This is in a complex that I visit often, and I thought I would try. The reviews were mixed but went ahead. I called for pickup and placed an order for vegetable fried rice and to make it spicy. This place had shared and enough parking. The store is easily accessible. As I entered the store, it looked like a big place but not used for dinein anymore. The staff was preparing the takeout orders, they were ready with my order, and the ambiance is okay inside. The vegetable fried rice that I ordered was packed in a box. I like the packing. The fried rice tasted really good, and it was made as per request, which is spicy. I don't see the problem that the other reviewers had to me. The fried rice was made well. The rice could have been cooked a little more. Otherwise, I like fried rice. I also ordered the same day takeout in another Chinese place but but everyone liked this version of the fried rice because it was made spicier. I would definitely try more items in this place and post my feedback on those. read more

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I'll never come back here again. Not even 2 months ago I paid for wonton soup, which was under $10, and they accepted my card. This has happened several times. This time around, the owner pointed to the sign that said they charge 3% on credit cards and that they don't accept cash. I told her that I purchased the same item before and my card was accepted. She said that was impossible! I said no it wasn't because I know what happened. In other words, the owner is rude and basically calls the customer a liar. There's much better food out there anyway, like Nice Chinese restaurant in Downingtown. They also accept credit cards for under $10 items. read more

They messed up my order 2 times. Then I go 15 minutes home. I called them to tell them and they say oh sorry about that! No real customer service! I asked for sauce on the side... Nope, my food was smothered in it! read more

China Chef - THIS IS ME GETTING SAUCE ON THE SIDE!!!! WASTED 20.00!!! - Chinese Near Me - Thorndale, Pennsylvania

Best in Thorndale got fried dumplings egg rolls and the sweet and sour chicken everyone enjoyed it

I've ordered from here on and off for close to 10years (maybe more, I've lived in the area since 1999, just not sure if it was always China Chef). I've always found it to be a little too greasy/oily. Tonight we decided to try something new, so we went for the Thai Mei Fun, Kaeng Keiw Warn Green Curry (shrimp), chicken w mixed vegs, and crab rangoons. I'm fairly disappointed in the spice level. The Thai mei fun is bland at best, and the green curry is mildly spicy. I expected a Thai dish to burn my taste buds off and this falls incredibly short. They were out of white rice, which isn't a big deal as we generally don't eat much if any of it, but they also took 0$ off. Would have been nice to get some money off or at least 1 small fried rice, SOMETHING. read more

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So the hubby and I were shopping and decided to stop in for a easy late lunch. It was a Sunday and no one in there sitting, but a few people coming in to get pick up orders. I ordered the Singapore Mei fun w/shrimp and hubby got the combo of Kung Pao chicken with pork fried rice and eggroll. The place looked barren, nothing on the tables, not even napkins or soy sauce, but everything was clean at least. I was not expecting my singapore noodles to be heavy with yellow curry, i guess I've had more soy sauce based noodles with less curry. I personally do not like things too spicy- but amazingly I loved this! It was just on the edge of spicy with fresh red pepper chopped in the noodles, and I literally had a shrimp with every bite! Chock full of shrimp- and they were cooked well and fresh. I may have liked more veggies in the mix, esp more onion, but honestly it was delightful, and now I can breath even better from the spice helping my sinuses! lol My husband loved his Kung pao - again fresh chopped red pepper, plenty of peanuts, not too many of carrots (seems many places load up on carrots and it takes away from the dish) but he felt it was a great balance of heat and veggies/meat. He even felt it was a good eggroll, that was fresh and crunchy, not greasy. Only reason I did not give 5 stars is the bland atmosphere, and drinks were very expensive. a 16 oz coke for 1.75 or a 2 liter for 2.95- but no glasses or cups to save the money. I think for the future this will be a "to go order pick up" from us. But we did enjoy the quality of the food. Will stop by when we are around again. read more

I got the beef lo mein combo. Lo mein was good and food was done fast! The rice is suprisingly my favorite part, a lot of flavor. Would recommend :) read more

This spot had a great Covid-19 safe distancing set up for food pickup! To add to that the food was very good. Our first time ordering and we were super pleased. Beef LoMein, fried chicken wings, chicken and broccoli, egg rolls were all excellent. Fresh and flavorful. Definitely will be coming back. I didn't get pics of the food but I am adding menu photos to show the variety of options available... read more

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Rude owner. She was yelling in Chinese because I asked them to remake my burnt sweet & sour pork. Then opened the door from the back of house to front of house to glare at me while my food was handed to me. Never going here again read more

China Chef is around the block from my house and has been consistently good every time I've ordered. I'm not sure what the bad reviews are about, as I've never had a problem here. The only thing I can potentially see is that service is a bit rushed, but it appears they get slammed around dinner time. Overall it's an okay restaurant for basic Chinese food. If you're looking for higher quality I would travel a little bit further near Malvern or Paoli. read more

China Chef - Chinese Near Me - Thorndale, Pennsylvania

In the 15 years of living in the area, this is the first time we ever tried this restaurant and I feel like I've been missing out this whole time! Food is made promptly and delicious. I don't ever have to worry about being let down because they make the food fresh! Their fried rice has more vegetables than their local competitors and their dumplings have the perfect of meat to dough ratio. We only ordered lunch here as they have a loyalty program: buy 10, get 1 free. I look forward to placing an order knowing there is good food on the way. I'm still not sure if delivery is available or not. No one there seems to be sure either! read more

I've been coming here for 15+ years. In my opinion it's the best Chinese food in the Thorndale area. Never had a bad experience and the food tastes great. The chicken lo mein and general tso chicken are our favorites read more

Always an excellent meal. I have read the negative reviews of people complaining about the owner not being friendly....she's just busy! She always waves and yells hello to me but I leave it at that. It's a family run business and they just don't waste words. If you're looking for really good Chinese food then give them a try. If your looking for long conversations and someone to make you feel appreciated try a therapist read more

I will not go to a restaurant that does not have respect for their customers. I called in an order at this restaurant and the person on the phone keep hanging up on me because he could not read the menu. I went to the restaurant today to explain what happened to me with an order I was trying to make over the phone. She kept trying to make excuses for him and I told her that there was no excuse for hanging up on a customer. She just looked at me as if I was irritating her. She just kept trying to tell me how it could have been crowded at the time of my call. I told her if he can not handle the phones and customers or read the menu then he should not be taken orders. read more

Love this place. We go there quite a bit. Very good food at a fair price. Staff is also friendly.

The food is great at this place, everything is fresh with good menu. However, terrible customer service, and this place does not acknowledges it's own customers. Even if you have been ordering from this place for a long time, it is not important for them. The cashier lady is very rude, and the concept of customer service is absent at this place. read more

This was alright for a lazy day we didn't feel like cooking. The food didn't seem too fresh. We usually order from Okinii in Thorndale but they are closed on Tuesdays so we tried China Chef. Probably won't be ordering from here again. read more

Very disappointed. The front was managed by a very rude woman (probably the owner) who's command of English was only slightly better than her courtesy. The food itself was barely mediocre and there was enough fat in the hot & sour soup to grease an axle! I won't be back. read more

The woman at the front counter was nice but the food is the blandest Chinese food I have ever had. I ordered chicken and broccoli with fried rice which I know is not the most flavorful item on the menu but this is bad. I covered it with soy sauce and duck sauce and it barley helped. The egg rolls are pretty good though! read more

Hot and Sour Soup, bland and greasy. House special fried rice had NO flavor at all. When we moved to the area 4 years ago this place was always good. What happened. Will never order from them again. AMJ Coatesville read more

Bleeergh. Somehow, they manage to burn soups, and their chicken tastes stale. Stale chicken! I didn't even know that was possible! I can only imagine that they buy dollar-store sauces and dump them on freezer-burned meats. Never, ever again. read more

ive been eating here for years and I always felt a little sick after eating it, so I never finished the whole thing. This Sunday was a very new but disturbing experience. I went on the previous night ordered my usual general tsos chicken then got crab ragoons. Again I didn't finish it. Today I re heated it, I was about 80% finished when I bit on something hard. I spit it out and found a HUMAN FINGER NAIL! I called her immediately and explained what happened. She tells me that she can't do anything unless she sees it. So I went back and she tries to tell me that it doesn't mean anything because the food is almost gone. I explained that I didn't finish it last night and re heated it. So she took the nail from me and tired to say it's a woman's nail that was cut off. She then proceeds to tell me that she needs to keep the nail and my food. I tell her no because in my mind she's trying to hide it. End of story this will not be pushed away. Do not let this happen to you! read more

China Chef - Chinese Near Me - Thorndale, Pennsylvania

Wonton soup noodles hard as anything and not very flavorful. They should really improve this dish since this is a Chinese food staple. Other stuff we got was just ok. Won't hurry back. Got delivery and didn't take too long so that's the only plus read more

Worse place I've ever delt with. First they say they have delivery. 25 min, so we call back order. Then they hang up saying they would call back. Who does this? Then when we cal back the girl said she wasn't sure if her dad wanted to deliver... this place is horrible. It just goes to show they only want to deliver when they're slow. When they need the business. When they're busy they don't care... read more

Meh. I mean the food is average to decent. I do like there egg drop soup and sesame chicken while my boyfriend always gets their sweet and sour chicken. They do deliver but they only accept cash for deliveries. My biggest complaint is the customer service. The lady who takes phone orders can be very off putting but it's not a deal breaker. read more

Very bland. I got the chicken in garlic sauce lunch special. Nor very flavorful at all.

The customer service here is appalling. I ordered the panang chicken and an egg roll and instead was given two containers of pork fried rice, only realizing it when I got home. When I called for my money back, the rude lady yelled at me saying the panang chicken was at the spot and that I needed to come pick it up. I said I wanted money back and wasn't leaving my house again that day since I live 20 minutes away and it's pouring out. She said to bring the rice tomorrow (So they can resell it..?!) and I'd get my money back then. Should have trusted my gut and just went home and cooked, but posting this so you don't make the same mistake. read more

Absolutely love this place! I always get their chicken pad thai, and it's the best I've had anywhere, even better than Thai restaurants. If you ask for something made a certain way, they are more than happy to do it for you. Everything I've tried has been good, and it's very reasonably priced. I've never had an issue with anything being burnt or stale. They also stay open late! read more

very disappointing. i ordered something and they messed it up (gave me the wrong thing), then when i called they yelled at me saying that it is my fault and i should have spoken clearer. i tried explaining the situation calmly, and they yelled at me in Chinese. they proceeded to say i just wanted free food. also, the general tsos tastes different everytime. i'm just very let down at the customer service. BEWARE: do not go here if you expect fantastic customer service. read more

We eat here about once a week -- their Thai dishes, though spicy, are especially nice. And my ten-year-old daughter loves their won ton soup. Very reasonably priced, too. read more

My sister, Mom and I eat here and have never had a bad dinner yet. We love it here. Got the General Taos Chicken and Sweet and Sourt Chicken. Eggrolls are fabulous. read more

World class steamed dumplings and dumpling sauce, pretty good chicken broccoli. Everything else is "meh".

I called to place my order 20 min turned into 1 hour! I only ordered 1 item. I arrived it wasn't ready. The woman was so rude when I told her I've been waiting an hour. The place looked so dirty there was grime or grease on the tables in the seating area. The food was gross the sauces leaked through my bag and into my carpet in my car. Horrible place!! Poor customer Service. read more

Great food & friendly service. Must be a lot of regulars as the owners seem to know everyone personally.... always a good sign. I particularly like the Thai options they have read more

Wonton soup was tasteless and chicken fried rice rather bland had to use about 4 packets of soy sauce to get some flavor. Did the MSG police fine them recently? C'mon bring back the flavor and use real chinese spices and sauces! read more

This is the best chinese restaurant in the thorndale area. Everything ive gotten from them tasted fresh and delicious. Im definetly coming back for more. read more

This restaurant does not put the customer first. I asked for a small modification and was told several times, LOUDLY, that they don't do it. It was just replacing rice with rice noodles. When I was told to order a full order of rice noodles I agreed, but after thinking about it I called back and cancelled. When I did, they were loud and hung up on me before I finished talking. How RUDE can you be. Do you want to maintain a business or just push it along? read more