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    Lee's China Inn

    3.3 (31 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    "General Tso's chicken." (I put quotes there on purpose.)
    Lynn B.

    When I was headed to Louisiana to visit the hubby for a few days, I called him and asked him to find an Asian restaurant at the midpoint (which is Crockett, Texas). And there was exactly one. Which the hubs said got more-than-decent reviews. And since I'm always up for ANYTHING Asian-food-adjacent FIRST, I went for it. I specifically ordered sweet tea, but without forewarning me (perhaps she FORGOT that I specified "sweet" tea twice), she brought unsweetened tea (there were artificial sweetener packets on the table and a long spoon in the tea, so . . .?‍). And their prices were so low that I decided to splurge for a mini Puu-puu platter -- which turned out to be my second mistake (the first one being having stopped there at all!!). And the hue of the "sweet-and-sour sauce" was startling (and WRONG) to say the least, but the consistency of the "beef stick" was nothing short of tree bark. As in "I am Groot!" I mean when I tapped my fork against it, it made a hollow knocking sound. (It was obvious that they were several days old and had been reheated multiple times.) So I tried the eggroll. Which was nothing but the wrapper with some faint-and-unidentifiable plant matter inside. (And if you've ever made eggrolls or lumpia by hand/from scratch, you know how dang labor-intensive and downright DIFFICULT they are to make, so you'd think if they were gonna take the time and effort to roll them up, they would put filling in them!) And I was terrified to try the crab Rangoon, because I got food poisoning from shrimp in the early 90s, and I felt like I was dying. So I was not about to attempt shellfish when I was already 0 for 3/4 just with the appetizer. So it was at this point I decided to read some of the reviews while I waited for my General Tso's chicken. And the very first one opened with the fact that they "were not going to sugarcoat things - - the food here is absolutely terrible, and there is no filling in the eggrolls." And they just went downhill from there. (And that one was one star - - because as any of you who have ever Yelped know, you have to put at least one star to be able to actually leave a review. Which I think is BS.) And let me backtrack and say when I first walked in the place, I was surprised at the complete and total lack of decor, to include hard plastic camping chairs. And then once I looked at their reviews, amazingly their photographs (seemingly proudly?!) included those chairs. So they weren't a new (read: post-pandemic-scrambling-to-open-back-up) thing. So when the server came back over to check on me, I pushed the appetizer plate towards her and told her there was no WAY I was eating that, much less paying for it. Then she whisked it away without a word, and I heard it clatter onto a countertop and into a sink right behind me (I was seated next to the kitchen). And the craziest thing is I had to park across the street next to the bank because this place was busy. She came right back with my lunch. Which was grayish in color (but the three sprigs of broccoli were beautiful!). These pictures do it tremendous justice, because it did not look this "good" in the restaurant. And all it tasted like was black pepper. Nothing but black pepper. It was awful. I was able to eat about three bites before I gave up. I took it with me so that my hubby could taste it (generously allowing for the fact that perhaps my sense of taste/smell had not fully returned post-Covid), but within the first 45 minutes of having left that restaurant, I had two bathroom emergencies - - the second of which caused me to get distracted enough (trying to find a restroom in rural eastern Texas isn't easy -- especially with ever-progressing food poisoning) to end up inadvertently doing 7 miles over the speed limit and subsequently getting pulled over. Once the state trooper got a good look at me, he took pity on me and sent me on my way pretty quickly. He was a very nice guy. And so I got food poisoning from this place. Actually, the state trooper asked me if I minded telling him where I had eaten, so I told him. ANYTHING to keep other people from going there. I wanted to warn away the customers coming in as I was leaving, but they seemed pretty anxious to get in there. I don't know why.‍ Of course, maybe most of the people in Crockett, Texas haven't lived all over the world as I have been so fortunate as to do. But this is the worst food I've ever eaten in my life - - especially Chinese.

    Wanton soup....awesome!!
    Reagan B.

    Went to Crockett, TX stopped at Lee's China and got Sweet and Sour Pork and Wanton Soup! This is by far the best Chinese restaurant around! The prices are great and the food is terrific!! I have been eating here at this restaurant for years and have always left with a great dining experience! The staff and owner are very friendly! If you haven't visited the square in Crockett and been to Lee's China, you are missing out! Attaching photos, please excuse them because the food is so good, I started eating before I remembered to take a photo!

    Hunan beef
    Shawn L.

    Had low expectations for Chinese food in such a small town so was surprised that it was decent. Can't say it was earth shattering but it was good. The egg roll was a bit bland and the beef in the Hunan beef was a little tough but overall I would come back when I'm in town again. If nothing else to try a different dish.

    Empty egg drop soup cup. Delicious!

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    24 days ago

    Food is very good, service was great and pricing is good. We eat here several times a month and will continue to do so.

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    6 years ago

    Best Chinese food hands down! I'm a huge fan for Chinese food and try it anywhere I go but never liked it as much as Lee's China Inn

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    8 years ago

    Huge portions, the largest ribs I have ever seen. Low prices and great service!! We will return.

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    14 years ago

    Great chinese food and the price is great. If you just need a quick bite this is the place to come

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    12 years ago

    A good Chinese restaurant for big Crockett is. They also give you a nice helping of food and have reasonable lunch prices.

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    13 years ago

    Best Chinese food ever!! Do yourself a favor & request the #10 sauce w/chips!! Totally Awesome!!

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    10 years ago

    Love the egg drop soup! The #10 sauce is another favorite of mine. We eat here weekly, never have a complaint.

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    13 years ago

    Wonderful food. Love the soups and fried wonton. Everyone is so friendly. Hot tea is good even when it isn't cold. jj

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    Chen's China Inn

    Chen's China Inn

    3.3
    (26 reviews)
    43.5 mi
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    The entrees had a good flavor but everything was so greasy. I have never had so much grease in my…read morefood in all my life. Especially the egg rolls. They were literally solid grease. I had to throw them away. Too expensive to just have to throw them away, but I just couldn't stomach it. They had a good flavor, but I couldn't take the grease. Also, their seafood dish that was shrimp and scallops -- the scallops they show are in photos are the pretty sea scallops, but the scallops in this dish were so small, I couldn't even find them at first. I didn't know where they were. It was really misleading and very pricey to only get little tiny bay scallops that were smaller than pearl onions. I won't go back there.

    It's been a while since my previous review, unfortunately the food hasn't gotten any better. Pan…read moreafter pan of pitiful offerings, every chicken dish was dry and stringy. The obviously frozen shrimp were overcooked to the point of chewiness. What little bit of meat in the entrees, whether it was chicken, shrimp, or beef, was crowded out by the vegetables. Even the battered and fried chicken pieces for sweet and sour chicken were dried out, and the sauce was a strange thick mess with very little flavor. I hoped the egg rolls would be the saving grace, because how hard would it be to mess up egg rolls? It turns out that it was pretty effortless to make egg rolls that suck, the wrappers weren't crispy, but the cabbage was under-cooked so it still had a bit of a bite, and again, didn't really have sweet and sour sauce, so I had to load up on soy sauce for the egg rolls. The service was- meh. I got one refill and two table visits while I was there, even tho there was only one other table with diners. All-in-all I'm pretty disgusted with what I got, it wasn't worth half of what ended up being $15 after the tip. I don't splurge very often, and certainly wish I could rewind and make another choice, but at least going forward I know I won't be returning to Chen's!

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