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    Chef Chao Restaurant

    4.0 (191 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Tom S.

    The food is always fantastic and Bill, our waiter, is always eager to please and is so kind and professional. We had a great time!

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    Damon J.

    I enjoy eating here. The place is a good size, ready to accommodate multiple dinner parties. It has a very welcoming dining area. I'm glad that they are busy tonight with the popular movie playing at the theater. They'll stop by to say hello as always. The food is fresh here and I rotate the dishes I order when I visit. There's many wonderful options available on the menu and all tasty.

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    Joshua S.

    Great service and food! It is probably the best Chinese food you could get in the town of Moraga, and it is less than 5 minutes from Saint Mary's! The old man who served us was really sweet. I was not trying to spend any money and I actually didn't even know about this place, I just tagged along with a few friends that wanted to come. I didn't order anything myself because I'm saving money and didn't want to freeload, but the portions were big enough that my friends didn't finish their stuff so I just ate everything left, and it was a good amount! The dining room is kind of fancy, well anyway, nicer than what a typical college student goes to on a regular basis!

    Spicy eggplant chicken and vegetables
    Jack C.

    We tried this place for lunch for the first time and we were pleasantly surprised. My wife ordered the lunch special with vegetables and requested to have tufu added, and I ordered the lunch special with spicy eggplant and chicken. Portions were large and we shared both dishes. They were both delicious. Lunch special came with a choice of soup, an egg roll, choice of rice, entree, and a fortune cookie. Good value for the price. We go to the 24 Hour Fitness next door and have seen this place many times, but have not tried it until today. We will definitely be back. Service was great and there is plenty of free parking.

    Rainbow chicken (with crispy chicken), bbq pork fried rice, beef chow fun
    Elisa P.

    We had a great time at this place. I loved the ambiance and the staff was so kind and helpful. It definitely has a classy vibe but it's acceptable to not be dressed up. We ordered the Rainbow Chicken, BBQ Pork Fried Rice, and Beef Chow Fun. The rainbow chicken was our favorite! Very tasty and we asked to substitute the chicken breast for the crispy chicken and our waiter was very accurate in getting that done. The bbq pork fried rice was also very tasty and I would order it again. Beef chow fun I would look somewhere else to eat this dish, it wasn't the most flavorful here. This is a great dinner spot and I would definitely come back to try more things!

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    Elizabeth H.

    This restaurant was so delicious!! Definitely a hidden gem, we will be back. The ambiance and atmosphere is great, it's beautiful inside. They have a large menu and the staff was very kind. Here are a few photos (after we started eating already). The sesame honey glazed chicken is NEXT LEVEL. It's crispy and sweet.

    "Onion pancake" - super greasy
    Courtney A.

    Not impressed at all. Wonton soup was super over cooked. The wontons were soggy and I had scrap vegetables in it. 3 snap peas and 5 celery sticks. So disappointing. When I get wonton soup I look forward to the bok Choy and carrots. I was not so lucky this time. The spicy wontons were not spicy at all. They were super sweet and cold to boot. The onion pancake tasted like fried wonton wrapper. No onions or onion flavor at all. I do not recommend and I will not order again.

    Sweet and sour chicken, bbq pork chow mein

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    19 days ago

    The food is mediocre, at best. A fast food drive through offers better hospitality than this place. My recommendation is to go elsewhere.

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    2 months ago

    Always perfect!!! Everything is great and the restaurant is very clean. I cannot emphasize how much pride they take in their facility

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    we love coming here - especially for the lunch special! we order the sesame walnut prawns and the spicy eggplant chicken with fried rice.

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    1 year ago

    Consistently great food! Service is very good and it has a much nicer dining room than other Chinese restaurants in the area

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    2 years ago

    Service was amazing and very attentive. Food was delicious. Great find highly recommend the asparagus prawns

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    We have only ordered takeout from here. The food is really good. I especially love their egg drop soup.

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