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Chi's Chinese Cuisine

4.2 (1.5k reviews)
ModerateChinese, Noodles, Soup
Open • 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
Updated a few days ago

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Orange Chicken - Small
Joe G.

I can't believe I lived here all these years and I've never been to Chi's Chinese Cuisine. Really good attentive service and tasty food here. The Shanghai Dumplings are savory and the soy sauce is excellent. The Orange Chicken is really a must have. It's not your fast food or chain restaurant orange chicken, and at the same time, it didn't feel greasy or heavy. Just packed with sweet, orange flavor. The Zha Jiang Mian (Beijing black bean noodle) is quite interesting. It's not sweet, but not too salty or sour. It's savory with its sauce with a hint of the saltiness from the pork and tofu. I have to say though I thought the black bean sauce was more watery than I expected. It could be a little thicker, but it's a minor point.

Happy hours Lunch
Yuriy T.

I stopped by for lunch during work and was pleasantly surprised by this place. I ordered the Happy Hour lunch special, and it was absolutely delicious. The portions were generous, and the meal was very filling. Unfortunately, I forgot my server's name, but he was polite, attentive, and knew the menu very well. He helped me choose what to order. The restaurant was clean, there were no unpleasant odors, and even the restroom was spotless. It's always a pleasure to visit places that pay attention to every detail. Keep up the great work!

Metal foundation in my food to
Nicole W.

Food was good, not great, but it's hard to find great food these days. Service was satisfactory, professional and polite but not friendly; and it didn't take too long for my food to arrive. Now the disappointment - I found metal in my food (maybe from steel cleaning utensil) totally ruined my experience. The good thing when I called today to warn them of this, they were polite and seemed concerned enough to look into it. They offered a refund when I told them I would be posting a review on yelp. We will see. . . Oh and they had an A rating so there's that. This is just a warning: A lot of people are getting seriously injured from ingesting metals from people cleaning their grills with wire and metal utensils.

Mister T.

Was visiting family in the Northridge, CA. Nieces had been to Chi's before and thought highly of it and decided to take us there for our opinion Good food and good service. This place was busy and it was worth the wait. Lovely place and clean. We ordered a variety of dishes that our family shared (9 of us)

Dianna H.

This was an okay place for Americanized Chinese food but expect sweeter flavors in all the dishes. I came for lunch with 3 others around 11:30 am on a Friday and was one of the first tables seated. It's definitely a popular lunch spot, as it filled up quite a bit by the time we left. The restaurant is a good size with natural lighting in the daytime. I had somewhat high expectations since it's so highly rated, but it definitely caters to American tastes. None of us were particularly impressed and probably won't be coming back. We ordered 4 dishes to share: Garlic shrimp ($21.55 for large) Black bean fish fillet ($22.25) Szechwan pork ($18.55 for large) Garlic chicken ($18.55 for large) Sadly all the dishes looked about the same when they were served, in a brown sauce. Only the protein and the accompanying veggies were different, though all dishes had bell peppers and onions as the main veggies. The taste wasn't that different between the dishes either, tbh. Everything was on the sweeter side, even the black bean fish which normally is a very savory dish. At least the fish was more savory than the others. Because of this, it was my favorite dish of the meal. The Schewan pork was sweet and a litle bit sour, while the shrimp and chicken in garlic sauce didn't have any garlic taste at all. Very disappointing. Even though we got large for 3 of the dishes, the portions were smaller than we expected. If I didn't know better I would've thought they were the small portion. At least we got complimentary soup (your choice of chicken corn or hot and sour), house salad, and rice with our meal since we came for lunch (11-3 daily).

Chef's Special
Thu-Ha T.

We had lunch here on a weekday afternoon and were seated promptly. We enjoyed the siu mai dim sum, hot and sour soup, and the scallion pancake (same with a peanut type sauce on the side) and the Chef's special that day which was ground beef or pork (I can't remember), noodles, savory sauce, scallions, and thin slices of cucumber. Atmosphere was cozy and service was attentive. Located in a plaza. The parking lot can get very busy and there are some street parking.

Veggie Chow Mein (Soft Noodles) - Vegetables
Anna K.

We've been coming to Chi's Chinese for over 25 years, and it is hands-down the best Chinese food around. Truly a local gem. They have indoor seating, but we very often order takeout--and it's always just as fresh and delicious. Every item is consistently great, never greasy, and full of flavor. Our favorites are the shrimp rolls, kung pao chicken, beef and broccoli, sweet and pungent shrimp or chicken, and the chow mein. Honestly, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Quality and consistency are what keep us coming back year after year. The parking lot can get busy, but it's fairly large and we usually don't have an issue finding a spot. This is the best Chinese food we've had, and we'll continue to be loyal customers for many more years to come. Highly recommend

Entrance
Patty L.

First thing to be aware of, the parking is chaotic due to the number of shops in the center. Luckily, this restaurant is in the corner so street parking is an option available. Walking in, we were automatically greeted and sat in the lobby til our table of 7 was ready. This spot is ideal for a few large parties or a smaller group. Given the portions for the food, best to go in with people who like to share and then you can try several plates. Server was friendly but there was a bit of a language barrier that led to some back and forth when putting in our order. Beverages are limited but they do have some wine and beer options. I went with lemonade due to unlimited refills. To eat, I liked the chefs calamari (may be a little too salty for some), orange chicken, and the walnut shrimp. We ordered additional plates but you want to be mindful. Like I said, they're large and filled us pretty quickly.

Nice atmosphere, but the service felt way too rushed. Service was fast, but our server lacked warmth and placed the dishes down abruptly, making us feel hurried. Because of this, I didn't even want to ask for chili oil for our dumplings (only soy sauce and hot sauce were provided). Food was a mixed bag: the fried rice was overly heavy on the soy sauce, but the bao was fantastic and easily my favorite item. Worth dropping by for the bao, but hope they slow down the pacing a bit. And have condiments ready

Walnut shrimp
Andy L.

Saw this chinese place in northridge and tried date night with wife. The service was top notch , which was a rare sight for chinese restaurant. The food was good. We wanted to try a local xiao long bao place, and it did the trick for a quick craving satisfaction. Mongolian beef was on point with their sauce. Delicious, sweet, and tangy for the beef. Walnut shrimp was creamy and shrimp pairs well with walnut. Dish that goes down easily with rice. Overall, wife and I were impressed and will come back if chinese craving hits again.

Sweet & Sour Chicken
Jody M.

My wife and I have been looking for good Chinese for a long time and her nail tech recommended this place.. can I just say this place is the real deal.. all of the waiters and waitresses are so nice :) especially Joe he was so sweet and made us feel right at home.. 5 stars for his customer service.. we ordered so much food and it was all so delicious.. cream cheese wontons, eggs rolls, sweet and pungent chicken, sweet and sour chicken "my personal favorite" veggie, fried rice And veggie chow mein.. if your in the area give this place a try you won't regret it! We've already been here 3 times these lol.

Chicken with vegetables and Szechuan eggplant
Harris A.

The staff was in a great mood and instantly greeted me as soon as I walked in. The place was packed and I could see why. The food was clean, service was quick. Definitely recommend the sweet and pungent chicken as well as the chicken with vegetable soup.

Walnut Shrimp
Mike T.

Came here early, Saturday night, for dinner. This place is busy. Lots of takeout orders. Our wait was about 10 minutes. Once seated we decided on the dim sum sampler. Everything on the platter was really good and tasted like it was house made. The walnut shrimp dish was a table favorite. Crispy shrimp coated with a sauce and candied walnuts added nice crunch. The king pao was spicy but the dish still had great flavor. Unfortunately the vegetable chow mein lacked any flavor. Service was kind of slow but they were busy. Overall a solid meal. We will return to try other offerings

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2 months ago

Great food. The Mongolian Beef is excellent! Price is moderate. Parking can be a problem.

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Their food is good. But nothing about the service makes me want to come back here. The ambience is nice. But the service is just Eh.

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Are there vegan options available?

yes

What dishes are dairy free?

everything i think

Is the dimsum served in carts that go around or is it made to order?

Hi Jeanne, Our dim sum is made to order. No carts.

Do you still sell sesame balls? If so, how much are they?

Hi Kim, We still have sesame balls on our menu. They are $6.75 for an order of 2.

Do you take reservations?

They do not take reservations

Do they offer curbside pickup?

Hi Katherine, The best way to order and receive the least amount of contact is to order through our app. Just look up Chi's Chinese Cuisine in your app store. This way,… 

Do you have touch less delivery if I use a credit card and pay in advance, can someone leave it ob the front porch without me interacting with delivery person?

yes if you order online

How do I make a reservation on Yelp?

Do they have lunch specials on the weekends?

Yes the lunch specials are available all week.

Do you offer any gluten-free dishes (without soy or flour)?

Do they serve dim sum or just the sampler place on the menu? And what time do they serve it?

Hi Andrea, We serve dim sum all day. You can choose from a variety of items on our menu. Our Shanghai Dumplings are one of my favorites. Have a great day.… 

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Northern Cafe - House Special Beef Noodle

Northern Cafe

3.9(454 reviews)
0.4 mi•Northridge
•$$

Stopped by this place for lunch with my cousin after picking her up from school. The inside had…read morelots of seats available and was clean. Service was quick too. We got chicken wings, scallion pancake, pork and shrimp dumplings, and pork soup dumplings. The chicken wings had a mountain of fried garlic on top of them. We didn't prefer it, but garlic lovers would love this appetizer. The scallion pancake was solid--thin and crispy with scallions throughout. The pork and shrimp dumplings were our favorite, filled with ground pork, and whole pieces of shrimp, served with an awesome sauce that brought everything together. The soup dumplings were not that great. They looked like they were steamed a bit too long, and the soup had leaked through. Would not get these again.

I had been to Northern cafe a few times, and recently it seems that both the food and the customer…read moreservice has been lacking. I took my family there recently and the food was acceptable to eat, but I would not say it was a good representation of what it used to be. The beef soup noodle was generally lacking in strong savory flavor and the noodles were overcooked. The dumplings were also lacking in flavor. For these reasons I will give Northern Cafe 3-stars. However, I must add that I am being very generous, since I do not take away stars for one incident of poor service. The service was horrendous, from the beginning to the end of the meal, it was an awful experience. To begin, there was no greeting, and this is a frequent problem. Customers are left to stand in the lobby with no direction or acknowledgement of their presence. The staff sometimes look your way to ignore you until you confront them and ask for a table, which they may not give you until you ask the right person. The server did not write down our order and forgot some of it. They never came around to check on us. The food came out in a scattered fashion. Eventually when we were finished eating, no server came to ask us if we wanted the check or any boxes to go. After getting their attention, I received the bill, but they didnt take my payment. They never came around again, I told my family to leave without me and maybe they will notice we are finished and I am holding the bill and my cars in the air. No service again for what seemed like an eternity sitting at an empty table with food I at one time wanted to take home, but now I was just desperate to get out. Eventually I catch the eye of some other staff, not my server, who never came back, and they flagged someone else from the kitchen to take care of my payment. Not surprisingly, even with all the food left on the table, they did not offer if we wanted any of it to go. The saddest part of this experience is that I used to like this place. I have a few memories here I will never forget, but these memories have nothing to do with the food or the service. For the sake of my memories I will come try this place one more time

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Northern Cafe - Dining area

Dining area

Northern Cafe - Sautéed String Beans

Sautéed String Beans

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Hodori 365

4.0(94 reviews)
1.8 mi•Northridge

A solid spot for nearby university students to get a warm and delicious comfort meal! They have a…read moregood lunch special going on right now which is nice since I think their regular dishes can be a bit pricey. I'd recommend the bulgogi hot stone with a cold Coke on the side! The rice crisps up so well and the veggies in the dish are seasoned to perfection. All the textures and tastes combined delightfully and weren't too overwhelming. The gochujang was also a nice addition that you can add to your liking! Will be returning.

Writing this review so anyone thinking about getting takeout/togo from here knows what to expect…read more They charge a fee per item for Togo... I called to place the order and went in for pick up. Upon checking my receipt after I had paid and left with my Togo order, I noticed there's a "SURCHARGE $1 PER ITEM (for TOGO)." I was charged extra $2 for ordering two items....when I called to place the order, they did not inform me about this extra fee.... I felt a bit cheated as I rarely see this type of fee. (See image) Maybe it would have been better if they had informed me in advance. =/ so I think this is very important for other customers to know if they ever plan to get takeout from here. Also, try not to order any noodle soups for takeout. I ordered the Dak Kalguksu (chicken noodle soup) and when I unwrapped my order, everything became mushy/soggy because they had just put the noodles and toppings all in the soup together (see image). Usually when I get noodle soup at other restaurants for takeouts, they would separate the noodles from the soup into 2 seperate containers to prevent the noodles from absorbing all the soup and becoming mushy, and then you put it together when you get home to eat it. So this was a first time receiving takeout noodle soup like that... Anyways, maybe this place isn't a good spot for ordering takeout/togo....

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Hodori 365 - Spicy Pork Bulgogi 매운 돼지 불고기 Spicy Pork Bulgogi

Spicy Pork Bulgogi 매운 돼지 불고기 Spicy Pork Bulgogi

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Boiling Pot and Boba Street - Seafood combo with Thai tom yum.

Boiling Pot and Boba Street

4.6(1.5k reviews)
1.5 mi•Northridge
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Stopped by Boiling Pot & Boba Street for their regular lunch AYCE, and it's honestly such a solid…read morevalue for $22! ​You get three protein options: the jumbo shrimp was super fresh and huge, and the beef was delicious. The lamb was just okay, but still decent for the price. I stocked up on spinach and enoki mushrooms, which were both fresh and included in the AYCE rate. ​The sauce bar was spotless and well-maintained. I mixed up the chili sauce with some chili oil, and it hit the spot. I also grabbed a Large Milk Tea with Boba for an extra $5, it definitely hit the sweet spot while dipping hot pot items! ​Service was quick, and the staff brought out extra meat orders right away whenever we asked. Great spot for a quick, filling hot pot lunch in Northridge.

First time at Boiling Pot & Boba Street was bittersweet to say the least... I was very excited for…read moremy first time trying Hot Pot. I came in for the lunch special, since I'm pescatarian, I asked our waiter if the soup broth for the Miso base had meat to which he replied he wasn't sure. I asked the same for the Tom Yum to which he replied "No it doesn't" so I ordered it. It was fun to go to the self serve stations to pick up my toppings, everything was neat, organized and clean. The entire process was fun and interactive, the place itself has a very cool vibe to it as well. I also ordered a Jasmine Green Tea that was delicious & refreshing. Unfortunately, the fun stopped there. I was glancing the menu as I was almost done eating just for fun when I noticed under the soups section it said "all broths contain pork" but I figured it was fine since I had confirmed with our waiter that the broth I chose had no meat. Just to be certain, I asked him again, I said "the Tom Yum broth doesn't contain pork right?" to which he replied "Yes it does because all our broths do." I'm not sure what the miscommunication was but this experience really left me feeling blind sighted & quite frankly upset... I understand I missed it on the menu but I did verify with our waiter who gave me false information. Overall, extremely disappointing for me, I've been pescatarian for 11 years, this situation should have been avoided.

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Boiling Pot and Boba Street - Premium lamb with Japanese curry soup base. Strawberry milk tea large with boba

Premium lamb with Japanese curry soup base. Strawberry milk tea large with boba

Boiling Pot and Boba Street - Premium lamb with Japanese curry soup base. Strawberry milk tea large with boba

Premium lamb with Japanese curry soup base. Strawberry milk tea large with boba

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Bun Me!

Bun Me!

4.3(1.2k reviews)
0.3 mi•Northridge
•$$

Back after a few years. I forgot how wonderful this place is…read more Easy parking, efficient service and delicious food. I ordered the vegan chicken and mushroom bahn mi and it was just as good as I remembered. I will be back soon.

The flavors and the taste of the food here was alright. This is the second time I got a bahn mi…read morefrom here and I think it's nothing too extraordinary or special. I am grateful though to have an option in the area to order bahn mi. I got the Deli Special Bahn Mi, which has 3 types of meat in it, like Vietnamese ham and char Siu pork. I liked the crunch of the pickled carrots and daikon. I also requested for no jalapeno and cucumber. The bread tasted crisp and chewy, and overall it was something that filled me up for what I needed. My friend got a vermicelli bowl and felt like the overall dish was also okay, and that the fish sauce could have been more flavorful since that's usually a highlight for her. There was a bit of a long wait for it, like almost 20 minutes. We definitely chose to eat it to-go since the interior is also small and there's about 3 tables or less. They do offer an extensive menu though and I was pretty tempted to buy a drink and try it out from here. Parking lot is entered through Reseda and there's a whole area of the lot that's been fenced off for the longest. Might be hard to enter or exit if it's a busy time because of traffic. No bathrooms! Water cups available on the side if you need to fill up some water.

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Bun Me! - Water area and sauces

Water area and sauces

Bun Me! - Caramelized pork Rice IG: @ammysalamii

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