Ordered take from this place at 9pm an hour before closing. We're contacted them at 9:30 and they said the driver was going to be here shortly it's now 10 :30 aaaaaand no food. read more

After living in the BCS area for 5 years, I finally gave Chef Cao's a try! I'd realized I had tried most of the others, yet not a staple. I got sweet and sour pork with fried rice and crab rangoons. After craving Chinese food for over a week it absolutely hit the spot! Probably some of my favorite fried rice, and a good portion, that wasn't way too much. I'd highly recommend them ! read more

The food was excellent... i ordered the chicken lo-mein and the Triple-S with rice.. Staff could use work on their people skills... not very welcoming or eager to help ... other than that good food read more

The food is fine. Big portions. A little salty. I miss fu-lin

I have been to their William Fitch Pkway location and found a great difference in the quality of food between these two locations. The dumplings were frozen and seemed to be just reheated. The garlic chicken was also average and the sauce was too watery. The portion size is also small as compared to the other outlet. read more

This place is absolutely disgusting. If you like Chinese food avoid this place at all costs. I should have known by the smell coming from the bag, but it was disgusting. read more

I've been here twice, and noted several recurring trends with cheap Chinese restaurants, but this place is the exemplar. You han smell the carpet the instant you walk in. Maybe they dont make that horrid shade of crimson anymore. They haven't heard of steam cleaning- you can still rent them at grocery stores, ya know. The next thing I noticed was the large counter, which was heaped high with magazines, newspapers, phonebooks, etc. I had made the right decision in calling in the order the first time. They have some dinner specials for $6 , and larger portions for $2 more. The first carryout order I made was their Mongolian Beef. I asked them to make it spicy, but that only resulted in 4-5 raw jalapeno slices tossed into the meat on the grill. That's not spicy. The second time, I ordered their hot & sour shrimp, and told them to make it very spicy. The shrimp were breaded & fried, then sauteed in a sweet & sour sauce (not that red crap you dip egg rolls in) that they dropped a bunch of split, rehydrated cayenne or arbol chiles. With a packet of soy sauce, the plate was quite good. I since found a similar restaurant that I like better, but Chef Cao's is adequate take-out as Shah S. put it. read more

Best egg drop soup in town. Very affordable, staff is super friendly and your food is brought out quick, whether dining in or taking out!

Reasonably priced. Great service. Consistent taste every time. Friendly staff & easy to order on the phone. Would recommend the crab puffs!

Their lunch specials have great pricing; the food was delicious; and the service was speedy.

1st of all I must point out that the restaurant choices in BCS area are mediocre. We have tried many places and always have a difficult time deciding where to go out. We really like Dim Sum and 'authentic' Chinese food but you will not find this in BCS area. Every Chinese place in BCS area we tried uses too much MSG. You can request for your order not to have MSG at this restaurant but many items are pre-made with MSG already added. The food is quite tasty, for the area, even without the MSG. We especially enjoyed the Chef's specialty in a Taro basket (CS location only). As for clean facilities: we tried both locations (Bryan and CS)... CS: failry clean but we feel really bad for the fish in the dirty fish tank. On the way in and out it always makes me sad and also wonder how clean or dirty the kitchen is. The back of the restaurant, which is easily seen from the road, looks a bit dirty too. Bryan location: dark,industrial lighting, and very sticky floors. Service and food just OK. Did not enjoy this location at all. It felt like they were saving $ on electricity (and we are for that) but it was a bit too warm and stuffy too. Other Chinese places might seem cleaner but watch-out for all the MSG! Hey...BCS remodeling....help sprouce up your own restaurants!!!! (Same owner.) read more

I recently moved here and i love Chinese food and this was right down the street from my place, so I decided to try it out. I went in on a Thursday night was slow. The waitress was fast and nice and extremely helpful. I ordered the sesame chicken and it was excellent! Then a few days later i ordered beef and broccoli and they delivered it to my apt and that to was awesome. In closing i haven't ate at any other Chinese restaurant in college station yet. Place is great! read more

Their lunch specials are the best in Cstat! Definitely one of my favorite restaurants in College Station. Decent portions and flavorful food! read more

Worst experience ever! The customer service here is deplorable. After receiving my order after 1 hour, I opened my box to find that my egg foo young patties were burned and inedible. I was shocked because I had ordered from them a few other times and the egg foo young was good. I called to let management know and was told that someone would come to collect the patties so that they could send more. I said that is fine, after waiting another 30-40 minutes, I received a call from management where their response was, " We will not recook your order because they felt that the patties were not burned." I informed the manager that this was poor customer service and to just refund my order. They will never have my business again. read more

Came here for lunch. Great food! Great prices! Very good customer service. We went as a big group in town from chandler az. Better Chinese than we have in az! read more

*This review is for certain dishes and not a reflection of the restaurant in general* Ill be upfront. I have had way better Chinese food in other parts of the world than at Chef Cao's. The aroma wafting from the restaurant is what drew me to this restaurant in the first place. Sad to say my olfactory senses betrayed me (to an extent). The restaurant is nice and comfortable and the server was courteous and helpful as he knew it was my first time. After spending 15 minutes deciding the perfect new dish for me, I settled on the shrimp with "lobster sauce" along with an egg roll, hot and sour soup and fried rice. 1. The soup had no flavor. It tasted a lot of soy sauce, but that's it. 2. The egg roll, recommended by the server, was infact eggless. My futile attempt to search for egg in a sea of cabbage ended when I hit the ...well the end of the roll. One positive though was that the coating is really thin and crispy! LIKE!!! 3. The dinner special, the Shrimp in lobster sauce failed in its attempt to live up to the regal name. I have never had this dish before, so i cant compare, but my taste buds rejected it in the first bite. It was bland, bad combination of ingredients ( the water chestnuts so not going with the dish) and all in all just summing up a bad day at the restaurant. Will I go back for another meal??? Ofcourse I will! My hunt for the amazing aroma wafting through the restaurant will continue.. read more

The service is terrible. Wouldn't sell a drink to me after my food was already processed, I don't carry cash & she said there was a $5 minimum. I had zero cash on me. It was almost 100 degrees outside and I'm pregnant. I wasn't asking for a free drink just wanted to purchase one. Those minimums are set by owner discretion and can be waived, her attitude was just as bad. read more

I ordered take-out during the beginning of the whole COVID-19 madness. They were extremely prepared to offer their services in a safe and effective manner. I have eaten at Cao's many times in the past and have always had good service and good food. My personal favorite is the Pad Thai :) read more

Underwhelming to say the least. Food is mediocre and my order wasn't filled properly. I got white rice instead of fried rice and spring rolls instead of egg rolls. There is a size-able amount of food for the price which was the only impressive part my meal read more

The only reason I go to any restaurants in town is because usually I'll find one certain selection or dish that I like and I will get that. Chef Caos is a step up from the chinese restaurants back in my hometown, which while growing up I thought was delicious. The only reason I eat there is for the combination fried rice spicy number 4... make it spicy it's sooo good, add extra beef. Their eggrolls aren't too bad either, just a bit pricey. Their service is understandable if you're not arrogant and ignorant. I'm a server so i have patience for service. People in BCS think too highly of themselves and believe that service has to be phenomenal when it comes to ethnic places to eat. As long as I get my food and it's the way I ordered it, I'm fine! So go check this place out and try the dish I recommend. I have good taste. HAha read more

Worst customer service ever. I clearly stated that I will be in front of the Evans library and he went to annex. He was pissed cuz he thought that I have him the wrong address. But no, it's him who went to the wrong building. He was super rude and I felt like he is going to have fight or whatever, complaining and almost yelling. Please do not, and ever order from chef cao. My heart is still bumping and cannot believe this kind of customer services that they r offering. read more

When nothing bad happens, it is an ok Chinese restaurant. I myself often go there for lunch. But after I got some nasty stuff in my food today and they still try to charge me, I think I won't go there any more. read more

I'll start off by saying every single time I order something there is a mistake. Oh and you best believe when they say your order will be ready in x amount of time, double it. Or triple it during 5-8. The food is mediocre at best. read more

Average Chinese food with huge portions and low prices. Lunch specials are substantial portions and the average price is $6-7. The pork dumplings were the best I have ever had. Fried rice was average. Lettuce wraps were slightly better than average. The portion size was crazy huge and could have easily been a meal for someone. The spring rolls were better than average but probably because I liked their peanut sauce. The shrimp with lobster sauce was good but nothing special. My daughter's mongolian steak was good. They use jalapeños instead of the traditional green onions. My husband's chicken curry was just alright-- nothing to write home about. All that said, our server was super attentive and we were in and out quickly so that's a huge plus. All in all, I would go back but would order way less food for three people. I wanted to give this place 3.5 stars but having to choose 3 or 4, I just couldn't go 4. read more

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

Ordered 2 entrees for delivery. They came 62 minutes later with no rice. I was livid. Made them bring another driver with rice. Kill yourself. Keep punking ignorant folk in CS because they don't know better. I'll take my money everywhere else read more

DO NOT WASTE YOUR $$$. One positive note: delivery was on time. I ordered the spring rolls which are just bland noodles with a tiny half sliver of shrimp and a pinch of cilantro. This was the best part of the meal. I had the wonton soup, the wontons looked like cicadias when I fished them out. The rest of the meal, sweet and sour pork, chicken lo mein and fried rice all tasted like the same thing. Save your time and order elswhere. :( After 3 bites I put the take out back in the bag from whence it came and then into the outside garbage bin so I didnt have to smell it anymore. read more

Chef Cao's has become a bit of an institution in BCS as it has continued to last. If you polled folks here, its probably the one they'd identify the most quickly. Maddeningly and annoyingly, they perpetuate an unwelcome cliche: serve sub-standard, greasy, fat and protein heavy, low-vegetable "Chinese-American" fare to customers, while presumably having the "secret Chinese menu" for another set of customers. I've noticed on more than one occasion that the food served to the latter clientele looks far more interesting and appetizing than that served up to the former. Why not just have a menu with the "authentic" food available for all? Puzzling really. And so my experiences have been with the basic stuff--kung pao this or that, Hunan this or that--under-seasoned, unbearably greasy, and just not that enjoyable. I know there is better food here, and maybe some day I'll figure out the secret password to get it. In the mean time I'll go to Shun de Mom Express, and continue to enjoy interesting and authentic fare that's available and accessible to ALL. read more

Food is ok, but if you are trying to get it delivered, the service is super bad. You need to wait sometimes more than an hour to get your food. This is the 3rd time that I needed to call them to see if they were delivering my food, and all the time they have forgotten about it. There are few places in CS that deliver food, this is one of them and sucks! read more

Pros: eggdrop soup was good. Wine portion is almost double what it should be. Cons: looks like family owned and that would be a great thing, except that they were constantly fighting and shouting. Even as we were paying they were shouting in their language. The roasted duck was so roasted that it was charred. Super salty and super burnt. The broccoli was very very bitter. The general atmosphere is like they don't care. Paperwork everywhere, looks like an office. A couple years ago this place was the best! Now, i really will NEVER go back. I'm so disappointed. read more

I am Chinese. So hopefully my review will help. Overall, I think Chef Cao's is the best Chinese restaurant in college station if you are looking for Chinese food that suits Chinese people's taste. They have two menus, one in English and one in Chinese. I don't know what is on their English menu, my bf says it is a little different. I have a friend who ordered one of those americanized dishes (kung pao chicken, sesame beef, etc,) and he thought it was pretty good. From my experiences with their dishes on the Chinese menu ( we usually order salt and pepper shrimp, beef brisket, sichuan spicy fish, etc.) They are all very tasty, like something you will get from a Chinese restaurant in Houston Chinatown. It is far from Chinese food in New York, but it is CS. I think they are doing a great job. I do think they are better at making Chinese dishes instead of americanized dishes. And according to my bf, this Chef Cao tastes better than Chef Cao II. If you like real Chinese food you should definitely give this place a try. Oh.. they do use a good amount of MSG, and their food is on the salty side. Whenever we order veggie dishes we always tell them less oil and less salt. read more

Absolutely TERRIBLE experience. We got take-out from this establishment for the first time and got 2 orders of their Pad Thai. After only a few bites of my pad thai, I found a short black curly hair in my food. Disgusted, we called and calmly explained to them what we found and requested an exchange of the entree. Once we got back to the restaurant, with the hair and remainder of pad Thai in hand, the owner very rudely refused to exchange the entree and was demanding that we pay full price for the new entree. After quarreling with him, he was only agreeing to offer 10% off on a future purchase. The owner was not at all apologetic or surprised about a costumer finding hair in their food! I will never return and definitely DO NOT RECOMMEND this restaurant. read more

I love this place. Their food is always fresh and delicious! I'm addicted to their hot and sour soup. So good. I've always been full and happy when I leave! read more

The Pad Thai is not good at all. It tasted bland and.... soggy? The chicken sticks were okay.

so yummy so so yummy. i got sweet and sour chicken and it was super crispy and tasted fresh. their fried rice and egg rolls are really good too 10/10 read more

Chef Cao's is a hole in the wall place with good Chinese food. The hot and sour soup is delicious on a cold day. However, the food may have a little too much MSG because I get quite thirsty after leaving the restaurant. The service is kind of slow, but then again it's an asian restaurant so great service is not expected. If you plan on going, go to the one off of university since it is better than the one off of texas in bryan. read more

Chef Cao's is my favorite Chinese restaurant in College Station. Sometimes I will go to Jin's instead, but I like this place a lot better. I like that they are good at cooking more authentic Chinese food but also have some Americanized dishes on the menu. My favorite dish is the Honey Walnut Chicken, although be careful! I'm pretty sure that dish packs a load of calories. Also, delivery is not as good as the food they serve you in the restaurant for some reason. Overall, I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes Chinese food. read more

Chief coa's is a quality restaurant with average prices and good portion sizes. I had the roast duck and it was delicious. The sesame chicken was good too. The food came out fast and the service was okay. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone in the Bryan/college station area. read more

My girlfriend and I ordered take out last night because we were in the mood for good Chinese food and wanted to try something new. We were very disappointed with this place. We ordered the Kung Pao tofu and the pan seared noodles with tofu. The tofu was awful. It was nothing but moosh smothered in a brown sauce that was not even tasteful. We had to pour out about a cup of sauce to get to our actual food. I would not eat here again, as a vegetarian. read more

Ok Chinese, but DO NOT GET IT DELIVERED. The delivery boy delivered a $12 order with only a $20 and three $1s. He basically ensured that he would get a tip that was almost half the amount of the order. Also: the Lo mein is terrible. Skip it. read more

Having been to china, this is amazing food. Regardless of what he others say, they may be looking for Americanized Chinese food. This was voted one of the top 100 in the nation Chinese restaurants and I understand why. They give all meat, which is quite American, but it tastes as it would in the people's republic. You will not walk away from this place disappointed. Take it slow and order what the Chinese would order. I am not big on tofu, but hey I know some of you are. If you gt the green beans with pork and shrimp you will not be disappointed. I could rant for hours, or you could have a delicious meal with a special someone and leave convinced. read more