I'm so sad about the fact that I have to write this review. After what seems like forever, we have adored your food. But tonight was, according to my husband the last time. The hot and sour soup for two with seafood - tonight it only was the flavor off but you have added imitation crab. He hates that. Same here. read more

Chen Yang Li - Seafood hot and sour soup - Chinese Near Me - Bedford, New Hampshire

I've been coming here for decades, and while it's never been my favorite Chinese restaurant, I've stopped in from time to time because I've never had a truly bad meal. The food has always been decent enough, though I'd describe it as classic, old-school 1980s American Chinese cuisine. Unfortunately, my most recent visit was a real disappointment. We arrived for lunch around 12:30 p.m., a time when you'd expect the food to be fresh. Instead, it was obvious that much of it had been prepared well in advance and left sitting. Fried items had lost their crispness after soaking in sauce, leaving them soggy and unappetizing. No one wants fried food that's been sitting that long. All of us left disappointed. I wasn't expecting gourmet dining, but I did expect food that had been freshly prepared, especially during the lunch rush. It may be the last time I visit this location. Nashua is 100x better. I am pretty sure it is a different owner. read more

The Luncheon menu was exceptional as as always. The food for our party of five was absolutely outstanding. This one of our favorite places to go. Plenty of great food at good prices. Complete with linen tablecloths and soft ambient music. We spent lots of time talking and were hurried at all. STILL one my favorites & a best bet! Plus great service read more

Visited here from out of town. Asked what dish didn't have added sugar, and was told the chicken with vegetables was a good choice. First of all, it was pricy. Wasn't a super big portion and it was about $20. Second, it was so bland. I poured the whole packet of soy sauce on top and it just slightly made it taste like something. I'm hoping the other meals are better, but I would not recommend that dish. The employees seemed nice though. read more

Went there the first time for a simple lunch on 2/15/26. The place was spacious and clean. Ordered a lunch portion seafood noodle soup for $14.95. It's a small bowl as I wanted since I wasn't hungry actually. Everything seemed to be perfectly normal, until I got the check. When I saw the check, it became $18.95. I asked the waiter. He said that it's the price for a dinner-portion seafood noodle soup. I told that I didn't order a dinner-portion but a lunch-portion. He said he knew but he changed it to dinner-portion since he thought I must be hungry. Then the lying waiter started asking me how many shrimps and scallops I ate in that bowl and "it's only two dollars more from the lunch price", etc. Not only the waiter got the math terribly wrong, his deceiving behavior also surprised me as visitor from Mass to a small, quiet town like Bow, NH. I didn't bother to call the manager since I was on my way to pick up my wife from Pats Peak. But I will never come back to this place again. Be very careful if you ever want to try this place. The waiter would change your order to increase the price without your consent, which is ridiculous and unbelievable. read more

I was looking forward to dinner here as they are one of the few places that offer gluten free options. I got home with my food the rice was missing, the sesame chicken lacked flavor and was soggy. The chicken wings also tasted more like cooking oil than anything else. The only good thing was the beef teriyaki, which was tender and tasty. Nothing crispy about this chicken. read more

Chen Yang Li - "Crispy" Crispy Sesame Chicken (GFO) - Chinese Near Me - Bedford, New Hampshire

Great food, service and the best mai ta in town. The owners go out of their way to make you feel welcome.

The food is delicious! The service can be very surprising. There are a few lovely people who work here, but I am not sure those few people or the food is worth dinning in. Management once approached my date at my table and questioned him about his tip to the waitress. Not only was it unprofessional, it was rude, and embarrassing to all of us! If he had waited, he would have seen the cash on the table that I was leaving. The next time I went there a young male server made a mistake on my meal, regarding an allergy, he then said, "It's okay, I will pay for it" and walked away before I could say anything. I then finished up while many of them stared and giggled. People here are very rude and unprofessional. Again, the food is great, the unprofessionalism, not so great. Good luck! read more

If there is a no star option here, I'll choose that. Customer service here was terrible. We drove from out of town and got hungry after shopping from the Outlet. We went in and got seated. Finally after 30 minutes of epic wait, someone took our order. And we waited some more like 15 minutes to have our appetizer then 20 minutes, our main course. The restaurant was not that outrageously busy. In between I asked my partner, "I'm ready to go." But we waited because it's getting late and we have a long drive back home. Food is not memorable. But be warned, they need to work on their customer service big time! read more

Consistency. You always know you'll get a great lunch or dinner. That said, I'd stick to the traditional fare and avoid any specials as they've been more misses than hits. Try the pre-packaged desserts by the front door. Always homemade and quite good. Nothing to do with the food, but the restrooms are tiny & smell funky. They could use a remodel. read more

Forgot the house cocktails. The only alcohol in them comes from the molecules that may be floating around near the bar. Regular cocktails were fine. Food quality is mixed, but the sushi is good but not extraordinary. The shu Mei Was huge and at the same time weird.. take a pass. The place is well appointed and welcoming. Service was good. Wish I could give higher marks! read more

Good Chinese food with friendly service and quiet atmosphere. They have excellent crab rangoons.

Well I have to say that I have been here around a dozen times and have never been disappointed. I usually get the General Tso chicken, and my wife usually gets the Two brother's shrimp. These accompanied by the excellent egg rolls are your next step the heaven! Frank and Kimy run a good place, and it is great to see a restaurant that actually puts alcohol in your glass when you order a drink!!!!!!! Highly recommended for food , service and Ambiance. The dining room is quite nicely decorated and is a unique design. read more

The wait staff are wonderful but the food is lacking. We shared our feedback to the manager and he became irate. Interrupted us mid-sentence and asked if we were done with our food. Do not order Crispy Duck and expect duck meat; they should reconsider the name of the dish...possibly calling it "wicked crispy duck skin" read more

This is best Chinese food in New Hampshire. Reasonable price and excellent quality. I would recommend the Yang brothers Filet and pork Fried rice. Order the Kimmie Special for Suschi! read more

Wow where do I begin? My brother invited about 50 for a private party. Various apps and dishes were served. The food is what 1950s idea of American Chinese food. Noodle dishes were all overly saucy and salty. You can't tell if a deep fried piece is chicken or shrimp. Dumplings were probably defrosted and doughy. All in all inedible. Service was nonexistent. Waited 20 min for water. Coffee was served one mug at a time by clueless waitstaff. Probably took an hour to get to all those who asked. Doesn't deserve the 1 star - ewww! read more

Chen Yang Li.... Your knees will buckle when you taste just the soup. Best Hot & Sour Soup & Ribs in Southern New Hampshire, hands down!! read more

I want to cry...this restaurant is knowingly serving people gluten, in gf marked items. My daughter is celiac and just got gluten on an item that was marked gluten free. I didn't notice until she was done that it had imitation crab in it. I assumed it was real crab, since it was marked GF. What really gets me upset is when I asked the manager about it he said it had so little gluten in it it won't cause her problems. He was so dismissive. I asked if that's what he'd say to someone with a peanut allergy, who just ingested peanuts. The owner rolled her eyes at me. Yes, it's my responsibility to look carefully. And yes I know it's not a certified gf restaurant. It's their response that really hurts. read more

Unfortunately I have to update this review. Had a bad experience today. Very off putting service. Felt the portion was lacking--especially for the price. I contemplated this review for a while. read more

One of our favorite restaurants in the Bedford area. The food is always great and they cook to accommodate shellfish allergies. We have tried many different dishes and they have great sushi as well. read more

Mmmmmm something is amiss. We've had takeout for years from this restaurant Lately over the last few months the food is bland with little taste. Shame read more

This was such an amazing restaurant in its hay day sadly no longer true, the food is terrible, and the restaurant is dirty and dated and needs an upgrade in both location Bedford and Bow. I live in Bedford and my son lives in Bow so I can state this after eating at both locations, and the Bow location stays open because it is the local watering hole for neighboring towns. So sad it WAS the best Chinese in NH, I would brag about this place to everyone, NO longer the case. I had takeout in the Bedford location and was atrocious, degusting, and anything but fresh, It was a waste of $62.00, I ended up throwing it away that bad. I should have rolled down the window and tossed my $62.00 out the window I would have felt better. Never ever again, people do not waste your time or money, definitely not the amazing restaurant it once was. read more

I can't go 4 stars. Reason. The food was not served hot seeing this was my first time I want to be fair. The staff was friendly the atmosphere was really good the only shortfall the food temperature. No one even checked it before it left the kitchen. We sent it back but when you nuke a cooked dish it usually makes the meat rubbery. And that's what it did and the rice had cold spots again. So the food fell short. Hopefully they will read this and fix that issue. But for that reason I can only give 3 stars. read more

As a former resident of the area this use to be the best Chinese restaurant in NH. Unfortunately this is no longer true. We ordered an extensive "takeout" last night which was delivered to our hotel. The first major disappointment was that there were no utensils, chop sticks, plates or even napkins! Unacceptable!!! Some of the dishes were very good but frankly we threw out about half of the order. This is not the restaurant that we use to love. read more

Chen Yang Li - a reclining chair in a living room - Chinese Near Me - Bedford, New Hampshire

This place is tucked away in the back of Woodbury Court, only accessible to/from South River Road (US Route 3) southbound across from the Bedford Mall. In the dining room, each table had a white linen table cloth placed over a plastic table cover and white linen napkins, regular utensils (no chopsticks) and glasses for ice water. The waiters wear tuxedos and name tags. I ordered the Happy Family (Taiwan) Luncheon Special ($8.95) with vegetable fried rice and wonton soup and a pot of hot tea served in a ceramic pot. The Wonton Soup had two wontons, cabbage, scallions, & pork strips in a light chicken broth. The complementary fried crispy rice noodles with duck sauce were tasty. My Happy Family (chicken, pork, shrimp, beef, scallops, broccoli, mushrooms, snow peas, bamboo shoots in a brown sauce) was warm, but tasted good anyways. The vegetable fried rice (with peas, carrots, onions) was okay. When I was done, the waiter brought the check over with a chocolate fortune cookie and Andes mint. Overall, the service was decent and the food was average. read more

Chen Yang Li - the front of the restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Bedford, New Hampshire

Great menu and wonderful choices for lunch. Service is great they check often if you need anything. Enjoyed the happy family lunch entree and also the pick three appetizers all good except the chicken wings were a little undercooked. I will definitely go again read more

Love this place! I've only ever ordered takeout online and it's always delicious. So easy to order and pay online. The takeout orders are placed by the door so it is a quick in and out! I recommend!! read more

Not sure people love this one. Maybe chicken wings fried so hard you could draw with their crispy tips is appealing by to some?? Fried rice obviously old and hard. If you want a good Chen Yang Li drive to Bow. That place is ten times better than this one. read more

The food here ranges from adequate (which in the Manchester area is sadly still on the higher end of the quality spectrum) to pretty good. I've never had any *bad* meals here, but they have been mediocre. The main problem with Chen Yang Li, though, is that--and I say this with delicacy--the staff cannot locate their collective proverbial posterior with both hands. Orders called in an hour or more in advance are routinely late without apology, the front desk is frequently unstaffed for minutes at a time, and the general demeanor of the host and waitstaff is one of studied indifference to the people standing in the lobby hoping to exchange money for food. So go ahead, eat here. Why not? As I said, the other options in the area aren't great either. But I sure wouldn't be in any sort of hurry if I chose Chen Yang Li, and I wouldn't expect much courtesy either. read more

Consistently great food for many years. Delicious, fresh and made to order. Friendly staff.

Will not be back. Spent $50 and did not enjoy any part of it. The mango chicken was completely disgusting tasting and primarily made up of water chestnuts and snow peas, with barely any chicken and, for some reason, had cherries on top. The chicken pad thai was very bland, lacking the flavor that pad thai is known for, almost making it unpalatable. There was also no spiciness to it, even though I chose the spicy option and the chicken itself was so fatty. The crab ragoons also lacked any flavor to the filling, and the wonton wrappers were burnt. For such an expensive meal, compared to its competitors, I expected much better quality. This food doesn't even belong in a food court. read more

Ordered $85 worth of food today. Picked it up 1:15pm, thinking everything would be nice and fresh. No one spoke to me as I walked in. Food was in the hallway, not even at the desk. Ordered Lo Mein, Pork fried rice, Teriyaki chicken sticks, bone in spare ribs as well as boneless ribs. Both order of ribs were over cooked and burnt. BBQ ribs with the bone tasted oily as if they reheated them from the night before and recooked them. They were inedible. Very disappointed. We spent a lot of money on this meal. Actually threw all of the pork ribs away. We will not be back to this location. Used to be considered high end. Not anymore! read more

Excellent gluten free options, nice portion sizes for sharing and the food was nice and hot on my to go order... definitely will become the "go to" place for Chinese food. read more

Tucked away in all kinds of different businesses strip, hard to find and need's a bigger sign is a Fantastic restaurant. Fresh food and Great hospitality. Would recommend! Excellent for small parties to. Was surprised for my 60th there and was well taken care of. Be visiting again in the future! read more

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! Finally found a delicious gluten free place for Chinese food !! Melted in my mouth and was better than I had hoped. Had cashew chicken and GF fried rice. I had checked with other take out places and was told they had no idea if their food was gluten free or not. This place list it right on the menu for GF options on many dishes. Soooooo yummy !! People who need this option need to go try this !! It was great, thank you again !! read more

all the food we ordered was good, but unfortunately one dish has just disappointed us so much I can only leave 2 stars. the "chow mein" (which when you google chow mein is a fried noodle dish with sauce and your veggies and meat). the chow neon from here was a bland, pile of vegetables with a packet of "fried noodles" on the side. I recommend they consider adding a description to this dish on their menu so as not to confuse or upset other customers in the future. read more

This is such a great place!! Deserves this 5 star review!! Food was delicious and plentiful. Food is fresh and made when you order it. read more

Chen Yang Li - Mango chicken and General Tso's!! Food was excellent and plentiful. Definitely worth a great review and more stars!! - Chinese Near Me - Bedford, New Hampshire

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Finally found good pad Thai in Manchester at a Chinese restaurant, but whatever! Got that, and orange chicken (all gluten free ) and was mostly impressed. My only complaint is I selected spicy for both and they were both devoid of any heat at all. The orange "tangerine" chicken was just okay- not a ton of flavor but still decent. My standards for restaurants have sadly gone down since moving to the Manchester area. We will def be going back though read more

We used to order takeout from here but never again. We used to live in Nashua and were excited to see a Chen Yang Li when we moved to Bedford. Sadly, the 2 are night and day. The food at the Nashua location, sushi and entrees, was always delicious. The food at the Bedford location was terrible. The entrees lack flavor and they always forgot the rice and apps. The last time we ordered from them the summer rolls had only 2 tiny shrimp, no basil and were filled with white rice filler noodles- and the rice paper was over cooked and gummy- i didnt eat it, it was disgusting. The sushi I ordered was straight up terrible. The salmon was yellowed and dry, the avocado BROWN and the rice dry. It looked like week old pre-made sushi and I didnt eat it. The only reason I gave them 2 stars instead of 1 is that when I called to complain they did refund me my meal. We never order from here anymore- the food is so bad its borderline a health hazard. read more

Updating my review from a few years ago since this restaurant no longer impresses me with food, value, or service. Specifically, "crispy soft shell crab wasn't, e sashimi came with cooked shrimp and fake crab sticks, and the service was efficient but far from warm. We're done with this place. Even with restaurant.com coupons, it's no longer worth it. read more