Fortune Kitchen

The food is quite good but it can be too salty and greasy. I recommend the sweet and sour pork and Shanghai noodles!
Service is not good. The waitresses are always looking at the floor. I had to get up four times to ask for stuff, e.g. bowls but no spoons for soup, and my family members also got up a few times to ask for things.

I don’t get the hate that others seemed to have for Fortune Kitchen at all. On a rainy weeknight, myself and a large group of friends dropped by for a mini feast, and everyone had very positive reactions.
THE HIGHLIGHTS.
+ Relatively fast service, resulting in our table being bombarded by dishes at several points
+ Large portions and tasty food, across the menu
+ EXTREMELY affordable — I think with ~10 dishes for ~10 people, we paid less than $ 10 a head
+ Ample parking in the lot the restaurant is in
+ Mild fusion-​y of dishes (Northern Chinese & Korean dishes)
~ Cash only (but at least not too much cash)
It’s not really a ‘seek out to dine’ place, more like a ‘well we’re in the area and hungry! place’ for me, but very solid stuff.

Food here is great, cheap and they give you a lot. Service here sucks tho since they don’t speak that much English.

I wish I saved my money. I could have got this quality or better at the deli at the local ranch 99. I always give gratitude for food and sustenance, however this was not worth the $.

Close to home, have been there a couple of times. Food is better than the service. One or two of the service people do not seem to speak or understand English and have to call someone over if you have any questions. They are all pretty rude. Like most Chinese restaurants no one ever comes to see how things are or if you need anything. Portions are generous, although not a lot of meat in the meat dishes, so I order $ 2 extra chicken, etc. Take out containers always leak, so do not put on your car seat.

After reading sone reviews, I don’t think I will be coming here again. Thats unfortunate because the food tastes pretty good.
Here is my experience. I came to pick up food. I was first in line and the lady was helping me. This old Chinese guy walks in front of me and starts talking to the cashier like I didnt exist. I was waiting for the cashier to say something, but she didnt, so I did.
«Hey. I was here first.» Then the cashier acted like she knew no English. I said some bleep words, which she didnt respond to and finished helping the other guy.
This place lost my business. If you are Chinese, you get preferential treatment here.

Went to fortune kitchen on a Monday lunch time. Not so good service… I ordered lunch special, but he took my order as a regular dish. Then argue with me about it… Stood up and started yelling at me, saying its my fault … Yikes. Scary…

I was bummed out… the place is close by and I’ve been wanting to find some real wontons. Went by there several times and either looked closed or unwelcoming. Finally, Felix and I stopped by at dinner time and went in. We were left to stand there for quite awhile and then the waiter walked by and I asked «Do you have won ton soup?» My next question was to ask what was in them but after a «Yes» he scurried away. We waited some more while looking at the menu. A group of Chinese people walked in and they sat them immediately while speaking in native tongue. We were so overlooked that I turned around and walked out the door. I really didn’t feel the place was inviting to just anyone. The menu was in Chinese, the signs are Chinese, the staff– Chinese, and not quick to serve the white folks. But to top it off– They have an Italian Chef waving an OK sign on the menu! If there was an Italian Guy in this area to say what was good, it would be me! Not cool, I’ll never go back there again. And I like Chinese food! Richard Varrasso

Authentic, cheap, good, and large portions!
Go for it!

Just ordered togo at this place and as other reviews mentioned, the service is horrible! Bad attitude and the worst is not just this. I saw the guy spilled the seaweed I ordered on the table when placing into the togo container, then used his hand to swipe it into the trash can… Super dirty!
On top of this, I saw a bunch of rice containers with leftover rice in there piling up on the table, looks like they don’t plan to throw them away… Just saying.
I haven’t got my food yet but I already regret … If u care about cleanness and sanitizing, don’t come to this place!
I’ll never step my foot in here again.

It is usually a great place to go however the other night, it was crowded so that made the service was poor and attentiveness from the staff was really minimal. The String beans and chicken was great!

The food is alright… you get what you pay for and its cheap. its not bad but also not great.
I’m mainly posting this because of their horrible service! I called to place my order over the phone. As soon as I started my order the guy wanted me off the phone… it felt like. I would ask a question about a dish and he wouldn’t even answer! Just ask me «what else? What else» and when he did answer… he didn’t really answer he just repeated what I said! Ugh I was frustrated. So I went to pick up my order after 30 mins and it wasn’t ready… then I realized that they don’t take card (would be nice if the dude told me that on the phone)! I asked one of the ladies if they had an ATM there… this snob of a woman walked straight past me and shook her head no… and then the dude told me to go to Lucky’s…ugh if you’re gonna make it so inconvenient for people and not take card at least have an ATM… but dude it’s 2015… get with the program!
Anyway…I get home… they got my order wrong. My husband didn’t even eat his and I took a few bites. I was just upset after the whole ordeal. Luckily our roommate is a garbage disposal. I’ll never come back here again, I truly hope the owner reads the bad reviews and teaches their staff some customer service skills.

Just a few notes. they close at 3:00 daily then reopen at 4:30. Their lunch special is served on weekdays only even though not specified on their menu. They have a grand opening banner thats been there for i dont know how long, and its cash only.
Their combination chow mein with chicken, beef, shrimp etc. is the same price as the individual chicken chow mein, shrimp chow mein, etc. Whereas some places will upcharge you $ 1 more for getting shrimp or combination. The chow mein is super greasy though. The grease leaked through the bottom of the styrofoam container which was lined with aluminum foil.
The wonton soup is filled to the brim with broth and veggies only. You get a generous twelve wontons which are served on the side and dont take up the space in the broth container thus maximizing the amount of wontons and broth in your order.
Pot stickers are a generous 12 pack for $ 5.95. Great combination of crispy to soft/​chewy ratio.
Everything was tasty and got the job done.
$ 20 for all 3 items.

This is a place to get cheap cheap chinese food! For 20 dollars, you can get four dishes, and their portion is huge.
I happen to enjoy the food here (considering I’m not a fan of Chinese food)
My absolute favorite is the house tofu and the green onion pancakes! They gave us so much that the leftovers lasted me two more meals.
However the wait time for food is incredibly long! I believe we waited 30 minutes before the food came out! They do use a lot of oil or msg for their food, hence probably why I was downing my water like a madwoman dying of thirst!

This is your standard cheap, greasy, American-​Chinese food with huge portions. Skip the orange chicken (it has a weird bitter aftertaste-​rind maybe?). Skip the wonton soup. Salt & pepper pork and Mongolian chicken OK. Not a bad place if your in the mood for it. 3 stars for the fact that if order one dish of anything with a large steamed rice, it will easily feed 3 :)
It’s your typical non-​existent, Chinese-​restaurant-​type service. Best to order take out and be happy with the value.
Cash only.

If you feel that the food is more important than the service, then this restaurant might be for you.
The service is slow. It might take awhile for the food to come out. Also, there seems to be a shortage of people working for the restaurant. On a busy day, you might have to go up to the waitress to tell that you are ready to order.
However, the food was great. If you like spicy food, then I recommend the Crispy Chicken with Chili. The outside is spicy and crispy, the inside juicy. It has the right amount of seasoning. Paired with steamed rice makes a great meal. Another great tasting dish is Spicy Lamb with Cumin Seed.
To sum it up, the food is good but the service is not that great.

I loved Phoenix Garden. Never sat and ate under either owners, always take to go.
Fortune Kitchen is good, remember I never stay to eat there. Not sure I would but I’ll call in a order for pick up any day. Reasonably priced, cheaper than Phoenix Garden.
I’ll continue to do take out until otherwise.
Cash ONLY. So if you plan on going, bring you cash, not your credit cards, etc.

Big difference between previous owners of Phoenix Garden and these owners.
Went there, thinking it was going to be the same. WRONG. Looks cheap inside, tables sticky, sticky floor, service poor, menu on a fold up paper. But aside from that. We had ordered and 20 mins a group from a bus came it. We were told it was going to be another 15 mins, because the bus group had reservations. We left. Don’t think I want to wait 30 mins for dinner. Menu was weird as well, kimchi (which is Korean) and not the usual fare.
Not to mention there were several people smoking outside the entrance and you could smell the cigaretts. Yuck No thank you, not before eating.
We left.
By the way — -CASH ONLY — - And they have had a GRAND OPENING sign up on the building for a year???

As other reviewers have said, prepare to wait at least 30 minutes for your food to arrive, especially during peak hours. So, really take into consideration whether or not you’re willing to be patient.
Atmosphere:
Of the basic standard Chinese restaurant fare, nothing too fancy. One thing that I don’t really like is that even though the food is typically Chinese banquet style, they don’t have those rotating platforms? I never realised how much of a big deal those were until our party of 9 had to deal with needing to overreach to across the damn table in order to get our food.
Customer Service:
Like I said, the wait times are pretty long but I’ll just chalk it up to being potentially understaffed. It was pretty busy when we came as well so I can’t really blame them. The waitress was really friendly though and was honest about which dishes might take longer than usual. We said that the kids (my 2 little cousins, 8 and 11) might get impatient, so the waitress offered to try to push out 1 or 2 dishes quickly and be at the top of the priority list. How nice of her!
I would say that on average it took maybe 30 — 40 minutes for our major dishes to arrive, which is a lot longer than usual.
Food:
I’m normally one of those typical Asian girls who NEED to take pictures of *EVERYTHING* before we eat, but even I couldn’t resist the tantalising aromas coming from the dishes! Way too tempting to dig in straight away before I even had the chance to pull my phone out! Thankfully I snapped a few though.
We fed 9 people for a little over 70 dollars, which is an incredible deal! The portions were huge and averaged about 6 — 10 dollars depending on what you’re having. All incredibly delicious and very worth it!
My specific recommendations:
~ Dried Sauteed String Beans
~ Shanghai Nian Gao (Rice Cake)
~ Walnut Shrimp
So delicious and filling.
Yes there is a wait, but it’s definitely worth it! If you’re a patient person, then I wouldn’t skip over Fortune Kitchen. Absolute quality!

Cash Only Chinese Restaurant. I’m glad I checked my wallet before going here. One other table at 5pm and they have a good size dining room.
I ordered too much, but we have enough leftovers for 2 meals:
FREE black tea from a tea bag
shrimp chive pork dumplings 12 to an order — they were pretty good. Vinegar & soy sauce brought to the table.
green onion pancakes — huge pile of them, but they don’t taste very good. too thick & greasy. Skip it.
eggplant — very greasy w/​stuff I didn’t want in it. just ok.
mapo tofu — salty, greasy, I found it a bit spicy, not too hot. just ok.
spicy cumin lamb — lots of meat, but more onions than meat. tasted just ok.
CASH ONLY. 5 dishes w/​tip & tax $ 40.