Bang for your buck! The soups are a meal in itself, the XL buns come 10 decent size ones. The fried rice and rest of food serving size is big! Similar to States standard. Only downfall is that they dont speak English so you need to know either Spanish or Chinese which was not a problem for me. We ate 3 soups, 2 orders of XL buns( one we had to bring back to hotel room cuz was too much) and 3 main dishes, 2 drinks for 28euros. read more

I LOVE their hand made ramen noodles. The broth is so tasty- not too oily or salty ( which is common in Chinese food). The beef was so good, noodle was so good, I loved every bite. We ended up ordering another one. Argh can't get over how good this is and cheap it is. This is one of best I have ever had - and this is coming from a Chinese person who eats Chinese food almost everyday!!! read more

Chen Ji - Fried noodles - Chinese Near Me - Barcelona, B

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I know lots of people like this place so maybe I just order the wrong dishes. The food was very bland and really not memorable. I want to recommend this place based on my one experience but can't. I'll continue to look for good Chinese elsewhere. read more

Great find. A bit of a hole in the wall but fantastic dumplings and noodles. Also had the roast duck-- very good-- and a huge plate of Chinese bok choy with mushrooms. All four dishes for under 20EU!! In fact, the hot tea at 3.50EU was what put the bill over 20EU. Excited to find an excellent Chinese spot in BCN... read more

Very good "take out" Chinese food in Barcelona. Just want we needed after 7 days of tapas. The fried noodles are like American chow mein and the beef with onions was spot on. A touch greasy, hot and full of Chinese flavor. Yum! We ordered the drunken shrimp and out came a bowl of fully dressed shrimp in a bowl of liquid. No thanks! 4 entrees and 2 beers $25 euros. The restaurant is very plain and casual. read more

this place has a wait but totally worth it! chinese food felt fresh and plentiful! not great for large crowds in my opinion but delicious chinese food read more

Very authentic Chinese food. Not very strong English. Very inexpensive. Not very broad vegetable selections. Good dumplings but din tai fung it was not. Nice change of pace from tapas. Takes credit cards. read more

My experience here was terrible. The service was probably the worst I've ever had. We sat down and waited about ten minutes before a waiter came and stood at our table with pen and paper and not a single word to be said.. so uncomfortable! We ordered. The food came out quickly. One of the dishes we ordered was supposed to be chicken but there was tripe mixed in with it. We informed the server and he proceeded to tell us that it was pretty much too bad. They didn't want to take it away at first but when they did, the three workers stood around the plate, picked out the tripe and brought it back to us to insist that we would pay for it because we ordered it. The once speechless staff became downright rude. The food that we did eat was bland but edible. The only thing going for this place is the price--dirt cheap. read more

To the untrained mouth, this place might be good. But having tried the best beef noodle soups in California and NY, this place is barely cutting average. The noodles itself are decent, but broth and beef are no good. Also, I asked for XLB, and they served me pan fried dumplings. Won't be coming back and would not recommend. If you know your Chinese food, you should save your time and stick to Catalan/Spanish food in Barcelona. read more

Great place to stop in and get some cheap, quick Chinese food. I stayed in a residence about 2 blocks away from this play while studying abroad, and it became one of my staples. read more

Really 4.5 stars and really worth a visit. let me put it this way - if I come back to Barca I will definitely come back here. Ambience: Okay, so it's like a strip-mall Chinese place and you're definitely not going there for a date night. Service: Another reason for not getting 5 stars. Quite possibly some of the worst staff I've ever come across, but stay with me... Food: Absolutely incredible. This is pretty much all I care about at most restaurants and here it was second to none. The first day I dropped in for a quick meal because it was near my hotel and just had the dumplings in broth (Sopa de Jiao Zi). They were amazing, and looking at the menu I saw loads of interesting choices that made me curious to try it again. When I came back I tried the frogs legs (Ancas de ranas soja) and another dish with razor-back clams (Navaja Cebolleta Jen). Let me just say that if you've never had frogs legs this dish is where you want to change that. Really. Go there just for that. It was delicious. The clams were nice too - in a somewhat unexpectedly sharp vinegar/soy sauce but excellent. Price: You can get really and truly stuffed for 5-15 euro depending on what dishes you order. When you want a break from tapas this really is worth the visit. read more

Food quality was below expectation. The prices were sooooo cheap so I think I should not complain. We ordered noodle, Guo Tie and Tofu, only cost us EURO 20. The Tofu is acceptable though. read more

The noodle soup & fried dumplings & fried meat buns r sooo good. Take me right back to the good old street food vendors in China, wait, maybe even better than some places in China! read more

We got turned around a couple of times trying to find this place but it paid off. We ordered the beef and mushrooms, fried rice, and sautéed eggplant. Meat was a good 3 stars and eggplant(my fav anyway u cook it) was good too. Place is clean, $, with fast service. No complaints. read more

The hand pulled noodle & vegetable with mushroom dishes were delish! The spare ribs was good but the Peking roast duck could have been better. The prices were surprisingly affordable. Would recommend this place if you're looking for Chinese food in Barcelona! read more

This place was pretty darn great especially for the hungry crowd that we were. We got here and were able to be seated quickly and our food arrived soooo quickly after we ordered! Pretty tasty from a Chinese family. Our fav was the Chinese veggies, Peking duck, and vermicelli noodles!! Also there were large portions! We would definitely come back! read more

Very cheap and quite tasty traditional chinese food with dishes for around 5-8 euros. Lots of people and a bit hard to get the attention of the waiters, but the food is great. read more

Solid Chinese food in L'Eixample area. The Guo Tie is great and I especially enjoy their noodles. Service is prompt and the food is cheap enough to be a solid option to eat at any night of the week. If you've got a craving for Chinese and you're nearby, Chen Ji is the way to go. read more

Very authentic. Ive been to many places in china that are very similar. I went in there because i saw a lot of chinese people eating inside, which is usually a good indication of a good restaraunt. read more

This place is over rated ! Service was terrible ! The food was average. The only thing good about this place is that it is cheap.

When M came to visit me in Barcelona, he craved Chinese food. Okay, well really, he just craves it anywhere he goes. Luckily, my friends on exchange knew where there were some decent Chinese food, so off we went. Cheng Ji is near the Arc de Triomf metro station. The workers there can all speak Mandarin and Spanish, which makes it a little more legit. I have to say, having this Chinese drink after a month on exchange, was quite satisfying. Anyways, I ordered the Gang Chao Niu He, or Dry Beef Chow Fun. Ordering this reminded me of how my mom would always order this at restaurants and I would always complain. Sadly, it was actually nice to have something so familiar to home. However, I have to say the dish was quite below average compared to the ones we have in Richmond. You can tell from the picture that the sauce is completely lacking. It wasn't oily enough, although I normally complain about the oil. And hence, everything was just sticking together too much. They did, however, have a decent amount of beef to bring some flavour to the dish. The Seafood Fried Rice is something that might be worth ordering here, as it was one of the more decent dishes. Overall, not bad for what you get in Spain if you really crave some Chinese food. Prices are decent as well. read more

Traveling Europe for 3 weeks made us miss some authentic Chinese food. After reading yelp we went to Chen Ji, all the dishes we ordered were great. The veggie dish is very authentic and the home made noodle is very good as well, which reminds me the good Chinese restaurants at home. It was quite busy during lunch hour, the first floor was full and people sitting upstairs as well. We did not expect Barcelona has such authentic Chinese restaurant and awesome noodle place! read more

Bomb food. We were visiting barca from California and hankering for some Chinese. This place is cheap and delicious! Order the beef noodles! read more

Worst service we have experienced in Europe. My dish still hasn't come and my whole family has finished eating. I asked for my meal, but nothing. My husband's came 30 min after the other two people after our table. They really don't care. read more

Look for Chen Ji, 1 metro stop from Placa Catalunya, Tetuan, near Arc de Triumpf. The neighborhood is filled with Chinese restaurants and bakeries, many as good. The prices are very low, a huge bowl of Won Ton soup filled with won tons and greens is only 2.5 euro. Many noodle dishes with chicken beef or pork and greens are under 5 euro. The fried and steamed dumplings are great and authentic. read more

Ok so my buddy and I ate here last night after we read a few reviews and saw how highly rated the place was. Not the biggest fan of Chinese food but every once in awhile you find a bomb place that serves it up perfectly....THIS WAS NOT THE CASE! I have NO IDEA why this place got so many reviews. 0/5 for service, the food was bad at best. Chicken fried rice was way too salty, and had no chicken. I've had better dumplings out of a frozen package at walmart. And the peking duck was average at best, not crispy enough whatsoever. Im not a picky eater either nor do i ever hold a place such as this to high standards when i go, i always arrive with an open mind. And i dont know if the locals here have never had good Chinese but this place doesnt even stand in comparison to places back in Philly and Chicago. It may be dirt cheap but it clearly is for the lack of quality. Youre better off hitting a supermarket or Mercat de la Boqueria for quality food at the same price. Avoid this spot at all costs. read more

I gave this place a shot based on the reviews here. I thought, surely 4 stars out of 74 reviews is pretty decent so let's give it a shot. Boy was I WRONG. This place is an utter and filthy dump! When I first walked in, I thought about turning right around, but foolishly went against my gut instincts because I have eaten at hole-in-the-wall places before, that were nothing to look at but had great food. Not this place! Its just a hole in the wall. First of all, the staff is the unfriendliest and most uninterested staff I have ever seen at a restaurant. Not a smile, not a hello, nothing. Furthermore, most of them were leaning against the wall texting on their mobile phones. Talk about unprofessional. But all of that would be forgivable if the food were at least phenomenal. Far from it! It was very bland, and did not taste fresh at all. Almost like it was reheated frozen food. Disgusting! I tried the chicken fried rice (i figured its pretty hard to mess up chicken fried rice) disgusting! I also tried the fried dumplings that were recommended on here. Also disgusting. I don't know who gave this restaurant such a high rating. Probably friends and family of the owners. But I just had to come on here and give an HONEST review of this filthy place. It may be cheap but trust me, pay a little more and get good food in a nice place. read more