I was surprised to get this quality of food past midnight, we went to this location on a Saturday after clubbing, got some noodles and salt and pepper wings, and some stir fried dishes. The black pepper beef was actually my favorite, it was so tender and flavorful. read more

Ken's Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

One of the highlights of our annual holiday party is ending up at Ken's to round out the evening. The duck is always a highlight and the accompanying buns are perfect little pillows. The coconut shrimp is also a go to and never disappoints. I've yet to try something I didn't like. read more

Ken's Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Visiting from SD. Excellent authentic Cantonese food. Ordered ginger onion lobster and fried pork intestine. Flavourful and crispy. Service is excellent. Upfront flat pricing on lobster, which is great as I don't like to play games with the weight. Place is small but definitely a hidden gem. Highly recommend. read more

Love this little Chinese seafood restaurant in Chinatown! Friendly staff and the food is soooo good. If you're craving Chinese style seafood you have to try this place. We ordered clams in black bean sauce and the jumbo shrimp in ginger scallion sauce and both were phenomenal. The hot and sour soup was great too. read more

Ken's Seafood Restaurant - Clams in Black bean sauce - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Family is pretty familiar with Ken's and used to come here often but recently, we came here to eat and had a pretty unpleasant experience. The staff is phenomenal, the waiters offered excellent service but the food this time around wasn't up to par with the usual experiences. We ordered our standard dishes of the salt baked squid, seafood chow mein, sweet and sour pork, stir fried clams, etc. However, the food came out unusually fast, probably within less than 5 minutes of ordering. Ordinarily, I would be impressed but everything came out either warm or made as if it was in a rush. For example, the sauce on the seafood chow mein was abnormally warm and after another couple minutes, became cold. The salt baked squid's batter was also falling off the squid, making it greasy and soggy instead of light and crispy. It was also weird when the owner grabbed our sauces off our table and gave it to another neighboring table without even telling us. I'd ordinarily just attribute it to the restaurant having an off day but the entire experience was enough to have me want to frequent other restaurants in the future. read more

You want to authentic Chinese food in Philly....get down to Chinatown and Ken's. Open late and this place rocks! Just look at the pics and tell me these entrees don't look awesome. Yeah...they're all killer! read more

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Okay guys... I'm back! I wanted to be apart of the controversy between Kens and David's salt and pepper shrimp. I've tried David's before and I was not impressed at all as the shrimp were soggy by the time I got home and the breading is a lot thicker, more of a tempura style as& P shrimp but I recently had the chance to try Kens S&P shrimp and babyyyyyyy they were spot on and exactly what I was looking for! I will say that the shrimp were soggy when I got home and didn't taste nearly as good as they did when they came out to the table but my vote is for Kens... Y'all can keep David's across the street lol read more

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Food: I used to only come here for karaoke, but the regular dine in menu is absolutely fantastic. I come here maybe every other month, and I always leave satisfied. Last night some friends and I were craving honey walnut shrimp and salted fish fried rice and it did not disappoint. The honey walnut shrimp was plump and luscious. The salted fish fried rice was also delicious. The bits of salted shrimp and seafood elevate the fried rice drastically. This is always a must for me when I eat here. I am always surprised by the quality and consistency of the food here despite how large the menu selection is -- a true testament of cantonese mastery. They can take all my money honestly. Honey walnut shrimp: 5/5 Salted fish fried rice: 5/5 Service: The food comes out very quick and they open pretty late too which is nice after a night out. Ambience: Very no frills and what you would expect from a typical cantonese seafood joint. There's way too many fish in their fish tanks and there's always someone cutting heaps of green beans on the table. read more

Ken's Seafood Restaurant - Honey walnut shrimp + salted fish fried rice - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

They have live seafood tanks with crabs lobster frogs eels shrimp monk fish largemouth bass and other fish I got the lobster in ginger sauce and salt and pepper crab both was amazing I also ordered shrimp fried rice togo was great the staff was great read more

Our dinner here was not bad - some of the neighboring restaurants looked really busy, and there wasn't much of a line here. They were also serving a large banquet/party upstairs, so it's definitely still a popular place. Overall, the sea food dishes were fresh and prepared pretty quickly. Staff were friendly and welcoming. read more

Love the food. Hate that you have to stare at the poor, cramped fish, turtles, & lobsters. It actually makes me sad and looks cruel. I only get take out & sometimes the guilt gets to me before I am able to order :( I hope they cover the tanks or something in the future. read more

*3.5/5 Only place around that was open for our late night post-concert cravings, and it was aight. Kinda tasted like food I could put together myself but it hit the spot in the moment. Pan-fried dumplings were nice and crispy, so special shout out there. They also give you tea to drink which is noice. read more

Ken's Seafood Restaurant - Pan fried dumplings, meat broccoli dish - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This review is ONLY for their chicken wings, beef chow fun, and stirred fried string beans past midnight. So Ken's seafood is one of the few places that opens past 12 in Chinatown. After being out, my friends introduced me to ken's seafood and ordered what I mentioned above. All three of those dishes was pretty good. Chicken wings, very crispy and juicy in the inside. Beef chow fun is huge portion with plenty of meat. I never had any of their other dishes so can't comment there. Also if other restaurants are open, ken's is generally not our go to but maybe we should check it out during normal hours. read more

Ken's Seafood Restaurant - Chicken wings - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wow $25 a person for your own karaoke room for 2 hours. They also include a prefixed menu that wasn't that bad -- like 6 Chinese American dishes like beef and broccoli, fried rice, lo mein, etc. overall it was a steal. Karaoke also had a good selection of top hits. read more

Ken's is one of my favorite places for karaoke/BYO because the private rooms are decently spacious and the facilities are exactly what you'd expect from a Karaoke place. They have a decent selection of songs (Mandarin and English), and some are actually pretty recent. The food itself is actually surprisingly good. We had the broccoli and beef, (General Tso's?) chicken, fried rice, and some others. They were all very flavorful and what you'd get at a normal Chinese restaurant. That's actually a good thing, since I feel that some BYO places hinge on the fact that they're BYO and the food is lacking compared to a regular restaurant. In the end, I probably wouldn't come here if it wasn't a BYO - the atmosphere is pretty loud and karaoke like. However, if it's for a BYO, I'd definitely recommend here. read more

Ken's Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I came here after a concert that ended around 2am. I'd never been to Chinatown or really anywhere so late but the friends I was with said this was a must-have for post concert food. We ordered the "beef cubes" which I still have no idea what it matches up to on the menu but it's possible they just understood what it was when asked. We also got some general tsos and the lemon pepper chicken wings. The wings were the highlight for me although the other food was also good as well. You get some extremely hot tea in little cups that you can refill yourself which was nice to have. The service is quite no frills which is expected in Chinatown l, and the food they serve is 10/10. I do think it's a little of a weird time since we couldn't get out for a while since a group was arguing with the owners about whether they'd paid or not near the door but it was kind of funny and really gives you those late night vibes anyway would highly recommend if you're looking for food after a late night concert. read more

Good food, extremely fresh seafood, crab is amazing. Open late food for after bar hopping. Owner's always friendly. Only minus is I've been there too much so I want to go somewhere else for variety. read more

This place is AMAZING!! Open till 3 am they are the perfect late night food. The food is amazing and tastes so good. The service at the restaurant is great! They are constantly checking in on you. I highly recommend ordering multiple dishes to share read more

My wife is Asian (Filipino) and she likes to get her hair cut in Chinatown as of late. That is alright by me as I like Chinatown and we always hit up a few places for eats afterwards. On this night my father in law came with us also for a haircut. After we were done at Perfect Cut, we were on our way to Dim Sum Garden and I was seriously jonesin for those Shanghai Soup dumplings. My father in law suggested Ken's as he loves seafood and he said they had a lobster special for $19.95 for two lobsters. My father in law is 91 years old and in great shape and also a really good guy, so I put away my craving for Dim Sum and hid my disappointment and acquiesced to his Ken's suggestion. Ken's is really old school China Town. The inside was clean but basic, maybe in need of some updating, maybe not. It filled up fairly quickly with customers and I was the only white person in the place. I guess that is a good sign? They had the Cowboys game on and the bovine lads were getting crushed by the Falcons and that was definitely a good sign. The wait staff was fairly friendly and became more and more friendly as the Falcons lead grew. I am pretty sure some of the waiters had a little wager on that game as I heard them talking about the over points. We ordered the lobsters with a ginger garlic sauce, corn and chicken soup and some Chinese spinach in a garlic sauce. I will say this for Ken's the food came out super fast, almost as fast as Prescott kept getting sacked. They pulled the two lobsters out of the tank in the front of the restaurant and it seemed like in seconds they were cooked and cut up nicely on a plate on our table. The soup came out first and that was pretty good, it was not salty but it was a bit bland for me. It could easily be doctored with the sauces Ken's provided however. The lobster was good and tasted fresh and I liked the sauce. There was a slight catch to the deal as we didn't quite read the fine print. It is $19.95 Monday through Thursday, since it was a Sunday night the price was $29.95, still not a bad deal for two lobsters. Ken's was fun and definitely different. I don't know if i would run back but if your looking for more traditional and authentic Chinese food, I think Ken's is a pretty good choice. 3.5 yelp stars read more

Ken's Seafood Restaurant - Chinese greens - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Best place for late night meal! Great place friendly service and food wasn't bad. Very chill spot!

Came late night. Got fried grouper and beef lo mein. I was happy with the execution. Fish was fried to be crisp but not overcooked. Lo mein was generous in portion, savory as heck, and the beef was good on portion and also quite tender. read more

I recently went there for my birthday. I called them to schedule about 4 different times which was already ridiculous that they don't just have a set list of karaoke rooms. On the day of my birthday , they acted confused AND 15 people were cramped into a small , hot room. The air conditioning was terrible and definitely didn't cool the room. Not worth the almost 400 dollars we paid total and I used to come here all the time. I deserve my money back honestly because a birthday only comes once a year , the service was terrible and I was sweating so badly, I couldn't even enjoy singing. I honestly think even after my 4 phone calls, they forgot about my reservation day of. Don't call them to reserve! At this point, you probably have to make a reservation directly at the manager's house. I am never coming here again and that says a lot because I used to be a regular. Horrible karaoke experience, borderline ruined my birthday. This place has gone downhill which is disappointing. You barely even get any food anymore, no mixers for byob , no regular sized cups, no air... awful. read more

They are probably the most authentic Cantonese, Hong Kong style restaurants in Philly. The food is made very fast and the waiters are very nice read more

Everything here is excellent. Annoyed they open at 4pm and not noon but they stay open until 3am. By far the best authentic Chinese food!

Ken's is never let's me down besides them not answering the phone lol but fr Ken's is clutch late night drunk as shit with ya girl slide get a nice meal Going feel like you In one of the rush hour movies lol way better the David's they might cousins but still ..... clean and food comes out fast and serve liq to ya heard food is always on point open late read more

This place is way too noise, and I smell people smoking. The food is not well prepared, I order lobster sashimi. They didn't even take time to cut it thin, they gave me big chunk and thrown on the ice, and all other dishes don't look well prepared either. They need take more time on it read more

Excellent food and service. You can't go wrong with any dish especially seafood..so fresh perfectly prepared. Service was attentive a 10 out of 10! Can't wait to come back. read more

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Love this place! The owner the great and the food is always amazing. Good prices as well. This has been my go to forever!

Kens seafood has consistently the best Chinese take out I've had. My go to's are the salt baked pork ribs, house fried rice, and pan fried dumplings. With some extra rice cooked on the side at home, this is a usual feast for me and my best friends. read more

Late Night Chinese Food. Can you ever really give it 5 stars? Everything tastes so good when it's 3am. I came here a couple times and always order lo mein or something basic chinese and then i hate myself for it because this place specializes in seafood! the clams in brown sauce, crispy shrimp or lobster fried rice is the way to go here. anything other than seafood here is basic. the manager is very lively, he's usually drunk but gives some free shots. i usually hit up this place or david's after a long night out with some friends to ease the hangover the next day read more

Late night bites.. msg fix - check!! stopped by after a late night out and ordered a couple items: - hot & sour soup - perfect after a night out drinking - honey walnut shrimp - delicious! the shrimp was nice and plump - wings - they are like crack! love the seasoning... - beef chow mein - this was just okay..we really wanted the chow fun but they ran out of the noodles.. so this dish was just okay... Service was great - the after hours crowd if very interesting.. We sat on the 1st floor facing the stairs...and you'll see drunk people stumbling down... a couple may miss their steps.. but nonetheless..very entertaining.. read more

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Everything always comes out fresh and every time same. I been eating with Ken seafood for over 5 years. I have not have one bad meals. Price is so reasonable. read more

Put in a reservation for karaoke at 11:30. They "overbooked" themselves so we did not have any room to ourselves. Staff did nothing to accommodate. Would never return. Good thing I did not pay in advance. read more

Rude as hell. Never coming back here or recommend this place to anyone. The owner's ego is so inflated that he needs a reality check. There are so many other places in Chinatown that offer good food and much nicer services. 1 star is already way more than what they deserve. read more

Ken's Seafood is a great late night or karaoke option! My go-to place for a karaoke/dinner event! The food is good. I have never had a bad experience with their food. But it would be far from my first choice for a family dinner. Their lo mein and fried rice options are pretty good. I also enjoy their seafood, since it is their specialty. Besides the food, my main reason I go here is for their karaoke/food special for their upstair rooms! They have a number of private karaoke rooms upstairs of varying sizes depending on your needs. Typically, you can just call them and reserve the rooms yourself. The music selection is diverse and updated very frequently. They may not have the songs that just came out that month, but they'll have some that are still on the radio. Aesthetically, it is just like any other Chinese restaurant, but you're guaranteed relatively good food and a fun time for a decent price. read more

DO NOT COME HERE. IT IS A SCAM. RUDE SERVICE. WOULD GIVE NEGATIVE STARS IF POSSIBLE. So I wanted to book Kens for my birthday party after hearing people mention it having private rooms, karaoke, and BYOB. I was hesitant after seeing the poor ratings but thought I should still give it a try. Called two weeks in advance and was told very rudely by a staff that I could only book two days before the event. So I waited and called two days before the event at 4:50PM. Immediately I was greeted very rudely by a male staff yelling WHAT? When I tell him I would like to book a room for Saturday he tells me they are full. I explain how I tried booking much earlier in advance but was told to call back later. The staff proceeds to start swearing saying "WHAT THE FUCK? ARE YOU CRAZY? I SAID WE ARE FULL." I then asked politely if I could please talk to the manager/owner and he replies "ARE YOU CRAZY? I AM THE MANAGER. WHAT THE SHIT YOU CRAZY?" At that point I decided I would much rather have my birthday party at a restaurant that treats its customers politely. If this is the attitude of the manager then the restaurant is truly a lost cause. There's much better karaoke options like Yakitori Boy, Chinese food like Dim Sum Garden or BYOB like Nine ting. read more

Mediocre at best .... Fishermans plate was ok , Cole slaw was bland and Clam Cakes were horrible...like hockey pucks . Just your typical tourist trap food . read more

It makes me sad to give this place a low score. All the other times I've been to Ken's I had a lot of fun and enjoyed the food, but this time I am extremely disappointed. We made a reservation for a karaoke room for a friend's birthday. Upon arrival they first sent our group into 2 different rooms without telling us, so it took us awhile to even realize that the rest of our party was in another room. Then they said they there was a pre set menu and $20 a person, $200 minimum? They've never done a pre set menu for a party before. We were disappointed because we knew what we wanted to order beforehand and were excited to be eating their food. What makes it worse is that they didn't even give us a lot of food. Fried rice, lo mein, general tsao chicken, beef and broccoli? Food we could have ordered from our chinese takeout places nearby. It wasn't even a lot of food either, we were all still hungry after and ended up going to another chinese restaurant. They were so quick to kick us out after our 2 hours too, in the middle of our session they started clearing out our table. How disappointing. It really put a downer on our night. I don't know if I'll ever schedule another party here. read more

This place has nice karaoke rooms but considering that if you have a party of 10 or more it's $20 per person it's not worth it. they give you like seven dollars worth of food per person which is ridiculous. 11 people in my party and they brought out 5-6 plates for everyone to share. They started taking away out plates and I literally was like "that's it?" In disbelief I was still very much hungry. It's definitely not worth it. Not the greatest service either and it was difficult to get a room as well. There's other karaoke rooms in Chinatown that are more worth it. The food was okay, your typical Chinese food. They didn't give us any expensive dishes either with the big party, just chicken dishes, lo mein, fried rice, chow fun, that you can get for a fraction of the price at your local Chinese restaurant by your house. read more

Ken's Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ken's Seafood Restaurant has many traditional Chinese plate served with seafood. I went the basic route and had the Sweet & Sour Chicken served with white rice and vegetables. Very delicious entree for the price, ($12). Service was adequate as they're able to seat you with limited seating, but basic things like water never came. I would recommend this place for the food and ambiance in Chinatown. read more