This townie Chinese restaurant has a big local following. This place is a total dive that caters to people who grew up on the Americanized Chinese slop we are all too familiar with. While the food is definitely above average in the slop department, it fails on so many other levels. For example, you are not getting the highest quality. On one visit, my beef teriyaki and spare ribs were chewy. That means the food was either frozen previously, or we were given old food that was reheated. It's possible they did not marinate the meat long enough or tenderize it, but that's just plan laziness and incompetence so they can keep production moving fast. Presentation was beautiful, got to give them that. It's a tiny location, with people crowding the non-existent waiting area to be seated or to pick up take out. If you dine in during the winter, be prepared to be very cold. The emergency side door is constantly being opened as people enter the side entrance to pick up take out food. You always get a whoosh of cold air and people in hats and sweatpants walk through the restaurant to pick up their food. Once it starts to get warm again, another person comes in to pick up their food and the whole process starts all over again, low class. The bar is always filled with locals who just go to drink to excess and eat crab rangoons, egg rolls and chicken wings, lol. And these locals are very loyal and protective of their beloved Cheng Du. The current manager and family member of the Cheng Du restaurant dynasty is just an incredibly rude and unfriendly woman who makes you feel unwelcome and a bother. This is behavior of a restaurant that apparently has so much business and loyal customers that they can get away with being unprofessional, I guess? The waitstaff are nice people, but they are crass, speak terrible English and behave like food runners, not waiters. You will not have a good dine in experience. For example, one time I was there, the waitress said to me "What you want?" This was before coming to the table and introducing herself or asking if I would like a drink first. I've been to China, and have eaten from street vendors and in nice restaurants. When I observe the manager and waitstaff, I think: Street Vendor, lol. They would be better suited selling fish balls in Shanghai, not running a nice restaurant in America. Don't be fooled, this is not a nice restaurant. The prices are incredibly high as well. The on-line menu has an option to choose lunch or dinner. They have no lunch specials or lunch prices/portions. When did this happen? So lunch and dinner are the same price and same portions, comical. I guess they get alot of fat customers. A main course if you choose a familiar dish such as General Gau's Chicken is $20 and this does not include rice. You must pay an additional $5 for rice, which makes your meal cost $25. Crispy Orange Beef is $22, so with rice you are paying $27. They are also open 7 days a week, which means they are greedy and work their staff to the bone. Speaking of staff, I peeked into the kitchen once and the cooks are not even Chinese. The young people who work the front of the house are not Chinese either so it's clear it's assimilating. Skip this place. You know a place is good when your favorite local Chinese restaurant always has some Chinese people dining or picking up takeout. Chinese people don't even come here or want to work here. The menu is all in English as well. Good Chinese restaurants have the Chinese description below the English one. This place is an absolute disgrace. They should be embarrassed and ashamed of themselves. But people keep coming, some people never learn. read more