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    Chef Chans The Woodlands

    3.3 (167 reviews)
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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    15. Kung Pao Chicken*
    Kelly T.

    Great lunch at Chef Chan's today!! I had the Sesame Chicken and my son had the Kung Pao. Both REALLY good!! The chicken was good perfectly and love the spring rolls. Great place to grab a reasonable, fast lunch! Oh and service was awesome too! We will be back!!

    Jane C.

    Chef Chan's makes brisk, efficient work of all your Chinese food needs. We've dined in twice now, receiving quick but not unfriendly service. Takeout and delivery is available (within their service radius) but with a generous dining space, it seemed like a lot of their business was also done with groups eating in. The space is dim and slightly outdated but with tablecloths and carpeting, it's definitely a step up from a quick takeout place. On both of our weekend trips, there were plenty of groups here enjoying an alternative Sunday brunch. With plenty of lunch deals that include a soup, choice of rice, and fried spring roll with your entree, the options are aplenty. We let our appetites take the lead and ordered a gluttonous three meals for our party of two, engorging ourselves on beef with broccoli, baby shrimp with broccoli, and a vegetable lo mein. The 'with broccoli' protein dishes were just all right, tasting more of salt and soy sauce than anything else. The humble vegetable lo mein was the surprising star of the meal both times that we ordered it. Perfectly seasoned with not too much filler, we put this away in double time. I appreciate the restaurant's healthy cooking claims, such as avoiding MSG, and using low sodium soy sauce and extra virgin olive oil in their kitchen. Our server on both days was good about refilling our water glasses frequently and there was no wait at any point during our meals, whether for the seat, meals, or the check.

    Dried out white meat. No flavor
    Randy D.

    This is by far the worst Chinese food in the area!!! The egg rolls are filled with cabbage only and a sliver of carrot!!! That's it!!! Full of grease and horrible!!! Why is it so hard to give people good quality food?? Absolutely disgusting!!!! The chicken is dried out white meat and no flavor!! Do the Woodlands a favor and find something else to do because you are terrible at running a restaurant!!!

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    Lucas A.

    Got takeout here on Dec 25th. What a revelation this food was! We loved their sesame and orange chicken dishes. Is it the best stuff ever? Maybe not. Is it the perfect stuff to enjoy on a Friday, Saturday, or night off? Yes! It's incredibly perfect in that respect. I will definitely be coming back. In fact, I must!

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    Alan S.

    Surprisingly high quality Chinese food for a small place in the Woodlands. The decor is quite nice and the food is tasty, but it's a few dollars more and slightly smaller portions than you would get in Chinatown. If you live up in this neck of the woods (pun intended) it's worth checking out. But as someone who lives in Chinatown, I wouldn't drive across town to come here.

    Spicy tangy beff with fried rice Side of corn soup
    Queen E.

    The food was great! Food was hot when served. Many options to choose from. Service. Friendly and helpful Environment. Clean Food. Good and hot. Portions of food were large I will definitely return and try other dishes!

    Amita K.

    This serves very average quality food. If you're in the area and want a bite to eat , it's not bad. It's American -Chinese with orange chicken on the menu. The egg drop soup was not bad, the chicken fried rice ( chicken tasted a bit stale) and fried fish fillet in sauce - both were okay. Not a great place to visit if you're used to good quality Chinese.

    Alexandra S.

    General #tsoschicken// $9.20 If you're looking for the biggest bang for your buck where there's actually effort and care put into your meal then I'd highly recommend coming here. Their lunch special is everyday just make sure to get there before 2! Not only are you getting a deal, with this mountain of flavorful flashy red chicken but you're given an #eggroll, the option of 3 different types of #rice, and you get to choose between 3 #soups that you'll be served before your meal. The flavor of the #chicken was simple but well balanced and direct. These sauces are homemade as well which is a rarity now a days so a round of applause for you guys honestly. It's the extra effort that goes a long way. Location: 7 Switchbud Pl Ste C-190 The Woodlands, TX 77380 IG: @hiddenfoodgems

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    Order was completely wrong. No General Tsao, no water chestnuts. No help on the phone. Don't bother.

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    Very good food. Packaged nicely and just as ordered. Delivery was prompt and courteous. Will definitely order again

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    Great food!! The best in our area!! Everything we had was great! The staff was very pleasant too.

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