Fantastic Chinese with more authentic offerings than the typical takeout place. (But the standards are all there too!)

This was a decent place for lunch. The staff were very friendly and it was nice and clean. We came in at a kind of odd time but I was still surprised to see that it was completely empty. Classical music was playing which added a nice atmosphere. We tried the crab Rangoon for an appetizer. They were really tasty, hot, and fresh. For my entree I split the beef chow fun and the pork belly bowl with a friend. They were both pretty good. The portions were big and we had plenty of leftovers. It also tasted great the next day. Overall I would not say it was my favorite but I do not have any big complaints. I think the beef chow fun was kind of basic and there was not enough sauce with the bowl but overall it was pretty good. I might go back and try some other items in the future. read more

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This was my first experience with Cantonese cuisine, it was very interesting. We wanted to try a few things from the menu so we started with the friend pork belly rice bowl and the beef chow fun. Of course we had to also order some crab Rangoon as an appetizer. The beef chow fun was delicious, it wasn't anything super unique but it was what I wanted. The friend pork belly wasn't for me but my partner loved it! I think I just have a hard time with more fatty meats. I do want to say the sauce that came with the rice bowl was freaking delicious, they don't give you enough of it. The crab Rangoon was fantastic and I loved the sauce they brought out with it. Overall I think they have some real authentic food and if you like Cantonese food you'll love this place! read more

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One menu item has my heart: beef stew clay pot. Service is friendly, ambience is pretty chill. Overall, delicious. read more

Monkey King BBQ & Noodle - Beef stew clay pot - Cantonese Near Me - Lenexa, Kansas

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A friend recommended this place, Cantonese cuisine, exquisite shrimp, wonton soup. $13 plus tip. I'll be back good lunch specials Monday through Friday from 11 to 3 and a really nice menu read more

Monkey King BBQ & Noodle - Shrimp and pork wonton soup with bok choy - Cantonese Near Me - Lenexa, Kansas

(9th review of 2022) Coming from Hawaii has been a challenge trynna find a Chinese restaurant that's even somewhat close to the Chinese restaurants back home. I think we've found the closest here at Monkey King. The other Chinese restaurants that we've found have a ton of sauce in the dish, which makes it seem more like a soup. MK has sauce, but it's not overly saucy. The employees were very nice & gave helpful suggestions. We had the Stir Fried Egg Noodles w/ Chicken instead of pork $13.95, which wifey liked. They have Hong Kong style (thin) noodles instead of the chow mein noodles (a little thicker than HK noodles) that we're used to. I had the Mongolian Beef & the Yang Chow Fried Rice $13.95 each. The Yang Chow Fried Rice has shrimp & roasted pork. I'm glad they didn't have peas & carrots inside cause I don't like that in my fried rice. Wifey also got the Shrimp w/ Mixed Vegetables $14.95, which she liked. I also got the Chinese beer called Tsingtao $4.00 since they didn't receive their alcohol shipment that day. Wifey & I agreed that we'd go back to try some other dishes. I want to try their Taro w/ Pork Belly Pot (Kau Yuk) & their Singapore Chow Fun. Wifey doesn't eat a lot of pork/beef dishes. There are a lot of different options for her to try here. They do try to accommodate any substitutes on their main menu, but not so much on their specials menus. A Hui Hou!! read more

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It takes some special food to overcome the absolutely atrocious wait our party of four had at Monkey King last night and still get 4 stars from me. I'm not sure if they had an off night or were short staffed, but the service here was incredibly slow. I wouldn't recommend coming here if you are in a hurry. If I hadn't read all the good reviews before coming and was here with people who kept hyping the food, I probably would have left without ordering anything. We got sat reasonably quickly, but after that, it was downhill. The restaurant was probably 3/4ths full. We waited over 15 minutes before waters and menus were dropped off. Then we waited another 15 minutes before the server appeared to take drink orders. We just ordered everything at that time. It then took 45 minutes to get our food. They did bring out a free order of crab rangoon around 30 minutes in to apologize for the wait, but I'm really not sure what the hold up was. The staff didn't really explain, and the servers would disappear for long periods of time. Food was trickling out of the kitchen one dish at a time. Food delivery drivers were piling up in the front waiting for order. It was pretty crazy. The food trickled out at such a slow pace that the first person at our table to get food was half done with theirs by the time I got mine. I told the group to not wait on me and eat while it was hot. I got the Hawaii Chicken, and it was amazing. Some of the best Asian food I've ever had. It was sweet, spicy, and the chicken had an amazing crunch almost like a Korean fried chicken. The sauce was almost like a kung pao sauce, and had chilies in it. Very very good. I loved the heat level. Definitely worth the wait, but I recommend coming here when its not busy. read more

5 stars for great food and quick service! Finally a Chinese place with all the traditional favorites that remind me of my mom's cooking - salt and pepper shrimp, roast pork belly (so crispy!), roast duck, etc etc etc. The first time my husband and I came here, we couldn't decide and ended up going with a little bit of everything. I highly recommend doing this and eating family style if you've got a good group of hungry eaters! I don't really have complaints, except I wish maybe there was more complimentary rice. Also of note, my mom's a judgey eater (understandable, as I prefer her cooking too). However, she LOVES the ginger scallion chicken here so much that I order takeout every time she's in town now. If you're just eating for one, I recommend the rice bowl with duck and veggies, or the 2 bbq plate with duck and pork belly. read more

Monkey King BBQ & Noodle - Rice bowl with duck and bok choy. So good! - Cantonese Near Me - Lenexa, Kansas

We have been wanting to visit this place for a long time since it's a local eatery with very old building and it's been known for a long time by the locals and recommended by many friends when we went there there were very few people inside the restaurant, kind of threw away that they might not be very popular But when we ordered the food, the food was absolutely amazing. It's very flava food juicy, but I felt that the Mongolian beef would have been more flavorful and had a little bit of cake because I asked him to make it spicy, but it was still sweet other than that. The fried fried noodles was amazing. The spring roll was great. The service is amazing. They brought the food very fast. We told them to make it less oily embedded that way the ambience of this place is not very great. It's just an old restaurant but the food is what is going to attempt you to go have it over there so good luck. read more

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Lost mind chef bring a Rancid duck to our friend from 1000 miles away! He may guess they are old so can't identify that is a shit smell and only to make 15 dollars more with something should throw to the trash can weeks ago. Feel so sorry for where the chef educated! Make that far to Kansas City only to bring that shameful food to the guest sit down to this table! That is not the way to run any business In USA. How sad when I write this! read more

The only restaurant I know of in KC that serves Cantonese BBQ, so we come here for that. The food is okay, BBQ is usually room temperature. I feel like the portions have gotten smaller since when they first opened. read more

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Ive eaten here many times always fresh and cooked perfect , I thing k this is the best chinise food in kcks kcmo. no more to say the food will speak for itself. read more

Just grabbed shrimp fried rice for takeout, but this is the second time I've gotten takeout from here. I love the fried rice. Everyone is super friendly, service is quick, and their menu just goes on and on! Definitely need to come back and try dining in! read more

After Vegas I'm on the hunt for some good stir-fry udon noodles. I usually go to Sake Lounge for theirs which is delicious but wanted to find a Chinese style place. Monkey King with the sacha sauce is a lot taster than Asian House's stir-fry. They gave me hot oil on the side & that was fire so it will make anything taste good. Haha. This dish might've tasted way better served fresh in a plate so I might have to return for dine in. Restaurant seem like it had a bit of space. I remember when there were we'd to be a Chinese grocery store here so it was about that size. Decor was cute & service was good. read more

Monkey King BBQ & Noodle - Sacha Sauce w/chicken udon noodle - Cantonese Near Me - Lenexa, Kansas

My father recommended this place and took us there to eat with my family. I ordered general tsos chicken with fried rice. It was very good and I belonged to the clean plate club that day. Service was friendly and if I'm in the neighborhood again, I would definitely try again. read more

food came out an hour after we ordered. The service took too long. Everything was just so delayed.

The food is absolutely fabulous! They have a very nice selection of dishes. We ate there twice in one weekend as we were just visiting the KC area. We will definitely return the next time we visit family. read more

Wonderful variety and on point flavors. Coming from H-town the capital of Asian cuisine I recommend this place.

Beef stir fry udon noodles are a FAVORITE and the other meats (duck, roasted pork belly, and fried pork ribs) definitely complimented it! The prices were on the higher end $18-20+/dish but most were specialty off the lunch menu. It was really busy/noisy and took close to 25mins before our orders were taken. Would come back to try more off the menu items! read more

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We visited 2 days ago- a Friday night- and had several dishes. The service was attentive and the food was prepared quickly. The roasted pork belly dish is a don't miss- crispy skin and tender and juicy meat. We had the Cantonese roasted duck, Mongolian beef, three delights, beef chow fun, and vegetables. All were delicious and portions were generous. There are not many good Chinese restaurants in the KC area, unfortunately, but this one is great and we will go back! read more

Hmmm, this is the most disappointing review i've done in a while. I really expected to love Monkey King and had almost made a specific trip from the Northland to Lenexa to try it a couple of times lately. Since we were on our way to an event nearby, I took advantage of our location and planned our pre-concert dinner here. With solid reviews and many by Yelp friends whose opinions I highly respect, I didn't expect this to be such an average review....I respect that many Asian -Americans love this place as authentic and close to family recipes or dishes they ate before moving here, but the "authentic" justification just didn't do it for me. I plead naiveté when judging authentic Cantonese. We ordered a half order of Crab Rangoon to share, my wife - the pork fried rice and I - the 2 meat BBQ; marinated pork and duck, and a side of lo mein; since the meat didn't come with noodles or rice. The Crab Rangoon was good - hot with a tasty filling. Although I clearly ordered a 1/2 order, we were brought and charged for a full order. Small issue #1. My wife's dish was soon brought out as were my noodles. After my wife had eaten 2 helpings of her tasty dish and had ventured outside for a smoke, only then was my BBQ finally delivered. Nothing more frustrating than going out to dinner together and being forced to eat independently. Even when my BBQ was delivered it was set at the edge of the table while clearly the dish was for me. It's certainly a first world problem by having to reach across the table to grab your plate, but is indicative of the poor customer service we were given the entire visit. We never saw our waitress again until much later when she walked by and shouted "Box?" from several feet away. Back to the food... my pork had a delicious marinade, yet an over abundance of fat. If that was my wish, I'd have ordered the pork belly. The duck had little taste, but lots of skin and cartilage. A big miss. For dropping a $50 bill + tip, I really wanted to enjoy the food more, but I'm willing to chalk that up to experimentation with new dishes, but I can't justify the lack of value and the terrible customer service. A generous 3 stars. read more

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My husbands coworkers have been raving about Monkey King, so of course we had to try it! The Hawaii chicken was tasty, but our lunch special to go order seemed quite small for the price. We loved the garlic edamame though - very good flavor! read more

I called and ordered a whole Peking duck and a pound of roasted pork belly. The Peking duck was great and tasted delicious. The pork belly was a little overdid and dry and burnt on top. The service was quick and friendly. It was a little pricey but the food was worth it. The restaurant was packed with customers on a Sunday and it was nice and clean. I will be back to eat there sometime soon. read more

I liked the wide variety of Chinese dishes (including Cantonese BBQ and Cantonese favorites) at this new restaurant, which is currently open only for takeout. My chicken with mixed vegetables takeout lunch ($8.95) was ready 12 minutes after I ordered at the counter. It had plenty of tasty, premium chicken, and a great variety of veggies in a tasty white sauce, with a generous portion of fried rice, and my choice of two sides. The egg roll and crab rangoon were both delicious. The service at the counter was professional and cheerful, so overall I'm going with four stars. Nice! read more

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Monkey King and Bo Lings are our two goths for Chinese in Overland Park. We've never had a bad meal from either and Monkey King is a hidden gem. read more

We really enjoyed this restaurant! I wish I would have taken pictures. Our table enjoyed the pork potstickers, chicken curry, Mongolian beef, and sesame chicken. All of our dinners were served with rice! Portions were large and we all had leftovers! Everything was served hot and fresh! We will be back! The menu was large, so there was plenty more we still want to try. Service was great as well. read more

One of my favorite Chinese restaurants!! Their crab rangoon is crispy and delicious. I also loved their honey chicken and rice! They have a good lunch special that is a great deal. read more

Not really for kids, they had some pretty graffic television shows on, that scared our kids but great food and would be great for adults.

Absolutely amazing hot and sour soup. I could eat it every day for the rest of my life!

My first time eating at Monkey King BBQ & Noodles I came with my family. This location used to be an Asian Market hidden area in a small shopping area off of I-35 highway and 95th St. Inside the restaurant, it was very big and spacious - good for big groups! We decided to order a bunch of dishes to try since it was all so new to us. We ordered the 3 BBQ combo for $20. I chose: BBQ Pork, BBQ Pork Ribs, and Roasted Pork Belly. The BBQ Pork was on the sweet side, but good when eaten with rice and Sriracha on the side for spice. The Pork Ribs were okay in flavor, but a little too tough like it needed to be cooked longer since it didn't fall off the bone (The best kind of ribs to eat). The Roasted Pork Belly was the best one, it came with a side of hoisin sauce and I mixed it with a side of Sriracha/chili sauce. We also ordered the Honey Fried Chicken Wings which was too sweet for me, but it had a good crunch to it and the inside was cooked well (my biggest fear of eating Chicken is when it's raw still). The Coconut Walnut Shrimp was a bit too sweet as well than ABC Cafe. The Spicy Beef Tendon was okay, the flavor had that mouth numbing peppercorn spice to it. I liked how thinly sliced it was and it was served cold, not hot like when you get it for dim sum. The hot and sour/egg drop soups were both basic like any other Chinese takeout places. Overall, I would eat here again and get all the dishes I liked the first time and maybe trying other items on the menu! read more

The food here is excellent, along with the service. I usually order the Rice Singapore Noodles, Egg Rolls and a must is their BBQ Pork. Place is very clean and once again, we will return to try something else from the menu. I definitely recommend this restaurant. read more

Was never given a full menu only a single sheet of the lunch special. Never offered a beverage only served one glass of water and no straw ( offered a refill as I was leaving) place is under staffed. I ordered the general Tao's chicken and I can honestly say I had better from the supermarket. My wife had shrimp with vegetables and the shrimp was soggy and bland. Would definitely not recommend. read more

Pretty slow for a Thursday night around 7:30pm. There were just three in our group and we were seated right away. Food came out pretty fast and restaurant seemed pretty clean. We ordered the salt and pepper squid, Singapore noodles, and the 2 bbq combo w the roasted pork belly and bbq pork. The squid was cooked properly, squid was soft and tender inside and crispy fried on the outside and seasoned well. The pork in the dishes were juicy and tender. The skin on the roasted pork belly was crispy and cooked perfectly. The Singapore noodles were flavorful, curry wasn't too overwhelming and veggies were cooked to al dente. read more

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Always see this restaurant's parking lot full of cars on our trips to Costco so decided to stop in. WOW! What a pleasant surprise at how delicious it is. The owners were very friendly and helped explain some of the Cantonese specialties. Simple decor but includes some private rooms for larger parties. Has become my new go to for noodles and have some good ideas on what to try on our next visit. Highly recommend the Singapore Rice Noodles or the Beef Chow Fun. read more

First time, wasn't too impressed as it was newly opened. Second time, roasted pig was fire. Third time, was definitely the charmed and what's even better was with my gal pals. Always a good time and even better when share family style dinner with them. We each order what we wanted to try, almost all the different type of proteins, one veggie plate, and noodles. Everything came out fresh and hot, so good. Would come back again. read more

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This is my favorite KC area restaurant! I've not eaten one thing that I didn't think was amazing. I've eaten there 5 times since I found it not too long ago. read more

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If you're looking for actual good Chinese this is where to go! Been here a handful of times and the food is always well flavored and delicious. One noteworthy point to make would be that no matter the time of day I've come here, the wait is always incredible. And not just to be seated, but to have anyone come by to bring you water while you wait. If you are not in a rush definitely worth the wait but still. Also, never seen a place so stingy with their shrimp. My boyfriend and I got two combo dishes and each got TWO shrimp. The serving sizes are huge so only getting two shrimp is pathetic since it's incorporated into the pricing of the dish. Ambiance is nice the place always feels very clean and well kept. No loud music or sounds makes for a very nice meal. read more

A buddy and I had an early dinner and had the place to ourselves. I'm not a huge fan of Tofu but my buddy ordered the fried tofu for an appetizer which was awesome!! All the food was absolutely delicious!! Will definitely add this to my list of places to visit more!! read more

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Highly recommend monkey king. We use to frequent another comparable restaurant a lot until monkey came around. This is our place to go to for authentic Chinese food. Service is usually pretty quick and prompt. Definitely go here if you're looking for authentic food. Our favorites: Beef chow feun Westlake soup Ginger chicken Salt pepper tofu Salt pepper squid Stir fried spinach Peking pork Roast duck/pork Fried rice combo read more

A must try spot for good chinese food. Service was kind and quality of the meats were excellent, my husband has been looking for a place with good bbq pork in the area, this is definitely that place. I tried the combo bbq platter with the bbq pork, roasted pork belly, and Cantonese roasted duck, all were so delicious especially the roasted pork belly. read more

Monkey King BBQ & Noodle - 3 meat combo platter. roasted pork belly, bbq pork, cantonese roasted duck. - Cantonese Near Me - Lenexa, Kansas

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