I've stopped here several times and have been generally happy with their food. However, this last visit on December 18 witnessed a quality fail. I ordered chicken fried rice. That's it. Just rice, some vegetables and a wok. What I got was a dish with wads of shin and fat throughout. It is pretty gross to be having dinner and get s mouthful of flabby chicken skin. Gross! I'm not sure I'd stop again. read more

Food has improved a great deal. We stopped going for a couple of years as the food quality had declined, but they must have hired a new chef as the food is now excellent. We now go frequently and are very satisfied. read more

This is the worst I've ever been treated at a restaurant. The servers and the manager are incredibly rude, greedy and unreliable. They don't care about their customers, only about how much money they can squeeze out of you. I wouldn't waste your time here, especially since the food is also disappointing. read more

I was a loyal customer here ever since I was a kid. One day they charged me twice, probably a mistake totally understandable. I went in to ask for my money back and was REFUSED. I've never seen such terrible business before. I'm a college student who obviously can't afford much, this was extremely upsetting to me. I will never be eating here again and have told everyone I know to do the same. You're better off going anywhere else so you don't get charged twice. Man yee down the street has really good food. read more

Chen Yang Li of Bow is one of my go-to spots for pretty good Chinese and Japanese food at moderate prices. I also visit Chen Yang Li in Nashua quite often too. I can order Chinese takeout from here during my lunch break and get back to work in time. As another reviewer noted, the evening prices ($15+) here are a lot higher than the lunch prices with 52 Chinese lunch specials (before 3PM) offered for $7.25-$11.50. This establishment offers a full bar and lounge, which is the only game in Bow. I remember going to Club JJ with my buddies several years ago. The carpeted dining room is clean and casual. There is also a sushi bar too. On a recent visit for lunch, I decided to dine-in and was promptly seated at a table (covered with a white linen cloth and utensils wrapped in a linen napkin). The waiter brought out ice water and fried crunchy noodles with duck sauce & hot Chinese mustard. For lunch, I ordered Combination Lunch Special L44 Sesame Beef ($10.50 plus tax) served with Veg Fried Rice, 3 Chicken Fingers, 2 Crab Rangoons, and Chicken Corn Soup. The soup came out first, which was served hot with a mix of whipped egg, corn, and small pieces of boneless chicken in a thick starchy broth. The main entree came out shortly after I finished my soup. The portion of food was a good amount, enough to finish in one sitting. The sesame beef consisted of 4 breaded pieces of tender beef covered with a thick sweet sesame sauce and fresh broccoli. The golden chicken fingers had white boneless chicken strips coated with a thick deep fried batter. The crab rangoons were folded open were crispy on the outside with a sweet cheese & crab fillling inside. The vegetable fried rice (served in a separate bowl) had a soft texture with a mix of carrot, onion, and egg. The service was good on my recent visit. The waiter was standing close by my table and refilled my ice water glass and cleared my table promptly when I was done. The lunch check and fortune cookie was presented shortly after. read more

The majority of the food was good. The spare ribs could have been hotter, in terms of temperature. Of concern was the fact that my girlfriend ordered the chicken with hot peppers. She was served Pepper Beef. She returned the dish, asking for what she had ordered. The waiter then brought her a chicken dish with nuts in it. There were no peppers in the dish. There was an over abundance of celery. While the sauce was okay, there was no spiciness to her meal. We were both disappointed that she was served the wrong dish twice. Barbara Ballston Spa, NY read more

Apparently they don't operate by their own posted hours of operation. This is the only restaurant in this area and they list it as closing at 10pm. Arrived at 9:20, open sign still on and the girl says they just closed. Terrible read more

Perfectly fine, average Chinese food with excellent service. Recently went there to meet family from western NH as it's an easy place to find right off route 89. Had the pupu platter, various chicken and pork dishes which were all fine. A real stand out was the string beans - very nicely cooked and delicious - my niece asked for an order to go so she could take them home. Only sushi we tried was the mango and sweet potato which was delicious. Our server noticed some birthday cards on the table and asked if it was birthday. We said yes and just a bit later she brought out some chocolate ice cream covered in cocoa with a candle and helped us sing happy birthday - a very sweet touch. Full bar read more

Well, I have heard some good things about this place, but must rate it poor because it wasn't even open for dinner take-out at 9:30 PM even though their web page says they close at 10PM - lights off, doors locked! I have to wonder what other web page representations are untrue. Not sure I will experiment any further with this one. read more

This place seems popular with the locals and almost always busy. The food is a good value for the price. More than once we have met locals here that suggest the duck. I think the other review of 1 star is unfair. read more

I will not be returning and would not recommend. Nothing was outrageously bad, but I did not enjoy my visit. The host was visibly irritated by our arrival even though it was more than an hour before they closed. After reading other reviews, I see this is a common trend. The server used a cart to clear the tables, which passed our table many times and was disturbingly loud on the tile floor. We were offered white, brown, or fried rice and ordered white rice. Fried rice was served because "the white rice was cold". The server then immediately offered the table behind us white, brown, or fried rice. The food was fine. read more

Reasons you should eat here: 1) you are staying across the street and it's the only option besides delivery pizza 2) the staff/service are sometimes nice 3) you want to spend a lot of money for terribly mediocre Chinese food I wish I could like this place. We travel through the area and stop to get gas across the street and have ventured in enough for both dine in and carry out to know not to try again. Fool me nine times, shame on me. The food is bland. The flavors are shockingly dull. It's insulting. The portions are small, which would be fine, but the correlative prices are very high. The people that work here are generally VERY nice and the service has always been pretty good also. I would recommend another Chinese restaurant in the area, but I can't find a decent one. Good luck! read more

Me and my crew know this as the "chain link fence" Typical food. Not anything wonderful. But it is pricy. read more

The restaurant is nicely situated next to a river offering scenic views from the inside. The entrees are made with fresh quality ingredients that you can tell right off the bat. We ordered a tons sushi and several seafood entrees. My favorite was the shrimp stir-fried with thinly sliced ginger and scallions. The staff are friendly and helpful with their recommendations. read more

Went out for Christmas Eve with the family. Had reservations that were made a month in advance and when we arrived they put us in the basement with the bar. No tables were put together for us (we had 20 people), we had to do it ourselves. Kids were not allowed outside the room because of the bar. No server for drinks, we were told we were to go to the bar to place our drink orders. The food came and we had styrofoam plates with plastic utensils. No one came in to check on us but they had no problem putting the tip on the bill. Will not go back there. read more

I like this place. Very clean and very spacious on the inside. The staff were really nice and made sure my water was consistently filled up to the rim. Only reason why they got three stars from me is the food. There is nothing special about the food at all. It just tastes like another generic American Chinese place, so I'm not sure why every one is raving about the food. Their prices are also higher than other places, so I would rather go to other restaurants for a cheaper meal. I do have to say, the decor and everything is super nice. If that is what you value more, though, you should come here. read more

I had a hankering for Chinese food the other evening, and as I was at the Hampton Inn right across the street, it was very convenient. They don't deliver, regardless what it says on Yelp so I settled for takeaway. I can't say much about the restaurant, but the short time I was there it seemed nice - very large. For some reason there are three bars, one behind the cashier's area, a second one up a flight of stairs, and then a pub in the basement. There was so much food! I swear I got 2 lbs of shrimp fried rice (a large order). There was some confusion on the egg rolls. Apparently one comes with the meal but I only got two even though I thought I made it clear I wanted two plus the one. No big deal-just something you may want to ask about. My order didn't come with hot mustard, so if this is something you like, you need to specify. They had a sign at the register about charging for it, but I got it for free, again just be aware. read more

Disgusting disgrace of a Chinese restaurant. Place is old and dirty. Workers stand around chatting doing nothing. Sushi was flavorless and the rice was stale. Fried rice was the best thing on the table, but only mediocre at best. The worst thing we ate was the chicken and broccoli. What kind of meat was that? I have no clue but it jiggled when you picked it up with your fork and that's never a good sign. Next time ask for white meat chicken if you're gonna order that. A complete waste of money, serving us grizzle! I'd say the only actual good thing we got was the crispy wonton appetizer. Everything else was a mistake. Should have gone further into town for a decent meal. Avoid this place!! read more

Unimpressive food, dull and bland, Way overpriced. Staff is sometimes nice and sometimes not. We stood in the entry way for at least 10 minutes before we were even acknowledged. Don't waste your time or your money. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would, do not go here unless you are willing to pay for their mistakes, quite literally. I was brought out the wrong order and asked the server to bring me the right order; I did end up finally getting what I originally ordered but when I went to pay they charged me for the order they got wrong on top of the correct order, not to mention I didn't even eat the order they messed up. This place must be desperate for money because when I respectfully called them out for what they did the server did nothing but argue with me and in no way tried to resolve the situation. The server was disgusting and none of the other staff members seemed to care. read more

It's so sad to have a Chinese restaurant so close and to have it so bad. For what they charge you'd think you were getting a quality product. Unfortunately, the food is terrible. The chicken dishes have no flavor. We ordered the cold noodles in peanut butter sauce. I guess that's their take on cold sesame noodles. The dish was a glob if peanut butter and over cooked noodles. The General Tsao's chicken was about the worst I've ever had. Enough said. Too expensive and poor quality food equals never to return. read more

This used to be a great place for Chinese. Easily the best in the concord area. Things have changed over the years and the quality has steadily declined. The restaurant itself is in desperate need for a makeover as it doesn't appear that it has been maintained very well over the years. Our last experience with takeout was inedible. The rice might have been old, not sure but it didn't taste right and we couldn't eat it. Rest of the food was bland and not what we remembered years ago. Unfortunately we have gone there for the last time and are desperately hoping that this place will close and something else will open in its place as we have limited options in town. read more

This establishment continues is long slide into the void. I think I'm finally finished ordering from this "Eatery" last night the food was not fit for human consumption unable to put into words how terrible it truly was....ending up throwing it away. read more

Mediocre food for the higher than average price tag. Very dead inside considering that it's a Saturday evening. I'll look for a better place next time. read more

Our favorites are the Szechuan Dumplings and the California Roll. Great for an evening spur of the moment dinner on a week night or weekend treat! read more

My son and I stopped in after a ski trip. We ordered pork fried rice and a pu pu platter for two. I took a bite of the rice and felt something crunch in my mouth. I spit it out in a napkin to find that I bit into a piece of glass. Atmosphere run down and dingy. I would never recommend this location. read more

This is a review of the location in Bow. First the good. Nice interior. Clean and slightly upscale. Food is average. Now the bad. Evening prices are double (around $15 to $22) for the same meal you can get before 3:30PM for (around $9 to $12). It's not a HUGE amount, just average. The quality of the food is average. As others have stated, service is poor. No attempt at being friendly or caring. So for those reasons I can't say I'd go back. Nothing original or outstanding to make you want to return. read more

I've been there many times in the past and for the most part it's been "unremarkable ", not real good, not bad just OK. Service has always been good. But this last wednesday we picked up about $60.00 dollars of take out that went pretty much into the trash. It was just really bad. Two brothers shrimp was unrecognizable and the shrimp rubbery. Lo mein and rice (pretty simple stuff) was tasteless and had unidentifiable chicken (I think) in it. The orange chicken was mostly batter with crappy chicken bits in it. After one serving the rest went in the dumpster. I hope this was just a bad night , but I'm not going to chance it again. Too bad for me because it's a local restaurant. read more

Located conventiently at the intersection of I93 and I89 ..Exit 1 on 89 heading north. Wheelchair Accessible I generally order take-out which my family enjoys .. The dinners are generally hot, plentiful, and taste fresher than the lunches .. They have the typical variety in their menue which includes sushi. On the take out they offer brown and white rice, throw in some type of appetizer for you to sample . .along with chinese crackers and packaged sauces. However, you really have to insist on more sweet and sour sauce.. otherwise you get a very small sampling for your entire meal .. not even enough for 1 person's portion .. .. The restaurant has a sushi bar surrounded by individual tables for dinner guests. The lower level houses the bar and its nightly patrons.. This level overlooks a constantly flowing Turkey River and its babbling sound in the summertime, its frosty coatings and icicles in the winter .. A favorite stop for skiiers, nascar attendees and fall leaf peepers .. Right across the street from the local Hampton Inn.. The restaurants entrance leaves much to be desired .. The parking lot was planned in such a way that one must be careful of patrons moving through parked cars to get to the entrance .. You will also find a number of blind spots because of the parking layout which prevent one from seeing moving vehicle .... The staff never smiles .. and seldom thanks you for your business ..unlike their sister restaurant located in Bedford, NH .. read more

Sloppy service. Sloppy food. Im not really sure why everyone is giving away so many stars.

This place has some really good food. The quality of the food is definitely at the high end of spectrum, and the service is absolutely impeccable. You water glass never even get close to being empty...and everyone is very nice. read more

Oh so super sucky and beyond. This says it all: we walked in to be rudely accosted with the words, "You want to sit or what" by some sour faced wench. WTH? Of course we immediately walked out. Just curious, do you have to work extra hard to be this rude, inhospitable, & hostile? Stay away, far away, very far away. read more

So we tried to order food for New Year's. Knowing that it would be quite busy we called early but could not get through via phone. We noticed that you can place an order online. We did manage to place the order online (the process is not very user friendly or intuitive). But there wasn't a very convincing acknowledgment (see screenshot). Basically it said " thank you for your order. Please stop by and pick it up." We drove the 15 minutes to their location and were told that "online is offline". So we ordered in person and were told that it was a 60 to 90 minute wait for take out. Explained again that we had ordered online ahead of time. But they can't do anything. You'd think in 2018 that an online presence would be common. You'd think once we showed them a screenshot confirmation of our order that they'd do something for us. Ugh. Very disappointing experience for a long, long time customer. I know it's their busiest day of the year...but the business knows that as well. At minimum they should know if their online ordering is working. And should do something from a customer service perspective to show that they care and could have done better. read more

Chen Yang Li Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Bow, New Hampshire

Unusually good Chinese food for rural new england. Positive experiences the few times I've been here. read more

Was there on a Tuesday night. Good was awful. Service worse.I asked the waitress for a recommendation among a few vegetarian entrees. Based on her answer, I ordered the mushroom dish. It was tasteless and in a gluey brown saucy. It is really hard to produce bad miso soup, but this restaurant did! My friends lo me in was greasy, vegetable dish came in a tasteless white glue and was mostly celery, and fried rice was dry. Dreadful and expensive. Service was some of the worst I've had in a while. It wasn't busy and there were 3 wait staff including our rude, dismissive, and inattentive waitress. She forgot rice and took 10 minutes to bring it, never refilled water glasses in spite of my request, and generally ignored us. A 10% tip was generous considering. I have been to other chen yang li restaurants and although not stellar, they were acceptable with good service. This experience suggests that quality varies place to place. I don't be going back. read more

My fiancé and I love the Bow location. Raymond and Jack go above and beyond to not only provide excellent service but to make you feel at home! read more

Chen Yang Li Restaurant - Best pumpkin martini I've had! - Chinese Near Me - Bow, New Hampshire

Chinese Fine Dining If you want greasy, fast food style Chinese, don't go here! We have been going to Chen Yang Li for more than 20 years, in Bedford before the Bow location opened. It's consistent fine dining and very tasty food. Great location just a tee shot away from Routes 89 & 93 (Tigers not mine). Take Exit 1 off 89 and go left at the stop sign. Across from the Hampton Inn. This is the charming old Grist Mill building. Seats along the back wall have a nice view of the creek. Try the Five Spices Shrimp appetizer. The sauce they use is incredible! We also love the Seafood Hot and Sour Soup for two. I recommend any dish with the hot and spicy symbol on their menu. They will tone it down if you ask, but I will never do that. Also the Crispy Sesame Beef, Shrimp, or Chicken are very good and not spicy. The Crispy Duck will make you Happy Happy Happy!. If you want Lamb. I recommend the Two Style. The Sushi is very good! The Fisherman's Net is the only dish I didn't care for because it was too bland for me. The take-out service is excellent, but you will have to ask for napkins, utensils, and plates if you are on the road. They have a bar down stairs I've only been in once and while it's adequate, we go for the food. They also do a nice job with functions, Raymond is great for that! The service is usually very good, although we have had a couple of occasions when it was a little slow and once there was a language difficulty with one waiter. The prices are reasonable and the chocolate fortune cookies are better than the norm. So if you want the greasy chicken wings, pork, or chicken fingers, they have it too, but you can get that anywhere. Order something "Amazing" at Chen Yang Li! read more

Went last night because my wife wanted Sushi and it was relatively close to home. Here are my observations. Outside is reasonably attractive. As soon as you walk in the disappointment level increases. The carpets are tired, dirty and frayed. The walls look like they were painted by a child. Water stains in the ceiling and walls. Just didn't look clean. The Hostess greeted us with indifference. Not rude, but not really welcoming either. Isn't that her job? The Server was reasonably attentive and very knowledgeable of the menu. He appeared to be the only Server working in the dining room. The food was good. My wife was pleased with her Sushi. My appetizer / dinner was far less than acceptable. this is the third time that I have visited this facility and have been underwhelmed each time. I suspect that I will find someplace else to enjoy a midweek night out for dinner. read more

It's a tad pricey! Their food is amazing though. Try the Fruits of the Forest (really cool variety of mushrooms) its a very interesting dish. They have a few locations (one in Bedford, the decor there is 80's-tastic). It's a good place to go for a "non-routine" dinner. The sushi is pretty good too but not the best NH has to offer- for that- go a tad north to Concord @ Moritomo's. read more

Typical American style Chinese restaurant. Nothing spectacular. The sushi is usually good. I do have to say that the appetizer plates are good. read more