China Chef Restaurant

Our visit to Oriental Wok was nearly perfect. It was close enough to perfection for me to share a…read morefive-star review. We were meeting our friend for dinner at 6 pm on a Tuesday. The gentleman asked if we had reservations. We did not. He simply said, "Then we'll have three more guests for the evening" or something along those lines. He was very kind. Before our friend arrived, a woman stopped by to welcome us. Top notch service so far! The ambiance is beautiful. The lighted tree and decor behind us was a lot, but it felt tasteful. Jack, our server, stopped by to get us water. When our friend arrived we had a lot to talk about. Jack stopped by several times and was very chill about us taking our time. He said he didn't mind if we still weren't ready and he'd return to check on us as often as necessary. Again, kindness and patience abound at Oriental Wok. The Ma La Dumplings were absolutely delicious. The filling was delicious and the spice level, which we knew would be spicy, was perfect. Truly a wonderful bite. I had Five-Spice Tofu. The tofu was crispy as advertised and the greens were in a very light and delectable sauce. Green onions were sprinkled with the greens. I feel sometimes greens like these are an afterthought at many restaurants. At Oriental Wok they were as much a star as the crispy tofu. Mark had Orange Chicken and thoroughly enjoyed it. He mentioned the orange flavor was perfect. Either Jack asked if we wanted dessert and I missed it or he didn't ask. Our friend thought maybe he did and she said no, but she couldn't be sure. I just remember him stopping by to ask if we needed boxes. Anyway, next thing I knew we had our checks. I really wanted dessert, but I took it as a sign it was time for us to wrap up. I'm absolutely certain he would have been more than happy to bring us some dessert and update our checks, so going without was on me and that's cool. I think it's safe to say we will be back!

Yummy lunch at one of my favorite Chinese restaurants - the Oriental Wok…read more Great atmosphere, easy parking and really delicious food. Always a treat!

Beautiful and super clean bathroom that was really well equipped

Spicy Mongolian Beef.

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Sichuan Palace

4.3(98 reviews)

7.1 mi•Corryville

Haven't had that good of a meal In a while!!…read more Beef chow fun. Yum yum Clean. Great service and prices! We will be back!

Met a friend for dinner earlier this week, we ordered multiple appetizers to share and an entree…read moreeach. The garlic cucumbers were my favorite! The dumplings in chili oil were good as well. The pork egg rolls were pretty standard, tasty, and the sweet and sour sauce complimented them nicely. The sesame chicken I ordered as an entree was good. Generous portion. They brought out a bowl of rice to share, it was more than enough for the two of us. We both had most of our entrees left to take as leftovers. Service was good, atmosphere was pleasant.

Out front

Wood ear mushrooms

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Green sichuan peppercorn fish

Sichuan Chili Chinese Restaurant

4.2(348 reviews)

9.2 mi

The noodles with beef sirloin changed my life. I could just end it there. Also love the zajiangmian…read moresooo much!! Other favorites are the green beans, general tso's is amazing (might be the best I've ever had), and sometimes I double order the cashew chicken because it's so damn good. I also get the shiitake mushroom with tofu very often, it's so savory and nice. I've never actually eaten in here. But this is some of the best Chinese food I've ever had. I think it's absolutely the best in the area and it even beats a lot of places in Cali for real. I think you'd probably be safe ordering anything on the menu. Big trust!!

Despite the incredibly hard to open front door (dat air pressure tho), this is my go to…read moreneighborhood spicy Chinese spot. Cumin lamb, spicy sizzling beef and the dry chili chicken are my go to--green beans, mapo tofu, and yuxiang eggplant if you need less meat in your life. The fish is amazing as well--if you don't mind bones and a bit of a wait, the whole steamed fish (not spicy!) is a real treat. Their takeout game is strong if you don't want to eat in, with easy parking outside. Check out the authentic Chinese menu if you stop by!

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Uncle Yip's Restaurant

4.1(500 reviews)

9.5 mi

Came back here for a non dim sum by cart lunch...and ordered some items anyway!!!…read moreThanks Frank and the other waiter who was hustling to keep everything going! *Seafood hot and sour soup outs, delicious.!! *Hong Kong style fish filet was mouth watering amazing with lots of big pieces of fish *Gai lan fresh and tasty *Pan fried noodles with chicken, mmmmmm no leftovers!!! *I can never turn down an order (or two!!) of sesame balls and mochi peanut balls!! Yum yum yum Thank you!!! Will be back in the spring!!!!

Came back again earlier today with my wife hoping for the same experience before she left to go…read moreback home to Seattle and was seriously disappointed. We got sat in the back corner hoping to enjoy dim sum and all we got was tea and some fried sticky rice. All she wanted was some steam spare ribs. We waited for 10 minutes and no waiters came to ask if we needed anything. She then got up and talked to the waitress about an order of steamed spare ribs and she said it would be out in 10 minutes. 20 minutes went by and 5 parties that came after us all got served. She was furious and got up and left while I paid for the 2 items. This time around was not a good experience since we were there just a couple days ago.

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Shanghai On Elm

4.3(157 reviews)

8.8 mi•Downtown

My husband and I love this restaurant!! We do not eat out often, but every time we come downtown we…read morechose your establishment. I know ppl leave reviews to complain but this review is to compliment your cleanliness, service and taste of food We always order crab ragoon, swt n sour chicken add shrimp fried rice. Very consistent.

I grabbed lunch and Shanghai with a friend and tried a few different things. Their hot and sour…read moresoup was delicious, not too watery or spicy. I like the crab rangoons and tempura shrimp, the carbs were a treat after spending the say exploring outside. I got the general chicken as my entree with fried rice. It was tasty but I was already do full that I didn't eat much. We also tried some cocktails and they were a hit too. Their staff was small, but mighty and kept everyone's table running smoothly. Give them a visit!

View of the bar

Veggie Spring Rolls

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Lychee Martini

Grand Oriental

4.1(296 reviews)

15.5 mi

Back for my quality check visit, food is still amazing and I've added a new favorite dish for when…read moreI go there! Along with the Hong Kong chicken and Mongolian beef I now love the sesame chicken as well!!! service was prompt as usual and I love the ambience of the restaurant. It feels like you're walking straight into China.

TL;DR: I wouldn't come back here for dim sum…read more I thought this place was good when I visited a year ago, but my most recent visit was disappointing. It's expensive for what you get, around $25 per person, which would be fine if the food were better. Most of the dim sum from the carts arrived cold and a bit dried out instead of hot and fresh. Service was friendly (though I didn't see the kind older gentleman from last time), and the restaurant is big, spacious, and nicely decorated. Unfortunately, the dim sum just didn't measure up this time around. Since there aren't many other options nearby, I can see why people come here, but personally I won't be coming back.

Dinning Room

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Chung Ching

4.2(93 reviews)

2.5 mi•College Hill

The menu is great, food is fresh, and I've never had a bad meal. Great sauces!…read more The service is fast and friendly, she will remember you any time that you come back!

Had takeout from here and really liked it. The place is an institution and I can see why. The egg…read morerolls were fantastic. Stuffed to the brim with flavorful filling. We also had the cheese wontons and they were delightful. The highlight was the governor's chicken. Had a little kick and tang to it. Food was ready super quick. The owners were friendly. Not hard to get parking out front.

Yu Shiang Chicken

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The Pacific Kitchen

4.2(491 reviews)

12.8 mi

I like this place but had not been on years. As a teenage vegetarian , this was my first experience…read morewith faux ribs-delicious! This time I opted for non-vegetarian dishes. I had the duck wings, which were actually legs. They were tasty and slightly salty worth a try though. I also tried the mocha Loco, which I enjoyed very much. I'm pretty sure the burgers were frozen patties but nonetheless, I still enjoyed the meal. I'd like to go back and try some other options as well. I also enjoyed several condiments that were available. The hostess was pleasant as well.

I ordered the lamb chops and that was surprising good…read more The service was great and ambiance as well.

Malaysian Chicken Curry Laksa

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Kung Food Chu's AmerAsia

4.1(763 reviews)

10.1 mi

Bomb.com !!! Ordered some of the kung pow and tried the beef stew soup! Spice level 4!! It has a…read moreKICK so beware!!! The flavor was so good and the portion was amazing ! I will def order more items !

Star rating between 3.5 to 4 stars…read more We visited downtown Covington and were looking for dinner - we passed several restaurants but found a great rating in Google and decided to stop in here, plus the lighting and colors were bright. Restaurant was crowded but we were sat immediately. Service was good - not super attentive but we were able to order quickly. I had to ask for more water throughout the meal and then they brought checks and boxes before we asked while we were still eating. We ordered the dumplings, orange chicken and how fun noodles. They have a spicy scale of 1-10, I opted for the 5 on the how fun noodles, and they were spicy!! Made me wonder what a 10 would taste like. Dumplings were good - though the bottom broke on them while we were eating them. Definitely homemade! My daughter loved the orange chicken / it also had cucumbers which she didn't love. My noodles were okay - nothing memorable in terms of flavor and very spicy. Overall a bright, well themed restaurant but I don't think I'd go back for the food.

Garlic chicken

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Oriental Wok

4.2(281 reviews)

12.2 mi

Mike Wong never fails! We love this place. Chenel is a staple server. Their support staff was all…read moreover it. Family owned and operated and one we are happy to support. Food was great. Only critique was the menu was dirty. Somebody didn't do their side work!! Still awesome.

Just love this place! Year of the Fire Horse! We celebrate each Lunar New Year at this spot.read more

Budda

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Cindy B.

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3 years ago

Horrible rude Anti American female person taking order. Bitterness hard to miss. No thank you. read more

Ysabela R.

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5 years ago

Very unprofessional. Had us waiting in the cold. Hella chapins working in the back also 0/10

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