There was a typo on the previous review, my rating was 5 stars out of 5, not sure why 2.5 was listed. Since my last review, we've ordered from Mrs. Chen's more than a dozen times. It's consistently good. The Crab Rangoon's could be better, the vegetable roll is a little greasy, but for what it is, a classic American Chinese restaurant, this place is good. read more

Excellent take out! Only mi is was my soda was missing :( however it was packaged well and delivered with a smile. Great service. Thanks!

Ordered sweet & sour chicken and egg rolls, it was awful. I'm not even sure what they put in the egg rolls, it was gooey and the wraps were horrible. Sad, they watered down the sweet & sour sauce, almost flavorless red liquid. read more

Mrs Chen's Kitchen - Mushy goo - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Ordered orange chicken was fried to a crisp, dry. White rice was undercooked and the fried rice had nothing in it but fried rice. The egg rolls were mushy. Moogoo was acceptable. read more

Isn't that great, food kinda bad, spring rolls taste horrible too much veggie flavor, other nearby restaurants are better

Not understanding the ratings here - this place is good. Kung Pao is good, fried rice is good. Won ton soup is good. Gyoza is good. Highly recommend them for delivery. read more

How could this be ranked only a 2.5?!?! I highly recommend their beef lomein & orange chicken! I often find that lomein at other places is not salty enough, taking away the flavor. I've been looking for a new Chinese restaurant, since my last one went under during covid...Well I've found it!! read more

Mrs Chen's Kitchen - Orange Chicken, beef Lo Mein - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Very sorry I didn't check reviews first before ordering Uber Eats from this place. Crab Rangoon were EXACTLY as previous reviews describe. Very little filling. I was trying to take advantage of their Buy 1 Get 1 Free promotion. In addition, the Chicken Lo Mein was hot upon arrival but didn't look or taste fresh at all. Needless to say, I was super disappointed. Lesson learned. read more

Mrs Chen's Kitchen - There ya have it folks! You've been warned.... # 8 Piece Crab Rangoon - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

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I'll give them a (barely) 3. Food should be eaten within the day. Try not to save the food for tomorrow's work lunch because some of the food will get a bit funky. Shrimp fried rice - was still piping hot for a good 20 minutes AFTER I got home. Lots of shrimp. The rice was browned with soy sauce but there was barely any flavor. It was a pretty bland. I saved some for the next day and immediately noticed the drop in quality, and it started smelling a tad funky. It was even blander the second day. Steamed dumplings - 10 small pieces (at least, for me). I thought they were good, especially with the accompanying seasoned soy sauce. Crispy beef - the batter was crispy. However, the beef was quite tough and hard to chew. My jaw was hurting while chewing some of the pieces. The juices that oozed out tasted and felt chalky on my tongue, as though it was batter paste. The sauce tasted good and I liked the crispiness of the beef, but I didn't like the chalky aftertaste or the toughness of the beef. Veggie lo mein - bland. Like the fried rice, this was piping hot for about 20 minutes AFTER I got home. If you get this, I recommend you not keep this in the fridge past day 1. Chicken wings - crispy and alright. I liked them. Chili oil/paste condiment - looks like it was made in house. The aroma was not familiar to me and smelled funky -- a tad fishy. I thought it was like the chili oil at Chinese restaurants, only thicker. Boy was I wrong. Overall, I found their food to be just "meh". The appetizers (wings and dumplings) were better than the entrees. Out of the entrees I had, the crispy beef was the best, despite how hard the beef was, because at least it had flavor and was actually crispy. What surprised me the most about the food I ordered was how much shrimp they put in the fried rice. It was a lot. Lastly, parking sucks balls. It can be tricky to back out of the parking lot and the parking lot is very narrow. read more

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I read the reviews and decided to try Mrs. Chen's anyway for Chinese delivery. The time of delivery was great but the crab Rangoons barely had any mixture inside. I had Moo Goo Gai Pan and the flavor was just off. We also had chicken and broccoli which was okay but not great. I am sorry to say I can recommend this place. read more

I moved here from California (La and SF) and have been looking for "American Chinese" food. SF had opened me up to actual Asian food and it was really good. Don't get me wrong, but growing up on orange chicken and chow mein, I really missed it. I was able to order orange chicken and it made me home sick Chow mein is okay but it could be because it's called lo mein. They may be cooked differently...... idk? But I would order here again definitely. May have to order onsite since ordering through a 3rd party is getting ridiculous Updating to 5 stars because this food was still good cold the next day read more

I've gotten different items from here over time and feel as though the quality has decreased in recent months. There isn't anything in particular that I would recommend. I've enjoyed the fried rice at times. Other than that, the entrees vary in quality and taste. Overall, I think there are better options in the area. read more

I just had a delivery from them and got the crispy beef. It was overly sweet and no spice. It was full of clumps of sugar. I got ill from it. I called for a refund and the woman refused to give me a refund unless I take a picture of the food and send to her or someone comes to pick the food up to take back to the store. It was terrible, I am never ordering from here again.they lost a good customer! If I could give no stars I would!! read more

Delivery service is lacking here... they call me before they arrive so I can wait for them outside my apartment building...they used to bring it up to my unit. That's fine if they don't come up anymore, but don't make me come outside and wait for you to arrive when you're driving up the street! Food isn't what it used to be. read more

Mrs Chen's Kitchen - General Tsos chicken w/sauce on the side - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

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Ordered delivery. The food was actually good. I ordered shrimp and broccoli, beef w/oyster sauce, sesame chicken, and beef lo mein. The shrimp in my shrimp and broccoli was full size shrimp. The portions were reasonable. I Only had two small issues hence the 4 stars. My crab Rangoon had little filling and the delivery driver wouldn't bring my food to my hotel room which cost him $10 of his tip. My order was $48 and some change. I had $60 and was leaving the change for a tip. After he called me from in the lobby and told me he wasn't coming up and he called so I could come down I switched out one $20 for a $10 and have him $50 instead. My whole purpose for ordering delivery. If I wanted to leave my room I would've went and picked up my order. Edit* I found out after my husband came in that they won't allow delivery drivers up so I will call the restaurant and let them know if he comes back out I have $10 from him. read more

Mrs Chen's Kitchen - All foods in the review - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

We ordered takeout, but there are also places to sit. Food came out within 10 minutes and is a really solid bang for your buck; good taste and really quick. fried rice that comes w the entrees is meh, but honestly everything else was pretty damn good. A little surprised. Nothing special about the looks of the restaurant, but it's definitely one of those "hole-in-the-wall" Chinese places that will satisfy your Chinese food cravings. read more

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FOR YOURE OWN GOOD DO NOT EAT HERE!! HEALTH HAZARD This is what I found in my food completely disgusting , not sure whether it's a maggot or worm but whatever it is I will definitely not be eating there again. And they had the audacity to offer mean another meal... never again !! read more

Mrs Chen's Kitchen - Shrimp with Broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

First time trying this spot, really love it. I really recommend the chicken fried rice and orange chicken. Great price too for all the food that I got. Really recommend this place! read more

I love the food here, i've been going here for the past 2 years and it's my go to carry out spot. I really recommend the orange chicken and the fried rice here!! read more

I love the food here, i've been going here for the past 2 years and it's my go to carry out spot. I really recommend the orange chicken and the fried rice here!! read more

Delivery Review-- Definitely a solid choice and one of our go-tos for Chinese delivery. Typically arrives pretty quickly and they deliver to our door. My favorite order is the General Tso's chicken which comes with rice and broccoli. It's a decent serving size so depending on how hungry you are, it can probably feed 1-2 people. We also usually get vegetable lo mein. I've tried some other dishes like the steamed veggies and chicken but it wasn't my fave so I usually just stick to general tsos, lo mein, and sometimes egg rolls if I'm treating myself! read more

Sadly, when the former owner/manager(Mrs Chen) was involved, this place was great -good quality food, fresh, great price. bought lunches yesterday - hot and sour was awful, my lunches were bland, "fried rice" was bland, Other review was correct, the food today, day after purchase, has gone bad- horrible after taste. concerned about the freshness and preparation. This is so sad as this had been a great find - I use to take out several times a week with co-workers I hope they read all these reviews and upgrade their quality and standards. Mrs Chen's was a wonderful place, and so popular! when I came in for lunch, around 12, place was virtually empty and only 1 carryout. Never saw this before. Would love to see this place turn itself around, as I know many locals would too. I will not be returning as well. very sad read more

1. Want completely tasteless Sham See Soup - this is the place. 2. Want Mongolian Beef that has next to nothing for Beef - you get it here. This meal should be called Onion Plethora or Beef No-More. 3. Want a Crab Rangoon hot pocket - yeah baby they got that. 4. Want an awesome Chinese meal - run to somewhere else. Run fast and strong - like the wind. We are new to the area and really wanted this to be our "go to" Chinese place. Normally, we will try somewhere a few times but they struck out completely on their first try. I couldn't believe how tasteless the soup was - I mean it was like eating meat bathed in bath water or something along those lines. I have never ever given a one star rating before and actually feel bad about it. However, if you try this place I will bet you will say "I should have listened to the review that guy wrote." Sorry Mrs. Chen but you need to step it up way more.... read more

Mrs Chen's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

The 1st time that my cousin, Seble Admassu-Megra, and I went to Mrs. Chen's Kitchen was when I was 21 years old on Monday March 19, 2012. Seble Admassu-Megra and I loved their General Tso's Chicken and Chicken Lo Mein at Mrs. Chen's Kitchen. I can't wait to have Lunch at Mrs. Chen's Kitchen in Arlington, Virginia with Seble Admassu-Megra. read more

Delicious Birthday Dinner from Mrs. Chen's Kitchen. That is what I just had and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not just I--but we thoroughly enjoyed it. I can say nothing bad about the food it was scrumptious. We had a total of eight dishes along with the egg rolls from this restaurant. Shrimp-Fried Rice, Twice Cooked Pork, Kung Pau Chicken, Szechuan Beef, General Tso's Chicken, Pork Lo Mein and Orange Chicken. This was not our first visit to Mrs. Chen's but this was the first special dinner we had from here and no doubt we will visit here again. Thank you Mrs. Chen for a remarkable finish to my day. read more

Wow, the other reviews say it all! If you are desperate for Chinese food and very less than $10, this place will work The best thing to get for that price is the combination fried rice. It's pretty heavy and greasy, but if you've got a hangover, go for it!! read more

I should have read the reviews before ordering. One more time for the people in the back! I. Should. Have. Read. The. Reviews. Before. Ordering. And now my $40 is gone and I'm sad. We ordered chicken fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, some "spicy" beef dish, and three egg rolls. I generally order Mongolian beef, but decided to step outside of my box for this other beef dish, which was so unmemorable that I have absolutely no idea what it was called, and I'll probably stick to old trusty from here on out. The vegetables in it tasted rotten. The rice that came with it was dry and stale. It just wasn't good. My chubby kids and life partner all said that their food sucked, which is a great indicator that it sucked, because my teenage garbage disposals will eat anything. Delivery was quick. That's all I've got. I have a friend who is a chef who basically said that yelpers ruin businesses due to over criticism. I'm here to say that businesses ruin businesses due to them not taking heed to what their customers want. Fresh, quick, quality food. I have plenty of five stars left in me, and will dish those reviews out like dollar bills at a strip club given the opportunity. Do better. read more

I order food from Mrs. Chens Kitchen with the last bit I have, and I get the food 1hr later. I couldn't give tip because I don't have any money left. The delivery man asked for tip, he was very aggressive and almost wanted to throw the food. He stood at my door for a minute, and then left. I will have you know that I will not be ordering food from Mrs. Chen's Kitchen ever again. Worst service, they need to change the delivery man! read more

The food was good I had chicken and broccoli although the fried rice was not as good as some I have had at other restaurants. The prices to me are a little on the pricy side but overall it was ok read more

I have ordered from this place more than a few times and each time they forgot something but I always let It go because the price and quality of food was good. However, last night I stayed up very late working and placed my order at around 4:30am to be delivered after 5pm as I was planning on sleeping in. My door was being knocked at quite loudly before 11:30am and the delivery person called my phone a few times which ultimately woke me up. I was very specific when placing my order that I wanted my food to be delivered after 5/5:30pm. I also requested extra spicy sauce on the side and received not one package. In addition to that I ordered Mongolian beef which is generally loaded with an abundance of onions so I asked that they go light on that onions. Once again my request was ignored. My Mongolian beef was primarily onions with hardly any meat in It. I must say that I am quite upset and disappointed in the service. Had I not been home my food would have gone to waste or who knows. It is the restraints responsibility to read the special requests in the order otherwise why have It as an option. I will not be ordering again from here. read more

It was ok I guess. Not as flavorful as I would've liked, but it did the job. Maybe they were having an off day, or specific items are better than others. Always a gamble when traveling and ordering Chinese takeout. read more

I've ordered here twice from Uber Eats... has a 4.5 star rating there and both times I was impressed. Chicken Lo Mein and Szechuan Chicken were both very good. The fried rice was only rice w/ soy sauce though, no veggies in it, that was a lil weird... White rice was good. I plan on ordering here again next time I'm craving Chinese food. Very fast delivery. read more

Ordered pork lo mein and was given chicken lo mein. Also, the lo mein has no flavor. My general tsos was supposed to come with rice, but that wasn't delivered. And the "vegetable" rolls we the worst things I've ever had. $40 literally in the trash read more

This is my go to lunch place. The food is great and staff is nice --most recently as I was entering my car they called me and flagged me down the parking lot to give me a missing item. That is service. read more

The food is awful. I got the information of the restaurant from the brochure that is slipped into my hotel room door. As a Chinese, I can't resist Chinese food. However, the food is really awful. Double cooked pork has no fat, rice noodle all stick together. The worst Chinese food. read more

I ordered from this place while visiting DC since they left a menu in our hotel room. While ordering we were disconnected & I tried calling back several times but the line was busy. I indicated that I was paying by credit card right before I got disconnected so I just thought they wasn't going to complete the order. An hour later, they ended up still delivering the food but it was the WRONG order. Not to mention I had to scramble to find cash in my room since they couldn't just CALL me back to get my CC info since that's how I was planning to pay. I couldn't even call them back to complain about the food being wrong. I'm vegetarian & I ordered sauteed veggie plate with rice. They sent over Chicken & mixed veggies!!!! I couldn't eat it. My hubby tried it & he said it was bland. The other plate was for my 7 yr old & verbatim she said, "It's bland and it does not have flavor it's taste like cardboard worst food ever, bad bad bad, not good, grossssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss and sorry food" read more

Just ordered through Uber eats.. should have read the reviews first. I liked that I didn't have to pay extra for the shrimp in my lo mein but it is bland, bland, bland!! So bland. Oh so bland. read more

Mrs Chen's Kitchen - Looks okay. Tastes like cardboard. - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

This is my usual go to spot and it is mostly the same every time I get it. Pretty good for chinese take out. But I went last night and they must have someone new int he kitchen because it was EXCEPTIONAL! I mean you can't really mess up chicken and broccoli but it was so noticeably more delicious. Great job!! I definitely will keep going! They are always really nice and prompt service for delivery and pick up so go to them!!! read more

The food is on point! Pro Tip: The orange chicken is crispy and delicious if you dine in, but it gets soggy in the to-go container. At least that's my two cents read more

This is the worst tasting Chinese food I have ever had. And I had it delivered and it was missing two major dishes of my order.