China Chef

This is the best «fast food» Chinese you will ever find! Don’t let the store front fool you, this place is a diamond in the rough. The egg drop soup and spring rolls are must tries! You won’t be disappointed!

Nasty. Horrible. Frighteningly dirty. Part of the experience was comical, like when there were me and one couple in the restaurant and someone came out of the kitchen with 2 plates nearly having a breakdown while trying to figure out who to serve them to! Steamed wontons had the thickest wrapping on them you can imagine. Hot and Sour Soup was neither hot nor sour, completely tasteless. Kung Pao chicken had no red peppers and again, no flavor at all. We just moved to this side of town from the Lewisville/​Pfafftown area and I’m longing for good Chinese food. Unfortunately, this is obviously not it.

Don’t let the outside of this place deceive you. Some of the best chinese take out I’ve had. Prices are pretty decent for the portion size. I use General Tso’s chicken as my benchmark for places like this and their’s is excellent. It is crispy, the sauce isn’t too sweet and the portion is huge. For a little over 7 bucks you get a the Tso, fried rice and a really god egg roll. Staff is friendly and service is fast.
There seemed to be a lot of people ordering the chicken wings and fried rice plate and it looked really good. 4 big wings and a big plate of fried rice for $ 5.25 might explain its popularity, especially considering the king’s ransom they charge at the wing place around the corner from this place (see previous review). I’ll definitely try that since I am down here quite a bit.
I realize there are purist, snobs out there that will turn their noses up at Americanized Chinese food and have a good belly laugh about my General Tso benchmark… I don’t really care because they are missing out and places like China Chef will continue to be hidden gems wedged between Dollar General and Food Lion.

Very friendly staff! The boneless spare ribs, fried rice, and tea was very good! The sauce on the ribs was a little salty but the sweetness of the tea balanced it out. The onion fried rice (made upon request) was perfect! I look forward to trying more dishes!

Good little take out place. Very friendly service. Not much room to sit down but I am always on the go. Portion size and prices are good.

Decent little Chinese takeout place. Good food, friendly staff, and close to the house. I’ll be back!