We ordered takeout from Chen's on a Monday after a long day. Honestly it was a wonderful surprise to find them still in business as I first ate here in the 1980s. I was impressed then and I'm happy to say I still love the flavors. The parking lot was packed when we arrived and the restaurant was quite busy inside. Takeout was really our best option. Our order tonight was beef and broccoli, pork egg foo young, egg rolls and fried shrimp appetizer. Portions are much smaller than we get at Fai Wong which is our neighborhood favorite. However, I found the beef and broccoli from Chen's better. The broccoli was crisper and the beef flavor was intense. The egg foo young at Chen's is really an omelette with gravy. Tasty, but not what we expected. The egg rolls were some of the best we've had at a Chinese restaurant in Albuquerque. Not a lot of meat, but a really good vegetable blend with a good crispy crust. The fried shrimp appetizer was also tasty although the shrimp was a bit overcooked. Three of us dined for a bit over $50. Not much in the way of leftovers, but I repeat I loved the flavors. read more

Best Cashew Chicken, Pork Fried Rice and Egg Rolls in Albuquerque! The service was spot on and the ambiance is very good also! I just wish they owned up a restaurant on the west side where I live. read more

We heard this was on the best oof 2024 so we stopped by to try it. This is an unassuming place with plenty of room inside. Every time we pass by it, we see a full parking lot. So we entered through the red doors and the service was prompt. However, the food was bland. We ordered the potstickers, the kung pao chicken, and the beef pepper steak. The potstickers had a good number of 10 pieces and the crust was crunchy. But they were unfortunately bland as well. It may have been an off day for this place, but without the chilli paste and lots of soy sauce, we just couldn't get much flavor from the food. read more

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Food was okay, nothing great. Sauces don't come with any of the appetizers. Rice and noodles were overcooked. Ambiance was odd there was no music in the restaurant so you could hear everything. Service was ok, the server dropped off the check right after she gave us our main food. Felt as if she wanted us out even though there were only two other people in the restaurant. Parking lot is misleading as it makes the restaurant seem like it'd be busy but it's quite the opposite. I wouldn't recommend, there's better Chinese restaurants. read more

If flavor was a love language, Chen's would be whispering sweet nothings to my taste buds. Listen, I've eaten Chinese food from coast to coast, but Chen's in Albuquerque? Baby, they understand the assignment. The food comes out hot, fresh, and packed with flavor that'll make you wanna text your ex just to brag. The General Tso's chicken? Crispy perfection with just enough kick to make you sweat in a good way. The fried rice tastes like it was made by someone's grandma who doesn't play about seasoning. And don't even get me started on the egg rolls--crunchy, golden, and disappear faster than my willpower at a buffet. Service? Top-tier. They treat you like family--if your family actually liked you. The portions? Generous enough to feed your drama and your appetite. If you haven't been, you're missing out. Period. Chen's is THAT spot. read more

I arrived here on a saturday ,minutes after they opened. I googled the best handmade eggrolls and several reviews led me here. I ordered the eggrolls and small bowl of hot and sour soup. ...all delicious... service was wonderful, restaurant clean and decorated simply... I will return. Thank you. read more

I have been coming here for like 30 years. My family go to spot for takeout. I took my kids today while in town and they loved it. Delicious Food and Service. The meal portions are generous and even had left overs. Everything came out fresh and tasteful. The egg rolls are superb as always! read more

Chen's Chinese Restaurant - Sweet and Sour Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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At one time my go to restaurant. Then they were shut down at least twice for unsanitary problems by the city of Albuquerque.

Food very good as usual. Prices very reasonable service excellent. Overall. A good place for oriental cuisine at reasonable price. Lunch specials especially good. read more

First time here and food was amazing. Hubby got chicken fried rice and I got Mixed Vegetables with mixed meats and steamed rice. Egg rolls fantastic also. We will be back!! Price a little high on entree but food was excellent!! So we are good!! read more

Its okay. The egg drop tasted too oniony. But overall if was okay. Service is always great. And ambiance is okay.

Food was super good! Only felt rushed when sat down and had to change some stuff up because of misunderstandings, other than that the egg rolls were okay the rest was awesome. Waitress made me feel rushed read more

Chen's Chinese Restaurant - Shrimp with Lobster Sauce - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Chen's is a humble little Chinese joint. The front door can be a little heavy so be sure to bust out your guns (arms, get it?) to get open. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles you might see at other Asian eateries, but what it does have it great Egg Foo Young! The Egg Foo Young is my favorite here. I like it with veggies or any of the protein options too! Pork is my go to, but they are all good. I like the portion they give and their gravy is delicious too. I have been meaning to order something else.... I just have a hard time straying because it is so, good! read more

We eat here every time we're in Albuquerque. It never disappoints. Egg rolls are excellent. Crispy and not greasy. We also tried for the first time broccoli, pea pods, & mushrooms with shrimp. Also very good. They have a wide choice of protein to add to your veggies of choice. read more

I have been going to Chens since I was little! We sat had our order taken and food to table in about 15 minutes! The service is always quite but good. This place has the best egg rolls ever! I absolutely love the egg rolls! They have great cashew chicken, and fried rice. My hubby had the jalapeño chicken last night and he loved it too. He was very pleased as it was his first time trying that dish. We love this place! read more

My supervisor recommended this restaurant for lunch and he was on point. I ordered the Orange Flavor chicken with fried rice, Egg drop soup, and chicken wangz. The restaurant was very clean, the staff was awesome, and the food was great. The Orange flavor chicken sauce was sweet and a little tangy which was perfect. The chicken wangz cooked perfectly, it was crispy and seasoned with love. Egg drop soup was slamming, I recommend it. The Egg Rolls were crispy, and had a good amount of filling. All together this may be a hidden gem in the 505, I will definitely be returning. read more

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First Chinese restaurant in Albuquerque I ordered Take-Out. I found the menu on Yelp and it looked ok and affordable. I ordered Ma Po Tofu ($8.95) and my SO ordered Beef and Broccoli ($9.75) because it's simple and you can't mess it up. It turned out that you can by ordering there. This experience was described by my SO. He goes to pick up the order by 15 min when it said it would be ready. The cashier lacked energy and didn't offer a bag for the boxes (we're new in town, so we're not aware that the no plastic was implemented yet). So he had to ask for one. I don't trust styrofoam boxes for saucy foods because sure enough it will spill out in the bag. When asked for fortune cookies, the cashier used her bare hands to hand him unwrapped fortune cookies... When he came home with the food, our food boxes were leaking. My Ma Po Tofu was super soft (which I liked) and was better off in a soup container. We come to find that they only gave us one box of rice for two entrées (I guess they want us to share). Our food just looked sad, but they were edible to say the least. The food didn't look like it was handled with care and lacked freshness. My Ma Po Tofu sauce was good, not great and I finished it, but my SO had trouble with his. Overall, I'm sorry but wouldn't recommend! read more

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Not worth the money spent, ordered the pork chow fun because I love wide rice noodles and pork but there was barely any meat and the noodles were clumped together. The sauce was flavorless. My partner's orange chicken was soggy, the sauce was very thin, and the side of pork fried rice was missing. Overall very bland. read more

The food is excellent and superb! The service/wait time takes alittle longer, when it comes to carry out orders thru online. read more

Excellent food and great service! Fried shrimp, appetizer, orange chicken, pork fried rice, Mongolian beef, all excellent!!!! Highly recommended read more

Cheney has been around forever , I have been eating here for 20 years , excellent egg drop , sweet n sour pork or shrimp , fresh veggies , my take out order is always correct and the staff is very friendly , clean delicious place . Superb taste read more

It's ok but not great I think of the accuracy of the orders would be better and the food less watery it would be good

Good Chinese restaurant. No frills but the service and food were very good. I had a garlic shrimp stir fry for lunch. Not a lot of shrimp but a fair amount and very tasty. I also had an egg roll which was very good. read more

I sat down and the waitress came to give me a menu and actually told me where to order from, which were the combination plates. I chose the sweet and sour chicken with fried rice and an egg roll. The funny part about it is she would sit at the table with me. I wanted hot tea and she questioned it, like why? I like having hot tea with my Chinese food! She served my meal in a styrofoam box. She said she forgot it was to eat in, what? A few more clients came in that kept her busy. She decided to bring me a bag for my leftovers. Ok, that was nice. When I was checking out, once again she was out of control by telling me to 'go, go, go'. I felt it was rude, yet I just laughed at her silliness. I felt she did not want me in the restaurant and was hinting at me to leave by serving me in a styrofoam box. Folks are crazy, yet so am I. I told her, I'll see you soon, but I have no plans on returning there. The other clients were serviced on restaurant plates not styrofoam. read more

Chen's Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Luckily I live down the street from Chen's so it's. Very convenient when I want some. Really good Chinese food and I don't have to go far

This is the second time I've been here this year, and I gave it a second chance because that's what I do. But the order was incorrect again. I got cheese Rangoon's instead of crab Rangoon's. The lady on the phone was very difficult to understand, and she had trouble understanding me. Barbecue pork was very dry and didn't have much flavor. I got Mushu pork and it was OK but nothing special and made an enormous mess and was so wet that the little pancake just fell apart before I even got one bite. They really need to step up their game. read more

Not super excited about this place... my husband likes the orange chicken here and says it's good and goes often. I got the General tofu with veggies... when I think general tofu I think a little spicy... but no... it was sweet... which threw me off, it was not what I was expecting. Then I got 2 pieces of broccoli and the rest was small pieces of carrots, celery, mushrooms, and onions... and not much at that... I was underwhelmed. I ate it will rice and dumped a packed of soy sauce on it and it was doable and also I was hungry and not about to let food go to waste... but I would not order it again. If you are a Vegetarian there are other Chinese places in town that have better vegetarian Chinese options. Also when you order to go out food is never ready when we get there it's like 15 minutes from the time we get there that it's down even when they say it will be ready.... so annoying. read more

If I could give this place ZERO stars I absolutely would! My family and I ordered takeout spent $82 for everyone to get sick! My 1yo woke up throwing up profusely in the middle of the night, then by the time morning came I was also throwing up and unable to keep anything down not even water! I figured it was fine after that no one else showed signs of being sick mind you you were a family of 6. Later that day after eating this CRAP my 4 yo started to also throw up profusely. I narrowed it down to there orange chicken because myself and my two youngest were the only ones who ate the orange chicken and only ones in my house to get sick. I called to discuss this this the owner/ manager and the women who answer said he wasn't there to call back later and hung up on me I didn't even get a chance to ask for her name. NEVER EAT HERE they are over priced and there food is complete trash! No accountability what so ever and I will be reporting to the department of healt read more

I don't know what the heck this thing is but it was In our won-ton soup. We have been eating Chen's for years and never had a issue. Safe to say they lost our business. Won-ton soup does not have black seasoning and I'm pretty sure whatever this is, it has legs. Never again. I'm so sad and disappointed. This was half way through also I got a large and was going to give the third serving to my daughter. Thank god I looked at it! read more

Chen's Chinese Restaurant - Bug - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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The beef fried rice here was delicious. Flavorful & tender meat. The eggplant was also very good & flavorful. Beef & broccoli was ok. & the chow mein was bland. It's not the best Chinese ever but I would eat here again & order the fried rice & szechuan eggplant again. Great service. The grandma is so sweet. read more

Chen's Chinese Restaurant - Sesame chicken - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I have been going to Chen's for many years and it is always the best Chinese food at the best price. Their meals are always plentiful and well made. The staff are always happy and ready to serve you. I usually have more than I can eat, but they have covered plates to use for take home. Lunch meals are very inexpensive and give you a wide variety. If you are a single or a whole family they can handle you with ease. read more

When one thinks of Chinese restaurants, does "Ambiance" ever come to mind? Granted, there might be some awesome Chinese restaurants out there somewhere that pair good food with an awesome vibe and decor to wow over, but I've not found one. Generally speaking, they all tend to have a similar decor & vibe that does not leave a lasting impression. And Chen's is no different. In fact, that part might be a turn off for some. Lousy parking, small, VERY bright inside and the service isn't exactly stellar. We found a table and I had to gather our own place settings & menus myself. Nevertheless, that aside, the food...Wow!! I'm old, and needless to say, I've eaten at a lot of Chinese restaurants across the country, and in Asian countries to include Hong Kong. And out of all my travels, I've never enjoyed EVERY dish served. I'm sure most will agree, generally speaking, out of the three or four dishes tried at each visit, only a couple will be good, while a couple are, meh! The fried rice will be good, but the low mien will blow, or vice versa. The egg roles will be awesome, but everything else, not so much. However, in this case, EVERY dish we had on our table was indeed awesome! The beef fried rice, wow!! The beef itself was like little moist pieces of steak & very flavorful! In fact, I generally always need to douse my fried rice with lots of soy sauce, in this case, zero needed! And that's really saying something. The shrimp egg fu young, once again, wow!! I love egg fu young, but this version was really something to remember. Very large, juicy, succulent pieces of shrimp, and they didn't skimp on them either. The chicken teriyaki, primarily ordered for my daughter, was very moist and swimming in sauce. She was like a little eating machine, which is quite rare for her. And finally, the stir fried fresh rice noodles with shrimp was indeed quite memorable! Succulently sapid, with a savory sauce, and delightfully delicious! It was really good, to say the least. Decently priced and well worth many repeat visits. In fact, we're in the process of buying a house within two miles of there, so something tells me this place will aid in my expanding waistline for years to come. And one final note, I don't know if it is of any consequence, but the owner and many employees are Taiwanese, not Chinese. And I was told the owner created the menu & recipes herself. read more

Chen's Chinese Restaurant - Amazingly awesome shrimp egg fu young. - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Services are good and friendly. Food are made for Americans that don't know what good Chinese food is!

I have been here many times over the years. I have seen the quality fluctuation from good to very poor. But when I went to pickup my order on Sunday I was taken back. I will never return. Open trays of food being prepared in the parking lot! Gross! Cant do it. Threw away our order. No way. read more

Chen's Chinese Restaurant - Looks like sliced tomatos. A bird landed on them and some of them were in the floor. - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Service was good. The food was actually mediocre for me. Ordered some soup and i enjoyed the wonton more than the noodle. Hopefully it will be better next time I come there. read more

Always solid Chinese! I've been coming here for years and it's consistently delicious

I don't understand why the lunch specials don't apply to Sunday. I'm a bit unhappy because I wanted a small Chinese lunch without having to spend too much. Our bill was $24 for 2 meals, with only water to drink. I think it was mis-labeled in Help with only one $. The lunch specials included soup and hot tea in the $7.50 price range. So I ordered the combo which had garlic shrimp and sweet and sour pork. Seasoning on shrimp was just okay. I did like the pork. The sauce was not that bright red, overly sweet stuff that is often served at dives. My companion ate shrimp over noodles. Large dish, meant for sharing...$12.95. She said it was "ok." If I come back, it will only be if I'm in the neighborhood, and only for lunch. read more

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Great authentic Chinese food, reasonably priced. Nice atmosphere and friendly service. We'll definitely be back.

Haven't been disappointed yet. If you have an illness and your in the mood for some of the best Chicken Noodle soup to help cure that illness, then I would suggest just that, with some Siracha hot sauce to give a good sinus opening pickup. Mmmmm...Love that soup. My favorite. read more

After a long day of travel. I was ready for some real food. This place was small, clean friendly service. We received our food promptly. I had number 18. Beef and broccoli it was delicious served stove hot just like I like it. read more

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