Chef Chen Chinese Restaurant - Frisco

This place has been on my radar ever since I moved here, but because it was a drive I haven't been until last weekend. I was finally in the area, so I called in an order for beef lo mein to go. Can't say much about service or ambiance because I didn't eat there I'm really glad I ordered because I was looking for a halal place that had the comfort American chinese takeout style taste. It did have a little too much soy sauce, but I'd just ask for less next time. I'll definitely be ordering again.

Not typical service but keep in mind it's a south Asian counter service place where you don't get refills. The hot & sour soup was very nice - coulda been a little bit thicker, hotter, & more vinegar. Still was happy to have it. The steamed dumplings were nice. They didn't taste like frozen cardboard so if they purchase them, they either keep refrigerated and cook fresher that way or they maybe thaw first. Either way was nice. The sauce was good also. The beef lo mein was good & normally hate beef. The noodles were perfect texture & it's the first place where they julienne the veggies instead of giving you a ton of veggies for filler lol. We didn't expect that! To get beef lo mein instead half an onion. Kudos for that. Chicken Manchurian was my fave. The red peppers & jalapeños & sauce. I allowed it to get mushy eating the other things. My bad. It was cooked very well. I liked it a lot. The veggie dish we tried was the imperial tofu. It was a bit softer than most places so don't order if you have texture issues or ask them to dry it a bit. The flavor was good & they have a good selection of vegetarian things. I kinda wish they had paneer to substitute but understand I'm probably the only person who wants that in Chinese food lol. We liked this a lot & thankful for a halal Chinese option. Also - the portions are huge. If you order a small appetizer you can for sure split an entree. We are taking home a full noodle serving & two heavy full to go boxes. 4-5 people could have dined for this $58 for sure

These guys can delivery on quality Chinese food, but this and somewhat decent customer service is all the positives I can give on this visit. The restaurant may appear inviting enough at first glance, but the guy operating at the countertop who spoke our language was a bit hard to understand just taking our order, I had to remind him that he forgot our order of water that unexpectedly came in bottles, ketchup is apparently a condiment for a Chinese restaurant, my friend and I were sweating mildly because of the lack of air conditioning (because it was a peak summertime day and was not helped by a back door cracked open), and the restroom didn't have any paper towels. The whole meal that was amazing is barely a saving grace for me to return here unless you order delivery.

After having a not so great experience here many moons ago my other half informed me of an insanely good deal they were having so we decided to give it a try again. We did take out so no comments bout the in restaurant service.I am happy to report that along with a face lift inside and out, the food seems to have gone through a similar quality improvement. It was good. I'm not going to contextualize it here other than to say that before I wouldn't consider it as a valid dining option despite being in the neighborhood but the recent experience changes that. I hope they keep up the quality this time. :)

We really loved the sesame chicken and the service was spot on. For a smaller place it was very nice. Can't go wrong with pickup either - the leftovers we took home were good.

Avoid this restaurant. The owner of this restaurant is rude towards customers if they object about the quality or hygiene standards. Advice to owner, please treat marginalized community members with respect in order for your business to grow.

This place is a HEALTH HAZARD! The entire jar of chilli oil was covered in fungus! That made me lose my appetite complerely. I visited this place after several years and it seems to be under different management. Quality has gone down significantly. For a Chinese restaurant, they don't even serve any kind of hot tea...I will not visit again! The service was okay atleast.

I had an amazing experience at Chef Chen halal Chinese restaurant! The food was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented--especially the sesame chicken and beef chow mein. The staff was friendly and made sure everything was perfect, adding to the overall great atmosphere. I'll definitely be coming back to try more dishes from their menu!Dr Kanwal Kamal

Ordered to go and everything was packed well and on time. Unfortunately that was pretty much the only good thing about it. We ordered chicken lo mein and sesame chicken. Both dishes were awful, sad to say. The lo mein tasted like there was a chemical in it, really weird aftertaste. The sesame chicken would've been promising but the sauce is WAYYYYY too sweet. Like chicken in sugar sauce. Not a pleasant experience. Hopefully they improve on their recipes.

Bruh the worst service and food Iv ever had at a Chinese restaurant The dude took our order and didn't even bring one of our meals and our egg rolls He gave a lot of attitude and gave attitude when we would correct something that was his wrong doing There's no respect from anyone the minute u walk in