Lee How Fook

How have I gone all my life without eating at LeeHow Fook? Or have I been there and just forgot? Anyway, I'm so glad I went recently.I needed delivery, and they deliver. I went with hot and sour soup, green beans, and Fook's noodles. If they put their name on the dish, I assume they are proud of it. They should be--those noodles are delicious. They have the right amount of chewiness, and the sauce is rich and flavorful from the pork.The green beans were also really tasty. The hot and sour soup was just fine. i went to bed with a full belly, lots of leftovers to enjoy later, and a Warren Zevon song in my head.

Not a soul. Not a takeout order. Not a patron other than us. What gives? "Does anyone talk about Warren Zevon?" I asked. "Who?" replied our server.With direction from my Chinatown guru Gerald S., I plan to eat my way through the area. (So if you see me rolling down 10th Street, clear the way.) I'm glad we tried a restaurant immortalized in song, but I've got to keep going. You may want to, too.I'll preface this by saying even mediocre Chinese food in Philadelphia surpasses what we've got in N. Fort Myers, where I live parttime. A $6.95 bowl of wonton soup feeds two. While I enjoyed the dumplings, Lee's broth was nondescript, jazzed up with soy sauce and greens from the shrimp. Speaking of shrimp, where is the assortment of Chinese vegetables? Just bok choy. And call me crazy, but those shrimp aren't jumbo.To my surprise, my husband enjoyed Fook's Noodles. As another Yelper wrote, if they name a dish after the restaurant it's bound to be good. Described as spicy, the sauce tasted fruity. Not unpleasant, but not what I expected. Like many restaurants in Philadelphia, expect an upcharge if you pay with a card. We're learning quickly to bring cash.

I've been coming to LHF for about the last 30 years, and used to really think it was a great restaurant. Maybe my tastes have changed radically, or else it's really gone down hill. Our usual family favorites - salt baked shrimp, pan fried noodles, bean curd with mushrooms - they didn't have the garlic snow pea greens, so we went with the Chinese broccoli. I found everything to be disappointingly bland. Adding insult to injury, the fortune cookies (of course, no one cares about fortune cookies, but they do seem symbolic), were so stale they were starting to crumble in the packaging. I was thinking, if you can't even end with an edible fortune cookie, maybe it's time to call it quits.I'm staying with a 3-star rating out of long-term loyalty. Might stop back one more time, maybe they were having a bad night.Also note that they have a 3.9% processing fee on credit cards, perhaps the highest I've ever seen.

One of my go to casual Chinese restaurants in Philly. Pork buns are my favorite here. Wonton soup, chicken lomein and pan seared pork dumplings are also good. Bbq roast pork and chicken with black bean were also decent options. Service is always fast. Location is small but everytime I have gone I get seated quickly and get served within a few minutes. This is usually the restaurant I choose when I want quick decent Chinese food.

One of the better priced Dim Sum spots but does not offer top quality food. The food here is decent, but not the best. Still, it is a family owned dim sum spot that does not seem too busy so I would recommend coming. They start off by providing Free Jasmine Tea (many places will charge for this)Shumai - 6 pieces - decent taste and flavoringHar Gow - 4 pieces - decent tasting, well cooked so that the skin wrapping was not hardBeef Ho Fun - little underwhelmed. Looks great but multiple hard pieces of noodlesPork Soup Dumplings - not a ton of soup inside but tasty and they were not punctured when servedInside is not the cleanliest feel and is fairly small. Most of the buildings in chinatown are on the older side, so things do not feel as clean overall. The server (I assume one of the owners) was overall friendly and able to converse in Cantonese (though it seemed not purely fluent). Nothing crazy in terms of service but attentive when needed. The food is decent. There are no carts but the dim sum was definitely steamed fresh which I appreciated. The free tea was also a plus. It's also nice that they accept Venmo (but heads up that credit card is an extra 3.95% fee), since we had to skip out on some other dim sum places cause they only accepted cash. For reasonably priced dim sum, would continue to support the local shop!Service: 4/5Ambiance: 3/5 Food: 4/5

My Fiancé and I took a day trip from DC to Philadelphia. One of the places we stopped by was Lee How Fook. My claim is that this is the best Chinese restaurant in Philadelphia has changed. This is the best Chinese restaurant in Philadelphia and DC. Somehow their orange chicken got better. This will go down in history as my favorite Chinese restaurant. When I lived in Philadelphia, this restaurant would be the place I take my family too.

I originally found Lee How Fook bc I had a celiac family member visiting who wanted to eat in Chinatown. I found several reviews that said they do a good job accommodating gluten free diets. We came here and I've been a fan ever since. I came back again last night bc I really wanted to eat the oyster and ginger hot pot which is one of my fave chinatown meals. We got the soup dumplings which were pretty good but not very soupy. Despite this, I would order them again. We also got the cold cucumbers - which is usually a fav for me. This is not one of the better cucumber dishes I've had as the sauce is kind of tasteless. We also got the salt baked shrimp, scallop and squid. I liked this meal but not enough to order it next time we come. The real star is the oyster and ginger hot pot. I just love this dish so much. Last night it didn't seem as big as the other times I've ordered it or as gingery. But it was still amazing and will keep me coming back. Also, back when my celiac relative was here they made it gluten free for us - and it was so good made that way too. So def order this every time you come. The only reason I knock them down a star is bc they charge almost 4% fee to pay w a credit card here. I'm not even sure that's legal to do - instead they should just give a discount for paying w cash like other restaurants.

Classic restaurant in Chinatown. The place was about to close but was able to order my food last second. Very authentic restaurant. I found the shell a bit too over cooked but beyond that it was really good. I will have to try more food from here next time.

Everything I hoped and dreamed it would be!! Quiet lunch, family owned and wonderful, dim sum was amazing. Definitely buy some of their special sauce to go, wowza!

The food was excellent and the service was friendly and efficient. We liked the soup dumplings, Peking Duck & fried rice. General Tso's chicken was good, but the sauce was a bit heavier than I like but I still enjoyed it. It's a smaller restaurant with about a dozen smaller tables and one extra large round table in the center. It's not fancy, but comfortable. It also seemed to do a fair bit of takeout too. It does charge a service charge for credit cards and you can also use Venmo & Cash app. We'll definitely come back when we're in Philly.