I've been a regular customer for the past two months. I drive two towns over because it's been hard to find a good Chinese food place in my area. Long River has been consistently fresh and tasty each time. It's also a pleasant experience ordering as they repeat the order back to you. read more

Very hard too find good Chinese on long island. I been to so many and this is the place I keep returning too. Whats nice is they are the last place to make their own noodles. Everyone else has them pre packaged. No 5 stars though...I found a washer in my lo mein. They used to be pretty bad for a good 2 or 3 years(west islip drama of some kind) but have picked it up in the past year. Nothing better in a good 10 miles radius. "peninsula doesn't count" read more

Why are there so many BAD Chinese food restaurants on Long Island? Finally - Long River - I have finally found you. Long River definitely prepares above average Chinese food...although they also have sushi (which is new item on their menu - used to be purely Chinese) and other "fusion" items. The sesame chicken is HUGE and delicious- it is not drowning in sauce and has just the right amount of sweetness. The soups: yummmm. The classics: Wonton is very good / you get a lot of wontons not just broth in your pint. Egg drop is ehhhhh/average and a little bit too watery. The inside looks beautiful as well - I haven't eaten in yet but based on the food - will be soon. Overall, above average Chinese food in the area. read more

Long River - Delicious Lemongrass Hot and Sour soup. - Chinese Near Me - West Islip, New York

Love their variety in Chinese dishes and sushi. Great service and lovely staff!! The food is delicious, highly recommend their specialty rolls read more

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This place is disgusting! Found 2 pieces of plastic in a sealed eggroll tonight. They said they would deliver another one.....and THAT ONE HAD MORE PLASTIC PIECES!!! Stay away from this place! read more

This is my favorite Chinese restaurant! Great staff and food. Combination dinners are a great deal with the perfect amount of food. The fried wontons with sweet sauce are a must! read more

This used to be the locals go to spot. For years now, they seem to slide further & further into obscurity. They pile empty cardboard boxes to load take outs in, right out in the open. It looks unkept & messy. The food is average at best. There's nothing that stands out to me about this place. Not the food, not the service, not the people. U might as well call it No# 1 Best Kitchen, or any variation of....Lucky, Happy.... Like any run of the mill Chinese strip mall joint. Time to amp up ur game. The other restaurants in the area have. read more

In the past long river has been a great Chinese restaurant as matter of fact I wrote a review on it well I don't know what they did but the new owner who's been there now few years must have hired new chefs the food is horrible tasteless waste of money I ordered General toast chicken which everybody knows is a spicy dish it came over tasting like sesame chicken without the sesame's nothing but sugar and green peppers no red chili peppers in there whatsoever the fried rice as plain as plain could be disgusting supposed to be fried rice with pork there was more pork under my fingernail than it was in the dish don't waste your money don't go there read more

For the past 21 years, have experienced the decline in quality of cleanliness, food, and staff. They can never seem to get the larger orders right and then they offer you more free food. Personally, just get the order right and work on the quality of food. Perhaps, even invest more money in a better chefs. read more

I went there for lunch.an was surprised that not one cook had a mask on. With all that going on with the globe.you would think they would have it on read more

Very overpriced mediocre Chinese food! This is there attempt at a Scallion pancake, it literally has no scallions in the pancake! I called to complain, which I rarely do and the response that I was given was pathetic and actually made me decide to never return again. read more

Long River - Chinese Near Me - West Islip, New York

I got some takeout from here last week and ate it in my car somewhere else. I got pan-fried wontons in garlic sauce and curry chicken. I found the wontons to be only fair, they were so large they almost wouldn't fit in my mouth and tasted just okay. I sometimes get the same dish at Food Luck (closer to me) and they make it better. As for the curry chicken, it had a pleasant taste with just the right amount of curry, but it was too watery and, due to that, was difficult to eat without creating a mess. All in all, I would rate this place only a 5 or 6. read more

This place has good, consistent, Chinese food and it is clean.

I was recommended this place by someone "Tony"who has been going here for years and loves it.I only went once and god willing won't be back,cluttered and kind of dirty and we were going to leave but Tony said the food was great,so we gave it a go.The food was not only bad,but the wontons smelled like dirty feet...very bad chinese food,maybe I was there during a bad year....also after we paid the bill and left a tip on the table but needed change,the guy sits down and eats something before giving us our change...what a weirdo. read more

This restaurant is up the block from my job. I usually don't venture from my usual spots (although, the one's by me are nothing to rave abt). Anyway, I usually only get the china town wonton soup from this place, which is always good ( as recommended by a fellow yelper). But today I ordered a dinner special. Don't ask me why.... felt adventurous and "dangerous." First off it took them over an hour to deliver my food and I'm literally up the block from them by the hospital. I did call to cancel my order due to how long it was taking (apparently they couldn't find my job, note that I have ordered my usual soup from them on multiple occasions for delivery with no problemo). IDK, maybe they got a new driver, whatever. after I cancelled the food order the driver showed up abt and 1hr and 20min after I first ordered, huh? I was starving and the kitchen at my job was now closed. So I argued with the driver about length of delivery time and if food is not hot That I'm not taking it. Food was warm so I took it. Big mistake, I should have known after all the bad omens that happened I should have refused the food. The rice was like mush, I have never tasted rice like that in all my years. completely inedible, The egg foo young (main dish) was decent. They also forgot my egg roll with my meal, But as I figure I'm saving money by letting the egg roll go and not to order any more food from them to get the egg roll back. I do have to say throughout the multiple calls back and forth abt all the issues I s/w a young lady and young man, I believe Marcus was his name. I was not very nice abt the issues but both of them never waivered and they were both pleasant and nice even with my stanky attitude. I guess they would receive more like a 2.5 stars to be fair. read more

Since I was a child I have gotten sick every time I eat at long river. People always manage to convince me it's under new ownership and its better, but this time was no different. Within 24 hours I was sick sick sick! I won't go back unless they gut the entire place....something's gotta give read more

I just got Chicken & Broccoli and Boneless Spare Ribs. The Chicken & Broccoli had very little chicken and the sauce wasn't the typical sauce that other Chinese food places serve. It had very little flavor. The Boneless Spare Ribs were dry and the sauce had no taste. And there was a puddle of oil on the bottom of the container. I've had this at many other Chinese takeout places and this was by far the worst I ever had. I've been going to Long River off and on for over 25 years and for the past 10 years they always seem to disappoint. The sit down restaurant part is better than the takeout here. But the takeout has been sub par lately. Bo Hing by the post office tastes better. And the one by 7-11 on Union is good too. read more

Yet another decent Chinese food spot on the south shore. The lunch specials here are big enough to satisfy even the biggest Asian fan. On top of that the prices are shockingly low. 5$ for a lunch with soup, and a huge portion. Clearly a recession buster. My choice -Hot and Spicy beef! read more

We were weekly customers until we found a strand of metal in our food. I actually thought I bit into something weird and possibly think I may have swallowed a very small piece. My wife the next day noticed a larger strand in her meal. She called the owner to let them know and they acknowledged it came from the brush used to clean the wok, seems to be a common occurrence since they knew exactly what it was. They claimed that it couldn't have been in both dishes, well needless to say we didn't get an apology or a credit for our meals. We will not be ordering from them again! Be careful! read more

Long River - Metal strand of wire found in our takeout food, no apology or credit offered. Owner acknowledged from cleaning brush. - Chinese Near Me - West Islip, New York

Been eating here since I was little. By far best Chinese in west islip if not all the surrounding area. Moved to dix hills still go there when i order Chinese. Never has any mistakes and can be picky on what you want in your food. No place compares. Now with their sushi and other items on the menu it's a great place for everyone to be happy. Haven't dinned in the restaurant although I've seen it and its very nice clean and modern. Would recommend to anyone read more

The dining room was done over really nice. The good its very good & they added a sushi bar also very good. My wife and I used to go there before they renovated it was good then. The new look & new menu makes it better . It's a keeper. read more

Too bad I can't give it less than one star We have gotten the same take-out meal for over 30 years and just now finished it. It had totally no taste at all. The pork fried rice has more fat and gristle then meat in it Will be searching for a new place Even the fortune cookies taste like garbage read more

I order every Saturday for dinner. My bill is never below $25.00 I have been a loyal customer for yrs. Last weekend I ordered steamed dumplings and here was a small piece of metal on the top of one of the dumplings. I called to inform them, and I spoke to Cindy ( I believe she is related to the owner). She apologized and told me, she know exactly what it was. She informed me that it was a bristle from the brush they use to clean the wok. Apparently, this has been a problem before. She told me she would credit my entire bill and next time I order- just ell them I have a credit. I ordered my usual Saturday dinner- I had someone else pick it up for me. When they had to pay the bill, they were told my credit was only for the dumplings. He didn't know any better so he paid the bill and brought the food to me. When he told me the story- I immediately called Long River. I explained my story to them. They asked me to please hold on for a minute. They returned to the phone to tell me that they called Cindy on the other line & she told them, that she told me last week- she would give a credit just for the dumplings. (which was not the truth). She told me she would refund the entire bill. I have been a long standing customer but apparently that doesn't mater to them. I will not be ordering from them again., I will not patronize this establishment, again. . So, please check your food- for any small metal objects- because to seems not to be a big deal for them. LAST WORDS- ALWAYS CHECK YOUR FOOD. You never know what you may find it in. Be careful. read more

Very pleasantly surprised, professional polite and helpful. Nice dining experience with very tasty rolls and Dim Sum. Jinny was the sweetest waitress and Genuinely fun. We will be back. Arturo was in heaven. read more

I have been eating at Long River since I was a child , as I grew up in West Islip. It was always the best until recent years. My most recent experience was awful. It took over an hour for my food to be delivered, when it came it was cold, the fried and another app I had ordered not only looked and tasted old but the other app tasted down right rancid. i will not be ordering from this restaurant ever again and that saddens me because they were always one of my favorites.. You would think with all the surrounding competition they might up their game a bit but clearly that's not the case. read more

Never again, i have been to this place twice. The first time was average at best, but since people I know said to give it another chance, I did. I ordered via their on line service and put on the order to pick it up when i got off my train. I got there they had no idea about it, then a girl found it and was totally flustered. She said it would be about 10-15 minutes, obviously they lost or forgot about it, ok, fine, it happens. After 5 minutes they say it's done. how does it get done in 5 minutes? THEY DON'T COOK IT! Egg rolls were raw, didn't bother to fry them. The sesame chicken was just so very wrong, as was everything else. Never again read more

Worst Chinese in town. I'll eat anything pretty much and yes its edible but at their prices I expected better food. Disappointed.

Very disappointing. I'm upset with the staff. The waitor dosnt speak english. And the waitress is nasty. To disrespectful. They lost good people. 5 of us. Will never go back because her nasty attitude. 20 min. To sit and wait until someone finally noticed we were standing there. We didn't get to order. Always short staffed. read more

I have been coming to Long River for over 10 years. The Chinese is the best I've had and now that the have sushi and Thai (with delivery) it's even better. The wait staff if always friendly and attentive, and the restaurant is very clean. Delivery service is fast and free in the neighborhood. read more

I love Long River! My personal favorite is the Bento box. Great value, good food. very fair prices. My server was very friendly and helped make my experience complete. read more

This once upon a time was a great family run Restaurant w/ great food. Since it was sold to the younger generation the quality of food & service has declined. I live very near Long River but I go to another take out The Panda Kitchen also in West Islip. Quick accurate service for a take out Chinese Restaurant. Take out only. Don't waste your money at Long River. read more

Do not order anything that needs to be delivered. If they say 30 minutes, expect at least an hour! This has happened to us on three separate occasions. We've now eliminated them when we are hungry. read more

I should have known when I walked in the place and there was one other patron in the whole restaurant. I made a mistake. The special rolls had more sauce slopped on top than sushi and they even messed up my order and the waiter told me I was wrong. I didn't ask for my dish the way they served it. I didn't touch my food. The salad came out and they gave us a little cup of dressing to split. We had to explain that we wanted dressing for each of our salads not split a serving. My fiancé who is very easy going ate his and threw up 3 times on the way home, guess he should have listened to me when we couldn't figure out what was in the roll with all the 3 different sauces covering them. after he got annoyed with me for not wanting to eat my sushi that wasn't what I ordered. I've never seen so much sauce slopped on a sushi roll in my life. They make it like the prices are cheaper but there not. They put more seaweed wrap than sushi in my roll. Rude service. I wanted to try a new place and learned my lesson the heard way. They don't even listen to what you order they just served me a dish and told me I'm wrong. I go for sushi 4 times a week. Masa or kotobuki or fancy lee is much better same price better quality. They cut every corner including having to ask for sauce for two people because they think a dipping bowl of salad dressing can be split between two people. You have to ask for chop sticks. You have to ask for everything. Even when ordering an ice tea they make it a point to hint that you're going to be charged for refill. Anyway no matter the price. The service is horrible penny pinchers and pretend to not hear you when you order to make the most profit. Special rolls are gross and sushi is horrible. Go to an all you can eat before this place. Same quality and you actually can get what you Want and I'm not a buffet person. I can deal with rude service but horrible food and bad service is a major turn off. Save you're time eat in or fast food at least you might not puke it up. Glad I didn't eat it. I took one bite and left all the leftovers there and didn't look back. What a waste of time. Gross food. Kushi sushi is amazing. Masa is great. Fancy lee is great. Onsen is great. Long River sushi is horrible. read more

We order from here quite often & for the past 6 years but the last 2 months the food has been terrible. I can't put my finger on it but i think they may have changed the meat they use. We will be changing where we order from because it's been so bad lately. read more

Used to be the best Chinese food in the area, then they went to Asian Fusion and it is terrible. Longtime customers no longer go there and new ones usually do not return. read more

This was the worst food I've ever had. Will never order again. I can't even begin to describe with the steak was in my pepper steak. Also delivery guy opens my door because it took me 10 seconds to get to the front door so he decided to open it for me.......The Worst!!!!!!! read more

I went here for father's day weekend with the family . Great place. We dined in this party room away from the rest of the diners. We ordered a combination of sushi and Chinese food. My family doesn't eat raw sushi so we ordered the new Earthquake roll and West Islip roll...delicious! Chinese food was great too. The staff was very friendly and attentive. We never had to ask for a refill. Yelp was filming a commercial while we ate, hope I'm in it. Plenty of free parking. I will definitely come back soon! read more

Food is decent Chinese take-out. I use the online ordering method for delivery and it always takes at least an hour to arrive. Dined in on Thursday night and had a horrible experience. The dining room was full and there was one waitress running around. Everyone was frustrated, trying to call her to their tables. We got the wrong food, and two of us were actually finished with our meals before the other two got theirs! The dining room is nice, but very messy, with empty cardboard boxes strewn around read more

The place got a new owner and turned into a dump over night. Had the audacity to charge me for duck sauce when I ordered an egg roll. Food was no where near good. Don't go here anymore ! They were also very nasty read more

Long River is the simply the best Chinese restaurant in West Islip. And now that they deliver, it's even better. If you live in the area and are ordering Chinese food for delivery, honestly there is no better place to order from. read more