I was looking for a place to eat while my car was being serviced at the dealership across the street. I walked in 10 minutes before the lunch special was ended and was warmly welcomed and seated quickly. I asked if the chicken with spicy garlic sauce was the same as General Tso's crispy chicken. The waitress said that it wasn't, but she would have the chef make what I wanted, even though it wasn't a part of the Lunch Special menu. The hot and sour soup arrived first and was very warm and tasty. Soon after, faster than I expected, the crispy saucy chicken, fried rice and spring roll arrived and everything tasted AMAZING. So hot, so fresh, perfect ratio of chicken to rice, great flavor, and a timely water refill with having to ask for it. 6 stars! read more

Lock Chun - General's Chicken Vegetable Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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My favorite comfort Chinese food in the area. Usually not very crowded when I come by, but the waitstaff is friendly and service is very fast. Chill vibes, I like that it's not super brightly lit. The lo main and potstickers are especially delicious. Yum! read more

I've come here on several occasions and I always get the orange peel beef. There have definitely been occasions where I ordered just that for to go. Other food is also delicious but that's just the star in my opinion. Service is quick and friendly! There's a good amount of space for seating and parking is also easy. read more

Food is still great and very consistent. Food comes out really fast. I now regularly stop by twice a week for lunch. read more

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Ive never ordered honey walnut shrimp at a Chinese restaurant and there be some left over at the end. It's trash, batter is way way too thick! I never been to a Chinese restaurant where they didn't include bones in spare ribs, felt weird. This isn't a Chinese restaurant Chinese people actually go too. Standard utensils were fork and spoon, no chop sticks. Price is too high for everything. Combo fried rice was decent. read more

Lock Chun - Honey walnut shrimp, don't get it . Way over prices and over battered. Panda express's honey walnut is way better . - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

This place offers pretty solid Chinese food that I consistently enjoy. The Mongolian beef is one of my favorite dishes here. It is flavorful with a good balance of savory and slightly spicy sauce. The shrimp fried rice is another standout. It is well-cooked with generous portions of shrimp and fresh vegetables, making it a satisfying side or main dish. The food is always fresh and made to order, which really shows in the taste. The service is okay. While it's not the most attentive, the staff is polite and efficient enough to make the overall experience pleasant. read more

Very very good, I've been from the east coast to the west and everywhere in between, this Chinese food is about a 9/10 no complaints what's so ever, oder the pork fried rice extra dark you won't be disappointed read more

Absolutely delicious. Been coming here for past 20 years and never skip a beat. The tastiest hot and sour soup, amazing egg rolls. My go to dish is beef with green beans. The chow mein is good. Walnut prawns are delicious. Generous portions. So many great dishes to choose from. Nice owners and service. A comfortable homey feeling on top of all the good food. Thanks read more

Delicious food! Good quality ingredients cooked to order. Friendly faces to greet me whether I am dining in or doing takeout. Excellent, quick service read more

Honestly this is one of the best family style Chinese restaurants I've been too. I have liked every single dish I've ordered because they're all so flavorful! The staff is so kind and always makes us feel welcomed by checking in on us! If you're going to come with a big party I recommend calling in to make a reservation. I can't even list a favorite dish because I truly enjoy them all! read more

I expect Lock Chun is enjoyable for those looking for a reasonably priced American-Chinese restaurant, with most flavors being tuned to that palate. I can safely recommend it for those seeking that kind of fare. For more authentic Chinese food, I'd advise looking elsewhere. My personal misgivings aside, I had no qualms with service or value as staff interactions were quite friendly and the lunch special is a pretty good deal for the quantity of food. Parking wasn't too hard to find and it's situated near a convenient crossroads, so good for a quick meal during errands. Lunch specials covered your standard fare of Chinese dishes, but my go to for testing the waters has always been twice cooked pork. Specials come with a spring roll, soup, and serving of chow mein/white-rice/fried-rice. Twice cooked pork - 3/5 Decently good amount of food for the price, but generally pretty salty without too much depth. Ended up having to drink a lot of water to compensate for the saltiness. Nothing particularly special in terms of quality or preparation, but nothing terribly amiss either. Flavor is definitely more Americanized than not, as the hot and sour wasn't spicy at all. Not using pork belly added to the dryness, and needed more umami with less sodium. Absence of bean paste or heat was quite noticeable. Spring roll was a cabbage base and well-fried, coming with mustard and duck sauce. read more

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Amazing food, good customer service, great quality, good environment. Great lunch specials.

In our household, it's a tradition to grab some American-Chinese food on Dec.26. We don't have a special place we go to and sometimes some of our experiences end up in disappointment. Luckily, and thanks to Yelp recommendations, Lock Chin did not disappoint. There is plenty of parking in the shopping plaza, but the restaurant itself is on the small to medium side (maybe around 10 tables). Walking in, we saw 4 other parties seated (guess we all had the same idea). There was nobody at the reception area but a woman quickly emerged from the back and seated us right away. I was craving sweet-sour pork and when I spotted it on their lunch menu, I was sold. The lunch comes with soup of the day, egg roll, your choice of rice/noodles and the entree. With prices averaging around $15, that's a steal. Soup of the day happened to be one of my favorites: hot and sour. I was surprised by how generous the portion was and by the amount of ingredients in this "free" soup. Usually you will find one bamboo shoot and maybe a strip of tofu, but this was stacked. Honestly, I would come back just for this soup. I ended up getting my pork with friend rice. The pork was juicy, the batter had the perfect amount of thickness to keep it crunchy (even drenched in yummy sauce), and the portion was big enough to take home. The fried rice was great too. I was super happy and satisfied. The egg roll was pretty bland and I probably wouldn't order it as an appetizer, but since it was free I can't complain. Overall, I was super happy with this choice and this may become our go-to going forward. read more

Lock Chun - Lunch special Sweet And Sour Pork; really good - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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11 years after my original review, I'm happy to report that Lock Chun remains my go-to Chinese restaurant for a quick meal. The service is fast, the food is tasty, and the portions are a good value. And yes, the service is still good, too. I just wish I lived closer to this restaurant. And that is why whenever I have lunch there, and I will also order food to-go and enjoy later at home. Recommended! read more

There food is alway same and pretty tasty And same kind customer services. I been experience this restaurant more than 20 yrs. Same attitude and good service read more

Easily the best Chinese restaurant in San Jose! Everything was hand made and cooked to perfection. I took my family last night, we had mushu pork, Mongolian Beef, kung pau chicken, combination rice, sweet & sour pork, pot stickers, and the cream cheese rangoons. Everything was fresh and flavor was absolutely amazing. We can't wait to come back to try new things. Service was friendly and we were constantly checked on. They are very friendly and fast! The ambiance was great as well, cozy and family friendly read more

Hole in the wall Chinese restaurant that if you were to drive by, you'll miss it. Located in Woodhams plaza, this Chinese restaurant has a delicious line up of your normal Chinese comfort dishes...BUT my favorite of all is the Mongolian Beef here. The ratio of beef to onions is tremendous. Other places...have so much green onions/onions...not at Lock Chun! TONS of beef here...TONS in the Mongolian Beef! Highly recommended!!! read more

The Broccoli with Beef lunch special is super salty. It's like you are eating salt. It was really bad. Chow mein is salty also. I suggest you request to lessen the salt when you order the food. read more

This place is in the Woodhams center plaza (easy to spot white and green sign). Parking was 80% full on Friday at noon. The restaurant looks really clean and nicely decorated with art on the walls. We ordered lunch specials which came with a soup of the day was hot and sour soup with firm tofu and small sliced vegetables. The included spring roll was crispy and flaky with only cabbage inside as far as I could tell, and the sauce that came with it was very sweet and had wasabi on the side. 1. Sweet and sour pork with fried rice: The fried rice was more like plain rice with bits of carrots, egg, and peas, but the pork tasted great overall although some of the pieces were a little chewy. 2. Beef with Chinese barbecued sauce: Definitely not what I was expecting as far as Chinese BBQ goes (I thought it'd be like the same sauce on Chinese bbq pork) but overall the slightly sweet sauce paired well with the beef and assorted vegetables. I almost thought it was just Mongolian beef but with different vegetables. read more

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We just finished our take out dinner from Loc Chun and boy.. it did not disappoint! The House Chow Mein was especially delicious. Very kind customer service! Also it made us feel like they were keeping standards high with how clean it was inside. That's a really big deal to me! We hadn't been here before but we will definitely be returning. read more

Giving this place 4.5 stars. It's the second time I've ordered to-go, and their food is great, non-oily, and flavorful, but somehow I wasn't fond of 1) how they put egg rolls and crab Rangoons in a paper bag instead of those boxed containers (it ended up being soggy by the time we got home--10min), and 2) the taste of the egg roll was oddly sweet and lacked flavor (even without the sauce). Overall, their service is efficient and still my "go-to" Chinese restaurant. read more

Lock Chun - Honey Walnut Shrimp, Sizzling Rice Soup, beef chow mein - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

First time here. The little lady infront has attitude. She should be happy that she's even getting customers. Some places are getting none or slow. Because really who's going out to eat often. It was my first time here and if it went well I would have came back forever. But the food and service not worth it. I gave her my credit card and she pushed it away physically telling me they don't accept amex. That's not being civilized here in the United States. The lady should have placed her hands away and instead verbally saying sorry we don't accept that type of credit card do you have something else instead. Don't come and support here read more

In this current world of dumpling, hot pot, trendy Asian food... it's nice to have a go-to traditional Chinese spot, that is NOT Panda Express . They do Chinese food right, and everything is delicious. I love this place. read more

Came for a nice little dinner. His birthday and he decided at last minute he wanted Mu Shu Pork. The restaurant was clean and not busy at all. We were sat at the table and had a nice dinner of hot and sour soup, mu shu pork, fried rice, pot stickers and shrimp with lobster sauce. The food was very good. Service was great. It was a nice surprise for us (our first trip here and looking for a new place since our last "regular" place closed. We will come back! read more

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This little hole in the wall restaurant to wish I pulled up while being in the neighborhood fresh. Excellent Chinese food. The waitress attended to us family friendly or you just wanna take a special someone to a little getaway spot. It's perfect. Sorry the food smelt so amazing couldn't wait read more

Lock Chun - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

This has become my favorite Chinese restaurant post-pandemic. Great food, great prices, great portions.

I just really love this place for my go to for American Chinese spot. It's exactly what you expect, consistent taste, good service, and quick for take out orders. If you're feeling lazy, pick up some entrees for take out. Parking is easy to find even in this small lot. People come and go real quick. I either call in my order ahead of time or show up and order. The wait is never long. read more

What a pleasant surprise! VERY tasty, clean, well prepared Chinese food. We came from Santa Cruz to buy musical equipment and discovered Lock Chun. The service was excellent and friendly. Portions are larger than many other restaurants. Pleasant ambiance in a modest space too. Good parking and easy to get to on Steven's Creek Blvd. I ordered more to take home after our meal. Definitely going back. read more

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I've been coming here for more than 40'years. The owner changed and it was not as good for a bit, but now they are back close enough to the old days. Spicy fried garlic chicken wings, potstickers, orange peel beef are some of my favs. read more

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I ordered their family meal second option for takeout and it lasted two meals each for two people. The lemon chicken reminded me of the orange chicken from panda express. I was worried the lemon would be too much but i quite liked it. The bbq pork rice was good too. They put the food in a cardboard box which provided a lot of stability considering there was quite a bit of food. I would order from them again read more

I had an appt at the nearby hospital and my mom was wanting Chinese Food and this was one of the highest rating nearby. We came in about 10 minutes after they opened and they were already pretty busy. I ordered the sweet and sour chicken and my mom ordered a shrimp dish. We got soup which has like a zing to it. The smell was making my mouth water. The waitress was super sweet and the food came out really quickly! I was on the phone and wow my mom cleaned her plate quick. Mine was very tasty just a lil tough. But will definitely be coming back. Everything had a really good flavor! read more

Lock Chun - Sweet And Sour Chicken, yummy! - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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I agree with what others said, this is a place for your America-Chinese food. Looks elsewhere if you want authentic Chinese food. Service was quick and friendly so I wouldn't mind coming back. We stopped by for dinner today and ordered the Dried sautéed string beans Szechuan style, Beef broccoli, pepper salted sliced fish and Combo fried rice. The sautéed green beans was done well, full of flavors, 5/5. Beef broccoli was ok, so was the fried rice. The sale and pepper fish was good but quantity was a bit less for the price. Over all, food is good for what it is and service was nice. I would come but probably won't go out of my way as there are many other choices around town. Parking is a bit tricky as the lot is pretty full with all the vendors in the plaza and the space is on the small side. Just a note. read more

Not really sure why this place has such high reviews. Food was pretty expensive considering the quality and portion size. There are plenty of other Chinese places that are tastier, cheaper and gives you heaps more food read more

Small, quiet Chinese restaurant. It is a little hidden as there is no sign on the wall with the restaurant's name above it. It is right next to Enterprise, but there is a separate parking lot. We went at 2pm on Thursday and were immediately greeted and seated. Staff were friendly and efficient and the restaurant was clean. The menus were that leather-bound type with a gold string. We ordered: -Lemon Chicken with fried rice: chicken had a nice crunch and lots of sweet lemon sauce. - Tofu and Beef with Chow mein (medium/firm tofu with broccoli, zucchini, and carrots) the meat was soft and tender and not fatty Tips: - Lunch specials come with a small cup of soup (we got hot and sour) and a vegetarian egg roll - Egg roll was okay - To-Go Lunch specials do not come with soup. Overall, we really liked this place. It reminds me of a place my grandpa used to love. We will be back to try more! read more

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We commute a ways for pick up. The food is very good. We haven't found anything remotely close and we've tried a few

They have wonderful customer service, very prompt to greet customers. I have had some errors with my orders however they are persistent to correct it when I kindly mention it. I really enjoy their kung pao chicken/vegetable and vegetables egg rolls! They are a little pricey however their undeniable flavor, and proportions are the reasons why! I love eating here and I would too everyday if my budget permitted! They have wonderful lunch prices! Try it out! read more

Simply amazing. Our go-to Chinese place for mongolian beef, fried rice, shrimp dishes.

Great Food, fast service, we loved Lock Chun. Large Portions, quality food!! Takeout from there is fast and great also.

Went here for lunch today for the first time! I have been searching for years for a good Chinese restaurant close to home and this is it. As soon as we walked in we received a very friendly greeting, and the service and friendliness carried on throughout our meal. We ordered their lunch specials, I had the Mongolian beef, husband had Mongolian chicken and son had beef and tofu. We all enjoyed our meals and were very full. I would only wish that my food was a bit more spicy, but I'm sure they err on the side of caution. I will ask more vehemently in the future for more spice. Highly recommend this place, great food and friendly service! Sorry I forgot to take photos, next time! read more

FOOD is probably the best Chinese in Santa Clara (i.e., potentially a 4), specifically: hot-sour soup was great but wor-wonton merely okay; our main dishes (black bean sauce chicken and beef with black mushrooms & bamboo shoots), were fine and had really tender meat but not nearly as flavorful as our go-to in Los Altos; portions were enormous, especially the soup. SERVICE was sub-par, specifically: long wait-time to take our order in nearly-empty restaurant; had to ask for tea, had to get up and walk to back of restaurant to ask for chopsticks, had to ask for traditional porcelain spoon for soup (do they give Asian eat-in customers these things without asking?); PRICES were unexpectedly high (i.e., similar to higher-end Chinese restaurants we frequent, though unusually large portions mitigated this); AMBIANCE was Not To Die For. So this is definitely where I'd go if I didn't want to drive 15 minutes extra for The Best, wanted to have a ton of left-over food to take home for the next day or two, and knew the necessity of asking "at the time of ordering the meal" for tea and for normative Chinese-food eating implements (hint, hint, hint). NB: I'd love to hear from some Asian Yelpers whether they also ran into this latter issue ... read more