a bilingual menu for the Jackson Street branch. Its small-plate meal combines the exact Siu Mai and Har Gor labels with Shanghai Dumplings whose Chinese name explicitly identifies xiao long bao.

Build an order. Choose Pork & Shrimp Dumpling (Siu Mai) (4) / 燒 賣 $7.88, Steamed Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gor) (4) / 水晶煆餃皇 $8.88 and Shanghai Dumplings (3) / 上海小籠包 $7.88. Shanghai Dumplings (3) / 上海小籠包 is labelled 上海小籠包 on the checked menu; 小籠包 identifies xiao long bao. The shrimp item is labelled 水晶煆餃皇; 水晶 means crystal, and the source spelling 煆 is retained. Add Steamed Vegetarian Dumplings (3) / 羅漢齋餃 $7.88 or Clams Sauteed in Black Bean Sauce / 豉汁炒大蜆 $18.00. Separate alternatives are Chiu Chau Dumplings (Pork & Shrimp) (3) 潮州粉果 $7.88, Pea Sprouts & Shrimp Dumplings (3) / 豆苗餃 $8.88, Pan Fried Shrimp & Chive Dumplings (3) / 香煎韭菜果 $8.88, Deep Fried Shrimp Dumpings (3) / 沙律明蝦角 $8.88 and Pot Stickers (4) / 香煎鍋貼 $9.88.

Before you go. The operator lists Thursday–Friday 11 AM–2:30 PM and 4:30–8 PM, Saturday–Sunday 10:30 AM–2:30 PM and 4:30–8 PM, and Monday–Wednesday closed. Rice noodle rolls are marked unavailable after 3 PM. The online menu showed Ordering not available during the early-morning check; displayed dishes do not guarantee availability. Medium and Large appear after individual fixed dim-sum prices, rather than supplying a separate price legend.

Dishes to know. Soup dumplings, Siu mai

Delivery: direct The operator FAQ advertises delivery and takeout, and its Owner menu displays Pickup and Delivery. No delivery address, fee, radius or courier identity was tested; ordering was unavailable at the check.

Menu snapshot

Pork & Shrimp Dumpling (Siu Mai) (4) / 燒 賣 $7.88 · Steamed Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gor) (4) / 水晶煆餃皇 $8.88 · Shanghai Dumplings (3) / 上海小籠包 $7.88

Operator Owner online ordering menu, read 2026-10-09. Fixed amounts printed beside individual dishes; displayed size words do not substitute for a price or count. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Veggie Lee

Vegetarian and vegan Chinese-style rice plates

West A Street / Sky West Commons, Hayward

1169 West A St, Hayward, CA 94541510-785-7133

Veggie Lee explicitly describes its menu as Vegetarian & Vegan Chinese-Style Dishes (No Garlic/Onions). The West A Street branch offers vegan-protein rice plates, tofu dishes and noodles, making its plant-based meal distinct from the guide's dim sum, chili dishes and chicken combos.

Build an order. Choose L16. Salt and Pepper Vegan Chicken with Rice $15.95 for a rice plate, or E33. Kung Pao Tofu $19.95 with R16. Vegetable Chow Mein $16.95. The operator also lists E42. Vegan Assorted Meat with Tofu Hot Pot $21.95, E65. Vegan Orange Chicken $20.95 and A3. Potstickers (6 pieces) $13.95. Confirm ingredients for individual allergies even though the operator explicitly labels the menu vegetarian and vegan.

Before you go. The operator lists daily 11 AM–9 PM and asks customers to order directly on its own site for pickup. These observations use that menu rather than other delivery or ordering domains discovered in search. A public menu price is not a stock check, and no order or dietary request was submitted.

Pickup only The selected operator site says Order Online and Pick Up at Our Restaurant. Delivery on other domains or platforms was not verified; this status describes only the checked channel.

Menu snapshot

L16. Salt and Pepper Vegan Chicken with Rice $15.95 · E33. Kung Pao Tofu $19.95 · R16. Vegetable Chow Mein $16.95 · A3. Potstickers (6 pieces) $13.95

Operator online ordering menu, read 2026-10-09. The checked site explicitly advertises online ordering and pickup; other ordering channels were not priced here. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Elite Dumpling

Hand-made dumplings and Beijing-style bean-paste noodles

Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward

24036 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545510-259-0613

Elite Dumpling's operator says it specializes in hand-made dumplings and fresh noodles. Its linked Hayward menu includes Shanghai Soup Dumpling, Canton-Style Shao-Mai, Canton-Style Shrimp Dumpling and Beijing Style Bean Paste Noodle with Pork, supporting a dumpling-and-noodle meal without assigning an unsupported regional identity to every dish.

Build an order. Choose 31. 灌湯⼩籠包 Shanghai Soup Dumpling $10.95, 33. 廣東燒賣 Canton-Style Shao-Mai $7.95 or 34. 廣東蝦餃 Canton-Style Shrimp Dumpling $7.95. The last item's exact Chinese name 廣東蝦餃 names Canton-style har gow; its 蝦餃 text supplies the format identity rather than a generic shrimp-filling inference. Add 112. 炸醬麵 Beijing Style Bean Paste Noodle with Pork $12.95 or 25. 素菜⽔餃 Vegetarian Dumpling $14.95. The separate descriptions say 6 pcs for item 31 and 4 pcs for items 33 and 34, but these counts are absent from their titles. Separate choices include 26. ⾲菜鮮蝦⽔餃 Shrimp Dumpling with Green Chives $14.95 and 38. 豬⾁鍋貼 Pork Pot Sticker $10.95.

Before you go. Elite-dumpling.com lists Monday–Thursday 11 AM–3 PM and 5–9:30 PM, and Friday–Sunday 11 AM–9:30 PM. The matching Menusifu site elitedumplingorder.com instead lists daily 11 AM–9:30 PM; confirm the weekday break rather than smoothing over that disagreement. The selected Best Food Today menu is linked from elite-dumpling.com. It said the restaurant was closed during the check and offered pre-ordering, which was not exercised.

Dishes to know. Soup dumplings, Siu mai

Pickup only Elite-dumpling.com explicitly advertises online ordering for pick-up and takeout. Delivery through its other ordering site was not verified; this status applies to the selected linked channel.

Menu snapshot

31. 灌湯⼩籠包 Shanghai Soup Dumpling $10.95 · 33. 廣東燒賣 Canton-Style Shao-Mai $7.95 · 34. 廣東蝦餃 Canton-Style Shrimp Dumpling $7.95 · 112. 炸醬麵 Beijing Style Bean Paste Noodle with Pork $12.95

Operator-linked Best Food Today online ordering menu, read 2026-10-09. The menu displays item amounts without a dollar glyph on each card and advertises dollar-denominated ordering; no promotional discount was applied. Separate description counts are not title counts. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Asia Delight

A defined chicken-and-rice combo or mixed-vegetable noodle soup

Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward

26930 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545510-782-8699

Asia Delight's operator menu describes three defined combos rather than leaving their contents unspecified. The Hesperian Boulevard branch is the mixed chicken-and-rice meal here, while its separate soup, side and party-menu sections require attention to their different amounts and quantities.

Build an order. Choose Combo 1 $13.95, described as chicken fried rice, chicken chow mein, beef with broccoli and orange chicken; Combo 2 $13.95 instead names mixed vegetable with shrimp and sesame chicken alongside the rice and noodles. Build Your Own Combo $14.95 is a separate choice. For a named vegetable meal, consider Mixed Vegetable Noodle Soup $11.95. Pan-Fried Pot Sticker $1.8 is priced Each on the website menu. Party-menu Honey Walnut Shrimp $81.95+ is a starting amount; the separate Seafood item Honey Walnut Shrimps $21.95 is a different menu entry.

Before you go. The selected operator site lists daily 11 AM–8 PM. The other discovered asiadelight4.com site timed out and is not an alternative hours source here. The linked Simplemenu storefront displayed Temporarily closed and scheduling for later during the early-morning check; no scheduling or order was submitted. Party trays and individual side dishes are separate menu sections, and their prices must not be substituted for each other.

Delivery: direct The operator links Simplemenu, whose matching 26930 Hesperian Boulevard storefront displays Pickup and Delivery. It was temporarily closed at the check; no address eligibility, fee or courier identity was tested.

Menu snapshot

Combo 1 $13.95 · Combo 2 $13.95 · Build Your Own Combo $14.95 · Mixed Vegetable Noodle Soup $11.95 · Pan-Fried Pot Sticker $1.8

Operator website menu page, read 2026-10-09. Website amounts are selected consistently; the linked ordering page was checked separately for service and conflicts. Starting plus marks remain literal. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Great River Chinese Restaurant

A listed family dinner for two or a weekday lunch plate

Foothill Boulevard, Hayward

22218 Foothill Blvd, Hayward, CA 94541510-581-3456

Great River's Menufy operator site identifies Cantonese and Chinese cuisine and links a menu for the Foothill Boulevard branch. Its listed family dinners make this a shared-meal option, with explicitly described courses rather than an invented set or an assumed serving size.

Build an order. Choose A. Family Dinner (For 2) $43.98, whose description names egg rolls and fried wontons, hot & sour soup, kung pao chicken, sweet & sour pork, pork fried rice and fortune cookies. The weekday lunch entry 16. Mongolian Beef $14.99 is separate from the regular 29. Mongolian Beef $16.99. Additional regular choices are 63. Crispy Duck (Half) $17.99, 124. Eggplant in Garlic Sauce $15.99 and 3. Potstickers (6) $12.99.

Before you go. Both fetched operator homepages list Monday and Wednesday–Sunday 11 AM–8 PM, with Tuesday closed. The haywardgreatriver.com footer includes #2711, while the selected Menufy site's address does not; the base street, city, ZIP and phone agree. Lunch specials say Monday–Friday 11 AM–3 PM, subject to the Tuesday closure. The selected menu renders in a normal public browser; its initial HTTP body was only a loading shell.

Delivery: direct The matching haywardgreatriver.com operator site advertises pickup and delivery within 9 miles and embeds QMenu. That is separate from the selected Menufy price channel; no fee, address eligibility or courier identity was tested.

Menu snapshot

A. Family Dinner (For 2) $43.98 · 16. Mongolian Beef $14.99 (Lunch Specials section) · 29. Mongolian Beef $16.99 (regular menu) · 3. Potstickers (6) $12.99

Operator Menufy online ordering menu, read 2026-10-09. Family dinner, lunch and regular dishes retain their own exact labels and section qualifications. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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China Best Restaurant

Fish-fillet combo and explicitly vegetarian tofu combos

Hayward Boulevard, Hayward

26775 Hayward Blvd, Hayward, CA 94542

The fetched Beyond Menu menu and info pages did not expose a restaurant phone, and the operator site returned a security checkpoint; no phone was copied from a search snippet.

The independently discovered Beyond Menu listing matches this Hayward Boulevard branch and publishes current menu, pickup and delivery hours. The selected fish-fillet combo is distinct from Asia Delight's defined chicken combo; this record preserves the platform provenance because the restaurant's own site returned a security checkpoint.

Build an order. Choose 100. Slice Fish Fillet in Black Bean Sauce Combo $14.45, whose menu description says served with rice and chow mein, or 100. Slice Fish Fillet in Black Bean Sauce a la Carte $15.95. The listing explicitly marks 47. String Bean with Tofu in Black Bean Sauce Combo $13.45 Vegetarian and says it includes rice and chow mein; confirm dietary preparation requirements. Separate appetizers are 3. Pot Sticker $10.95 and 4. Steamed Dumpling $9.95. Their 6 pieces descriptions are not part of the item labels and do not establish soup-dumpling, har-gow or siu-mai identity.

Before you go. The checked Beyond Menu info page lists Monday–Saturday 11 AM–8 PM for pickup and delivery, with Sunday closed. The menu visibly said Online ordering is closed now, you can order ahead during the check; no order was submitted. The operator site returned 429 and was not retried. Platform prices and service listings are dated evidence, not a promise that the restaurant will accept an order.

Delivery: via apps Beyond Menu displays Pickup and Delivery and quotes a $6.98 delivery fee within 10 miles with no minimum. No address eligibility or current acceptance was tested; the listing was closed at the check.

Menu snapshot

100. Slice Fish Fillet in Black Bean Sauce Combo $14.45 · 100. Slice Fish Fillet in Black Bean Sauce a la Carte $15.95 · 47. String Bean with Tofu in Black Bean Sauce Combo $13.45 · 3. Pot Sticker $10.95 · 4. Steamed Dumpling $9.95

Independently discovered Beyond Menu online ordering menu, read 2026-10-09. Third-party amounts from the matching branch listing; no affiliation or price equivalence with the inaccessible restaurant site is asserted. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
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Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Choose a district. Then choose a table.

A Street, Hayward

Tasty Szechuan lists 766 A Street and names Sichuan Hunan Taste, Hunan Chicken and ChengDu Cold Noodles.

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West A Street, Hayward

Veggie Lee lists 1169 West A Street in Sky West Commons and explicitly identifies vegetarian and vegan Chinese-style dishes.

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Jackson Street, Hayward

Tin's Teapot Bistro lists 320 Jackson Street and a bilingual dim-sum menu, with Thursday–Sunday service.

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Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward

Elite Dumpling at 24036 Hesperian Boulevard supplies the hand-made dumpling and noodle meal; Asia Delight at 26930 supplies defined combo plates.

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Foothill Boulevard, Hayward

Great River lists 22218 Foothill Boulevard. Its menu explicitly describes family dinners and weekday lunch specials.

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Hayward Boulevard, Hayward

China Best's matching third-party listing is at 26775 Hayward Boulevard, with fish-fillet and tofu combo plates; its own site was inaccessible.

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Menus change. Check before you go.

Prices are a snapshot.
Each profile names the channel: dine-in menu, online ordering or a delivery app. Delivery apps commonly add fees and mark up dishes.
Delivery is address-specific.
A delivery listing shows a restaurant serves some addresses, not yours. Confirm on the restaurant’s own ordering page or by phone.
Learn the dishes first.
Read the dish guides and regional starting points to decide what to order.

A little more clarity.

Are these all Hayward branches?

Yes. All seven checked street addresses say Hayward, CA, with ZIP codes 94541, 94544, 94545 or 94542. No Dublin, Pleasanton, Union City, Fremont, Oakland or San Francisco branch was reused. Check the exact address because there are two distinct Hesperian Boulevard restaurants in this guide.

Which menus explicitly identify the three dim-sum formats?

Tasty Szechuan names Fresh Meat Soup Dumplings and Shrimp & Pork Siomai. Tin's names Siu Mai and Har Gor and prints 上海小籠包 beside Shanghai Dumplings, identifying xiao long bao. Elite names Shanghai Soup Dumpling and Canton-Style Shao-Mai; its shrimp item is specifically 廣東蝦餃, identifying Canton-style har gow. Ordinary potstickers and other shrimp dumplings are separate dishes.

Which vegetarian or vegan meal is explicitly supported?

Veggie Lee describes its menu as Vegetarian & Vegan Chinese-Style Dishes (No Garlic/Onions), including vegan-chicken rice plates and Kung Pao Tofu. Elite names Vegetarian Dumpling, and China Best's listing explicitly marks tofu combos Vegetarian. Other menus name vegetable dishes, but a vegetable title alone does not guarantee that sauces or shared preparation meet an individual requirement.

Which regional names come from the menus?

Tasty Szechuan has a Sichuan Hunan Taste section and names Hunan Chicken, ChengDu Cold Noodles and Special XinJiang Style Chicken w. Noodles. Elite names Beijing Style Bean Paste Noodle with Pork. These are the operators' actual menu identities; the guide does not assign an exclusive regional origin to every dumpling or noodle dish.

How should I compare hours, ordering and prices?

The menus were read on 2026-10-09. Tin's and Great River have closed days; Elite's two matching sites disagree about its Monday–Thursday afternoon break. China Best uses independently discovered third-party evidence because its own site returned a security checkpoint. Party-menu starting prices, lunch entries, regular plates and family dinners remain separate; no address-specific delivery eligibility or current stock was tested.

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A guide you can check.

We selected 7 Hayward restaurants for different meals. This is not a numerical ranking or a record of dining visits. We checked operator menus, exact locations, delivery options and practical constraints on October 9, 2026, and left out places we could not verify.

Order suggestions are editorial. Food illustrations are locally generated AI images, not photographs of any restaurant. See the editorial approach. Other guides: all city guides.