If you are on the fence about this place like I was, RUN don't walk to another Chinese restaurant! Read the reviews on here and the vast majority say it is absolutely awful and I have to agree with them. By far, the WORST Chinese food that I have ever had in my whole life! Complete waste of money that ALL went into the garbage. Ordered the C6 Mongolian Beef combination that also comes with Chicken Chow Mein, an egg roll, and your choice of soup or salad. I requested the Mongolian Beef to be extra spicy and it was anything but! It was all charred and both tasted and smelled burnt. The Chicken Chow Mein was slimy and gooey with very stale tasting chicken that honestly seemed like it came from a different animal. The Hot & Sour Soup not only didn't look normal..it had an off-putting horrendous taste. The Fried Crab Cheese Puffs have hardly any cream cheese let alone crab. They are just a big fried tooth breaking hard PASS. Paid extra for a bag of crunchy noodles on the side and they literally tasted like dog food. As a matter of fact, even my dog refused this garbage after I did! Last was a side of their extra fortune cookies (12 pieces), that are just thrown in a flimsy white bag that must've expired a good five years ago...there was absolutely no flavor and they weren't crisp. It took Little Orient forever to make and have my order ready yet they weren't even busy. Horrible waste of time and money. So I'm still without dinner. DO NOT RECOMMEND! read more

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The food was super fresh and tasty. Probably the best hot and sour soup and sweet and sour chicken we've had. Owner was very friendly too.

Food was well priced and super yummy ! Great portions. Went to dinner with my fiance for his birthday and we loved it !

Still the same old Little Orient I remember from four years ago. Lunch specials are $6.55, pretty cheap for a full plate of reasonably healthy food. I'd probably give it 3 1/2 stars if that were an option. No complaints. read more

Little Orient Restaurant - Inside the Little Orient - Chinese Near Me - Layton, Utah

This place is not very good... the staff was so friendly, but my entire party ate like five bites of their food and then we left. I got the broccoli beef, and it was fine, but I would just skip this place and go literally anywhere else. read more

Worst experience of my life, the owner was so rude - she gave us terrible service. The food was so bad, I asked her if I could replace one of the sides because it was sooo salty and she refused and was rude about it. It was a Saturday night for dinner, and there was literally no one else in the restaurant but us. To the owners in the place: please remember that your customers are important and without them your business won't survive. read more

Very mediocre Chinese food. Decided to try this since it's a little closer than our usual Chinese go-to. Disappointed. Nothing really stood out.. and we missed our tiny spicy chicken... not on their menu! The egg rolls were nasty too.. really wouldn't recommend unfortunately.. Also it felt a little more expensive than our usual Chinese place (Golden Jade in Layton) The portions here were much smaller. "GIMME SOME CHICKEN WITH MY RICE!" Would give 2.5 stars if I had the option. read more

Do yourself a favor and steer clear!!! A big NO from me. Run down interior space, mainly onions and cabbage in your order. And their definition of chicken chow mein is cabbage and squash with one piece of chicken and no noodles just some fryer crunchy noodles like on top of Hawaiian hay stacks. The main lady was very friendly though. But I'm honestly not sure how they are still in business . I low key think it's just there for money laundering. read more

I've been coming here for decades love the food I always order the same generals chicken so I have not come here since the pandemic so I came here and got my usual and it has changed as in the taste the sauce was gelatinous almost like it's been sitting it did not taste fresh and it was super thick meaning it's been sitting for so long that it has thickened up versus it being a little bit thinner and the hot and sour soup is seriously like super super super hot now not sure about the changes probably will not go back. And the chicken wasn't even hot it was medium meaning like I said it's been sitting for a while like before I even ordered it read more

We were from out of town and googled Chinese food in Layton Utah and got this place with "good" reviews. We ordered $130.00 worth of food to feed our large family at the hotel we stayed in, but it was the WORST Chinese food I've ever eaten, very bland and greasy. Nobody liked it, we ended up throwing away most of it because no one would eat it. And we had 4 teenage boys with us that eat anything ! Even they wouldn't eat it. read more

When staying on Hill AFB, we flipped through the listing of local restaurants. Little Orient was the only place that delivered to base that was not pizza. We ordered the general tso's chicken and some fried rice. The meal was enough for us for the night and breakfast the next morning. We probably could have eaten it for lunch had we been somewhere to keep left overs. The fried rice was delicious and moist. The general tso's chicken was a good level of spice and more than plentiful. My only complaint was the delivery - for a place that delivers to the base you'd expect them to know their way around, but the delivery driver got lost for about 30 minutes. However, we greatly appreciated them taking the time to call us and be patient with us while trying to tell them where we were when we had no clue ourselves. Eventually we found our delivery driver running around the building and we were more than appreciative of them actually still delivering. read more

We've tried LO a couple of times in the past month and we're pretty impressed. The servings are large which my husband loves and the food ranges from average to really good. We've gotten the combination dinners which are soup or salad, chicken chow mein, rice, an egg roll, and one entree. We've tried Sweet & Sour chicken & pork, Cashew Chicken and Kung Pow Chicken. The Egg Drop soup is the best I've ever had. I love it! The egg rolls are also delicious! I don't normally like egg rolls but something about these is better than others I've had. The chow mein and rice are average. Good but not great. The three entrees we've tried are all very good. I like their S&S sauce more than any other I've ever had. It's not so thick and gloopy as most. The chicken in everything is good - non fatty, non gristley. Some places use the icky bits of chicken and it's just gross but LO uses the good chicken. We live close enough to go pick up our order so we haven't used take out. We are now regular customers. read more

The food is rather bland. I like spice and order spicy dishes, but none of them are every the least bit spicy. The service is typically slow. If you like fried Chinese food dishes, those are alright. read more

Food is always fresh with generous portions! Staff is friendly. Not usually busy. Has drive thru, pick up, and delivery! Vegetarian egg rolls are excellent. read more

Really good food if the food wasnt so good I may not go back. The owner needs to learn customer service skills

Amazing family run restaurant. Chef Gary is amazing and oversees every meal that comes out of the kitchen. The family atmosphere makes every very friendly and quaint. The walnut shrimp and the generals are amazinggggg. Don't be fooled by pessimistic reviews. This place is solid. read more

Came here for take out, My order Mu shu chicken was above average (ask for more plum sauce and more pancakes. House fried rice above average ( lots of meat, shrimp, beef, ham, chicken, bbq pork) House chow fun average, a little on the oily side and didn't have much taste. read more

I eat at Little Orient often, and recommend them. I think it's a husband and wife team that run it, and the food is consistently good. In regards to the 1 star review below - Some of their lunch specials are on the small side. I usually order the entree by itself (large Generals chicken). Ton's of meat, and white rice. read more

I have definitely had better than Little Orient, but I have also, definitely, had worse. I'm not a huge fan of the Chinese classics here - sweet and sour, beef and broccoli, egg drop soup, etc. But the pan fried noodles are amazing. As are their potstickers. The inside could use a major remodel job, but, for what you pay, I think you get decent food, service, and atmostphere. read more

My family has gone here for our Chinese food for years; my mom craved this food when she was pregnant with me, and whenever we feel like Chinese, we come here. The portions are great, egg rolls are tasty, and the noodles are to die for. This is by far my favorite place for Chinese in Utah. It has delivery, pick up, sit down, and walk ins. It's just great in every way. read more

Horrible, horrible, horrible! The Food was terrible. Sachzewan beef is sweet and sour breading to them.. yuck! They sent the wrong order so when I called to tell them, the manager told me to jump off a cliff and hung up on me. I'll never, ever go again and I'll continue to spread the word. !!BE WARNED!! read more

The Kung Pao Chicken was great! Veggie Lo Mien and spring rolls were good too. Loved that they delivered on Hill AFB. Quick and reasonably priced. I'm looking forward the trying more menu items. read more

I wish i could give it zero stars. Never again are they getting my money. 3 bites of meat is all i had. The rest was just to fill my plate. Ive never given a review but i felt everyone needed a fair warning read more

Every thing I ordered tasted the same....Kung Pao chicken was more like a stew.....Chow Mein ....blah...egg rolls were???? I don't know what they were. I could have just ordered the wrong items?? read more

We used to love this place, but yesterday for lunch we had what looked and tasted like warmed over shrimp lo mien from the fridge; nothing but greasy noodles, a few shrimp and literally no veggies. I eat Chinese food for the vegetables and if these people are skrimpping on the veggies because of cost, big mistake. The rice was lukewarm, as was the tea. On top of everything, we froze our feet off on that concrete floor. We won't return. read more

They have my favorite cashew chicken. Love the drive up window for my lunch orders. They are fast and very convenient.

A bit overpriced for the portion size. I ordered a chicken fried rice to go and for $7 I got a quart size. I'm used to paying half the price for double the quantity of rice elsewhere. read more

I was there a few months ago, so this is not a recent review, but it was possibly the worst Chinese food I have ever had in my life.

This is our go to for delivery when we are even to lazy to throw Papa Murphy in the oven :) Decent food - kinda spendy for what you get or I would have rated 4 stars. read more

Food is good. Good portions. Server was great. Only complaint was getting our ham fried rice 5 minutes after rest of food came. I like to eat my rice with my meal not after. But will come back or get the delivery. Always good to have a Chinese delivery on hand. read more

We've been meaning to check this place out for quite a while. That last time I had eaten at that location was many moons ago when it was a Dairy Queen. We went there with a group of four. We all ordered different things from the menu and we all enjoyed our meals. As far as Chinese restaurants go this place is OK - we'll definitely eat there again - but it's just good, not great or fantastic but good is OK. read more

My co-worker and I had lunch here this past weekend, we ordered it to take out. I was impressed with the serving size, it was more than I could eat. I had the low mein veggie style and there were a lot of broccoli and carrots. She had the Orange chicken whch looked delicious. I wasn't a huge fan of their salad but the rice and egg rolls were very good read more

We have been getting takeout from Little Orient for years and have always been satisfied with the food and service. Prices are a little higher than some other places, but there almost always is a extra little something in the order. read more

Went there last night for dinner for the first time. Its a nice little place. Wish i wouldve chose a table rather than a booth. It was a little small. The lady,im assuming is the owner was really nice. We ordered pan fried house noodles. It was really good,noodles were still crispy. House seafood sizzling platter and a regular house sizzling platter. Both were really tasty and good amount. They also deliver which is a plus. We would go back again. read more

I ordered hot and sour soup and cheese wontons. The wonton were gross the cheese was not even melted. The soup was ok nice and warm for this cold day. First time here don't think I will come back read more

Took my wife here in Oct 2015 for our anniversary. Biggest mistake for an anniversary I've ever made. I could barely choke down the food and I had an upset stomach the rest of the evening. My wife was pretending everything was ok, so thanks for that, but she admitted we don't need to go there again. Never going back. read more

This is our favorite place for Chinese food. I always get the Hot & Sour soup and potstickers. I've never had them better anywhere else. My husband could live on the ham fried rice. The service is friendly and quick and we always take home enough food to last at least two meals. read more

Worst customer service i have ever experienced! got hung up on when i called to notify my food was wrong and was told it was my fault!! called back to speak to manager and he was even worst!! I will never go here again!! read more

We have been looking for a good chinese restraunt and this did not disappoint. We loved their house fried rice and the sweet and sour pork was delicious! I loved that they serve the sauce on the side , so the chicken wasnt soggy by the time we got home. They also so threw in some free sesame balls for free - a yummy cinnamon dessert, I would recommend this place for sure ! read more

Ordered a delivery, set to come @ 530. 30 mins later called to see why it wasn't there and they said the drivers car had broken down. They said they hadn't started cooking it yet so we wouldn't have to pay for it. Good thing we didn't "have" to pay for it if it showed up 60 mins late. Won't be trying them again...some "service" businesses just don't get how to make you want to come back. A phone call would be nice saying they were running super late..... read more