MS CHEN 56

Mr. Hui's has consistently served some of my favorite Chinese food in Lincoln. The menu offers a…read morewide variety of traditional favorites, and everything I've tried has been flavorful and freshly prepared. The ambience is very casual. The portions are generous, making it a great value whether you're dining in or ordering takeout. Service is always fast, and the staff is friendly and efficient. I especially appreciate that the food arrives hot and is consistently prepared every visit. It's one of those reliable restaurants you can always count on when you're craving good Chinese food.

Always friendly and food is amazing. Restaurant is always clean. Delivery is timely and is always…read moredelivered hot.

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Great Wall

4.4(42 reviews)

4.5 mi

The owners are very nice and the food came out fast, fresh and hot. I had the pepper chicken and…read morehot and sour soup both were good.

Amazing food and good prices! They have the most incredible seafood soup I've ever had. They…read morepackage their to go meals very well and are good at what they do. I will be a returning customer!

Chairs along the side for waiting with a few tables for eating

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Sitting area

Chopsticks

4.2(120 reviews)

3.0 mi

Food is good and fresh. They are always friendly . Cozy atmosphere. Would recommend.read more

Friendly service from the moment I walked in. Even though the restaurant was very busy, they took…read moremy order right away. They have a huge menu with all the classic Chinese dishes you'd expect, so there's something for everyone. The portions are extremely generous for the price, making it a great value. Everything was cooked fresh to order, served piping hot, and was full of flavor. The only downside was the wait. Our food took about 45 minutes to come out, which is probably the longest I've ever waited at a Chinese restaurant. That said, they were extremely busy, so it may have just been an unusually hectic day. Overall, the quality of the food, generous portions, and friendly service made it worth the wait.

Orange Chicken

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Mr Hui's 2

4.1(135 reviews)

1.5 mi

Absolutely the most disgusting attempt at "Chinese food" I've ever had. Everything was sickly,…read moresyrupy sweet, including dishes like broccoli beef which should not be sweet. The Rangoons were soggy, repulsively sweet, and contained only cream cheese. I guess this is Chinese food for typically obese Nebraskas who have to have everything full of sugar. We had to throw over $50 of takeaway in the garbage.

I typically love this place and think they have solid Chinese food for Lincoln. Although this…read morelocation has literally one person that works as hostess, waitress, order taker, table buser, phone answerer, checkout person, food currier, door dash helper, water filler, etc. Long story short, she can't keep up but tries to and due to all the responsibilities she is unavailable and a bit snarky. I ordered black pepper chicken but asked if I could substitute beef for the chicken. She said no but you can have sizzling tofu and substitute beef. She explained that would be black pepper beef and that it's the same. It arrived and was a completely different dish than the black pepper chicken. She asked me how it was and I said this was not what I expected. She said it's the sizzling tofu only with beef. I said I ordered black pepper chicken only with beef. She said no we don't do that. So I said you can substitute tofu for beef but not chicken for beef? Yes, she said not for black pepper chicken. The logic was mind-boggling. I recommend ordering from the menu and don't ask for substitutions.

Frog

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Imperial kitchen

4.1(22 reviews)

5.5 mi

Locally owned & operated

Family-owned & operated

Stopped here during a brief stay in Lincoln. I ordered egg drop soup and salt & pepper shrimp with…read morefried rice. The shrimp portion size was generous and very tasty. The soup had a little too much corn for my taste and was not real flavorful. But I enjoyed the restaurant's simple ambiance and pleasant staff. The full pot of hot tea was a plus and appreciated.

Always a warm welcome! Ask for the Authentic menu, it's…read moredifferent than the one they give you. You'll find unique, delicious and decadent dishes!

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Mings House

3.8(79 reviews)

4.9 mi

so tasty! they have the best crab Rangoon hands down! they're large almost paper football shaped…read more the main dishes are great too and egg rolls. my go-tos are definitely peanut butter or spicy orange chicken. definitely recommend!

I used to get Ming's all the time when I was attending NWU and have had it maybe once since…read moregraduating in 2012. Picked up dinner for my family in 2025 and the Hot & Spicy Beef tasted exactly how I remember. Glad to see things are still going well after 13 years! Edit: the only negative for me was that I couldn't pay online for my order. Doesn't change my rating, but wanted to provide the note

Sweet and sour pork, Beef & Garlic Sauce, Bang bang chicken, moo shu pork, pork lo mein.

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Rolling Wok

4.1(52 reviews)

2.0 mi

I've been getting food from Rolling Wok for years and as of now, never been disappointed! We use…read moretheir delivery service, and food comes hot and fresh. Of all of of the restaurants we order from, Rolling Wok is the most reasonable always tasty!!

Worse shrimp with lobster sauce I have ever had. No sauce with lots of mystery vegetables.read more

Dining area in back corner facing entrance.

Broccoli Chicken

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Fortune

4.2(26 reviews)

4.9 mi

This is my first trip to Nebraska and I stayed at the Embassy suites so I was looking for something…read morewalkable. I wasn't interested in the chain restaurants, so this place looked like it was worth a try. I decided to go with the Hunan chicken since I'm trying to cut back on four-legged animals, the veggies are a plus. The chicken was properly velveted and has that nice juicy texture. The wok flavor was definitely there. The order came with a fried rice which is just plain fried rice with a bit of soy sauce and wok flavoring. I was impressed with how authentic the food tasted and was truly glad I stopped by. There was too much food so I took the other half to go. I will definitely stop by again if given the chance. The service was great, a bit slower than Panda Express because the food is cooked to order. The ambience was perfect because I was the only one there at 3:30.

Door dashed fortune for lunch. I ordered the princess chicken, fried rice, and hot and sour soup…read more Anytime I try a new Chinese place, I have to sample the hot and sour. It was on par with most places that I've tried. The princess chicken offered a ton of meat, was very sauced and plentiful with veggies, zucchini, carrots, and celery. A solid choice. Overall, a ton of food for about $20. Now for the best--adding that homemade chili oil was , it was so good and offered a lovely complement to my meal. I loved it but it has quite a kick, so proceed with caution. Food was packaged well, and still warm when I received it.

Princess Chicken

Chicken and broccoli and crab Rangoons

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Hunan chicken

Perfect Diner

3.9(98 reviews)

6.1 mi

Always a great experience! Had the pad Thai and the fried rice which was delicious! Service was…read moregood, so was the food!

We were seated immediately. They have a big restaurant but they set us up in a corner away from the…read morerest of the crowd. Honestly felt a little forgotten. They dont have all drinks on the menu and the menu is not updated. They did tell us what was not available but was a generic dont have these and just slid his fingers on the menu. I finally got an iced lemon tea. We initially ordered egg rolls and a hot pot. We ordered spicy soup together with bok choy fungus( wood ear mushrooms) Beef, spam, fishballs and jumbo shrimp and egg noodles with a side of white rice. The soup came with a burner and it wasnt powerful enough to boil the soup on the pot. The pot had no definite style to it. Tasted like soy bean soup with some sichuan peppers. Not excessively spicy and not very flavourful. Our ingredients took a long while to come out- and our egg rolls eventually never came. Practically all the ingredients were frozen with the exception of the fungi and the egg noodles. The sauce station looks thrown together with takeout containers and plenty of sauce. The bbq sauce had part of a spoon which was broken off in the sauce. The sauces are similar to haidilao type just not as fresh. But the chives looked a little greyish. Overall, service is not fantastic. We did remind them multiple times about the egg rolls, but it still didn't ever arrive. They at least took it off the bill. We forgot to check about the missing bakchoy. Not sure we will be back anytime soon. Hubby wasn't quite happy with our dinner last night.

Burner

Seafood boil

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Hot Pot

Hong Kong

3.4(30 reviews)

3.7 mi

Food was ready on time and delicious. Beef Ho Fun, beef was tender and noodles were flavorful!read more

It's pretty basic, but the gyro I I had was packed with meat, which was nice. Skip the fries…read morethough, they are too greasy and salty. I will come back for the cheesesteak sandwiches, those look great!

Human beef plus fried rice.

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Gyro

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Jamie M.

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2 years ago

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Ms Chen 56 today for a late lunch with my daughter and her friend, and I must say, it was an exceptional experience from start to finish. The seafood boil was absolutely fantastic--each bite was packed with fresh, flavorful seafood cooked to perfection. The seasoning was just right, and the variety of seafood was impressive. But what truly stood out was the attentive service. The staff were incredibly friendly and went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed. They were knowledgeable about the menu and offered great recommendations, making the meal even more enjoyable. We will definitely be back! read more

Catherine H.

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3 years ago

We (2 of us) visited our first time Friday for lunch. Delicious & plentiful hot & sour soup. Took a quart home! We had chicken Kung Pao & shrimp Kung . Came home with 1/2 for dinner! Grateful for gluten free meal. Ms. Chen very helpful & efficient. Definitely will return!! read more

Joanna D.

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2 years ago

The food is delicious! Seasoning is adequate and not bland like some places. We usually do call in orders so I can't say much about the atmosphere, but we do keep coming back which says something to the phone customer service and the quality of food! read more

Chance R.

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11 months ago

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Flor O.

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2 months ago

Seafood Boil and appetizers were amazing and very friendly staff will definitely be back.

Susan D.

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5 years ago

Very clean. Service was slow. Food was excellent. Huge portions. Will definitely go back.

Nan C.

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4 years ago

nice and clean restaurant， tasty food！hot and sour soup is wonderful ！ highly recommend！

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