Me and my friend went to dine in here around 4pm on a week day and it was not busy at all! We were able to get in right away and we're immediately served. Although the chips weren't my cup of tea, almost everything else was incredible! However, please be careful when trying the sauces, because one is wasabi and I almost died when it hit my tongue . I ordered the dumplings for entree. They were okay but as a pork dumpling enthusiast they were not exactly my cup of tea. For the main meal I ordered the orange chicken and fried rice (no meat). And it was incredible!! I'm a fan of Panda Express orange chicken so I was a bit worried it wouldn't be as good but it is one of the best food I've ordered from a restaurant! I really recommend. And then finally the fried rice was just yummy. I gulped it down in 10 seconds it was just too good! The food also tastes amazing once warmed up in the microwave so do not be afraid to get leftovers. Overall this was amazing and I don't understand why there are so many bad reviews. Some negatives; -the wasabi (unlabeled) -chips were meh -pork dumplings weren't the best -the music was repetitive (pretty tho) Other positives; -good price (imo) -comfy environment -good service (came to refill my drink many times) -friendly staff read more

Chen's Restaurant - Fried Rice, Orange Chicken, 6 Piece Steamed Pork Dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Mechanicsville, Virginia

The lady at the front is very rude and mean. the food is awful! The service is horrible. I would never recommend this place to anyone. STAY AWAY!!! read more

We've been eating at Chen's in Mechanicsville for many years. They used to be fantastic, but their food has gone downhill. Ordered Gen Tsao's Chicken and it was tough, chewy and not a lot of flavor. We ordered house fried rice with no vegetables, yet it had carrots, peas, baby corn, zucchini, and onion in it. I requested extra egg in the rice, it did not happen. I ordered egg drop soup and hot & sour soup and they gave me egg drop & wonton soup! Not only did they mess up our to go order, but it was not good. The egg drop soup was the blandest I have ever had, and they gave us the wrong one completely. Will not be going back to this location ever again. Very sad! read more

The owner lady seemed annoyed we were wanting to dine in and not get it to go. . We felt like we were bothering her with having to wait on us. Calamari was awful - not breaded, fried in oil that tasted old with some peppers and onions. Everything else took a long time and the lunch special only includes soup or an egg roll - really? Not good price for the amount/quality of the food and especially the "customer service". Won't be back. read more

The seafood delight was covered in goop scoop it was absolutely terrible and I got stale fortune cookies with no fortune read more

Chen's Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Mechanicsville, Virginia

We always are greeted with a smile, absolutely love the atmosphere and food. This place is just a must go to.

The food is good if you can get your order. Friday evening lots of people, no staff. People can't get their orders after an hour wait. Why are you still accepting orders if you can't fill them? Lady was rude and overwhelmed. I will go elsewhere in the future. read more

I didn't want fast food Chinese take out so we decided to try Chens. Nice dine in Chinese restaurant with Fantastic customer service. Started with the piping hot Crab meat and asparagus soup for two and it was so good. Not overly salty, and a generous portion. The Thai mango chicken was a dish we never had before. It was a delicious combination with a unique taste. The house mei fun was one of the best I've had. Instantly was hit with wok hei flavoring with my first bite. Beef and chicken was nicely velveted. All the ingredients tasted fresh. Finishing touch at the end of dinner was a plate of orange slices and traditional fortune cookies. read more

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This is our go-to Chinese spot in Richmond! I always get take-out which is always fresh, hot, and prepared on time. The prices are very reasonable. If you're looking for delicious take-out, Chen's is for you! read more

I ordered food online, was told that it would be ready in 15 to 20 minutes, got there about 25 minutes later, was told that it was almost ready. After waiting for another 20 minutes and seeing several other orders come out I asked again how long it would take, and was again told it's almost ready. My order finally came out over an hour after I put in the order, I asked the management to give me some money back because of the inconvenience. They replied that the only option they would give me was to take my food back and give me a refund but that I should know on the weekend. It takes over an hour to get food ready. Bear in mind that my food was two entrées and one appetizer, and they had told me it would take 15 to 20 minutes. So this place is terrible. I will never go there again and I urge people to do the same. This not only happened to me but multiple people who people who were working for DoorDash and Uber eats came and we're waiting 20 to 30 minutes to pick up their orders and two of those people while waiting to pick them up had their orders canceled, therefore they lost money and time because this restaurant does not know how to prepare food in a timely manner and does not apologize at all for how long it takes. read more

If you want to wait for a couple of hours, this is the place for you. When I placed my order at 5:25, the host said it was going to be 35-40 mins. When I walked in they had 5 costumers waiting for there orders too! When I asked the host she kept telling me it was going to be 15 more mins. Hoping that was the case I waited. I finally got my order at 7:35. Portions are so small!!! After all that wait!! Very unorganized, very understaffed and very disappointed! This will be the last time I will be ordering for Chen's! read more

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Consistently friendly, great takeout restaurant! I have going here for years, and always feel welcome. The food is among the better Chinese restaurants in the area. read more

Best Chinese in Richmond with a wonderful, sweet owner! Yummy food and soups that never disappoint! Must try!

It's been about a year since I've been here. The food has always been amazing. Service and how long it takes to make the order not so much lol. So i stoped going. I hade a craving for some good Chinese food. So i figured why not its only a few minutes from home. But this time service was absolutely great. Food was ready in 10 to 15 minutes. As stated. And yummy as usual. The dine in area is open as well. If they keep up with the great service and timely orders. Ill be back more often for sure. read more

Food and service are always exceptional!!! My wife Wendy and I also enjoy the cozy atmosphere of the restaurant!!!

If you are looking for the worst Chinese restaurant in Mechanicsville, this is your place. The greeter was rude and was on her phone the whole time we were there. You can add slow service and bad food and you get a place to be avoided! WM The owner read the review and told me I needed to learn to respect people.....well I would have if there had been anyone there to respect!!!!!!! The lady would not look at us. She wouldn't acknowledge our existence. How can we respect someone who wouldn't get off her phone?????? I would like an answer for that please. read more

owner cussed me out because she lost my order after waiting 30 mins. food is nasty and very dry. service is 0/10 used very foul language

Poor customer service! The owner wasn't friendly, and her face always seemed to be frowning. I miss Benny. This was my second visit since the previous owners left, and it will also be my last. Additionally, I ordered three items for takeout, but only received two. I didn't go back. I'm done! read more

Im officially done this restaurant! This is the second time they have forgotten something for take out in our bag. They will not give you a credit back on your credit card. You have to drive back to the restaurant so they can give you cash. They dont even offer you anything for their mistake then you spend additional gas money to have to go get your money. read more

Great food . Love owner had working woman trying to make it. Does a great job with small business . Great for take out and delivery. Love this place and food read more

I have been here a few times now and the food is very good, it's just the service is a bit slow. Once we went during regular operating hours and they were closed. I like the vegetables that come in many of the dishes, so far the cashew chicken is my favorite. Nice little restaurant but clearly they have staffing issues. read more

Unfair bad reviews. Get to know the people who work here and you'll find that they are very kind and welcoming. Maybe before making poor tasted comments about someones appearance you should get to know them. Great food for an amazing price. I had a lovey lunch with a soup, chicken with garlic sauce, and a water for $10. Can't beat it! Very relaxing environment as well. Calming music and nice ac to escape the heat. read more

Very underwhelmed. Something like three wontons in a quart of soup. And here is the lettuce for our lettuce wraps. Too pricey to be like this. read more

Chen's Restaurant - lettuce in a cooler - Chinese Near Me - Mechanicsville, Virginia

Absolutely awful, I would give it zero stars if possible. I ordered bean curd in spicy sauce, six fried vegetable rolls, and the homemade duck sauce. What I received was soggy, falling apart, pasty tofu floating in a container of sauce, not crispy, lovely bean curd with sauce coating them like I expected. Two uncooked and FROZEN vegetable rolls, and the duck sauce. The tofu and vegetable rolls went straight into the trash and I ate the rice with the included packets of duck sauce because they were better than the homemade. I'm absolutely livid I wasted money here. read more

I've been going here for years. It has always been very good. It's funny because the joke with my coworkers is Chen's is "clean Chinese" because they serve on white table cloth. The service was friendly as usual and eat-in is not that busy. They do alot more take out and delivery but don't let that scare you. This time I had Hunan Chicken and my friend had the vegetable Moo Shoo. We also indulged in some pan fried dumplings which were pretty big. Don't forget to wash it down with a nice cold Sing-Tao beer if you like.... read more

Chen's Restaurant - Hunan Chicken with a sneaky spice kick that might make your nose run. - Chinese Near Me - Mechanicsville, Virginia

Horrible horrible service I will NEVER COME HERE AGAIN. Came in to pick up a order and waited almost 15 min. For someone to come help me I also called but no one would come to the front. The lady then attacked me and said the order was ready a hour ago which was NOT TRUE. Then she continued to attack me verbally. Never come here again! read more

I placed my order at 5:54pm on a Saturday night.I do understand on weekend their is a long wait times. I waited an hour before i called to see how much longer it will be. All the lady could say was soon....that irritated at me, but just said ok. Called again after waiting a extra 15 minutes. The lady said she was going back to the kitchen to check on the order. You hear a lot of angry yelling in a different language. And the lady tells me it wil be here soon. As I inform her that's what she said last time, and all she could tell me was their are 1 or more wait times on weekends. I proceed to tell her that its been an hour and 20min. But decided to correct me that's it only been hour 15...now its an hour 40 minutes and they have just knocked on my door...sorry but that is ridiculous!! Rude service read more

Run. Don't walk. Away from this restaurant. GO TO PEKING - only 2 miles away. We have had to wait for an hour on three different occasions for takeout from Chen's that we were told would be ready in "10-15 minutes." The owner is not nice about it either. She knows she is understaffed and that the kitchen cannot have the food ready in that short amount of time. She is afraid that the customers will cancel their order when they hear that it will take 45-60 minutes to have the food ready. The previous owner was super nice, friendly, knew everyone by name. After giving it three tries, we are DONE. Will not be going back. LOVE PEKING! read more

I am going to be blatantly honest here: the customer service at Chens is the absolute worst I have ever experienced, so I don't care if Gordon Ramsey is the head chef here, I will NEVER eat here again. You're never greeted with a friendly hello or a smile. You're greeted like you've done this place a favor by visiting. And giving them YOUR money. This is my first review of an establishment that I believe we've ordered takeout from two dozen times over the course of a year. And in that time the lady (likely the owner) is rude and unappreciative of any customer that patrons the place. I've watched customer treatment of others and I'll give Chens credit for this: it's consistently bad for everyone. Never a smile or a thank you from anyone at Chens. If I had a dollar for every thank you or appreciative conversation following my transactions here I'd be a poor man. Here's the thing: the food isn't that bad. However, if you check out the more recent reviews here you'll find the rating numbers are generally slipping. Chens must think there are no other options within a few miles. They'd be wrong. read more

Chen's is my favorite Chinese restaurant & no matter what I order, it is wonderful. Was just there & got pork fried rice - loved it! and the soup & their soothing hot tea. Plus their egg rolls for 2 people & 2 to take home. Had so much fried rice we took it home for dinner. It had veggies & pork all cut up tiny - a pleasure to eat. Atmosphere is pleasant & staff are very nice. We got our meal about 3 pm on a weekday, very short time waiting. Prices are a little less than other places & you get lots of food. Have taken my guests there too & they love this place - an unadvertised JEM !! This is a family business & really fresh veggies are used & not salty food. We observed staff shelling fresh peas one time.If I lived closer, I would be in trouble :) read more

7/11 Update: Jin C (Enya Chen) messaged me privately on here and the horrible customer service continues. Instead of resolving the issue, they kept insisting that I was never a customer and that I'm writing the review under the wrong restaurant. It was obviously an excuse for me to take the negative review off. I kept the receipt and everything matched up so I DO have the correct restaurant. The next excuse was that I was outside of the delivery area which I'm well within it. The whole issue is just ridiculous and to call a customer a liar to cover up the issues goes along with all of the other negative reviews on this establishment. Worst customer service I've ever experienced. My order was placed online at 3:36pm and I did not receive it until 5:45. I called the restaurant twice and I was told that no one wanted to deliver to my area. This restaurant offers delivery to my area but claims that their own delivery people do not want to do it. My food was cold when I finally got it. Also, when I called for an update on my order I was told it was on it's way but it still wasn't delivered for another 45 minutes when I am only 5 miles away. I tried contacting the restaurant via email for a refund but they don't respond (4 times total). Will never order from here again. read more

Just stopped by Chen's in Mechanicsville to grab lunch. Placed my order the lady said it would be 15 mins arrived waited over 30 minutes asked the lady what the delay was she proceeds to scream at me, tells me I have no right to complain and that she doesn't need my business. She was so rude people behind me refused to order and walked out. Last time I will be coming here. read more

Kind of disappointing. This is a slightly-upscale Chinese place with tablecloths and art prints on the wall. Service was friendly and attentive (which earned a star) but the food was very bland. Hot and sour soup was thin and bland. The complimentary wonton chips were stale. My main dish, pork with garlic sauce, had only the tiniest hint of spice. I wound up adding soy sauce to it just to give it a little flavor. To top it off, I found a couple of pieces of meat that were too gristly to eat. If the service hadn't been good, this wouldn't have rated higher than two stars. An object lesson in why it's always a crap shoot to try a new Chinese place in the South. read more

This restaurant has gotten really bad with their service. Last 3 times the order has been wrong. Just got delivery and no gravy for the shrimp egg foo young. No rice. Called and was told that rice doesn't come with it. Last time I'll ever go to Chens. read more

Good food, and customer service is excellent. The restaurant clearly has a lot of regular patrons and the owner makes everyone feel welcome and appreciated. It was a great place to stop on our road trip. read more

The food was delicious but, I waited for an hour and a half to get it after ordering online. Part of our order was not with my takeout. So after bringing my food home I called about 45 minutes before going to pick the food I didn't get up. I had to wait twenty more minutes before getting the food that I payed for and didn't receive. The food was really good though, the vegetables were crunchy, unlike most Chinese restaurants with their soggy veggies. The sauces were nicely spiced and their soups were absolutely delicious. If you are willing to wait, then it is worth it. Remember to always check your order before leaving. read more

Been coming to this restaurant for years. Tonight was my last time. Waited over two hours to get my dinner. When calling to find out why, got no remorse from the girl that answered. She could care less about customer service. Called to speak to manager was told she was on a delivery and would call me back, of course she never did. There are so many choices on restaurants to eat you can't have poor service like this and expect paying customers to come back read more

It's a shame I have to complain because their food is pretty good... if you get it. Two months ago our order for delivery took over 2 hours. We called several times to check on the status and were told each time it was on the way. Finally the order showed up freezing cold and had to be microwaved to heat it up. Today we ended up cancelling our order after an hour and forty minutes with no delivery after being told it was on way again. We regularly ordered delivery from Chen's in the past so I'm not sure if this is a new owner or what. No apologies on any of our phone calls either. It's almost as if our calls to check our delivery were a routine occurrence so I'd expect the same issue. They don't tell you how long it's going to take and even if they did I'm sure it will take longer than they tell you. read more

We have ordered delivery from this location at least 6 times and everyone in my family enjoys the food, aside from my husband. They have great lunch prices so I often order it online for delivery right around the time my kids get home from school. This is their favorite delivery location so far. They will gladly substitute an egg roll for soup and they usually give us free little donuts with sugar that my girls love. You can't beat all that for 6.75 delivered to your door and not having to cook. My only complaint is that despite ordering from here regularly the delivery people tend to get lost. I wish the owner kept notes as to where we live so the drivers did not get lost. read more

Chen's Restaurant - My sons general chicken lunch portion, minus one bite that I tried. - Chinese Near Me - Mechanicsville, Virginia

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I just want to say there pepper chicken is to die for, it's soo good!! The staff is super friendly. And with the amount of food you receive it's a very good price! I love Chen's, I would recommend to anyone!! read more