Five Happiness I always considered as my favorite Chinese restaurant in New Orleans. After tonight's take out dinner not so much. The Hot & Sour soup, crab ragoons & hunan beef were just ok as opposed to really good in the past. The biggest disappointment was the mandarin chicken. The mandarin sauce was just nasty. Thin watery absolutely no flavor & reminded me of dirty dishwater! The quality of food in the past was always consistent & excellent. Now it's just not the same! read more

If I've happiness is under new ownership, and they've done a great job and bringing back the quality of the food. We ordered from there all the time almost every Sunday and they deliver.... Which is a lot cheaper than using Uber Eats! read more

Tonight was not good. I'm not sure if ownership changed recently, but things were different in a very cheap direction. Even my kid said something was up. His wonton soup was watery. The dumplings were chewy. I get the Triple Dragon, and tonight's was the temu version: smaller shrimp and a cheaper mix of veg. Also: prices went up. For one main, a wonton soup, dumplings, and crab rangoons it was *over* $50. I get things are expensive now, but you can't go cheap *and* charge more. read more

I hadn't been inside in 20 years, having lived in another state. The ambience was very nice, the service was fine. I ordered the Mongolian chicken. When it arrived, I was puzzled by the yellowish clear sauce on top. It made the chickens crispy coating, pretty soggy. The chicken had a really strange texture. upon. reflection, the chicken was very watery. I think the chicken had been injected with salt water.It tasted strange, and the texture was spongy. For a while, I was even doubting that the meat was chicken. read more

I happened to be in the neighborhood and having missed lunch I decided to give them another try after the last terrible meal I had there. I called in and ordered hot and sour soup and decided to take my coworker an order of egg rolls as I was going back to the office to enjoy my soup. My soup was actually pretty good and my co worker enjoyed the egg rolls - they looked hot and crispy. I had to return to the same neighborhood yesterday so I decided to give in to my cravings and I called in the same order again. This time? The lady answering the phone questioned why my area code was not local? She was absolutely rude questioning me "are you in New Orleans, are you here???' Which is odd because they used to know my number when I would call in a to go order. Anyway, order was picked up, I return to work and open the egg rolls. Greasy, half cooked, oil all over the box, NOTHING like the order I had previously picked up. Learned my lesson - these owners and managers of 5 Happiness DO NOT CARE. They are rude and happy to provide you tasteless, oily food. Here's a pic of the soggy, oily egg rolls. I won't be back. read more

Five Happiness - Shrimp Egg Foo Young - Chinese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Food was extremely good.The service was wonderful and the portions were huge. The shrimp was fresh.I got that egg , full young patty and shrimp fried rice rice with egg drop soup and a vegetable egg roll. Everything was good read more

Average food but quote pricey. Even the combo fried rice was bland and tasteless. Will go a few blocks north on Carrollton to Yummy Yummy for better food and better price read more

I was spoiled by the Peggy Lee days when dumplings were made by hand and not the frozen kind. Shrimp toast were fluffy triangles of fried bread with tasty shrimp paste. Last time I ate there they were hard inedible lumps. I used to love the Mandarin chicken, but now it is premade then refried and is dry and stringy. To improve, go back to the quality of the food Ms. Peggy always served since the late 70's and quit taking shortcuts with the quality of the food read more

Great food Great atmosphere clean well taken care of Good prices In and out fa lunch last year read more

We really like their lunch special! The soup Is good and the rice is decent. The human entrees, garlic entrees, generals chicken and sweet and sour are very good! The service is good and quick. read more

The food is just ok, I feel like there may be better options. There wasn't a lot of flavor. The service was also just ok, my waitress was nice. But I had gnats around my table so I couldn't eat comfortably. read more

Five Happiness - 26. General's Chicken Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Great lunch specials for the large portions they serve. Many of us Xavier faculty come here as a go to for lunches. Walking distance from campus is a huge plus! read more

Really large portions for great prices. The service was quick and helpful! The ambiance inside was better than I expected from the outside. We got the Peking duck which ended up being 5 meals for us with the crepes, rice, and green onion included. The beef lo mein was good but I'd get a different meat next time. They bring wonton crisps when you're seated which are addicting! read more

Five Happiness - Fortune cookies :) - Chinese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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So disappointing, ordered two meals. The chicken was dry, and hard. The fried rice had very little ingredients, a few shrimp and tasteless. Egg roll soggy. read more

We get this as take out every time we're in Metairie. I think I have tried everything in the menu! The general tso's is my favorite.

Very impressive. I eat a lot of Chinese food and I have to say this place has the best Wonton soup I've ever had. The order, delivered by Uber Eats arrived 25 minutes ahead of schedule. It was a little pricey, but honestly, as good as it was, I'm not complaining. I could easily eat the Lo Mein for two meals. read more

Five Happiness - Wonton Soup - Chinese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Just really bad. Gloppy sticky brown sauce used on virtually everything. Egg rolls very greasy. Eggplant entree unattractive, looks like intestines, and has no eggplant flavor at all just the brown sauce all over it. Fried rice had no flavor. Staff friendly and service good. Cheap. But I won't be back. read more

Food and service are usually good. I have a shellfish allergy and asked to get plain fried rice instead of the shrimp fried rice, and was told no. Even as I explained I could not eat shrimp and just wanted plain fried rice (no meat), they would not allow me to do this. This is a terrible business decision for customers with allergies. read more

Egg foo young was really not tasty. It was burnt. The order was a combination egg Foo young but the added ingredients did not disguise the burnt taste. read more

I actually paused my delivery meal from this place in order to write a review, because I'm so over the moon with it. Ever since moving to this city, I've been struggling to find Chinese cuisine that will satisfy me. I come from a much larger city that has a thriving Chinatown and amazing food on every corner. I found a few serviceable Chinese places in town, but nothing that compares with anything back home. Five Happiness is by far the closest. It will be my go-to Chinese place from now on. The vegetarian egg rolls are the best in the city for sure. Yes, they are greasy. But that's okay with me. They are not those tiny little spring rolls. They have a lot of substance to them. The restaurant sends sides (not packages) of sweet and sour and very hot mustard, which is so appreciated. Last time, I had the vegetable moo shu and the vegetable lo mein. Both were great and were served in huge portions. It fed me for 2 days. Tonight, I had the gai lan (Chinese broccoli), which blew me away. Normally Chinese broccoli is served in a light wine sauce with garlic. But this version is very spicy and hardy. I haven't found too many places that serve gai lan in New Orleans. this just made me so happy and also came in a huge portion. I also tried the vegetable fried rice which, I kid you not, came in a portion large enough to feed an entire family. It was so great and well balanced, with chunks of broccoli and baby corn and carrots. The only downside to this place for me at all is the price point. It's more expensive than the other places I order from, but I guess you get what you pay for. It would be remiss of me not to mention the adorable and reusable bag they put the food in for delivery. It's a really nice fabric bag that you can use for grocery shopping or so many other things. That tells me this business really cares. Another reason I don't mind paying a little more. I see there are a lot of bad reviews here, but I can't relate at all. I have finally found my Chinese place in New Orleans. Give them a try. read more

Five Happiness - Cute fabric bag for delivery orders! - Chinese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

We hadn't been to Five Happiness in many years and didn't make it a priority because of so many very average to below-average recent reviews posted. Our New Orleans area Chinese restaurant of choice (yes, on Magazine) doesn't open until noon on Saturdays, and we wanted to have an early lunch this past Saturday, so we decided to give 5H a try. Well, it did not disappoint. Contrary to some of the posts I've seen, the food was indeed as good as I remember it being back in the late 80s and early 90s. The service was excellent and the ambiance was A+. I'm so glad we made the visit and will keep it on our rotation. read more

Long wait pass reservation time. Food is Panda Express quality at double the price. Service was rushed and forgetful. Waiter was sharp tongued and seemed overwhelmed. read more

We ordered $135 worth of food which included 12 veggie egg rolls. When we got the food home, it had all been packed in one bag. The weight of the top dishes broke the lid on the bottom container causing all of the gravy to leak out. The egg rolls were all shrimp egg rolls. Not great for my allergic son. Every dish , shrimp , chicken and beef all tasted the same. Mushy veggies with no crispness at all. I'd pass on this place. read more

Terrible food. Nothing over here is good. Never coming back. Kids didn't enjoy nothing. A waste of money coming here.

Five Happiness was absolutely the best Chinese food in the NOLA area before Katrina.  I used to love how all the waiters had the exact same haircut and you got outstanding service.  After Katrina the service has never really recovered and the food is similar but just doesn't seem to hit the high marks that it used to.  It actually depresses me a bit to eat here these days as I remember how fantastic it used to be. They have improved from the very low point they had fallen too after Katrina but it still isn't up to where it was. The dinner prices are definitely way up there these days which makes Five Happiness a much better choice for their lunch specials than dinner these days. My video review of Five Happiness is here: https://youtu.be/-t-lcANcd6E read more

Five Happiness - New complimentary snack fried crunchy with sauces. - Chinese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Big portions of food and nice atmosphere. Service was absolutely amazing. However, the was just average.

3 stars I heard it was good back in the day! I'm not impressed. Ate a lunch special. Maybe next time, I'll order other than the lunch special. The roast duck looks good next to our table. read more

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I've been a customer here for a while, but today's experience was unacceptable. I placed two separate orders and tried to explain to the manager that the cashier made a mistake--took my payment but never gave me a receipt. Before the employee could even verify that I did, in fact, pay, the manager cut me off, got extremely rude, and told me to leave. No professionalism, no attempt to listen, just straight disrespect. I came to support the business, not to be treated like a problem. Won't be coming back if this is how they handle their paying customers. read more

Five happiness has been my favorite Chinese restaurant for north of 20 years. Headed delivered via Grubhub tonight for the first time. Five happiness and GrubHub did not disappoint. I had the lo mein shrimp with vegetables. Delicious. FYI Chinese mustard ain't like regular mustard. It has a little kick. read more

I was eating this food for about 5 minutes and then I heard myself say out-loud, totally unconsciously, "this is nasty." Probably the worst, most expensive meal we've had this year- and we eat out a lot... I'm revewing this one out-of-order just to warn others who may have also relied on that one Eater list that recommended this place... don't believe it. I don't know what kind of alchemy they used to removed the taste from so many dishes. And I don't want to know, either. Just don't go here. There. You've been warned. read more

This was my first time dining outside my home since over a year ago! Covid has taken it's toll for sure. The employees were all wearing masks, so you could tell the restaurant was being responsible about safety. It was a very late lunch at 3:30pm, so it wasn't very crowded and I thought the tables were sufficiently separated between diners. As for the food, we had the curry chicken and shrimp with assorted vegetables here. I wasn't smitten with the curry chicken, but I LOVED the shrimp with assorted veggies! It was light, but flavorful, and not at all greasy or feeling like junk food. It came with my choice of yummy soup, a delicious crispy egg roll, and fantastic shrimp fried rice. There was nothing wrong with the curry chicken, the ingredients were fresh and the cuts of chicken were of great quality (no fat or tendons). The seasoning just wasn't for me! This is an actual restaurant, not a cheap Chinese take-out shop, so each menu item does cost a little bit more (only about $3-4 more than the take-out shops though!) and their portions are a bit more reserved (but not really small, per se). I could eat the fried wonton strips they give you before your meal all day; that's something you don't get with take-out! read more

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Pleasantly surprised at nice interior. Waited 25 minutes for the waitress who would only take a drink order. We wanted tea and water. Eventually the tea showed up, not the water. Finally the waitress took our order. She was very rushed and not really open to questions or menu discussions. By this point we had been there maybe 45 minutes and didn't want to discuss or add any complexity to our order. The food did arrive in a timely manner. Halfway through asked for water and actually received it. Portions were good. Food was bland with no complexity. There were no chili peppers or hot oil on the table. And there was no way we were going to ask for it and wait. Never asked if we wanted dessert. A board in the front entry listed some interesting desserts like sesame balls, but that appeared to not be in the cards for us this evening. We will not be back. read more

if you are black, I do not recommend this business. the front door personnel was extremely unprofessional and rude to me upon entering. she did not welcome me as a host and was sarcastic when I simply asked for a plastic fork. the food was overcooked and under seasoned. I do not suggest to anyone but especially not black people, they allow bigotry. read more

Nice atmosphere! The service was excellent, as was the food. Hot and delicious. This was our second time eating here, and we will be back soon. read more

Not satisfied at all, we purchased 3 take out dinners. When my daughter got home with our food we can smell the rice was burnt, we could not eat it. I told her to call them so they can get to the heart of the matter. Their solution was bring the rice back in, we live in Slidell. She told them she could not do that until the next day on her way to work. The manager's reply was it had to be brought in today because another manager would be there tomorrow! Our decision was and she was told that was the last time we will patronize them. read more

I have been to 5 Happiness many times now. Always for take-out. I cannot speak to their dining room experience. The food here is pretty solid. It is the best Chinese food in the area that I have found and so this is my regular go-to spot. The sauteed Eggplant is one of our regular orders and tends to be pretty good. The citrus chicken is okay. Their hot and sour soup is good. Nothing we have had is bad, but nothing will blow your socks off. Expect solid take-out chinese at slightly higher than normal prices. *they will occasionally mess up your order and put the wrong thing in the bag. I have never returned it, because I don't feel like driving back, but it is a bit annoying when it happens* read more

Yes! This place is awesome. Everything we ordered was so good. When I lived in town years ago I used to come here a lot. Came back for the first time since and it was still as delicious as ever. We got all kinds of dishes--bbq ribs, crab rangoon, and pot stickers were all incredible appetizers. Mongolian beef, lemon chicken, and king pao shrimp were all legit too. Portions were generous. We'll be back soon! read more

Five Happiness - Lemon Chicken - Chinese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Eggplant in hot garlic sauce with or without pork is so delicious along with the bountiful shrimp fried rice. This is my go to place in Mid City! read more

So we got here and were seated immediately. Our soup came quickly, followed by our order in a timely manner. However the generals chicken was so overcooked we couldn't eat it. As you can see from the photo. It has been pushed to the side of the table where no one bothered to stop and check on our order and everyone from the front desk manager to all of the wait staff chose to turn a blind eye to it for over 20 minutes until we brought their attention to it. Finally I flagged someone down who had just walked past our table. We sent it back and they still charged us $5.48 for drinks that never got a single refill. They SUCK AND WE WILL NEVER COME BACK! read more

Five Happiness - General 's Chicken - Chinese Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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The best Chinese food in the city. Always fresh. Love it. Br. The atmosphere is great.