We visited for a traditional Cantonese meal and had the Ginger and Scallion Chicken (Jiang Cong Ji). While the flavor was clean and aromatic, the kitchen used chicken breast rather than the traditional bone-on thigh meat, which made the texture a bit chewy. We also tried the Szechuan Squid. Be aware that this is more of an "American-style" Szechuan dish -- it was sweet and sour rather than spicy and lacked the traditional peppers or numbing heat. However, the texture of the squid was remarkably soft and tender, reminiscent of an Italian-style slow-cooked calamari, which was a pleasant surprise. To round out the meal, the Dry Fried String Beans with Minced Pork (Gan Bian Si Ji Dou) were a solid highlight. As someone who frequently eats at more 'cleaver-heavy' Chinatown spots like Jin Wei, I found Lee How Fook to be a friendly and consistent spot, but the preparations here are definitely tailored to a much milder palate. If you are looking for that specific 'hacked' bone-in dark meat or a fiery Szechuan kick, this might feel a bit safe. read more

Updating my review from about 2 years ago, in which I expressed a lot of dissapointment with them - now that I've been back several times, I can say that they've improved, so I'm now at 4 stars. I've been coming to LHF for about the last 40 years, and used to think it was a great restaurant. The menu, or at least the preparation of very familiar dishes, has changed, and I believe that ownership has as well. Our usual family favorites are all on the menu, this is basic stuff. Salt baked shrimp, pan fried noodles, General Tso bean curd (I don't believe I saw my old fav, tofu with Chinese mushrooms on the menu), and snow pea greens. The snow pea greens stole the show, basically. The tofu was cooked in a sort of gelatinous texture, not the chewy texture that I associate with the dish as formerly made. Shrimp & squid were good, nothing outstanding. Service was very good, although on the most recent visit, we were the only eat-in customers. Also note that they have a 3.0+% processing fee on credit cards. But our server made a point of mentioning it before taking the card for processing, so at least they are very upfront about it. read more

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Having dinner at Lee How folk is becoming an annual tradition during my family trip to Philadelphia. They have the best Chinese food in the city. I had the salt baked squid years ago and it's something that I always get when I go there. Their service is awesome and it's a nice quiet venue. The owners do a great job making the guest feel like family. read more

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Traditional Chinese Cantonese food is hard to find these days so we tried this traditional restaurant in Chinatown. We tried wonton soup & crispy shrimp rolls to start. Then pork fried rice & chicken broccoli. I tried crispy tofu either crab meat sauce. Never had anything like it. Large portion. Tofu was made like meatballs & were yummy. Sauce was more like what think of lobster sauce made with fake crab meat. Would go again. BYOB too. read more

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Came here and tried a bunch of different small dishes to share. Interior is a bit dated but well lived in, showing that they've been there for many decades. Very large menu with all sorts of dishes. They will start off your meal with a kettle of jasmine tea which was very nice on a chilly evening. Pork buns were very good, with a tasty sauce drizzled on them. Fried coconut milk also very good, nice treat and dessert. Just don't burn your mouth on them! Soup dumpling and siu mai also decent. Lots of filling inside soup dumpling but low on broth. Buddha delight quite a bit over fried. May have had one or two other items I forgot. Saw other orders coming out and the noodle portions were very generous. Overall a decent spot depending what you get, I can see mixed opinion as the menu is large so some items are better then others. Thanks read more

Lee How Fook - Buddha Delight - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Not a soul. Not a takeout order. Not a patron other than us. What gives? "Does anyone talk about Warren Zevon?" I asked. "Who?" replied our server. With direction from my Chinatown guru Gerald S., I plan to eat my way through the area. (So if you see me rolling down 10th Street, clear the way.) I'm glad we tried a restaurant immortalized in song, but I've got to keep going. You may want to, too. I'll preface this by saying even mediocre Chinese food in Philadelphia surpasses what we've got in N. Fort Myers, where I live parttime. A $6.95 bowl of wonton soup feeds two. While I enjoyed the dumplings, Lee's broth was nondescript, jazzed up with soy sauce and greens from the shrimp. Speaking of shrimp, where is the assortment of Chinese vegetables? Just bok choy. And call me crazy, but those shrimp aren't jumbo. To my surprise, my husband enjoyed Fook's Noodles. As another Yelper wrote, if they name a dish after the restaurant it's bound to be good. Described as spicy, the sauce tasted fruity. Not unpleasant, but not what I expected. Like many restaurants in Philadelphia, expect an upcharge if you pay with a card. We're learning quickly to bring cash. read more

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What can i say? Lee How Fook, nestled in the outskirts of Chinatown, is such a great local spot for dinner! Every dish comes out cooked to perfection and soooo fresh. The service is speedy and thoughtful. Highly recommend the lemon chicken which is what brings me back to the venue. Also cannot go wrong with their Beef Ho fun dish. 10/10 can't recommend enough. They also have a spacious back room which is great for small gatherings. read more

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Lee How Fook has been a Philly staple for such a long time! Like most spots in Chinatown it's a no frills restaurant you can eat in and take out, whatever is your pleasure. Ordered chicken and broccoli and general tso chicken. The general two chicken is tooooo legit. Flavorful, chicken isn't mushy, and a good crunch. Chicken and broccoli was good, I love how they season the broccolini and the sauce isn't too thick. I always have to tell myself to try something else but I always end up back to my old faithfuls. read more

The Wonton soup was absolutely tasteless, tasteless, tasteless! The barbecue pork was clearly cooked way ahead of time and warmed up for us. It was dry, no flavor. AVOID THIS PLACE. How did it ever get the rating is has??? read more

I'm keep this short and sweet. Never again! This place once upon a time use to serve very good food. Now, if I didn't live so far I would've went back and asked for my money back. Shrimp dumplings, general tso chicken. Horrific. Never again! read more

How have I gone all my life without eating at LeeHow Fook? Or have I been there and just forgot? Anyway, I'm so glad I went recently. I needed delivery, and they deliver. I went with hot and sour soup, green beans, and Fook's noodles. If they put their name on the dish, I assume they are proud of it. They should be--those noodles are delicious. They have the right amount of chewiness, and the sauce is rich and flavorful from the pork. The green beans were also really tasty. The hot and sour soup was just fine. i went to bed with a full belly, lots of leftovers to enjoy later, and a Warren Zevon song in my head. read more

The portions were mini portions. $9.95 for a PINT of wonton! I have eaten in the restaurant about once a month and the food is both great in quality and quantity. The delivery was chargetd at just under $6 and the portions were tiny. Will never order takeout from then again. Will stick to Golden Chopsticks for takeout. I feel vi read more

Lee How Fook - Small portions - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

One of the better priced Dim Sum spots but does not offer top quality food. The food here is decent, but not the best. Still, it is a family owned dim sum spot that does not seem too busy so I would recommend coming. They start off by providing Free Jasmine Tea (many places will charge for this) Shumai - 6 pieces - decent taste and flavoring Har Gow - 4 pieces - decent tasting, well cooked so that the skin wrapping was not hard Beef Ho Fun - little underwhelmed. Looks great but multiple hard pieces of noodles Pork Soup Dumplings - not a ton of soup inside but tasty and they were not punctured when served Inside is not the cleanliest feel and is fairly small. Most of the buildings in chinatown are on the older side, so things do not feel as clean overall. The server (I assume one of the owners) was overall friendly and able to converse in Cantonese (though it seemed not purely fluent). Nothing crazy in terms of service but attentive when needed. The food is decent. There are no carts but the dim sum was definitely steamed fresh which I appreciated. The free tea was also a plus. It's also nice that they accept Venmo (but heads up that credit card is an extra 3.95% fee), since we had to skip out on some other dim sum places cause they only accepted cash. For reasonably priced dim sum, would continue to support the local shop! Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 3/5 Food: 4/5 read more

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I originally found Lee How Fook bc I had a celiac family member visiting who wanted to eat in Chinatown. I found several reviews that said they do a good job accommodating gluten free diets. We came here and I've been a fan ever since. I came back again last night bc I really wanted to eat the oyster and ginger hot pot which is one of my fave chinatown meals. We got the soup dumplings which were pretty good but not very soupy. Despite this, I would order them again. We also got the cold cucumbers - which is usually a fav for me. This is not one of the better cucumber dishes I've had as the sauce is kind of tasteless. We also got the salt baked shrimp, scallop and squid. I liked this meal but not enough to order it next time we come. The real star is the oyster and ginger hot pot. I just love this dish so much. Last night it didn't seem as big as the other times I've ordered it or as gingery. But it was still amazing and will keep me coming back. Also, back when my celiac relative was here they made it gluten free for us - and it was so good made that way too. So def order this every time you come. The only reason I knock them down a star is bc they charge almost 4% fee to pay w a credit card here. I'm not even sure that's legal to do - instead they should just give a discount for paying w cash like other restaurants. read more

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I ordered pork fried rice, it was delicious, it came in a white paper Chinese carton. I'll be trying other stuff when I'm not so full later. It was done in about 5 minutes and the waitress ran it out to me. read more

One of my go to casual Chinese restaurants in Philly. Pork buns are my favorite here. Wonton soup, chicken lomein and pan seared pork dumplings are also good. Bbq roast pork and chicken with black bean were also decent options. Service is always fast. Location is small but everytime I have gone I get seated quickly and get served within a few minutes. This is usually the restaurant I choose when I want quick decent Chinese food. read more

Lee How Fook - Chicken lomein - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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This place still has the feel of an untouched good ol corner Chinese restaurant. A Gem of a place!

Damn good American Chinese food. The big table of police officers having a great time next to us was an excellent sign

I grew up in Philly regularly eating at "the Fook". It was the quintessential Chinatown family restaurant. Family owned and family attended. Chung and Doris knew their customers and their customers knew them. Chung was a trained Cantonese chef and brought a new level of authenticity and tastiness to old dishes as well as many we had never tried before. (The menu was huge.) It was one of our favorite places to go. So I'm back in town for Thanksgiving and suggest to my mom we take my family to Lee How Fook. Neither of us had been there in years. We were a bit skeptical. We knew the business had changed hands. The Yelp reviews weren't 5 star. Could it possibly be anything like it was back in the day? Short answer: YES! It is still like it was. The room hasn't changed at all. They do a lot more takeout business now, apparently. The menu is pretty much the same (but now with pictures). The server still works there remembered my mom and dad from the old days. And the food is still good! The new chef is still making Chung's classic recipes and they taste pretty much the same! Salt baked squid, steamed pork dumplings, chicken with Chinese broccoli, chili shrimp, and many other dishes were all very good. So please, please, please patronize Lee How Fook! It's a Philly institution and a darn good one at that. And, a message to gen z: you are missing out on life by ordering everything on door dash. Go out with your friends to a real restaurant! The food is fresher, it's less money, and more fun. The pandemic is over. Get out there and eat! read more

The chicken with ginger and scallions was an excellent classic Cantonese dish. It wasn't too heavy. The flavor as is was under seasoned. So add sauce or salt. That will elevate it. But the chicken breast was well-velveted. The ginger and scallions was extremely flavorful. And the portion was generous. I enjoyed this meal. read more

Lee How Fook - Chicken with ginger and scallions - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Classic restaurant in Chinatown. The place was about to close but was able to order my food last second. Very authentic restaurant. I found the shell a bit too over cooked but beyond that it was really good. I will have to try more food from here next time. read more

Lee How Fook - Steamed Pork Dumplings - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ordered some delivery this past Saturday because I had a taste for something healthy and hot- so ended up getting a egg noodle soup with chicken. We also ordered crab Rangoon and Peking spare ribs. This was my first time ordering from here but I am glad I did. I ordered from Door Dash and the food took about 35 minutes to arrive. When the food came it was fresh and hot. The egg noodle with chicken had ramen in it with bak choy. The broth tastes so flavorful and the chicken was cooked perfectly. I didn't try the Peking spare ribs but they looked good- they werent like usual spare ribs on the bone. They were breaded and covered in sauce. The crab Rangoon came in 5 pieces and were very fresh. They tasted really good. read more

Lee How Fook - Chicken Egg Noodle Soup - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I've never eaten bad Chinese food in Philly, unlike in other major cities with high concentrations of Chinese people. This city is the only one to have a 100% score with me. And Lee How Fook (easy to mess up those words, watch out!) has some goodies available. On my visit, I had to get some roasted duck, and I got a side of vegetable fried rice. As you can see, they gave me some hot sauce, OK, that is legit Chinese food. No complains, better get it while is hot! Service is friendly, people are friendly, prices are good, parking is a few blocks away, it's all good. read more

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This review is for Delivery only. I had food delivered from Lee How Fook. Unfortunately the food was disappointing, ranging from okay to lacklustre. For the food report, I use ^ to indicate a half-star and * for a full star. So, ***^ means 3.5 stars: *** Snow pea leaves: ok *** Sea bass fillet Hongkong style: this was quite a small portion *** Roast duck Appetizer: ok but not great **^ Sauteed asparagus: more soggy than sauteed **^ Sauteed watercress with preserved bean curd: watercress was too coarse & there was no preserved bean curd taste at all *^ Szechuan eggplant: not great, the eggplant was the wrong texture, kinda spongy *^ Kung pao scallops: not much scallops ** Vegetarian vegetable dish: had broccoli, napa cabbage, bamboo shoot, baby corn. This may have been Buddha Delight, but I'm unsure, since this was not the dish I intended to order. At any rate, it was a fairly basic dish read more

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Throughout COVID we have been especially impressed by the safety measures taken in Chinatown. But tonight it was clear that LHF is a dangerous mess: a combination of customers being reckless and a business that doesn't care. 6-7 men waiting for their much-delayed and confused orders, huddled close together behind tables that serve as barriers trying to ask how mine the wait will be. Overwhelmed woman unable to answer the crowd. No one tells the crowd to break up and exit the restaurant. A perfect set up for viral spread. Four women with masks pulled down to their necks working in the kitchen. So disappointing. read more

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Pretty decent chinese food for this island girl. We ordered pad thai with shrimp, sweet and sour spareribs, won ton soup, and crispy chicken. read more

Lee How Fook - Pad Thai Noodles with Shrimp, Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs, Crispy Fried Chicken Chinese Style, Wonton Soup - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Got solid take out from this restaurant. I love that you can pay with Venmo or cash as it makes payment touches and convenient! Per everyone's prior recommendations we got the salt bake squid. It was crispy and the medley of peppers atop made this fish delicious. I also got beef chow fun, which is my personal favorite dish. It was good but didn't quite have the high heat of caramelized noodles I like from high heat woks. Overall solid 4 stars and would return for takeout. read more

Lee How Fook - Salt baked squid with rice, Beef Chow Fun - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I ordered walnut shrimp through Caviar. Food arrived fast. It comes with rice. The shrimps are big and fresh. Lightly breaded and not greasy. The mayonnaise sauce is a perfect complement for the dish. It's not too sweet. The walnut isn't hard. Broccoli is fresh and perfectly cooked. Definitely recommend this dish read more

Lee How Fook - Jumbo Shrimp with Walnuts. Delicious - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fast carry out. Serving was decent size. Hot. There was enough chicken. Flavor was very bland. Not spicy, no peanut. No lime, nno cilantro, very little brown sugar. Basically, noodles, white onion, and green onions. Ambience looked ok. One medium sized room with maybe 8 4 topss. Dimly lit. But looked nicer than most chinatown restaurants in philadelphia. Would not recommend based on blandness of my meal. Maybe other items taste better? read more

Lee How Fook - Chicken pad thai - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wanted to like this place, it was recommended by a friend but now I might reconsider that friendship. I ordered the chicken with Chinese broccoli, the broccoli was great the chicken was rubbery and had an odd flavor. I also ordered the Lo Mein with Ginger Sauce and Scallions. Well I got Mei Fun, not Lo Mein and the sauce was so salty it was inedible and I have to toss it. If I was at the restaurant I would've said something but since I ordered take out I can leave a review and call to let them know. First time ordering from this place and unfortunately I don't think I'll be back. Disappointed. If this is "the best" Chinese in this city I'm scared rt now. read more

Lee How Fook - Ginger and Scallion Lo Mein (except this is Mei Fun noodle) TOO SALTY. I can't eat it so I have to throw away. - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Everything I hoped and dreamed it would be!! Quiet lunch, family owned and wonderful, dim sum was amazing. Definitely buy some of their special sauce to go, wowza! read more

The food was excellent and the service was friendly and efficient. We liked the soup dumplings, Peking Duck & fried rice. General Tso's chicken was good, but the sauce was a bit heavier than I like but I still enjoyed it. It's a smaller restaurant with about a dozen smaller tables and one extra large round table in the center. It's not fancy, but comfortable. It also seemed to do a fair bit of takeout too. It does charge a service charge for credit cards and you can also use Venmo & Cash app. We'll definitely come back when we're in Philly. read more

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This is my favorite Chinese restaurant. From the chicken and mashed corn soup to the fried rice this restaurant never lets you down.

3.5 for food, 4 for service/cleanliness/ambience/pricing Setting: I came with my parents from out of town for lunch Ambience: Quiet restaurant right around noon with clean tables and 2 other families already seated and eating happily Service: Pretty quick/efficient with getting food onto the tables Food: Dim sum menu for lunch everyday - somewhat limited compared to the other dim sum restaurants, but $2.99 for each dish Feng guo - soft texture, kind of bland taste - dim sum menu $2.99 Jiajiangmian - Nice and salty, with a skinny noodle - average taste Salt baked squid - which the staff highly recommended - is actually nicely salted, good texture, packing flavorful bites Snowpeas - can't go wrong! my go-to Chinese green dish $12.95 BBQ Pork / Duck - Canto style cuts of meat - the Pork is a little bit thicker sliced than the area restaurants, a bit more earthy tones and a nice fragrance overall. The duck was fine - salty/saucey Tips/Takeaways: -A quieter Chinese restaurant with a cleaner atmosphere just outside the major hustle/bustle of Chinatown -Would recommend return: I would re-order the snowpeas, BBQ pork, and definitely recommend the salt baked squid -Not a huge fan of the jiajiangmian and feng guo read more

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Pathetic joke. My $17 order of Singapore noodles was plain boiled spaghetti noodles with zero seasoning and no sauce. read more

Lee How Fook - Pathetic. My Singapore Noodles were just plain boiled spaghetti with zero sauce and zero seasoning. - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

UBER EATS REVIEW: i had such a craving for mapo tofu on a cold night i decided to place a delivery here since i had a good dine in review! i was so disappointed... the mapo tofu was like an orange color, nowhere near the vibrant red and spice that i wanted. the tofu wasnt't even the soft kind that's usually used, it was hard and not what i wanted at all. no flavor, didn't taste good. i was so disappointed. spicy schezuan chicken was also disappointing. the chicken pieces were so tiny and not crispy at all. i put them in my air fryer hoping to get it crispy which it did but it also shrunk down the size of them even more shrimp crispy pan noodles was OK. needed more flavor and seasoning. all in all, this was such a disappointing order i wanted a refund so badly but nothing was missing but deliciousness. read more

After ALL these years - still the best dumplings in Philadelphia Chinatown The food is always delicious as the continue to use the original recipes; authentic Chinese cuisine read more

All the reviews about the pan fried dumplings were 100% correct. They were exquisite. Our entrees were equally delicious. Everything came out piping hot from the kitchen. Absolutely recommend this restaurant. read more

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"I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand, Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain. He was looking for a place called Lee How Fook's. Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein. Aaooooooo Werewolves of London. Aaooooooo. Aaooooooo. Werewolves of London. Aaooooooo." The historic truth is that the werewolf wasn't from SoHo, London, but Chinatown, Philadelphia. Poetic license for a largely underappreciated songwriter and rock performer, Warren Zevon. He spent a lot of time in the city, especially in the early 1980s, when he was living with, and ultimately married to a well know radio DJ here. They lived on Rittenhouse Square for several years, before divorce drove him back to California. If you were very fortunate, you saw his concert at the TLA on South Street, and had your musical life changed. He really visited the small Cantonese restaurant on the corner of 11th and Spring Streets and used it for inspiration for the song, "Werewolves of London." Even the kitchen door in an alley off Spring Street, found its way into the lyrics, as the door you must not open unless you sought the fate of the, "Little old lady, got mutilated late last night..." It remains a scary place even today with decades of thick, black grease caked to the walls and pavement. Who knows what evil lurks in those sewer drains?! So, I was there the other day after a haircut across the street. I had been singing his songs as I drove to Philly, and wanted to pay homage to the man and have some good Cantonese food. The dining room was small, with no more than eight tables. It was well preserved in dark mahogany stained panels. It was fairly clean and tidy for a joint in C.Town. We were the only customers on arrival, and took liberties to walk around a bit and take a few photos. Amazingly, not a thing memorializing Zevon. Maybe this third generation Asian kitchen doesn't know from American rock and roll. Warren would no doubt get a laugh out of that. We ordered Salt Baked Squid, Orange Beef and Fish Hot Pot; more than enough for two of us, but plenty to bring home for the sons. They were all very good, if not best of breed. The squid was tender and mildly salty as expected. The beef was plentiful with a good dark red amber sauce and sliced onion and green pepper. The fish arrived in a covered casserole still bubbling from the fire in the kitchen. Soft, moist and delicious. Each dish was $11.95. Credit cards accepted. This was one of the better Cantonese meals eaten in C.Town, made more desirable by the ability to think about Warren Zevon sitting at the table in back, chowing down and noodling about a song that we are still singing long after his death. Aaoooooooo! read more

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TL;DR - skip it, there are better options in Philly. We ordered delivery so can't speak to the ambiance but we'll be skipping this place from here on out anyway. Food was quick and hot but man, was it bland. We got rangoons, chili wontons, fook's noodles and a chicken noodle stir fry. All bland and the noodles in each weren't cooked well. It felt like they boiled it for as whatever time they felt like instead of how they should be. Rangoons were literally just fried cream cheese, no discernible crab flavor. Chili wontons were not chili at all, actually arrived completely dry. I don't know if they just forgot the chili or what but I won't be trying again to find out. Maybe this was all a fluke, but order with caution. read more