Absolutely outstanding Chinese food! I'm a big fan of AP in Clearwater and I think Chef Li's food may just be a little bit better? NO mystery meats whatsoever, I have had chicken, beef, pork, and shrimp dishes from here and all were top-notch! So good, I have gladly made the 40 minute drive each way just to bring home a haul of their excellent take-out. They are also very Covid-safe and friendly. I am looking forward to exploring their menu more soon... read more

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Fast and flavorful! Easy to order, call to get faster service. Ordering online always says 50min

The Hot N Sour soup needs a little extra work, which includes adding less cornstarch and I think they use vinegar for the sourness when a traditional soup uses black vinegar. It did include a lot of fresh mushrooms and they were sweet to let me add chicken for an additional $1.50 since it doesn't come with any meat. I did miss the usual crunchiness from wood ear mushrooms that is typically added. My Hot N Sour soup is a 3.5/5, but I am rounding up per my math teacher's instructions. They are wearing masks and have plastic sheets covering up their dining area due to Covid-19 & only taking To Go orders. read more

Chef Li - Large Hot N Sour Soup, chicken +1.50 - Chinese Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

Why 4 stars? Because it was elevated above the norm. --- --- --- I don't know how many years I've had Chef Li bookmarked. I feel like someone initially told me about them in like 2013ish? Either way, after Christina G's blessing came in, it was reiterated to me that it was finally time to make the trip to Oldsmar. My wife and I struggled to decide what to order because if you're going to drive nearly 30 minutes one way for carry-out, you better make sure you fully scratch that itch. We opted to order small portions of a bunch of things that we could try as many items as possible. Teriyaki Chicken: 5-stars. I could eat this all day, every day. The wife thought it was just okay, but anything covered in that sauce would hit the spot 10 times out of 10 for me. Sweet and Sour Pork: 3-stars. This kind of missed the mark. It reminded me more of the cheaper Chinese takeout that I've experienced over the years and not comparable to a place like Yummy House. Pork Fried Rice: 4-stars. It was fine. It didn't stand out, but fried rice is not usually very unique from place to place. But it's always tasty. Teriayki Beef Sticks: 4-stars. Very solid, I would definitely order these again. I'd also recommend just sliding them off of the stick because it's easier to eat that way, rather than trying to chew around it. Shrimp Lo Mein: 5-stars. I love lo mein and they hit this out of the park. Everything I'd hoped it would be. Chinese Donuts: 3-stars. Upgraded to 4-stars once I microwaved them. Reminded me of cheap fair food. This is definitely a very good option for those that live in the area. It feels like it takes about 10 minutes to scroll through their entire menu on your phone - if you can think of it, they can probably make it! read more

White meat chicken was excellent in the dish. Not a mystery meat chicken for sure. The egg roll was hot and tasty. The Tso sauce could have used a bit more kick for my taste, but it was still good. The chicken to rice ratio was kind of odd. I usually get more rice with my combos, but in this case there was more chicken than rice. I could have used a bit more rice as that run out before finishing the chicken. Not necessarily a bad thing for some people, but I like my white rice...always have. I'm staying in the Hampton Inn behind the restaurant for a week so I'll likely be back at least once before checking out. read more

Chef Li - General Tso Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

Rice was overcooked but the rest of the meal was tasty and not greasy. Food was pretty good!

Chef Li is one of my customers and all I have to say is great things. Their food is fresh, they're super clean and they are one of the nicest families I've honestly ever met. Genuine people l, amazing fresh food family owned you can't go wrong. I get general Tso extra spicy and extra crispy you can't go wrong! Thank you Chef Li! read more

Just moved to the area looking for a great Chinese quick take out and HIGHLY recommend coming here!!! 10/10 and will be going back often!! Not only is their food good, the portion sizes are great too! And the owners are the sweetest! We got the pan fried pot stickers (SO YUMMY) and then also the combo orange chk and combo TSO chk meals that come with the delicious egg rolls! We will definitely be conitnuing to support this local chinese restaurant! Great atmosphere, so kind, and quick! read more

This is a classic chinese takeout storefront. The woman in the front is very nice and the service is fast. I generally order takeout from their lunch menu and each item I have ordered has been excellent including the chicken lo mein, seasame chicken and General Tso's chicken. The portions are also very large. The lunch specials are an excellent value. I would definitely recommend Chef Li. read more

Large portions, good Mongolian beef.. excellent won ton soup. Will be my go to take out chinese

Food is fresh and uses quality ingredients. Unfortunately, they have strayed from Asian recipes to pander to the Disney chicken finger crowd. No hot peppers, no nuts, no onions in the General Tso's chicken. Focus on sweet sauces. Pepper Steak with onions had no pepper flavor. If you like bland, expensive and something you can feed to 5 year olds, this is your place. If you want authentic Chinese, you need to look elsewhere. read more

Good delicious food. Love the spring roll, fried rice and general tosao. Very clean and friendly family owned small business.

Excellent tasting food. Great prices. Large portions and friendly service. What's not to like? Easy online ordering and short wait times. read more

Online ordering was a breeze! (Downside; you do have to create an account and cannot check out as guest). Our food was ready within 20 minutes for pickup. Although one of our orders was wrong, the food was very good. Bourbon chicken was on the sweet side, too sweet for me, but the teriyaki chicken, vegetable lo mein, veggie fried rice & sweet and sour chicken were yummy. We also got a free soup for our large order. read more

I ordered Bourbon Chicken via Uber Eats. Horrible!!! The chicken was bone dry and tasted like it was under a heat lamp for week. Then coated with a sweet sauce to disguise the disgusting taste and texture of the chicken. I for one am tired of getting food that is unacceptable. This restaurant should get 0 stars!! read more

Been going here for years but first time posting. It's as close to New York Chinese food that I've found in the Tampa area. I changed up this time from my normal egg foo young and spareribs. I had the combo shrimp with black bean sauce and pork fried rice. So delicious. I still had to get my spareribs. The ribs here are juicy and full of flavor...homesick for NY!!! My family member always gets the pu pu platter. He loves. The family that owns this place is so kind and friendly. It's a big plus for giving repeat business. Prices have gone up a bit, but it's to be expected after the hit taken due to the pandemic. I highly recommend this place, you won't be sorry. read more

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My parents and I ordered Szechuan Beef, General Tso's Chicken, Chicken Lo Mein, Wonton Soup, Fried Egg Rolls, and fried & white rice. All entrees tasted great. My parents, who had not eaten good local Chinese food in years, seemed ecstatic to have found a new place. They thought the prices were more than reasonable given the quantity of food that we received. The food was ready when I arrived to pick it up. The location does not provide table service. It is a take-out place. So, I cannot comment on the ambience. We will most likely return again! read more

I ordered from chef li for the first time. I ordered house duck, crab rangoon and chicken noodle soup. The duck was deplorable you can't even eat it it is so dry. They're sweet and sour sauce for the crab rangoon is so watered down and almost non-existent. I have not tried the chicken noodle soup hopefully it is one item that is edible from this order. this was the first and the last time I have ever ordered from them. read more

Chef Li - Dry duck - Chinese Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

Carry out only but worth it! Luckily I was staying at the hotel behind the restaurant and could eat while it was hot. Family operated restaurant with attention to detail. Very good food. If I'm back in the area, I would do it again. Especially if I was staying at the hotel behind the restaurant. read more

Let me start out by saying GREAT Chinese food in the area is really hard to come by. I lived in Boston for 10 years and I they had some killer Chinese up there. However, after trying almost every spot here over the last 7 years, Chef Li is in my opinion, is the best chinese in the Palm Harbor/Oldsmar area for sure! I have never had a issue with orders, pick up or delivery. Actually we even moved just outside of their delivery location (unknowingly) & tried placing a order -- they ended up honoring to deliver to us anyway because we ordered from them so often in the past. (THANKS! :)) There is not a dine in option there, it is just a pick up spot which appears to be tight quarters...boxes everywhere. BUT staff has always been helpful & easy to order from. Delivery and pick up has always been on time & hot! Some Chinese food at other places you eat and just feel like garbage after but not this place...it seems pretty good quality! I haven't had anything from there that was bad. read more

homestlyle cooking delicious food love this place have come back several times nice people and fast service read more

Good food, much better than average for take out. Service was very friendly. We will certainly order again.

Best Asian food in Oldsmar Safety Harbor area and best I have had in FL. It's takeout only. Kitchen is clean and food is well done. You can tell by the way the ingredients are cut that it is well done. The chow fun is my favorite. Unlike many other take out, they actually give you plenty of protein. I've now eaten here multiple times and I won't get Asian anywhere else. This place is . And very reasonable prices. read more

This is our go to Chinese restaurant in Oldsmar. By far the best - I would drive for this place. Their ingredients are fresh and it makes a difference read more

Andy knows this is the only Authentic Chinese take out. The best Chinese food I've had since I moved down here in 1981. As close to home as you can find. Top quality and they are very nice people. This is not your cookie cutter Chinese takeout like those that have those pictures overhead when you walk in. This is real homemade Chinese food. Take it from Andy. read more

I almost missed it because it's a tiny little spot. The food was the best that I've had since being in New York City. I got the Orange chicken and my mouth was watering. Very friendly, fast, Great value and delicious. I was driving and my blood sugar dropped and I googled food near me, this came up. I must have driven by there a 100 times And not known I was driving by great food. I am the pickiest person you will ever meet, So if I'm telling you it's great just believe me. I will be back soon, thank you read more

Chef Li - Orange chicken with fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

Great place for Chinese food! Delicious authentic Chinese takeout food!Beef Chow Fun, Singapore Chow Mei Fun,Special Fried Rice read more

Our go-to place for takeout. There are places closer to Safety Harbor but Chef Li is by far the freshest and tastiest.

As promised, I followed up with the results of their most recent health inspection, and was pleased to see them in the clear! No violations!! Delivery order was placed hassle-free, excellent customer service, and they arrived about 25 minutes later. Everything was piping hot, fresh, and tasted better than it did a few months ago! I really hope they can keep this up because they have the best (cheap) Chinese-American takeout in the Tampa bay area. Yum!!! read more

The food was awful. I am not coming back here. I spent $40 and no one ate. the wonton soup had no taste. the fried rice seemed like it was overcooked . Total disappointment read more

Best quality chicken for Chinese takeout in the area. Everywhere else seems to use low quality meat causing me to lose my appetite half way through. The staff is also very friendly. read more

Average Chinese take out location (tough to find if you are not looking so just ask when you call in your order). The fried rice was too greasy for me so I did not eat more than few taste bites. I had the cashew chicken which did have a lot of cashews so that was a plus. The sauce was pretty standard and so I wouldn't say it wowed me as the best Chinese ever. Egg roll - I am commenting on it only as others have had empty egg rolls they have noted in their reviews. My egg roll was average so it wasn't empty - I prefer crispy egg rolls and this one was more on the soft/dough side so I did not care for it. The food is all cooked fresh to order and quickly so it's a good option if you are just looking for something on the go. read more

If I could give this is zero I would but I can't so. The teriyaki chicken was extremely salty. the crab Rangoon was over cooked and had no flavor, the eggroll I couldn't even finish it only took one bite it was so gross and oily, the sweet-and-sour chicken was soggy. Overall I will never come here again. Even the white rice was gross. I don't know if I got a bad batch of everything but it's just completely weird to me how underwhelming my experience was even though this place was extremely overhyped. Hopefully you guys have a better experience but to me it wasn't which is unfortunate because I wanted to try something new, The only saving grace is that they have large portions but who wants to eat large portions of horrible food? I will stick to China King they never miss the mark for me. read more

I'm new to the area and Chef Li came highly recommended by my neighbors. We ordered 2 large dinners and were very happy with the flavor and quality. We didn't order ahead though and noticed they were very busy when we walked in. The lady who took our order let us know ahead of time that it would be a 20 minute wait. I didn't mind and appreciated the heads up. Considering how busy it was, I thought they handled it wonderfully! Definitely will be a return customer! :) read more

I have lived in the Tampa Bay Area since feb 2015 and was not able to find a Chinese restaurant that made every thing my family and I eat well and to the quality that we expect. Until this evening chef Li is truly the best Chinese cuisine in Tampa bay and I am very picky and hard to please. This is now the only place in Tampa bay that I will get Chinese from. 100% satisfied and 100% Steamed Dumplings read more

We used them for catering our daughters birthday party of 35+ people. The food was hot and delicious! They were very helpful and accommodating. They knew I ordered way to much and helped me out with some items....I can't not say enough good things about this place, everyone loved the food and was very impressed!! read more

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The food here was amazing, the service was amazing, and the atmosphere was filled with a homely feeling. 10/10 would recommend when you're feeling a bit hungry and need a good meal. read more

Very good for take out Chinese food. General Tsos and wonton soup with egg drop is yummy.

Ever since moving to Florida, I haven't been able to find a good Chinese food place and in general have been disappointed by a lot of places I have ordered from. One night, after putting off getting Chinese food for months, I finally gave in and ordered from Chef Li's through UberEats. Reasonably priced and arrived still hot, I was pleasantly surprised with what I got. I ordered the medium spice (recommended on UberEats) Orange Chicken combo with white rice (pictured) and two egg rolls (not pictured). The egg rolls were everything I needed and are always a make or break factor for me, i don't know that I would have changed anything about them. Solid, classic, and decently sized for the price. The medium spice level on the orange chicken equates to not being spicy at all, but not sweet. I have a good spice tolerance, but didn't pick anything up at all. I expect that the spiciest level may actually have a kick, but the flavor was nice and not overly sweet. Upon reheating on my stove, the chicken was saucy enough to reheat really well for great leftovers! My biggest complaints fell into two different areas: The pieces of chicken were HUGE. This made it hard to cut through and eat since it is generally a crunchier shell on orange chicken, when reheating I had to cut each piece into about 4 pieces to make them closer to bite size. The other major complaint falls with communication from the businesses. They added charges without communicating why they were raising my price so I wasn't super stoked there. Overall, I'd probably see myself eating here in the future but will most likely poke around Tampa Bay to see if I can find anything better. read more

Chef Li - Medium spice Orange Chicken combo with white rice. - Chinese Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

We got our food to go and they kindly gave us some free pot stickers cause of our large order. I would say the food was better tasting than average and also cheaper than average. However, the meat dishes were somewhat minimal and a liberal application of soy sauce and/or hot mustard were required to reach the bottom position of my totally subjective flavor scale. Bottom line. They offer a good deal but this isn't a taste sensation. read more