Out of curiosity I try Chifa. Everything taste the same, salty, soy sauce on most dishes and difficult to destinquish the Chinese or Peruvian food. Service is ok. read more

Right off Northern Boulevard, this gem is waiting for you. The vestibule is quite small, so please be careful with entering and exiting. Host desk at the near right and dining tables throughout the main space. A bar with high seats at the far right. One bathroom at the back and the kitchen at the far left! The food is good and fresh. The tables can be arranged in a variety of ways to accommodate large groups. They have a few items with a chilli pepper next to it, but if you're an experienced pepper eater like myself, it will taste like there's zero heat. If you ask, they'll bring out something actually spicy for you to add at your discretion to your meal. Inside is clean and the tables are all lined with mess-up-able paper. Happy eats! read more

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NASTY ! This isn't Peruvian food at all . That isn't tallarín saltado de pollo . I'm Peruvian and I wanted to give this restaurant a try and I'm disappointed. They just don't seem to care to even put love in their food . Flavorless ! 0/10 read more

Chifa Restaurant - Tallarin Saltado Pollo Tiras Familiar - Chinese Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

CASH ONLY. Ambiance (3/5): Expect some no frills for the interior with old furniture and décor. The establishment is family-friendly and not loud. The dishes were dirty with caked on leftover stains and the soda cans (rims around the mouth) were filthy. Definitely use the provided straw! Service (2/5): There was only one server and one bus boy running the floor. We had to request water cups before they served us. The server was extremely nice and was efficient at the job manning all the tables. It may take some time to get their attention. Food (3/5): All around the food looked good and smelled great. *super* affordable with huge portions for about $15 on average per plate. The table Aji Verde (green sauce) was creamy and spicy--an absolutely must condiment to drown your dishes in!! Aeropuerto "Sam Si" ($14) was a unique dish mix of noodles and rice! The pork was flavored well but chewy. The chicken a bit over salted. Overall, the dish was bland without soy sauce or the special green sauce. Lomo Saltado ($16): The chunks of beef were slightly sweet and tender. This was my favorite protein of the meal. The sauce was delicious and did not need the green sauce. However, I was not a huge fan of the soggy fries that the dish sat on. Bistek Encebollada ($18) The slab of steak was grossly overcooked and thus chewy. It was not that flavored either without drowning it in the green sauce. The side salad was laughable which was just some sliced iceburg lettuce. We also had a scoop of their Lucuma ice cream. The flavors were pronounced but the ice cream itself was a bit iced over. At the end of the meal, both my boyfriend and I had stomach discomfort!! We were not home on the toilet but definitely pangs of pain throughout the night. Heard previous cases of stomach issues from friends... so be warned! read more

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The food was excellent and service was great. Fusion nature of the items was evident with the lomo asado, slightly different from Chinese roast pork. Pescado al vapor entero was fairly fresh and meaty. Tai pa was an amalgam of elements; shrimp was crisp while the quail eggs were pleasant surprises. Lucuma ice cream was unique, with a coffee/nutty kind of flavor. Note the restaurant is cash only. read more

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Very bad customer service, quality and experience. Walked in with coworker as we were in the area, Asian gentlemen at the register was speculating wether we walked We accidentally walked into this restaurant and decided to give it a try. When we asked about the type of food they served, the waiter mentioned it was a mix of Chinese and Peruvian cuisine. After seating ourselves and reviewing the menu, which had over 100 items on one side, we felt a bit overwhelmed. I asked the waiter for a chicken dish recommendation, but instead of helping, he walked away, telling us to let him know when we were ready. I specifically asked if the chicken fried rice contained only chicken, onions, and eggs, and was reassured it did. However, when the dish arrived, it had pieces of pork in it. As someone with strict religious dietary restrictions, I cannot eat pork, so this was very upsetting. The waiter quickly took it back to the kitchen, but I was left unsure if the dish was remade or simply reheated. Things only got worse from there. The spicy beef had a strange odor, and the meat tasted undercooked. To make matters worse, I found small hairs in the beef stew. When I brought this to the waiter's attention, the manager came over and offered to cancel our orders. We decided it was best to leave at that point. Overall, the experience was extremely disappointing, especially with serious lapses in food quality and service. read more

Chifa Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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Ate here today for lunch on a warm Saturday afternoon for the first time to try this place out. It's definitely a Peruvian Chinese restaurant in my neighborhood. Anyways, I had only ordered the daily lunch special which was the chuelta (pork chop) with white steamed rice and salad a choice of soup or soda but I chose the Inca Kola as my soda to stay refreshed. It was pretty good except the salad 'cause it tasted not fresh at all and almost gave me a stomach ache that I didn't bother to eat it all. The service there was also attentive, really quick and good. The daily lunch special seemed affordable as well. Finally, I would definitely eat and come back again next time! :) read more

Disclamer: We never had true authentic Peruvian food, but we have a trip planned to go to Manchu Picchu soon. So we decided to try some Peruvian food before our trip. We ordered a bunch of food from the Lunch Menu just because of the great deal. I mean $9 for a meal and soup on a weekend is a pretty good price. We got the Lomo Saltado, Tallarin Salteado de Pollo and Chifa Combinado de Pollo. Additionally, we ordered the Cheviche de Pescado Lenguado, the Chicha Morada, and Bubble Tea with Lychi Jelly-no milk. Appearance wise the food look like Chinese fast food but the taste was not quite the same. Everything was tasty...my favorite being the cerviche and Bubble Tea. I wish the place was closer since it took me about 20 min to get to the restaurant and the fries for the Lomo Saltado was a bit soggy but I could imagine how it would taste like fresh out of the chicken and the sauce was tasty. I was also shocked Uber eats did not have the Lunch specials-otherwise I would have ordered from there. Doordash didn't even have the restaurant as an option. Another nice surprise was this nice Peruvian lady selling more food outside. She was not associated with the restaurant. I bought some pretty good cookies from her. P.S. the restaurant only accepts cash read more

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Food is good smaller portions served. I ordered Aeropuerto Special. The food was good nothing special. But here comes the negative. Our server/waiter was rude and lazy. 1. I asked him a question about the plate I was ordering and his reply was nasty and short. 2. When taking our order there was some questions and again rude. I asked him what soft drinks he had and told me look at the menu all was there, not sure why he couldn't just tell me again rude. 3. He returns with orders and only had a part ready and gave me someone else's plate and we told him it wasn't ours. Had us wait 10 min almost seemed like he hadn't place our order. 4. When it came to providing us with additional he took forever and needed to be reminded. 5. Our table was covered with empty plates nobody thought to relive us of the crowded table. End result I was going to leave him $4 tip but someone else removed $2 added $5 so it was a $7 tip. We were a party of 5 side note I have never left such a low tip but this services really upset me. This guy had the nerve to come out and confront my wife about the tip so I interjected. He wanted to know why we were not giving him 15% on a $110 bill. I told him he must be kidding and told him bad and rude he was as a server. He then told me to next time order for take out, instead of making it a big deal I told him I've been coming here for years and I'll come again when I feel the need. I feel like some servers expect this tip and don't care about their attitude to customers. read more

My Peruvian friends love this place. The food was good and so was the service. The food is greasy though so if your not used to it could be a little heavy on the stomach. read more

The food here was so authentic and delicious. It has a hole in the wall feel but the pan fried noodles with beef was amazing.

Was very disappointed with the food. I really wanted to like it, but when I ordered the tallarin saltado, it tasted nothing like the chifas. La Union in Corona tastes a lot better and very close to the food chifas serve in Peru. read more

Poor customer service, rude servers. Dirty tables don't recommend this location. Grade shows pending.

I found a piece of rubber band and a dime in my food I can't believe that the restaurant didn't want to refund my money back im so upset ease this twice before going to eat at this disgusting restaurant read more

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Basically it's the type of Chinese food I would eat on Christmas as a child. It's standard fare, although I've only had two dishes -- if you are accustomed to Americanized Chinese food nothing here will be a profound revelation. I had the vegetable soup and the chicken with tamarind (pollo con tamarindo). The sauce, I don't think, had any tamarind but in fairness, recipes for the sauce don't include it either -- it's a sweet & sour sauce with a very reddish color. The taste was fine but it was serves lukewarm which worried me -- had it been hot and crispy it would've tasted much better. read more

Chifa Restaurant - Sopa de Verduras - Chinese Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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As a Peruvian let me tell you it's the best chifa option if you have craving or want to give it a try and eat good food. You will not be disappointed; great service , okay environment, Everyone was so nice and friendly. The wanton soup it's nothing like those Chinese restaurants --not saying is bad -- they don't add the lettuce , Chinese onions and that amazing taste of wanton soup. Fried rice ( arroz chaufa) what can I say of the arrow chaufa; I'm just gonna say: Amazing! Fried noodles ( tallarín saltado, second picture) -I forgot how much I missed eating my tallarín saltado! It's been ages since I had my favorite plate. Eating all that with an inka cola , last but not least : fried wantons= delicious. Definitely coming back again read more

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***ALERT THIS PLACE ONLY TAKES CASH!!**** While i was waiting for my new car to be finished and ready by nissan i decided to check this place out. the Yelp reviews were very high and i love when people give recommendations. it makes choosing something for lunch by yourself a little more independence! I was intrigued that it offered both chinese and peruvian food. last i checked both China and Peru or in different areas. But we live in this great city called NYC and they offer all sorts of food pairing. The food pairing was definitely a success i ordered the pollo chicken lunch special, it came with white rice and some lettuce already dressed in a light oil and vinegar dressing and 1/4 chicken breast they also brought this wasabi/ cream im going to guess mayo based dressing to the table and i added it to my rice and it was pretty good not too wasabi spicy. the portions they gave were huge definitely will fill you up. and for $6 bucks perfect spending. the inside decor is very cute, their back bar looked really cute had some Peruvian and Chinese culture mixed. although the cat with the moving hands was a little weird, it kept catching my eye to its attention. the staff was very friendly. when it came time for my check i told the guy bring it when you can no rush. so he brought it and i said when you have a chance i will need change. he never brought it back. so i just hung out a little while longer because i knew i would have to be waiting at Nissan still. but he never brought it back i didn't even see the waiter come back out. so i had to go up to the hostess station and ask the gentlemen do you still have my check? I said the guy never brought me back the change. that was my only disclaimer for this place i think he took the bring it back when you can a little too literal. but i would definately come back to try other things. read more

Chifa Restaurant - Wantan soup that comes with lunch special - Chinese Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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I think this is the best chifa I've had outside of Peru hands down!!! The food is perfect and the prices are reasonable! The only thing that sucks is parking but oh well.. this is my go to chifa spot whenever I'm in New York read more

Chifa Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

This is a must-stop for Peruvian-Chinese cuisine. Honestly, don't bother ordering anything that is not considered Chifa, it'd be like going to an Italian restaurant and ordering tacos. This is their specialty and that's why it's called "Chifa". I've eaten here to get my Chaufa fix, because the one in Montreal isn't really as close to the real deal as this one here is. We ordered family size trays of Arroz Chaufa and you can accompany that with other side dishes, my go to is Pollo Chi jau kay, to me that's a must, but they also have other classics like Tallarín Saltado or other veggie dishes with quail eggs (love those lil guys, hadn't had them in years!). We did have a plate coming with a little piece of plastic or something like that, yes, it's not a pleasant thing to find but the staff was really good about it, fixed the problem right away and was super apologetic. And that's why I still rate it 5-stars, it's that good. read more

Chifa Restaurant - Family size tray of arroz chaufa, chi jau kay on the right side, tallarín saltado on the left side. - Chinese Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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Chifa is a new Peruvian Chinese place that just recently opened up in Jackson Heights, Queens area. The place intrigued me as I didn't know what Peruvian Chinese food is. Brief History on Chinese in Peru: So here goes a brief history, according to Wikipedia history (I know it's not an official source) but it's a guide to get some quick info. Chinese contract laborers (also known as coolies) migrated from Macau (then a Portuguese territory) to Peru for work in the mid-1800s. As time passed over the years, coolies started migrating from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia (to include Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore). In the 1960s and 1970s, many Chinese Peruvians left Peru due to the socialist government, worsening poverty, and earthquakes. Many emigrated to the US, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. Food: With that said, the type of food that is served here at Chifa is really Chinese food with a bit of a Peruvian flair (and maybe a few Peruvian dishes). Some of our favorites are Pollo a la Brasa and their fried Calamari Appetizer. Both bf and I think the Chicken rivals that of Pio Pio's. The green sauce at Chifa, however, is more buttery tasting. Bf prefers Pio Pio's green sauce better. As for the fried Calamari, freshly battered and fried. The lemon sauce that comes with it is very intriguing. Loved it. - Pollo a la Brasa (Half Chicken) with Green Sauce - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/oVdiFY9zSvgW0u-J0DoKbw?select=3bPNaoVFmBA7NwlxvcU90g - Fried Calamari Appetizer - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/oVdiFY9zSvgW0u-J0DoKbw?select=R7KDDpxHB8RRLeUauuM0Vw Other dishes that we like include the Tai Pa, Tallarin Saltado (Sam Si) and their Langostino Con Champiniones. All 3 dishes have a brown sauce that is very similar to the brown sauce that is served at Chinese take out places. As a kid that grew up in a Chinese take out place - their brown sauce brings back good memories for me. - Tai Pa - with Chicken, Duck, Pork, Shrimp, Quail Egg, and Mixed Veggies - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/oVdiFY9zSvgW0u-J0DoKbw?select=otmi0cHaa2D-qGFRL3iEcw - Tallarin Saltado (Sam Si) - Noodles with Chicken, Duck, Beef and Mixed Veggies - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/oVdiFY9zSvgW0u-J0DoKbw?select=Yu2Uwmx6jAXZFE5RphrONw - Langostino con Champiniones (Shrimp with Mushrooms) - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/oVdiFY9zSvgW0u-J0DoKbw?select=KeAIQvmyNdcKzZFvb020uQ We've also ordered the following: - Sopa Wonton Especial - Their wonton skin was thinner than the average wonton at Chinese take out places. It's the type of skin that is used at Cantonese restaurants. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/oVdiFY9zSvgW0u-J0DoKbw?select=DMYnv8ZNeJhjLEnjvQkr1w - Shumai (Chinese Dim Sum Appetizer) - good - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/oVdiFY9zSvgW0u-J0DoKbw?select=_1DLLne-NY3Vbg_N9fnqMg - Chuleta (Big size of Pork Chop pan fried with garlic and onions) - the onions were pan fried perfectly. Seasoning was good on the pork chop. Pork chop itself was a bit dry in some parts. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/oVdiFY9zSvgW0u-J0DoKbw?select=bWnPUDHBfn-dr9oigJcKtA - Chancho con Tamarindo y Pina (Pork with Pineapple in Tamarindo Sauce) - good. sauce was a bit sweet from the pineapple. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/oVdiFY9zSvgW0u-J0DoKbw?select=bksA9qi4m-G4RfhTKiqo-g Some kinks: - Chifa also has a selection of bubble teas with pearl tapioca, jelly, or pudding. I have ordered the bubble teas twice with pearl tapioca. The first time, the pearl tapioca was too tough. I usually like my pearl tapioca at Taiwanese places that make it very soft and chewy. The second time that I tried to order the bubble tea with pearl tapioca, they didn't have pearl tapioca available. - They also didn't have Lobster with Ginger & Scallion dish when we tried to order it. They need 24 hour advance notice for this dish, which wasn't indicated on the menu. - We also tried to get the Pescado con Vendura (Fish with Vegetables), but then the waiter told us that he didn't eat fish, so we didn't know if this was a good dish to get. Not the answer we were expecting. I don't think I even know a person of Asian descent that doesn't eat fish. Guess there's a first time for everything. - We tried to get the Chicha Morada drink but they didn't have that available. - During one of the visits, they didn't have the Pollo a la Brasa (Rotisserie Chicken) available. This disappointed me the most... it's their signature dish!! (Also note that it was a Tuesday night... I wonder what would have happened if it was a Friday night!) Picture that another Yelper took of the dining room. Very minimal decor. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/oVdiFY9zSvgW0u-J0DoKbw?select=4dkBH7tbiaGh4MtuVk35FQ Service: Service is a bit slow as the waiters seem a bit absent minded, so some patience may be needed. Overall: Worth a stop by to try their Rotisserie Chicken (if they have it). read more

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The flavors were were only okay, kinda bland. Not somewhere I plan to go back to for another meal. The noodles (Tallarin Saltado) were super soggy. It's my preference to have the noodles crunchy like Cantonese style chow mein. The food wasn't hot enough for me. Most of our dishes came out lukewarm except the soup which was nice and hot. The fries in my Lomo Saltado were not as hot as I would like it and not crispy as if the fries were fried up a while ago. I definitely had better. I was quite disappointed. It was not an empty restaurant. The prices are cheap, portions are okay. Which is a good start but maybe the way they cook is just not for my taste. Would I come back, no. Once was enough for me. read more

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While most people venture out to Pio Pio, I always find my way Chifa. It's more affordable, less of a hassle, and multi-cultural. The best Asian and Spanish fusion cuisine I've ever encountered. I recommend it to all my friends. Favorite Dish: lomo saltado You can't leave without the trying the lukuma (Peruvian ice cream)! Sometimes I drive her just to order a bucket of ice cream to take home. LUNCH SPECIALS RANGE FROM $5-10. I can never finish it on my own. So delicious and so worth it. Cash only! Never come here on the weekends. It's packed, especially at night. If you have to, you can skip the wait by eating at the bar. Good luck finding parking 4-7pm. NO STANDING 4-7pm. The owners, who are always seated at the front are less than friendly, but the servers are super nice. Service is never slow thanks to them. read more

Chifa Restaurant - Lomo saltado - Chinese Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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Oh man where to start. This place is just not good. It's has zero flavor. It's like the worst of the worst. Please don't go here.

WARNING: This place does not take credit cards despite Yelp's posted information. Happily, we just had enough money to cover the meal, but weren't counting on needing it! Aside from this snafu the place was clean, and the food good. We recommend the calamari, which was crispy and tasty. The chicken was also juicy. Just wish they had plantains,which are a MUST at most Latin places. read more

When two days past and you're still talking about the food..that's how you know the food was GREAT. Came in to try something different and away from my neighborhood. First things first, cash only. That I didn't like since I think businesses should give patrons options. No ATM inside but there's one next door in the grocery store. It was sort of busy on a Saturday around 2ish. Ordered a fried calamari, salchipapa, two arroz chaufa with a side of tostones. The calamari was fresh and delish. The sauce that came with it was clear and had a ginger taste to it. It went really well with it. The rice was a good serving and had shrimp, pork and chicken. It was beyond tasty. The salchipapa was good too. The dipping sauce that came on the side was not so good. It had a citrus flavor but to me had a weird taste. The tostones were fresh and crispy. Enough for two people to share. The sauce which was an aji I believe was out of this world. Taste just like the one I had in Peru. Overall, the food was delicious and the service was great. I would definitely be back. read more

It's really amazing to have a chifa restaurant in New York - there are at most one or two others around the area. Now I don't have to go all the way to Lima to experience Peruvian Chinese cuisine. Anyways, chifa is a very interesting blend of cultures, and one of the few legitimate fusion cuisines. (By legitimate, I mean that it developed naturally as opposed to restaurateurs concocting up something just for the sake of novelty, such as the sushirrito or cronut.) I started off with the ceviche mixto and then had beef lomo saltado. The portions are super generous, and although I'm a big eater I could barely finish half of the lomo saltado. I also took home an order of aeropuerto (chow mein and fried rice mixed together), which I enjoyed the next day for lunch. I've never actually been to Peru so I can't comment on its authenticity, but it certainly does seem like it would be authentic chifa. They also have a good selection of Peruvian drinks. I had the Kola Inglesa and Inca Kola. Both of them tasted fruity but had a certain quality not present in American sodas. I think it's their relatively delicate taste; American fruit-flavored sodas just taste artificial and nasty. The decor is fairly simple, but they have cool pictures of Peru hanging on the walls. read more

Peruvian Chinese fusion the real deal. Chaufa rice , fried wontons, chicharrón de pollo all great FYI cash only no plastic.

If you're looking for authentic Peruvian-Chinese cuisine, look no further. The food: super delicious, authentic, decent portions, and really cheap. The arroz chaufa, wonton soup, and tamarind pork are a must! The service: everyone is friendly, the waiters are attentive, couldn't ask for more. The only con would be that it is cash only. read more

Great menu! Great service! Love the traditional fried rice dishes & above all, great prices. #makechifagreatagain

I got the fried noodles, chi jau kay and the kam lu wanton. It was delicious, but saltier than I would like. Next time, I will ask them to put 75% soy sauce. My favorite was the fried noodles with chicken. It is a must-have. The Kam lu got boring after the first few bites and the cjk was a bit basic in flavor, and although very good, was too salty for my tastes. Overall, this is like southern style Chinese food with a hint of Peruvian flavor. read more

This place has the worst customer service in Queens, NY. This place does not have any social distancing signs in place and is unsanitary. I placed an order for pick up and after waiting for an hour I decided to step outside since people were crowded inside and called asking them about my order and they said 15 more minutes which it turned into an hour. It was extremely disturbing to see how CDC guidelines were NOT followed. Cooks and waiters not wearing masks in the kitchen and dining area. The B grade for this place should be a C. I do not recommend this place. read more

Chifa Restaurant is my new go to spot now for delicious Peruvian food!!! There aeropuerto Sam si is amazing ( fried rice mixed with noodles shrimp chicken and pork !) the side of the green sauce mouth watering and The roasted duck is finger licking good nice and crispy . It's definitely a place to take the family for a celebration or just to eat some delicious food. Highly recomendable in my book. Thank you guys for making phenomenal food. read more

Did anyone lose a button? I found one in my Tallarin Saltado con Pollo Trozo (Chifa style noodle with mixed vegetables and chicken in a brown sauce). The button was a big hunk of white plastic about the size of a quarter. My guess is that the chef's uniform was falling apart and into my dish. It's a good thing I found it before I or someone else swallowed or choked on it. As for the noodles, they were really good. Very greasy, full of salt, and lots of flavor. Those three traits seem to be the common characteristics of the food from Chifa. I've tried quite a few dishes from Chifa and I'd recommend along with a jug of water: Pollo Chi Jau Kay (breaded chicken in the brown sauce) Blacken Chicken (chicken w/ string beans and spicy black bean sauce) Arroz Chaufa "Sam Si" (fried rice w/ shrimp, chicken, and roast pork) Chicken Wings Tortilla de Pollo (chicken egg pancake) Tallarin Saltado con Pollo Trozo (MENOS BOTON!) I'm indifferent to the Fried Calamari and Tai Pa (a mixture of chicken, duck, pork, shrimp, and mixed vegetables in the brown sauce). There is pretty much everything on this menu ranging from appetizers, salads, peruvian-chinese dishes and soup to japanese teriyaki and bubble tea. Everyone should be able to pick something that they like from Chifa and be happy to share it since the portions are ample and served family style. I'd skip the Salchipapas and Pollo a la Brasa. The Salchipapas are just french fries with low quality hot dog pieces. The rotisserie chicken is terrible in comparison to Pio Pio and El Pollo Inka Peru. They really rub in the spices and herbs a little too much on the chicken skin, underneath it, and in the middle of the meat. We had to scrape it off because it was so salty. No amount of rice or water could offset the abundance of flavor. If you're looking to pour the infamous "green sauce" all over your chicken, please note that the sauce at Chifa was nowhere near "crack-worthy" either. Dining at the restaurant is a nice experience. The restaurant is fairly new and the staff is friendly. Delivery from Chifa works too. Just be sure to sift through your dishes for buttons. Buttons are meant to be worn not eaten. read more

I was very excited when I saw this new restaurant Chifa opening up around the corner from where I live. Unfortunately I must say that as GOD as my witness I will never go back to Chifa again. Every time I have gone there I have taken my order to go. And every single time there has been a problem with them. More often then not they just don't have anything that's on there menu. which I let slide the first week or two that they were open. But I feel at this point they should be able to have enough food to feed there customers. And it is not even that I was walking an hour before they closed. Even going there at 5:00 they don't have bubble tea, they don't have this they don't have that. They are so proud of how good there Peruvian chicken is and that "you must try it to taste the difference" which sounds like they are challenging Pio Pio, which is the Peruvian restaurant on 84th street & Northern Blvd. But every time I go to get there chicken they tell me that they are out of chicken. I have been to Pio Pio so many times that I have lost count and never once have I gone there and they have told me that they were out of chicken. The last time I went to Chifa I ordered Half Chicken and a noodle dish, they told me it was a 20 min wait. I went home came back in 20 min and then I was told that there was a small problem with my order which was that they were out of chicken (again!) and that I would have to wait close to an hr for the chicken and they didn't even have my noodles ready yet. Even on other occasions there are always people including me that are waiting for ridiculously long periods of time to get there orders. Another time I was told that I should only bring cash next time (even though that they take cards and they have a credit card machine right there) because that the credit card company charges them to much. Like that is my problem? Chifa gets one star for horrible service and a bad attitude !!! If you want Peruvian food to to Pio Pio because you will not have to wait forever and there chicken is actually Much Better. If you want Chinese food go to JJ Garden on 77th street and 31st ave, they have the best Chinese food in the neighborhood or even King Wah down the street would be a better choice. Actually the only reason I kept going back for so long was because of the convenience of it being so close not that there food was the best just the closest. But if you really want to get annoyed and wait an obnoxious amount of time for your average food then Chifa is your place. read more

I've never actually eaten in the restaurant, but we've taken out quite a few times. Chifa opened up last summer. Typically, I play things safe and order the same dish from the same place. Luckily for me, my husband is more adventurous and is the Guinea Pig. We ended up going there after having a menu dropped at our front door. Peruvian Chinese, was not a combo that I would have jumped for joy over, but he was all for it. When he brought it home, it was a pleasant surprise. He got the rotisserie chicken, which rivals Pio Pio, my go to neighborhood chicken place. Since then, we've taken out from Chifa about a dozen or so times. Their prices and portions are very reasonable. I recommend the Dumplings, Avocado Salad, the Sauteed Noodle dish, the Pollo a la Brasa and the Bistek Encebollada. I will say, however, that their green sauce is not as good as Pio Pio's - it's duller and not as spicy. I have developed quite an addiction to Pio Pio's sauce, and that still remains at the top of my list for chicken. Chifa, however, has more variety to their menu and they have bubble tea, which I'd never had before. One downside to this place is that they don't accept credit cards, but they do have an ATM machine by the counter?! read more

I would give Chifa five stars for their nice staff, excellent service and most of all....the rotisserie chicken that beats Pio Pio (moist, tender, better flavor throughout) but Chifa's green sauce is terrible. There's very little flavor and hardly any heat. I had to stop by Pio Pio for a large thing of green sauce. We also had some wontons with tamarind sauce that were absolutely wonderful. I think the Chifa dishes on the menu will likely be really good but unfortunately this will not be my go-to place for chicken and green sauce since I can't normally go to two places to obtain dinner and I NEED my green sauce. read more

Great food feels like a chifa back in ecuador in quevedo specifically were the chifa food is the best ... im very happy with the flavor and the prices. read more

I always get the L14 Grilled Chicken lunch special. It's a ridiculously huge slab of juicy chicken grilled lightly and with heaping amounts of white rice and some lettuce and green sauce. You also get a soda or wonton soup. All of that for $5.25. It's an insane amount of food for the price. All of my friends love it when I bring them here. So, what's the catch? As others have mentioned, the food often takes a long time to get to you. On my first visit, it literally took twenty minutes after our order. We complained and they actually messed up my wife's order when it did come out. They rushed a new order and it came out in five minutes. But, it was so tasty we've been back dozens of times and with friends in tow. They also mess up a lot of phone orders so make sure you ask them to repeat it back to you. Once, I ordered two specials and they only gave me one. This is one of the few restaurants I'll miss if I move out of the area. It's one of the few I actually go to. It's way better than Pio Pio on 84th St. Pio Pio was more expensive and the chicken was dry. There's more eye candy and ambiance at Pio Pio but I'm here for the food. read more

Chifa was one of my first encounters with peruvian food. I got the ceviche- it's really yummy! The shrimp fried rice was also very good, and a generous portion. If you like fried calamari- get it. It's great, very similar to Italian style but with more flavor. The cilantro sauce they gave was sooo good, I ate it with everything. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere and all the staff were kind. I will be back again! read more

LOVE this place - they have good lunch special deals with large amounts of food - more bang for your buck! try the Lomo Salteado you won't regret it! As I'm writing this review, I'm just craving it more ! I've never sat down, I always order delivery, or I go pick it up and it's been very fast. The inside is nice. Small, but nice. read more