OK after many visits and almost every time being offered ( almost strong armed) into taking the booth right next to the door..were the drunken carry out people with nasty flip-flops and fungus infected toes sit beside you. I am done ..me and my daughter are always offered this horrible seat, I always refuse and i feel they resent that. Everyone else seems to be ushered to the back..maybe they see me as a easy "mark"..but after dozens of refusals..they shouldn't. We are done our custom will go elsewhere read more

I grew up coming here with my family and if I'm getting Chinese food this is the first and only choice for me to this day. I love the crab puffs, the coconut chicken, the pork fried rice, egg flower soup, kung pao chicken, sweet and sour chicken, the list goes on... I've never had anything that wasn't amazing. Also I'm not a huge fan of tea but anytime I dine in here I love the delicious tea! read more

John's Chinese Restaurant - Full order of crab puffs, coconut chicken, pork fried rice, and Kung pao chicken. Can't remember what my boyfriend had - Chinese Near Me - Keizer, Oregon

Best Chinese is Salem. I've never been disappointed, always fresh and hot.L and friendly

We decided to try this place as our forever favorite and go to Chinese place, The oriental is closed this month. I gotta say my expectations were somewhat low as vegetarians we can be pretty picky. We ordered general tso tofu, sweet sour tofu and a mixed veggie. The tofu was amazing! Loved their sauces!! Cant say enough about the general tso sauce! It was very different from other tso sauces, but was incredibly delicious!! The portions were HUGE which is always awesome for lunch the next day. The price for the quality and amount of food was truly fantastic!! The veggies were also super yummy and fresh. Maybe a small tad overcooked as I enjoy my veggies very crunchy but still very tasty!!! Our family will definitely be back! Glad to have found another go to restaurant! read more

This place is amazing. The service is always prompt and the servers are very nice. The food is amazing. The Kung pao beef and chicken are to die for. Always delicious. Plus they have a drive thru for the call in orders. read more

John's Chinese Restaurant - The No. 7 dinner special. Kung Pao chicken, sweet and sour chicken, and fried rice. Great portions. So delicious. - Chinese Near Me - Keizer, Oregon

I ordered the General Tao's chicken to go. It's my go to Chinese dish. I subbed fried rice instead of white rice. The fried rice was so good!! Just right. I also thought the General tao's chicken was super good. I think I paid $7.75 for the lunch portion. Excellent portion for lunch! I was left full and satisfied. Will definitely be coming here more often or ordering out for lunch! Sorry for picture being partially eaten. I couldn't help myself. read more

John's Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Keizer, Oregon

Typical dinner time dilemma. After the normal spousal banter I decided Chinese was what's for dinner. Ordered 3 entrees sweet sour chicken was great. If you have kids this is way better that their typical nuggets. Beef broccoli and chicken chow-mein didn't disappoint. read more

The food is excellent, but as of April 2022 their prices are out-of-this-world. Everyone had a tough time during the pandemic, but today's prices are nothing short of highway robbery!!! read more

Excellent Chinese food. We called in ahead of time to do the drive-thru option, which is convenient. But be aware, there is a little bit of a language barrier. The menu lists only one price for each item, but I was asked if I wanted a large or small order of each item. We opted for the large order of each. General Tsao's Chicken, Sweet & Sour Chicken, and beef fried rice, along with a barbecue pork appetizer. When I rolled up, the order didn't seem to be ready. I waited a little bit, but when the young lady returned with my credit card, she also had my order, and everything was hot. So I was okay with that. First off, it was A LOT of food. I was a little stunned by the price (over 30 bucks for two of us), but mostly that was because we ordered the large option and they included so much. The sweet and sour chicken was served as it is most places; the chicken was cut into nuggets and deep fried, with sweet & sour sauce served on the side. Only this time, it seemed like the chicken was hand-breaded. It was super flaky and incredibly delicious. The sauce was a little sweeter than I would have liked, but was very tasty. The beef fried rice was a disappointment. They put in a TON of bean sprouts. It turned what I was looking forward to (a soft, moist, rice dish) into a crispy chore of a meal. I ended up not eating it. I imagine it would have been good, but I have never seen bean sprouts in fried rice before. Ever. And didn't expect it here. Oh well. The General Tsao's chicken was good, and the white rice was decent. All in all, a great place to go. Except for that hiccup in the fried rice, I'd have given it five stars. A good Keizer location to check out. read more

I eat at this place practically weekly. The menu is basic but extensive. There's a great variety to choose from. I usually prefer steamed rice but their pork fried rice is impressive. They do beef well, not overcooked. Chicken is also very nicely done. My favorites are Broccoli beef, garlic chicken, and Kung pao chicken. The service is very good as well. Prices are low and portions are enormous. It is an extra bonus they are named "John" too ! read more

We are happy to find a real Chinese restaurant with combination choices on the menu plus many more entrees. We had chop suey plus deep fried shrimp and barbecued pork. Everything tasted very good with the addition of some soy sauce. The only thing we missed were bean sprouts in the chopped suey. Generous portion of barbecued pork. read more

It is soo good that u may want to share with whoever is with you. And still have enough leftovers. Its very good my hubs sis who is a local took us here. About 40.00 for 3 ppl and appetizer combo plate. read more

John's Chinese Restaurant - The combo plate dinner. #3 - Chinese Near Me - Keizer, Oregon

Best Chinese in the Salem/Keizer area despite the name and being located in a small strip mall type building. We've been coming here for a few years. Food is always good and the servings huge. We get a box to take home leftovers for a second meal. My go-to is the lunch combination C with fried shrimp, sweet and sour chicken and chicken subgum chow mein. So good! Service can be spotty. There have been times where they drop off the food and don't return until they bring the bill, ignoring empty water glasses or empty dishes that could be removed. Soup sometimes isn't hot enough. We phoned in and picked up at the drive thru for the first time this week since seating is closed due to the virus situation. That went well, with our food being ready at the time promised. All staff were wearing masks. read more

This is one of the best authentic Chinese food locations in Salem/Keizer area. The flavors are robust and the dish size is gracious. Prices are very reasonable and the service is friendly and welcoming. Lunch and dinner specials are a great deal and come with plenty of food for under $9. So far everything on the menu is great. Call in ordering for takeout is available. read more

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This is our favorite Chinese restaurant. The food is really tasty, the portions are enormous, and I love the convenience of the drive through window. We love the sweet and sour chicken, pot stickers, and pork fried rice. The staff are really friendly too. read more

Amazing food! We had the green bean and chicken with black bean sauce and kungpao with sweet and sour chicken; both plates with fried rice and the serving was huge. Best of both: quality and quantity! All that for only $20! Highly recommend! read more

John's Chinese Restaurant - And this is our take-out, after we ate that there we still had enough for dinner and a midnight snack lol - Chinese Near Me - Keizer, Oregon

Always delicious and very good service. A good range of vegetarian options too that are pretty well made. I really enjoy their combo meals but I've yet to have a dish that isn't delicious. read more

I have allergies and they were very careful and willing to find things I could eat. Good food and service!

John is delicious . Still trying out the menu Mongolian beef is so good. Their food is fresh. Try them!

It's been a Keizer mainstay for decades. Don't be thrown off by the name, this place is the best in town. Fresh and fast and large portions, even the soup and crab puffs are the best around. I am addicted, and you will be too! read more

I've never had a bad experience here, the service is always great and the food is delicious! Huge portions and love the drive thru option, especially with COVID regulations. Highly recommend! read more

Tasty and quick, consistently yummy Chinese-American food. My favorite place for Chinese in Keizer.

Service isn't great, understaffed, dirty water cups, no napkins and Trump supporters eat here.

This is my son's favorite place to eat (and he's only 4). Personally I wouldn't say that it's the best place in Salem/Keizer to find Chinese food, but it is still very good. Regardless we still eat there frequently and enjoy the food and service. It's located in a small strip mall with limited parking but it does have an additional parking lot in the back, just a short walk from the entrance. Overall it's good. I definitely suggest it. read more

John's Chinese Restaurant - John's Chinese is great! - Chinese Near Me - Keizer, Oregon

John's in by far the best Chinese food in salem. Big portions, staff in nice thru the drive thru window, and always fast. Will definitely continue to go here. read more

I always check reviews before I go to a restaurant. Granted, they are always mixed. For the most part there were a lot of good reviews. This was the first time I tried their food. The service was awesome! Unfortunately, I thought the food had no flavor. I ordered hot and sour soup. The broth tasted as if it was watered down and it had no spice. The entrees had plenty of meat and vegetables, but again, there was absolutely no flavor. The rice was just okay. I am sorry to say I will not be returning. read more

This establishment has the nicest people. Love the food and do try to order non-fried foods for myself watching my diet recommended.

My order was very incorrect and also way over priced for 4 items 50.00 later and once home i realized i didnt receive my sesame pork. read more

John's Chinese Restaurant - the inside of a refrigerator - Chinese Near Me - Keizer, Oregon

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* Worst Restaurant I Know of -- locally, it's "John's Chinese Restaurant", in nearby Kaiser, Oregon. The good point is that it offers take-out and a drive-up window. Call, place your order, drive up, pay, go home, and eat. The bad part is when you eat.|| The food is horrible! PLASTIC FORK BITS ALA CHINOISE -- Once I opened my take-out box and found broken pieces of plastic mixed into the sauce; looked like tines off of a plastic fork -- one of those see-through kinds. I had to pick the pieces of plastic out and then wonder whether to eat the food. GUT-WRENCHNG EGG ROLLS -- The egg rolls were filled with bright green cabbage. Cabbage. Cooked enough to turn it bright green. But just cabbage. No onions, carrots or any other vegetables. No shrimp, chicken, or any other proteins. No sauces. No seasonings. Just cabbage rolled up in a wrapper and deep fried long enough to turn the cabbage green. SHOCKING MOO-SHU PORK -- The filling consisted of vegetable slices with slices of Chinese BBQ Pork. BBQ Pork? That's not Moo Shu Pork! If you don't know what the dish is supposed to contain, don't put it on your menu! RAW GINGER CHICKEN -- Not a lovely dish when the ginger is not cooked. This is just a melange of cooked chicken slices mixed with raw ginger slices and a pre-made chicken-stock sauce. No cooking on the ginger. Just plop, plop, plop. ALIEN MA-BO TOFU -- Some chopped vegetables and sauce mixed with Chinese BBQ pork. That doesn't belong in Mapo Tofu! What happened to the ground pork? Terrible taste. If you don't know what the dish is supposed to contain, don't put it on your menu! SHARP-CORNERED GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN -- One take-out container had sauce in the bottom, and pre-friend chicken nuggets on top. They weren't even mixed together. Another take-out order had pre-fried chicken cubes covered with sauce. But the chicken cubes were dry, tough, compact -- some kind of processed meat, covered in too much breading, and retaining their sharp corners. It was *horrible!*. MUSHROOM TOFU -- You can hardly go wrong if you make a thickened chicken sauce and fill it with raw sliced button mushrooms and squares of firm tofu. Except this restaurant ruined even that. The sauce was made with bullion, not chicken broth. And it was runny. The drive-up service used one of those cardboard containers, which allowed the runny sauce to flow through and drench whoever was unlucky enough to have to hold the container. On another trip, our request for a plastic soup container was refused, but the cardboard container was place into a plastic bag. By the time we arrived home, after a 10-minute drive, the sauce had leaked out into the flimsy bag. It was a horrible mess. SERVICE: Do not expect Americanized service. At this restaurant, the owners and employees follow the Chinese attitude that "the customer is always *WRONG*". Like Comment Share read more

This place is really good! I questioned it because of the name John in there. we stopped in for my mom's birthday lunch during a busy day of garage sales. The food came really fast, and their portions are absolutely gigantic! We very easily could have shared one lunch special. Really friendly service who sat us quickly. They were even willing to let us swap out each others items. this just came became my favorite Chinese restaurant in Keizer read more

Don't listen to any of these snobby low star reviews, the employee are extremely nice and on top of everything, food is very delicious and decently priced been going to this place for going on 9 years now it's worth a stop :) read more

Love John's. Been a customer since they open. The food is always hot , large portions, and friendly staff. If you haven't try , it's a must. Need to keep our Small business going through this rough time. read more

Good food good service. Have not been disappointed with the food or service. Fresh hot and good flavor. Portions are large and prices very reasonable. Look forward to the next time we eat at John's Chinese Restaurant. read more

Love this place! Always a great meal and the staff is always nice and very helpful. The owner is the nicest person ever so funny to talk with and gives very good recommendations on what to try. Overall love this place and would recommend it to anyone. Never let down. read more

They have some of the best crab puffs I have every had. Lo mein was tasty. We prefer the thicker noodles like soba. Johns were spaghetti type noodles, but again tasty. Sweet and sour chicken was really good. I wouldn't order the fried shrimp again. Too bland. We ordered the dinner specials. HUGE PORTIONS! We could have shared it. Not my first time there and will continue to go when we are in town. read more

John's Chinese Restaurant - Crab puffs - Chinese Near Me - Keizer, Oregon

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We ate our lunch there today. When ready to box our leftovers found a long hair on my plate. We showed the waitress and she said there was long hair in the kitchen. As we got up from the table she brought me a box with what had the hair in it. So we heat the left overs and they did not taste the same as what we had in the restaurant. One thing I had saved all my sweet-n-sour sauce to take home and did not get any of that . Until this time the food has always been good. We will think twice about going back as we had to throw out half of my meal. What a waste of money. read more

Great restaurant for a quick lunch. Generous portions at a low price. The egg flower soup is pretty good. It has peas, carrots, and slices of the small corn things. I have no idea what they're called. LOL! read more

John's Chinese Restaurant - Egg flower soup - Chinese Near Me - Keizer, Oregon

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I ordered the hot and sour soup and kungpao chicken. Soup was alright, but the chicken was great. I enjoyed the amount of vegetables. The portion was also quite large, so kudos. read more

The food at John's Restaurant is excellent and I really hate having to write this review, but it must be done. In the three times I've ordered there I was treated quite badly by the cashier and now I feel I shouldn't go back despite the high quality. She's downright nasty if you say nothing, but gets even worse if you ask for chopsticks or extra napkins. Be forewarned of this if you go, though knowing it's going to happen doesn't make it sting any less. read more

Eight o'clock on a Wednesday and starving, we found John's and it was wonderful. From the properly spiced hot and sour soup to the "small" garlic shrimp, this was appropriately spiced, fresh and just plain yummy!! read more