We commute a ways for pick up. The food is very good. We haven't found anything remotely close and we've tried a few

They have wonderful customer service, very prompt to greet customers. I have had some errors with my orders however they are persistent to correct it when I kindly mention it. I really enjoy their kung pao chicken/vegetable and vegetables egg rolls! They are a little pricey however their undeniable flavor, and proportions are the reasons why! I love eating here and I would too everyday if my budget permitted! They have wonderful lunch prices! Try it out! read more

Simply amazing. Our go-to Chinese place for mongolian beef, fried rice, shrimp dishes.

FOOD is probably the best Chinese in Santa Clara (i.e., potentially a 4), specifically: hot-sour soup was great but wor-wonton merely okay; our main dishes (black bean sauce chicken and beef with black mushrooms & bamboo shoots), were fine and had really tender meat but not nearly as flavorful as our go-to in Los Altos; portions were enormous, especially the soup. SERVICE was sub-par, specifically: long wait-time to take our order in nearly-empty restaurant; had to ask for tea, had to get up and walk to back of restaurant to ask for chopsticks, had to ask for traditional porcelain spoon for soup (do they give Asian eat-in customers these things without asking?); PRICES were unexpectedly high (i.e., similar to higher-end Chinese restaurants we frequent, though unusually large portions mitigated this); AMBIANCE was Not To Die For. So this is definitely where I'd go if I didn't want to drive 15 minutes extra for The Best, wanted to have a ton of left-over food to take home for the next day or two, and knew the necessity of asking "at the time of ordering the meal" for tea and for normative Chinese-food eating implements (hint, hint, hint). NB: I'd love to hear from some Asian Yelpers whether they also ran into this latter issue ... read more

If you Look in the dictionary under consistency you will find a picture of this dish of Mongolian beef. I've been eating this dish for over 20 years and it never disappoints even though they changed chefs, they still use the same recipe. This is my go to lunch combo... comes with fried rice, egg roll and a bowl of hot n sour soup! And the sweet n sour sauce with a dab of hot mustard for the egg roll is like the cherry on top! Don't get me wrong, everything I've eaten here is good, but I do have my favs! read more

Lock Chun - Mongolian Beef - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Great Food, fast service, we loved Lock Chun. Large Portions, quality food!! Takeout from there is fast and great also.

Went here for lunch today for the first time! I have been searching for years for a good Chinese restaurant close to home and this is it. As soon as we walked in we received a very friendly greeting, and the service and friendliness carried on throughout our meal. We ordered their lunch specials, I had the Mongolian beef, husband had Mongolian chicken and son had beef and tofu. We all enjoyed our meals and were very full. I would only wish that my food was a bit more spicy, but I'm sure they err on the side of caution. I will ask more vehemently in the future for more spice. Highly recommend this place, great food and friendly service! Sorry I forgot to take photos, next time! read more

I enjoyed the food here. It's not as greasy compared to a lot of Chinese restaurants. This is a little restaurant that has a good amount of parking. The service is good and the place is clean. They offer lunch and dinner specials. Lunch special: served from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM, Tuesday through Friday (except Holidays) *each dish is served with a spring roll and soup of the day + your choice of chow mein, fried rice, or steamed rice I had the "Dinner Special B" $24.95 Per Person: (Hot & Sour Soup OR Won Ton Soup, Egg Roll & Fried Shrimp, Mongolian Beef, Lemon Chicken, BBQ Pork Fried Rice OR Steamed Rice, Peking Spareribs) I wasn't a fan of their Won Ton Soup. The won ton wrapper melted in your mouth. It was completely overcooked. It was like mush. Monday - CLOSED Tuesday-Thursday 11:30 AM - 8:30 PM Friday & Saturday 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM Sunday - 2:00 PM - 8:30 PM read more

My newest favorite Chinese place. We got Hunan beef, beef chow fun, kung pao chicken, walnut prawns, shredded pork with garlic and hot and sour soup. Everything was terrific. Fresh and cooked just right except for the heat. The items we ordered which notated spicy were not so I sprinkled hot chili flakes all around and brought up the heat to an appropriate level. Then it was all perfect. read more

Lock Chun - Hot And Sour Soup - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Consistently delicious, ginormous portions (always two full meals with every order), meat quality is good (doesn't taste like they're using the crappiest cuts of meat), and massive variety. In addition to their classic dishes, I love their seafood noodle soup (jjambong)! It's stacked with seafood and plenty for my husband and I to split. I was also pleasantly surprised (last week) to see that the plaza it is situated in had finally completed it remodeling construction...so surprised that I missed my turn because I was looking for scaffolding. In normal times, the parking lot does tend to get filled up. In COVID times, there plenty to go around. read more

Use to go here a lot when I lived close by. Still hits. Generous portions and they hook it up with 3 crab rangoons if you order a certain amoun for takeout. read more

Lock Chun - Go to for Chinese take out. - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Moo shu chicken - was a classic. It was slightly heavy on the lettuce and liquidy, but came together well with the wrapper. The restaurant was nice enough to give us a few extra wrappers. Broccoli beef - this is a staple of Chinese takeout places and Lock Chun definitely does it well. Crispy broccoli and tender beef came together well Szechuan pepper chicken - a good level of spice, may need to ask for more spice based on taste. Chicken was tender. Expected it to be served with actual Szechuan peppers Lock Chun beef - good flavor, tender beef, kind of similar taste as the other beef dish read more

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The food came out fast and flavorful! Our server was very polite and took our order a soon as we were ready. We just moved to the area and are so happy to have found this place. Excited to try more of the menu. Ordered : Mongolian beef Veggie chow main Sweet and sour chicken Shared between two people and had about a serving left over. read more

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A small gem located across from Volkswagen dealership! I called for take out and estimated time was 10 minutes from my call. Order: 1. Beef Chow Fun 2. Hot and Sour Soup Total costs: $24.50 So I didn't know my beef chow fun order would come with a small hot and sour soup. The portion size of the beef chow fun is huge! I probably can eat it for a couple of meals. So much leftovers for one person! The beef chow fun is delicious and just as expected! The hot and sour soup is sour! I definitely be coming back for more beef chow fun here! read more

Lock Chun - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

I was craving Chinese food and had to grab a quick bite for lunch. I checked out YELP to see what's around my location and Lock Chun popped up. My car was being worked on at a dealership around the corner so the location worked out really good. I ordered from the lunch menu and I was definitely super impressed with the quality and quantity. Soup, an egg roll and a big plate of Mongolian beef with a side of chow mein for $15!! My server was very nice and friendly and even though I was just there for a quick bite I really enjoyed the experience. I'm already looking forward to going back with my family to explore more of the menu. Great find read more

Basic Chinese food. Acceptable. The owner/woman hostess/working the register is friendly & professional. My take out order included 2 combo fried rice, a spicy eggplant, an orange peel chicken & one won ton soup. $76. Can't believe Chinese food is so expensive now but then again, dining out has become a lot more expensive everywhere. read more

This place Rocks lunch specials all day try the chicken with black bean sauce AWESOME!! read more

Lock Chun - Chicken with black bean sauce - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

When I'm in the area and in need of some champong, I mosey on over to Lock Chun. If you know champong, you'd appreciate when noodles are done justice. They serve what appears to be hand pulled noodles. My photo shows the variation in width with every strand and, lemme tell you, they have that right balance in bite and chewiness. Accompanying the newds are the customary veggies, pork, shrimp and squid. Lock Chun doesn't stop there as they also throw in scallops, which I don't see too often. Personally, I haven't tried the rest of their menu but why would I when they execute champong so well? If you're not familiar and your neither Chinese, Korean or Japanese...you will also see the dish spelled jjampong or generically as spicy seafood soup. If ya don't know, now ya know read more

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Restaurant is across the street of the dealership.. yup I couldn't find the restaurant. I was very surprised at how good this hidden gem was. Order: beef chow fun ( loved! Not to oily, perfect amount of sauce, fav dish) Hot and sour soup ( this has ground pork in to too! Bomb!) Tofu and veggies sauce ( was okay I could pass next time) Orange beef ( must eat hot, nice and crunchy and great flavor) Can't wait to go back! read more

Lock Chun - Chow fun Beef Chow Fun - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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We did a last minute takeout order, and our orders are always a little complicated given our kids general dislike of vegetables...not a problem for Lock Chun, they got our plain chow mein request with no explanation. The rest was straight forward. A little difficult to find amongst the dealerships. The food was ready right when they said it would be, and they were super nice. Everything was really good! The kids loved their chow mein, and the flavors of the lemon chicken, sweet and sour chicken, and broccoli beef were all great. The chicken was a little dry, but other than that tue food was great. Overall, really good restaurant and we will plan to go back. read more

I went here for the first time for dinner and it was so delicious! Me and my friend ordered potstickers, chow mein, fried rice and Mongolian beef. Everything was super hot and tasted so good. The Mongolian beef was super tender and a little spicy, so good. The restaurant is a little small and the parking lot is a madhouse. So just be prepared or try to come and a less busy time. I can't wait to come back and try a little more. read more

Great prices for great food. A co worker turned me on to this place. It can be a little hard to find your first and the parking is not always the best. If you come for lunch in person you get an entree with rice/chow neon, egg roll and soup. Love coming here! read more

We tried this spot for the first time and I'm pleasantly surprised. I don't eat much Chinese anymore, as I'm trying to avoid oils and msg, etc. But for my kids I have this place a whirl. The pad see you was perfectly flavored, little oil residue, and plenty of tofu and veggies. It was a nice serving too. My son had beef and broccoli, chow me in, and orange peel chicken and loved it. I'll definitely check this spot out again and will try other offerings read more

It's crazy coming back here. My dad has been going to this restaurant for over 30 years. We stopped when management changed a few years back, but now that we've come back, it's nostalgic to see they haven't changed much besides updating some of the table format. The potstickers are a long time favorite since they have a thick skin and a crispy bottom. The orange peel beef is also a classic here and even has a note saying "you must try this!" Which I thought was hilarious. I'll prob be back with my dad at some point read more

Definitely became one of my fav Chinese Restaurant bacause of their orange peel beef. I LOVE Mandarin chinese food and this dish is da bomb. You can really taste the orange. The sauce is sweet and spicy. We also ordered the spicy garlic chicken which was definitely a Szechuan dish from the tangy sauce. Their rice got a little too dry but it was edible. The price is slightly more than what I'm used to but OMG their orange peel beef got me. I WANT MORE. Service: good (typical mom n pop) Quality: A+ Price: A (for average) ORANGE PEEL BEEF IS A MUST IF YOU LIKE SWEET DISH read more

Service & food quality is very good. Whenever I'm craving Chinese food for lunch, this is my favorite place to go.

Always a hit, love the eggplant in garlic sauce. Always crispy and a definite delight. Also if you like sweet n sour chicken you should try the lemon chicken. Also a big hit is the pork fried rice and the beef chow fun. Plus the owners are really nice. Always hot tea and clean place. read more

People were super nice and sizzling rice soup was just what we needed after driving in the rain all day. I thought the entree tasted good but my husband thought it lacked flavor(ordered happy family) but bbq pork fried rice was really good. Restaurant recommended by hotel. read more

$10.50 lunch special which includes hot & sour soup and a full sized spring roll! A lot of bang for your buck. I expected this spot to be average but it surpassed my expectations for a sit-down Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was quiet (you don't hear the kitchen banging around utensils and dishes) and the service was polite. The food came out fairly quickly; once we were done with our hot & sour soup, the lunch specials came out. I was shocked out how large the portions were. It was very fulfilling and tasted delicious! I ordered the Mongolian beef with steamed rice. The rice was a little dry and could have been on the stickier side... but that's a minor issue. I will definitely be back here to try more dishes and satisfy my future Chinese food cravings. read more

Lock Chun - Mangolian Beef lunch special - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

I wanted something to eat that I would really enjoy. Something that isn't a chain restaurant business. This can be difficult to find. Amazingly, for my final visit to the dealership, this lovely restaurant was right across the street. Great ratings, excellent photos, it didn't take me more than a minute or two to let my mother know where we would have lunch. We both loved the food. For both of us to love it, that speaks volumes. The service was great. They had the lunch specials on President's Day (but not on major holidays). Restaurant is clean, nicely lit, comfortable. After two olden day favorites completely losing their touch, this is now my go to Chinese in the Santa Clara / San Jose area. Check out my photos for the dishes we enjoyed! read more

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Paid by card. I ordered easily over the phone and was able to pick up the food in 20 minutes on a weekday for dinner. Lock Chun is located in a small plaza on the left and offers some plaza parking. They are a little hard to find but look for the Chinese neon lights in the window. They are Covid ready with masks required. I ordered the wonton soup, garlic eggplant, beef chow fun, kung pao prawns, and egg rolls. I think the best dishes were the beef chow fun and soup, but I didn't really care for anything else. The garlic eggplant was a weird consistency and I didn't think the flavors of the other dishes were that good. Overall I'm not sure I would go back. read more

We absolutely loooooooooooooooved this place! Service was amazing. Food was fresh and delicious. What we had: - Potstickers - My son really enjoyed them, they were fresh and the sauce was great - Lemon Chicken - My daughter really enjoyed this dish - Szechuan Chicken, extra spicy - They didn't make this dish, but they made it for me which was cool, it was so good - Beef Chow Fun - This was so good, I loved their sauce - Kung Pao Chicken Extra Spicy with fried rice lunch special- This was soooo good, and the rice was fluffy and full of flavor Plenty of parking, and the servers were very friendly. Restaurant was clean. I will definitely be back to try more dishes! read more

Food was surprisingly amazing! It wasn't salty but savory. No picture needed as YOU will devour it as soon as it hits the table This place is a hidden gem! Service was great! The Ambiance is like eating at home read more

The jajangmyeon (black bean noodle) and jjampong (spicy seafood noodle soup) were comforting and tasty. Their noodles are a perfect chewy texture. The seafood in the jjampong like the shrimps and scallops were cooked perfectly and didn't taste rubbery. The jajangmyeon could have used a bit more salt, but I still really liked it. The portion was pretty big as well. I consider this place a bit of a hidden gem! It's small and easy to miss on the outside. Service was quick and polite! The ambiance was a bit dimly lit inside, but maybe that was because it was raining outside and we went at 3pm on a Sunday. read more

Lock Chun - Noodles with Soy Bean Sauce - Chinese Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Delicious little place and it's in the same parking lot as my favorite sushi place. The staff are super sweet and all of the dishes we got were really good. We got the chicken chow mein, the sweet-and-sour pork, orange peel beef, and the only thing that I wasn't really crazy about was their chicken salad appetizer. Everything else was fabulous and I as soon as I saw reviews that said that this was an Americanized Chinese food place.... I was down. This is exactly what my husband and I have been looking for for quite some time. Really excited to come back here and try some other dishes. read more

I love it here! Especially their lunch specials. Restaurant is always clean and service is always pleasant. Cashew chicken IMO is the best here. War wonton soup is on point! There really isn't anything I dislike. read more

Caveat Emptor. They give you the first tab with tip based on 15% (other percentages too) of the food. After they take your credit card they give you the receipt bearing 15% tip (other percentages too) based on the price of the food PLUS the tax. So the original tip percentage is increased from the first tab. Bait and switch. Food wise, it's Americanized Chinese food. Most of it sweet, sour, and crunchy. Not authentic Chinese food. Don't waste your money here. I went during lunch rush. About 20 customers at separate tables. Not a single Chinese. read more

Great food and service! We have been eating at Lock Chun for years and the food is delicious!

Someone in the area suggested this restaurant saying they had "good food". Very clean dining area, especially compared to a lot of similar restaurants we've been to. Had a fair amount of customers dining in & taking out. Would have been nice to order from the lunch special menu, but only available weekdays. Food came quickly. Tasty, no need to add additional soy sauce. Plates weren't huge, but enough food for us. A bit pricey for a simple lunch- $70 for 3 dishes plus steamed rice for 3 diners. Probably more reasonable to go for lunch on a weekday and order a lunch plate. read more

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Best I've had in cali. Used to New York Chinese. Great portions too. Loved the chow fun