My go-to place for take-out sushi. Their Spicy Maki Roll Combo is a great deal, and with the soup or salad that it comes with, it constitutes a nice treat for dinner. The triple roll special at lunch is also a good choice. Although the sushi is not the highest quality that I have had in this area, the price is right. The decor leaves something to be desired, but the staff are friendly and helpful. Will be returning often. read more

Thought it was time to write an update on L.C. Chen's. We have been visiting continually for the past few years since my first review and we always have a good experience. The staff is friendly and we've gotten to know the waitresses better over time. I love that they carry my favorite brand of bottled iced green tea and their lunch specials are reasonable. They have a variety of lunch specials with large portions and quality food that hits the spot. The maki roll special is one of my favorite and we usually order two or three rolls as an appetizer. I've also enjoyed their dumplings and shrimp shumai which is very tasty. L.C. Chen's has some of the best tasting chicken dishes I've ever had at any chinese restaurant. Their chicken and string beans is super yummy, as well as my other favorite the Walnut chicken and shrimp. The chicken is quality white meat and good cuts. Absolutely love this place and will continue to visit!!! read more

Hadn't been for a few months. We returned expecting another good lunch and were disgusted by what happened. Their new waiters are always a bit clueless but this one was terrible. It was a bad decision putting the waiter on a group of 4 regulars. The plates were filthy and stained. The waiter forgot to bring rice that came with the two sashimI lunches. Once my dad reminded them, they brought two bowls of regular rice, not sushi rice stayed on the menu. My salmon roll was barely keeping together and fell apart. When we requested new clean plates we were presented with equally dirty ones. Overall it wasn't anything Like what we'd experienced before. read more

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Hello readers! I went here with a family party of 6. We had multiple appetizers and 6 main courses. 4 of us did the twin lobster special. The lobsters are small and you should load up on appetizers. Plating is beautiful, meals are cooked well, and the appetizers are good. Sushi is no better than you would make at home. Very loose. read more

Ordered the steamed dumpling, generals chicken, and lo mien... Thoroughly NOT impressed.the generals Chix was no where near crispy bc the batter was WEAK. Delivery was quick but only means you will get subpar food quicker. read more

Usually order once a week. The kitchen dishes are excellent. Chilean Sea bass and teriyaki Salmon are wonderful. Spring Rolls and Vegetarian dumplings are delicious too love the sauces. The sushi is decent usually order the tuna diner. Good value for the money. Solid rolls the individual pieces are so so and the sashimi stinks. Very Good for take out but not my favorite sushi, I prefer the kitchen dishes. read more

The food isn't too bad. I got the flat noodles and dumplings. But jeez the margarita had to be the worst I've ever had in my life!

Food is good with nice sized portions. The coconut chicken soup was very good. The sushi dish I had was fresh and elegantly served. You can't beat their twin lobster special for $19.95! read more

Great service great food! Love their $16 meal special of lobster (with light ginger and scallion sauce). Great Thai red curry chicken and coconut curry chicken. Sushi and sashimi affordable and good!!! Staff very friendly with kids too! read more

Decent, local chinese restaurant. Good, convenient take-out items. Dining in is good, too. Atmosphere is nice. Food is good. Sushi is decent. The chilean sea bass or the soft shell crab are very good. It's an okay date place, better place to take the asian parents type of restaurant. It's not too pricey and the service was very good. read more

The food is very good but the service is just so-so. The Chilean Sea Bass is outstanding! It's a must have.

I really like this restaurant the atmosphere is great and the food as well! It's average price and the service is good as well! The food is Asian cuisine so there's plenty of dishes to choose from. read more

Great lunch menu, it's affordable and is enough quantity for one person. If your a little bit hungrier, then go for an extra soup. It's about a buck or so more. read more

This is my favorite Chinese food spot in the area. Portions are generous and flavors are good- I usually get their veggie fried rice, (flavorful, lots of veggies) chicken and broccoli, or lo mein. Only downside is the salt, sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night needing a glass of water. But that's how most Chinese food affects me. Will keep going, but still searching for the perfect place. read more

A good meal every time! Service is quick and prices are ok. Gyoza are really good and sweet and sour chicken is properly prepared - not burned. read more

I love this restaurant. It became our fave restaurant when we just moved to Bridgeport. We especially loved the lobster special. However, I do agree with some that the food is "great to "why did I order this". They should change the platters a bit often. read more

Good food, a bit run down and terrible service. I went there for the first time this past Saturday and was surprised that with a party of 8, we were sat right away. Our waitress looked terrified, did not know the menu and was very disorganized. Entree orders were taken long after appetizers were completed and the wrong plates kept going to the wrong places. Only one meal was completely incorrect and no other dishes went back. No drink refills,other than water by a another individual were given, although they were requested multiple times. Perhaps the waitress was new, but definitely lacked some personality and killed the experience. Sushi was fantastic and evenly priced. The duck and dumplings were also great, although the wonton soup smelled like a wet dog... sorry. Everyone enjoyed their meal, portions were great and the prices were fair. The restaurant itself appeared run down. The menus were dirty (come on guys), the table was worn, scratched up and had a thin food film on it and the floors could have used some cleaning. Overall there food was great, the service bad and the restaurant needed some new things. I would consider takeout from there but would not go back. read more

This place is okay. It's fast. It's cheap and it's convenient. However, they seem to be in aggressive cost cutting mode. I just ordered a salmon teriyaki lunch bento box and it had the smallest piece of salmon ever. I wasn't expecting a huge portion for $10 but this is a TINY cube of salmon disguised in a bed of vegetables. It's unfortunate because I order from here once a week. The food is good, not great, so this will push me to look for someplace else. read more

I've had some of the worst food in this place. A spoiled shrimp dish obviously made with bad shrimp. I've had other menu items that also were not pleasant. read more

I am the pickiest when it comes to Chinese food. LC Chen's is delicious and fresh. I'm a vegetarian and really love the Mini Veggie Spring Rolls. I also asked for the veggie Pad Thai without fish sauce and it was yummy. I've ordered the veggie lo mein and asked for the noodles to be dry because I have a hard time digesting the oil that most Chinese restaurants use and they delivered! It wasn't too greasy for me and the veggies were fresh. The restaurant is decorated very nicely. From the outside it doesn't look as attractive as inside. The service is very good. BTW If you eat in you have to ask for the crispy fried noodles and duck sauce (I don't get it, if you order take out they include it all the time). I'm not giving it a Five star because I know a Five star Chinese restaurant in Maryland and they give you hot towels before and after a meal, complimentary tea, crispy noodles, and the food is Incredible. LC Chen's gets a very high mark from me : )- Yummmmmm read more

What you would expect from a Chinese restaurant in Fairfield. For a little extra cash LC Chen's offers delicious food with generous portions and an atmosphere that's ideal for nighttime dining. I would highly recommend it. read more

This restaurant is just about a five-minute walk from my home. I go there frequently when I feel like getting some Asian food. Like so many restaurants these days, it is no longer just a Chinese restaurant, but a "Pan Asian" restaurant, a concept which I happen to like. Prices are reasonable. Atmosphere is nice. As I tend to frequently be on a diet, I often just order a few appetizers from the menu rather than going for an entree: my favorites are hot and sour soup, California roll, eda mame, and gyoza (dumplings). read more

went there last night. the food was ok, nothing out of the ordinary. service was okay, again nothing out of the ordinary. they never put the fried noodles like most Chinese restaurants do and when I asked they said it was $2.50 per bowl. never offered tea (again moat Chinese restaurants do not charge for tea) My biggest issue was with my dinner. I ordered steamed veggies, not too much broccoli. well it came out and after I took out all the broccoli, I was left with about 6 carrots, 5 mushrooms, a few snap peas and some baby corn. the cake they served for my son's birthday tasted like lemon perfume and was grainy and partially frozen. you might be better off going somewhere else. read more

Love the shrimp pad Thai! Service is usually good and fast! Food is always good! The restaurant is clean and a very comfortable atmosphere. Usually come here with the family from time to time. read more

The sushi appears old and not fresh, and the taste does no justice. The noodles and other foods are sub-par. The delivery took over an hour! They are unorganized because when we called to see what was taking so long, they confused our order and spoke on the phone for 8 minutes with us because didn't realize they had confused orders. The food the past few times has seemed off, but I figured maybe just a bad day. But this has happened frequently. Needless to say, last time we order from LC Chen's. read more

The cost to quality ratio is something LC Chen's definitely has in its favor. The sushi that I have ordered here has always been consistent - and it's so nice to have an old reliable! It's close to my office, so I come here for lunch often and get the two or three rolls lunch special with miso soup, and a seaweed salad. I have never had a problem with the food - my only complaint is that I was told that they can't do a roll without rice, which is something I've been able to get at most sushi restaurants without a problem. If they did, they would definitely get that fourth star. read more

Got to go to LC Chen's last night with my fiancé and my parents for dinner...as always, the food there is delicious! Service was pretty good, and our waitress was spot on when we needed more water, when I asked for chopsticks (and got them right away), etc. For a Sunday evening, it was quiet other than a few customers including us. My dad, fiancé, and I enjoyed the wonton soup, oh so yummy! Perfect for a cold Winter night! My mom had the Tom Yum soup, which has a spicy kick. Next we shared three appetizers: the scallion pancake, veggie spring rolls, & veggie dumplings. Love the creativity regarding the dumplings, using green (spinach) pasta instead. Now for the main course: my fiancé had the California Roll, made with cream cheese instead of avocado upon his request, and kani sushi, which he enjoyed (he loves sushi). My parents and I enjoyed two of my favorite dishes: Thai Mango Chicken (which was prepped differently this time, the chicken "julienned" instead of chunks, which was awesome), & Shrimp with Chili Sauce (good sized shrimp, lightly crisp, & the sauce had a delicious heat). Instead of the traditional white rice, we requested brown rice (healthier). Finished the meal with fortune cookies and fresh orange segments. All in all, a great meal! Whether it's dine in or take out, LC Chen's delivers! read more

not bad for a chinese restaurant in CT. had dinner here last night with family/friends. the chilean sea bass was very good and fresh. notable mentions: singapore garlic prawns and LC steak kew. read more

This is just around the corner from our house and we have bern driving by for months. Now we have been there for dinner twice in two weeks. The food is absolutely great! I had sushi twice and loved it. read more

As the daughter of a Chinese chef and former restaurant owner of 20+ years it's hard to come by quality Chinese food. LC Chens is a great place for lunch or dinner. It's outside may be deceiving but the inside is nice, modern and comfortable. Gyoza dumplings are awesome! Sushi is fresh. General tsos and pad Thai are also great! And have yet to be disappointed with anything on the menu. read more

I have been going here since it opened. This is the best Chinese food you will find and if you find better I'd like to know where. I love Chinese food and its so difficult to find quality. Most Chinese is the same commercial cheap ingredients that are purchased through big distribution channels. Not here. The chef shops himself and makes makes most dishes from scratch using fresh ingredients. The location does not give you the sense that you will get a great meal inside. This restaurant is a diamond in the rough. I don't eat sushi so I can't comment on that but I have never had a bad dish otherwise. Go here and enjoy a great meal, generous portions and too reasonable price for the quality. I drive from East Haven to go here. read more

very bad service and food. Don't go there, you'll be very upset. The boss and servers there are so mean, awful..

Excellent Asian fusion fare, gracious service, peaceful ambiance, inexpensive. Wish they had a restaurant in Westchester.

This place doesn't even deserve one star it is that bad! The sesame chicken is so thin not even white chicken chunks and they just taste like the oil it was fried in! The udon noodles were so salty and smoky! The egg rolls were soggy with no flavor! Horrible!!!! Sweet basil is soooo much better! read more

Simply divine! I've been a customer for 10 years and this is one of my favorite local spots. Very generous with fresh vegetables in my fave dishes. The curries are what keep me coming back at least once a week, so delectable. A true local gem. read more

This was the WORST experience I have ever had in a restaurant. It took 2 hours for our food to come. The waitress kept telling us to wait when we wanted to place our order. They didn't bring out plates or forks and when the food came we had nothing to eat on and took another 20 minutes to get plates and forks. We asked for more water and were told we can get more water LATER! When he says later he really means later, we never got the water! I will never go back! LC Chen never again read more

Just came back from LC Chen's, and really disappointed. The duck in the ginger duck tasted like 2 weeks old. Spit it out and complained, the waitress said she would check with kitchen, but never got an answer back. Don't go! If you have to, stay away from the duck! read more

Food is gross. Ordered pad Thai and it was missing the bean sprouts, chives, and flavor. It didn't have any of the elements that make it pad Thai. They gave me a lemon instead of lime and it the taste was awful. I also ordered beef satay which tasted sour I threw it away because I questioned the freshness. I would never eat here again or recommend it. Waste of money! read more

Excellent Chinese and Sushi. We are always pleased. LC uses Greg ingredients and never MSG. Chinese tastes fresh; beef is always good. Chicken and Shrimp dishes good as well. I recommend this place. read more

Love the quality sushi. Great owner. Great value esp. At lunch special. Slow dine in service.