Chef Chen really surprised me in the best way! The restaurant itself is definitely older -- the furniture and decor could use a little updating -- but honestly, the food makes up for it. Everything we ordered came out hot, fresh, and so flavorful. It's one of those spots where the looks might fool you, but the kitchen is doing what needs to be done. And the prices? Super affordable, which is always a win. What really made my visit special was the owners. They were so sweet to my toddler and interacted with him the whole time. You don't get that type of genuine attention everywhere, and as a mom, that meant a lot to me. It made the experience feel warm and personal. I'm giving it 4 stars only because the place is a little old and could use some love when it comes to decor and furniture. But the food, service, and the way they treated my baby? Definitely worth coming back. If you want good food that won't break the bank and staff who actually care, Chef Chen is that spot. read more

I've been using them for over 10 years. Have never been disappointed and their family dinners can't be beat

In my opinion this restaurant has the best Chinese food and they deliver. Nothing I have ever ordered from this restaurant wasn't top notch. Great egg rolls and I am a big egg foo young lover and they have the best with the best gravy!! read more

I enjoy the food. I have not eaten inside the restaurant; I always get my food to go.

The worst. My fried rice was just regular boiled rice. I got the House fried rice, I had to dig to even find any meat and the rice was just boiled. Ruined my whole dinner. I was wondering why they were so empty, now I see. read more

Chinese food has lost it's authenticity. The food was delicious at their former location where they focused exclusively on Chinese food. Chefs I observed were of other ethnicities at the current location....which is why the food is not as good anymore. When I complained about the lack of seafood in dishes, and the flatness of the egg fu yung, I was dismissed. Have not been back in over a year. read more

Food is fast and good portions. This however is "Americanized" Chinese food. If you're seeking more of mainland China style preparation, this is not the best choice. read more

We love this restaurant. The food is so fresh and the proteins are of high quality. Portions are large as with most Chinese restaurants. When we first moved close by we tried several Chinese restaurants and found Chef Chen the best by far. Don't let the sketchy strip center scare you away the restaurant is clean and welcoming read more

I love the customer service I always get from them and have never been disappointed with any of their food. They even told me I can customize some dishes since I have a shellfish allergy. read more

Little hole in the wall Chinese Restaurant...but, really GOOD food!!! I tried the pork with spicy garlic sauce...on point. I was also pleasantly surprised at their prices!! They still have lunch specials for 8.75!!! read more

We absolutely love the food and management here. The portions are plentiful, fresh and reasonably priced. I can typically have enough leftover for food for the lunch the next day. The restaurant does quite a bit of takeout and there's a nice dine in option as well. My go to depending upon my mood is either the sesame chicken or the spa steamed shrimp with broccoli. Both are great! The owner is very sweet and always takes time to say hello and recognize customers. Highly recommend! read more

We love Chef Chen! Have been going here for years for takeout. The staff is wonderful, the food is good at a reasonable price, and for the most part the quality is pretty consistent. Our go-tos are: egg rolls, egg drop soup, wings, lo mein, moo goo gai pan, tso's chicken, mongolian beef, steamed vegetables. Every once in a while we'll try a new dish, and it's all been pretty good. read more

I haven't eaten Chinese food in years. I was more focused on Thai food, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean food because I couldn't find a Chinese restaurant that I loved. My friends/colleagues talked me into trying Chef Chen. My expectations weren't very high. I thought I would just get something basic because I was more so happy to hangout with my friends. To my surprise, the food was delicious and the service is amazing! I now go there once a week but shortly after the first visit I was going every 3 days. Large egg drop soup is the best I had in years. Crab Rangoon perfection! Broccoli and chicken ( I prefer white sauce). Mongolian Chicken really good! My new dish is the Eggplant and shrimps or chicken. I wasn't to crazy about the egg foo young it wasn't bad just not my favorite. The bar has been set so high from other dishes that I needed it to be just as amazing! I love it so much I haven't been by the Thai restaurant that is my go to after a long day. What is super important to me is how I am treated when I spend my ln money. They remember my name, my usual order and just makes me feel happy to give them my business. I highly recommend! Chef Chen 5/5 10/10 read more

Solid Health Score, good portion size, quality and taste and excellent customer service. Usually, I have a lot more to say, but though I absolutely had a pleasant experience and will return, I'm just not inspired right now to pass out a bunch of superlatives or get too expansive...Thumbs up Chef Chen - Party on!! read more

For the first time trying this place, I ordered to-go: Mongolian Beef, Hot & Sour Soup and Egg Rolls. Everything was very good and generous portions. They included chips and an extra egg roll. read more

I've ordered from this place pre-Covid, and really enjoyed their food. However today I have to rate them a 1 star because there is hair in my food. My child was eating her broccoli when she noticed long pieces of black hair on her plate. I took a picture of one still wrapped around the broccoli. It doesn't take much to put on a hair net when you're cooking for the public. Irregardless of my previous experience this is gross and unsettling. read more

Chef Chen - Broccoli in Brown Sauce with hair - Chinese Near Me - Smyrna, Georgia

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Ok I dropped in here with a friend for a quick bite on 1/6/18 upon the urging of another friend. Restaurant is very clean and set up very comfortably. Parking is excellent as well no problems there. I ordered chicken wings and chicken fried rice but chose to start with won ton soup. Their won ton is far from traditional there are no ingredients wrapped up in a tasty noodle it's all the ingredients along with some extras. In addition to the broth there is shrimp, seaweed, and cabbage, also some chicken. It wasn't really my cup of tea as I like a more traditional won ton. The fried chicken was excellent and chicken fried rice was ok. Yes just ok to me. But the tangerine chicken is slamming. It's a definite must try. And the sweet tea is really sweet and I liked that to. Will I go back? Yes I will. read more

I've been eating here often for the past couple years. Absolutely solid and the prices can't be beat. I usually go for lunch and order the Mongolian beef. I highly recommend the fried pot stickers. Everything is cooked to order which I always appreciate Wonderful staff read more

Great lunch service. Their vegan tofu soup is delicious with perfectly cooked veggies and plenty to share. Or just have as your meal. Fried rice was great too. Not too salty but has a nice flavor balance. Bring your check up front to pay or it will take a while for a wait staff person to see it and tell you to go up front. Nice staff. read more

3rd time I've ordered thru Uber eats and the restaurant didn't send utensils, even though I have checked the utensil box. I called to complain and the older lady who answered hung up on me. I called a 2nd time, and she did it again. read more

We are such a foodie people. Coming from California, we know what is good especially Chinese food. We have been looking for a good Chinese place for over 3 years and we have finally found it. Look no further. read more

Chef Chen - Honey walnut prawns! - Chinese Near Me - Smyrna, Georgia

This was my first time eating here and I found it to be quite tasty. We ordered the eggplant with vegetables, shrimp and garlic sauce, lemon pepper wings, a couple of spring rolls, and also egg foo young. Everything was great they even threw in a free order of crab rangoon. read more

The place was nice, service was good but food blah! I only had wings (good) and fried rice. The fried rice was horrible. I've never had rice that bad. read more

I only order three items from this menu: fried chicken, braised chicken and egg rolls. I order 1 or more of those items at least twice a month. They're your standard take out wing but the crunch in the fried wings is what makes it four stars! The food (the aforementioned 3 items) is delicious and the delivery is always quick. read more

Ok - takeout Chinese in the ATL is...lacking. It just is. Maybe more so ITP, but it is what it is. But Chef Chen is a bright oasis among some truly nasty Chinese dives. It's good food. Their wings are amazing. Their rice is fluffy. The General Tso's chicken is spicy and flavorful. Ladies and gents, this place is great. Hallelujah! read more

Never had a bad experience; food is always hot & fresh, owner (lady) is very friendly and appreciative! I always order the same items: wonton soup, dumplings, shrimp egg foo young and Mongolian beef - always good! read more

I was really looking forward to some good Chinese food I ordered the black pepper chicken and it was supposed to be spicy but it was more sweet and sour than spicy. Everything was just okay. I had to order it to go and they didn't provide utensils I was supposed to have gotten an egg roll and they didn't include it I found this out after getting back to my hotel room which is very disappointing and something that I feel businesses that do carry out should have planned ahead. read more

I am on, what appears to be, a never ending quest for decent Chinese. I am routinely confused by how mediocre Chinese places are. Perhaps I don't understand the value position in the marketplace and their struggle to hit price points that the savage masses will find compelling enough to drag them in for some trial and no-repeat. Marketing talk gets me excited. But enough about my routine disappointment...at least for today. For today, I tried Chef Chen, an establishment in an unassuming strip mall of the decidedly un-sexy S.Cobb Drive. I had hot and sour soup, which was a nice portion size and was just the correct thickness. I sampled the steamed Pot Stickers...which contained a nice meat and onion filling. The dipping sauce was not too sweet and made a lovely accompaniment. For lunch I chose the Shrimp special which was served with an egg-roll (Chicken filled) and fried rice. All very good. It was flavorful and I believe actually cooked to order as the food did not flow out of the kitchen as though there was a hidden buffet back there. Relative to other places I have tried I am a fan of Chef Chen. P.S. my fortune today was "You will have a long and wealthy life" ...I prefer love...but, money is good..I'll keep you posted... read more

Chef Chen - Garlic Eggplant!!! - Chinese Near Me - Smyrna, Georgia

Back again for the Chen. Food on the table so fast that it'll make your head spin, but that doesn't mean that it's not good stuff. It's good & fast and always plated well... Tonight I had the Egg Drop Soup and House Lo Mein. Good as always! read more

Chef Chen - Daily special~ Jalapeño Chicken, dinner version. Amazingly fresh and delicious. - Chinese Near Me - Smyrna, Georgia

I love Chef Chen I went there because it is next to my hair salon " In the mix " and ever since then I always crave it!!! I get the Mongolian chicken so goodddd and I just found out they deliver! Super plus always satisfied read more

First things first, this is a very clean establishment and it shows in the preparation of foods! For me thats a huge + for chinese dining. Some places are so unkept ( although they still may turn out a decent meal). Chef Chen delivers more than a decent meal, the food is really fresh tasting without all that dark colored rice and dark sauces. I ordered a chicken fried rice with only sprouts, egg, onion and of course chicken along with a side of fried potstickers. I was just next door at a pet shop with my little one:-) The food was ready in 15 mins. I had read some great reviews about Chef Chen and they have a competitor up the street ( I'll allow you to figure that out:-) Well in my opinion the competitor has NOTHING on Chef Chen with the fresh prep, clean facility and nice staff. Another important note, most chinese restaurants have the "distinctive" aroma ( for lack of a not so pleasant term)...Chef Chen does not! I even had to leave my food in the car for about 30 mins while I continued shopping with my dog. When we returned to the car, yes I could smell the food BUT it wasn't soo overwhelming like it usually is. I am persnickety about most things and moreso with chinese food..so when I tell you THIS is the place ( in Cobb) to dine....take my word and the obvious word of a few other seasoned Yelper's. You also get the usual large portion for the buck. Most chinese places don't skimp on quanity Chef Chen is very tasty and I will return very soon..... and again.....and again when I have a taste for good clean food. This was a take out/called in experience I rate excellent read more

Chef Chen - Chicken fried rice (no peas or carrots) with fried potstickers. Take out - Chinese Near Me - Smyrna, Georgia

Been hearing of this place and finally decided to give it a try. The chicken lo main was pretty bland and lacked alot of flavor. Now the mongolian beef was amazing! I got the lunch special with with fried rice and a spring egg roll (since I dont eat pork) read more

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I ordered some food on New Year's Eve and it was horrible. I have ordered from this establishment before. The food was tolerable but this will be the last time that I order from them. I ordered house fried rice and lemon pepper wings. The rice was stale and the peas that were in the mixture were dried and old. The lemon pepper wings were fried in old grease. I do not know if they were too busy or not busy enough but it was really really bad! Hopefully they will do better checking of the food before they send it out. There are plenty of other places to order from. I will be looking to order elsewhere from here on. read more

Best house lo main I have ever had and I have it whenever possible! The crab rangoon and egg rolls are also amazing. I usually order through Grubhub and it's always hot and quick! read more

First was told there was a 20 minute wait for take out, no problem. Once we got there we had another 45 minute wait. Finally get our food and the order was missing rice and the calamari was cold on the inside!!! I was really looking forward to good Chinese food and was very disappointed. read more

We were looking for a new place to eat, and we came across this place via Yelp. The food was great, and the service was good. The food was clearly prepared with fresh ingredients. Great place for couples, families, and friends. read more

2 hours and my food still isn't here. The phone is going to a voicemail when I call. My card has been charged so I am not sure what's going on. Don't bother with this place read more

Disappointed with today's delivery. The pan fried noodles are my favorite to order and today it literally looks like it can't even fill up my toddler. I will never buy here again read more

Chef Chen - Horrible noodles today - Chinese Near Me - Smyrna, Georgia

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My most recent visit to this place was disappointing at best. The shrimp were overcooked drastically and the wings lacked flavor. Maybe we will give them another opportunity in the future, but I found a much better spot in Dunwoody and yes I will drive for good food! read more

I just discovered this place. Kinda hidden in a strip mall next to a Mexican restaurant. The food is great! I had sizzling rice soup, egg rolls and chicken on a stick. All fresh snd delicious! I will be back. Mmmmmmm read more