Now, we have been enjoying this restaurant since it was on Alum Rock at King. We were devistated when we went one day and it was closed, but relieved to see that it was just moving a couple of miles away. Originally, we stumbled upon this place driving round with my husband and my 2 young children. I wanted to find a new place for us to try and this was just a couple of blocks away. When we went inside, we were less than enthused about the dining area, but I have found enough great "hole in the wall" restaurants to know better than to judge by the tables, floor, and chairs. And I found it informative that most of the people eating at tables looked to be locals who knew a good thing when they tasted one! Always trust where locals eat... My husband and I always order the Hot and Sour Soup whenever we try out a new chinese restaurant. On the first bite we were hooked! Not too thin, spicy enough to make my nose run but not make my eyes water, chock full of the strange and wonderful things that make up H&S Soup. : ) We also tried the Mongolian Beef (one of my faves with tender beef and lots of green onions and the peppers large enough to avoid!), Sweet & Sour Pork (My husband raves about this one), Orange Chicken (the kids can't get enough of that - perfectly breaded and with an amazing sauce), and House Chow Mein (good sized shrimp and perfectly cooked noodles). The serving sizes left enough for my husband's midnight refrigerator raid and another dinner the next night. We have never had any trouble with the service we have received. If you go at dinner time, it can be a little slow to get your order taken because they are very busy getting orders ready, but I don't mind waiting a few extra minutes so other people can get their food, too. I can say that I have never seen the place dirty, just not stylish. Again, I would rather have un-pretty dining room and low-cost, amazing tasting food any day! read more

I just ordered from Chef P's for the first time. I read that they are open til 9:30 but when I called, "Jenny" as I see others have referred to her as, said they were closed but she'd take my order. Very thick accent but she was very patient with me and got my order correct. She told me I could come and pick it up. I got there, and much like many other small business owners, she was stern and tired and still working to close after she'd been on her feet working since 9AM! I really don't pay her to smile, or the prices would be outrageous and we'd be naggin about the high prices. Jenny was concerned for her customers that hadn't shown up yet. Her heart was apparent. The Chinese chicken salad was fresh and tasty, and the green beans and chicken was something we will look forward to ordering again. Late night dinner, so we ate light. Thank you Jenny, for your 31 years of serving this community and I pray you have many more years. We'll be trying out the Milpitas restaurant soon. read more

I just found this place last week, but this is a very good chinese restaurant...not an upscale place by far, but an excellent "hole in the wall" kind of place. I basically just stumbled on to this place because I was just in the area and was looking for chinese food. I ordered my usual when I go to a place the first time (walnut shrimps, house fried rice, etc) and sat down to wait for my take out. I noticed alot of people coming in ordering the same thing "Salt and Pepper Calamari" That's when I decided to check on the place on "Yelp", I used my phone to read the reviews and noticed that everyone raved about the calamari...so I decided to ask the waiter if I could add that to my order. He even told me that the calamari was their most popular dish. Once I got home and actually tasted it, it was over, first things out of my mouth were "oh shit, this is fuckin' good!" So I agree with other reviewers that the dish really is delicious, I've been there already 5 times in the past week and a half...and I'll order the calamari party tray for my daughter's b-day party later this month. If you're in the area, it's located in East San Jose on the intersection of Alum Rock and Jackson Ave, right next to the Carl's Jr & across the street from the PW supermarket. read more

I love this place. I've been coming here since I was a little girl. The owner is always happy to see my husband and I. This place holds a lot of history for us. We used to come here when we were first dating back in 1989. That's when it was over on Santa Clara. And now we take our 16 year old daughter with us whenever we eat here. The food is really good and always satifies me when i'm craving chinese food. I hope this place never closes. read more

Okay what the??? Are these reviews on the salt and pepper calamari real? Well lucky that it was my sister who paid almost 10 bucks for the rock hard calamari with no flavor and not me. It tasted absolutely terrible! I rather pay one dollar for those pork chips than eat this calamari yuck. It just tasted like a fried piece of friedness. Couldn't even taste the squid part. Not only that, when we ordered to go the lady just hung up on us not even asking for our names. I'm being nice. I gave an extra star for their quick service when we came to pick it up. But what the heck on the salt and pepper calamari -___- Have you guys tasted real calamari before? Anyways, my low rating mainly goes towards the calamari and bad customer service. Wouldn't bother to try their other dishes because my mom can make them. Yes, I am Chinese so I know what real chinese food tastes like. read more

Very bad service. Dirty tables. Lady in d cashier taking orders n cleaning up tables wearing hospital gloves not taking it off, not washing hands after cleaning tables then she also serves your orders, water n utensils still with her hospital gloves on and also uses her gloves getting orders n counting money. No bathroom to use. Bad bad bad!!!!.... Filthy dirty filthy dirty!!!!...,, this place needs to be reported to Department of Health. Just lost my appetite! I had a better experience in Chef P's Milpitas. read more

Definitely one of the better tasting Chinese food restaurants in the area. The food is prepared differently. Everything is super crispy and in large portions. The food isn't soggy like at other Chinese restaurants. The food is made to order and not pre-made. read more

chef peezy fo sheezy! my friends family owns it and theyre awesome so come and support! look for a guy named james, he'll give you free calamari if you give him a hug read more

Freaking awesome food! Gotta try their lemon chicken!

Just a walk from work. Looks like a hole in a wall type places but arent those the best quality foods!! I had the combination 2 lemon chicken, frind rice and a egg roll for a very good price. They put the lemon sauce on the side so my chicken would stay crunchy! All in all, awesome place! read more

LOVEEEE their chinese chicken salad.. It's always packed with ingredients and fresh. I also really like their crispy calamari. It's super deep fried so its really crunchy. However, the place is small so kinda not a place you want to eat in at and it takes forever for your order if you don't call ahead. read more

I just came here the other day for the first time and I will definitely be back. The potion size is HUGE, the food tastes awesome and the service is great! I ordered the #1 lunch combo and I had enough for basically two meals. The guy working there is super friendly too. I'm sad I didn't find this place sooner but I'm glad I know about it now :) read more

This was one of my favorite places to go until I found a roach in my chow mien. My sister is law went to eat here as well until she saw a roach walking across the table. I've heard the one in milpitas is cleaner. read more

This place is so disgusting! Do not go there! I found a bug in my food! It was soooo gross I almost threw up! The place is dirty! The owner is so rude and doesn't care about the customers! Just do not go there you will regret it! read more

Oh how the mighty have fallen. This used to be my go-to spot for Chinese food. The food wasn't too shabby, and the salt & pepper calamari was addicting. Nowadays, the cons outnumber the pros. The salt & pepper calamari is overcooked, the old lady that works there is even more rude. The food itself hasn't changed much (tends to be salty, and high in MSG), but the salt & pepper calamari (possibly what they're known for the most) now tastes like overcooked pork rinds. It's really crunchy and tastes like all batter and no calamari. The only reason why I am not giving it a one star is because, when they are on point, their food is excellent. read more

This is a great place to get cheap great tasting Chinese food. If you're on your way home and are close pick up dinner here you wont be disappointed. Crispy Calamari is always at the top of my list. read more

MMMMM everytime we come here we order the calamari. At parties we ALWAYS have a large tray of it and people always ask where we got it from and it's always the first to go! read more

This place is fantastic I mean seriously when it comes to great Chinese food im super picky but chef p always seems to leave me full, with a smile on my face and a little extra to take home I mean this place isn't anything fancy its a hole in the wall but you can tell they love they're jobs because you can taste it in the food and the prices are amazing everything is made fresh but you may want to call ahead if you don't want to wait 20 minutes all in all very happy and satisfied with my experience I always order to go so I can't speak on a dinning experience just the food n service upon ordering read more

Awesome Salt & Pepper Calamari!!! Great item to bring to a party.

Easily the best Chinese food in San Jose. Both locations. The staff is friendly and inviting,with a peaceful atmosphere. Shout out to Lloyd and Dennis! read more

This place is terrible. We ate the wings and the chow mein. Both bland AF. The wings were greasy, fatty, with no taste at all. The chow mein was dry with no taste, and don't get me started on the rubber chicken they put to go along with it. read more

They're pretty much very average. Their orange chicken in my opinion has too much breading, but the flavor is nice.

I was new to San Jose wanted to find a good hole in the wall for Chinese Restaurant I found this place. And to my surprise this place was far from a hole in the wall. Friendly employees and excellent service. If your looking for a place to save some money and find great value in food look no further spare your money from PF Changs this place is amazing! read more

Every time i visit relatives in the San Jose or Milpitas area, I have to buy the Salt and Pepper Calamari. It's crispy and has a long shelf life. Last May, I brought some to Canada for my siblings to taste. They loved it! This time, they bought 6 of the $17.99 container to bring home to Canada. read more

Food's alright but the service SUCKS. They don't pick up their phone and stops taking orders during business hours when they get overwhelmed with customers. :p read more

Dirty, no customer service and the food gave us stomach pain for days,we got so sick .Never going back!

Went to this place didn't even get to order before I left gagging awful smell. We left and went back to my car. This man said he had just found glass in his food he did show us a picture,and they wouldn't return his money. I'm only giving this place 1 star because it doesn't let me give zero stars. read more

they are really nice. i didn't have to deal with the rude people here. i did not enjoy the calamari at all. the food was pretty bland.

Chinese food was very good, all portions were good enough for me. All came hot and ready to eat. My favorit was the sweet and sour pork. The in House ried rice delicious. I was going to Order the chow Fen with no meat, but decides for the House chow Fen. All were delicious. I sure will order again. Delivery person very nice. read more

Not bad at all. Looks a bit dirty on the outside, but that does not apply to the food! Good price, staff is courteous, and great food. Parking is great, location is easy to find, thought I would suggest maybe a fresh new coat of paint..doesn't change the fact I'm a fan. read more

This place isn't bad. I went with my boyfriend during lunch/early lunch. The customer service wasn't anything to rave about because they were barely around and didn't really cater to our liking. The food is decent Chinese food for a pretty good price for the amount of food you get. I order the shrimp chow mein and my boyfriend ordered the house chow mein. They have pictures for every item on the menu, which I love. They have the walnut prawns, I want to try that sometime. The quality of the food is much better than Mr. Chau's, but not as good as the Mongolian place in the Great Mall and Valley Fair that make the noodles right in front of you. I would come here again instead of going to Mr. Chau's. read more

This place has the best orange chicken I have ever tasted. The orange chicken is soo good that sometimes I get cravings for it just by thinking about it. Not too sure about the other plates because orange chicken is all I order from here. Really, really good. read more

I have been to this place several times in the past year overlooking extremely rude cashiers and "servers" because the cook and his brother are great people, but 12/29/17 is the last time. I placed a phone order in advance(8min) for 3 basic items (fried rice, noodles, beef broccoli) I arrived, and after cashier insisted I didn't call, finally found my order, then yelled amount, practically threw my change on counter. I saw they were busy, and so sat for 1 hour as frustrated customers consistently asked about there order, and were scolded and told "It's coming !" I saw one person totally give up and leave, gave up. During my hour I saw a elderly man order slowly, but politely, and the cashier said , " I'm only ordering to go for you " , she didn't want him there, (at that point I should of just left, cut my loss) sat there as they ignored and told people we don't have this or that, simple items like, soy sauce, hot sauce, finally, I asked, how long for my order, they said "it's coming ", I asked "eta?" and got ignored. 15 min later I asked for refund and magically my order was found on the counter, but it still didn't reach my hands because the cashier insisted I pay( a second time) after a huddle discussion with the 2nd cashier they agreed I had paid, and also agreed my receipt was valid. I told them they should out of courtesy tell people if they are over 30 min delayed, they both sarcastically smiled and laughed and ignored me as they had been to previous customers, I insisted they call the owner one of the cooks, and he finally came out to say " I just got here , I'll talk to them , and we will make it up to you". The time to correct your business mistakes is on the spot if you really care about your customers. There are plenty of other businesses that go above and beyond to value you and want your return business, places like this are the complete opposite and thanks to yelp that others can be warned, do not support this business, there food is very good, but the atmosphere and services are a nightmare. Do not spend your hard earned money in a place that disrespects you or other people, even if it's convenient and cheap, there are plenty of other genuinely good businesses that do right a wrong and deserve to be in business, such as La Costa down Alum Rock, or Lees Sandwiches on McKee n Jackson. Thanks for reading long review, read more

The salt & pepper calamari is really good & it's great that they take phone orders for party trays. It saves a lot of time. :) Unfortunately, the lady whom I believe is the owner is not nice. Like I always say, you win some & lose some. read more

This place is not worth your $$ You would be better off going to an actual Chinese restaurant. Sauce is too thick and too much batter on the sweet and sour pork. Panda would be better! read more

Slow with few good items. I usually order a tray of their fried chicken wings and calamari for family parties. Other food isnt that great.

Pros: Fried chicken good Eggroll delicious Portions large and prices good Cons: Beef and broccoli bland and not so tastey Mongolian beef was sweet and unexpected Fried rice meat is huge and rice wasn't very flavorful read more

So this place accepts cards, but if you order a lot they make you pay in cash. I bought the garlic beef and it was like 80% breading and 20% meat. The only saving grace at this place is the calamari and the smelt fish. Also the portions for take out are small and not worth the price. read more

First time at Chef Ps. everyone was right...it was hard to understand the lady who took my order on the phone. Ordered the Salt/pepper calamari (tasted like pork rinds to me), House chow main (was kinda bland), BBQ pork fried rice (it was pretty good), and Sweet and sour pork (was pretty good). Total of $31 that could feed about 5 people. good price. CASH only though and their ATM there does not work. so just go the the BofA around the corner. Overall good experience read more

Excellent price to food ratio the staff is exceptional friendly and courteous. The food is also fresh madento order..