This is my go to for Chinese food. It's cheap and delicious and down the street. Came in for lunch right when they opened. We were seated right away as well as had our drinks order ready. We already knew what we wanted so we also ordered our meal. Food came out hot and quick. We got the orange chicken lunch combo as well as the Mongolian beef one. Both come with hot and sour soup as well as a cream cheese wonton. Orange chicken was and always is delicious! It came with a lot of meat and sauce. The Mongolian beef was delicious well. Perfectly cooked. Overall it's always a 10/10 whenever I slide. Food and staff are always on point read more

Chef Bo - Orange Chicken Lunch combo - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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3.5 stars rounded up to 4. Food was meh. Amongst my least favorite Chinese food. Although, the wonton in the wonton soup had pretty good flavor and I would consider coming back just for that. Most of the food lacked flavor overall. Service was great! Friendly and quick. They also gave my kids little pop it keychains, which really made their day. My experience would've been fine if I didn't use the bathroom. The door to the restrooms opens to a hallway that has a men's & women's restroom, a door that leads outside and opens to the kitchen. When I went to the bathroom, the door leading outside was open with someone smoking right next to it. The smoke smell filled the hallway and suffocated me in the bathroom, so I'm sure it went into the kitchen. I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants their food contaminated by cigarette smoke. So, I would just ask that workers stand further away from the doorway when smoking (I'm pretty sure it's law that you're not supposed to smoke within 20 ft of a doorway anyways). read more

Chef Bo - 4. General Chicken Dinner Combo & 8. Broccoli Beef Dinner Combo - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

Got steamed rice, Broccoli Beef, Sweet and sour chicken, and Kung Po Chicken. The Steamed rice was nothing special it was your typical Chinese restaurant Steamed rice but is definitely better the Pandas express Steamed rice. The Broccoli beef was good. It was not overly sweet and had good flavor profile over all. Its sauce was well made and it was cooked well it only seemed like though that it was reheated when we got it. The sweet and sour chicken was awful for sweet and sour chiken and I could barely eat it. It was anything but sweet and soure it also had a weired texture. I also seemed like it was reheated then had some extra sauce slapped on top of it i would have also thought it was made yesterday. The Kung po Chicken was good it was overly salty and it was tge only item that didn't seem like it was reheated from something sitting for an hour. Overall my experience was but and this may have been due to the time we came which was 5pm. This is also my first experience here but am unlikely going to come again due to the poor food quality. The staff had a neutral attitude. The atmosphere of the restaurant was nice and gave a nice vibe overall. read more

Went with friends and had a really lovely, reasonably priced, and politely served Chinese dinner. I will return. read more

Chef Bo - Out for good Chinese... - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

I cannot say enough about this restaurant. The Chinese food is delicious. I've gotten my entire family hooked on this place. My mom goes here like two or three times a week. It's just amazing food. It's fresh. The staff is so friendly and kind. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Food: 3/5 - generous portions, but lacked flavor amd texture. Was kind of mushy by the time we got home and the chicken was stuck all together for take out. Service: 4/5 - picked up carry out. Was quick and easy. Ambiance: 4/5 - nice spot. Came Saturday at 5p. Several tables had patrons, felt clean and quaint. No issues! read more

Chef Bo - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

Love that this restaurant has been opened for 14 years. It's a hidden gem in the fair oaks blvd area near the loehmans Plaza. . I had their dinner combo which comes with chow mein and fried rice and entree kung pao chicken for under 15 bucks and even comes with soup too. . I had their mushu pork which was amazing and I haven't had that for in so long. It was the perfect bite that I didn't know I was craving. . Loved their hong kong style chow mein which is pretty like a bird nest and mixed in with all combo meats on top. . Even had their sizzling beef platter but it wasn't sizzling which I was a bit dissapointed. It had great flavor tho. . Their sizzling rice soup is great, if you are looking for a good soup with some sizzle this is a must order. . They have great pot stickers which is one of their best sellers. Filled with pork and veggies and pan fry. Loved to dip it in their Potsticker sauce and hot muster too. . Overall I love coming here for chinese food. Can't wait to come with friends for chinese new year. They also have another location in elk grove too. Hope this review helps. Thanks for reading. Have a yelptastic day. read more

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I finally found a traditional Chinese restaurant which reminds me of the former Kim Hei restaurant that used to be on La Riviera drive. I have been driving by this place for as long as it has been open. I ordered the Mongolian Beef lunch special with chow mein. First came a bowl of soup then the main dish. The noodles were good and the Mongolian beef was spot on. The price is reasonable. The restaurant was very clean with plenty of seating, The service was excellent. I shall return. read more

Chef Bo - L4. Mongolian Beef Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

Such a great staple in the Arden area. Their hot oil wontons are delicious and my go to is their chicken green beans and their beef chow fun. The restaurant is very clean and the staff is sooo friendly and helpful. I have never had a bad meal here. read more

My wife had a craving for crispy noodles. We were already in downtown Sacramento when we Yelp'd locations. Chef Bo popped up. We visited the location and were immediately seated. The staff were super friendly and took our order right away. I can't believe how quickly they served us. The food was prepared well. They are very efficient. The place was clean, spacious, and food was delicious. The portion size was good and we had leftovers. We truly appreciate that they even packed our leftovers for us. We don't live in the area but would pop in again when we get an opportunity. Thank you so much! read more

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My kid and I recently moved out towards the area and this is by far our favorite quick Chinese food place. We usually order to-go (which btw - food is always amazing & nothing is ever soggy), but yesterday we decided to eat there. Food was still great quality - came out fresh and hot - and service was amazing! We ordered a Mongolian beef dinner plate with chow mein and a side of white rice. It also came with hot and sour soup, and an egg roll. I'm not a super fan of hot and sour soup in general, but it was still good. The egg roll was great too - hot, nice crunchy bite, and great flavor. My kid eats the chow mein and always wants white rice, and I had the Mongolian beef mainly with the white rice. I did try the noodles and they were yummy. The Mongolian beef is my favorite there - the onions & peppers still have a nice bite to them which I love, not overcooked like most places. We still had so much food still left over so we will be enjoying this for another day :)z This is definitely one of our favorite places! read more

One of the best band for your buck location. Lunch combo and dinner combos go along. Legit you could feed three to four ppl with the dinner combos for two. Service is fast and friendly. The food is made to order, which means it'll come out hot!!! If you don't want to drive to south sac or anywhere else for Chinese food, then this is the place for you. Stop in if you haven't! read more

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When you go to a Chinese restaurant, you are hoping to find one of two things, value and quality. And when you find both, you keep going back. This fine establishment boasts five star service, perhaps the best fried rice in Sacramento, and all at a very reasonable price. Their lunch menu is perfect and comes with some of the best hot and sour soup I've ever had. When it walk in, you are transported to the mom and pop Chinese joint that you were hoping for. From the traditional wallpaper to the zodiac placemat, this place will transport you and fill your stomach without draining your wallet. It's all heart and great food. read more

Chef Bo - L11. Szechuan Pork Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

I ordered a lunch combo and it wasn't that great. The vegetable chow mien tastes a little fishy to me and pretty mushy, the lemon chicken was decent, not really much flavor but dipping it in the lemon sauce made it better. They wrote something on the Lemon sauce container, which I'm assuming says "Hot" even though it wasn't when it arrived but I read something completely different read more

Chef Bo - Lemon Chicken sauce - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

I just love coming here and eating inside. They have a dinner deal where you can get soup, eggroll, entree, and chow mein/rice for a good deal. So much food. I love the sweet and sour chicken - cooked to perfection. read more

This place used to be perfect! In reality, most of the food is good, but something happened to the chow main in the last year. Something in the seasoning is "off." I think the recipe has changed - is it fish sauce that was added. I can't eat fish without feeling ill, like a mild allergic reaction. So, I am avoiding the chow mein, chicken or other flavor. I would always order chow mein so I miss it. The lemon chicken would be better if battered instead of breading. Despite lots of sauce, the texture reminds me of frozen chicken tenders. BBQ pork is good. The orange chicken seems to have a lot of garlic. It's mildly spicy but can be ordered "not spicy." The Broccoli beef is good. I think my taste overall has changed, as I don't eat meat too often. I like their tofu dishes. The place is clean and staff is helpful. It's still a good place to eat for most. I can be funny about my food depending on my mood. I know, picky me, but it's my taste buds! P.S. please excuse autocorrect errors! read more

My family loves this place and we go here once a month or so. The steamed pork buns are awesome, and everything is served hot. The portions are great. You won't find better service--every time we go here we have a great meal with awesome service. Cute little local very casual spot. read more

RUDE. Seated us by 2pm , food was served by about 2:30pm. They began closing blinds and turning OFF LIGHTS !!! While we are eating. My grandmother is 93 (NINETY THREE years OLD) she cannot and will not be rushed to eat/ finish her food. This restaurant LOST MY RESPECT . That is blatantly rude and disrespectful. Do better. read more

My favorite Chinese food in Arden neighborhood. The food is delicious, the prices are fair and the staff is friendly.

The food was less than "meh" disappointing for the New Year. Vegetable Chow mein only had broccoli and a few green onion. BBQ pork fried rice was greasy as was the main noodles. Bummer. I sincerely hope top find Chinese food in east Sacramento better than Panda, which tends to be less greasy and cooked fresh. Gonna save the left overs and spruce it up with more veggies. Won't be back. read more

I love this restaurant so very clean and great service. The food is amazing. I have been to the sister restaurant in Elk Grove. Fantastic also . read more

Finally found an excellent American-Chinese restaurant! One of the BEST general Tso's chicken.. EVER!! Highly recommended. read more

Chef Bo - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

Since my last review I have eaten here about 4 times. Food is still Fresh and Delicious! We have been ordering the family dinner A. We end up with a lot of leftovers. Very reasonable prices and excellent service!! read more

I've always passed this place heading home so I decided to try it. We ordered the steamed buns, pot stickers, 2 dinner combos (sesame chicken and General Tao chicken). Our food was ready for pickup at the correct time,15 minutes. All the food was really good and not too salty. The only problem I had was that the General Tao chicken had no spice and it was a little too sweet. Other than that we will definitely be coming back and dining in. read more

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It's meh. Tomato beef chow mein had 8 small slivers of beef, mostly noodle. Garlic veggies had huge slices of celery which seems odd.

I've never been to a Chinese restaurant where I liked every single thing I ate. The wontons were amazing. The veggie entrées are so good. Wish there were more options but still amazing and I try to make every excuse I can to rationalize to go eat there. Both locations are great and I highly recommend read more

Stopped in to try some Chinese cuz it's my favorite food, decided to go with the orange chicken combo, it was really good, the chicken had a little spice to it and most importantly it didn't taste like oranges I can't stand orange chicken that taste real orange, the rice and the noodles was full of flavor as well, next time I come in I will try the special house noodles Overall 10/10 Food/ 10/10 Tip: 0 "wasn't my turn to pay lol read more

Chef Bo - 3. Orange Chicken Dinner Combo - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

Biggest ripoff around! They charge $12.50 for this tiny container of chow mein that only has noodles and a little bit of chicken. Including DoorDash delivery and tip it was 20 bucks! What a rip! I will never ever order from chef bow. He definitely needs a reality check. read more

Chef Bo - Here's the tiny container of noodles and a small amount of chicken for $12.50. Total ripoff. They should be ashamed. - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

We ordered take out and it was pretty fast from the moment we called to arriving for pick up 12 minutes. We got the dinner combo with a side order of wontons and egg rolls. The wontons are so crispy and filled really well. They give you a good amount of egg rolls and they are even more delicious leftover if you pop them in the air fryer. The two combos itself was good. My chow mein had too much vegetables not noodles the general Taos had a good kick to it just a little off after taste. Our fried rice was fluffy and the meal just seemed less greasy (in a goood way). We would come back but wouldn't be our first choice for Chinese. read more

Chef Bo - General Taos - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Everything is always excellent! Excellent service & kind staff! Food is outstanding!!

First the good. They have really good chicken fried rice. But that's where it ends for us. This place isn't a good value. The not so good? When you order the chicken fried rice as a side with a lunch plate there is hardly any chicken in it. I've asked on a couple of occasions in my special instructions on DoorDash if they could double check that there is actually chicken in the chicken fried rice and every time it comes with two or three tiny, tiny bits. We also ordered a full order as a single entree and it was okay with more visible bits of chicken but not much at all. Another thing I don't like about this place is that chow mein and Chinese vegetables should include bean sprouts. I asked for extra bean sprouts in my last order because they don't put very much in their dishes. They charged me extra... for BEAN SPROUTS. I think maaaaybe there was 1/8 of a cup of them in my last order and they charged extra for that? I don't think we will order from them anymore. It's ridiculous. read more

This place has time over time impressed me. I've gotten it over 25 times and feel bad I never gave 5 stars. For starters their wontons are to die for but their Potstickers ARE THE BEST ANR BIGGEST EVER!!! These have been a hit to everyone I got them for, if you get food here buy them asap. Secondly, their chow mein, their Katsu chicken, their general taos, their what the heck ever they make is amazing. If you are into steamed buns, oh they got you too, with the fluffiest best filled buns. I don't know a single bad thing I could say. 100% order them weekly cause it's the happiest food day of my week. read more

Great tasting food, great variety of food on the menu, nice authentic ambiance and great customer service! My only gripe is the prices for the quantity of food seem a bit high, but that might just be me. Definitely check this place out! read more

I had gotten off of work (school) early due to a medical appointment across the street, so I figured a quick lunch from a "Chicken market from Massachusetts." They only did drive thru, and I didn't want to eat in my car, as I had time to kill. Next door was Chef Bo, so here I be. I would say the food is a 3. I ordered the broccoli chicken lunch special, which came with a hot and sour soup and one cheese fried wonton. The hot and sour soup tasted like chicken broth (just stating fact, not a complaint) but was hearty and flavorful (with the exception of a place in Citrus Heights, there is not much in the quality of hot and sour soup in Sacramento). The broccoli chicken was standard....good for a hearty lunch, but nothing to write home about as groundbreaking. The wonton was "pre-sauced" with sweet and sour, so yay for portion control, I guess. The soda was $3.25, so "meh" to that. Overall, a good, standard, Americanized Chinese lunch special. Service: I was greeted with a smile, and refills, more napkins, and payment were handled without me needing to ask. Due to the service, I have upped the rating to a 4. Food is standard, service was, for a lunch special Chinese place, was extremely friendly. I recommend if in the area and wanting a satisfying lunch special read more

Chef Bo - Broccoli Chicken lunch special - Chinese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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They taste good, yes. But I just ordered and they messed up my combo meal, didn't give me a combo meal but gave me a full portion of the entree. And the "full portion" only has 5 pieces of shrimp in it!!!!! How dare you charge people and be skimpy!!!!! Foul. Just foul. read more

Chef Bo the best Chinese restaurant hands-down. They always serve exactly what I asked for. read more

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If you want neighborhood Chinese fast and hot this is the place to go! Lunch specials very reasonably priced!

Unfortunately though I've been a loyal patron for a # of years, I can no longer recommend this place. Most recent time I ordered to go, some gal that works there said something about me not showing up to pick up a previous order. I told her in the times that I've ordered by phone, I've always showed up to pick up. I pointed out that maybe it's someone else with the same name, etc. & stated to her I was in less than 2 weeks ago to order to go & another lady that works there whom I've seen before didn't bring up the topic. Though it may be cultural to not welcome your customers, don't ever grill your customer in the presence of other customers in your venue. There are many other Chinese restaurants that I can frequent where I've been treated with more respect & warmth. I suggest that this place is to be passed! read more

I recently found myself working in the area again, so I had to hit up Chef Bo! Not much has changed. The restaurant is still the same and the food is still delicious! I had their orange chicken lunch plate and of course, my to-go box was full. Chow mein was tasty and orange chicken was crunchy. I always love when the orange flavor is apparent but not overbearing. Chef Bo, you are my fave in the Fair Oaks area! read more

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Did some project shopping at Home Depot a crossed the street and stopped in for lunch on a Saturday. Parking lot is quite huge and empty now with a few of the big stores closing down. They offer lunch specials for about $10.25 with a good variety of options and heat/spice levels. I had the generals chicken which was most excellent with pork fried rice which was also very good and hot and sour soup. The soup was exactly what I expected and was pretty good. My wife had the cashew chicken which was pretty good, but not as tasty as the general chicken. She also had chow mein which was well flavored but possibly sitting around a little too long so was kind of dry. The quantity was a good size portion of food that filled me up and made me feel my $10 was well spent. I would definitely go back for the generals chicken, but maybe not the cashew chicken. read more

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