A very pleasant surprise. Friendly service and excellent good. The WonTon soup was very tasty with lots of meat. Definitely better then most of the other ones I've had. Chicken curry same: generous portion of meat. The bowl of rice was good too but a little too small. Overall a great place to eat some good Chinese food. read more

Burped up the food all night. Whatever is going on in the kitchen is not fresh. Prices are high for what you get.

Fast service and good prices but the food was lacking flavor. I had Shrimp Fried Rice and an egg roll.

Yenking is the best Chinese food restaurant in Jackson County Michigan and probably one of the best in the state. We either eat there all the time or call for for fast fresh take out. The General Tso's and Princess Chicken are our favorite dishes and the Crab Rangoon is our favorite appetizer. The hostess who is also the owner is always friendly. They have very nice decor and the place is always busy at peak dinner hours. read more

I read the yelp reviews and gave this place a try while traveling. Probably should have left right away when the odor of garbage hit us at the door. Also, ice water was very bleach-tasting but that might be how it is in Jackson. Menu was promising. Inside of crab Rangoon was good-had green onion so that was a plus. Sweet and sour sauce was good. Yen king lo-mein was fine. Rice seemed cheap. Yen king cocktail was fine. Yen king chicken was adequate but there has to have been a better choice. The sesame beef was really where things went south-had to send it back bc the meat tasted too old and reheated. Egg roll had more meat than cabbage so that was different and decent. Since I'm not from Jackson, I don't know if this town has a better option for Chinese but I would seek it out. read more

Our experience was good, we ordered take out a few times and the food was always really nice. Good portion sizes, good taste. Always on time, no mistakes. Never ate inside so can't comment on the service. Happy to have found the place. read more

Always very friendly and great food! Beats any place in Jackson, want Chinese food goto Yenking. Egg rolls are amazing!

Yenking is simply the best Chinese food in the area. I've been eating there since 1999 and the food and service is excellent; the owners are very nice people. I recommend the Princess Chicken! read more

Stopped for late lunch on a road trip...great choice!! Good service. Good food. Clean. Worth the trip. read more

We took a chance and stopped here for lunch. Great place. Food was top notch. I had the Mongolian beef and it was super. I would certainly stop here again. There was a nice choice between regular dishes and a hot selection. My husband and I like it hot so we chose that. read more

Very good quality and portion size at fair prices. Tell them how you want something done and they will accommodate you - no problem. Busy, family run, many years experience adds up to a VERY Recommended place. read more

I have never been disappointed with my experience. I always call ahead and it's ready for me when I get there. The orange chicken is my favorite read more

Best Chinese in town. Crab rangoons are amazing and the general tso chicken is to die for. Everything is made fresh and the owner is really nice. read more

This is the best Chinese restaurant I've ever been to and that includes restaurants in Chicago's Chinatown. It's all cooked to order and they also have a full bar. I'm not going to lie, the prices are high for Chinese but in my opinion it's well worth it. I've never had a bad meal here. I definitely recommend it. read more

Nice Chinese restaurant. Food was good overall. The wonton soup was delicious and the General Tso's was good, a little spicier than most places, which is nice. It was a huge portion. For some reason I didn't like the egg roll, either the wrapper wasn't good or the fryer oil needed to be changed. The hot mustard was really good and strong. Unfortunately they don't have brown rice. The waitress takes your order with a mini iPad and later swipes your credit card at your table so the service was really quick. read more

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If there was a 0 rating, that's what I'll give this place. The owner or waitress was INCREDIBLY rude to me when I said that I didn't care for the soup and I wanted it off my check. She totally disregarded what I had to say and insulted me. Never going here ever again. Completely unprofessional waitress and unsatisfactory food and drinks. read more

You get very small portions.shitty egg rolls.only cool thing about this place is they sell booze so when you realize this place sucks you can have a cocktail and realize that Chinese food in Jackson Michigan is a bad idea to even bother.want great Chinese go to Ann Arbor read more

Hands down the best Chinese food in the area. Great food, amazing service, large menu. Whats not to love? read more

My husband and I recently relocated to the Jackson area, and it was time to find a nice Chinese restaurant. First let me say tell you the good! The service was great, everyone was very friendly, the atmosphere was nice, it was warm and very clean inside, and we didn't wait long for our food. Now my disappointment. I read many reviews and I had high hopes for Yen King, which increased when I was served a nice pot of tea and delicious egg drop soup. However, my hopes dove when I received my entree. I ordered the chicken egg foo young lunch, which did not include an egg roll. What I received was pieces of skinless boneless chicken, a couple of mushrooms, pea pods, bamboo shoots and carrots, in a lightly colored sauce, on top of one very small, approx three inch wide, patty consisting of egg and bean sprouts, two mainstays in egg foo young. This is not egg foo young like I have ever had, and believe me, I have enjoyed this common Americanized Chinese dish in many different locations throughout the United States. I have experienced variations in gravies and the types of veggies in the patties, but this was nothing I have ever encountered. The texture of the bean sprouts made it difficult to cut and chew, and the flavor was "OK". The chicken and veggies tasted wonderful, and if I had ordered chicken and veggies, I would be writing a different review. I was expecting something else, something like every other time I have ordered egg foo young over the past 35 years of my life, and this was not it. It did not taste like egg foo young, and did not satisfy the craving. I have always received either one or two nice sized patties, nothing like this little three inch patty. I understand it was lunch, and I expected a smaller portion, which I prefer. However, this blew my mind! My husband had the General Tso's chicken, which he enjoyed, but stated the sauce was a bit sweet. His dinner came with an egg roll, which he also enjoyed. I ordered an egg roll on the side and was not impressed. I am not sure what the "meat" was in the the filling, perhaps pork, but the texture of this substance was "grainy". It is very hard for me to find a good, freshly made egg roll that I enjoy, which is one reason I usually order spring rolls anymore. However, I read rave reviews about the egg rolls at Yen King, I had to try one. This is my "thing" so you may enjoy the egg rolls. But, if you are looking for egg foo young, keep looking. read more

the food was very good and was at the table quickly. a hidden gem in jackson. cant wait to return and try other menu items

Good authentic food, little pricey, but well sized portions. Don't skimp on the egg rolls!

Meals were fairly good, though a bit high in sodium. Soup and Egg Rolls were delicious. Waitress was not the friendliest, unfortunately lost a larger tip. Would say still worth giving this one a try. read more

Nice atmosphere The greeter was friendly the price was fair I ate the s Szechuan beef. It was very tasty and spicy just enough to be good. ... on the down side slow to refill my water. The price was fine For an appetizer I chose the egg rolls. I had two they were great. All in all I'll probably come back and try another dish soon read more

Yen King is a partially secluded Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of Jackson. This is hands down the best Chinese food you will get in Jackson because the rest are those dumpy little "Backlit menu" Chinese places where the food all tastes the same. Honestly there isn't much to say about this place, it's your run-of-the-mill modernized Cantonese Cuisine you find at the aforementioned Chinese take-out places but done a bit better due to the mainly eat-in clientele .Also the prices are fair, they're representative of the portions you get which are typically pretty big. read more

A fine restaurant with attentive owners and staff, but what makes it different and very special is the menu is optional. You can order anything you want, whether or not you see it on the menu, and as long as they have the makings, they'll cook it up for you, to your specifications. read more

Best Chinese food around. Large portions and the food is always tasty and fresh. I've tried several different things on the menu and am always finding new favorites! Friendly service to. read more