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Johnny Chang's

3.2 (95 reviews)
ModerateChinese, Japanese, Thai
Open • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
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Good for kids

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Mag T.

Still amazing. Cant beat the price for the portion size. Still my favorite take out spot. Chicken and broccoli and sweet and sour chicken are my favorite. The small size is $8 for each entree, comes with rice. Veggie egg roll also to die for.

Den M.

Ever since our go to Chinese food place closed, we have tried several places to find our new favorite. This is probably the worse we have had so far....and most expensive. The chicken in the fried rice looks like undercooked, boiled chicken. The general change was very very dry, with no sauce for the white rice. The Chinese pizza was fluffy like a pastry, and food arrived cold. Waste of $55. Never again. Try elsewhere, johnny change is a awful Chinese food place. The good reviews must be from friends of the owners.

This is the sesame chicken I recently got.  Dark, leathery, stringy.   Inedible.

Used to love this place; it was my go-to for Chinese food. But the quality has plummeted. Their chicken is now all dark meat. The sesame chicken I just got is hard, dark, and leathery. Literally inedible.

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Food is always so good and on point. The restaurant is very nice and clean. Service is great! Highly recommended.

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After trying dinner with relatives , we really liked the Chinese food and sushi, will come back next time thanks

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They kinda rip off with meal when there's so much vegetables instead of meats. I got little meats for that price. Unacceptable!

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I enjoy eating here. Food is always fresh and delicious delivery is spotty but if you can dine in do so.

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Always consistently good. Solid American Chinese thats not bulletproof. Best in South Philly.

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