King Chef Restaurant

Got delivery a few time with them. Review is on the last one. The chicken and broccoli was ok, the…read moresauce was blah. The beef in garlic sauce was very good. Enjoyed that flavor they had. Need to get that on the chicken and broccoli next time. Will order again with them.

How quickly they have fallen. Ming Ying is in my short rotation for ordering Chinese food. It…read morebeing a Tuesday, I tilted to them. I have eaten here for years. The Shrimp Won Ton soup is excellent. Love the thin won tons. Last night we ordered Chicken with Bok Choy and Shrimp with Lobster Sauce. The Chicken order had the rice inserted into the plastic food container. Not only did the rick take up half the container, but all of the sauce drained into the rice. AWFUL!!!!! You put the rice into a separate container. ALWAYS! And I was charged full price for half a dish. My wife's Lobster Sauce was watery. Just pisspoor execution on that dish. It may have even had some wine in it. But watery as hell. You've lost a customer. King Chef across the street will be our choice on Tuesday's from now on when Eastern Empire is closed.

Chicken and broccoli. Sauce was just ok.

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C28. Curry Chicken with Onions Combo. I'm a creature of habit

Lucky Cheung Restaurant

4.9(7 reviews)

1.3 mi

I only came here because Ming Ying was closed during the winter storm. But I was not disappointed…read more We got chicken wings and shrimp lo mein and shrimp fried rice. Everything was delicious!

food taste amazing, clean place, the service was good as well. best chinese spot in the arearead more

Chicken wings

Shrimp lo mein

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77. Chicken with Broccoli and 37. Roast Pork Fried Rice

Happy Inn Kitchen

5.0(1 review)

1.3 mi

This is the best Chinese restaurant I have ever been. There happy family and fried rice are top…read morenotch. Best place to eat some Chinese food

Chicken with Garlic Sauce (Spicy)

Singapore Mei Fun

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Shrimp with Mixed Vegetables

Joy House

3.7(18 reviews)

0.8 mi

They were rude and would not let you speak and hung up when you were trying to make sure your order…read morewas correct also very dirty and shower and roaches mice in the back a basically live where they eat and s*** and their food were really greasy they just all around was rude you should not have to call back to give them your name or even have to call them back to find out the price everything should be done and checked out remember cross all your t's got all your thoughts unprofessional they won't be on open soon for

I was paying more attention to the oceanfront scenery than train schedules or restaurant logistics…read more So I enjoyed the shore but was distraught that The Windmill was too far away...and then I learned of another Windmill that might be closer but I'd probably miss my train. (Upon Googling it actually was closed at 9 but the particulars are less important than the general sense of chaos.) Joy House and Dunkin Donuts were my only options if I didn't want to get home at 2:30AM. Even though Joy House wasn't my dream destination, I'm glad I checked it out. How seriously do they take the ribs? They hand out plastic gloves. There was a sauce aplenty but the preparation maintained the fibrous integrity of the meat. The respectably spicy sauce on the kung po shrimp was an effective cure for my cold, at least momentarily, although I would have liked to swap out some of the peanuts for more vegetables.

The gloves are for the ribs.

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Hair in my D12. Chicken with Broccoli Dinner

Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

3.9(8 reviews)

1.7 mi

I place a HUGE order take out. Everything was delicious! Service was quick and very friendly. We…read moreall enjoyed it very much!

They have the best beef and broccoli. Fried rice is good too. I definitely recommend this place!read more

Jade Garden

2.8(5 reviews)

1.3 mi

The food was delicious I will not front... I ordered the…read moreboneless ribs, with pork fried rice, and a spring roll. The food itself was delicious so no complaints there. My problem? I found a long hair in my food when I was almost done. This happens to the best of us yet I hope you guys are more careful moving forward. Unfortunately, I will not be ordering from you guys again. Best of luck!

Out of desperation I tried Jade Garden again and it was just as bad if not worse than the last…read moretime. This place should be shut down for its assault on taste buds. It is literally the worst food I have ever eaten from any restaurant in the entire world. I cannot stress this point enough. I would rather eat from a McDonald's dumpster fire than this place. SHUT IT DOWN.

Chefs special

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Mizu 36 Asian Cuisine

3.8(171 reviews)

2.6 mi

Service was really bad. My table was not wiped down properly I ended up staining my shirt even…read morebefore I got my order. I ordered ayce and they left out some of my orders couple of times so I had to keep on reminding them about them. You can just tell that they were poorly trained. I would never go back especially for sushi. Sushi restaurants should be extra clean and on point in my honest opinion.

Saw that they had AYCE sushi special so we went to check it out. $29.95 all you can eat dinner…read more Place was clean, service was good. Menu is mostly standard sushi with some interesting special rolls, along with a couple Chinese food offerings. Sushi for most part was good, not excellent but good. Sashimi Tuna was fresh tasting. Scallion pancake disgusting. I'd stay away from Chinese offerings based on that alone. Warnings are placed on table if you don't finish food I think it's $1 per plate, $8/lb for Chinese food charged If not eaten , or maybe that was for all food. Seems harsh. When I started the pancake was disgusting they didn't bother to take it away. So can use your imagination what we did with it. Would we go back? Possibly now that we know it's also BYOB, liquor store is in the plaza.

Scallion Pancake

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We ate A LOT!

Ren's Garden

2.7(9 reviews)

1.7 mi

I ordered the shrimp and broccoli lunch special and the shrimp were slimy. I called to tell them…read moreand they insisted that it was "new". (I have worked in the restaurant business for a long time and I can tell the difference. I will never order there again).

Your average "Americanized" Chinese restaurant, really…read more The food here is exactly that - average, if not slightly below. Avoid most of the fried dishes, they don't do a very good job draining the food before boxing it, resulting in extremely greasy lunches - which says a lot, considering Chinese food is often quite greasy to begin with. The fried rice is pretty decent here, and the prices are hard to beat at around 5.35 for a lunch special (at the time of this writing). The hot and sour soup, one of my favorite soups, would actually be OK as well, if not for - you guessed it - pools of grease on top of it. Honestly, this place would be a solid 3 stars if not for the damn grease, since the food itself tastes as good as any of the other 5 million generic Chinese restaurants in the area. Aside from the mediocre food, the restaurant itself is really quirky. There's only 1-2 tables to sit at, with the rest of the front end being taken up by boxes of random junk for sale. It's like walking into a dollar store that serves food - anything from scarves, hats, batteries, bras, sunglasses, and other totally random knick-knacks can be found for sale in the front. It's... really odd. All that being said, I find myself eating here more often than I'd like, if only because it's down the street from where I work. If not for how close it was, I'd probably not bother coming back.

Shengmao Sakura Glatt Kosher Restaurant

2.4(17 reviews)

2.0 mi

Much has been said about Chang Mao Sakura over its rich 15 year history. This two-space Kosher…read moreChinese restaurant is of the best (if not the only) in the area. Some locals have described it as the "best Chinese place in the world," still others have described it as a place to hold your nose in the parking lot due to smell. Regardless, if you are craving some good old fashioned Americanized Chinese food that won't break the bank, this is it. My wife gives me a pass to come here once every summer, and I gladly take it! This place is generally no reservations necessary, but it can get very full in summer months on the weekends. The paintings inside give it a calm ambiance, to juxtapose against a usually rowdy and disrespectful crowd. The staff works hard to turn tables quickly, and they are no nonsense. You should know what a pu-pu platter is by now. You should know to specifically ask for water. You should know that the "spaghetti with marinara sauce" option on the menu is never available. "We have no tomato" said one waiter. There's always lots of yelling in the kitchen. The bathrooms may not in the best shape, and I could have sworn my chicken tasted undercooked. That all said, they are generally consistent and reliable. The sesame chicken is always super crunchy, and flavors are on point. Beef lo mein is nicely garlicly. Love the fortune cookies!

Avoid this place at all costs--there are far better options to eat elsewhere…read more From the start, things went downhill. We were handed plastic utensils for unknown reasons, but we let that slide. Regarding drinks, we were instructed to serve ourselves behind the register. As for the food, it was practically thrown onto the table. When we asked for dipping sauce, that too was carelessly tossed, with half of it spilling on the way. What upset me was the handling of the bill. When it was brought to me, I handed over my credit card, and it was taken quickly--no issue there. But when I received my receipt to sign, there was a section with four tip options (18%, 20%, 22%, or 25%). I asked the waiter for the original receipt to check if the 18% tip had already been included. He hesitated, mumbled something, and disappeared for a solid five minutes. I had to ask the person behind the register to bring me the original receipt before signing. Finally, the waiter returned with the receipt and a flimsy excuse, saying the tip had already been added and there was no need to tip again. This shady practice is unacceptable. The food was far from what it used to be, the service was practically non-existent, and this is the worst kosher restaurant we've been to in a long time. Anything in the area, of Deal and Long Branch is a better choice than this place. Just don't even bother here in my humble opinion. I don't normally write such reviews, but this left a bad taste in my mouth. To the owner: Unfortunately, your restaurant leaves much to be desired.

Sesame chicken

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Johnny G.

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9 years ago

Every time I go here, it feels like I go back in time and I am in China. The food is so good! No matter what I get, the food is great. The service is superb and the staff is very knowledgeable. Hands down best chicken and broccoli ever! I skip all the takeouts in red bank to come to long branch as nothing else in the neighborhood even comes close. read more

Patty V.

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5

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15 years ago

I order take out from here all the time! I love it!

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