I came here with two friends for an early dinner. We ordered:…read more- mapo tofu: my friend got this and said it was excellent and that he had that tingly sensation around his lips while eating. - Hong Kong style wonton soup with roast duck: the broth was very flavorful and the duck had its crispy texture. The wonton were buried under all the other ingredients in the in bowl so by the time I got to them they were falling apart. - pineapple fried rice with Beijing roast duck: my friend orders this and she enjoyed it. I didn't get much feedback from her about it. Our server was very friendly and once she learned we spoke Chinese, she started chatting with us in Mandarin. We had a great time chatting with her. If you're in the area definitely hit this spot up!

I still get the feeling this wonderful place is a somewhat hidden gem, it's crazy to me…read more The ambiance is so welcoming. The owner, Chris, is so hands on, a wonderful guy, always some welcoming, checking on his guests, just seems to have the pulse of everything going on. The food is still spectacular! We have been going here now for 10 years, whenever we are in Windsor! We just did Christmas and Christmas Eve, after being with the family, and it's just tremendous. If you're looking for some of the best, if not the best, Chinese food in CT, look no further. Below based on 5 stars Cleanliness. ***** Service. ***** Food. ***** Restroom. ***** Location. *****

The NEW Mei Tzu is back to being wonderful, as it was back in 2017…read more The new owner, Jenny, has put quality and comfort foremost. The staff is very nice and attentive. The food is very good again!

Food is great. The menu is diverse. Unfortunately every time I've been here, no one was there so we…read moregot great service.

For the Windsor Locks area, Moon Star is a very good option. Plenty of parking. Very few tables, so…read moremy guess is 98% of business is takeout. My to-go go-to choice has been the chicken w garlic sauce combo, which comes w fried rice and an egg roll. MS gives you a generous portion. Lots of chicken w numerous veggies (broccoli, carrot coins, water chestnuts, gr. peppers, onions, celery, baby corn, snow peas, mushroom caps). Everything blended together w the spicy garlic sauce. The egg roll is a bit bland, but at least non-greasy. Pork fried rice is more like pork yellow rice, but just as good. I like the fact that you can pick your own condiments from a set-up outside the window. Plus you get a fortune cookie as part of the deal. In all the times I've ordered, food has always been ready as advertised (usually +/- 15 minutes). I'm a fan. 4 spicy stars for the place w two celestial bodies in its name!

Guys this place is actually good. I had low expectations because of the reviews and I was…read morepleasantly surprised. Food is hot and fresh and my dish was great. I can't attest to anything else on the menu since I didn't have it but my experience was totally fine. I decided to eat inside because I didn't feel like walking home yet. Looks like mostly a take out operation but they have a few tables. Feel like they don't really expect people to eat the food inside the actual establishment which is fine, who cares. Took them maybe 10 minutes to get my food to me, even though they were apparently swamped with take out orders. I probably saw 20 people come and pick up when I was inside. Wouldn't say it's astounding or award winning food or anything but it's exactly what I needed and nothing less. The owner's kid was relaxing on a lounge chair watching his iPad while I was honestly jealous of how chilled out he was. Nice family business. No notes.

My wife had a craving for rice during our last night in Connecticut, so stopped into this strip…read moremall restaurant near our hotel for an early dinner. The food (taste and value) and service was solid. It's an interesting name (like others, knew a 'Jimmy Chen' while growing up...Chen being a very popular surname in China and in the Chinese community in the U.S.). They have a good website, so was able to scout the menu before arriving and knew that we had missed their lunch specials. It wasn't too busy inside, and there was plenty of parking in the small strip mall (Sophia's Plaza). We were greeted immediately, led to a booth, and offered a free appetizer of deep fried wonton skins with sweet/sour sauce (appreciated since not a common practice on the West Coast). Chen's is marketed as Asian Cuisine which in this part of the country means Chinese (Chinese-American classics) and Japanese (sushi and bento) with a little bit of Thai (Pad Thai and Pineapple fried rice). We were too late to take advantage of the lunch menu special ($9.25 or $10.25 during 11:00 - 3:00), but Jimmy's offers the same as combo specials (anytime but priced higher at $13.25). Our server stated that the lunch option does have (slightly) smaller portions, and doesn't include the egg roll. We ordered two plates, shared between the two of us: C4 Beef Broccoli and C19 Garlic Shrimp, each coming with a big, fat egg roll well deep fried and a rich (greasy with chinese bbq pork) fried rice. The garlic sauce was really good, not too garlicky (noticing how a 'garlic' Chinese dish has quite a bit less garlic than a 'garlic' Italian dish). I loved that they used 5 really jumbo shrimps, each big enough to be split into 4 bites. The vegetables (broccoli, peppers, water chestnuts, and celery) were sliced thin and cooked well (though didn't have the distinctive wok-fried smokiness that i love). The beef dish wasn't as good...decent sauce and plenty of broccoli, but the sliced beef wasn't good...very mushy, almost parboiled, similar to the versions at buffets or a Panda Express. There is a full service bar inside, along with a sushi bar manned by a chef. For us, service was very good, with our waters being constantly refilled. Payment was done via clover (though done away from the table). It was a good last meal during our trip.

Update April, 2024. Bento box remains the best value, had…read morebeef broccoli & switched soup to Hot & sour for only $1 extra. The regular lunch special or the lunch combo doesn't come with soup & they don't come with add-on items from the Bento box either.

The only REAL Asian food establishment in Windsor, CT…read more I have been to the others in town and none compare to the menu at Char Koon Noodle Express. It's primarily a take-out/delivery joint. You can eat in. The ambiance is not romantic or cozy. What it lacks in ambiance it truly makes up for it in the taste, quality and portion sizes. The menu has something for most. The House Noodles (no shrimp please) are my go-to! They were my late husband's fave (with shrimp) and you do get a very nice portion. As with everything I have ever ordered, and I've lived in Windsor 23 years, things are cooked to your request, they are thorough, and best of all I have never had to wait forever to pick up my order. They have expanded their menu! They participate with popular delivery services. I choose to pick up as I have the time to and do not like others handling my order. I have never had an incorrect order. The staff is always polite. This is a small gem of a find. Try them once and I'll bet you too will keep coming back to try other menu items. Enjoy!!!!

Fast and great service. A family owned place. Food was made fresh and served hot off the stove…read more Enjoyed the food and ambiance. A great quick stop by near the Hartford airport.

Food is always delicious, great service and very friendly staff...business is very clean and the…read moreprices are fair.

I've gone in for takeout for a number of years, and see that fewer and fewer customers are ever in…read morethere. I don't appreciate having to deal with owners with grumpy dispositions, exaggerated by language barriers, maybe thats why their dying down in there. Twice they gave the wrong takeout order, and now I'm finding they save costs by eliminating parts of a dish, when they create their lunch and dinner specials. I don't expect to ever see the inside of this restaraunt again, but at least there's no waiting.

I ordered takeout for dinner from here on a Sunday evening. I ordered the pupu platter and a quart…read moreof hot and sour soup. The food was ready in 15 minutes and nice and hot when I got there to pick it up. The food in the pupu platter was good, I especially like the ribs. Cooked well and tasty. The soup was also good, I wish it was more spicy, but still tasty. Overall a good Chinese takeout food spot and exactly what you'd hope for.

Originally tried ordering on their website but unfortunately our home wasn't close to delivery…read more(we're only 2 miles away) so that was a bit confusing. Ordered through Uber eats instead and was met with an insane difference w/ price on certain items (boneless ribs being 4/5$ more for their small and large sizes ex: their large was 14.25 and ubereats was around 19$!). When I finally got my food, I also found a small pebble in my dish! Ubereats was very helpful with the process but I'm still upset about the entire experience. Overall the food was decent except for the part where I almost cracked my tooth ‍

My top 5 Favorite dishes at Pacifica:…read more 1, Eggplant with beef (牛肉烧茄子） 2, Kidney stir-fry (爆腰花） 3, Bone-in lamb stew（炖羊肉） 4, Soy sauce braised pork belly (红烧肉） 5, Beef in sour soup (酸汤牛肉） (Note: All are Chinese menu items, no lunch special & cost between $18-$22 except the eggplant. #2 & 3 are off the menu, not even on the Chinese menu Update 3/1/2023: I wasn't planning to make any more updates given how much I've raved about this place already. However, they managed to up the game again when they presented another off the menu dish, pork kidney dish 爆腰花。 It's one of my absolute fav. Chinese dishes that's very rare among typical Chinese restaurants here, previously I had to go to Boston Chinatown to get it. Pacifica's rendition absolutely nailed it, super clean taste with added green for a healthy twist, 6 out of 5 stars! 2/22/2023 Continue to evaluate the Chinese menu. Todays lunch 红烧肉 earned another 5 stars. I rarely eat this dish because it uses the pork belly with fat, but the version here has the most lean meat. It also has a good portion of vegetables making it more healthy. The taste was spot on, really really awesome Feb. 2023. Pacifica continued to impress. Today I tried their Lamb noodle soup for lunch, not on the menu, not even on the Chinese menu. Only available from time to time but you had to ask. Lamb stew is bone in, authentic Chinese style with daikon & fresh baby Bok Choy, so flavorful that I felt being teleported back to Beijing. Amazing dish, I am giving it 6 out of 5 stars. Along with previous fav. of eggplant with beef, I am in love with this place! PS. Remember to ask for the wider knife cut or hand pulled noodle, they are epic! otherwise you get default skinny noodles.

Had takeout from Pacifica tonight…read more The order was taken over the phone and no issues. When we arrived, one item was missing (broccoli with garlic sauce) it was our fault not theirs. They were very quick to make this order on the spot. So service here goes against the grain of what I've read on other reviews. We were happy with the level of service. We had takeout so we can't really comment on ambiance. My wife went in and felt that it was clean and the people were very friendly and customer focused. Prices are good compared to other Asian restaurants in the area. The food wasn't world class but it wasn't terrible either. I had pad Thai chicken, it wasn't very spicy, and was just fair IMO. The flavors all seemed a bit blunted. My wife and daughter had sushi, again it wasn't world class but they've had better and fresher. Nothing wrong but nothing stellar either. The Kani crab salad was very good. The broccoli with garlic sauce was fresh, and delicious. So some hits, some misses, solid middle of the road for this encounter. We'll try again and give an update.

This was a lovely surprise. In town on business and looking for a place nearby, decided to try Siam…read morecorner. Drove over and thought it was a takeout only place. Went inside to find a few tables and a very nice staff member who welcomed us in. The food was delicious. The quantity also exceeded expectations. We had the scallion pancake and veggie wraps t on start followed by green curry and pad Thai. Had more food than we could finish. There's no wine or beer but that made my staying on dry January easier. Not much in the way of ambiance but great food and super nice staff. Highly recommended.

A friend recommended Siam Corner Thai Kitchen and we are so glad he did! We had an amazing meal…read more The staff was super friendly and three different waitstaff stopped by our table to make sure we had what we needed. Appetizers: Spring Rolls, Vegetable Dumplings, and Crab Rangoon. All three were tasty. The Crab Rangoon was some of the best we have had in Windsor. Dinner: Mango Curry with Duck Breast was a wonderful combination with just the right amount of spice. Crispy Chicken with Green in Love sauce with broccoli and bok choi. The kitchen accommodated my request to add eggplant and mushrooms. Yummy and very generous portions. Thai tea with light ice - so refreshing! Dessert: Thai style coconut ice cream over sticky rice and the Mango sticky rice were both delicious desserts. Sweet but not too sweet. It is a small family owned restaurant. Definitely worth your time. Siam Corner is my new favorite Thai restaurant!