Been a Salem resident for 9 years and just discovered this place. Why have I never noticed this gem before? The food was delicious. I had a Mongolian beef lunch special and my boyfriend had the garlic chicken lunch special. Generous portions. Tender and flavorful chicken and beef. Atmosphere a solid A. The person who waited on us was doing everything in the dining-room from bussing tables to checking people out and no one was left waiting or had to encounter a flustered personality. She was stellar. A new local fav for sure. Also, they got 97/100 on health inspection in May 2026. I care about that, maybe you do too. read more

I could have missed it but the menu said the combination dinners come with soup we assumed if we ordered it to go it would come with soup but it didn't. We ordered a 7+4 combo dinner the bbq pork was mostly fat and a very small portion the rice was way to salty and had no add ins the sweet n sour chicken was mostly hard dough the chow mein also very salty was just beans sprouts and onions and celery 2 small pieces of pork . would like to see it have mushrooms and water chestnuts for $15.95 I would also want to see another item added like fried shrimp or a spring/egg roll read more

Their food has gotten much better. The BBQ was so flavorful. The egg drop soup has a little kick and was the best I have ever had! Service was also excellent. read more

Lum-Yuen - Sesame chicken, BBQ pork,rice - Chinese Near Me - Salem, Oregon

I love the food here. Szechwan beef is tops and the teriyaki chicken is good too. I always get it to go though so i don't know about the dining-in experience for true. Reminds me of a Chinese Denny's inside. read more

Went for the lunch special specials. Wife got the daily special (sweet sour shrimp, pork Chow Mein, pork fried rice) and i got the combo 4 (see menu photos). Restaurant had 10 to 12 tables full. Our order was taken quickly; hot tea came out right away. Moments later, our food arrived. Good quantity for the price and was filling. The menu items were fresh, tasty, and did not disappoint. Place was clean and the servers were friendly even though they were clearly busy. Upon my request, they brought out hot oil and chili paste. They do have sriracha. Personal preference though for golden crown chow mein instead (less celery). Oh, the fortune cookies are fantastic, something to look forward to as we finished the pot of tea. Overall, lunch was very good and will go back again read more

I meet my mom in Salem for lunch and this time she wanted Chinese and I found this place. I saw multiple groups of people already there when they were opening, which I thought was a good sign. The had a steady stream of customers when we were there on a weekday, and several were clearly regulars. We could definitely see why. Our server was just so super friendly. She was clearly meant to interact with people. Service itself was great, prompt. Nice clean place, including the restrooms. I love that they give you tea with your lunch - we drank 2 pots. It's just your standard Chinese fare, which tasted really good. The prices are so much better than I'm used to and I appreciate a good combo meal. It's a lunch combo but still pretty good portions, definitely enough for those leftovers you know you'll want later. It was a solid meal at a good price with great service. read more

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Service is very friendly. Food has gone downhill in the last year. Orange chicken so tough I couldn't cut it with a knife. Shrimp was old and tough. Seems like it was leftover food from lunch. read more

Haven't been here in a while! The ambiance is good and the service is friendly. The prices are reasonable and the food doesn't take too long to arrive. But the food was sub par tonight. My egg flower soup was peppery and the barbecued pork was chewy. Maybe they were just having an off night, but nothing stood out to me as particularly delicious. This used to be a go-to, so I would still try it again. read more

After coming here for 20 years, I never thought that I would leave this restaurant feeling like we should have gone somewhere else, but tonight I did just that. My wife and I both felt like the quality of the food has taken a bit of a dive, which is disappointing because this has always been our favorite Chinese restaurant. The service was really great. I'll give them that. read more

Really love this place, has everything you need, old school charm, all the delicious traditional dishes, and reasonably priced. Love the atmosphere! read more

Has been our Chinese go to restaurant for 30+ years, since 1994 when we moved to Salem. We first noticed the change when we ordered our usual Szechuan beef. We told our server something was off and she informed us the restaurant had a new owner who brought in new recipes. We different dishes a couple more times and each was worse than the previous so we decided the we were done. So sad at what has happened to what we thought was the best Chinese restaurant in town read more

Normally, I hate leaving negative reviews. However, this one is directed to the new management of the restaurant. Eight of us went there for New Year's Eve dinner arriving at 5:30. We were told there would be a delay because of all to go orders being called in. The dine in customers was not that as many as usual. What we didn't expect was that it would be two hours before we would even be served. It appeared that they were prioritizing to go orders before the sit down customers. This was absolutely unacceptable. Do better whoever is managing this restaurant. read more

This place has the world best Chinese food. I always get when I'm at Ventura foods.this place is like home

We stopped here for dinner as a family, the food had no flavor. Family ordered the combination plates with pork fried rice and I swear the friend rice had no pork, no veggies, no flavor. We ordered kung pao chicken and spicy pork and almond chicken, all dish was mostly veggies with little meat and lacking flavor. I ordered a lemon drop and the drink came in a really small cup and 2nd drink was even smaller. The kung pao chicken we asked for no peanuts, the waitress read it back to us with no peanuts and still order came out with peanuts, she took it back and said she forgot. We also had to remind her about our drinks. She was nice, but had to be reminded about our order. I do not recommend this place. read more

My husband and I used to come here all the time because I am obsessed with the pork fried rice. It has been a while since we had been here and decided to go last week because I was craving the rice. We met with friends and the food was awful. The rice was very bland and had no flavor. The bbq pork was nothing but fat and you couldn't eat it. The service from the waitresses were great and they made sure we were taken care of as far as service goes. I was so disappointed in the food and then went home and seen a post that they had changed owners and seen all the reviews about the food. I get it, but why change the recipe?!? We will not be going back. We will find somewhere else in Salem to go. Sorry Lum Yuen's, but you used to be the best Chinese food around...... not anymore. read more

We have been getting takeout from here for years. This time the food was terrible. Dried out and overcooked. The packaging was in little individual cartons instead of the larger family size. This was from the dinner menu not the lunch menu. read more

I and my family have been coming here for decades, I can remember when I was kid what a treat it was when dad or mom said we were ordering dinner from LumYuen. They had the best pork fried rice in town. It was that way for years, but I have noticed some changes over the last several years. It's just not as good as it was, PFR is not as good service is ok but just in general it was not the same. I used to drive by at dinner time and the parking lot was nearly full, it's not anymore. I stopped the other day because I wanted to see how it was. I spent $27 on two items, BBQ pork noodles and BBQ pork egg fu young. All they did was add a few chopped up pieces of pork to the gravy and the BBQ pork in the soup looked terrible. Usually nice and pink and tender and a lot of it, this was not very attractive, looked very old no pink very dark and not much flavor like I remember same with the fu young not very good really dense and hard. I don't remember having to put that much pressure with my fork to cut through it. Very disappointing. This has been going on for the last few years it seems, all of us have noticed it's not as good as it used to be. So we have not went very often these days. Higher prices and much lower quality is not a good way to keep customers especially long term one's. Especially these days with so much competition out there. I found several other places with much better food for the same or lower prices. Plus we have Thai,Philippines, Vietnamese choices now. I think these five star reviews must have been paid for, or maybe they don't know any better. I will be spending my money somewhere else. To bad. read more

Love the salt shrimp, it's my favorite, service was great, we were so happy it was open Christmas Day. Lum-Yuen is the only good Chinese food in Oregon, at least in my opinion. Ambiance is good too. Can't beat a movie and Lum-Yuen. read more

Great food, better than I expected! And they added lots of spring green onions in my fried rice like I requested. The men's bathroom in the back was all crooked wonky and the light in there didn't work for some reason. Totally dark except for a little bit of sunlight via the tiny window. read more

Quality and flavor is NOT good like it used to be 10-20 yrs ago. Stale fried wonton, rice even tastes "off" (white and fried.) We have tried once a month for 3 months (take out) and all three times none of us could eat our meals - and they are not cheap. Not recommended. Won't be going back. read more

Good food decently priced would go again someday the servers are OK. I just think they need to check at the table more to see if you need anything read more

We had a great dinner, went a little early on a week day. Set in a booth. Waitress was amazing. Started with soup and tea. The room was low lit but over tables were highly lighted. We will go back! read more

Lum-Yuen - This is # 4 also ate some pork and receive soup. - Chinese Near Me - Salem, Oregon

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Good was bland and obviously cooked in massive amounts. Took about 3 min for her to bring it to the table. Hadn't even gotten my drink yet. Within 5 min she was bringing a second drink and commented "oh you need to suck that down sweetie." A minute later she brought a Togo box and the check. I've never felt so unwelcome and rushed in a restaurant before. I'm noted me completely after that. Will NOT be returning read more

First time here although I drive by daily. Parking Lot is always full, so here we are. The restaurant is clean, we were seated immediately. The waitresses got tea and water to our table almost as soon as we sat down. I ordered the number 3, and my husband ordered the number 5. We also ordered the potstickers. Our meals did come with soup we both had egg drop. It was hot and delicious. We received our potstickers, which were also hot and delicious. Once our food arrived we dug in. The sweet and sour chicken was yummy as was the shrimp, the fried rice was absolutely delicious. We will definitely be coming back ti they some new dishes. read more

Lum-Yuen - Pot stickers. - Chinese Near Me - Salem, Oregon

Ordered online has not been freshly made#used to be my favorite used to be fresh tast great last 4 times not at all taste old I trough it away I was mad I was disappointed .especially with this shrimp egg roll so mad they would sell me this never again. read more

Lum-Yuen - Shrimp egg roll burnt brown inside - Chinese Near Me - Salem, Oregon

I only order Chinese Takeaway from Lum Yuens. It is soooooo tasty and the meal can last me for days. Great services

Yoooooo, this was the worst Chinese food I've ever had. Like I just sat looking sadly at my plate. I told the waitress, there were four of us and neither of us ate but a few bites before we left. So we left full plates and paid over 80$ for it because the owner refused to comp even just one of the plates that wasn't eaten. Save your money, find a different place.... Now I have to go buy pizza or something to get the awful taste out of my mouth read more

Good Chinese food. The prices are reasonable and service was friendly and helpful. The room is comfortable and pleasant.

We had dinner there with a group tonight. The food was the worst we have ever seen here. The fried rice was sticky and looked awful. The spring rolls and fried shrimp were full of grease. The shrimp was maybe 1" and the rest was just batter. The cashew chicKen and broccoli beef were absolutely tasteless. Will not be going back there any time soon. So sad to see the quality of the food as it used to be excellent. read more

the family goes to Lum Yen's every year. eight adults. no complaints about the service. they do a good job. but this time the food was cold, as was the tea. very disappointing. only could give three stars. S. Hari read more

Best egg rolls in Salem! All their food is fresh and delicious and very large portions. We usually pick up our food to go, but it's fun to eat in too! read more

My family and I have frequented this restaurant for decades. The food is usually consistently good but today I'm writing about something absolutely horrific I experienced last weekend. After leaving a cash tip on the table, we saw the owner of the restaurant pocket the tip. We called the restaurant later that night and asked our server if they received the tip and they said they didn't, noting that they had thought it was unusual we didn't leave them a tip since were generally generous. Apparently this is a common occurrence and absolutely disgusting. If you come here and wish to leave a tip for the staff, please hand it directly to them and don't leave it on the table. To the owners: if you are running what appears to be a successful restaurant and have to resort to stealing tips from your hardworking wait staff then re-evaluate if this is the right business for you to be in. To the staff: please don't stand for this. Confront the owners and contact the Bureau of Labor & Industries. You have rights and your employer is violating them. https://www.employmentlawhelp.org/wage-theft/illegal-to-steal-tips read more

We used to go here frequently. Decided to give it a try for old times sake. Yuk! Not sure what happened, but won't be going back.

First timer. Not for me. We were there almost 2.5 hours and I'm not sure why. The service was extremely slow, not sure if it was our server or something we ordered. Our order was straight from the menu with no special requests or substitutions. I did enjoy the tea on the table as many places stopped doing that. Family reports the restrooms were clean. read more

Really wonderful staff and excellent food, we even had last year's Christmas party here. They were great and easy.

The food is very good, but must be loaded with msg. I had a reaction to it and did not feel well. Woke up with my eyes swollen.

Great food & Great waitress's! We Love Lum Yen's; So many choices, and they have a big area for big groups! read more

Good food and service, drink refills were not frequent. Lunch specials are fair priced

I haven't had Chinese food in quite some time and this place was excellent. Chose the family dish style dinner, letter B and the house wine was great too! read more

In the past has had the very best Chinese food. I stopped for a to go order and the amount has been cut in half and the tase of the food was so bad I had to throw in in the garbage. The cost of the food has gone up considerably. The food is the worst I have had in many years. So sad to see this restaurant go into such decline. Will never waste money or time buying here again. The restaurant was empty when I went in and that should have been a sign to me. I would give zero stars if that was an option. read more