What a beautiful restaurant. Sandy was so kind and welcoming, and I loved her purple ring and green accessories. She told us about the restaurant's history and shared that it has been open since 1992. I also brought home the shrimp fried rice for my 70-year-old dad, who is hard to impress when it comes to Chinese food, and he gave it a 10 out of 10. read more

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I placed an online order for the lunch special with orange chicken, which comes with fried rice. I went to pick it up and they gave me some crazy spicy chicken served with white rice. Either they mixed up my order with someone else's or they just put the wrong things in my order. read more

Peking Chef Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

My family loves this place. We most often order sushi (maki), specifically the salmon-avacodo/alaska and spicy-tuna rolls. We almost always get take out. Sandy, the lady who works at the front is very friendly. She recognizes us now when we call and asks how things are going. In our experience, the food is always very good and the price is reasonable for the area and time. I will warn that the wait for picking up the food has been long at times in the past and has been longer than we were told. This has been frustrating when it happened, but now I usually come a little later than she says, and I don't remember waiting in years. I'm not a sushi connoisseur or snob, but in my opinion the salmon avacado roll is essentially the same as other sushi restaurants in the area and they have one of my favorite spicy tuna rolls. (We have ordered other rolls in the past although I don't remember them well. We really decided these other two are our favorites at all sushi places.) Other things we have ordered include moo shu, lo mein, hot and sour soup, egg drop soup, fried rice, seaweed salad, various fried chicken dishes, and others. We've enjoyed all of it that I can remember. I included some pictures of the salmon-avacado and spicy tuna rolls. My kids love it too. read more

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I ordered wonton soup chicken egg foo young and chicken fried rice. The wonton soup broth was flavorless the noodle was mushy with .000001 oz canter I threw it away. The chicken tasted like day old or frozen from last year not fresh. When I called to complain about my order they offered me nothing as i expected. I let them know I am not interested in doing business with them anymore. I did frequent this same restaurant 20 years ago the quality have diminished to the magnitude that I have to delete their number from my phone. Being part of the Asian community myself this place deserves a negative zero. read more

We ordered a pretty ordinary staple of a Chinese restaurant, wonton soup and egg rolls. Both very disappointing. Wonton soup broth had no flavor at all nor color and wontons were very loose wonton wrappers either no meat in them. Egg rolls were very small with flavorless filling. Tried and will never return. read more

Recently had first-time, carry out from Peking Chef and highly recommend the Shrimp Pad Thai!! It was flavorful and delicious! Also had the combo fried rice and shrimp lo mein that were fabulous. Located just off Cedar Lane west of Columbia, the restaurant looked authentic and well decorated, but it was empty on a weekend night. My family is making plans to enjoy a sit down meal to see what other delightful dishes we can have for dinner! read more

We recently visited this overlooked gem of a restaurant. The dishes we had (both regular and vegetarian) were well spiced but not overly hot. While called China Chef, the restaurant offers many non-Chinese items, such as Pad Thai, Sushi and Sashimi. And it is quite fresh: while we were there the restaurant was preparing fresh string beans to be used in the dishes. The restaurant itself is well appointed with Asian motifs. This would be a wonderful place for your next romantic meal, or a business gettogether. Recommended. read more

Amazingly during the last hour open on Christmas, they squeezed in an order for Peking Duck. After we tried to get from several other places, everyone was sold out, or a 2 hour wait. (I know, I know, should've planned ahead ) The folks at Peking Chef had our order promptly ready in 35 minutes! And let's not forget to mention how delicious it was! When I arrived, she was so kind and mentioned they quote 90 minutes or more for the Duck, but they made it "special just for you." Thank you Peking Chef for making a little Christmas wish come true for my 70 year old father. read more

Good Chinese food. I like the orange beef with fried rice lunch special. It's a little spicy but I like it that way!

Been living in Columbia for 23 years but have never tried this Chinese restaurant until these past few weeks. May be because it hides behind Giant grocery and I hardly shop in that Giant. But from now on I will buy from this restaurant when I need my Chinese. Compared to all other carry outs around Columbia I will start buying from here. If you wonder why, here is my answer: Quality!! Quality!! Quality!!! when I buy General Tso I expect chicken meat! This restaurant gave me BIG CHUNK Of chicken meats!!! Not just tiny meat covered with LOTS of batter like MOST carry outs in the US!! This establishment gives MEATS! just like a real restaurant. Same with my Moo Goo Gai Pan and Combination Lo Mien. A LOTS OF Chunk of BIG chicken slices in my Moo Goo Gai Pan. Big and very decent slices of Beefs, Porks, Chickens and not just 4 tiny Shrimps. I'm talking about Lunch here. Very decent! Same case with dinner portion they even gave more MEATS!!! You know since covid-19 price of any carry our foods increased But many places cut down on their portion and put more veggies. This place doesn't do that! read more

Ordered sushi and tuna was dark and smelly. Called and they asked me to bring the order back. If you like to get sick order from this place.

I love the General Tso chicken, shrimp egg rolls, have done the chow mein, fried rice combination , have enjoyed them all

This place has reasonable (reasonable, not cheap) lunch deals and a really convenient location, right next to Giant supermarket. I was excited to try it out. But I would not order from here again. The food was just not delicious. I took one taste of the soup and that was enough for me. The broth had a weird taste and the wonton was large with barely any filling: I couldn't eat it. The chicken with mixed vegetables was ok, not terrible. But it wasn't yummy. I think it was the taste of the sauce that was off for me. I'm also used to Chinese food having much more vegetables in it, in relation to variety and quantity. I only ate half of my dish because I didn't enjoy it and threw the rest out. It felt like a waste. :/ read more

Food is amazing! The shrimp fried rice is amazing! Every bite has a good size shrimp in it! I've been coming here since 2012! I sometimes drive from Baltimore! read more

Tried this place today after seeing the review for the egg foo young. Well let me say he doesn't know egg foo young!! It was bland needed seasoning and was lacking a lot! I came home and added salt to the gravy and 5 spice cause that was the best egg foo young I had it was well seasoned. I so remembered this ! But this one trash! Needed too much help. read more

Peking Chef Restaurant - 1/2 way gravy was bland needed help - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

I am a regular at this restaurant often for lunch or dinner. The owners make a special dish for me. The food is delicious and fresh. Also the portions are a great amount. You should definitely try this rest!!! read more

Peking Chef Restaurant - a bowl of fried rice with shrimp and vegetables - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

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I have been going here for years. One of the best places in Columbia to get Chinese food from. They are very friendly and take pride in getting to know there customers. The chicken fried rice and shrimp lo main are two of my faves read more

Peking Chef Restaurant - Shrimp Lo Main, extra shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

There is a bit of a language barrier here, but as long as you point correctly, you will be fine. Not saying they were terribly rude to me personally, but she said that I pointed to wrong item. I did say chicken, but I pointed to shrimp. All and all the food tastes better than some of the other Columbia establishments. The strip mall unfortunately is going the way of the Dodo. Way too many vacancies! Looks like a great place to get shanked at night. read more

Excellent local chinese resturaunt. they have not been overrun with the make everything sweet trend. The service is acceptable and the food quite consistent. We always have leftovers. Of course, who can say its authentic, unless we understand authenthic Americanized Chinese food, with sushi to start. i guesss this is really Americans Japanese Cinese fusion, especially if that makes it easier to accept. Anyway, we enjoy it. Eat well, tip well. read more

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Service was good. Ordered the fried dumplings and general to chicken. Dumplings we're good, nothing exceptional. General tso chicken was pretty aweful. Huge chunks of really dry white meat chicken. Sauce was ok. read more

Peking Chef Restaurant - Bad general tso chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

I have lived in Columbia, MD for over 15 years. I've seen my favorite restaurants come and go. Sadly, I think that I am done with Peking Chef. About three years ago I found hair in my food I ordered for take out. I threw it away but I did not complain because at the time, this was a place I loved to frequent, although I stopped going. Fast forward five to seven years later. Today, I took a chance. I was craving Seafood Combination. I ordered Seafood Combination at Peking Chef which was a mistake. Seafood Combination is squid, carrots, broccoli, shrimp,fake crab meat and other veggies over rice. I got four shrimp, two scallops, lots of veggies and NO squid (my favorite for texture). While the flavor of the sauce was good, I was so disappointed because the top layer had little seafood but the second layer was protein less. Nothing at all but all veggies. Not to mention that the scallops were not washed properly. My teeth are still gritty from the sand in the scallops, I couldn't eat the one I added to my plate. It was simply gross and a true disappointment. I could have made it better than what they gave me. It was such a disappointment to my palate and expectations. I will not be going back to Peking Chef anytime soon. I have two favorite Chinese foods, Shrimp Egg Foo Young and Combination Seafood. I cannot eat either at this establishment due to my dissatisfaction. I truly wish they would pay more attention to how they serve because while the customer service is excellent, the food is lacking. read more

One of the rudest staff I have ever met in my life,,,. Today I ordered fried broccoli and mushrooms, and I got big bag full of baby corn and broccoli , I returned it to old lady and she made sure to argue with me about the chef making mistake of not knowing how to cook She pulled the corn and give me fried broccoli and no mushrooms Nasty Old Lady that works there need to learn that I'm costumer and not her Chef read more

Terrible service and food. The General Tso's chicken is bland with no crust. Owner waitress is rude. Made me feel like I was bothering her.

Hunan Beef was good but I asked for extra spicy and it was lacking any spice. Spring Roll was mediocre. The Orange Chicken was like nothing I've ever had.. it looked like Hunan Beef and tasted terrible. Meat was touch - had to really chew on it. 3 pieces of broccoli! Very, very sweet- too sweet in my opinion. I've had their sushi and it was very good... Pretty disappointed in this meal... read more

Great restaurant. Been going for years. Good lunch specials and dinners. My favorites kung pao beef and Peking duck are excellent. Typically, no MSG used but ask. read more

On two separate occasions I have ordered food for delivery here and never received my order. No phone call, no heads up, just never showed up. Food is decent but come on man you can't run a restaurant like that. read more

My family has enjoyed peking chef for special dinners such as mothers/Father's Day, birthdays, etc for years. We are hugely disappointed that they have not reopened their dining room since the covid shut down two years ago. This food is wonderful but it was the calm atmosphere of the restaurant, the excellent service, and the overall pleasant dining experience that made us choose them. Meals are a bit pricey and we live a bit too far to justify take out. We will go back for sure if they reopen their dining room but if not, the food alone is not worth the extra cost and drive. read more

Finally, a good Chinese restaurant that delivers to Laurel! The restaurants that are closer to us are not good at all. We received the menu for this restaurant in Columbia and decided to give it a try. We ordered the egg rolls, edamame, egg drop soup, combination fried rice, and chicken broccoli. The delivery took an hour, but to be fair, the weather is nasty today and we are in a different city. The driver was very nice. The order arrived complete, no errors. Food was delicious. My chicken could have used more seasoning, but it was still good. Those egg rolls were yummy and not greasy. Edamame was nice too, not too salty. I liked the soup and my husband liked his fried rice. I would totally order from them again. Looking forward to try new things and repeat other things. Thank you for the quality service and the quality food. read more

Average at best. No real flavor to the food. I don't want to be a hater and say anything else but I don't see myself going back. read more

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We have been going to Peking Chef since LONG before their remodel. The food is inexpensive, and consistently good. This is one of the few area Chinese restaurants where we can find cheese-filled wontons, and will often go to Peking Chef just for them, rather than other, often closer options. Unlike some other area Chinese restaurants, Peking Chef's food is not overly oily or "heavy". We will continue to eat here for years to come. read more

1star is generous. Food is mediocre with nothing special. But most damning is the service attitude. On a saturday with 2 tables, our party stayed just about ten minutes longer to carry on a conversation. The hostess and someone behind the counter start cursing at us in Chinese merely feet away, thinking we didn't pay attention or understand them. Very disrespectful. We weren't holding up any service (again, because they were only able to fill two tables on a Saturday), nor did we call any additional service after we hand in the check. Also, they complained about how we were using the online coupon and being "cheap" customer. Noone forced them to put those promotion online, if they don't want to honor the coupon, don't put them online! Ps we tipped twenty percent all cash read more

"Meh" really does sum it up well. If strong flavors and distinctive character are important to you, this is not the place. If you like all your dishes to taste basically the same regardless of their ingredients, then by all means, give it a shot. The beef lo mein was utterly bland. It wasn't "bad" because that would imply some kind of...well, taste. But it was like eating when you have a cold--you can feel it in your mouth, but there's nothing to it. The orange beef was the same, although there was a hint of citrus to the blandness. The tuna and salmon sashimi, while fresh, had almost no flavor whatsoever. It was almost spooky how devoid of taste it was. It reminded me of the fish I buy when I roll my own sushi. I expect non-flash-frozen and truly fresh fish in my restaurant sushi. A good piece of salmon should be buttery and smooth, not just non-lethal. The dragon roll was the same. The rice was tasteless and even the smoked eel was mild (and I use "mild" only because I can't think of another synonym for "tasteless"). We were feeling lazy and had gotten their delivery menu in the mail so thought we'd try it. Now that we have, I'd rather just have leftovers. read more

Since China Chefs closed my husband and I have been trying out the other local Chinese places in hopes of finding a suitable replacement and I think we've found it! We tried out the Shrimp Rolls, Wonton Soup, Dumplings, and the Chicken and Broccoli. I was expecting the Chicken and Broccoli to be a little bit spicier but even without it was still great. Extremely satisfied with the food (delicious) and the delivery (on time, polite). The one down side to the meal was that there wasn't any rice with the order? I'm not sure if I misread the menu and should have ordered it separately or if they forgot to include it. No big damper on our meal, just did some rice ourselves while scarfing everything else down. read more

After coming back from a long trip my husband and I wanted a convenient spot for takeout. Peking Chef is in our village center and not our usual place for Chinese Food. As convenient as it was to pick up I will never order from there again. From the egg drop soup with wontons- watery and tasteless- to the orange chicken-again tasteless-- the food was unappealing and no flavor. The only redeeming food was the fried rice. And that was just ok. Never again! read more

It's only a 3 star rating, but that that's entirely appropriate for a good family run restaurant. Just finished dinner with some friends and our kids- party of 12 all together. The dining room is open and gets a little noisy with the hard floors and 8 kids, but not in a bad way. We had cashew chicken, crispy beef, chicken lo mein, assorted steamed dumplings, and some spicy tuna rolls. Perhaps we have pedestrian suburbanite tastes, but we enjoyed our meals, particularly the sushi. There were no obvious quality gaffes, which is also consistent with our takeout experiences (unlike Hunan Manor, which is better known but always leaves me a little non-plussed). Service was a little erratic, but it looked like our server was a teenage family member, so our expectations weren't very high. Oh, and we fed 12 adults and kids for 75 bucks before tip. That is a pretty good value, especially in this zip code. So in summary, if you like decent Chinese food served in an unpretentious, family-style establishment pay Peking Chef a visit, and feel free to bring the kids- we broke the place in for you. read more

Amazing sushi/rolles. I had a few different rolles and Misou soup, cheap and amazing! I was just about to go next door because of average reviews, I am glad I didn't. read more

Gone here for a long time. Very quick, consistently accurate, pretty good Chinese food. Place is clean and the lady who is there most often is very friendly. Definitely recommend. Would give 5 stars but I feel people give those out too easily. But it's a solid spot - go get some. read more

People are not lying when they say these people are rude. Food isn't that great, used to be really good. Wow... I'd honestly suggest any other Chinese restaurant just to save yourself from being overcharge and from poor service. read more

Food is great, not your average Chinese restaurant. Sushi is great too. read more

Peking Chef Restaurant - Sesame chicken lunch portion. - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, Maryland

Came to Peking Chef during lunch time and it was a complete Ghost Town. There was no one there, which I guess was good because we had the whole place to ourselves. I ordered the Spicy Salmon roll and the Combination Lo Mein lunch special. I was hoping the Sushi would come out before my meal as I wanted to eat it as an appetizer. Most places I go to, if you get Sushi and a meal, the sushi comes out first. However, this did not happen. So, I was left to play with the Chinese Year mat on the table while everyone else enjoyed their appetizer, Lol. With the Combination Lo Mein lunch special, you don't get rice, and I could see why. When the plate was sat in front of me, it was loaded with Lo Mein. I mean shoot, I'm not complaining, I love Lo Mein, but it was more of a dinner portion then a lunch portion. So, if your really hungry at lunch time, get the Combination Lo Mein. Needless to say, I left with a container full of leftovers. As I started eating my Lo Mein, is when my sushi came out. I mean, it is what it is, and I just ate them both together. The Combination Lo Mein was delicious. There was plenty of meat ( shrimp, beef, and chicken), and it was really flavorful. I didn't even need to add soy sauce and that's saying something. The Spicy Salmon sushi was your typically sushi. It was good, but nothing to really rave about. The staff needs to work on Customer Service, as we were coming to an end of our meal, we asked for the check because we had to get back to work and wanted to have everything finished up before we we're done eating. The Waitress caught an attitude with us as we were trying to get the check, and then we were trying to explain that we wanted to pay ahead, instead of the waitress listing to what we were saying, she just kept trying to leave and not fully listen to what we were saying Helpful Tips: -Min. $15 for delivery - You can order online at www.pekingchefmd.com - Lunch is served from 11am - 3pm - Vegetarian Meals are available read more