China Chef

China Chef is by far the BEST of NEW YORK kind of Chinese food New Yorker's are use to.Owner is from Chine Town in Manhattan

I would definitely classify China Chef as an east coast Chinese place. Great portion sizes for the money. Even their lunch specials are "splitable". Very decent wor wonton soup- they load you up on the wontons!I have had the general tso's and the beef & broccoli. The general tso's was still crispy when we got home (love that!).Great to-go place stashed in a strip mall. Worth a try!! The major downside is that their quoted pick up times aren't very accurate. If they tell you that your order will be ready in 10 mins, it's more likely 35 mins. Food is very hot and fresh when it's done, so I think they just get backed up easily. Chinese spots are limited out here, so they get busy quick around lunch and dinner time. The restaurant closes around 3 or so every day for an hour to give the staff a much deserved break

We recently moved to Encanterra and was looking for a good Chinese Food place. This was the closest to our home so we thought we'd try them first. Our 1st visit, we got: Szechuan Beef, Shrimp w/Mixed Vegetables, and Chicken with Cashew Nut. On our 2nd visit, we tried Mongolian Beef, Seafood Delight and General Tso's Chicken (made with dark meat - yum). We were told that, in general, if the entree has fried chicken, they use dark meat, all other chicken dishes are white meat. We love the thigh meat so this is good to know.We've enjoyed all of the entrees, but our top favorites are Szechuan Beef, Shrimp w/Mixed Veggies (Seafood Delight is also very good) and Chicken w/Cashew Nut. Both times we've called in, it's been about a 40 minute wait so order before you get really hungry! They give plenty of food and it is really piping hot! We look forward to trying some more items.

Recommended to me for NY Style Chinese food from a neighbor and was not disappointed - ordered chicken lo mien and it was on point. Also got some crispy noodles which were just right not too greasy and perfectly crispy and flavorful - dumped the who bag over my lo mien added some of their house made hot mustard and some duck sauce and proceeded to finish the whole plate - cannot wait to try more off the menu soon .

If the wait is going to be 35 minutes, that's fine. But when you say it's 35 minutes and it ends up being more than an hour, that's when it's starts to get confusing. Just tell people an accurate wait time. You won't hurt anyone's feelings. Food is alright, but a little expensive for the quality.

I stopped in on my break to get a quick bite to eat and soon realized there is nothing quick about this place. My order took 30min to come out. The lady working the front seemed irritated by me asking questions about the menu and when I asked if I could get fried rice as a substitute for white rice like I do at every Chinese food place I've ever been she flat out just said no. I ordered the sesame chicken because the picture looked nice and gold and when I got it, it was a pink and red dyed like sweet and sour. Not what I was expecting. The meat didn't taste very good had a turkey flavor to it. The rice flavor was off also. I ordered the lo mein also just plain and it wasn't bad but they do add some red paste to it that adds a hint of spice. I also ordered the fried spring rolls and the greens inside tasted old and the fry oil tasted dirty. One thing they have going for them is portion size! They do give awesome portions but it's too bad I didn't like the taste so I was left with a bunch of leftovers I won't eat. The inside did look clean though so that's a plus but it is also very small inside wouldn't come with a group more than 4. Overall I was disappointed with this restaurant and would not come back there are much better Chinese places than this.

The prices on Yelp do not match the prices when you walk in literally, the prices are double from what they are on yelp. When I mentioned this to the front desk server, her reply was we don't deal with Yelp that's their own entity.

Sesame chicken: Delicious, juicy, wow! Gigantic portions, excellent price. Impressive. Janell, the very pleasant woman at the front counter, gets 10 points! Very pretty, genuinely sweet, calmly handled MANY tasks herself. 29 minute wait seemed a bit excessive at thr time. In retrospect, Janell, the food, the price... well worth the wait!

This is our first time here. We weren't to sure about it, it's squished in between a Froyo and Chiro. What a pleasant surprise! The food was delicious! We had the Lunch Specials : the L19 Low Mein (Soft Noodles) L20 Boneless Spare Ribs and the L28 Beef with Veggies The gal behind the counter was very helpful and friendly and the whole vibe was pretty casual and laid back. We def will be coming back!Oh! They're closed from 3-4pm for their lunch break!

Never disappoint will always return time & time again for great food. Great upfront service.