Surprising combination of bargain basement lunch specials pricing, big portions, respectable quality, and friendly service. Clean, well-kept place. Sweet and Sour Chicken (on the combo): Seven large pieces, very high meat-to-batter ratio, good crispness on some, not so crisp on others, and a mild "blush" take on the sweet and sour sauce. Cherries and pineapples included. Interestingly served on its own plate, separate from the rice and appetizer, and there was enough there that it could pass as a full order at some places. Pork Fried Rice (on the combo, served in its own bowl ): Not listed as one of the options, but they accommodated me, and it came out surprisingly well-- sort of a cross between Yang Chow fried rice and old school pork fried rice. The pork was fresh and tender; the egg prominent. Very enjoyable even though I was hoping for old school style. Egg Roll (on the combo, served on its own plate ): Small, crisp of shell, and crisp and moist inside, with mostly cabbage and pork. Decent seasoning. Duck Sauce: A cross between standard applesauce-based duck sauce and the dreaded orange packets. Perhaps a little too close to the latter. Overall, an impressive spread for a mere $10.95. The 4 stars take value into account. read more

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Friday 05/22/2026 dinner with the Misses. Never ever ever again. Started with a simple wonton soup that had absolutely no taste or flavor on the wonton or the broth felt like I was eating hot water. We both ordered the vegetables medley mine seafood witch was supposed to contain lobster shrimp and scallops was so bland no flavor Lobster non existent frozen scallops shrimp was just ok the Misses had the beef version witch she barely touched same bland flavorless dish just with beef . Long story short we went there hungry left hungry paid a bunch of money . As the waiter comes to our table we ask for a check he sees the food barely touched along with the cup of soup that was still full to the rim and doesn't even ask if anything was wrong with the food .With a straight face brings the check places it on the table and walks away expecting us to pay for the garbage he knows he brought but we were not satisfied with. The Misses doesn't like to fuzz about the food and Tab just wants to go . I was pissed because i did want to fuzz but bit my tongue we paid and left . Food can be bad anywhere at any given time it happens. But the service and blatant disregard for your customers and quality of food is just something i will not tolerate anymore with restaurants in this economy. If you can't provide good food and service then shut the fucking doors and stop robbing folks for their hard earned money with your crappy food and even worse service. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS ESTABLISHMENT TO ANYONE I REPEAT DO NOT IF VALUE YOUR MONEY VISIT THIS BUSINESS AT ALL . You will be disappointed. We will never go back and will spread the word about this crappy place to anyone who listens and know until I see them out of business. They have been there long enough to not care. To wait and see improvement thats out the window . A fairly new restaurant i would maybe consider watching for improvement for another chance but not this decade's old business.. 2026 and beyond I am no longer tolerating this type of behavior from businesses and restaurants just trying to take our money without providing satisfactory food and service and you shouldn't either ! And this is the reason for the 1 Star review read more

Lee Chen Chinese Cuisine - Vegetable seafood medley. Supposedly! - Chinese Near Me - Lawrence, Massachusetts

The service was slow at first but she was very nice and cordial made good drinks. The restaurant is very nice and clean plenty of table space and comfortable. The food itself was incredibly excellent fresh vegetables and spring rolls were delicious and fresh. The beef and vegetables was very tasty the sesame chicken was really good everything was excellent the pork fried rice was very delicious with chunks of pork and peas eggs very yummy. read more

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We thought there was food was solid. The ribs had lots of meat on them. The egg drop soup was very good. I liked their sauce on the general tsaos chicken. Delivery went super smooth. We might be a little partial around the corner, but we would order there again. read more

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The food has always been very good. Have been going there for 25 years. The prices have increased quite a lot however making it a luxury instead of something I would do once a week. read more

Good takeout Chinese food. Dont let the outside fool you. The inside is well taken care of and the food is above average take out Chinese food for reasonable prices. Not sure id ever dine in. Which is unfortunate since the size of the building and parking really would benefit from dine in. Not the best Chinese food ive ever had but for the price and location its very hard to beat. read more

I've eaten at Lee Chen countless times over many years, as well as getting take-out numerous times. Parking is a breeze, the restaurant is clean throughout, the staff very friendly and helpful. The food is always great - ample portions - freshly prepared - great variety - attractively served. In short, there's nothing I don't like about Lee Chen. Exotic, no, but if you're looking for straight forward, high quality Chinese food, you won't do better in the area. read more

Clean and comfortable environment prompt and courteous service and good food so what more could you ask for also a great value. Come in and feast. read more

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Ordered once never again. The food is not good. It's like the same brown sauce is used to cook everything so everything tastes the same, and that taste is not great. Wish it was better because it's so close but oh well read more

Favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Food is always fresh and flavorful. Very affordable especially for the portion sizes. Restaurant is always clean and the service is top notch. read more

They still only offer take out only! Call in your order and will bring it out curbside. I had the lunch special, ginger chicken w/ green beans and it was just ok. Not much chicken and the fried rice was flavorless. read more

They have the best crab Rangoons! Food is amazing and the service is always lovely. I remember going there the first time and right away knowing I'd go back read more

We rolled in with a group of 24 teenagers nearing closing time, and they didn't bat an eye. Service was great, they kept everything straight for the orders. Food came out quickly. Lots to choose from on the menu, some really good and authentic (we lived in Shanghai for 3 years) and some definitely for Americans, everyone found something they liked. read more

The food here is still some of the best in the area. However, on today's visit all of our foods temperature was lukewarm. I was disappointed, for sure. But, the flavors are still solid. Food fresh. Prices reasonable relative to other Chinese restaurants in our area. read more

We have been coming to this place for takeaway for years at this point. They are very fast and accommodating. The friendly staff answer the phone quickly! The food has slightly gone downhill in quality after Covid, however the Mapo Tofu is still our favorite menu item which has seen the least of the change. Overall a solid place for quick, affordable takeaway. Also a side note, since they reopened for dine in, I noticed they are more geared towards takeaway and the dining area looks more bleak compared to the lively appearance pre-Covid. read more

This restaurant is without a doubt my favorite Chinese food. I have been here a few times and each time it is Clean and the food is VERY good and still piping hot when I get home from take out. I am just one ordering and when I get a special there is plenty for me to have the next day for lunch too. The gentleman at the register was very polite. I can't stress enough how delishious everything I have had so far has been. Thank you. I do want to point out that I read a lot of reviews and especially anyone who rates a 1 or 2 Star and then I go and read the history of the reviewers who give one or two Stars. I read and went into the history of all maybe 10 of the 1 and 2 star reviews and every single one of them have rated 85 to 90 % of places they have been to with 1 Star. So you really have to do your homework and consider that some people just want to pick places apart and give bad reviews everywhere. read more

Lee Chen Chinese Cuisine - Sorry I should have taken the picture before I ate some but I scooped some out of there take out dish because there was a lot there. - Chinese Near Me - Lawrence, Massachusetts

Lee Chen is now open for Dining IN! Apparently, they've been open for the past several months. Shame on me for not being more aware of my dining options. The restaurant is still as clean and classy as ever. I had the aptly named Chicken Amazing. It was a little bit more spicy than I remember but it's still an awesome dish. The Crab Rangoon was also excellent. Lee Chen has regained its spot at the top of my favorite Chinese Restaurants. read more

Great food for lunch! Prices are so reasonable and the food is fantastic! I love coming here with co workers and know in that we won't have to break the bank for bad food. Service is great. People are very nice and helpful. read more

I first discovered Lee Chen over twenty years ago and stop in roughly every six months when I have a craving for sliced chicken in garlic sauce The quality of the food has remained terrific and the service is outstanding. I highly recommend visiting the restaurant yourself. read more

Ordered tangerine chicken. It tasted alright but I had diarrhea the morning after eating it. Very unhappy. When I cut some of the pieces up the next day it wasn't fully cooked. I'm guessing that's the reason. read more

Lee Chen Chinese Cuisine - Raw chicken. Yuck. - Chinese Near Me - Lawrence, Massachusetts

Not very good. Seemed like grocery store "Asian food" isle. Every dish we had was smothered in heavy corn syrup sauces. Mostly sliced peppers and broccoli. Would never go back not our cup of tea. Service was friendly. read more

Looks like not the nicest place but the place is clean and the food is outstanding. Service is always super nice and quick. Drinks aren't too bad either and you can always get a table. Place is fantastic! read more

Excellent food and the owners are lovely . A family favorite! All the food is great, so hard to choose. Love the crab rangoons and hot and sour soup. Also, a very , very clean and welcoming environment. A gem of a restaurant! read more

Very good food. Great variety. Everything was fresh and arrived quickly. Great surprise food find.

Always had a great experience with getting food here. The lunch is always delicious for the price. The food comes out very fast and service always delivers as expected when I grab takeout. Highly recommend this place! read more

I've only ordered take-out from here, but the food was delicious! The service was quick and the portions were generous. I'll be back!

Reliable quality - all your favorite Hunan, Cantonese, Szechuan and Mandarin specialties. Excellently prepared to your preference of spiciness. Friendly wait staff and takeout folks. read more

This is the worst Chinese food I have ever had! They put shredded lettuce in my wonton soup! I had shrimp with lobster sauce. The gravy was brown and had a funny smell and did not taste very good either! Most of this food web in the trash! read more

Lee Chen Chinese Cuisine - Wonton soup with shredded lettuce!! - Chinese Near Me - Lawrence, Massachusetts

The food at this place is fresh and delicious. I've never had a single complaint in all my times eating at this establishment. The workers are friendly as well. We recently ordered $100 worth of food on Christmas and it was ready quickly and everyone loved it. By far my favorite Chinese food in the Merrimack Valley. read more

Outside run down, but food is well prepared and delicious. We love Peking duck, ginger chicken green beans and so much more:) read more

If one good thing came out of Quarantine it's that we discovered this place. So happy to find some good Chinese food on the north shore. Our normal place has closed for a while so we tried this one out. The only thing we messed up on was that we assumed rice came with the orders. Not a deal breaker, but just something to be aware of. read more

This place was GREAT, the food was fresh and non greasy, after Covid all it does is take out and is going down like a brick, food is different, we had take out since we were there, but was awful, might have change cooks, too bad, has bit the dust read more

The food looked as fresh as it tasted. I found this place just few days ago. I'm from Georgetown and for the people that wrote bad reviews about this restaurant they should go eat near Georgetown. This has delicious food the best so. The rice was fresh and tasty, the shrimp delicious and the pepper steak tender and juice. The drink were amazing and the service was fine. The atmosphere was calm and pleasant. I'm glad I found this restaurant. It's awesome!!! read more

Only offering takeout is fine, but I would expect that to result in care and attention to detail for all meal preparations - that was not the case. We ordered shrimp chow mein, but got a big containtainer of bean sprouts and other vegetables in a white sauce with a few small shrimp. It was like a thick soup with no noodles - this was an order for kids to share, so that was a bust. The tangerine chicken tasted good, but we found two small bones in the chicken pieces, and it was prepared with dehydrated mushrooms. I don't mind that they were dehydrated originally, but they should be REhydrated and washed before cooking. It was like biting into dirty leather. The pork fried rice was made with some very fatty, flavorless pork that seemed to be boiled before putting into the fried rice. I saw some very nice reviews on here, so I was really surprised by the bad experience. I don't know if this downturn is recent, or due to the pandemic; but unfortunately, it was so bad that I'm not willing to give it another try. read more

Tonight's meal was fair. Chicken wings raw inside, special fried rice dry, shrimp had large black veins. Many time in past food was great. Giving Lee Chen a long break. read more

Foisd is great, one of the tastiest around the Merriack Valley!!! Only pick up orders only tho.

Wow, this place has gone downhill. We've come back a bunch of times post Covid, hoping it's improved, but it hasn't. Very blah. It used to have this awesome seafood soup. No more. People who work there seem especially sad. I know that's a weird way to describe the waitstaff but that's the vibe they give off. Such a shame. It used to be such a good place to dine! read more

On Valentine's Day 2020, my wife and I visited this restaurant - actually the third time. Our previous two experiences were at least 6 months apart - but our memories suggests that we enjoyed our experience. This time it was "everything 'but' enjoyable".......! We arrived at 7:30 PM and were seated two tables next to a large party of children complete with balloons, parents w/grandparents - probably 25 people altogether and very, VERY loud. After living with the noise loud enough to prevent my wife or I from being heard by one another, we finally asked the waiter to relocate us "as far away as possible". That he did (he was the store manager). We appreciated it and told him so. We put onto a very small table -- after we saw it, we asked for a normal 4 person table which we were given. Then we placed our order. Our starter was Pot Stickers (a no-brainer I would think?). We followed this up with their AMAZING SHRIMP PLATE - and an order for Scrimp Lo-main. What we received, after our order was: Pot Stickers - UNDER-COOKED - basically raw, tasking like raw paste with the stuffing totally cold. The Amazing Shrimp - 8 shrimp (for $15) with VERY few vegetables smothered in a tasteless sauce SHRIMP LO-MEIN - served with tiny (and I mean TINY) shrimp that were surrounded by the lo-mein noodles, a little (tiny I should define what we really received) vegetables and buried in a brown sauce. Tasteless for sure. At least it was warm - NOT HOT. After sampling the dishes, we elected to ask that they be put into "take away cartons" and finished our VALENTINE DAY MEAL - leaving terribly disappointed. What a difference between our 1st experience vs. what we received that day. I expect we will NOT repeat our experience again anytime soon. It's too bad that in the Merrimack Valley, there isn't a 1st class Chinese Restaurant looking for business? If one ever did come along, my wife and I would be regular customers. We WILL NOT RETURN! read more

Fresh Chinese food with ALL of the taste and so much less of the grease!! Our takeout was ready in 10 minutes after ordering at peak dinner hours. Awesome! This is our go-to spot. read more

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Great food. Very authentic cuisine. Vegetables always fresh. If I am in the area one of my top choices.