China King

Took a long time for a plate of only 8 dumplings…read more The waitress got the order wrong and gave somebody else's water to another table Then try to persuade those customers to take the order she had already put on somebody else else's table.

I was hesitant when i first walked in but this was amazing. 10/10 and I'm not even a big fan of…read moredumplings. Can tell it's fresh and homemade.

DIY sauce & water station

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Loved the red covering on the chairs - reminds me of Chinese weddings

Sichuan House

3.7(83 reviews)

1.6 mi

The food was good The menu was slightly confusing The…read moreservice was great and I would say it's a very solid choice

The food was really good and came very quickly, service was polite and helpful, and the ambiance…read morewas very chill and relaxing

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Meet Here-West Lafayette

5.0(1 review)

2.0 mi

I really enjoyed eating here. I went in the afternoon and it was pretty empty which I found…read morepeaceful and really enjoyed. The service was very nice and helpful. I got the buldak chicken and then pork rib noodle soup. I really love buldak ramen flavor so I enjoyed the sandwich a lot. For the noodles I got the chili flakes separate. The meat wasn't seasoned much but I love ribs and was able to flavor to my taste with the hoisin sauce and chili oil. Also, I felt like the broth was light and refreshing. My only complaint was that I would have preferred thinner noodles but it's one of the better noodle soups in the area and I'd recommend it!

From the owner: Meet Here Restaurant offers authentic and delicious tasting Chinese Noodle in West Lafayette, IN…read more Meet Here's convenient location and affordable prices make our restaurant a natural choice for eat-in or take-out meals in the West Lafayette community. Our restaurant is known for its variety in taste and high quality fresh ingredients. Come and experience our friendly atmosphere and excellent service.

Peppercorns Kitchen

3.2(139 reviews)

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I've been looking for good Kung Pao chicken since moving to the Midwest from the west coast, and…read morethis place definitely is the best! Velvet Ed chicken with a perfectly thick sauce, peanuts, chilis, and no extras to pad the dish. The food was all fast, fresh, and closer to a west coast Chinese restaurant meal than anything else I've had in Indiana. Also had braised pork belly and green beans, both were amazing. I'll be back, and will call ahead for the Peking duck.

We came in for a late-ish Friday dinner, around 8 pm. The place was not busy. We were seated right…read moreaway. Food here was fabulous. We ordered: cumin lamb, chef special stir fry chicken, stir fry string beans, and a hot and sour soup for me. Everything is yum. My favorite is the cumin lamb. I can taste the cumin and the meat is velvety and tender. We definitely would come here again.

You know the food is going to be authentic when the dry erase menu board is written in Chinese characters!

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Taste

3.7(51 reviews)

1.7 mi

We had a large array and while other people in my party did enjoy the food, I was very…read moreunderwhelmed. I was excited for the green onion pancakes but they were extremely greasy and chewy with little taste. The spring rolls and egg rolls were ok, but nothing special. The crab Rangoon was terribly chewy. General Tso chicken was ok, again nothing special. Garlic pork was actually pretty good but on the whole I don't eat pork so I limited myself to a bite. I also don't eat lamb but did try the Mongolian lamb and I thought it was soft and not super flavorful but other people at my table raved about it. We also had fried rice with veggies and fried rice with tofu. Neither were terribly flavorful. All this to say, I think I was the only one who did not enjoy the dinner.

Shout out to taste! Had my birthday dinner here, the food…read morehas a great variety and all delicious also authentic. Service is excellent, surprised me with a serving robot singing birthday song to me and a bowl of birthday noodles. We had such a great time dining in there. Thank you very much!

Back area

Mapo Tofu/ xiao long bao(dimsum)

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En Lai Chinese Kitchen

3.0(57 reviews)

2.5 mi

I ordered the crab Rangoon and while it was ok, it did not come with any dipping sauce so I didn't…read moreeven eat it. I took a bite of one and threw the rest away - can't have crab Rangoon without the sweet dipping sauce! I also asked for my fried rice to be spicy - not only did it have zero spice, it had zero flavor in general. Lastly, I ordered the shredded beef. It was not shredded - it was the same sliced beef as any other Chinese dish. It was fatty and chewy. Giving three stars which I feel is very generous - only thing that pushed them to 3 instead of 2 was the pricing was good. Only spent $23 on a bag of food that pretty much all got thrown away.

Order take out only not much room inside. Good exactly like the other Resturant with the same name…read more Will update more at a later date.

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Happy China

3.0(126 reviews)

1.9 mi

Happy China is quality Chinese delivery. We've been going for years and not only love the food,…read morebut, the staff are personable and always cranking it out. Recommendations: Awesome crab rangoon Hunan chicken Pork egg foo young/ the best Everything has been great over the years, but, the one signature item I always get is their homemade hot mustard! So tasty and it will clean your congestion too. Not for the squeamish. Can't say enough good things.

Got LOTS of food for the price. Everything GREAT except fried pot stickers. They were bland and…read moretasted like frozen Gyoza not homemade. Moo Shu was delish and plentiful but pancakes seemed like rice paper wrappers not normal with moo shu! Maybe supplies are sparse since students are not currently on campus!?!

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Peking Chinese Restaurant

3.4(47 reviews)

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The Peking Chinese restaurant on Promenade Parkway off of Veteran's Memorial is the best Chinese…read moreRestaurant I have ever visited. When you enter the store, the place is immaculately clean with a nice bright seating area. They are super friendly and accommodating. The food was very fresh and delicious. This is the best place to eat Chinese in Lafayette, and they will always have my business. The new owners are a refreshing change to The Peking! Love Love Love it!!!

New owners and they are very nice people! They have completely revamped the restaurant and the…read moremenu. Tastes like better quality food with fresher ingredients! I ate at the old restaurant a few dozen times and it really went downhill at the end. I got a general Tso combo and I loved the whole thing! I will be back. This is my new favorite American style Chinese restaurant in Lafayette.

Inside. Left is house spring roll for $1.89. Right is egg roll for $1.20. Difference I noticed was shell & 2 pieces of shrimp.

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Crab Rangoon. Order of 10 for $3.95!

En Lai Chinese Kitchen

2.9(45 reviews)

2.1 mi

Ordered for a quick dinner for the first time, and it wasn't too bad!…read more Pros - Speed of food prep and kitchen efficiency was great - Quantity of food was good for the price - Friendliness of staff Cons - Not terrible, but overly sauced (I ordered the Sesame Chicken, as the first time I go somewhere I always order something simple) Overall not a bad, local quick service Chinese spot.

I rate my Chinese food against an old favorite, CHINA LANE, which closed after Covid, and against…read moresome fine Chinese American restaurants in Chicago, so that bar is pretty high. Thus far no Chinese restaurant in Lafayette has remotely met those standards. The atmosphere was quaint. Nice cozy amount of indoor seating. Nice and clean tables. You have to go to the counter to order. They have no fountain beverages only canned, and no water unless you want to buy bottled. We all chose the water from a cooler freezer, which was not very cold. 3 orders for 3 people which we all planned to mix and match. Orders were pork egg foo young, pork chop suey, and sweet and sour chicken. We then went and sat down at our booth. Our food was done very quickly. All were brought to the booth in brown paper bags. Hmmm do they not want you to eat in? So we opened the bags and pulled out our food trying to share from the plastic trays. The silverware was the very cheapest plasticware that they could have bought. My fork broke leaving tines in my egg foo young. The egg foo young was good but very average they forgot the gravy. I think they overheard us saying we never had it without because she brought some to the table, the gravy was good but nowhere near my Chicago or China Lanes. The sweet and sour chicken was excellent. Very crispy yet soft white meat and the sweet and sour was good. I would highly recommend it. The chop suey was one of the most disappointing dishes, I have eaten at many and this dish was tasty but to call it chop suey was a mistake. They had large chopped hard carrots, nothing like what is in normal chop suey, they did not use bean sprouts in anything that we had. This was in no way a chop suey. That being said except for the large uncooked carrots it was very tasty. Maybe rename. I spoke to someone who eats there periodically and they said they use the same combination for a variety of dishes and just change the meat and name. We also had crab raggoons, these were some of the best I have ever had soft, crispy with a soft yummy center. The rice was excellent, the egg roll was ok, I have bought frozen ones from Sam's that are better. Sad if not for having no table service and the cheapest plasticware I would give the food a 4. I know there is a second Resturant with the same name and their food is the same. Not sure if this one was to be a better one for eating in or not. More. Hands on if so. I hope they step it up some and work on their inside sales more. Would recommend just not to sit eat and expect any customer service. Nice people but they need to work on their inside customer service. One of the better Chinese American foods, they just need to step it up a notch to be a great success. Will eat here again and update this restaurant, they have potential.

Gross and disorganized

Yummy Sweet & Sour Chicken

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A look at the inside decor

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Nancy S.

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11 years ago

The food is always delicious and they are generous in the portions and extras, but the delivery man isn't the least bit friendly! Maybe he doesn't speak English at all to respond when I say hi or how are you, but he could at least smile, right? read more

Kelly B.

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12 years ago

Take-out from this place was tasty and freshly made. Clean place. They deliver for orders over $10. Veggies and meat plentiful in dishes that had them. read more

David G.

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9

10

5 years ago

Food didn't taste well and didn't sit well either. Tell her right away that something was off, wouldn't recommend.

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