King Chef Chinese Restaurant

This used to be our absolute favorite Chinese place in Fishers or Indianapolis. The food is still good, but the serving size of the lunch entrees has decreased by at least half. It’s no longer an awesome deal for a family.

Love the place. The lunch specials are the best I’ve found in Fishers. Most lunch specials have EITHER an egg roll OR soup, theirs come with both and the egg rolls are big.
And for «some» reason I can’t yet explain, the fortunes in their fortune cookies are ALWAYS spot on correct.

One of my frustrations when moving to Indiana was not being able to find a good Chinese restaurant. Growing up I was always the best Chinese places were sit down restaurants. It seemed like all the Chinese places here were either buffets or take out. It was refreshing to find King Chef. It took me back to my childhood with nice tablecloths and the sauces on the table. I see the food has gotten mixed reviews but our family has been going there for years and we’ve never had a bad meal. The prices are great and the portions are large.
We usually get General Tso’s or Sesame chicken. I like it because it’s not swimming in sauce and isn’t covered in batter. Some of the best I’ve had in the area and the wait staff is always nice.

Chinatown quality food in Indiana! This is authentic Chinese and the portions and pricing are great.

Tried this place to the, apparently mistaken, good reviews of my coworkers. We ordered orange chicken and shrimp kung pao. The orange chicken was overcomes/​dry. The shrimp Kung pao was not spicy. To top it off, they forgot one of our soups. The wonton soup they did remember consisted of two dumplings, which were almost all dough. Neither myself nor my partner were impressed or pleased.

Awful, everything from the service to the food! Worst Chinese food ever!!!

This was a very nice restaurant (clean, white table cloths, great service) with good food and good value ($ 26 for 2 people) but I was expecting more in the food department and I was underwhelmed. I believe it’s worth 3 stars but my expectations were set too high. The one thing that always turns me off in a Chinese restaurant is when you order chow mien and you get those flat noodles. They had those. I was expecting this to compare with the Mandarin Inn or the Golden Phoenix back in the day but just didn’t get it for me.

Tried this place for the first time tonight, as we are fairly new to the area. Very disappointed.
General Tso’s chicken had no flavor and the texture of the crust was soggy.
Potstickers had the thickest dough I’ve ever seen and were overcooked.
Crab Rangoon was burnt and tasteless.

All of the reviews are correct. I was advised by a clerk at a shoe store that it was good. I ordered carry out today. It was worse than mall chinese.
Small portions and high prices. I ordered the dinner portions, but if this is what they would have served in the restaurant, would have gone away hungry

I heard two great reviews about this place from people I know. One of them decided to invite me.
The style of Chinese restaurant made this place different. The food was ok. The best food item was the fried wonton strips. I had the moo-​shu chicken which had 4 Chinese pancakes (looking like flour tortilla to me). I did not care for the sauce (maybe plum sauce). The menu stated Chinese mushroom (unlike most of the other descriptions) so I hoped they were shiitake mushrooms, but they were portabella mushrooms. The size of the entrée was big.
My entrée’ came with a few other items. They offer hot tea but it tasted a little watered down; I am not a fan of tea anyways. The egg drop soup was alright but was not as yellow as I have seen them. The rice come in a small container for the whole table. We were given each a fortune cookie.
I tried the other dishes that the other people ordered but did not find them outstanding either.

Food is bland and tasteless. How can you make King Pow with no peppers? Service was fast and the kids like the bowls of candy on the tables, but there are so many better choices around.

Yuck!!! I used to enjoy this restaurant years ago, but will not be returning since they changed management. A group of people from work decided to order carry out. I got the General tso chicken with rice and soup. The soup was edible, but it was not hot and didn’t have a lot of flavor. The worst part was finding a long HAIR wrapped up in the chicken! I was absolutely disgusted to find a hair in my food! My chicken was nearly inedible. This was absolutely the most disgusting meal I have ever had. I have told my friends not to return. Gross!!! Wish I could give this place 0 stars!!!

We ordered take out from here last week and this place was recommended by a coworker of mine. Our #1 choice for Chinese food in the area is Ming’s Wok in Carmel, so it was very difficult for us to make a change and try someone new for the first time since moving here. But we thought, why not?
Since we live about 8 minutes or so from the restaurant, I ordered over the phone on my way there. The man on the other end was nice enough and said it would be about 15 minutes. I was finishing up a podcast so I just sat in the parking lot until it was time for me to head in for the food. It looked like there were a lot of people ordering out that night and I was excited because that means that there’s a lot of people that like this place!
I went in, waited another 5 minutes or so, and my food was ready. I get home, undo the packaging and the food looks great! After plating everything, my husband and I sit down on the couch and start chowing down. I ordered the General Tso’s and he ordered the Lo Mein. The fried rice was really different here. My husband said it tasted like a petting zoo smelled… which can’t be good. I didn’t think it was that bad, but it wasn’t Ming’s. We also ordered some Crab Rangoon and this had a weird taste as well. The spring rolls weren’t much of anything either. All in all, it was pretty much a fail for us. My General Tso’s was good, but without great fried rice, all you have is flavored chicken.
I think we’ll just stick with Ming’s.

This is truly one of my favorite Chinese restaurants. The food is always delicious and fresh. The lunches are reasonably priced and portions generous. The service is always great. I love that I never have to ask for hot tea. It is always there — hot and delicious. It has spoiled me from eating at other Chinese restaurants.

I came here mostly for nostalgia.
About 10 years ago, I used to come here all the time… and it was my favorite Chinese place. I moved away about 10 years ago and came back to Indy about 3 years ago. Since then, I have not been back until just now. I was afraid that I over-​valued this place in my head due to the nostalgia… and I was right. :(
Unless quality has decreased, this place is now just OK… like any other Ma & Pa Chinese place. Prices are great however for lunch!

I was really happy with this meal. It is tucked away in a maze of strip malls in Fishers. I am unfamiliar with the area and I’d have a hard time retracing my step without a map.
Vegetarian food is clearly marked, even the soup. The Szechuan broccoli was tasty, but too mild (only complaint when retuning I will ask for more heat).
We came at lunch on a Saturday to few patrons and splendid service. The lunch specials are huge and $ 5-​$ 6. Big enough to save and have lunch another day.

I got the combination lo main. It was disgusting. Threw most of it away. Won’t be going back! Worst Chinese food I’ve ever had.

It has been awhile since we ate here but we use to come here quite often. It was our go to Chinese restaurant… notice I said was. Wow I don’t know what happened since the last time I ate there but I can tell you I will not be back.
I ordered the veggie spring rolls and the sizzling triple to go. When I got home and started eating I was utterly disappointed. The spring rolls were disgusting. They were soggy, burnt, doughy and flavorless. They tasted like they were previously frozen, then cooked in the morning and left sitting outside then warmed back up in a microwave when I ordered. Gross… Now for the not so sizzling triple. It was so bad that I only ate the rice. It contained shrimp, chicken, beef, broccoli, snow peas and something else. I think that I could literally bounce the shrimp of the wall. It’s like I was chewing on rubber bands. The chicken and beef were dry and had a funny taste as if the meat was old. It was very bland and unappetizing. It was so horrible that after two bites I threw it away because I thought I would get food poisoning.
When I first picked up the food I was excited because I remembered how much I enjoyed it. I guess I should have left it as a memory.

The song killing me softly started playing on the speakers as our tasteless meal was finishing up. The song was a reminder of what King Chef was doing to me.
Killing me softly!
Food was blah. Our kids had the beef teriyaki that came out of a bag of beef jerky. While I had the pepper steak that lacked peppers.
Anyways, we won’t be heading back to see the king anytime soon as he was killing me softly with his food.

King Chef is my family’s go-​to spot for Chinese food. The service is always friendly and fast. I like the complimentary tea. We’ve tried a lot of dishes on the menu and they’ve all been flavorful and fresh. I especially recommend the sizzling tofu, mu shu vegetable, and the shrimp dishes like ginger shrimp and princess prawns.