Foo Chow Restaurant

I can truly say that this has been a staple here in the heart of LA! The food is always excellent, and the service is well beyond what we always expect. Thank you

What better way to celebrate Chinese New Year in Los Angeles than by going to Chinatown? Unfortunately, quite a few people had the same idea! We ended up at Foo Chow after unsuccessfully trying to get into another restaurant nearby. This place only had a 5 minute wait, so we decided to have a couple quick dishes here to see what it was all about.Situated on Hill, across from the iconic Chinatown Central Plaza, the location of this restaurant is great. It would appear they've been in operation since 1977, which is also impressive. It was even more exciting to find out that this was a filming location for the movie Rush Hour. Who would have known? While our time here was short, we had a great experience. Service was nice, quick, and efficient. I'm happy we tried this place!

Our go to after the Rose Parade each year. Great staff and big room upstairs for big group (I reluctantly share this ). All the food is good

Good Chinese food - nothing extraordinary in an area that serves, well, very good Chinese food. It's hard for these restaurants to stand out. You almost have to pick them based on how busy they are and the prices. Prices here were reasonable, portions ample. The friend wontons (like cheese rangoons) were really great - as were the Singapore noodles. The staff was helpful but not terribly friendly. Wait times were tolerable. It was quite good - most of my impressions are based on what they compete with, in Chinatown - and it's tough competition. It's a stop you can always have on your list: clean, with reasonable parking opportunities around it, and near the souvenir shops and most festive sections of Chinatown. An easy choice when you go back to Chinatown but it still leaves it worth exploring other options when you're around.

Service was top tier! I absolutely loved this restaurant. It's a must visit. The food is so flavorful and worth the price. I had a dinner special with Orange Chicken. It comes with a wonton soup, an egg roll, breaded Shrimp, and rice. It was a quickly served and delicious for me. Please remember the majority of the food has bell peppers and pineapple. My plus 1 has a major allergy to both foods so that wasn't as pleasant. As a nerd, seeing the restaurant from the Rush Hour movie, definitely made me geek out. I really wanted to see what was upstairs and if it was really a room with cameras (even though we know there aren't.) I loved the whole experience and will definitely come back.

I've always been picky about Chinese food because I'm constantly looking for an East Coast flavor palate and honestly West Coast Chinese food is a bit different, but one thing is for sure.....If you want something done right, you've gotta go authentic, so i'm glad we went to Chinatown.Foo Chow has a great vibe, casual and inviting, and the service is excellent. Servers pay attention, making sure your water is always filled and your food comes out quickly. We felt well taken care of. The food was good, some dishes were better than others, but overall a very flavorful experience. More details below. My friend and I definitely overordered, but we wanted to try a bit of everything. For appetizers, we got scallion pancakes, fried wings, and cheese wontons. The wontons were the best, creamy and delicious. The wings could've used some seasoning before the fry but eating them with Sriracha made them taste better (I do hate having to rely on a sauce though but such is the curse of a dry wing). The scallion pancakes were good, a bit on the greasy side, which, yes, they're fried, but I imagine the wontons came out of the same fryer, and they weren't dripping. We added an order of Singapore Style Rice noodles, which came with a lot more stuff than expected, pleasant surprise, and an order of pork fried rice. I chose to get the pork fried rice without the BBQ sauce, but I was told it normally comes with and is delicious. Both dishes were great either way and packed with flavor. Generally good experience overall. Well deserving of 4 stars.

food was good price ok no parking available but customer service good ask for max he is nice guy and he do everything to acomódate inmediatamente i went yesterday was busy but they give us table on less than 10 minutes

Food portion is huge, no wait when we came here at opening time. We order beef noodle soup and egg flour soup. Portion is big, price is reasonable. Quality wise- it is average. Service is fast and friendly. Ask to refill our water. Inside is cool, just like the rush hour scene.

I haven't been here for years maybe 10 years. I just passed by and thought maybe just give them a try again on 10/21/24. I ordered Fu Zhou fish balls and Fries Fish fillets, ok, i have to say..so good!!!! Both my ordered are very tasty, delicious, very happy my tummy. I will come back again soon.

The food was absolutely delicious!! We ordered pork fried rice, chicken chow mein, cashew chicken and crispy duck! Everything was hot, fresh, and delicious! 10/10