The reviews are pretty accurate for the Sun Cafe. As I entered the cafe it was apparent how clean and organized the place was. We were greeted with a smile and offered seating as soon as we stepped through the door. Our orders were taken in a timely manner by our friendly server. I ordered sweet and sour chicken, egg drop soup and fried rice which is a $ 1.00 upgrade from white rice. My friend ordered sesame chicken, hot and sour soup and white rice. My sweet and sour chicken was delicious, generous portions, lightly breaded, flavorful with thick sweet and sour sauce. The fried rice was fluffy and very possibly the among the best fried rice I remember. My friend also liked the sesame chicken which I sampled and can verify that it is very good. The service was efficient and friendly with just the right amount of interaction. The place is clean, comfortable and laid out allowing for maximum seating while not feeling crowded. The prices are fair for today's inflated dining environment. The food was very good and the portions were generous. I will no doubt be back sometime in the future to enjoy the food at Sun Cafe. read more

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This is the absolute best Chinese restaurant in Longmont. The food is good and the service always excellent. Our family all order different dishes and are never disappointed. They have a good and reasonable lunch menu and the Plum Wine is the best. I do not understand why they are not busier. Please give this restaurant a try. I know you will not be disappointed and may help this excellent establishment to stay open. read more

The service on take was okay. We purchased tofu w/garlic sauce, combination fried rice and Kung pao chicken. There is something missing, depth of flavor. The broccoli had it, but nothing else. It was made for sorry to say the masses. It was good don't get me wrong. I wish restaurants would cook it the way they eat it at home. read more

meh this place was ight. so im down in colorado visiting my uncle. originally from cali. but thats besides the point. food here wasn't terrible but it was alright. for some reason, most of the dim sum dishes that we ordered were like room temp/cold for some reason bruh. like nun of it was really fresh like dat. but they fosho had potential tho bc the taste of the dishes were not too shabby at all. but i gotta say, the cheung fun noodle could've been a lil thinner man. a lil too thick here man, leading to an imbalance in shrimp to wrapper ratio. chicken feet could've been more tender as well. they're also sweeter here compared to what ive had in cali which was a lil different. we also got the lobster too and ngl i wasn't rly fw how it was flavored. idk just not my cup of tea. but yeah. everything else was pretty solid tho. read more

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Yes I love this place! They probably know too because I'm a regular, my landlord and I like going there, even better after I pay my rent because then he buys dinner! Usually do the lunch special because it's cheaper! Now they know my favorite and I don't even have to basically, they will ask always they don't have a problem adding or taking away something if you don't like it or if you want something different! You can tell them I said that! Lol read more

Super nice folks, but the flavor didn't show up to the party. Hoping they revamp the recipes soon!

The hot and sour soup, and the egg drop soup were beef based. The beef flavor was strong.

We love our Sun Cafe! Best culture food in Longmont! Hot fresh (really hot(temp)) !! The staff is rock solid and are rockstars! read more

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For the most part, the food had good flavor. However, they seem to skimp on some things. Example: They charge extra for fried rice. It was literally white rice with soy sauce and was bland; there was no egg or vegetables in it. Also, most anywhere else I go, there are veggies in the sesame chicken; not here. Ambiance seemed clean and well taken care of...with Christmas music playing in March. Ha! read more

We got takeout here. I had cashew shrimp with fried rice. The cashew shrimp was very good, and I tried a few other things, like the crab Rangoon and egg drop soup, which were tasty. The fried rice was bland and didn't have any vegetables, so I wouldn't order that again. The service was good and what I saw of the restaurant looked nice. I would come back here again. read more

Excellent food and very nicely done. Comfortable seating with a spacious dining area. Singapore noodles are the best! So helpful to choose your spice level too. read more

Clean restaurant. All white meat general zhou chicken, tender garlic beef. Viet pork spring rolls were tough and definitely not worth $10. Most tasted just so so. Prices were kind of high for what you got. Veggie fried rice was good but portions were overall smallish. read more

this place has the worst Chinese food ever. I've tried it 3 times. It is tasteless! don't waste your money.

I am always to try more chinese food and the Sun Cafe did not disappoint. I went here based on other Yelp recommendations and once again I was steered in the right direction. I ordered the Mongolian Beef, one of my go to favs, and it was delicious. It has the right amount of heat ( no to spicy) and the beef was tender and succulent. I love lots of green onions and it was covered. All in All I had a great food experience and would do there and bring friends! read more

I thought everything was good. we had mu shu, sweet and sour, and sesame chicken. one person did not enjoy the pad Thai. crab wontons were a huge hit read more

I don't know what these are reviews are on about with the chicken and noodles. Food was amazing, orange chicken was nice and crunchy with not too much breading, rice was perfect, one of the best and only genuine authentic Chinese restaurants around Longmont. Tired of all the fusion places as someone who grew up around authentic quality food. Oh and lastly with the amount you get in portions and all the people whining about the price, did you just dump your food there or actually take it home? $15 for 3 meals is a steal in 2025. Take a look at inflation next time you order some food from a staffed restaurant. read more

We had take out on a busy Tuesday evening. The Crab Cheese Wontons, Kung Pao Chicken and Beef Lo Mein were excellent. Pick up was quick and easy read more

usually have good food. my order delivered today was awful, ordered pupu platter, got beef on skewers, fried rice was tasteless and dry. very disappointing. read more

Visited on a Sunday afternoon around 2:30 - not a soul in the restaurant...ordered takeout. Since there was no one there, I was a little worried about the freshness/quality. I was quickly attended to, the food was quickly done and I was impressed. Quality and freshness was as absolutely excellent. I'll be back. read more

I'll admit up front that we did not sit in the restaurant, but rather ordered online and went to pick it up. Based on reviews, this is one of the best Chinese food places in Longmont...and it did not disappoint. We got pork lo mein, orange chicken, chicken fried rice. beef broccoli, and white rice. Each entree was excellent, with well-cooked proteins and crisp vegetables. The orange chicken, which came with bits of actual orange in it, was one of the best I've ever had. Service was via an online website on which we set our pick up time. Since this was Christmas Eve, I wasn't surprised that we had to wait an extra five minutes or so (especially with all the other customers doing the same). Will go again in the future! read more

Absolutely delicious and the staff was great! It's our favorite Chinese food in the area!

Went today and ordered to go food. Boy what a difference. The last 2 times I was there I ate inside and it was good. This time the sweet and sour chicken tasted like old oil that was used. The chicken was dry and tough and the coating of the chicken was hard as hell. I think that they don't take as much for the to go orders by maybe using up old chicken and reusing oil to deep fry. I will never order to go from them again. My son said the lemon chicken was ok. I feel like I paid too for this terrible food. adding for mistake. I feel they don't take as much care and time with to go orders. Because if you are inside you can complain right away. What a waste of my $$. read more

I Love the food here. It's delicious! Very nice clean restaurant with a full bar as well. More than Chinese cuisine, Thai cuisine as well! The people who serve you are so kind and very friendly, quick service, too! The prices are very fair considering the generous portions that they offer. read more

Great food, service and amazing lunch deal! 10 out 10, recommend. Had the sesame chicken and beef with vegetables and both dishes were delicious. read more

I ordered the chicken lo mein, and it was a generous portion for the price. The flavors were simple but satisfying, making for a solid meal overall. read more

Sun Cafe - Chicken Lo Mein - Chinese Near Me - Longmont, Colorado

Driven by 100 times, but first time diner. The food was delicious. My daughter had the pad Thai with chicken and I had the panang curry with beef. The quality of meat in both dishes was very high as was the flavor. We will definitely be back. The dining room was only about 25% full, but they do a lot of carry out business. The restaurant is relatively new, and the decor is very clean. We had an excellent server. read more

we visit Sun café at least once per week love the food and the service is very friendly and the atmosphere is bright and clean

Always on the lookout for a great Chinese place and my experience was a very mixed bag. What was good: The sweet and sour chicken was the best of the order: fresh pineapple and green peppers. The sweet and sour sauce was homemade and pretty good (could have had more sour, less red dye #5). The cheese rangoons were great as were the fried noodles. I do wish they had a duck sauce but I asked for it and did not receive it. Not so good: The spring rolls were super disappointing. They were a rice wrapper, small shrimp and noodles, that was it. There was lettuce used as a garnish, but I am used to these being a protein, noodles, lettuce, carrots, mint (or something like that). Not having anything but noodles and the protein just didn't do it for me. Generally I use all the sauce I am provided, but the peanut sauce was creamy and sweet and extremely off putting, it got tossed. The pad thai tasted like sugar, not many other flavors or heat. There was egg, and crumbled peanuts, but that seemed to be all that was in the dish. This dish got trashed as well as no one could stomach it. The drunken noodles were ok, the flavor was very different from other versions I have had, but it was eaten and not trashed. There was almost nothing more than noodles and chicken in the dish and two types of noodles (I am used to the large flat noodles, it was a mix of these and spaghetti like noodles). Overall it seems like this place will be great for some things but not other, I was personally disappointed. read more

The ambiance is very nice and clean. Service was friendly and quick. I order shrimp fried, I would say it was average.

Prime example of an "Asian" restaurant doing too much. I foolishly ordered the drunken noodles and the sauce is literally broth. The sauce is supposed to be thick and stick to the noodles - this is noodles and veg in liquid. Hard pass. read more

Sun Cafe - Drunken noodles - the sauce is BROTH - Chinese Near Me - Longmont, Colorado

Dinner was excellent, we ordered Thai rice noodles and Mongolian beef. Both dishes were fresh with quality meats. The portions were large great for left overs. Our new local favorite. read more

Completely dissapointed. I ordered pork Lo Mein. The noodles were more like spaghetti. The pork was dry and had sharp burnt ends that I had to spit out. I didn't know chineese meals could be this horrible, But Sun Cafe is in the running for really bad food. Don't spend your money here. its a big mistake! read more

clean and fun decor.. we ordered pick up for seven of us and it was ready really fast! portions were really big too, two meals for one :) we tried sesame chicken, sweet n sour chicken, sweet n sour pork, crab wontons, and mongolian beef. they were all delicious! read more

Tried this new to Longmont Chinese restaurant and we were pleasantly surprised. Service was friendly and promptly served. Food was plentiful and delicious. Their menu is diverse, with predominately Chinese with some Thai and Japanese dishes. We tried the drunken noodles, pan fried noodles, and sweet and sour combo--all were wonderful. Strong recommendations! By far the best Chinese food in Longmont!; read more

Wow! We just lucked out in Longmont! Finally some GOOD Chinese food!!! We dined in on a Weds night. We had some amazing homemade dumplings, egg rolls, chicken rolls, wontons, soup, and main courses. The sesame and orange chicken is super crispy, veggies and shrimp great, Boba drinks too! Loved everything we ate! Thanks for opening up! read more

I've gotten take out from here a few times now. It's really excellent! Best Chinese in town, easily. Delicious, big portions. Please try them out! It can be hard for restaurants on the north side of town to pick up traction, and this place deserves love from the community! read more

Great food. Not to salty which was great. Ordered the dinner special and can easily feed two. Didn't have anything that wasn't great. Wait staff was all over it, very good. $3.50 beer. read more

Consistently excellent. Fresh, hot and delicious. I've eaten here 12 times since it a opened and I'm never disappointed. My kids love the egg drop soup. Service is friendly and proper. Decor is clean and bright. A must try for excellent Chinese food. read more

I ordered 3 house dinners. each comes with a soup, rice, egg roll and cheese wonton with your choice of entree. I spent $60.88 for all three meals. The sesame chicken is incredibly sweet, on par with a donut, the breading is extra sweet and crisp. The orange chicken is twice as sweet as the sesame chicken with a soft pillowy crust, The Jalapeño beef is mildly sweet with no heat. The orange chicken and beef have a symbol to notate spice, but the sugar over rides any heat. If you like spicy, Oder your meal 2 or 3 times spicy, as everything is overly sweetened. The hot and sour soup was bland, I added chili oil and rice vinegar to give it heat and sour. The panda mustard also has no spice. The egg roll, cheese wonton and egg drop soup were all good. The amount of food I received was worth the money, but everything was so sweet It ruined the experience for me. read more

Run, don't walk to try this new Chinese restaurant! This is hands down the best we've had in Longmont. The food is on point with huge portions (enough leftovers for two meals each easily) and it's pretty affordable. We each got the House Dinner which comes with soup, 2 rangoons, an egg roll, rice, and your choice of dish for $16.95. We had the Orange Chicken and Beef & Broccoli. Both were amazing but personally, the Orange Chicken was the star. The place is clean, the service is fast and friendly, and we will be regulars for sure. Try it, seriously...but don't tell too many other people. read more