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    Chen's Chinese Restaurant

    4.1 (50 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Open 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Beef and Broccoli
    Deanna G.

    Chen's has been around for a long time. There are two locations: Long Beach and South Bend. This review is for the South Bend restaurant. You can definitely count on a filling meal when you eat here. The portions are good. We started off with the crab puffs. They were ok. Not great, but ok. I feel like they should be called cream cheese puffs instead. The crab was nonexistent. Tasty, but not quite up to excellent crab puff status. My husband got his usual combo plate consisting of sweet and sour pork, fried shrimp, fried rice and chicken chow mein. He liked it. But he's pretty easy to please! Everything was hot and fresh tasting so that was good. I opted for the beef and broccoli. It was good, too. The carrots and broccoli weren't smooshy, the beef was tender and the gravy tasty. All pretty decent. You're not going to get fancy schmancy Chinese cuisine here, but you will get a decent Americanize Chinese meal. The restaurant itself is pretty dated. Could use a nice renovation, but it's clean. The waitress was the one excellent element during our meal. Five stars for her. She was the only one waiting tables on a very busy Friday night and she was hustling. On top of that she didn't forget one thing requested, and service delivered with a friendly smile and kind words. Definitely worthy of a hefty tip. Overall, Chen's was a decent place to eat, if you're not expecting a fine dining experience. Just good, old American Chinese food.

    Sesame Chicken, BBQ pork, Pork fried rice

    From the outside, this place might give you second thoughts--it's the kind of spot you drive past and think, "Absolutely not." But with so many 4.5-star reviews, we decided to give it a shot, with people claiming it had the best food ever. Unfortunately, our experience couldn't have been further from that. I ordered the chow mein with crab puffs, and my girlfriend ordered the sesame chicken, pork fried rice, and barbecue pork. When my meal arrived, I quickly realized that what I was served was nowhere near chow mein. Instead, I got a pile of crispy salad toppings, bean sprouts, and onions masquerading as noodles. Against my better judgment, I took a bite. It was awful. I've had bad meals before, but this was the kind where you put the fork down and just can't keep going. My girlfriend's experience wasn't any better. She specifically asked the waiter if the barbecue pork was good, and when it arrived, it looked and tasted like microwaved, fake barbecue pork. The "sesame chicken" was equally disappointing--mostly breading with barely any chicken inside, and the sauce? Ketchup and mustard with a sprinkle of sesame seeds. It tasted more like chicken nuggets than any sesame chicken I've ever had. When we asked the waiter about it, she insisted that because there were sesame seeds, it was indeed sesame chicken. The fried rice? More like plain white rice straight from a rice cooker with soy sauce dumped on top to make it vaguely edible. What's even more surprising is that none of these meals came with any description on the menu. When you go to a Chinese restaurant, you expect a pretty standard rendition of classic dishes. To stray this far from the typical and most basic recipes is mind-boggling to me. To top it off, the service was snarky and pretentious. When we politely mentioned our concerns, we could overhear our server loudly telling the kitchen a version of events that made her sound like she was handling the situation--complete with details that weren't true. To their credit, they did offer to comp my meal and remake my girlfriend's meal. However, the customer service, the staff's attitude and loud remarks, and the terrible food had already left such a bad taste in our mouths that we just decided to leave instead. Overall, I can't understand how this place has such glowing reviews. Our experience was genuinely terrible from start to finish.

    I visited chen's on my way down to Astoria, it was a great experience with friendly service. The food came out quickly and was delicious. Highly recommend this local spot.

    Chow mein

    This was the chow mein I was served, it appeared to be cans of dried lachoy chow mein put directly on the plate and topped with a thick clear sugary sauce. The servers did not refill my glass often and took a very long time to bring the bill despite the restaurant being 1/5th full at most. I would avoid eating here again myself.

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    Jay P.

    If you are in South Bend Washington and feel like lunch or dinner, think about Chinese food cause it is there! Ya, no kidding and who would have thought! A small little piece of the orient well set up for Corona. The Pork appetizer was vey flavorful and prompt, the combo meals were very nice portions and full of flavor as well. The combos come with rice, 2 mains and a chow mien and all were very tasty as well. The shrimp tempura was a special note with a crisp and light batter over the main piece of shrimp. A single order of almond chicken was very generously proportioned and very tasty as well, even a little more tasty cause I stole it off my wife's plate. All the food was served hot and with hot tea and a bowl of soup. A very friendly atmosphere in a nice little small town!

    Standard breakfast with sausage - good

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    2 months ago

    Very Americanized Chinese food but good variety, price and serving size. no complaints.

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    2 years ago

    Very fresh and tasty and a huge plate full every time. The service is great and attentive and the staff are easy to get to know.

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    2 years ago

    Love this place! Owners are amazing and food is delicious. I recommend the spicy tofu with vegetables. Hubby always gets a combo.

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    2 years ago

    I love this Chinese restaurant. Just to update: They are closed on Mondays. They close at 8:00pm

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    2 years ago

    Amazing food and service i drive from Vancouver wa its better food than Portland or Vancouver the best by far and worth the drive

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    3 years ago

    My favorite is the Mongolian Beef, and their egg rolls are unique and amazing! Great service every time.

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    Great food, great people! Best Walnut Shrimp ever! And war wonton and hot and sour soups!

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