It's definitely a family owned business. Super busy for Lunar new year. I had been here once before on a regular day and the wait time was 10-15, but today it was really busy and wait time doubled. I'm happy for them! Anyway, I really love that they have several tofu options since I'm not eating meat and it can get very dull. Here I can pick several dishes to satisfy my cravings for different food. I really enjoyed my orange tofu with fried rice. read more

We order to go, my wife has tried the food before, service was great. Will come back to eat inside next time. Prices are reasonable.

More like 3.5 stars. Picked up a to-go order so didn't get the dine-in experience. But this small place in a run-down strip mall felt cozy and quaint with friendly service. Got veggie moo shu, veggie eggrolls and sesame balls. Everything was packaged well and survived the trip home intact. All the dishes tasted very good, fresh and good flavor. Unfortunately no house-made pancakes nor hoison for the moo shu but the generic kind instead. Also no house-made hot mustard for the egg rolls. Sesame balls were very good, better than expected. Enjoyed the meal and recommend this business. read more

I got extremely sick after eating here! Be cautious! I guess you get what you pay for.

Find a better and more affordable all-day special. I'm here at least once a week, but lately 2-3 times. Food is tasty and doesn't weigh you down. Family-run, Lowe key atmosphere. Hands-down the best friend rice you're going to eat. Just don't take my seat next to Selena. read more

China Lites - This meal is $12. - Chinese Near Me - Valley Village, California

Ate one Sunday. As we sat there roaches climbed from behind seat up wall. Chef was in area, we told him. He pulled out flashlight on phone began to look. At that time a roach climbed up wall. He took his hands and killed it. I still paid. But sucks they wouldn't accommodate me! read more

I've been coming here for over 15 years and always get the same dishes, till tonight! I decided to try the salt & pepper pork chops and a side of their gourmet vegetable, let me tell you how tasty this was, you have to try for yourself-delicious! read more

Currently it's not possible to get the full experience at China Lite. The main dining room is closed off and it's filled with to-go boxes and containers, leaving the front dining room a bit of a mess. Unfortunately when dining in, everything is also served on paper plates. As with many restaurants, they're short-staffed and there's no one to wash dishes. I had the XLB dumplings, Garlic Chicken Chow Fun Noodles, and Beef with Garlic Sauce. Over all the food was fine; nothing really stood out to me as amazing, but the Dumplings were my least favorite. The skins were pretty thick and the pork did not have the best flavor. I would skip them next time but I would order the Noodles and Beef Garlic again. The prices are reasonable. The Service was friendly and I appreciate all the hassle restaurants are going though to open back up. I hope China Lites gets the staff they need but until then I'll just stick to the takeout. read more

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Friendly service, fair prices, great food. We ordered takeout from here the other night. The restaurant is in an unassuming little strip mall next to a few other restaurants and a liquor store. The parking lot is small but we didn't have any issues finding a spot. The inside of the restaurant is clean and decorated in the classic Chinese American style complete with a fish tank and paper Chinese Zodiac placemats. It's cozy and rich with nostalgia. We ordered the Beef Chow Fun, Chicken Fried Rice, Xiao Long Bao, and Sautéed String Beans. The portions were generous and still piping hot by the time we got home with them. We spent around $45 and got enough food for 2-3 meals. Everything tasted fresh and delicious--the Chicken Friend Rice and String Beans were our favorite. We will definitely be coming back! read more

Decent neighborhood Chinese takeout General tsao chicken 9/10 Lo mein 8/10 Garlic shrimp 8/10 Beef with broccoli 7/10 Appetizer sampler 9/10 Service 9/10 read more

Went here for the first time and loved the food! Had some dumplings, beef with string beans, and fried rice all well seasoned and good portions too. Everyone was very friendly and had that family run small business vibe. I'll definitely be back again. read more

I just moved to the area and found Chine Lites and will pick up food to go regularly. The food is wonderful and the prices are reasonable. Quick service and a friendly staff. Always fun to chip in to feed their large fish in the aquarium! If you are in the area I recommend them. A+ read more

China Lites - Chinese Near Me - Valley Village, California

Solid Chinese. I usually only do delivery here. Get the chicken with garlic sauce. It's magic. read more

For a quick Chinese fix, this absolutely does the trick. I ordered through Door Dash and the food arrived earlier than it said it would (which is great). It came neatly packed with utensils, soy sauce and fortune cookies! The orange chicken was classic take out with a little extra breading and the XLB were delicious but cold. Mongolian beef left a lot to be desired IMO, and the bao had sooo much breading and were dry. Overall, the meal was solid and hit my craving read more

I ordered Orange Chicken. And Mongolian beef. The orange chicken was over breaded, gummy tasted like glue and the chicken was dried out and barely there. Very bland. The Mongolian beef meat was bloated and soft. Not tender, but bloated. I don't know how else to put it. I couldn't eat it. I had very Little, and honestly, my stomach hurts from it. I'm nauseous. Portions were ok, was delivered quick. But tasted so bad. read more

The food is just delicious, my go to is Chicken and String Beans, Fried Rice, and Vegetable Chowmein. They are perfect portions to share with at least 2 other people and come in microwave safe containers. Making it easy to store in the refrigerator if you have leftovers. Also, they are fast and neat with packaging the food when delivering. Great place all around. read more

I ordered off of Uber eats. I had to leave this review here. I want to give a big thank you to China Lites for fair priced meals. Delicious and good portions. I don't have anything to add about the ambiance, but I'm sure it's nice read more

This is the best Chinese Take Out east of Coldwater Canyon. Their Kung Pao Chickens are on point! Highly recommend it! read more

Ordered through UberEATS as it was the only Chinese food open late on a Thursday and it was just alright! The chow mein and broccoli beef were pretty yummy and not that much different from any other Chinese food stand you order from. The fried rice was whatever but definitely not your typical fried rice. It just seemed to lack flavor. I'd definitely order from them again as it was pretty filling and delicious, but nothing in particular stood out. read more

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I REALLY want to like this place. A star for the decent service and a star for the price. Lunch specials are certainly cheap but this is a prime example of getting what you paid for. I've been here twice and the salt and pepper fish was extremely floured up yet the fish still tasted too fishy. YIKES. Then I had the chicken with broccoli and there was a really spongy, chewy but unbreakable white opaque indescribable object that in my years of existence I still can't figure out what it is (pictured). I was extremely disgusted but because of the service I didn't want to complain. Also the hot and sour soup was one of the worst I've ever tasted. I'm so sorry! read more

China Lites - What is this? It was chewy and gooey and it grossed me out. - Chinese Near Me - Valley Village, California

OMG I highly recommend this place. It is such a good price!!!! You get a lot of food for the cheap price that it is. It's quality Chinese and is fresh and oh so yummy. It's also pretty rare to consistently have good quality without error when it comes to food these days.... I've ordered from them like four times and I've never had a bad meal. I also only get the beef with broccoli and the cream cheese wontons so I can't really let everyone know that every dish is good, but at least the beef and broccoli and the cream cheese wontons have been amazing. I will say the fried rice is a little salty and tastes a little weird though ...... read more

China Lites - 6 Piece Fried Wontons - Chinese Near Me - Valley Village, California

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Dogshit. Came here and got 12 pieces of Xiao Long Bao, soup dumplings. Paid like $14 for something that felt like it came out of a package and got microwaved. Rubbery dough that sticks to your mouth, tasteless meat. The lady serving was nice but most people are. I just don't see how this place is in business if something as simple as dumplings goes over their head. Ambiance and decor was typical fare for a chinese takeout place. Tacky with red lanterns, dragon motifs and chinese zodiacs. just go somewhere better, we live in LA, there's so much better that isn't significantly pricier. read more

Consistently wonderful and delicious. Love the staff. Such yummy comfort food. 10/10 recommend.

This place is great . They go out of their way to accommodate you . I asked for something special for my sick clients ,that had a stomach bug . They got it perfect . They remembered what I ordered for the following days . My Clients loved their " feel better " meals and request it - months later . Lol . Kids - these days ! Very sweet staff. Thank you ! . read more

Combination Fried Rice is AMAZING!!!! Never can get enough of this fried rice. I love that they can remove the onion from it and not hassle me for it. Wish their Large was a little bigger cause honestly seems more like a medium, but that's bout it. The foods always amazing read more

Quite possibly the worst sesame chicken I have ever had. It is just orange chicken garnished with sesame seeds. The only redeeming thing about this meal is the steamed white rice. The chicken is somehow soggy and chewy at the same time. I would have rather ordered Panda Express. read more

China Lites - Sesame Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Valley Village, California

Absolutely disgusting. I don't usually feel inclined to write a review when I have subpar food but this was almost inedible. I got Kung Pao chicken and beef pan fried noodles. The chicken and beef had an unnaturally chewy consistency. The noodles tasted like rubber- I couldn't eat them. The Kung pao didn't even have peanuts. I was just able to pick off the broccoli and eat it with some of the white rice... which was also soggy. read more

I wish I could give it more; actually 3 stars is generous. The place is in a little strip mall at the corner of Laurel and Chandler. There were hardly any people in there; possibly because of their take out business. The chicken chow mein with brown rice was mediocre at best. The meal was served lukewarm, on paper plates with plastic utensils. The kung pao chicken was cold, and it had no peanuts. The broccoli was mushy (possible frozen the microwaved) and not really tasty. BTW: Western Wok is only a couple miles east.... read more

Best won ton soup around!! I'm so glad I found this restaurant when searching for won ton soup one day. It is truly the best won to soup I have ever tried; very tasty and packed with won tons and veggies. I was definitely willing to try more dishes after that, and did! I have my family hooked on their food. Every time I call, they answer. I have ordered for pick up and for delivery. They're fast and always have been very friendly. I will continue to order from them and hope others give them a try as well. read more

I love this restaurant. It's affordable, unique menu, and food are excellent. I love the lemon chicken, the piu piu platter, and the bbq pork fried rice. The flavors are so rich and it's cooked so well! read more

I came twice towards the end of Covid and both times I got a stomach ache, Has any one else felt woozy after eating here. Never happened prior to Covid. Been here dozens of times and nothing ever happened. read more

China Lites - Felt woozy after eating.......05/29/21 - Chinese Near Me - Valley Village, California

We got the all day specials that come with an entree, rice, and either egg roll or soup. One was orange chicken and the other was pork with garlic sauce. Honestly the orange chicken was pretty meh, but the pork with garlic sauce was so good that it bumped my review up from 3 to 4 stars. If I order again I'll just make sure to get that with the fried rice. read more

Service is ok, food & ambience not a pleasant experience. The food is edible , however not tasty.

Great food! This is my favorite take-out Chinese spot. Even though I've moved away from their delivery zone, I'll still drive here to get take-out. My faves are the honey walnut shrimp and the pineapple curry fried rice, but everything I've tried here has been great. Plus, if you order more than $30 worth of food, they'll throw in some free eggrolls. read more

Up until tonight I guess we have ordered for perhaps 5+ years from China Lites. Tonight, they lost our business though. My wife opened her Fried Rice to find one very dead bug right on top of the rice in plain view of anyone who would have closed the container. It was in such a position that it would have been impossible to miss. Sorry folks, I know that things happen....but this little fella made it into her fried rice, into the container and then was plainly visible to anyone who would open the container. Having a bug infestation is bad enough, but sending it out to your loyal customer means one of two things: Either your quality control is very poor or you simply didn't care. Either way I will not be purchasing again going forward. Sorry. I really hate to write bad reviews but a bug in the food that made it all the way via delivery? Unacceptable in my opinion. read more

Honestly everything is so amazing here! Their food I always come back because it's so delicious, plus the owners are so nice. They treat their customers like family, and all their servers are wonderful. It's truly one of the best mom and pops around. Would definitely recommend egg foo yeung read more

China Lites - Menu is great! - Chinese Near Me - Valley Village, California

I write this to you curled over on the toilet. DO NOT EAT HERE! The food is stale and rubbery. I have never seen dumplings or chicken or even the cream cheese wontons look so grey before. This place ought to shut down before they make any more people sick. read more

Rude staff, rude racist restaurant I'll never come here again! We asked to use the bathroom for my 3 year old daughter and they said it's not working. After the two owners spoke in mandarin saying no don't let them use it. What they didn't realize is that I understand mandarin. read more

China Lites - Chinese Near Me - Valley Village, California

Maybe I just ordered the wrong things but the Peking pork chops were drenched in a Sweet and Sour sauce which I didn't expect as the description in postmates doesn't mention it. My fault for not investigating. What was terrible was that the pork chops had more bone, fat, and cartilage than meat. Absolutely disappointing. The white rice had way too much water in it so it was really mushy. The BBQ pork fried rice was pretty tasty but I made the mistake of adding chicken. Their chicken is that flat shaved rubbery chicken and not actual cubed or chunked chicken meat. Where do they get that stuff? The fried rice was the best tho. Really good. read more

Food has really gone down hill. It has turned into " lazy Chinese food". Last 2 orders food was unacceptable. Sad. Used to be good.....will never order from them again read more