We truly enjoyed this restaurant. It is a tad small, and we did have to wait a while for a table, but it was well worth the wait. The dishes can get a little pricey, but they're worth it, you can really taste the quality in the ingredients. Every dish I've had has always tasted fresh and delicious. We don't get to visit often because of the price point, but it's definitely one of those places we would come back to for a special meal. read more

I usually don't bother with "Chinese" restaurants that mainly cater to American tastes, but this place had a certain air of Asian authenticity from the outside so I decided to give it a try. One look at the menu, however, and that authentic air was instantly deflated - American food all the way. *Sigh* But I was already there, and I was hungry, so I decided to order the Roast Pork "Lo Mein" to go - after all, how could you go wrong with noodles and pork? Unfortunately, I quickly learned the answer: they could (and did) overcook the pork until it was dry and shoe-leathery. The fortune cookie in the little plastic bag was about the only thing I enjoyed about this meal. p.s. I thought the prices were pretty high, too. read more

Overall, I think it's a bit pricey for Chinese food personally; however, if you get the dinner combination it's a little more reasonable. Everything tasted really good and it was a nice portion, so you might have some leftovers for lunch the next day which is a plus. This restaurant got updated / moved to a new spot and everything looks nice and clean. The service was good and the manger came around the dining area to check on tables, which I haven't seen done post-2020. So that was nice. read more

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Had driven past this spot on my way to work for a long time but tried it for the first time recently - I've been missing out! In my opinion, very "American Chinese food" vibes, which, if that's what you're looking for, it's one of the better ones I've had. Good selection, familiar almost nostalgic feeling. Large portions! Best part though, the service, wow!! Super attentive, kind, helpful staff, answering questions and providing recommendations, and really engaged in making you feel welcome. Really appreciated the energy and atmosphere here. read more

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Nice decent clean Chinese restaurant with an open kitchen serving up so old American Chinese dishes. 5/5 $19.00 Lunch Pork Egg Foo Young was really freshly made, thoroughly enjoyed it. 4/5 $15.00 Stir fried string beans was good, fresh as well. Service was just ok...not looking for Michelin service, but waitress was just blahhhhhh. Didn't see as if she loved her job. Unfortunately. read more

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This was my first time at the restaurant . The food was exquisite. The quality of the food was amazing. The owner was so friendly and constantly checked in with the customers. I'd come back to Fort Lauderdale and this will be the first place I'll visit. thank you read more

Had roast pork and bean sprouts. Sounds simple but it's a great meal. Love this restaurant

Deceiving from the outside, full house on the inside. A packed house is always a good sign after hearing mixed reviews. Decided to try somewhere new tonight and glad we stopped by! They were a steady busy for a Sunday evening and everyone looked very pleased. We decided to get some of our favorite appetizers; crab rangoon, spring rolls, and steamed dumplings to start. All were pretty good and hot off the kitchen. We finished it off with Singapore noodles, pork fried rice, and good old-fashioned, chicken and broccoli. All of our meals were pretty good and to answer my famous question... would you order it again and we all said yes Suggestion to mgmt- for dinner hours to have a table busser and/or a person who does water service and small odd jobs. There were only 2 servers. There was a solid 10-12 tables with 2 or more people the whole time and the kitchen was dinging away with food turnaround. I also rated 4 stars because we had some fruit flys around us and on the walls/pictures. read more

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My friend and I came for lunch. The Pork Egg Foo Young was good. I liked the Pork Fried Rice because it wasn't too heavy. The gravy on the Pork Egg Foo Young was tasty and different. Usually, the gravy is darker. My friend had the Moo Goo Guy Pan and she thought hers wasn't like the traditional dish because the gravy was darker. Usually it is opaque. The service was fast and friendly. He delivered a decent pour of white wine. I plan on going back for dinner. read more

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Went Saturday night and ordered the chicken lo mien combo dinner and have to express that this visits food quality was less than acceptable as the thin chicken pieces were chewy overcooked greasy and over all bad . Don't know if they realized that the chicken was inedible . Hope they improve on that read more

We had all but given up on finding a really good Chinese restaurant. Happened to pick up the reviews on Yelp and gave this place a try. Simply amazing. The food was excellent. The service was excellent. And the inside restaurant is really rather nicely. We even got to meet the owner, John who so nice to us including everyone who was dining. We cannot wait to come back soon. read more

This was my first visit with a few friends who frequently dine here. The atmosphere was is extremely loud. Hard to carry on a conversation. The service was slow, over 15 minutes from sitting to taking the order. I ordered hot and sour soup and kung pao chicken. The sour was okay, more sweet than sour. The kung pao had no spice and they forgot the peanuts. When I asked, he brought me a small cup. So they were not cooked with the rest of the dish. Just not good. As for the price, way expensive for poor service and mediocre Chinese food. I honestly can't recommend this place. read more

Been here several times. Each time the food was very good. Fresh quality ingredients and pleasant attentive service. Hmmm, I think I will go back tonight. read more

Lotus Chinese Kitchen is such a cute and cozy spot! We stopped in after some shopping, and from the moment we walked in, the staff was so welcoming, and our waitress was absolutely hilarious--she made the experience even better. I'm not usually a big Sake fan, but I have to say, theirs was pretty good! I ordered the Crab Rangoon's, and even though I wasn't super hungry, I couldn't resist sneaking bites from my friends' plates. Every single dish was delicious--not a single bite disappointed my palate! A place I'd visit again for great food and a fun atmosphere! read more

The food is excellent and the service was good. It is an upscale restaurant with upscale prices. A glass of water, spareribs and sesame chicken was $50. read more

Food Terrible. Started with Eggroll - it was luke warm no taste . I also had Kung Pao Chicken which was swimming in tasteless sauce . Brown Rice awful - not sure how anyone can screw up brown rice - they did . Service was non existent- help wanted sign on door should have been my first clue . This is not the same Lotus from Wilton Manors . I heard all the complaints about this place and now I know why . My first and last time . Ambiance was cluttered - had the impression that there were no Chinese cooks in the kitchen . PF Changs better than this and that's saying a lot . Don't go . Big fail . read more

A good lunch stop at this new location with a bright welcoming interior. I chose the Hot and Sour Soup which was very flavorful and just the right amount of heat. I was in the mood for some nostalgic Chicken Chow Mein with plenty of chicken and lots of veggies. With the addition of some hot oil and duck sauce it was very good. Now that we know where to find them and that the prices for lunch are desirable we will return when in the area again. read more

Lotus Chinese Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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It's been seven years since my last review of Lotus. I used to come to their old restaurant when I worked not far away. They've since moved locations to Federal Highway. This is like a brand-new restaurant. They are still good for all the basics. Their prices have gone up like every other restaurant, but they still offer lunch specials. We've been to this location before when it was several other restaurants. So we were familiar with the tight parking situation. We came just as they were opening for lunch, and already half the tables were full. This spot is not large, so plan accordingly as you may have to wait for a table. They have a lot of regular diners who must eat lunch here often as some were greeted by name. There were a number of possible choices on their menu, but I'd been craving pork egg foo yung so that's what I ordered. Lunches come with a choice of soup or an egg roll and I chose the eggroll. The roll was served hot and fresh. The inside filling had crunchy veggies. I liked the taste of the wrapper. It was not a very large eggroll, but still fine. And I also got white rice with my egg foo yung. There were two round pieces of the mini omelets with copious amounts of bean sprouts and onions all covered in gravy. My preference is for a brown gravy and this one was yellow, so I added some soy sauce to it. It was over all a good meal, although I'd probably order something different next time. My husband opted for the hot n sour soup. It was served piping hot. He said it was very good. For his entree, he got chicken chow mein. It looked very good with nice pieces of white meat chicken and fresh vegetables. He added some hot oil and some duck sauce to give it a bit of pizzaz as it's a fairly bland dish. Normally, we order a little more exciting (adventurous?) Asian food options, but we decided to try some Chinese American standards here as we were trying them for the first time. I'm glad we came. I'd return if in the neighborhood. read more

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1st things 1st! Food was absolutely amazing ! It was very flavorful without over powering you... Chinese food has a reputation of being salty and greasy NOT HERE. we had house lo mein, house rice, and sesame chicken, and bam bam shrimp as an appetizer im not sure one was better than the other, they didn't miss! the owner came over to the table and greeted us, very nice guy and i complimented him on his food as well! i definetly recommend ! the restraint was clean, cool and well lighted ! we will be back! read more

I didn't know this place was a Chinese restaurant. My friend Eve has been here and suggested it. Their menu includes all the classic Chinese dishes as well as some Thai noodle dishes. They bring you a pot of Chinese tea. I had their egg drop soup which was really good. They also have wonton soup and sweet and sour. I had their Kung Pao beef on the mild side and it was really tasty and not deep fried with too much oil. The service was good and the restaurant is very casual. read more

We ordered takeout, very consistent not many in our area that have consistently good Chinese food

absolute the worst Chinese food I've eaten in a long time. The fried dumplings were ice cold and soggy. the fried rice was supposed to have pork egg and scallions. it was had nothing but a few pieces of pork and rice was undercooked. the crab ragoons were super small with hardly anything inside. waste of money. over priced and horrible !! read more

Great food, all dishes are well prepared, great ingredients and copious portions. We usually order pick up, but my Daughter picked up on New Years Eve and said the restaurant looked lovely. read more

I love yu Shang chicken and an egg roll for lunch or dinner. The service is with a smile and efficient. The ambience is friendly and comfortable. read more

Great chinese restaurant thank you love the service and the owner was quite a gentleman coming over and having a conversation and hanging out with us was pretty cool read more

Yet another wonderful lunch , great service too! What a great goto lunch spot! Been coming here for a long time. Food is good service is always good they just have a great vibe here. This is a beautiful new building they are in now on us1 , a nice upgrade from the old 26 street location. read more

Lotus Chinese Kitchen - 5. Shrimp and Lobster Sauce Lunch Combination - Chinese Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Lotus is a Chinese American restaurant that has been in business since 1975. It originally opened in Wilton Manors and reopened in 2022 at its new location. This was my first visit; it was a mixed bag. My favorite dish was the Singapore Mei Fun, a classic Cantonese dish they executed very well. I thought the kitchen had a hefty hand with the MSG and/or salt (especially the wonton and the egg drop). Wontons were doughy. The hot and sour lacked heat but had vinegar; you'd be better off spiking it at the table or bringing it home for takeout and hitting it with chile crisp and white pepper. The other fried dishes, such as orange chicken (White meat) and bang bang shrimp, were coated with a particularly gloppy cornstarch-thickened sauce and were overly sweet. I liked the Mongolian beef (although I think a black bean sauce or oyster sauce would be better). The fried rice was okay; it was undoubtedly adequately seasoned and had wok hey but was very "basic." The soy sauce was very light, and I would have liked the use of dark soy and more pork and more scallion and also bean sprouts. If you ordered the genuine Cantonese things as opposed to the American style, you would be much better off; the owner told me he could prepare them, so the next time I go here, I'm going that route instead. read more

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When the owner attends to tables you know you are in good hands The waitress Tia was terrific, efficient and wonderful personality. All the dishes were delicious - the best general tao chicken ever, family dish amazing. Cant go wrong here read more

The food was great. Having recently relocated here from Boston, we are very happy to have found our new go to for takeout.

4 star food 4 star ambience 4 star service. What a difference the new location makes: better ambience in a classier venue makes the food and service seem better in this age old Chinese food institution. 4 star food: the food has always been good but the classier vibe makes the price value catch up with recent price hikes. 4 star service: There's still a slight over emphasis on takeout, with those waiting still crowding the door, with less attention than needed to quickly seating eat-in diners. 4 star ambience: they've moved from a Wilton Manors shopping plaza that had seen better days. The new Federal Highway digs used to be a classy breakfast place and the inside is still classy. There's little you can do about the speedy Highway out front. read more

Lotus Chinese Kitchen - a view of the outside of the restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Simple yet good flavors, affordable prices, shareable portions and excellent service.

I haven't been back since 2015, but now they're in a new location and some of my friends have spoken highly of them, so I decided to give them another try. My mistake. I also decided to try the same menu item, which is the mushu pork. It was even worse than the last time I ordered it. They still use some sort of tortilla to roll it (which is just wrong), but also, this time the meat was more like a roast that they cut into chunks. It was all wrong. This is my second time eating here and the second time I left very disappointed. I don't see any reason to give them a third chance. read more

Lotus Chinese Kitchen - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

We ate here for the first time at lunch. We had sweet-and-sour chicke, General Tso's chicken, honey sesame chicken, egg rolls, Crab Rangoon, and pork fried rice. It was all really good. The chicken was super crispy. The sauces tasted fresh. I had the best crab Rangoon I've had in years-crispy and inside plenty of crab, cream cheese, and green onion. Really nice. Excellent egg rolls, and lots of pork in the pork fried rice. This is like classic Chinese American food, and it's done really well. And we will be going back. Our server was friendly, efficient and got everything right. The inside of the restaurant is like a modern nicely done Chinese restaurant. read more

A nice spot for Asian food in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Nice atmosphere. Abounding plates of food. Friendly wait staff.

Been to the lotus many times. Staff and owner are very friendly. Prices are very fair. Bottom-line the food has great taste. Lines can be long on weekends. Don't miss this place you won't be disappointed read more

Absolutely delicious. Great service. Food is consistent. The best. No other in Fort Lauderdale comes close. Period. Cheers Lotus.

Me wife and I saw that this placed open on Federal Hwy and took a shot and stopped in for dinner. We were so hoping to finally have a traditional Chinese restaurant to sit down at for dinner. Unfortunately not so much. When we went in, the place was small and busy. We met the owner who said they have been open 5 days here and were in Wilton Manor for 34 years. My wife whisper in my ear don't expect much. She went to the place in Wilton Manors and said it was not good. As always my first complaint will go to the staff. Very nice and very attentive. Unfortunately the food was just so so to maybe OK. We ordered the combination general Taos chicken and combination Mongolian beef. I also got a hot and sour soup. The soup was flavorful, but way to think. It was almost like soft pudding it was so think. As for the Egg rolls that came with the meal. They didn't have much flavor and were almost as skinny as spring rolls. The fried rice that came with the meals was very bland. Not much flavor at all other then soy sauce which I'm guessing they used for the coloring. As for the dishes themselves. Definitely not a good representation of either. The general Taos chicken had a heavy breading and was not crispy, but rather very doughy. The sauce was just ok and because the chicken was so doughy it just made the breading very soggy. As for my Mongolian beef, it had a charred flavor like Mongolian beef is supposed to, but was coated and sitting in a lot of a brown sauce which tasted nothing like Mongolian beef, and more like pepper steak. I told my wife I would try and give them a second chance since they opened up here as a new restaurant and she told me that I can go alone. So not going back. read more

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it's one of those places you don't know whether to laugh or cry. The hot and sour soup was exceptional, the pork fried rice was very good. But the entrée, hot and sour chicken with the cheap red sauce is something that you would expect from a Chinese takeout either in North Philadelphia or the Bronx. it definitely was not worth $20.95 maybe $12 for the lunch platter which was half a portion of a dinner. read more

The food is out this world. Warm amazing flavor all you can ask for when ordering Chinese food. Service is super helpful and kind. Love these waiters. Don't let the reviewers fool you this place is awesome great vibes here. read more

Horrible experience! Do NOT use their online "delivery" option!! They recommend using the toast app but charged us and didn't fulfill the order. We were charged and never received anythin. read more