Fortune Inn

We decided to give our local "old school" Chinese restaurant another try after new ownership began.We had gone to the old Fortune Inn for years and then the quality began slipping and they eventually closed shop (retired?). Now we see it open again and some comments on our local Nextdoor site said there's new ownership and the food quality is better than the old one.We had Orange Chicken, Cashew Nuts Chicken, Chow Mein Noodles with Chicken, Boiled Fish in Spicy Garlic Broth, Taro Dumplings and some Jasmine Green Tea for dinner. Overall, I love the locally owned small shop atmosphere here and the convenience to my home. The food is pretty normal American Chinese fare and served rapidly with healthy portions. I enjoyed everything I tried and can see they were doing booming take out business while we were there. The only employee I saw was the woman (with her two cute toddlers at the front area) who was hustling the entire time. I thought the food was normal tasting, not great but not bad. They could use some more staff to help out the lone woman employee we saw and a barrier between the front door and dining area so the diners don't get an Arctic blast of cold air whenever the front door opens (this happened a lot while we were dining at our table). I love supporting the local smaller establishments and give a big thank you to Fortune Inn for giving a small well-loved restaurant a second chance in Kenmore.

Highly recommend trying this Chinese place. Staff is so attentive and they have a robust menu of dim sum and lunch orders.

I try to give them our money more often than they accommodate us unfortunately. I'd like to support a local business so close to us. They don't have a website so I rely on what is contributed online for a menu. Whenever I'm there and ask for a Togo menu she says she's out. Today we were really craving dim sum on a Sunday. Our favorite real dim sum places in Bellevue and Seattle are open by 10 or earlier on the weekend but we decided to have around until they could take a Togo order. Would not answer the phone after their 11 posted opening so now we are disappointed that we didn't go to a reliable place for food. Their standard Chinese dishes remain rather bland and I've lost patience with this new setup. They need more help and frankly some consulting with experienced Chinese restaurant personnel. I will not eat at unreliable restaurants. Too late to go elsewhere now and still watch the Seahawks game so our patience this morning backfired!

New ownership! Opened in July 2023. Don't judge them by it's outside and the history of this place. But if you live in Kirkland, Bothell, Kenmore, Woodinville, this is prob one of your own two options for dim sum. This one is cheaper than the other location lol but tastes great! They also have other non-dim sun options such as authentic Chinese spicy food. Their spicy fish dish is really good, as well as their green beans. We will def come back again to try more of their dishes. If you compare this place with all the Asian restaurants you been to it's above average but for this area and it's lack of Asian food, it's the best. Support small businesses and keep this option open!When we went, the food came out super fast!! Great service too!

Food - 5/5Service - 3/5Ambiance - 4/5As mentioned in below reviews, this restaurant recently had a change in owners so we decided to give it a try. One of my major missing in Kenmore area was good Chinese food. We either have to drive to Kirkland or Bothell. I am glad to have found this gem. The food was excellent. Everything we ordered was perfect. The spicy fried fish was probably the best I have had. It was not too greasy and had the perfect spice level. My 6year old found it spicy and yet kept asking for more :) The portions are huge. Just 2 dishes and it was more than enough for 3 of us. My only concern with this place was the service. There was only one person who seemed to be managing everything and had 2 kids around as well. They took some time to take order and then there were no follow ups :) The rice was not hot enough when served. Considering they just opened, they probably need some patience :)Overall a pleasant experience! Would definately come back again to try out other dishes as well!

Was excited to try since new owners took over. Unfortunately food was mediocre at best. Mostly bland food with little flavor and little texture. Service was fine.Sorry to leave this review, but wanted others to know.

Food was excellent Service was above and beyond Ambiance has a pleasant soothing ambience.

If I could leave zero stars, I would. We live in the neighborhood and we have gone to the Fortune Inn many times over the past 20 years. Today we found out that the restaurant has been sold to a new owner. We arrived about 4:30 PM and found no other customers in the restaurant. The bar does not have a license, at this time, so it was empty as well.We ordered a couple, of dim sum dishes for our appetizer and the hot and sour soup we could share between the two of us. The soup arrived and it was evident that it had been cooked days or weeks before and the flavor was that of dirty dish water. We tried to add different flavorings from the table to get past the strong black soy sauce flavor. We ordered spicy wonton, and another appetizer Siu Mai King, that the server told us was pork. It was definitely not pork and tasted like a mixture of shrimp, which is not something we would normally order or like. We ordered two bottles of beer and the price of those bottles were similar in price of buying 12 bottles at the corner store. We ordered a pot of green tea and it tasted good, but for the $3.50 I could've done without tea. We decided not to order any main courses after we literally ate four spoons of soup and one each of the Wontons. The restaurant was very cold. I mentioned it to our server, but he obviously didn't understand much, English, and we never felt heat. While we were there, over an hour and a half, we saw one pick up order and no other customers. The health department report, from November 2, 2023, gave them an excellent rating. We figured it was because they hadn't used the kitchen much and nothing was dirty and no food needed to have the proper temperatures.We will not recommend this to any of our friends or family as well, as not recommending this restaurant, with new ownership, in our neighborhood.The prices were high and the food was so disappointing we thought others should know. Cheers!

My wife and I love this place! It changed ownership and was nicely renovated recently. Their dim sum is excellent and they serve it all day.We love their Honey Walnut Shrimp, Cilantro and shrimp dumplings, siu mai, Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce, bbq pork buns and the sesame balls. Their prices are very reasonable and you get a lot of food. To top it off, the staff are super nice and attentive. Great customer service. This is our go to for Chinese and Dim Sum.

The Fortune Inn had a relatively long history in Kenmore as a place to get good Cantonese food close to Bothell and Lake Forest Park. When the old owners retired and sold the restaurant many former customers felt they had lost a great resource. We felt it was important return to Fortune Inn and try to find the truth. We were pleasantly surprised. We went for early dinner on a cold, rainy Sunday afternoon. The restaurant is located in an old wooden building next to a commercial area in the woods east of the Bothell Highway in Kenmore. It is not attractive. Inside the restaurant is very clean and well painted. We were warmly welcomed and given several different menus. Because the place was a little cold we were directed to the back room where we settled into a very comfortable booth. A young Chinese lady was our server and brought us tea and helped us choose items from the menu. She was very pleasant and insured everything was done well and we were happy. We ordered a couple of dim sum items from a limited dim sum offering to start. The shrimp dumplings were excellent and the spicy wonton were very tasty. We followed with cashew chicken, beef chow fun, gailan with oyster sauce, and spicy tofu. We ordered two bowls of rice which were extra. The food came quickly and was very good. Over all the food was good and the service was excellent. The atmosphere was comfortable. It felt very much like home. We will return and try new items from the menus. Several of our friends are excited to try this renewed Fortune. Inn.