We ordered takeout during the COVID restriction period. We ordered: - Chicken Vegetable Chow Mein - Chicken Fried Rice - Szechuan Ginger Beef - Spring rolls Taste was good (note that this is basic food -- not high end Chinese) and portions were generous. Four of us ate off of it, and there are still leftovers. Service was good -- a cut above. They were patient on the phone, even though we changed the order multiple times. They delivered with no extra charge (I think we were above a minimum threshold [$35]? Apparently, there is a discount if you break the threshold and pick up.). Bottom line: This was good, and we'll do it again. read more

I didn't think it was possible to make bad egg foo young, but they somehow managed to do it. It was a bit too salty, but the really off-putting part was the weird rubbery texture. Never ordering from there ever again. read more

Love this place! Good food, generous portions and really nice staff. Lots of metered, or some side street parking. So nice to have a great restaurant in our Kits neighbourhood. :) read more

I've been going there for over 20 years and over the past 5 years it's just not the same quality as it once was - I ordered some xian long bao and did not expect it to come from a frozen package and it wasn't fully cooked or have the juice inside that one would expect :-( read more

Pretty bland, uninspired, inauthentic Chinese food. I was looking for a new Szechuan place to try that offered nice vegetarian options, and I stumbled across this place, so we did an online take-out order one night -- they offer 10% if you order more than $38 before tax, which is nice, and a free spring roll or hot & sour soup on orders over $30. The food was waiting when I arrived, but the woman at the front didn't acknowledge me for several minutes. -The spring roll was very thin and mostly dough, with a small amount of crunchy cabbage. This was a pretty lame, low effort spring roll. 2/5 -The kung pao vegetables was different than we expected, as it's largely a tofu dish, that comes with carrots, celery, zuchini, and cashew nuts. Mild sauce, a little sweet, not spicy at all. Tasty enough but pretty underwhelming and inauthentic. 2.5/5 -The tofu & eggplant hotpot was uninspired. It was just not very flavourful. You get big pieces of deep fried tofu and eggplant, and a mild, bland brown sauce at the bottom that isn't very inspiring. Uninteresting dish that many places do much better. 2/5 -The szechuan green beans were solid enough, but not even remotely spicy despite their menu stipulating it is. Decently cooked and flavourful, but left something to be desired. 3/5 Overall, we weren't too enthralled with the place. It's reasonably priced and offers good portions, but their dishes are fairly bland and uninteresting. I wouldn't return with so many good Chinese places in town that do vegetarian options. read more

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Great place good food, nice atmosphere good location Love Chinese food, so glad I found Connie's cook house in Vancouver Service is good and fast read more

Wor wonton was well priced for the amount of wonton in it (12pc for the large). Tons of chicken, beef, fish, shrimp, broccoli, but no baby corn. Mr W says it's a decent Chinese wor wonton but if you're expecting a western style wor wonton you may be disappointed because it's very Chinese. At least it's not wonton soup topped with chow mein topping. Lady W likes the broth but not the fish Mr W likes fish but doesn't like fish in wor wonton Lady W got really full off this. Good value. Still not as good as jade palace read more

Connie's Cook House - Wor wonton soup - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Like going home and having a yummy meal that mom made. Nice friendly service! Vegetables are not overcooked, fresh and tasty.

We ordered take out. This was the worst Chinese food we ever seen. The calamari with veggies when we opened the styrofoam pack it REEKED like rotten fish smell. Omg I have. Ever smelled good this bad. We threw it away to get the smell out of our house. The schezuan beef was soggy and greasy. BBQ pork buns freezer Burnt and stale tasting - horrible. Shrimp dumplings stale hard and no shrimp flavour. We were shopping down west 4th and google searched for "Chinese food". This was a horrible mistake. We do NOT recommend anyone eating here. read more

HIGHLY RECOMMEND 5 star, lovingly prepared, delicious Chinese/Canadian food. My bf and I love Connie's and order often. For the vegans, Szechuan Ginger Tofu, Buddha's Feast, and garlic broccoli are extremely tasty. Bf says ginger beef and lemon chicken are his favourite. We also, without fail, we always get the spring rolls - very crispy. read more

Ordered delivery, said it would be 40 mins, called twice and ws told driver wa on the way, took 1 hour and 10 mins. I live 5 mins away. Sweet and sour chicken was cold, onions and green peppers were raw and the it was all batter and no chicken. Very expensive for what I got. read more

Great place to eat. I often stop for lunch and have never been disappointed. Excellent food every time!

been going to this restaurant for years, with my family. 4 generations, with tables of up to 15, always accommodations, for allergies and preference. the staff are very nice, and have remained the same over the years. welcoming hole in the wall location, don't just get fried rice and chow mein if you want a good experience. read more

I feel like they've upped their game lately. The chicken and vegetable chow menu was fantastic last night. As was the beef and brocolli! I'm sure I'll order from here again with no second thoughts--yum! read more

I do enjoy getting take out from here! We lived down the street for 4 years (have just moved) and this is where I would get Chinese food any time i had the craving! It's reasonably priced considering the amounts they give you! It took my son and I 4 meals to get through about $25 worth of food! I will still do take out from here because I work close by! read more

Connie's Cook House - Delish! And good sized portions!! - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Amazing team dinner. Whether eating in or ordering take out, this is one of the best Chinese food you'll have. Loved the sweet and sour pork and the lemon chicken. Enjoy a Tsingtao beer direct from China. Noodles are to die for. read more

First time here, for lunch Extensive list of lunch special options, all come with tea and your choice of soup Laid back atmosphere, bright and colourful interior Happy, polite staff and quick service The whole menu looks quite economic; will be returning for dinner and/or takeout read more

Connie's Cook House - Lunch - teriyaki chicken and green been - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

One of the more pram and family friendly places to eat at. Its spacious and service is great. Only downfall is the food. Its great if you expect average tasting food you can cook yourself. Connie serves typical westernised Chinese food like sweet and sour pork etc. I had asked if they served more authentic pork like peking ribs or soft tofu in claypot which to my dismay, the waitress said no. We ended up having dumplings, eggplant with shredded pork and chicken salted fish fried rice. Pretty bland but I guess its my fault for having expectations that this place was decent after reading a few reviews. The eggplant was very oily and the saltfish chicken fried rice had only a few pieces of chicken in it. Dumplings (siew loong bao) were quickly eaten and forgotten. The lunch specials at $7 was more value for money as our 3 average dishes for dinner ended up being $35. read more

Ghetto style Chinese food. You're probably wondering why I would even bother with a place like this, me being Asian and having been to soooooo much better. Sometimes when you're desperate, pressed for time and there is no other alternative, you go for what is available. This was available. Better than one of those diner Chinese and Canadian food places, but I can't say that I would come a runnin' back to Connie's. read more

THE PEPPERY SQUID ON THE LUNCH SPECIAL IS NOT THE SAME PEPPERY SQUID ON THE REGULAR MENU just as a heads up they do not clarify it's not deep fried. Super annoying they won't take it back considering the regular menu tells you something completely different. I am a regular at this place which doesn't matter to them. Also when I tried to explain there's nothing to differentiate the two on the menu she hung up on me..... I used to tell people to go there all the time at the shop i work at up the street, no longer doing that anymore please fix your menu to avoid confusion. THX read more

Took a chance despite negative reviews and glad we did! Ordered Singaporean fried rice noodles and Shanghai noodles and asked for less oil in the order and they accommodated (Chinese takeout doesn't have to be greasy !) . Great portions too for only 10.95 with soups. Quite a deal especially nowadays with crazy inflation. Love to support small business and will definitely return! read more

This had been our favorite Chinese food restaurant for years but the quality now is dreadful. We won't order again. We ordered 4 dishes. The house specialty, Szechwan Ginger beef, beef and broccoli, chicken chow mein and eggplant with mushrooms. They all arrived cold, greasy, soggy and bland. It was awful. I took the time and trouble to bring the uneaten food back to the restaurant the next day. They wouldn't refund my money despite seeing that the food was barely touched. They offered to give us 2 freshly cooked dishes, which I accepted just in case the original order was not typical of the current quality. Sadly, the new dishes were equally greasy, soggy and without flavor. We won't be returning. read more

I will only ever go to this Chinese food restaurant ever again. Not only is the food delicious but they're also environmentally aware by not using Styrofoam! You actually should've scored higher with a seven out of five. Love you guys! read more

Good food consistant. Love the Singapore noodles, beef and brocolli, its all good. Won't order elsewhere !

We've all heard that good things come to those who wait. But if you order from Connie's, you'll discover that mediocre things come to those who wait even longer. Imagine, for a hypothetical moment, that it is Christmas Eve, and you have decided to get a jump on the Jewish tradition of Xmas Day Chinese food by ordering Chinese food for dinner. You know you've got limited options, because it *is* December 24th and lots of places are closed. And it's been just long enough since your last Connie's order that you can't quite remember why you haven't ordered from them in ages. You pick up the phone at 5:15, knowing it'll probably take longer than usual to get your order. And you're glad you did, because Connie's tells you it will take an hour to get your food. Sounds about right for Christmas Eve. You use your hour to get out plates and utensils, buy (and download) a movie, and figure out what to feed the kid who refuses to eat Chinese food. 6:15 comes and goes. You are chill, because you have also been using your hour to drink. By 6:45 you are not so chill, so you call for an update. "We are busy," Connie's says. "It'll be there soon." At the two hour mark, things are getting ugly. You are getting hangry and eating random carbs off the kitchen counter. Your younger child now seems like a GENIUS for refusing to eat Chinese food, and now that he has been fattened up with a bowl of buttered noodles, your older child is eyeing him and thinking about whether she could eat *him* for dinner instead. Your dinner guest is getting steadily inebriated because no food has arrived to absorb the drinks you've been steadily handing him while he waits. And your husband has changed into Star Trek pajamas because -- well, no real explanation for that one. You call in desperation, and Connie's assures you that if has been two hours, your food MUST be on its way. You are delirious with hunger that you fail to ask whether they could actually check on your specific order. You begin to rummage through the freezer for a Plan B. Does leftover frozen chicken go well with leftover frozen pizza? After assembling the ingredients of your backup dinner you call Connie's to cancel. This time, they actually look up your address. The delivery guy is on his way, honest! You are about a 6 minute drive from Connie's so you decide to wait ten more minutes before defrosting your sad little backup meal. With your hunger-sharpened senses, you finally detect what sounds like it might be footsteps on your stairs....or is that just the sound of your heart beating your empty, empty stomach like a drum? It's the food! The delivery man forgets to look at the bill before handing you your food, so he ends up walking into (and through) your house uninvited to check how much you owe him. That's not weird AT ALL. Despite having enough authority to enter customers' homes, he does not have the authority to in any way reduce the bill despite taking well over two hours to bring our meal. But that's okay, because they threw in TWO FREE EGG ROLLS. Wow. On the up side, remember that other hackneyed expression -- "hunger is the best sauce". Well it turns out that hunger is much less useful than sriracha when it comes to adding some flavor to Connie's food. Nothing was terrible...General Tso's chicken, ginger beef, kung-pao prawns, house vegetables and fried rice. But it was all flavorless. The best thing I can say for it is that the kung-pao prawns did come with an impressive quantity of (still bland) vegetables. And actually, the fried rice WAS terrible. Everything else was fine -- if drenched with enough sriracha. But there's good news. We may have messed up Christmas Eve -- aka the first night of Hannukah, this year! -- but we are *way* ahead of the game on New Year's. I already have my first resolution: never order from Connie's again. read more

When it comes to what I call "white" Chinese food, I have the following criteria that must be met. a) Does the restaurant deliver ? b) Is there a whackload of food? c) How much msg are we talking? d) Spring rolls? Connies satisfies all of these. They deliver in the said time, theres oodles and oodles of food and their food doesn't have me running to the closest store of a can of Coke (if you have msg dry mouth, grab the original can of Coke, no subs, must be in red can and be Coca Cola, try it!). AND if you order as much as I typically do, anything over $30 bucks gets you extra spring rolls, tasty tasty spring rolls. So a quickie on our meals, we typically order combo E which includes spring rolls, rice, Beef & black bean, sweet & sour pork, chicken vegetables and house special chow mein. Everything was hot upon arrival, reasonably priced ($62 with tip) and lasts us at least 2-3 days for two people. The food has a good ratio of meat vs vegetables (lots of zucchini, onions, broccoli etc) and the meat is cooked just right, never on the dry side. They also tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to saltiness. Which is great because I've never had to wash it down to reduce the sodium, nor have I had to run to my salt shaker. I mean this ain't a place with a 5 diamond gourmet chef extraordinaire. I don't understand all these "expectations" people throw around. This is good old fashioned "Chinese" food served in aluminum containers. What do you guys want? This small town girl is more than satisfied. read more

I get a wee bit misty eyed when i talk about how much i love Connies. Amazing Chinese Szechwan food. i literally ate here two or three times a week for almost a year when i worked along this street. Lunch special is perfect. it is so zen, i would be so relaxed after having lunch there, there is always nice mellow music playing and they had this small little water device that sounded nice. Super friendly wait staff, and the food would come out so fast i barely had time to sip the tea they always give you. At the end of the day, the Szechwan Ginger beef and the Szechwan chicken and green been are some of the best things i've ever tasted. that's how much i love Connies read more

In recent years I have developed a sensitivity to MSG and have not been able to enjoy Chinese food as a result. To my surprise I came across Connie's who uses no MSG in her cooking. I was excited to get to have some good-ol-Chinese food again. Recommended dishes cod with black bean, spring rolls, and the Singapore noodles. People there are friendly and care about the business. Thanks Conne! read more

So I hear that David Suzuki lives nearby and comes here a lot.. too bad I didn't see him... when when i walked in with my friend, i was surprised to see that we were the only asian patrons. Thinking to myself, I'm guessing that everyone would venture off to places such as Congee Noodle house or a HK diner to get the food we were going to get here. We ordered veggies with 3 type mushrooms, meat, seafood and tofu hot pot, and chili wontons. The chili wontons came in a bowl filled with peanut sauce, not what I had expected, and definitely was not spicy.... maybe a pinch but that could have been my imagination. The wontons were very large, I can only wish that they made it themselves, but I highly doubt it. The veggies were fresh and I love mushrooms to to have 3 different types - including the good traditional large ones is a great treat. The hot pot was meaty with bbq pork, squif, scallop, shrimp and deep fried tofu. All the food was very comforting and reminded me of something mom would make. Nothing tasted overly greasy and the sauce was simple yet tasty. I think that this is one of those places where you would want to go to if you just didn't want to cook, but wanted to eat the same type of food you would get at home.... sometimes it's more satisfying having someone else make it for you. read more

Even though I'm not generally a huge fan of Chinese food, Connie's hits the spot when the time comes. I always go for the General Tso's chicken, Cod Filet with Black Bean sauce, Spicy Wontons, and Spring Rolls. All delicious and spicy, this Chinese food won't leave you feeling lightheaded afterwards, nor give you the hangover a few hours later, like most other Chinese food does. With no MSG and a penchant for quality, Connie cooks up some pretty mean cuisine. read more

I have been going to Connie's since it originally opened. It is the best. I would move back to Kits just so that I could once again get delivery from Connie. Unfortunately, such will not happenanytime soon so I am left pining for the szhuewan Ginger beef and salted fish fried rice and longing for the Black Bean Cod. I would strongly recommend this place for a dinner out, an order in or the best value of all the lunch special! read more

I'm not a big fan of Chinese food but Connie's is sweet. We arrived for a late dinner but the place was quite full. You know it's got to be good with so many choices around these parts. The decor is nice too. Our server was so helpful. There were no language barriers for one, so that was good. For my part trying to explain my diet limitations can be very difficult. I was assured there is no wheat in the House Special Curry Chicken. (I didn't ask about Gluten, because that would require scanning labels and I didn't want to go there.) But right on the menu and the front window is a "NO MSG" sign. I would recommend asking for less sauce. I did so, and still found it to be heavily laden. Be warned these are large plates. SHARE DISHES or carry it out. I peeked into the kitchen and saw all the fresh ingredients all lined up and prepped. I was impressed. It's two hours later and I am not "hungry again" contrary to common beliefs and I also did not get indigestion. So yay for Connie's. read more

Do not order for delivery from this place. Took over two hours for the food to arrive. (Not DoorDash, their own delivery guy) They didn't offer any discount but I asked and they said 10 percent discount. Maybe eat in the restaurant, but forget about delivery. 2 hours just ridiculous, you know? Our dinner guests have to leave soon and the food is still not here! read more

four stars simply for the fact that they were the only chinese food restaurant that I called that would deliver to my hotel. I was a little worried that my food wouldn't get to me- I had already paid with my credit card, so I called back three times. I didn't have a cell phone that I could use, so I was worried that they wouldn't be able to contact me. The lady answering the phone wasn't annoyed by me. I thought I'd have to go downstairs to the front desk to get my food, but the guy actually came to my door. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food considering the average rating is a 3. I thought everything was pretty tasty. I ordered the Blackbean eggplant, steamed dumplings and sesame wings. Echoing what everyone else before me has said, expect to get large portions. The food even tasted good as leftovers, which is hit or miss when it comes to chinese take-out, another plus. read more

Connie's is the place to go when you want bang for your buck. Lunch specials are all around $7 and include soup and rice. You're definitely full afterwards. Dinner is also well-priced but doesn't include soup or rice. I've never had to wait for a table and business is pretty steady but the service is limited. There is usually only one or two waitresses on shift so you may have to flag one down for service but they are very nice. The food is great for what you're paying. This place definitely takes over the Great Wok experience (which, unfortunately, closed last year) if you ever went. The one thing that is not so great is that the restaurant changed its Sunday hours from an 11:30am opening to a 4:00pm opening so no more lunch on Sunday. read more

Slap me baby - it can't be real?! An affordable and untprentious food joint on uber trendy and increasingly corporate W. 4th Ave? Slap me again! Didn't feel like forking over wads of $$$ for yuppy lunch kibble. So I decided on Connie's for lunch. Ordered the Fish with Black Bean sauce for $7.95 and the pieces of fried cod were tasty and came with a HEAP O veggies: zucchini, onions, and peppers. It was so fresh and yummy and not swimming in a sea of grease. Bonus, it came with an appie soup too. Service was friendly and attentive. My friend and I loved our lunches. Her's was the Chicken with Cashew Stir Fry for $7.25, also good. Definitley need more of these indy restaurants amongst the ubiquity of corporate retail outifts. Amen. read more

This is the place for Chinese take-out in Kits. Once again, only a block away so pick-up is the plan which gets a 10% discount. Authentic Chinese cuisine in Canada? That is a debate for somebody else. This is a pretty standard menu but if you were a regular I'm sure you could get items not listed. I stick to my favourite dishes: spicy squid, BBQ duck, mixed vegetables. Eating in is OK too. read more

Pretty consistent good food over the years. Service is good. We usually take out or delivery but we have eaten in the restaurant and it's comfortable and clean. Our faves are beef chow fun, chicken and veg chow mien, honey garlic boneless chicken, wonton soup. Orders over $30 get free spring rolls, and take out is 10% off. read more

Unfortunately been going downhill for awhile now- used to be a regular (great lunch specials) but their attitude and fake customer service is getting stale; and they won't survive if it keeps up much longer. Why is it so difficult to find AUTHENTIC service with great Chinese food?? Golden Harvest on Main/33rd is the best I have experienced so far. Anyway, back to Connie's. They charged me extra for adding something to a dish and I overheard her in Cantonese (which I'm fully fluent in) yell to the chef- add some more but don't pick the big ones; just put 4 small pieces in.... Broke my heart. Literally have girls nights there and have been a customer for 7 years. Not impressed. read more

With all the rave reviews here, perhaps a donation could be gathered on my behalf for the $40 take-out I ordered last night. I could have more happily burned the money I wasted here. The very thought of dining on this again is nauseating. Honestly, I'm shocked to have not read a single review here that approximates the terrible waste of money and the insult to my palette this was. It is bland, greasy and did I mention tasteless? The House Special Chow Mein was especially disgusting. I gave the entire order away to a less discerning neighbor. read more