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    China Chef

    4.0 (334 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Open 11:30 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Chicken with vegetables
    Sylvia C.

    I am pretty sure that I had been to China Chef before, but it was a long time ago and I didn't yelp it then. Tonight my husband and I had the dinner special. The dinner came with a cup of soup, fried wontons and egg rolls, an entree, and choice of rice or lo mein noodles. I had the hot and sour soup which was very good. For my entree, I had the chicken with vegetables and lo mein noodles. Both were very good. My husband had the Kung Pao Chicken for his entree. He enjoyed it although he thought it was a little bit too salty and not spicy enough. We paid around $44 for all of this including 2 Diet Cokes. The service was good - server was friendly, and food was brought out quickly. The ambiance was casual, but comfortable. China Chef satisfied the craving for Chinese, and we will definitely keep it in mind next time we have that craving!

    Chicken with vegetables
    Carolina R.

    The food was delicious. Portions humongous. Service is what I was expecting. Polite but not really warm fuzzy feelings. Ambiance is a bit lacking but we're here for the food. That said, it was clean and smelled delicious from the cooking. Food ordered; egg rolls, egg drop soup, bbq pork, bbq pork fried rice and chicken with vegetables. As I mentioned the portions were generous. Bring friends, lots of friends!

    Yummy yummy! Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings! Not many places do these wings and they are done with a tempura batter, very good.
    Cinder B.

    Still the best wings in the area! Always hella crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. Seasoned well and perfect spice. Consistent and fresh. All these new wings spots popping up and but this is where the wings are fire! Thanks for feeding me!

    Crinkled wire in their fake Mapo Tofu they made out of Egg Drop Soup that was completely bland.
    Christine N.

    NEVER coming here again. I can't believe there are so many places around here that are this bad and are still allowed to serve food, and that people love eating at these places with the rave reviews and high ratings. It was my first and last time here. I got the Salt and Pepper Chicken, which was pretty good/ okay. Very good if you're rating according to Temecula standards. The problem I encountered was with the Mapo Tofu. As soon as I tasted it, I concluded it was the absolute worst Mapo Tofu I've ever had. It didn't taste horrible, but it was nothing like Mapo Tofu I've had at a few Chinese places around here, and where I'm from anywhere in the Chicagoland area of many years of having it. It had to have been EGG DROP SOUP, mixed with a bunch of tofu, flavored somewhat differently as an attempt to remotely resemble Mapo Tofu, and it wasn't even spicy...maybe a 2 on a scale of 10. Mapo Tofu is supposed to be a spicy dish, and has never had the consistency and taste of Egg Drop Soup from any of my experiences. Plus, it was the color of a muddy Egg Drop Soup, yellow-brownish, versus a red-orange, peppery color as I'm used to having at every single other place I've ever had Mapo Tofu. BUT, what sealed the deal of me completely avoiding this place from now on, was finding a LONG, CRINKLY WIRE that resembled a long, undone staple while eating their fake Mapo Tofu. I have no idea what that was, as it was over an inch long if it were to be unkinked, and it was way more kinked than a staple, and too long to be one. WHAT IF I SWALLOWED THAT SH*T?! And it was completely empty with only 1 occupied table when I went in. The cooks weren't in a hurry, scrambling to meet a ton of orders. There's no reasonable excuse for this. I SHOULD'VE LOOKED AT OTHER CUSTOMER PHOTOS, as they have had NASTY, foreign objects in other people's food before, INCLUDING A COCKROACH. HELLO HEALTH DEPARTMENT! Disappointing because I thought I found a place where I might be able to get some at least halfway decent Chinese food with dishes akin to what I miss eating in Chinatown back home in Chicago. AVOID THIS PLACE IF YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF STANDARDS FOR REMOTELY DECENT FOOD. I keep writing bad reviews, then taking the vast majority down because I don't want to be a "downer", but this area has some of the absolute crappiest standards in food, customer service, design, and ambiance...even just hole-in-the-wall places with character. It's SO DIFFICULT finding anything good, even halfway decent around here! I CAN'T STAND THIS PLACE AND NEED OUT. It is the absolute most depressing and heavy place I've ever had the misfortune of spending any meaningful length of time at. Absolutely threw that garbage out, not being the type to waste food. I WOULD LOVE A REFUND.

    Sauteed Green Bean

    The food here is incredible! We ordered the salt and pepper pork chops, sautéed green beans, and combination fried rice--everything was fresh and full of flavor. Coming from LA and having experienced the food in Chinatown, I can confidently say this place is on the same level. The ingredients are high quality, and you can really taste the difference. Photos below are of left overs! Still enough to have a great meal at home.

    Honey walnut chicken
    Philip L.

    If you love traditional Chinese food, China Chef is the place to get it! No fancy mood lighting here, just really good food. Because they only stick to the real Chinese dishes, and not the "gourmet" or "cater to American" taste style of cooking, you get food straight out of a wok that tastes like it was cooked in a wok. Not everyone is as a proficient eater as I, so I'll make a couple mid-level (on the authenticity scale) suggestions to try to help ease your tastebuds in. Beef with Tofu in Egg Sauce (Slippery Eggs Beef w/ Tofu) - this is a lunch menu item that you can ask for as a dinner entree. If you've never tried this dish, do it at China Chef. They make it perfectly: silky ribbons of egg in a light sauce drenching tender beef and silken tofu. This is Cantonese comfort food at its best! Salt and Pepper Tofu - another classic dish done quite well. They use silken tofu that they batter and deep fry to produce a textural symphony in your mouth. The outside is light and crispy and the tofu inside disintegrates when bitten into. Combine the great texture with salt, garlic, and chili peppers and you have yourself a highly addictive "snack" food for dinner. Don't forget to use your check-in offer for the free cream cheese wontons (this is not Chinese food BTW). Even though they are a little out-of-place, they aren't half bad and are free, so you might as well help yourself. Just like the best Chinese restaurants, the staff won't exude Western hospitality. The fact is that they aren't there to feed you smiles, just really good food.

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    Ordered 3 things. At 5:30 pm. It's 6:50 pm it still isn't ready. You should probably choose a different place.

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    Food is amazing, fast n can take to go aswell. sweet helpful workers and amazing vibes all around

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    This is my first time eating here. The best Chinese food ever! The staff are awesome! Ken is super nice and very accommodating!

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    My boyfriend and I ate here on thanksgiving. The service was great. The vibes were impeccable. The food was delicious.

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