A nice modern restaurant with ambient lighting, booths and tables. A wide variety of patrons from…read morefamilies to couples to gatherings of friends. The restaurant is popular and may require a wait. I patronized.Chi's years ago, pre-pandemic. Chi's has some or the best Chinese food in the SFV. The food is always delicious. We had wings, Chow fun noodles with chicken, steamed sole (delicate sauce in the side), white rice, a custom 3-flavor dish with chicken, shrimp and beef in Szechwan sauce. My first time ordering steamed fish and I worried it might be bland. Surprisingly, it was full of flavor. Our server, Luis, was helpful and helped us navigate the menu. He also provided friendly, prompt service. We plan to return soon.

Was visiting family in the Northridge, CA…read more Nieces had been to Chi's before and thought highly of it and decided to take us there for our opinion Good food and good service. This place was busy and it was worth the wait. Lovely place and clean. We ordered a variety of dishes that our family shared (9 of us)

This is a review for two orders. The first was dine-in. The restaurant is big and the tables are…read moreperfect for sharing since they all have Lazy Susans on them. I had a lunch special, which there are plenty to choose from at a reasonable price. I had the Shrimp in Lobster sauce with Fried Rice and Hot and Sour soup. The soup was very good and the Shrimp in Lobster Sauce was a nice portion with plenty if plump flavorful shrimp and the best I have had. We had a large party and the service was on point. My second time was delivery. I ordered Wor Wonton Soup, I would say it's good, but in my opinion the broth was not flavorful enough. I liked the Hot and Sour soup better. I also had the Dry Fried String Beans with Ground Pork. That was a huge portion and very good. The string beans were not soggy and still had a good bite to them and the ground pork was in very little pieces which I liked it was used kind of like a seasoning. I recommend this dish. The last item I ordered was their Singapore-style rice noodles. I have never had this before and let me tell you, it was amazing. So much flavor so many shrimps and lots of thin stringy rice noodles. I found a new favorite dish. I would definitely recommend this restaurant if you are looking for a new Chinese place to check out.

Go to -Shrimp Fried Rice and Orange Chicken…read more Chefs kiss If you are of fan of this pair. Please try this place out. Authentic Chinese food.

Stopped by this place for lunch with my cousin after picking her up from school. The inside had…read morelots of seats available and was clean. Service was quick too. We got chicken wings, scallion pancake, pork and shrimp dumplings, and pork soup dumplings. The chicken wings had a mountain of fried garlic on top of them. We didn't prefer it, but garlic lovers would love this appetizer. The scallion pancake was solid--thin and crispy with scallions throughout. The pork and shrimp dumplings were our favorite, filled with ground pork, and whole pieces of shrimp, served with an awesome sauce that brought everything together. The soup dumplings were not that great. They looked like they were steamed a bit too long, and the soup had leaked through. Would not get these again.

I had been to Northern cafe a few times, and recently it seems that both the food and the customer…read moreservice has been lacking. I took my family there recently and the food was acceptable to eat, but I would not say it was a good representation of what it used to be. The beef soup noodle was generally lacking in strong savory flavor and the noodles were overcooked. The dumplings were also lacking in flavor. For these reasons I will give Northern Cafe 3-stars. However, I must add that I am being very generous, since I do not take away stars for one incident of poor service. The service was horrendous, from the beginning to the end of the meal, it was an awful experience. To begin, there was no greeting, and this is a frequent problem. Customers are left to stand in the lobby with no direction or acknowledgement of their presence. The staff sometimes look your way to ignore you until you confront them and ask for a table, which they may not give you until you ask the right person. The server did not write down our order and forgot some of it. They never came around to check on us. The food came out in a scattered fashion. Eventually when we were finished eating, no server came to ask us if we wanted the check or any boxes to go. After getting their attention, I received the bill, but they didnt take my payment. They never came around again, I told my family to leave without me and maybe they will notice we are finished and I am holding the bill and my cars in the air. No service again for what seemed like an eternity sitting at an empty table with food I at one time wanted to take home, but now I was just desperate to get out. Eventually I catch the eye of some other staff, not my server, who never came back, and they flagged someone else from the kitchen to take care of my payment. Not surprisingly, even with all the food left on the table, they did not offer if we wanted any of it to go. The saddest part of this experience is that I used to like this place. I have a few memories here I will never forget, but these memories have nothing to do with the food or the service. For the sake of my memories I will come try this place one more time

Finally popped in after constantly seeing it on my FYP and it did not disappoint. I ordered the…read morespicy beef noodle soup combo which came with 4 dumplings and a beverage. The service was friendly and the wait was reasonable. Its located in the mall which means that you don't really get much of a vibe from this place alone but of everything surrounding. The soup was not spicy imo, I have a high tolerance, but it did have a good flavor. The noodles were thick and soft but they lacked a bit of flavor. The beef was soft and flavorful with the smaller bits of beef, which resembled ground beef, were very tasty. The soup was good overall but felt a bit too oily. The dumplings had a light crunchy exterior and the inside was juicy but it felt just a bit too mushy for me. Overall a good place and I would return to try something else.

Very honest opinion: Not sure if I'm eating the same food as everyone else leaving reviews here,…read morebut I got the signature beef (Lanzhou) noodle soup combo and it was incredibly disappointing~mediocre. Server guy was chill. The food is served in a paper bowl, unlike the nice bowls you see in their pics. Tl;dr: if you're curious, don't waste your time, bafang is open 5min away Preface: I KNOW it's mall food, but for a restaurant that continuously pops up as #1 on Yelp whenever I search for food around the northridge/chatsworth area, I'm going to treat it as if it were a #1 spot. Beef noodle soup: to be very blunt, this was quite flavorless. The beef was dry as bones and looked like it was sliced with a mandoline. The noodles seemed undercooked and it felt like I was eating al dente spaghetti noodles. I got a medium spice level which didn't even seem that spicy, just a lot of cough inducing chili oil with no burn. Pan fried dumplings were ok. It honestly tasted like it was deep fried and not pan fried. Unsweetened black tea: hands down the best of the 3 things in the combo, which is quite telling. Honestly you get a decent amount of food for $15. But to constantly take the top 5 for recommended on Yelp in this area and waste my time to even look at it, it definitely doesn't belong remotely close to top 10.

I don't think I've ever come here and not been completely satisfied by whatever I ordered. This is…read morecoming from someone that has likely ordered nearly everything on the menu. My all time favorite is definitely the Spicy Chicken but I will eat anything here. The breading on the chicken is so light, yet crispy, yet covered in sauce...I'm not sure how they accomplish that. Everything has always been cooked to perfection, seasoned beautifully, plated nicely, and fresh. Service is always very friendly (sometimes a hair slow but only because there's usually only one server and the place is packed). Food comes out fairly quickly once you order and it's super fun to be able to watch them cook due to the giant glass wall in the kitchen. Place is always clean, has great lighting (you can actually see your plates), and the lot in back makes for fairly easy parking. We've been here twice close to closing and to watch them clean makes me know they take sanitation VERY seriously.

Food: the best Jajangmyeon, Jjampon and Pork Tangsuyuk! This has been our go to for so many years…read moreand the quality never changes! Service: great service and fast Ambience: still the same on the inside, lots of tables and seating

Food for sure 5 stars. Pricey yes. Worth the price point…read morefor portions . Menu is pretty great and never disappointed . I picked up take out and it was properly packed with all the extra sauces and utensils. The shrimp dishes were . I will return

Truly forgettable Americanized Chinese food in Canoga Park is the most succinct way to describe…read morethis place. Oh well, we had to kill an hour or so in the area, so we decided to try it. We had another Chinese food choice and afterwards, we wished we had chosen the other place. This restaurant is a dumpy little joint located in a truly gross strip mall. That being said, there were plenty of people eating there, and people getting take out. So, for the area, I guess this is considered one of the better places if you don't feel like driving far. They had a new item - NY style egg rolls. As a New Yorker ex-pat, I take these very seriously and look for them all the time. Unfortunately, these were chicken. You know things are going wrong at a Chinese restaurant when the egg rolls and pot stickers are chicken instead of pork. Clearly catering to people who are not Chinese food aficionados. The egg rolls were edible but in no way good. The pot stickers were meh and the size of gyoza rather than potstickers. We got the chicken with garlic sauce and the kung pao shrimp and begged them to make them extra, extra, extra spicy. As in all non-Asian areas of town, the waitresses' eyes went wide as if we didn't know what we were asking for, but she said okay. Sure enough, both dishes came and were not only not at all spicy but completely bland. I mean super, duper bland. It has nothing to do with my rating or my meal, but watching a family at the table next to us trying to eat mu shu pork and not knowing how to eat a simple age old dish like that was somewhat frightening or amusing or both. I don't know. It was like watching a train wreck in slow motion and I was captivated. Anyway, bottom line is I actually like Americanized Chinese food and even crave it sometimes to mix it up from the standard SGV authentic stuff. This just is not a good place and reminded me of all the horrible Chinese restaurants I tried throughout LA when I first moved here from NYC back in 1994. Can't recommend. Don't go.

Picked up dinner today and everything was delicious As…read morealways Egg foo young, beef chop suey, pork fried rice and egg drop soup Everything so yummy

Place was very homey and inviting. Jennifer our waitress was very sweet and helpful with…read morerecommendations. Food was very,very good and portions were large. Definitely recommend

I've been going to this business for over 15 years. My family has brought this Chinese fast food…read morehome since my childhood so it's very nostalgic for me. We love their chow mein and orange chicken, and when the chicken wings are freshly fried, they are the best. Very good value and if there is a line, service goes quickly.

We were in the area and decided to try this place. It's kind of a hole in the wall spot. I do love…read moreto support small businesses. Unfortunately, it did not satisfy my cravings for Chinese food. Depending on who was helping customers, I noticed that some gave generous portions while another gave smaller portions. Even though they may give generous portions, the taste and flavor was just bland. It was lacking texture as well. They have the usual items but even their beef & broccoli and orange chicken was a little disappointing with not much flavor. The texture of the beef and orange chicken was just soft. The chow mein and fried rice was very bland, with not much vegetables. I didn't like their egg rolls either. Maybe I need to try better items?

This was my second time visiting this restaurant, and I was happy to see that they've added even…read moremore authentic Korean dishes to the menu. They also have a nice selection of different kinds of kimchi and frozen dumplings that you can take home. This time, I tried their new sweet and sour shrimp. It reminded me a little of honey walnut shrimp, and I really enjoyed it! The shrimp was flavorful and definitely something I would order again. There are still so many dishes on the menu that I want to try, so I'll definitely be coming back soon. If you're looking for authentic Korean food with a good variety of dishes, this place is worth checking out!

My mom and I were craving jjamppong and jajangmyeon. We usually make the trip to K-Town, but while…read moresearching for restaurants, I came across this spot right here in the Valley and decided to give it a try. The restaurant is a cozy space with plenty of seating and a welcoming atmosphere. And the lady who served us was nice and even gave us more kimchi when she saw we were out. The jajangmyeon was good, but the jjamppong was the star of the meal, absolutely delicious! The broth was flavorful and satisfying, and it definitely hit the spot. I'm already looking forward to coming back and trying some of their other dishes.

Haven't been here in a lonnnnng time, but glad it's still open, and the best it's ever been…read more Prices, affordable. Parking, plentiful. The restaurant is on a corner, so you have at least 40 or 50 spaces available. 3 handicap spots in front. Easy wheelchair access. Food, great! The Sweet and Pungent Shrimp ($22 as of September 2026) is amazing, sour, sweet (not overly sugary), Pungent with ginger, and a light heat kick with red pepper. ...and the BBQ Pork Fried Rice ($12.50) is plentiful, lots of meat chunks, good savory flavor with a good amount of carrot and snow peas. I love this place, and I will be back. Thanks Ken for the good service! Service for Lunch on a weekday, fantastic! The restaurant has a chill vibe during this time, relaxed, so the waiter was really good about checking on us.

The Bottom Line 3 stars: Good, old fashioned Chinese comfort food in huge portions, in a nostalgic…read moresetting. Location 4 stars: Located at the NW corner of Roscoe and Topanga Canyon, in the Lowes Plaza. Plenty of free self parking on site. Venue 3 stars: Larger restaurant with indoor tables and booths. Dated décor reminiscent of Chinese restaurants in 70's and 80's. Literally a "Blast From The Past"...Very nostalgic! Service 3 stars: Service was purposeful and efficient. Food 3 stars: Large menu of classic Americanized Chinese Food in huge portions. They even had Egg Foo Young and Moo Goo Gai Pan on the menu that you don't see often anymore. Food was OK but for me a little bland and not memorable. Drinks 3 stars: Beer, wine, soft drinks and tea/coffee. Similar to other tranditional American Chinese restaurants.