5 star rating because the girl who was at the cashier was super nice and caring and was very welcoming. And I believe anywhere u go good customer service makes the experience 10x better! I ordered a Thai tea and it was so delicious. Thank you so much read more

Humble little place that I usually visit for lunch after the Gym. Today I got dinner alone... I had the fish filet with black bean sauce it comes with brown rice and I had an ice tea... it's fun to hear them shout for the order and they have many to go. The service is polite by two Hispanic women that try to please you as they can. The venue is clean with windows in all the side and mirrors in one wall that makes the sensation of a bigger place... extremely affordable. read more

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I've ordered delivery from Chinese Friends many times. I've also eaten at the restaurant. This time when the food finally arrived and it was cold. I ordered on line at the restaurant website at 6:18. I received no updates about when the order was ready, when it was picked or when it was delivered. It finally arrived at 7:15. The description of the Shanghai noodles said wide noodles so I was expecting chow fun. However the noodles were the ones used in lo mein. All around, disappointing. The last time I dined at the restaurant the flavor of the food was on the disappointing side as well. read more

First time dinning in . I had tried food to go in the past . We did the kung pao and combination fried rice . The kung Pao comes with white rice . Though we did dine the last hour before they close the waitress was still super sweet about us taking our time . I saw other reviews saying they didn't have a good experience but for us we thought they were nice . I'll keep an eye on my next visits and share /update . read more

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Bummer I didn't take any pictures. I ordered through ubereats for pick up by a friend. We ordered: Wor wonton soup and beef broccoli (per his recommendation ) Combination Lo Mein Vegetable Fried Rice Szechuan Chicken Everything was made quickly and was fresh. I was impressed with the quality. My favorites were the soup, fried rice and chicken. It was well made and full of flavor. The soup was pretty up there as far as quality and freshness. Only gripe was the LoMein was pretty plain compared to others I have tried but the noodles were of great quality and so were the meats. My friend has been coming for years and he says the lady in the front is always so nice so service is great. I have never been inside so I cannot attest to that but I plan on coming by since it's not far from work. read more

This place is really good especially the servers they have good customer services. Food is really good I've been coming here more than 20 years read more

Chinese Friends - Best salt and pepper tofu - Chinese Near Me - Hawthorne, California

TLDR: probably my favorite chinese food around the area. Food? Top tier - the Mongolian beef and Kung Pao combination were so great. This has been my favorite chinese spot for a long time - it's a little pricey, that I will say. Food was ready quick and staff was attentive. I took the food to-go and really appreciated the fast service! read more

Wow can't believe it's been 12+ years since I wrote this review! I haven't been here post pandemic and probably in over 7 years. What's new? - They've renovated thumbs up! Ambience is similar, spacious and bright. - The salt n pepper shrimp is now ON the menu yay! As is salt n pepper fish, and pork! Today just did the old faithful, salt n pepper shrimp. It was still good. Not overly salted, flavorful, with green onions garlic and red peppers sautéed together but the fried shrimp is still fried and good vs soggy. - sautéed green beans is good but a little too much sauce. They could cook them less so that they're a proper crunch with lighter garlic and brown sauce. Too soggy as is. - Shanghai noodles are good but not as flavorful as I recall so mixed hem with the green beans and that was better. - they still use minimal seasoning and sauces in general which I love and next to zero grease yay!!! - they are still super nice and service was fast! Ordered online thru their site and it was easy! - it was empty around 8pm on a Monday after the holidays so had the place to myself but decided to eat at home. - parking is the same Glad to see they made it thru the Covid storm. I'll definitely be back! Hard to find an American Chinese spot that isn't greasy in this side of town! read more

Chinese Friends - Takeout salt n pepper shrimp, Shanghai noodles and sautéed green beans in brown sauce and garlic. - Chinese Near Me - Hawthorne, California

The food here is pretty good. A little on the salty side and the quality of the beef in the lo mein could be better. The kung pow chicken I ordered was filled less than half way in the container. read more

Chinese Friends - 32. Kung Pao Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Hawthorne, California

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The quality of the food is low. Customer service was great, they were fast and professional. But the food has no taste. The shrimp fried rice is literally the white rice with egg and no other condiments. The salt and pepper shrimp is too salty. The Wor won ton soup has no flavor. I had to add condiments at home to make it taste good. Lo mein has no flavor and the noodles stick together. The dumplings were microwaved dumplings. I'm sadden to say it was my first and def my last and sucks that the food was no good because the staff are cool and it's very clean inside. read more

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The cook needs to be consistent of the food they are cooking. It's like different cook they have different style. read more

Chinese Friends - They increase the prize and lessen the tofu w only 8 pieces and just put a lot of green onions this place is getting so expensive - Chinese Near Me - Hawthorne, California

Enjoyed some good Chinese food for lunch. Greeted and seated. Ordered Kung pao chicken , salted pepper pork, egg flower and Hot and sour soup. Good portion were served, the food itself was delicious! No dissapointment. Good customer service and the establishment was clean. I recommend. Parking gets crowded. read more

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Well, I tried. Ordered the food for pick up. They told me it would take 10 minutes, so I sat out front for 15 minutes. When I went in the rude cashier said that they hadn't started my order yet because they were still cooking for a large table. She said it would be another 10-15 minutes, at which point I asked her to cancel the order. She said, "we don't care. Go ahead and cancel the order. We're too busy so we don't care." Won't be coming back to this place again. And really, that cashier is definitely driving people away. Wish someone would tell the owners. read more

The quality of the food is not so good - food arrived barely warm either th dish is too bland or too salty? It took forever and missed the target delivery time - half an hour after estimate arrival time was given ‍ read more

This placed used to be amazing now it's mediocre. I ordered chicken an broccoli and received 7 tiny pieces of chicken and over 20 pieces of broccoli. I'm literally paying $15 for just broccoli same with the beef and broccoli and the shrimp fried rice out about four pieces of shrimp in it. read more

Chinese Friends - 50. Beef wtih Broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Hawthorne, California

The customer service here was excellent. The food was just ok. I had the sesame chicken with steamed rice. The chicken tasted like orange chicken just with added sesame seeds. It was way too sweet unfortunately. I was not too impressed. I would be open to trying their other menu items though. The price was quite high, but it is probably due to it being a sit down restaurant. Another thing to note, there is a lot of homeless activity. There was a gentleman outside in the parking lot who kept asking me if I wanted him to wash my windshield. There was also a man who came inside and asked me if I could spare a couple of dollars. Stay alert & aware. read more

For decades, we've gone to Chinese friends in downtown Los Angeles, until we found out it had closed. Sylvia had retired and no one took over the restaurant. To our surprise, my wife found out, there was a Chinese friends in Hawthorne. We looked at the menu and it seemed very similar if not the same to what we remembered. We ordered pork fried rice, beef and onion, and house special shrimp. The food was delicious. We ordered more because we were enjoying it. We even took food home as leftovers. The restaurant was very open and clean. The restrooms were modern and not in the kitchen as they had been in the Los Angeles store. The staff was very friendly. We look forward to going back soon, although is a very long drive for us. read more

The food is great! Fresh. I always order the kung pao shrimp, fried rice, and chow mien. Portions can feed a family of four.

This place has the worst order by phone service I've ever experienced, they put you on hold and never pick up, when you try calling back after 8 minutes of being on hold I called back and theirs an automated message indicating that they are not accepting messages. This isn't the first time this has happened. FINE I'LL TAKE MY BUSINESS SOMEWHERE ELSE ! read more

Worst shrimp fried rice I've ever had, and overpriced at 17$. The food tasted bland yet super salty. The shrimp looks unlike anything I've seen before as they are all twisted together and look weird. Rice tasted very poor quality and was kind of hard. Half way into it, I just threw it away. No idea how this spot has managed to stay open so long. read more

11 years later and Chinese friends still remains our go to spot for any occasion. Today, Xmas day this was one of the very few locations open around the area. Always recommend them because of the fresh made food, quick and attentive service and good ambiance. A few years ago they underwent a renovation and still looks great. The tables are always clean along with the floors. One of the major reasons we come here is the wait staff, but especially because if Ms. Letty. She's been our waitress here for years and years. Always so nice and cheerful. We've gotten to know her well. Our go to items are the kung pao chicken/shrimp and veggie lo mein. Always good. I'm sure if you order anything off the menu you'd enjoy it. read more

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Staff was nice, but food was bad. Ordered pork chow mein, but smelt like fish. For the price, I expected better quality.

I have ordered from them many times and always spend over $100+. But this time I didn't get all of my order and when I called the VERY rude guy said there was nothing they could do....... I WILL NEVER ORDER FROM THEM AGAIN!!!!! Overpriced and RUDE! read more

I placed an order online today due to the fact that nobody answers the phone! Ambiance is not great they seem like they look down on you! Sadly it happened to me! Every item of food you order you get charge a tip not for the whole order! Every item! Went to pick up order and the food didn't have good taste and egg-drop soup didn't have flavor at all! The sad thing is that I was charge $118 for the order and none of the food taste good at all! I used to like their food, but it's been on the decline for a while now! Today made me get to my decision not to support this restaurant any longer! We will only give you a tip if your service and food are good! Food wasn't good and service was bad! Getting a tip charged even before you get your food it's so bad! They do this because they know nobody would leave them a tip due to bad service and bad food! I hope they see this review and they change their ways and listen to their customers and rectify their issues! read more

Chinese Friends - The receipt for bad food some no taste and other super salty. - Chinese Near Me - Hawthorne, California

I've visited this restaurant twice in the last month. I had not been here in several years. Service is outstanding, very friendly and pleasant staff. However, the disappointment has been on the white rice. Both times I've ordered to go and the rice is extremely undercooked. The to go order was for my wife's lunch. She had to throw the rice in the trash. I thought it could have been an oversight; however, the second time (yesterday) the rice was the same, extremely undercooked, very hard as of I was chewing it straight out of the bag. I boiled it again and it made a huge difference, it was like steam rice is supposed to be, moist and fluffy. I hope that management addresses this issue since the three food items other then the rice have been very tasty. read more

The food was tasty and well prepared. The thinness of the chicken was a nice touch. I'd ha e preferred a little more sauce, but it was tasty with a nice texture. read more

This place is a gem. Phenomenal home cooked meals and extremely sweet service. Letty is the hostess with the mostest! The decor is comfortable and stylish. My brother and I love it! read more

Ordered Sweet and Sour chicken. There was no Swet and sour sauce. Just chicken. They are overpriced and not worth it! Trash!!!!

I wanted to like this place because they have fried tofu and eggplant on the menu, which can be hard to find in the area. But even Panda Express is a million times better tasting than this. There was 0 flavor to the eggplant and tofu besides grease. Each piece was literally dripping in oil, and the food/oil tasted old, like it'd been sitting out for awhile. There was no spice or even salt, it was just like eating chunks of oil. Absolutely inedible. Stay away. read more

I tried chinese takeout on my first night here and I was impressed. The shrimp in the fried rice was succulent and had pretty big peices. (That's a plus) the lemon pepper wings were Just OK, I've had better, but all in all the meal was satisfying and I didn't starve so yeah. Will try again. read more

Chinese Friends - Chinese Near Me - Hawthorne, California

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I am new to the area and was looking for a place that is comfortable, clean, and has traditional home cooked food. The balance in the sauce is perfect, and the staff worked hard in cleaning the tables in between the rush hours. I missed the lunch specials, so I ordered the entrees, which is good for 2-3 people. read more

Chinese Friends - 94. Fish Fillet with Rice Wine Sauce - Chinese Near Me - Hawthorne, California

We've been coming here since they opened. Food is always good, service is good. Great lunch specials. Also great for takeout.

Great service! Very friendly people! The Best Chinese food anywhere! Always cook to order so it's Hot and Fresh! They deliver too! Nice ambiance inside if you want to eat there. read more

This was the worst Chinese food I have ever had! I tested it out by getting fried rice and egg rolls to go. The rice was white, the pork inside was unrecognizable and tough! It wasn't edible! The egg rolls were actually spring rolls that were mushy inside. I couldn't throw it away fast enough. read more

Chinese Friends is a casual fast food Chinese food restaurant. The food was ok, I would have liked more flavor in the tofu and eggplant. The cream cheese wonton were not as crispy as I would like, they have plenty of parking and you can eat in. Service was good as my food came out pretty fast. The price was a little high for fast food, I spent over $40 for two people. read more

The staff and managers are friendly, very kind and go above and beyond. The steamed fish is very very good - tender and delicious. The pork chop rice is very good too. The food also doesn't take long to come out. Generous portion sizes and good deals! The setting is casual, relaxed but also organized and welcoming. read more

My order shrimp fried rice how do you mess up shrimp fried rice pretty common standard meal the way you mess up shrimp fried rice as you pour a whole pound of salt in there everything was extremely too salty :-( read more

I gave it one last try.........But the Pic says it all....Nice enough to issue a refund, and they knew it was probably from the bok choy. The lady herself said "It must of not been clean properly and snuck in with the Bok choy". I'm glad I started with the broth. read more

Chinese Friends - Veggie wonton soup. Not so vegetarian. - Chinese Near Me - Hawthorne, California

We ordered about a hubdred dollars worth of food for pick up, we live close by. we saw a popular foodie on ig post about it and wanted to give it a try since were in the neighborhood. Simply put we struggled to even eat a plate of this food... We got the honey walnut shrimp, they were super over cooked and just tasted awful. We got the fried rice that was the only thing that was mid at best. The orange chicken was absolutely awful and just completely soggy with a really strong weird flavor. amogst a few lthwrs we ordered the hibey walnut shrimp & the orange chicken were the worst. dont recommend. read more

Delivered wrong soup to my home. When I called to complain and seek a replacement the young man claimed there was no error on their end and hung up on me. Can't ever go back. read more