Always a good meal with good service! Peking Duck and Phoenix Soong are both very good choices! The Scorpion Bowls are wicked good too! read more

There is no better food! They have awesome vegetarian options. I was dressed like a grub when I went (which I dont recommend- doesn't seem like a grubby place lol), but the staff was very nice and the food was very good. Finally, I got to Yelp something nice. read more

I used to like this place until the day I got to the bottom of the complimentary pickled vegetables (which they automatically bring to the table) and I nearly ate a white, smoothed out wad of already-been-chewed gum that was buried in the bottom. I thought it was a water chestnut. If I didn't notice the texture was off when I pierced it with my fork, I would have put it in my mouth! By the time I found it, I had already eaten almost the whole thing! I am the only one in my family that likes the dish so I took the whole small plate as soon as it was served and no one else at my table touched it l. It never left my sight so it was either put there by someone in their kitchen, or a previous patron put their gum in their uneaten serving and the restaurant later served it to me. Either way... gross! Since I ordered from there often and really liked their food, I was willing to help them save face, and I discreetly told the waitress. The manager later came over and tried to claim someone in my party put it there. She was rude and unprofessional. When I kindly explained why it was not possible, she had the audacity to argue with me about it. She then asks "Well, what do you want me to do about it?" Now I'm mad. I told her, "You're the manager of the restaurant. You tell me!" She offers me a $20 gift card to use... AT MY NEXT VISIT!... AS IF I WAS COMING BACK! Our order had not yet come out so if my family wasn't already starving and I knew it wouldn't be another 2 hours before we could eat if we went elsewhere, I would have packed up and walked out right then. So we stayed, but I insisted she apply the gift card that day. She was resistant, but relented. We apprehensively had our LAST meal there that night. I will NEVER go back. read more

The people who work here are incredibly impatient, especially with small children. Even well-behaved children are treated with contempt. My wife and I eat out with our young daughter all the time and we have never been treated poorly at other establishments. The service here is extremely slow and the food is not worth the wait or having to deal with the inconsiderate, rude, and nasty wait staff. DO NOT EAT HERE. read more

Adequate Chinese food. Nothing wrong with it just lacking any pizzaz. If you're looking for authentic Chinese food try Golden Bowl or North Garden. read more

Best Chinese food ever!!! My grand mother came from China and when I was very young I remember the taste of her cooking delicious fresh Chinese food. This is the closest I have had to her cooking. It's very clean inside and the staff are very polite and do their best to provide good service. Food consistently good for in restaurant eating and for take out. Also, they have a gluten free menu so we can take my nephew to eat there. read more

Delicious food - nice and fresh! Reasonable prices - clean, great service! My favorite Chinese restaurant for sure!

Best in Bedford, best in NH try the general tso chicken fantastic

I like the food here (Nashua Location) The service when I dine there has not been great. However, I called in an order for lunch today and the girl who answered the phone was downright rude. I was trying to be polite despite not really understanding her, and when I asked a question she yelled at me and said "I already told you soup not included!!"." Here's the best part- I ordered off the lunch menu during lunch hour and they charged me dinner price. The person picking up my order for me called me to double check because the price was so high at lunch. I could hear the woman screaming in the background. THE HELL WITH THIS PLACE! read more

We attempted to eat here on 12/31. We have always gone to CLL for NYE in the past and have never had problem. This year was a different story. We were seated right away when we arrived. There were plenty of empty tables. There were several waitstaff in our area as well. NOT one waitstaff ever came to our table. They wouldn't even make eye contact or take a second to help us. We understood that it would be busy, but this service was incredibly rude! Everyone around us was treated in a similar manner. People had been seated before we got there and they had not received service either. The service here has been going down hill for a while. Too bad because the food isn't half bad. We left and went to another restaurant in Concord where we were seated right away and were actually served, and it was delicious. If there was an option for no stars I would have picked that. read more

New Year's Eve tradition - this year it was exceptional. We arrive before six and dine in each year. They add staff so the service is still good even with the crowd. It's a shortened menu for the holiday, but still plenty of delicious choices, all served fresh and hot. This year we had crab rangoon, veggie fried rice, chicken pad tai and two brothers shrimp - all were superb. I never tire of this place! read more

I love this place. I used be a frequent diner here but had moved out of the area. I've since come back and this past Saturday night revisited the restaurant. We were a large party, including, but not limited to a 2 yr.old boy who had spent 5 hours traveling in a car along with the 4 adults who were traveling with him. It was late, we were hungry but we wanted to be seated together, so we called in advance. We were seated on arrival in a dining room to the right where there were other diners with children. The service was prompt without being rushed, attentive without hovering. People quickly settled in and left stress behind. Our waiter made terrific recommendations that were hits. Everything was fresh and delicious. The mother of our little guy is half Chinese American and I was curious what her take on the food would be. She loved it! This is a white tablecloth dining experience with very reasonable pricing. I'm so happy that they continue to be consistently impressive. I'm even happier to live under an hour away again. read more

The wonton soup was good, as was the chicken with cashews. However, the chicken with cashews was composed mostly of celery and carrots...not a whole lot of chicken and cashews for the price. read more

Really expensive, sub - par Chinese food. DH and I have gone here a couple of times, but won't be back.

My favorite Chinese restaurant! Wonderful food and service. Love Two Brothers Special Shrimp and Grandma Chen Spicy Tofu pot! The perfect spot for gatherings with additional rooms available. I've had parties here that everyone loved! read more

My Mom and I go to Chen Yang Li often and have always had a great time the food is always GREAT the people who work there are the best you wouldn't get better service any where to get Great service and Great food all in one place is hard to do we will always go back to Chen Yang Li. Thank you for always being there and soooo good we love you all. Debbie Thomas and Jackie Lee read more

I think this place used to be fantastic! But the last few times I've been it seems as though the quality of the food has gone down and their prices up. Last time I got some rice it was dry and the generals chicken tasted pretty bad. Maybe it was an off day that time I went but who knows. I suggest if going here that you expect to be spending a lot. read more

Recently visited Chen yang li for the second time and this will be my last!!! The first time I ordered take out and there was a hard piece of plastic in my food. I brought it to the gentleman at the front desk and he was rude and did absolutely nothing. The second time I also ordered take out and the rudeness from the gentleman at the front desk is unforgivable. Rude And not friendly at all and I even said thank you after he handed me my order and no response. Nothing!!!!!!!! If you are looking for a friendly atmosphere I do not reccomend this place two thumbs down..... read more

We've been long time Chen Yang Li fans. Its quality and atmosphere has always been the best of the Chinese restaurants in the area (though we also like Taipei & Tokyo, just that CYL is probably 2 points better). Unfortunately last night CYL disappointed. We had takeout. The chicken fried rice was almost tasteless. More like little grains with dried vegetables and flat chicken. The sweet & sour chicken was heavy on the "sweet" sauce with very limited vegetables and fruit. The beef with brocolli was the only item meeting the usual excellent standards. Also, separately, I'm disappointed that its only "extras" options (when you order more than $20) are all fried. How about some maki or sushi? read more

I have lived close by for years and just never tried it until last week. Sadly it is my loss that I have waited so long. It was simply fresh well prepared and cooked ingredients. I also like that they didn't load the dishes with cheap filler ingredients like some chinese places do...what comes to mind are huge slices of carrots and chunks of green peppers and such. I ordered the combination lo-mein and was pleased that it was not cooked with an excess of oil or soy sauce. It was done really nicely. A simple dish that so many other places screw up. I also ordered the Dragon and Phoenix which is two dishes...General Gau's chicken and a stir fried lobster with snowpeas and water chestnuts. The chicken was fresh and tender and the batter was nicely crispy even though I took the meal home for takeout. The Lobster dish was nice, but I take away a bit because they tenderized the lobster and the flavor was lacking a little as well as the texture was off for lobster. They also added way too many water chestnuts. I believe it was the owners, husband and wife at the counter and she was pleasant, friendly and efficient in the order/delivery process. I look forward to trying some of their other offerings. read more

Excellent meal, comprised of totally fresh meats and vegetables, sculpted into delicious and flavorful dinner dishes. Taste sensations were high end, like I've experienced in exclusive restaurants in Washington and Baltimore. Accompanied by exemplary service, the result was the most pleasant meal for 4. Kudos! read more

Bought food from the Chen yang li restaurant for the first time ever was not expressed at all the house fried was completely dry nothing in the mix but lg pieces of chicken no taste at all.pork spare ribs dry as all hell.not worth the price. read more

The manager Charlie is very rude and we will never go back again. They do not accept gift certificates when they are supposed to and we have tried twice to use it. They always make up an excuse of why they cant take it "today" but come back another day and they "will" they have lost customers, food was ok. Very disappointed. read more

Awful service, awful food. I got food poisoning and was sick for two days. Only go there if you dare.

I would put negative stars, but it won't let me. Several co-workers order lunch today to be delivered. We called ahead to see if they deliver, no mention of a delivery charge. We placed 8 orders for lunch, some paid by debit card, some paid with cash. Upon delivery it was discovered after that not only did they charge for delivery, they charged each order a $3.00 fee! They charged in total $24 for delivery!!!!! plus we all gave a $1-2 tip. The food all went to the same place of business, it should have been one $3.00 charge. when we called to complain, we were just told sorry they get charged. what a rip off and to top it off, the food SUCKED! read more

This is the worst food I have ever had. First off, I ordered food and they screwed up the order. I asked them to refund me and they said no, and that they would bring it back. They came back and STILL brought the wrong food. Oh, and my food had a piece of RUBBER in it. LITERALLY a stretchy piece of rubber! I will never order from here ever again. I already feel sick. read more

Do yourself a favor and do not visit this restaurant. The service was terrible, and the food was not fresh and seemed to be heated up and thrown on a plate. The waitress forgot a food item I ordered twice, and I had to track her down to ask about it. I think this place is overrated and I was not satisfied. Not to mention the cashier who was extremely rude because they couldn't understand what I was asking for a request and made me feel embarrassed in front of other customers. read more

very inconsistent quality from one visit to the next. Then after the last visit I got very sick. I'm done with this restaurant. CHECK PLEASE ! read more

I used to go to Cheng Yang Li often when growing up and it was the spot to go to for Chinese food in Bedford. Many would agree. My most recent experience there was an absolute joke. It was a Saturday at 730 and the place was empty, the owners were watching tv with their feet up and a few servers were looking at us smacking their lips eating noodles. Two immediate signs to turn around and go else where, aside from there being 2 cars in the parking lot, I digress. The table we were sat at wasn't even set. The server put down some rabbit food that had been sitting out. After the painful ordering process, we eventually got our food which was low grade dog food. Especially the spicy tuna roll which looked and, if I were to guess, tasted like already chewed up and spit out tuna salad. Miserable to say the least. Got the check as soon as humanly possible and got out of there pretending the whole thing never happened. I just wish I could have given all of the money to the server who was sweet and tried her best....NOT for that disrespectful slop they consider sustenance. I understand times are tough and Bedford is going through some changes but for the Christ sake, figure it out, or at least move so the Gold Club can move down closer to the highway for easier access. Consider this place a biohazard. read more

Sorry for the delay in writing a review. Purchased over $50 in take-out for my husband's birthday on August 17th. The prices have increased since last visit and the food quality has definitely gone down. The young lady at the desk when I picked up was polite and efficient. Then the male owner came over and he was pretty nice. I asked to ensure there was at least 3 fortune cookies and the young lady was about to open the bag and check but a rude older Asian lady came out and yelled and said "they all in there" and stopped the young lady from checking. The older Asian man seemed to be afraid of her. I believe this older couple were the owners. I agree with many other reviewers that the treat customers with disrespect and act like they are doing you a favor. The parking lot seems empty most of the time... wonder why. Also, the food quality was horrible. The house fried rice was more expensive than other rice and had almost nothing in it and was mushy, bland and tasted several days old. They do not allow for any substitutions without ridiculous charges. They also charge $4 for extra duck sauce even if you only want 1 extra small one. The food ordered was more than enough for 4 people, and 4 were invited for birthday dinner but thanks to crabby old lady, only had 2 fortune cookies. And I was embarrassed at the quality of the food. Too bad business owners don't realize dissatisfied unappreciated customers tell many many people! Not only did the 4 at dinner know everything about the bad experience and will never spend any hard earned money at Chen Yang Li again, but the approximately 50 or more individuals who we have shared this with also know it is not worth the money. Many we told have also noticed the increase in price, lack of service and inferior food quality. Spend your hard earned money elsewhere where they appreciate you, give you a good meal for the price and not ruin a loved one's birthday! read more

Spending an evening with friends and decided to order a take out dinner. While not the first time eating here, it has been a while. Time has not helped this establishment. The food was less than respectable. I ordered the Tri-Star seafood and chicken dish. I counted 2 shrimp, 4 slices of chicken and 4 scallops (1 was cut in half to make the 4th). The was about 2 whole onions in the dish and no scallions. They should have called this the bloom'n onion dish with couple extras. Ah, but we're not done. The pad Thai was to have chicken and shrimp. No shrimp and rather bland. The Fresh Summer Roll consisted of steamed rice paper, two shrimp (whole) and rice noodles. According to their menu description it was missing basil and scallions. The lettuce was not in the wrap, but used as a bed for the rolls. Not even the peanut butter sauce could have given this item any taste had it been included in our meal. Could there be a pattern happening. The fried rice uses short grain rice that when cooked looks like brown pellets, not to mention that there was very little else in the rice. It looks like this group is cutting corners badly. This is not a good sign, but all that aside I would not recommend to patronize this place ever again. Food was not good and very costly for what you ordered. read more

As one can see from some other reviews, this place is very, very poor and clearly the owners do not care about their customers. I ordered to a nearby hotel where I was staying at the recommendation of the front desk help. The order came late, although not that big of a deal. I was on the phone when they knocked, so I went to the door, took the food and added $3 in tip, making my order for one meal, one regular soup and one egg roll order $30. After they left, I saw that they left out the rice completely...no rice, in a Chinese meal with entree. Also, no utensils that were requested, no chopsticks either. I called and told the lady on the phone, but she simply got angry and repeatedly told me that there was a white bag with the rice, and the look again, and that it was "in there." I had to repeatedly tell her that I had no rice...she raised her voice, saying I had an "attitude", etc. and eventually said she would send my rice (extremely rude lady, rude tone and voice) and then hung up on me. So, there was food left out of the order, extremely rude response and attitude from lady on phone when I called to tell them, $3 delivery charge and it did not say anything at all about a delivery charge on their menu and to top it off, the food was average at best...the soup was lukewarm, which is very rare for a Chinese restaurant. Oh, and the final topper...they never delivered the rice! In fact, the hotel worker told me that the delivery guy was coming right up with the rice, but obviously, either he or the restaurant decided to screw with me and not deliver it. I guess he just left the hotel and went back to the restaurant, as he never showed at my room. read more

We had eaten here before and had looked forward to going back, although it had been a few years. The food was good but the service was not. The waitress brought me the wrong dish, and insisted that it was what I had ordered. I had ordered the same dish (Three Style Chicken) as another diner at out table and told her, again, that is what I wanted (she had laughed and commented that I was getting the same thing when she took the order). She whined that if she took the meal back she would have to pay for it and asked if I would eat the meal she brought (Sweet and Sour Chicken). I said no this is not what I ordered. She left the meal there, said "OK I'll pay for it", walked away a short distance, spun around confused and came back yet again to ask if I " was sure I really wanted to switch". I insisted that I did not want the meal she brought, I wanted what I'd ordered. A manager came out and asked if they could make what she brought part of my meal so as not to waste, I again had to say that this is not what I ordered and I do not want it. The manager seemed surprised, so we think she was told a different story. They did make it right and bring the correct meal, but did nothing else to make up for the lousy treatment. We were the only patrons in the entire place when our order was taken. We will not be in a hurry to go back. read more