Update: Gave them another try. Ordered for pickup from their online website. Super easy. I paid in person. Got a text when food would be ready for pickup. Essy breezy! I ordered their house special chili oil wontons and general tso's chicken with white rice, crab ragoon, and egg drop soup. Food was plentiful for price and flavorful. House special chili oil wontons: I expected steamed or boiled wontons in chili oil, but the wontons were fried and then tossed in chili oil. While the wontons were nonlonger crunchy (my fault for picking up late), it was flavorful. Had a slight heat to it that wasn't over powering and the wontons were a pork filling. For an appetizer, it filled me up for lunch. It came with 8 fried wontons, but I expected them to be smaller. They were regular size. I was full from just the appetizer. Definitely will order this item again! General tso's: this was by far the best I've ever had and I love general tso's. What I look for is the heat and the crunch. It had both and it was plentiful for a lunch special. Definitely worth the price. It had more kick to it then the chili oil wontons, but not a lot to where it burns your mouth. Just enough heat to warm up the back of your mouth. I LOVED it! Definitely recommend and would get this item again! read more

Chef Joe - House special wontons in chili oil....fried wontons....so GOOD! - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Tucked in a strip mall in north San Antonio, I was hopeful walking into a clean and friendly place ready for seating service or takeout. Ordered basic takeout as a test but the food did not blow us away. Certainly expected Americanized Chinese food, but the flavor was meh. Willing to give it another try for sit down but really hoped for more. read more

Not sure what's going on recently with Chef Joe's; but the quality and taste of their food has declined greatly. The service has fallen off as well, since the last two visits that I've had, my order had errors. The need to go back to how things were when they initially opened. read more

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Reasonably priced but just meh. There was plenty of food but the three of us all agreed we wouldn't choose to eat there again. The service was quick and fine read more

The food is fair. The service is good as long as you ask for extra water the ambience is nice and very clean. It's not bad for a quick fix on Chinese food, but it's not the best I've tasted in San Antonio. read more

Loved the service, Loved the food. Place was clean. Loved the sauce on the honey walnut shrimp read more

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It was quiet except for two children. The women seemed to not notice me even though it was quiet and empty. Free soda refills and they were quick with that until the bill came. I had to get their attention to pay and get to go boxes. The food was decent enough to take home the service does not encourage my return. read more

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Ordered takeout of Shrimp fried rice, hot and sour soup, spring rolls. The soup was the best part of the order. The shrimp fried rice was totally a flop. Shrimp were fried shrimp thrown into some fried rice not cooked as a fried rice with fresh shrimp. Spring rolls soggy, not crispy with old vegetables used for filling. First and last trip read more

Chef Joe - Shrimp Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The flavor of the food was awful. Soups lacked salt and the entrees tasted like old oil infused with way too much garlic and soy sauce. To not recommend at all please save your money. read more

We came for a late lunch, we were the only customers there when we arrived. Decor and furnishings were not that nice, and there was one booth filled with supplies. I apologized to the other members of the party because of my choice in restaurants, but I didn't expect it to be so good. We ordered a pad Thai, 2 sesame chicken, and an order of crab cheese wontons. Our soup was brought out very quickly and was very good - one wonton soup, one hot and sour. Hot and sour had a good mix of onions, mushrooms, tofu. Good flavor! No crab cheese wontons. The pad Thai was brought out soon after for another member in my party and she said it was very good. The portion looked large. The sesame chicken were both ordered as specials so included was the soup and either an egg roll or crab cheese wonton. Both other members of my party said they were some of the best wontons they had ever had. Service was good, but think our server (and likely owner) was running the whole show when we arrived. We never did receive the wontons, so ordered it to go. Server obliged, and brought out in a bag before we left. I went to pay, did not look at the bill (I know, that's on me). We went home and realized that instead of the wontons we received an order of mushroom beef. I think it was a language barrier - on my receipt was no order of wontons, but the mushroom beef. Overall very good food - might want to point out on the menu what exactly you want though. Would definitely go back, food was good for a non-descript place in a strip mall read more

Chef Joe - sesame chicken and brown rice - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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This is the second time that I've tried Chef Joe's. The food is quite good and very affordable. The restaurant is clean, the service staff very friendly. It's off Walzem in a strip mall so you might miss it. I recommend this place and look forward to many more trips here. read more

Food was unseasoned and bland. The soup barely had any flavor. Wouldn't waste my money here

Quick, affordable and clean. Great place for lunch meetings with friends. Very friendly staff. Clean restrooms and facility. All day lunch specials. read more

** Update ** So, I thought I'd give Chef Joe a second chance. I should have lowered the score. But, the lady that helped when I called with the problems, she took care of the issue & will replace the meals later in the week. So, I ordered the Chef's special - seasme beef, as well as a beef curry from the dinner special area. Sadly, both were chicken. I allow myself beef maybe once a month. (thank you adult onset food issues. Yay!) Well, this was the day I've chosen to have beef. Apparently, the universe felt it wasn't a beefy weekend. I will order the exact same thing later this week, well the two beef plates will be ordered. I will once again update my views. read more

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This place has the best chinese food I have found in the area. Their wonton soup is the best I have ever had. I usually either get the beef and vegetables or the sweet and sour chicken, they are always delicious! The service is amazing too, the people there are friendly and I never have to wait long for a refill. read more

I ordered the Spicy Garlic Edamame, Hot and Sour Soup and Wonton Soup. I received the Spicy Garlic Edamame, Hot and Sour Soup and Egg Drop Soup. I did order using the UberEats app, so it could be their mix up. My rating has nothing to do with getting the wrong soup. Even though, I was excited because I'm sick and I read a few reviews saying that the Wonton Soup was the best they've ever had. It was the entire reason for ordering from Chef Joe. The mediocre review I'm giving them is solely based on the flavor alone, which all items were lacking. I made sure to order a large Wonton Soup because I planned on heating it up later. Anyone that's ordered Egg Drop Soup before knows that it won't be the same when you heat up the leftovers. Much like Hot & Sour Soup, which is why I ordered that in a small. I had to throw away about half of the Egg Drop Soup. I didn't shed a tear over it though, because both soups didn't have much flavor. However, I did shed a tear for the money I spent, but life goes on. The Spicy Garlic Edamame had very little spice and zero garlic. I'm assuming they just tossed it in chili oil. I did enjoy it because it was cooked well, but I should've just gotten the Steamed Edamame for $2 cheaper. I'm not giving up on this place because I want to try a few of their entrée items. Mainly, I want to try the dang Wonton Soup. If any of those items blow me away, then I'll adjust my review. read more

One of our favorite restaurants in the area! Food is always great. The only thing I hate recently is that you can't really order on the website anymore so we just starting calling it in read more

Chef Joe - Crispy Spicy Chicken - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Let me start off by saying the service was excellent. From great service to Delicious Chinese/Asian cuisine. Relaxing atmosphere and quality presentation. It actually felt like there was love served with this food. me and my husband we're going to get two small egg drop soup's and he had a commented would you like to just get a large it's the same price but a bigger serving. Also, great teamwork, working with each other had a great experience will definitely come again. read more

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Worst Pad Thai i've ever had, had a soupy consistency and absolutely zero flavor. Even after I drowned it in sriracha it was still flavorless, will never be coming here again. Tasted like it was reheated in the microwave. I should have taken a photo before adding sriracha, so imagine it completely unseasoned and thats what you'll be getting. read more

Chef Joe - Chicken Pad Thai - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The food is great and not too expensive. This is definitely one of my favorite places in SA as the food is consistently very good and authentic. The restaurant itself is small and not fancy but it's clean and the staff is very nice. read more

This is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in San Antonio. I haven't had a bad meal so far and have gone a couple times a week for the las to 3 weeks. The staff is kind, the food is delicious, and the prices are affordable. Check it out. read more

Chef Joe - 11. Crispy Spicy Chicken - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

If you're craving some good old school Asian then I highly recommend you stop by this family-run restaurant. I try to always choose local stops and I don't think you will be disappointed with this one, I wasn't. It's my first time coming in and I ordered Sweet and Sour chicken with fried rice, egg drop soup, and a few egg rolls... all were very good. I can't wait to come back and try many more dishes. read more

Service was fast and fresh. Food was delicious. Will definitely be going back. Daughter liked it too.

I usually don't quibble about small stuff but WHY does this business charge a 0.99¢ "service fee" for a take-out order? Makes no sense unless you're charging for packaging the food and if so build it into your menu prices. The price should be the price. I have other options. read more

I go to the massage school across the street, so I come here pretty frequently. I love the Mongolian beef here it's my fave. Service is amazing Mrs. Jia is so kind (the lady at the front). The ambience is very calm and quite lovely place to grab a quick flavorful bite. read more

Chef Joe - Mongolian Beef with white rice and egg roll - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Really great food. Perfect case of don't judge a book by its cover. The business looks basic but the food is far from basic.

Food was delicious with the exception of the rice, hopefully it was just one of those days.....It was our first time but it did not disappoint. Especially given our first impression. We were the only customers and only one employee came to give us menus without a welcome then disappeared for 15 minutes before taking our order. We almost left, but good thing we didn't. The wonton soup 10/10, sweet and sour chicken 9/10 the sweet and sour sauce was not thick enough to glaze the chicken and the rice was a 5/10 very dark and no veggies. Egg Roll 10/10. read more

Chef Joe - Sweet and Sour chicken and General Tso - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Good food and service. Wish they had hot tea. Nice portions. Good flavor. Cold atmosphere. I go every week. read more

The food was beyond good! My son is extremely picky but he ate all his food which puts them at an A++ in my eyes. We will definitely be coming back read more

Chef Joe - Chicken rice noodles - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Their hours are listed as opening at 10:30 AM on Fridays, and their website offers online ordering. I placed an order at 10:31 AM, and it said it should be ready in 15 min (ie, by 10:46 AM). I arrived at 10:47 AM, and the "Open" sign wasn't lit up, but the door was unlocked so I walked in. It took about five minutes for someone to walk out from the kitchen to see me there. I said I was there to pick up an online order. He didn't speak English, so be called someone and I spoke to someone on his cell phone's speaker who said they didn't receive my order. I gave them my order number, and they just apologized and said they didn't have it. So I ordered in person and they said it would be about 10 min, which was true. Then they rung me up and I paid full price for everything. A good, customer-focused business would have taken the opportunity to earn a customer. Maybe offer 10% off for the long delay, maybe offer a free entree at the next visit... literally anything would have been a nice and appropriate gesture. So I finally walked out at 11:15 AM with my food, 30 minutes after their online ordering system said my food would be ready, and they did literally nothing about it (except apologize, which was appreciated, but only goes so far). As a business, if you open at 10:30 AM, then be ready to receive orders by 10:30 AM. If you offer online ordering, ensure that it works. If you inconvenience your customer, at least attempt to make up for it. The food is good, but their ability to open by their posted hours, their online ordering system, and their customer service are all in need of improvement. read more

The food here is good. We've only ordered for delivery. The delivery is done by themselves and not a delivery service. It's always been here fast. I'd recommend this place. read more

Highly recommend Chef Joes. Employees are always friendly, polite and professional. We have been there many times and have never had a complaint. If you want good Chinese this is the place to go. read more

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Our families go to Chinese restaurant. I appreciate this family owned business, every time I walk in to pick up my order they are so kind and gentle. I opted for delivery this time and the chef himself was the delivery driver, I am very appreciative and wish many blessings over this business. Let's get to the food! Every order we have placed is consistent, flavorful, and never scarce. The ragoons are sweet and full of filling, I want to say there are lumps shrimp or imitation crab in the filling as well, so yummy. The entrees are always fresh and they are conscious in the way the pack their orders, the out holes in the styrofoam to ensure crisp and freshness remains by the time you sit down to eat if you're picking up or getting delivery, unlike other places where they let the condensation sog up the food. The soups are simply delish and comforting, bit overpowering. Hope y'all enjoy as much as we do! read more

Chef Joe - Honey Walnut Shrimp - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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We had such a wonderful experience at Chef Joe's! We have been searching for a good chinese food restaurant for YEARS and we have finally found an OUTSTANDING place to eat! From the friendly service to the fresh and tasty food, they have made repeat customers out of us! They even packed up our leftover food for us! Such wonderful service and food!! read more

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Way too many onions on the dishes for me They did have the food out in a timely manner

The food is always fantastic! Very fresh and flavorful. The service is always great too!!

The first few times I ordered food, it wasn't too bad. Then they had a problem with code compliance. The price is went up and the food didn't seem as good nor was it a large portion. I was not very impressed this last time. read more

Service was okay, not much actual service being done. I came in and got the General Tso's chicken plate with a side of fried rice and some vegetable lo mein. The rice was bland and everything else tasted like seafood. My chicken tasted like crab meat and looked like it as well. The lo mein tasted like a seafood boil. I also got a side of ragoons, which came out very fresh, one of the only positive notes.Very unfortunate given the high remarks. read more

Craving Chinese the other night I always search based off of reviews and what business has the most stars and I stumbled across Chef Joe's. I had the shrimp lomein dinner special with fried rice, egg roll and wonton soup and general tso's chicken with fried rice, egg roll and wonton soup. I want to say my total came out to around $17-$18 so I was definitely happy with the amount of food I received for the price. The food was ready very quickly and tasted very good! The only reason they're getting 4 stars instead of 5 is because the fried rice was a little too peppery. It was a little too seasoned for traditional fried rice. Not bad, but not my favorite. Other than that, I think Chef Joe's will be my new go to for Chinese :) read more

Chef Joe - LM3. Shrimp Lo Mein & D1. General Ts'o Chicken - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Customer service was absolutely amazing. Nice family owned restaurant. Lo mein portions very generous and delicious. The wontons (house made) in the soup are best I've had yet, broth wasn't anything too special, but the wontons make it worth it. Would absolutely recommend again and will be our go-to spot for noodles. read more