So I was in town for training, was craving some chinese food, and this was the closest thing to the hotel I didn't feel like driving.I was already tired from a long day looked at the.Reviews, nothing stood out on the.Reviews, they looked mediocre at best.I decided to give it a try anyways. Probably should have gone somewhere else. So I walked in the location.There wasn't very many people in there.There was two employees, both of them were on the computers.They pretty much ignored me for a couple of minutes before they decided to come.And help me.I looked over the menu fairly quickly.I already knew what I wanted.I wanted the combination fried rice.I noticed that it's said that the fried rice had scallops in it had never tried it before.So decided to give it a try.I was sadly disappointed. First off, I'm gonna start with. I've had scallops in the past and the scallops that they had in there or whatever they where were extremely fishy to the point of the entire Fried Rice tasted like fish. I ate the majority of the Fried Rice. It left an oily fishy taste in my mouth. I was just so hungry. I ate it and I fell asleep. I noticed that I started getting rumble guts in the middle of the night and yeah, you can figure it out from there. I think next time I'll probably steer clear of this place.And I do come to brian college station quite a bit after I ate there.The next night, one of the guys told me that I shouldn't have eaten there. Just walking in the location didn't look very clean.Look kinda unkepped. Would I ever come back? Probably not more like, definitely not. If you want to try it, try it out. Maybe I just had a bad experience.But yeah it wasn't for me. Combo fried rice 1 outa 10 just nasty fishy taste i have never had scallops in Fried Rice. In my entire life until that day I would never have it again. Location 2 outa 10 looked unclean Service 1 outa 10 staff was more interested in the lap top next to the bar. read more

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I'm not sure why this place only has 3 Stars. I've never had a bad meal here, and it has one of the most diverse menus I've seen. Good food at a very reasonable price! read more

Chef Cao's is always my go-to for delicious Chinese food at a great price! I normally order their take out for delivery, and have never been disappointed. They deliver fast, the drivers are always friendly, and the food is always hot and delicious. I highly recommend! read more

Solid Chinese food. The garlic chicken is in a light sauce and the vegetables are crunchy and fresh. The side of fried rice was hot and a heaping portion of the orange chicken is in a sweet and tangy sauce and has a great crisp. read more

Came in late night for dinner. Clean restaurant, they had just mopped the floors so strong odor of bleach but it slowly went away. Kinda friendly waitress, food came out fast and was good, decent prices and service. Will probably be back. read more

Lunch special, shrimps with lobster sauce and fried rice $9 for a big portion. Nice. Dry pot beef, I opt for less spicy, small portion for $15, glad it's delicious. read more

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If you live in College Station, consider yourself lucky to have several Chef Cao's in your town. I am not an expert on Chinese cuisine, but I have lived in China and eaten in hundreds of Chinese restaurants and Chef Cao's is top tier. With very fresh ingredients, authentic recipes that stand out from the norm and very fair prices, I can't recommend these restaurants more highly. read more

We decided to venture out of our normal Chinese place and we should have stuck with what we know is good. The food was not even average it was just plain bad. I hate this because we wanted to like it. read more

Good noodles. Clean and no fake customer service. It's good food in a quiet area. I like it for date night or take out. I originally just said good noodles but yelp needed 85 characters. Try it out it's worth it. read more

This place been here for awhile. Finally gave it a try while in BCS. Ordered to go, Kung Pao. etc. Good amount for each portion. . It was good for BCS vs. Houston read more

Excellent service and food was delicious. Glad we got lunch here, we'll certainly be back

I stopped here quickly before catching my flight and took advantage of a lunch special. I got wonton soup and shrimp/ chicken with brococoli and fried rice. Soup didn't come with the lunch special, so don't expect it, and it wasn't worth the additional purchase. Just 2 little wontons in broth, no onions, no taste, no nothing. Very blah. The brococoli dish was good, but drowning in brown sauce which made it salty as I don't know what! I got a separate plate in an attempt to remove some of the sauce, but still left with a headache. Mercy! Overall decent, but I'd try something else next time. read more

Chef Cao's - Chicken, shrimp and brococoli lunch special - Chinese Near Me - College Station, Texas

Love the lunch specials. The food is affordable, especially for the amount you are paying for. The service isn't the best but the food is very tasty (sometimes too salty though). read more

Consistently pretty mediocre, but affordable. Nothing to write home about. Don't trust the advertisements for ice cream- they haven't had it for years. read more

We ordered takeout to celebrate for a birthday. The food was okay. We ordered several dishes and only got 2 scoops of rice. The mapo tofu was bitter and spicy. The Peking duck was just okay. read more

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ABSOLUTELY ZERO - never order and never order as delivery from favor. $1 worth of noodles, and no it's NOT chow mein that's linguine honey, are y'all even trained in cooking authentically? Stuffed disgusting looking, zero flavor, over-priced spring rolls with a 1" piece of shrimp for $5 and then a "lunch special" with linguine and jalapeños, 2 carrots, a couple green beans, 1 small bite of each chicken and shrimp ZERO BEEF, and half a flat container of 2 day old packet made hot and sour soup... and charged DINNER PRICES over advertised lunch prices ... wow Y'all really did yourself in here read more

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MAJOR MAJOR IMPROVEMENT AT CHEF CAOS. * * * Backstory. Chef Cao's has been in College Station since forever. College Station for most of its history had a very traditional Texas population which did not like "strange" food. So Chinese restaurants had to cater to that. They served American Chinese. Chef Cao's was a place you would go for Broccoli Beef and Wonton Soup. * * * As College Station and the University has grown, There has been an ever increasing influx of Chinese graduate students, Chinese professors - and among those who stay in the community - Chinese professionals. These people know what the good stuff is. They will not settle for sweet and sour pork. In some cases, some restaurants had a "special menu" either oral or written that they would share with their more sophisticated Chinese customers. But increasingly, Chinese restaurants are now able to put "real" Chinese food on the menu they show to everybody and not have the rest of the world freak out. They now have pork blood. They now have fungus salad. They now put pig intestines in the dry pot. They now have pig's feet. (Multiple versions of the latter). There is nothing but good in all of this. * * * I had the Mala pig's feet - which is essentially a straight up Szechuan style presentation. Hot chili oil in quantity, ginger in quantity, garlic, hot peppers, white peppercorns. You know the drill. Could this dish compete with the best Vancouver or Hong Kong has to offer? Probably not. But for College Station, the dish was freaking amazing. * * * True Chinese dishes are showing up in other locations in the Brazos Valley. The world may be down with COVID. The red staters may be fighting the blue staters. We may still get thirty robocalls a day. But there is now some seriously good Chinese food in Bryan College Station. Every day and every way, the world becomes better and better. read more

Do not ever think about going here. Food was awful!! Tofu dish was overcooked and very salty. Sesame chicken was tasty but even using a magnifying class would be useless to find the chicken. Egg rolls were served at room temperature. Total waste of $35. read more

Absolutely disgusting food. Egg rolls were cold, tofu was soggy and food had way too much salt. Did not finish any of the food.

The food was good and hot. I had the Kung Poa chicken was nice and spicy just like I like it. Service was great, quick seating food came fast. It was a modern updated restaurant. read more

The food was delicious! We tried the shredded pork with bamboo shoots and the chicken and broccoli. The portions were very big, full of meat and vegetables. Make sure to order a side of rice to soak up the sauce. The service was fast and the food was out very quickly. The ambiance was very chill, quiet on a Friday night. Will definitely come back soon! read more

Chef Cao's - Shredded pork with bamboo shoots Chicken and broccoli Fried rice - Chinese Near Me - College Station, Texas

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I'm not sure why this Chef Cao's gets as much flack as it does, but it's one of my favorite to go places. I've ordered here like a fair amount and it was last year where I really had to order takeout from them a lot. I used the online ordering system and had no issues with pick up this time or any of the previous times as of right now. The prices at Chef Cao's for lunch is ridiculously cheap like it's a steal because they give you much rice for the price (5-8$ /dish generally) and the food I get is consistently filling and good (to me at least). I was really full after eating the wonton soup crab puffs and half of the scallops and black beans. I want to mention that the crab puffs were bigger than I thought and one of my favorites eat. The fried pastry (wrapper???) is light and I liked the creaminess of the filling. My sister got her share of my noodles and she really enjoyed it. There's a pretty large variety on the menu and I try to get something different every time to try it out and sometimes it is a miss, but the good outweighs the bad a lot. Overall, really great place for take out, cheap prices, quick, and lots of great food. Also, forgot to mention, but love that there's always a fortune cookie for take out, it's a small thing, but it makes me so happy. read more

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Food was delicious! Big portions and they brought it out fast! Nice little restaurant, I love that the big tables have lazy Susan's in the middle of them, would be a great place to go as a group! read more

Chef Cao's - Sesame chicken - Chinese Near Me - College Station, Texas

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Food is consistently delicious. Their delivery is fast, friendly and no fuss! The ambience in the restaraunt is the same.

They are not usually busy and the restaurant is quiet. The food is not bad, but not traditional (it's very Americanized).

The food is not great but the service is. Had a terrible day trying to find food and everything went wrong but my delivery man pulled through and I enjoyed yumm cheap Chinese food. Edit: I take it all back. I got the general saos chicken and it has absolutely no flavor and was gooey but not In a good way. The dumplings were terrible. The egg roll had way too much cinnamon. I threw it away It was literally that bad read more

If you're looking for fast and affordable Chinese food, this is a great place! As a college student this place is a gem if you only have $12 to spend on a good filling meal. My go to is the kung pao chicken. read more

my fav is the singaporean noodles with no meat. otherwise their chicken and duck are very good too!

This is our go to in college station for take out! The massaman curry is wonderful. The honey walnut chicken and shrimp are a treat. The lo mein and combo fried rice are delicious! read more

I was extremely pissed off. I ordered for delivery sweet and sour chicken spiced at number 4 . When I tasted it there was no taste because there was no spice. Now I'm just sitting here eating tasteless food. Be careful if ordering delivery. Second time this has happened. read more

I'm surprised at the low ratings because we enjoyed Chef Cao's a lot, and we are fairly experienced with Chinese food in the states. Everything was fresh, seasoning and spices were on point, and it was a good value for the money. We started with Sizzling Rice Soup (it didn't sizzle, to our disappointment, but it was flavorful and full of meats and veggies in a delicious broth). The pork and tofu was terrific, quite spicy and layered with flavor. Happy Family was comforting and mellow (lots of meat) and the Roast Duck had this amazing crispy skin and succulent interior. The lunch specials are the best deal but everything is priced reasonably. I will definitely return. read more

You gotta try this place, rarely do you find good Chinese food anymore, their menu is vast there food is primo try them if want the real deal! read more

Chef Cao's - Bamboo and pork - Chinese Near Me - College Station, Texas

Easy to find Chinese restaurant with a variety of Chinese selections at a reasonable price. I enjoyed the hot and sour soup and shrimp and lobster sauce. Definitely will go back since near my normal hotel I stay at. ENJOY! read more

Chef Cao's - Hot and sour soup - Chinese Near Me - College Station, Texas

Probably the best Chinese food in college station. Delivery is offered on their website and super convenient. This visit was my first time dining it and the service was fast and great!!! I still love my chef caos delivered - but will dine in more often when it's convenient. read more

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People were kind of friendly. The food was pretty good I got the Mongolian beef. I ate it for two meals a bit pricey.

Although it is not a buffet the food is better tasting and full of flavor. With the Generous portions sizes, a buffet is not needed anyways. Stop by you will not regret it. read more

Chef Cao's - Spicy Orange chicken, lo mien, fried rice, and a curry. - Chinese Near Me - College Station, Texas

Good food and very attentive staff. I ate at the restaurant because I saw iffy reviews about the take-out. Good portion sizes and tasty food. read more

Chef Cao's - Crab Puffs - Chinese Near Me - College Station, Texas

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Ordered online for pick up and they had it ready super fast. The food is soooooo good and the portions were huge. Lunch special was such a great deal and everything was delicious. Highly recommend. read more

Ive been to many such places in my wanderings and this place had excellent, inexpensive food in a clean establishment. Clearly not unique as every city has a wonderful go to place that you come back to time and time again..this is the one for Bryan/ College Station. Great helpful staff, and clean restrooms( sometimes a hit or miss in this cuisine type) read more

Chef Cao's never disappoints. The food is excellent; the staff is friendly; and the restaurant is always spotless. We knew we liked this place back at the very beginning of the pandemic when they were constantly wiping door handles, menus and check folders. Best General Tso's ever! read more