This is a great spot for classic Chinese American takeout. Huge portions, good to last multiple meals. Tasty and fresh. Will definitely continue supporting this great business. read more

People are very nice, the food is pretty good and not expensive. I always get the fried chicken wings and shrimp friend rice.

Chinese takeout that's really good, has lots of vegetarian options, huge portions, super cheap, and a quick walk from my house? Choy Wong Kitchen, you're the winner on all counts, and my new go-to for Chinese food in West Philadelphia. It might not be the best Chinese food I've ever had, but my Szechuan tofu with mixed tofu was pretty darn good, and my partner loved their sesame tofu. I'm a girl who likes having options, so the massive selection of tofu dishes is a pretty big deal to me. Stay tuned for my update after my next visit - will it be Mongolian tofu, curry tofu, or mapo tofu? At these prices I might as well get all three and just not cook for the next week :D read more

Choy Wong Kitchen - Szechuan tofu with mixed vegetables over rice - Chinese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Food is good but the pricing has gotten ridiculous. I was getting one and a half meals out of the 16$ pork and broccoli with lo mein but they have just reduced their portions. Seems like my last decent option is gone. read more

Ordered the chicken and broccoli (which comes with rice) and vegetable lo mein. I thought they had more chicken compared to other Chinese takeout places and a decent amount of vegetables in their lo mein -overall food quality was good. 4 stars because there was less rice than I expected, I would've ordered a separate rice order. Above average compared to other Chinese take out places. read more

Choy Wong Kitchen - Vegetable lomein, chicken and broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Great general tso's chicken! After going through like 3 owners, the general tso chicken tastes like the original owners from 10 years ago. read more

Choy Wong Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I eat here 2 to 8 times a month at least. The food is always hot, the portions are big, and the whole wings buffalo style are the best. Try it. CASH ONLY with ATM inside. read more

My new west philly fav now that Luckys is gone (rip). Lo mein and general tso chicken are my fav here. Hot and sour soup used to be top but I think they changed up their recipe, it wasnt as good last few times. Basically have had about half their menu at this point and have never really been disappointed. Always impressed with pork lo mein and general chicken though. Also, they seem to use more fresh vegetables than other places. A good place and a nice family working it read more

Very solid late night Chinese store, love their sesame bean curd and def will try other items another day

I grew up eating from this place and the food has always been good for a local Chinese spot. Stop by while in town and the Egg Foo Yong is still delicious as ever. This is also one of the very few spots that has Butter Almond Ice cream. Although it looks like the dirty local spots, try not to judge a book by its cover; this place is a Gem! ~ Signed a West Philadelphia Native (although this place is considered to be in SW Phila because it's on the other side of the tracks, but whatever!) read more

Choy Wong Kitchen - Chicken Egg Foo Young and Vegetable Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Their food is fine, and they've actually been nicer lately. I've noticed they greet and say "have a good night" to me which started sometime after the uprisings, which is hilarious. read more

The portions are great and the food is always good, has a lot of vegetarian options and its very affordable

Really nice portion size, the food was fresh and warm. The egg rolls were fluffy and the lo mein was flavorful. Will definitely order again staff was friendly. This will be my go to Chinese food place. read more

Great, quick food. Always reliable and consistent tastiness $5.50 lunch specials come with a small wonton soup or eggroll & choice of white, chicken, or pork fried rice. Usually it is enough to have leftovers for another meal! The coconut chicken is another great option to order & share while binging on Hulu or watching a movie Staff is friendly and it is right off of Baltimore Ave, super easy to walk to or hop off the 34 trolley. read more

Everyone raves about this place being the best Chinese food in West Philly but DO NOT ORDER THEIR popcorn chicken is so awful like no crisper crunch and the breading, made from really nasty fatty dark meat, with just a Bizzarre slightly off flavor. It's not even edible if you dip it in barbecue or ranch, I far prefer the place on Baltimore Avenue by The Barn, or the Szechuan place hands down. Never again. also more expensive than other places by like $2-4 every order. read more

So I've eaten from this place many times in the past and the food was okay. However today was horrible. I ordered a vegetable egg foo young and they made shrimp egg foo young. I was tofu Szechuan style when I picked it up and got home it was Pork. I called to tell them my order was wrong and they wanted me to come back so they could remake it. They refused to comp anything for my inconvenience so I returned all my food and got a refund. Terrible customer service stay away. read more

I recently moved from a different part of West Philly (Wynnefield) where kitty corner to my building was an Asian (Chinese/Japanese) place. it was convenient and the food was pretty good. So, I moved to University City 6 weeks ago and was yearning for a good Chinese restaurant in my neighborhood. My fortune cook tonight was ' where there's a will, there's a way'. !! Choy Wong Kitchen fits the bill, but it's much, much better tasting and cheaper than my old place. Yes, this is a strictly a carry-out Chinese (no delivery, either). Choy Wong Kitchen may be the hole-in-the-wall, but, the Tofu with mixed Vegetables and Shrimp with Mixed Vegetables were yummy and flavored very nicely (meaning= not to salty or loaded with MSG). The egg Drop soup was loaded with scallions. Huh! I was SO HAPPY to see the scallions, as my other place used cheaper, white onions which to me seemed inappropriate for Chinese food. So, I feel confident the Egg Foo Yong will have scallions too. The menu is extensive. Lots and Lots of choices for Vegetarians. Count them: 17 Tofu items plus 6 Veggie entrees on the menu. So, my fortune cookie came true. Very nice. read more

That whole eating healthy thing usually doesn't work out that well for me, and from time to time I find myself seriously craving some bulletproof-glass Chinese. I'd seen this place a lot, but it didn't look like anything special so I passed it up until a friend raved about it. Now Choy Wong is my go-to Chinese place. It's a bit sketchy, a bit grimy, but so worth it. The prices are a lot lower than some of the other Chinese places around (China Inn, I'm looking at you). The tofu offerings really are extensive. The staff is always nice. And while the food is kind of the typical bright-yellow-sign-Chinese-takeout fare, it is a lot better than you find some other places (now I look at Lucky's down the street). Be warned, though, standing there waiting for food late at night will be an adventure. My personal favorite was the guy who came in and looked before giving the apology, "What am I doing, I've got food at home. Sorry, I'm coked out. Drunk! I mean drunk!" read more

West Philly Delights. I used to live less than a couple of blocks away from Choy Wong and my housemates and I frequented this small family-owned shop at least once a week. My favorite was and will forever be their sesame tofu. Lots of their vegan and tofu items are not listed on the menu, but they will substitute tofu in most any dish. I have yet to find sticky, yummy, salty, sweet, americanized chinese take-out like this anywhere else. Super sad for me. Greasy goodness and what I want when I visit my old West Philly neighborhood. read more

I absolutely love this place. It's only take out, you can't eat there, but the food is awesome and REALLY cheap Chinese food. I'm a vegan, and they offer a wide variety of vegan choices such as General Tsao's Tofu, Tofu with Broccolli, and so on. The only trick is that these options aren't on the menu you can pick up there, instead there is a sign on the wall with them. Personally, I've taken a picture of the menu on my cell phone, so whenever I order I can just check that out beforehand. You can solve this problem however you want, just make sure you check this place out. Also, for $1 you can get a MASSIVE cup of iced tea, lemonade, or fruit punch. All three are good but the iced tea is really what those that get food here regularly will rant about when it comes to the drinks. Trust me, get a dollar and try one. read more

Just your typical Chinese fast food joint complete with barred windows and bulletproof window between customer and workers. Food was decent but they skimped on rice with the lunch special. read more

I have to admit it...I crave the grease! General Tso's Tofu and Vegetable Rolls are where it's at...a small order of the tofu is enough for two people who aren't trying to get a stomach ache. I like looking at all the brightly colored cans of A-Treat soda in the cooler when I order. Yum! read more

So maybe my expectations were flying high, with all the personal recommendations and the hype coming into this dinner, but if have to say that my expectations were not exactly met. I'll start with the good. The wings. Borderline legendary when it comes to West Philly Wings. I was almost chewed out by some folks when they found out I live in West Philly and I hadn't had the wings yet. They are good. They come dry, slightly salted, and nicely fried. They don't come off too oily or battered and have a nice crispness to it. They are solid wings but I like a little sauce and wetness personally. 4/5 The hot and sour soup was pretty good too. Had enough sour and mild spice, with a nice mix of bamboo, mushrooms, carrots and water chestnuts. 4/5 Now the not so good. The sesame chicken was more breading than anything, and it's not a good thing when you bite into the food and can't tell any textural difference between batter and chicken. Whether they had better quality chicken before and they're just skimping now, I don't know, but what I do know is this was not good. So not good that we couldn't finish it. I'm not claiming to be a faux Chinese food aficionado but no thank you. Won't be ordering this again here. 1/5 The scallion pancake was also disappointing. It looked and tasted like something we get from the frozen food section in the Asian supermarkets. At least they provided an original sauce that had a nice flavor (soy sauce & garlic). 2/5 read more

I got the general tso shrimp with veggie fried rice and a side of boneless spare ribs. It was so good! The only reason that I cannot give them more stars is I called ahead and showed up about 25 mins later but my food still wasn't ready so I waited for about 5-10 minutes. It was annoying to wait but I give everyone a break due to covid. However, while waiting I got about 10 mosquito bites. There were flies and mosquitoes flying all around the restaurant, which makes me question the cleanliness of the establishment. read more

This is your typical Chinese takeout, but with a twist. The vegetarian fare here is outstanding and a rarity for the area. My daughter loves the sweet and sour tofu. I prefer the general tso's tofu. read more

The vegetarian general tso is something I still think about to this day. I wish they delivered but its worth the walk for their vegetarian options. read more

Nice little local Chinese takeout joint. Egg foo young was great. However, we didn't get our sauce for the sweet & sour chicken we ordered. The chicken was breaded well, and was tasty also. Would have been better to get the full experience. read more

Cheap Chinese Food Perfection. I'm vegetarian and have been going here for 10 years. The szechwan tofu with mixed vegetables is my favorite, big pieces of slightly fried tofu with broccoli, snow peas, carrots, baby corn, peppers, snow peas, mushrooms, a flavorful sauce and rice. The small size is more than I can eat (and I eat ALOT) for well under $5 bucks. Also good, General Tsaos Tofu (a little too sweet for my taste so I ask them to make it with black bean sauce or schezwan sauce) and it is great. Mostly fried tofu, sauce and a little broccoli with rice. Delicious. Scallion pancakes make a nice appetizer. My boyfriend gets Tofu and Mixed Vegetable with Black Bean Sauce, which is terrific. I have not tried their expanded vegetarian menu with tons of newer options because I'm so happy with my usual order. Honestly, sometimes I pay twice to three times the price at nice sit-down Chinese restaurants and find the food not nearly as good as Choy Wong. read more

I'm definitely prone to getting a stomachache just about every time I eat here, but it is so delicious. I got a huge lunch special order of Szechuan chicken, white rice, and wonton soup - all for $4.75. It was enough for two or even three days worth of lunches. As mentioned before, plenty of tasty veg options as well. read more

The food is fine but I go here for the funnel cake. $1.25 of happiness.

Choy Wong is the only Chinese food place I've been to in West Philly but it's amazing and very affordable. I got the sesame chicken, an egg roll and pork fried rice and it was $6. I couldn't believe it. Tasted great, sesame chicken had a little kick to it which I appreciate. Very standard with the roll and the rice. They had lots of vegetarian options and the guy working was very nice. read more

Choy Wong is as good as it gets for cheap and yummy Chinese. I always had tofu dishes. Delicious! I also absolutely love their egg rolls. Even though I no longer live in Philly, I find myself often missing this place! read more

Ordered the wings and vegetable fried rice again. Also tried the vegetable mei fun, vegetable chop suey and black pepper chicken. Black pepper chicken is my favorite and I expected something different than what I got. Instead of fried pieces of chopped chicken, I got stir fried pieces. It was actually very good and better then it being fried so I guess they did me a favor ;-) The mei fun was very tasty and the chop suey was good too. The 4 dishes only cost me $22 and I ate for 3days and 2nites! read more

Choy Wong continues to satisfy. They use plenty of fresh vegetables. My last order of General Tso chicken with fried rice had plenty mung bean sprouts. Best take out Chinese in the neighborhood. read more

Ive been sitting on their stoop waiting for my simple dish for over a half hour, i feel like i could have cooked it myself by now.

Subpar. I've tried a lot of these Chinese places in the neighborhood and this one is near the bottom of the list. There's nothing that stands out. I will continue to go to China House, even if it is a little farther. read more

I really love their food. The chicken wings are extremely addictive and the prices can't be beat. I also enjoy their Mei Fun Singapore noodles that is so tasty that at times I fiend for days later after I have ordered it. Anytime I am in the area that is my go to Chinese spot for sure. read more

Have been going to Choy Wong for years the food that I order has always been good it has always been done in a orderly fashion and cook the way I like read more

choy wong's food is not great. it is not good. it is just okay. it is cheap tho, and better than youd think from looking at the place. it has no seating and a bullet-proof partition. i just stick to the tofu dishes. they are decent. read more

Agree with other reviewers who call Choy Wong a "hidden gem". I think the quality is much better than similarly-priced Chinese places in the neighborhood, and the prices can't be beat. If I need a quick and cheap meal, I know I can get something yummy and filling from Choy Wong for less than $5. My favorite is Chicken with Cashews, which has lots of fresh vegetables (not over-steamed or fried) without skimping on the chicken. Their tofu is also great. If I call ahead, food is usually ready within 10-15 minutes and the staff are very friendly. read more