Food was great smaller portions compared to before. We ordered to go nicely packed and extra soy sauces and spicy sauce.

I've always wanted to come to this place and tried it. We had family in town and finally had the opportunity to try it. It was delicious! Staff was super friendly and helpful. Food was amazing. We had a little bit of everything. Wonton soup was flavorful and light. Chow mein was on point. We tried the brócoli beef and orange chicken and both were amazing. I will definitely be back! read more

First time ever try this spot , I mean FOO CHOW RESTAURANT Wow !! I mean DDDDl-licious& such freshly made unique favors read more

Stopped by here for a quick and small bite. Wasn't busy as we went on a week day and it was pretty empty everywhere. We got an egg flower soup and a shrimp cake appetizer. We asked the server if the half bowl is too much for 2 people and he said "no full is fine" but once the bowl came out we saw it was way too much for us (a bad move on his part). He didn't even get our shrimp cake order either. The hot sauce also hasn't been replaced since rush hour. I'm giving this a one star because of the service. Horrible! No one came back around to ask us anything. Though, when it seemed that their friends came in to eat, they were greeted and given food and their full attention right away. Won't be coming back. read more

Foo Chow Restaurant - Decent egg flower soup with shrimp and chicken - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Came here for the first time with the family on Sunday around lunchtime. Parking are on the streets (meter or free on Sundays) or the parking structure across the street for $5. We were seated about 5 minutes after coming in. Got our order fast and the food was good. But I wasn't happy with the portion of the food and 2 of our dishes were a bit dirty. When you ask for extra napkins, tell them specifically how many you want because they'll give you only one napkins. Lolz. read more

Foo Chow Restaurant - It's OK but portion are small. - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Amazing Chinese food! Came on a Wednesday night so we were seated right away with quick and amazing service from the staff. We got our order in and got our drinks really quick. (Also free refills!!) Our food came shortly after, which was nice because we were starving. The food definitely satisfied us -- the orange chicken was delicious, and the beef and broccoli was one of the best I've had. We also ordered the house special fried rice and fried cheese wontons, which were both very safe and yummy dishes that I recommend. I'm definitely coming back and ordering different dishes since their menu is full of options that all look and sound delicious. read more

This place is actually one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in LA. There's nothing fancy but the food is amazing. You should check out their lunch and dinner specials. My most favorite dishes are orange chicken and kung pao beef. Service is always friendly and pretty fast. read more

I love coming to eat here!!! Very authentic Chinese cuisine (even my Chinese BFF says so). Extremely friendly staff, good and very tasty food! We always order something different and it's always delicious and we always leave feeling very satisfied. I drive a The way from Hollywood to come here, totally worth the drive! Everyone should come here and enjoy the food and service!! Highly recommended!! 我爱这个中国餐厅。 XIE XIE read more

I was at a networking event at "Treehouse" and they didn't have food so I was starving when I left the event. I yelped something nearby and decided to go with Foo Chow! It was pretty late so it wasn't too crowded. I was greeted and seated right away. I knew the portions would be big for just myself so I only got the orange chicken and steamed rice. Food was delicious and service was great! I took the leftovers home read more

service is really fast and the food is bomb I definitely recommend it the portions are great for the price read more

Foo Chow Restaurant - Shrimp fried rice and friend shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food is delicious, the price is reasonable, the service is great. Definitely I recommend it!

Classic Chinese American dishes done like they're supposed to. Love the pork fried rice and the Kung pao chicken. The service is friendly and the space is clean. I love Foo Chow! read more

Some of the best Chinese food in downtown L.A.. Everything was delicious and packaged so nicely. I can't wait to order again!

Years later and I still come here . I'm vegan now and they actually have many options just make sure to look thru the menu or ask they do have different tofu dishes are really good and of course lots of veggies ! read more

I'm a regular their Egg foo young are huge & the fried shrimp are really good I like their sweet & sour pork & also sour & spicy soup those are my favorite dishes read more

I have foo chow on mind all the time!! On a rainy day it hit different. Their soups yumm!! Egg rolls yumm!! Rice rice is my favorite. I would order 10 minutes ahead of time and pick it up. It's always fresh!!! read more

The wonton soup is incredible. Light and very flavorful. The fu chow fun stir fry (beef) is very flavorful. Between two of us we couldn't finish all the food. Will come again. They also have free tea :) read more

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Wow! This is Chinatown and you would expect not only the food to be great-NOT! But the service to be just as good! Years ago, I came in with My Mom for Her birthday. Not only did the meal taste stale but I let the waiter know that I had a teacup that had a noodle stuck to the inside and He has the lazy ness and nerve to go around the corner and flick the food off giving me the same cup. Years later I give this same place another chance not even realizing it has been a movie location. I go in by myself, 1 guy comes out and looks at me and disappears and I yell out Hello(for about 2-3 minutes!!!) I leave and will never return. read more

Foo Chow Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The service was excellent and the food was delicious and cheap. Great for groups! I had the Four Taste Delicacy (or something along those lines) and it was delicious. My friend is vegetarian and they had dishes to accommodate her needs. read more

The food here is really delicious. It's very fresh and they serve hot jasmine tea with your meal! They are very polite and service is prompt. It's very clean inside. We had duck, orange chicken, spicy pork and sautéed spinach, and everything is delicious! Highly recommended. read more

Foo Chow Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

this has been a go to place for me since i was in high school. amazing prices and shareable portions for food. read more

Foo Chow Restaurant - Steamed Dumplings and Seafood soup - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I've been coming here since i moved to LA 15 yrs ago. They serve big portions, and the food is delicious!I Love it!!

Foo Chow Restaurant from Rush Hour 1. Good food, nice staff. Very quick. I m not giving a 5 stars because the food is very good but not OMG! excellent kind of food. My wife really liked their hot and sour soup.... I had their sweet and sour pork. read more

This place isn't that bad, what's up with these one star reviews? I ate here the night Jackie Chan filmed here, I saw him in person. Yes it is not as good as before, but this still isn't a one star place. There are great priced lunch specials, and the food is not bad at all. The service is not all that, but it was not terrible either. Keep some perspective, if you unload one star here what do you do when the business rips you off or you get food poisoning? The night Jackie Chan was here, the food was very, very good. And I had meant to go back earlier because it has great prices as well. I hadn't been back here until a few weeks ago. Pictures of Jackie Chan are framed on the wall, and the staircase from the movie look great in the real. Lunch specials $4.25, early bird dinner $5.25. See photos, 3.5 rounded down. read more

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Very nice atmosphere, very quiet and waiter was very nice. It was good to see old photos from the rush hour movie as well. The food was delicious and will definitely be back to visit and eat some more good food :) read more

Going to the ghetto is never my idea. But passing up a chance to see an old style restaurant that lives through the old age and new age Chinatown is just not possible. Plus, this is the restaurant that was featured in Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour". First, we had a "company trip" to see the old style Chinatown during Chinese New Year. We always do this whenever we have a new Caucasian working in our company. We frequented the some of shops, especially the one that carried Kill Bill's Samurai Swords. That bring the rush. Plus, you wait in line for a live chick or duck to bring home. Hilarious! We could've also gotten alot of bootleg DVDs home too! The restaurant was like how it pictured in the movie. Plus, they have a mural out in the front that was painted "Jackie Chan's Rush Hour is here". A picture of Jackie was displayed prominently in the wall. The food was delicious. Did not disappoint. We have couple of authentic dishes to try on our new boy, he swallowed Pork Blood Cake without any problems. Good to see that. There were also stinky tofu that was awesome. Served it right. There were other Salty Fried Pork Chop, Fish with wine, and a cool fish soup that was good. The place will be small and will have a wait if you come during weekend lunch hours. They do have an upstairs, but it's nothing liked in the movie. A simple and ordinary decor sets the place like a village restaurant in China. Definitely worth the trip. Been there a couple of times and was always well served. Given a chance, I'll probably liked to order everything in the menu...not all at once, but eventually finish in one trip at a time. ------------------ Unofficial Yelp Note: Event took place on 1/25/07 after the Yelp party at The Mountain Bar For the first time that evening I met Katsu H., Dee D., Lan H. and pal Greg, and Stewart B. Also attended with us for dinner was Cee S., Judy W., Jane/Kit S., and briefly Aaron R. and Pavel D. read more

Foo Chow Restaurant - The Restaurant from across the street - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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My brother is a HUGE rush hour fan. So every time we come to LA we have to swing by foo chow to see what's up. However, up until today. We never went in because it looks pretty dead inside. Today we figured we might as well go in and knock one thing off our to do list. Upon entering, we noticed the reataurant was not even slightly like how its depictee in rush hour (*sigh* another realization of the hollywood "magic") the menu wasnt anything extraordinary. Just your typical chow mein, chicken, pork and some stir fry veggies. We ordered a chicken chow mein and beef chow fun since it was the only thing on the menu that sound slightly appetizing. As we waited for the food, I noticed we were the only Asians in the restaurants besides the waitress :0! That should've been a huge giveaway about the taste of this place. The beef chow fun was overly oily and flavorless despite smelling like heaven. The chicken chow mein was even worse! Not only was the chicken weird looking but it was flavorless, the noodles were WAY overdone and the whole dish was soggy! We should've looked around the restaurant before ordering! If even Asians don't eat there, then it must be bad. For the two dishes we ordered, the total came out to $16 with tip which is pretty pricy for some nasty noodles. Never again will I be fooled by the magic of Hollywood! read more

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Compared to nearly every other place in Chinatown that I have tried over the years, Foo-Chow is by far the most Americanized in both their food + their customers. I don't know if it's the chicken + the egg question here whether the Americanized food attracted non-Chinese customers or the non-Chinese customers caused an increased demand for Americanized food... but regardless i wasn't impressed. I'm a 3rd generation Chinese-American, but even I can tell the difference between good Chinese food + Americanized Chinese food. How do you tell whether a Chinese restaurant is more authentic or not? Well, even before taking a seat look at some easy indications like the crowd inside. Are they Chinese or even Asian? Also, do the table settings include chopsticks or forks? If it passes this test, check out the degree of variety on the menu. Exotic or limited? Do the waiters / waitresses speak good English or are they more Chinese? Then try ordering some of the more common Chinese dishes + see how they make it. For 2 of us, we ordered from their set banquet menu rather than getting a la carte dishes because it was the best deal at only $10 / person. We didn't get to choose the dishes since it was a set menu, but we tried to customize it a bit, + here's what we got: Egg rolls + fried shrimp http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/S3DGfst_zkYr5yHM5ZfIFQ?select=mLPT2NhQJ4F4EMIuWH4uEw Yes, that's ketchup + mustard they gave us to accompany it. Odd? Definitely. Even Panda Express will give you duck sauce. Nothing else of note to say. Won ton soup (one bowl each) http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/S3DGfst_zkYr5yHM5ZfIFQ?select=bEVy2yomD9wC2vPa1dtpzg Broth was good, but the won tons in the soup had the smallest scraps of pork filling ever. Pork fried rice http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/S3DGfst_zkYr5yHM5ZfIFQ?select=qrgJ7sOtJo5eOcV6fhMAZg This was actually pretty decent. Tasty. Then again, it's kind of hard to mess up making fried rice. My favorite dish of the meal. Kung Pao chicken http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/S3DGfst_zkYr5yHM5ZfIFQ?select=XUzUEBAnDdicFEsqnMUD7w The actual set banquet menu listed Sweet + Sour Pork, but the waitress recommended we try this instead since the other dish is "more contemporary." If by "contemporary" she meant very Americanized then I'm afraid of what that would have tasted like. This one was okay... it had just the right amount of spiciness to make it interesting. Chicken pan-fried noodles http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/S3DGfst_zkYr5yHM5ZfIFQ?select=CUokRu6PzUJnOdKONsK55Q Rather than getting chow mein, as the set menu would have been, we requested having the noodles pan-friend instead... this wasn't what I expected. They don't serve the thin gin mein noodles so this is what we ended up with. While the dish itself had good flavor + a good proportion of veggies to top it off, I just can't shake off my disappointment that they don't serve my favorite gin mein noodles. Oh yea... + they charged us an extra $1 for cooking it this way rather than stir-fried. O_o Overall, it was plenty of food for a little over $20 total so we had a good 3 boxes of leftovers to take home. It just wasn't great food... didn't hit home like I wanted it to. Sure we did chose to order more common dishes, but even still... I should have taken note of the warning signs (only 1 other table of Asian customers, the forks, waitresses being very fluent in English, etc) + picked one of my tried + true other favorites in Chinatown for dinner instead. Who cares that a scene of Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour" was filmed here if that's the only remarkable draw to the restaurant? read more

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The dinner deal is amazing you get a ton of food for like 20 bucks. The servers are very attentive and friendly. The restaurant floor is pretty spacious for the small area that it is. This outta towner will definitely be back in the future! read more

Foo-Chow restaurant is really under appreciated if you are not familiar with the provincial food. They have many off the menu items that people generally do not order. The restaurant make up their business with cheap prices and of course the "TYPICAL" chinese dishes people order always disappoint. If you try their provincial items you will find that they do know what they are cooking. For example, Fujianese food actually has many soups in their menus. They have a great silk squash dish that people don't often order. Do you know that they make a special wonton at the restaurant from scratch? The skin is specially ordered unlike other skin which are thick, this skin is paper thin. The Fujianese food specialty is made with a red wine sediment that flavors the dish must be tasted, it delights. There are many chicken, duck and fish items cooked in this wine paste that creates a sweet but savory taste to the dish. They are specialized in their noodles. Mostly resembling the Malaysian curry vermacilli stir fry noodles, but without the curry. It's delicious! Also try their Fujianese sweet and sour pork chops! They are very very tasty!!!! Example things to order: Guo Bian Hu (Rice Piece with Seafood Soup) A prepared rice paste is poured around the rim of an iron boiler and heated until it is dried. This is added to a seafood soup. As well as being a popular dish with families at home in Fuzhou, Guo Bian Hu is a common street snack. People usually have it in the morning or at night. Yu Wan (Fish Ball) or (chinese wonton and fishball soup) The flesh of a carp, shark or freshwater fish is pounded into a fine and soft paste from which the bones are carefully removed, flour is added and the mixture is then beaten to a smooth consistency to make a wrapping for a variety of stuffings usually flavored pork centers. Li Bing (Oyster Cake) Rice is steeped in water and mixed with soybean to make a covering for flavored stuffing of Oyster, muscles and celery. The cakes are deep fried until golden and crisp. Fuzhou people like to have Oyster Cake together with Guo Bian Hu. Chun Juan (Spring Roll) Ground rice is made into a thin paste which is filled with vegetables and meat or seafood, the rolls are deep fried in oil until golden and crispy on the outside and tender within. Guang Bing (Qi Jiguang Cake) Qi Jiguang is a historical figure and Chinese folk hero famed for his exploits against Wo (the old name of Japan). Loved and held in great esteem by the people they named small cakes in his honor. These are round and with a hole through the center so that they could be put on a string and hung around the neck, very useful when out and about as a way to stave off hunger! Now I'm debunking the rest of the reviews as recently their restaurant has been remodeled and the facilities are much cleaner. It's worth a second try. read more

Their Customer service Is excellent weather you are dining in our ordering takeout. The food is excellent great flavor and not so greasy. (Still is...but not drenched in oil) read more

SUPER DELICIOUS! We went to order but took it home!'it's was so good, I had the dinner combo, with soup fried shrimp a egg roll, sweet and sour pork and rice,( I know am boring )but it was awesome and my honey had soup, Really yummy, and all the staff is so nice. It's a hard job, hospitality right now, and everyone is so Charming! I hope you try it! Merry Christmas and happy new year!!!! read more

I reviewed Foo Chow over 7 years ago and awarded 5-Stars for its incomparably authentic Cantonese cuisine and experience. In updating my review, I note a few positive changes. Foo Chow gained international fame from its appearance in several feature films. Understandably, the restaurant trades on its fame. However, fame did not detract from its excellence. Yes, the decor seems a little tattered. For example, some laminated table tops (no table cloths here) show wear, but they are clean. The Health Dept awards an "A" rating for cleanliness and health. The prices are average for similar restaurants in the area. Lunch specials range from $4 to $6. Foo-Chow serves authentic Cantonese cuisine in a totally authentic setting. The food, service and ambience (except for the non-Chinese tourists) is authentic. As another review said, Foo-Chow is receiving unfairly low ratings from those who do not know authentic Cantonese (more properly called Guangdong) cuisine. It is very different from the other famous "Eight Cuisines of China" (Jiangsu, Szechuan, Shandong, Hunan, Fujian, Anhui and Zhejiang), but many tourists expect Szechuan and so are "disappointed" in Cantonese. Another problem for some tourists is that the service is authentically Cantonese -- which means that the servers do not interact like American servers: no introductions, no hovering, no "how do you like it", and no big smiles -- because that's American culture, not Cantonese. Finally, the restaurant itself looks and feels like a typical Cantonese restaurant. It is not huge and richly appointed, but it is small and simple -- again, like authentic restaurants in Guangdon. Bottom Line: if you want to be transported across the world to a restaurant that makes you feel like you're in a small village in the Guangdong Province, then Foo-Chow is your restaurant. But if you're looking for a large, gawdy restaurant that serves American-Chinese food to tourists, then try another place in Chinatown. read more

So my girlfriend and I were around Chinatown, and we were hungry. We were about to go to Full Moon House, but then we saw Foo Chow, and i'm like "YES, babe let's go here!" The food here was phenomenal, from the wonton soup, hot jasmine tea, to our entrees of orange chicken and beef w/broccoli, of course we can't forget about the white rice. The service was exceptional, and I would highly recommend everyone to visit this historic landmark in Chinatown! read more

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On a whim, I parked at the Empress Pavilion mall not knowing I'd end up at Foo Chow. I parked there to browse for something eat, admittedly in search of noodle places. It's a big mall, there's got to be something there right? Wrong. So I hop across the street to find lunch, I'm starving now. I decided to have lunch here for two reasons: One- Because I didn't want to drive to another parking lot and pay another fee. Two- I was also a bit curious about the place as I've not eaten here before. I had the Beef Noodle Soup. Pic: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/S3DGfst_zkYr5yHM5ZfIFQ?select=3yschdb-dnS9nf_ICQOawQ Positive experiences were: - A lot of food for the money. - The noodles held its firmness pretty well and tasted decent. - The soup was not bad, not too heavy, not salty. - Beef, the soft pieces, were tasty enough. - Curt, speedy waiters. Gripes: - Several beef pieces were super tough and hard (Hurts your teeth if you suddenly bite into these). This was a hassle because I had to test the beef's tenderness by test-biting each one, a distraction for sure. - Broccoli pieces were showing aged spots and didn't look appetizing. - Corn-from-a-can taste and texture. - Slow service at the counter when paying bill (Irritating). The free-parking stamp was a nice surprise (Foo Chow provides stamp for Pavilion parking), just for this I might go back to try other foods. Suddenly it's economical to eat in Chinatown? Yea! They boast over 26 years of service. Cool. I'm sorry to say but this place looks like it is hanging on to the last years of its life. Not because it's an old place but because it felt oppressive, this place is a forsaken place on a planet no one cares about, waiting to die. Would I bring a party here for a happy occasion? No. For sad occasion? Yes. But I sincerely hope that they change to meet customer needs and succeed, and still retain the Foo Chow charm (Whatever that may be). Overall it was decent for the money, interesting experience. read more

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Every person at our family dinner said this was the best Chinese food we've ever had! Every dish was incredible. We're going to come back very soon. We ordered and devoured the hot & sour soup, green beans, vegetarian chow mein, broccoli beef, orange chicken, and sliced fish with sweet & sour sauce. read more

Wow. This take out was superb. You could tell that the ingredients were super fresh...not always the case with Chinese food in past experiences. We ordered veggie fried rice, cashew chicken, and generals chicken...all excellent. The zucchini in the cashew chicken tasted particularly flavorful and buttery, not soggy and bland like I've had before. Again, you could tell it was super fresh. The generals chicken was sweet and crunchy. The food was all nice and hot still after its delivery over. Also not overly greasy like most Chinese. Loved it! Overall 5/5! Will be back! read more

Their beef friend rice had no flavor - VERY BLAND. The beef itself was very dry and had a slight greenish color to it. Surprisingly, they have a good amount of positive reviews in here. Perhaps the food quality has changed? read more

Just had dinner there last night (10/17/07) for the "Gab & Grub," put on by APABA ("Asian Pacific American Bar Association"). It was an event where a bunch of law school students and a bunch of practicing attorneys got together, had dinner, and the attorneys get peppered by questions from the students. It is a very informal setting and it was cool. The food was not the greatest I've had, but it was not bad (I've had a lot worse). Service was very friendly and helpful, even though there was a lot of us (over 20) and we were pretty loud. Hmmm, there was some other people eating at the restaurant, and since it is a pretty small place, they were sitting right next to us. They'll probably say that the restaurant was noisy and filled with all these loud lawyers and law students and give this place a worser ranking then it deserves. But don't worry, I don't think that this place is a regular hangout for lawyers and law students. I parked down the street on College St., and took a nice, short walk to the restaurant. There's no parking from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (I think), and since I got there at around 6:45 p.m., there were lots of empty spaces on the street. Didn't even have to put money in the meter. read more

Foo Chow Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California

My hubby found this restaurant because of the Rush Hour movie so I said why not? Best decision that day! The restaurant is really clean, the food is delicious and the staff are super friendly and very accommodating. You gotta try this restaurant!!!!!! read more

Foo Chow Restaurant - Egg shrimp foo young & fried chicken wings - Chinese Near Me - Los Angeles, California