Le Chine Wok

Great food, low prices, weird vibe. We’d been to their former location many times and loved the quiet, low-​key atmosphere, but unfortunately the new, jam-​packed strip mall vibe is a lot different. Upon entry we wound through a bunch of people jammed up front waiting for take out (a good sign), but immediately noticed the exceptionally bright lights, the two large screen TV’s (every place is a sports bar now) and the loudish music. The wicker seats at the table are way too low, with no back rest. I stuffed an extra cushion behind me. Behind us the Mongolian chef was banging the wok steadily, and this cacophonous noise persisted for the entire meal. It is then we realized that the owners had combined forces with a Mongolian BBQ joint. Bummer… We ordered from the Chinese menu. Our wait staff was great, fast, they have large bottles of Perrier. Love that! The food was really good, the ribs were HUGE – i felt like Fred Flintstone eating those, and they were filed under «appetizer», — Orange chicken, really good and crispy, and considering the size of the ribs the «egg rolls» were really minuscule fried spring rolls, not the usual egg rolls. Overall the portions I think were humongous and the food was top quality, service was great, but the atmosphere was intolerable. The bright lights are a total bummer, the seating sucks, and the noise was obnoxious. We were sad that we had lost a really nice Chinese joint, especially since there aren’t many good ones in LA. Please remodel and get a dimmer, lose the TVs and the chef in the middle of the room, and this place will rock. I’m giving three stars because I realize I’m only giving bad reviews on Unilocal,and I think this place is really good but I will never go there again cause of the vibe, but that doesn’t mean they don’t deserve another shot. LA needs better Chinese food, so go out and support them.

Excellent food. Was located at beverly glen circle and we ate there constantly. Reasonable pricing. Fantastic food. Very polite and friendly service. Overall, excellent.