The waitress and busser were attentive and friendly. Remained professional throughout. The food was great! Nothing was over seasoned. It was pleasant. Eating the egg-rolls, pot stickers, ragoons, shrimp alone gave it them taste of how they're supposed to taste, adding sauce seasoned it perfectly without feeling it was over seasoned. The sauce on the barbecue pork was sweet for me, I felt that I could taste the granulates of sugar but it didn't stop me from thoroughly enjoying it. It looks like they are enhancing the place with the ply board up, we overheard something pertaining to a drive thru! That would be cool. Even with the ply board they have a nice dining room. Clean. I used the bathroom. It's got the essentials. In the middle of the desert. It's a solid place to eat for a good meal. read more

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China chef has the best Chinese food, I have eaten in my entire life. My mother and I eat there at least twice a month. The food has so much flavor, the customer service is top notch. I would HIGHLY recommend this place to anyone and everyone. Take out or dine in are both amazing. read more

China Chef - Chicken fried rice. So much flavor and LARGE chunks of chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Yerington, Nevada

I'm sorry but this is the worse and most expensive Chinese food we've ever had. Salty Singapore noodles, freezer burned pot stickers, horrible sauce, general tso not good, Sweet and sour chicken was soggy, fried rice was dry, chow mein Noodles were more like a teriyaki noodle. Nope nope nope. The only thing I can say nice about this is the cashier was very sweet. Inside was quite dated and run down. read more

This place deserves more credit than it's getting. It's darn good Chinese food for the area. We're lucky to have any at all in this small town. Portions are good sized , food is tasty and they're quick to have it ready. I can only imagine how it would be if I sat down and ate at the restaurant as I'm always a "to go" person. read more

Honestly, just like before, it's just ok. Many reviewers are stating the food isn't as good as it used to be. Personally, I've never found the food here to be all that good but as stated above, just ok. It's definitely different now, but the results are the same. One big difference is they now deliver. Which is great, until you find out about the $10 delivery fee (which is grossly insane to me). The menu prices appear to be about the same, maybe a bit more (gotta love inflation). The food is....meh. It seems to be more in line with the quality you'd find at Panda Express. Depending on how you feel about that place, it could be good or bad. All in all, it isn't terrible, but it isn't something I would go out of my way for. Nor would it be my first choice. Yerington has a couple good places but overall, it's lacking. read more

We ordered the sweet and sour chicken lunch special with egg drop soup and fried rice. The soup came with a dirty spoon and was lukewarm. The wanton was not crispy and the egg roll was plain. The rice had so much soy sauce in it that it was black. We also had the potstickers and those were good. read more

China Chef - Dirty soup spoon - Chinese Near Me - Yerington, Nevada

Ordered take out: food was served hot and packaged well even for a motorcycle ride 35 miles home. Still warm when I got home and was delicious! Will order again soon. read more

This place is a double five star are you guys kidding with a 3 star!!! Cmon MAN!!!!! You can do better than that! The Food service and spice was all super amazing please come try this hole in the wall flavor, we got our food fast & hot quick service. read more

The fried meat items were pretty good. Eggroll was decent. Hot and sour soup was the absolute worst I've ever had at any restaurant ever. Egg flower soup was okay. My fried rice however was concerning. As I was eating, I noticed an awful smell coming from my fried rice. It smelled like mold or sour milk. I tasted it and it didn't taste bad, but I couldn't make myself eat it. It seemed like it was old and dried out. I didn't want to ask for them to remake it because if they could have done fresh rice in the first place, why didn't they? I will say that the old owners had the best recipes and everything was always fresh, decently priced, the food was phenomenal. There used to be so many cars parked in the lot. Now there's only a couple. I think with a few changes this place could improve greatly. Cutting corners and not caring shows. Make some improvements please and fill the parking lot back up. Rooting for this place! read more

I will just be honest and say it was gross. The hot and sour soup was not like any hot and sour soup I've ever had. I couldn't eat it. Husband took one bite and said no way. His Mongolian beef had barely any meat and was greasy. Both of our plates shimmered with grease. My kung pow chicken had very little meat as well. The potstickers were blah. $50 for the worst Chinese food we've ever had. read more

Food is very good and very low cost. The employees are always polite towards me. This has become one of my favorite places. I recommend the general chicken with steamed rice:) read more

We decided to order food to go. NEVER AGAIN! The Hot and Sour soup was awful, very little bamboo shoots and the tofu almost tough! All the food we ordered was horrible and went into the garbage. This was the worst Chinese food ever! read more

This being the only Asian food in town, it's kind of pointless to review, but, I need to say that they closed and reopened shortly ago (under new management) and we are now getting far less food for what was already rather pricy. My main issue in this order was my hot and sour soup. It contained next to no ingredients! Seriously, it was a container of broth and a spoonful of tofu. It should have meat, mushrooms, sliced bamboo shoots, etc, and truly could have put all the ingredients onto one soup spoon. I splurged for this disappointment. read more

China Chef - Over half the broth left and there is nothing left of ingredients - Chinese Near Me - Yerington, Nevada

Service is very friendly, and it was fast. There is plenty of seating. There are many menu items to choose from. Prices are reasonable. I wasn't thrilled with the food. It was ok. It is the only Chinese place in town, I believe, so if you really, really need to get your Chicken Chow Fun on, this is the place. There's a small charge for credit card usage under a certain dollar amount. read more

China Chef - Hot and Sour Soup - Chinese Near Me - Yerington, Nevada

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We have eaten several times here and this last time, yesterday was just unacceptable. We had beef and broccoli which wasn't too bad. The moo shi vegetable was just cabbage in sauce, hot sour soup was full of corn starch for thickening. I don't usually write reviews but this needed to be out there. My husband and I had stomach issues that night. read more

Went for lunch today, service was sllooowwwww, hot and sour soup was gross, looked like it was snot consistency and tasted like it had been reheated multiple times. Now I've been in the bathroom so sick read more

This is hands down the BEST Chinese food in Yerington. Ok, it is the ONLY Chinese food in Yerington. Is it the best Chinese food I have ever eaten? No, not even close, but it is pretty good and I have eaten here a lot and it is consistently good. Some of my favorite items are: - Chinese Chicken Salad - Kung Pao chicken/pork/beef - Won Ton Soup - Shrimp with curry - Szechuan chicken or shrimp - Chicken with broccoli Hot tea is brought without asking and is included in the price. They also have beer - both American and Chinese and wine by the glass. Fried or brown rice can be substituted for the plain white rice. Service is friendly - yea I know all the kids who work here so they better be - and the food comes out very quickly and is always hot and fresh. Generally a full dinner for two falls under 20 dollars. This is definitely worth a stop if you are in Yerington. read more

Very disappointed, we use to enjoy the food here but can't recommend. the last two times we have ordered takeout, and were disappointed both times we won't be back. I hate to slam a local business but it's just not good. read more

Found a dead fly in my egg drop soup. Ate here a lot but since that happened yesterday and they did not discount any portion of my bill, I will not be spending my money here anymore. read more

Stopped in here yesterday after not having gone here in almost 10 years. The food has gotten worse. Really greasy and not cheap. Pork fried rice was the worst I've ever had in my life. My wife and I had to stop off for some Mylanta after we left. The people who run it are really nice, but they've got to improve their food quality. We were completely irritated that we even had to pay for our food since it was so bad. Is what it is, but will never return. read more

Ate there yesterday. It was the sort of casual environment I like (seat yourself and chat with the owner for a few minutes :). Lunch special of Curry shrimp was just right. The Currey was just how I like it (savory and not too hot - just enough to remind you it's curry) and the vegetable's were fresh and yummy. Egg roll was fresh and not too greasy. Under new management I must say this place did a great job at a great price. Lunch was quite affordable and delicious. The service was fast and friendly. Next time I'm in Yerington, I'll go again. read more

If I could give less than one star I would. Four of us went there for dinner on Wednesday night and ordered all of our favorite dishes and drinks. The beer was good, the rest was burnt. How can you burn Chinese food? Everything, I have eaten there many times in my life and it was always wonderful. It is under new management and they have a terrible cook. No vegetables were included in the dishes, used American noodles not Chinese, nothing like I have ever had before. It looked like it was covered in Soy sauce, but it wasn't. They said I ate it when I just tasted it, so they charged me full price. I walked out of there paying $76. They made me pay full amount for everything and wouldn't even taste it . The others didn't even try it because they said that the color was all wrong. They didn't even give us some kind of a discount. They charged full price. It just amazed me. Still does. Don't go there, they said that is how the wok cooks it. Poor service, very bad food and high prices! Everything was burnt except the beer and cokes. read more

I cannot in good faith give this place a good review. It is currently under new management, but it is now worse then before. I understand every place has an off night, so I gave this place two chances under the new management. The first time, the food was subpar, but I gave it then benefit of the doubt since they just reopened. Went there last week for a second chance, and I will not go back. First off, the place smelled funny. Secondly, I've been to plenty of Chinese restaurants and there's no way my food should have been ready in less than five minutes after I placed my order. They have completely lowered their standards compared to old ownership. I recommend just going to the grocery store and buying a frozen Chinese meal. read more

Yerington location is awful. Chow mein tasted like rubber, egg rolls were cold even though i waited for my order to be done, and walnut chicken sauce was so bad i felt sick all day after. nothing but pricey disappointment. read more

I have worked in food service and I understand how customers are. I understand people get busy and shit gets crazy. But after waiting 1 hour for my order, I walk in after being told to wait longer and another man comes bringing back in my order that he was given. I then had to wait another 20 minutes for my new food. No refund. No apology. Horrible service. read more

China Chef resembles many other low cost Chinese restaurants throughout America: Dingy exterior, out of date interior, and low prices. The quantities are large, the server was efficient, but there was nothing particularly special about the good. The General Chicken had to much of an overly sweet sauce, the egg roll was Ok, as was the fried rice and soup. Would I go back if I was eating lunch in Yerington? Probably. Would I make a special trip for it? Probably not. read more

Ifi could give less than one star I would. Spent 60.00 for food that was inedible it is mow sitting in my trash can. Prices have gone up customer service has gone down snd the food is awful. I had heard that the food was no good since the old cook left but decent to give them a chance. Should have saved my money , my stomach and my taste buds. Called to complain and all I heard was ok. Thought it might just be my food but my friend also went the same night and her dinner met the same fate! Will let all of my friends and acquaintances know not to go to this establishment. read more

While staying in yerington recently, we decided to try Chinese food. What a pleasant surprise china chef proved to be! The staff was friendly and the food outstanding ! We were starving so we ordered the generous war won ton soup, dumplings (home made), shrimp with curry sauce and Kung Po chicken! All of the dishes were outstanding! I give china chef a 5 star rating based on service, freshness, taste and authenticity. Highly recommended! read more

The food is good and the service is pretty fast. I'd give more stars except you can't ever bet on when they will be open. It's best to keep your food options open, because they will close randomly for days at a time any time of the year. If you really, really want Chinese food, you're just stuck here in Yerington, because they're the only Chinese place in town. I guess that works in their favor. Must be nice. read more

My husband and I are fond of this quirky little town, which has the remnants of a genuine early 20th century American main street. The first time we stayed here while offroading in the area, we tried the China Chef, expecting the greasy spoon "Chinese" food so common in the west. What we got was a decor that looked as if somebody actually wanted to create a welcoming and interesting dining room, and a fresh, well-cooked, tasty Chinese American meal, all at a price that was competitive with the town's McDonald's restaurant. Figuring that our first experience just *had* to have been exaggerated in memory out of relief that we'd found a tolerable meal, we tried the China Chef again the next time we went through Yerington. We expected a default "Chinese" lunch plate. What we got had the same ingredients and dishes that would normally be included in the lunch plate, but much fresher and better than we had expected. In particular, the chef/owner seems addicted to good fresh vegetables and knows how to cook them. :-) This weekend, we stayed in Yerington while offroading again, and tried the China Chef at third time. Third time is the charm -- I got excellent puckery hot and sour soup, what appeared to be homemade potstickers, garlic chicken that was a feast to the eyes as well as the tongue (orange carrots and green broccoli can be that if they're really fresh), and tasty pork fried rice. That does it. This is a good, inexpensive restaurant that deserves better than to have the word "cheap" used to describe it. The locals in Yerington fortunately seem well aware of what they have; the place has been busy every time we have gone there. I hope that it continues to succeed, because I want to find it the next time I'm in Yerington. ;-) read more

I've been here a few times. Mostly on my way through town and grabbing something to go. The food always has some kind of over powering sweet sauce. The wait staff usually doesn't take any care with to go orders. No cutlery and to go cups are small. Next time I am headed through town, I will just keep driving. read more

I had lunch today at the China chef. The service was very good. I had the Mongolian Beef lunch special. The egg drop soup was good and favorable. It tasted as though it had actually been seasoned. The Mongolian Beef was good. The menu had it marked as spicy however mine was very mild. I was wishing for a little spice. read more

Food was great. Mongolian beef and pork fried rice were delicious. The egg flower soup and egg rolls were very yummy too. We were just passing through on our vacation and I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy some of the best Chinese I have had in a long time. read more

Great lunch specials! Really good price for an entree, soup, rice, and an egg roll. I normally get orange chicken or sesame chicken. Both are delicious!! They are also very friendly! I normally do to go orders and stop by and pick it up on my way home from work on my lunch breaks. Perfect location too! read more

I go here often with an office group, and everyone likes it. Friendly staff, fair prices, good food. If someone from the office can't make lunch here, then n they ask for a to go order because no one wants to miss it read more

I had my first ever chinese here! Its good small town food!

I was surprised to find such great chinese food in Yerington, in fact anywhere. This restaurant would have been great in Reno or Chicago. They always make my food per my request and i have a lot of requests. Love the service. Kim is great! read more

the food is always hot and fresh,and served up fast.the staff is very friendly.i have been eating here for the past 14 years on and off,since i do not live here locally.never had a bad experience.the owner is very modest,claiming he does not own the restaurant it owns him.:).would not hesitate to recommend. read more

If you like Chinese food this is a must stop, you will not be disappointed in the food or service. The quality is comparable to any you will find in the big cities and this includes California. Also, the price is very reasonable. read more