Food was good but, a little pricey. Service was cordial and atmosphere nice. Mandarin chicken was a bit overcooked, pieces were hard. Deserts were very unique & tasty. Bird nest dish was a hit ! Judy read more

China Lotus - Mandarin Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

Love the wonton soup and go there just for that. The spring rolls are fantastic too! Sometimes it's really busy and it's a bit of a wait to get served, but overall it's not usually that bad. I like the fact that it's quiet and there's not a lot of loud music playing. read more

Are will to make reasonable substitutions, (chicken instead of shrimp). Waiting staff has been there a while and are amiable and well versed with the extensive menu. read more

Just had lunch here today and everything was just delicious!! Best Asian restaurant in Hammond!! Never disappoints!! Looking forward to my next visit. looking forward to my next visit. read more

Great food great people serving the food always friendly and ready to help so if you enjoy Chinese food go to China lotus it's about the best read more

I did take out twice. It was what I had hoped for in the American-Chinese style. Mandarin Chicken are fried boneless skinless thigh meat. You can opt for breast meat for +$3. Also sauce on the side. Pork fried rice, spring rolls in my experience are actually egg rolls which doesn't matter what they call it bc they're good! Also opt for the house made sweet-sour and hot mustard sauces for a nominal fee, but they are so worth it. Careful on the mustard the Chinese horseradish will take your breath away, but it is great with appetizers. read more

This was our first time trying this restaurant as it is hidden behind a bank and you could hardly see it. So we looked it up and read the story behind the place. Great story. Read it on the menu or website. Service was outstanding. We ordered our drinks which were a beer served with a frosted mug and a glass of plum wine. Then our appetizers of the barbecue pork, crab meat delight, and a bowl of egg flower soup. All of them came out hot and fresh and were so tender. I must mention that everything is made to order army the time you order it and everything is fresh. Our entrees were the Triple Dragon, Sesame Chicken and beef fried rice. Everything was outstanding, full of flavor and again was made to order fresh. Desert was the pineapple rim tim. This was not bad, could have been better and the cheesecake was fluffy and creamy. This place packed up for dinner pretty fast. A must try place. read more

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Over the years it has remained one of my favorites. But I regret to say, it's slipping. I left many 5 star reviews in the past. It's a strong 3 this time. China Lotus - I love you - but there are places in the area that are now better competitors. If you don't watch it, you will be overtaken. I will be back here again, but honestly will be choosing a different place next time. read more

I hadn't dined in for quite a while, usually ordering to go. We decided to dine in, and I ordered a regular war wonton soup. I removed two wontons and ate two spoonfuls before mistakenly spilling the hot soup mostly in my lap and some on the table. The waitress came over with a towel to clean the table, but she never asked if I was okay, knowing it was hot. My BIGGEST COMPLAINT/issue is that she never offered to give me another soup. I would have been okay with just the broth because I had the wontons on a saucer. She didn't have any issue charging me for it. I know replacing the soup minus the wontons wouldn't have been a big loss to the restaurant. What has happened to customer service? PLEASE IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! read more

I had the egg flower soup with the noodles and it was delicious, I would say it's the best I've had. My husband had the sweet and sour shrimp and chicken it he said it was really good too. The tea was excellent the atmosphere was cosy and peaceful. We didn't have a long wait time and server was attentive but didn't hover. I definitely recommend it. read more

Fantastic Big Boss lo mein, great wonton soup, and excellent fried rice! Order is always ready at the time given, which is a big plus for any business. read more

We ordered take out from China Lotus for the first time tonight. There was not a useful menu available on the website so just ordered our usual favorites - chicken fried rice, vegetable low mein, beef and broccoli, sesame chicken and egg rolls. The price was astronomical over $80, but we had high expectations for such a high price. The sesame chicken is true chicken breast, they were breaded but with the amount of sauce in the container, the breading was soft and sopping wet. Overall, flavor was good but execution was poor. The chicken fried rice also had large chunks of white meat chicken which I appreciated. The fried rice was my favorite portion of the meal. Beef and broccoli was flavored well, broccoli still had a good crunch and the beef was tender and not chewy at all. The low mein however was so wildly overcooked, the noodles were mush, the vegetables were soft enough to feed to an infant and the favor wasn't there at all. Egg rolls were decent but we were unaware they would contain seafood (again, no usable menu was available anywhere) so those were a miss for us too. Likely wont return for anything other than fried rice. read more

Great food great service would recommend to anyone best Chinese food in Ponchatoula and Hammond

some of the best Asian food we've had for a very long time. clean, quiet, polite staff. only one negative; I wish they had a broader choice of vegetarian foods. my husband likes meat, I don't. we're going back soon. read more

Best Chinese food on Northshore, in my opinion. We have been eating here for over 7 years, and the food has always remained consistent. Best dumplings, take a little time but are worth it. Easy parking, great service, clean restaurant. read more

Food is great, service is great, and great ambience. I love the egg rolls, wonton soup, tong chow chicken and shrimp.

The employees purposely take the phone off the hook so they don't have to take call in orders! They admitted this when I went there after trying to call in an order for over an hour then had to wait 45 min once I got there! Never again. They did not see any problem with it and it's still going on a year later! Can they really afford to lose all that take out business?? We won't be back. Lazy employees who should be fired!! read more

Food was delicious. Only complaint I had was I ordered sesame chicken and it had no sesame seeds in it. The dish itself was good. Wonton soup was delicious. Service was excellent. We had a party of 10 and waitress handled it very well. read more

Stopped by for quick lunch. Take out was ready under 10 min. receptionist was very good at recommending something for me to eat since I was diabetic. What was her recommendation and was very satisfied. read more

The first time I went to China lotus. It was a Sunday afternoon around 12. The owner yelled to us that they were very busy and had no tables. Today we decided to try again since there aren't very many Chinese restaurants in the Hammond area. Our waitress was very nice. The spring rolls were delicious but they were $5 for two mini ones. We both got lunch special chicken meals. White meat is $2 extra. Most places it's only a dollar more. The breading on every piece of chicken fell off. The chicken was flavorless and pounded very thin. The rice was supposed to be combination fried rice but had only one piece of pork in it. When we left, we passed right in front of the owner and she said nothing. No thanks, no have a good day. Rude, overpriced, medicore. We won't be giving them any more of our business. read more

China Lotus - Mandarin chicken - Chinese Near Me - Hammond, Louisiana

This has been our go to Chinese Restaursnt for over 25 years. We love the quality and variety of the menu!

How can people even rate this place poorly? I have been eating here for over 10 years. Lived out of state for many of those and always ordered from here when I came home. It's consistent, delish, and the best quality out of anywhere I have had EVER. Keep rocking it China lotus! read more

Spent $160 on a to-go order and kiddos are now eating peanut butter sandwiches. Food was uneatable. Did not receive Hot and Spicy chicken. Boneless fried chicken was covered with brown sauce which made it soggy and no veggies. Mandarin chicken had absolutely no flavor. Chicken taste like it was boiled in water with no seasoning. Sweet and sour chicken had an odd taste. Chicken fried rice had two chunks of flavorless chicken on top of rice and rice was crunchy. No pork in pork fried rice. I hadn't been to China Lotus in awhile and I am embarrassed I asked my family to order tonight. I have pics but do not see how to upload to this review. I like to support small businesses but I will not return. I DO NOT recommend this restaurant!!! read more

Beautiful atmosphere, great servers and service. Food was excellent but not "traditional Chinese" that I'm used too. Also very pricey for not a lot of food. Overall a wonderful place and would go back again if I was in the area. read more

Delicious I would go back there anytime actually truth be told I've never been there I've only ordered food through a delivery app but whatever received has been fantastic I definitely go back again and or rather I'll definitely order again and I'll try to make it to the restaurant sometime soon read more

Are these people ever open anymore? They need to change their hours and inform the customers of the change.

Service, food presentation all awesome. Large, shareable portions of freshly cooked to order and HOT food. The Asian food experience of the 80s before buffets ruined it. You will be glad you came. Family atmosphere and attentive wait staff all made this a great option in the Hammond, La area. Close to the interstate for travelers, and a nice peaceful break from the normal hectic resturants of this day and age. We will be back. read more

I'm only giving this a 2 because of the 2 ladies (9/5/23) busting their butts serving people, taking orders over the phone and busing tables themselves. Outside of that, the food is disgusting and shouldn't have gone outside our norm Asian Fusion, but they are closed on Tuesdays. I can say this, whomever voted them best Chinese of 2022 must not have high standards. read more

I've been going here since the 1980's! Damn, I'm old! This restaurant started off in a strip mall in ponchatoula years ago. It was, what would be today, behind Racetrack in Ponchatoula. Right about where the Taco Bell is. Buffet style, well kinda Piccadilly style, when it first started. Always delicious and made to order now. You can tell the difference. I will admit it's a bit pricey today, but you're assured a great tasting meal. When I have a few extra dollars, it's where I go. read more

was there during lunch. started off with wonton soup and spring rolls. enjoyed these but it went down hill from there. I got the beef and broccoli. the beef texture was like tofu or something and the whole mess was drowned in way too much sauce, absolutely gross. my spouse got the sesame chicken and it was also overly drenched in sauce. the chicken was cut in strips and had a few sesame seeds on top but no sesame flavor. very very disappointing over all. read more

We ordered their sesame chicken to go, since everyone said it was the best. It was soggy and the breading was falling off of it by the time we drove the 5 miles home. We also ordered white rice, which my husband ate, and shrimp fried rice, which I ate. I also have thrown up all day long which I'm assuming is from shrimp fried rice. For the high prices they have then I'd expect a lot more. read more

I don't even know where to start... the food was god awful, the service was subpar, and the prices are outrageous for the quality and quantity of food served. Ordered the mandarin chicken and looked like a pile of hot shit and tasted accordingly. If I could leave zero stars I would. I'm not one to be picky about COVID restrictions but the seating arrangements were extremely close I could practically reach on either side of me and grab a fork full of the other tables food. Please never go go here and if you have to go the only thing I would recommend would be the white rice. read more

Table top was sticky and had hair on it , food droppings on floor, in general the restaurant needs a good cleaning. Menu items are way overpriced for the quality which is mediocre at best. Very disappointed to see how much this place has deteriorated over the years. read more

Went there twice service was awful. I was told there was going to be an hour wait on a to go order. She didn't even acknowledge me at first.

They are closed on Mondays and Saturdays and most sites say they close at 9pm, there phone message says the close at 8pm. just a FYI.

Waited 40 minutes for my order. Arrived ahead of time and paid for my meal and waited approximate 30 additional minutes. Spring rolls were hard, probably refried, I could not cut with knife, very difficult to chew. The Wontons for my War Wonton soup were old and hard, too. The soup did soften them up a little. The Crab Meat Won Tons were cold and also hard. I got Crab Meat Won Tons without some sort of dipping sauce, most restaurants serve with a sweet and sour on the side. The only thing good about my Tong Cho Chicken was the Tong Cho sauce. The chicken, white meat which I had to pay extra for, was overcook and hard. The Tempura Batter was floating in the sauce, not even on the chicken. Worse Chinese food I have ever "tried" to eat. So disappointed. I was so looking forward to my "over priced" meal. I can not even give them 1 STAR, for effort, because there was none. read more

Excellent Wonton soup and Spring Rolls! Spicy steak entree was very good. Restroom was spotless. You won't be sorry eating here!

This place is never consistent. We ordered the ting chi chicken -(our regular) and it was mostly hi ken skin, horrible meat, and the sauce wasn't even spicy. This is has been our go to since Trey Yuen closed hut now we have no Chinese restaurant options in Hammond read more

Enjoyed this restaurant while in Hammond. Food served fresh and tasty. Staff wore mask. Seating spaced at a safe distance.

I can't imagine leaving a bad review. It's possible those folks haven't had anything other than buffets before. We've been only a few times, and have never been disappointed. Today my spouse loved their Mandarin duck. The steamed dumplings were so tasty, the pork fried rice is loaded with chunks of roasted pork, the chicken kew was so good, and the banana fritters for dessert were so good. We left with 4 plates of leftovers. Service was friendly and offered information, such as the kitchen makes everything to order and is able to customize things to your taste. read more