Update: still 3 stars. I visited Lychee this week for the first time in about a year. Nothing really has changed. Dishes are ok but nothing special. I've had better and worse in town. However Lychee seems to be the only dine in Chinese restaurant left in Altoona unless you are up for buffet self serve. Most others seem to have gone over to take out only. I will say that prices are good. It's probably one of the few sit downs where you can get lunch for about $10. Lychee isn't my first choice, but it's ok if you don't expect too much. read more

Go. Somewhere. Else. We used to order food from here from time to time and decided it was time to try again. My beef chow mei fun was full of gristle and fat and had very little vegetables in it, the beef was cut extremely thin and was really flavorless. My wife's sesame chicken was dry and without flavor, the sauce literally dried on it while she tried to eat it. And the wonton soup had pieces of meat in it that are about the size of a pencil eraser. Will never be back. read more

Lychee - Almost no meat in the won ton soup - Chinese Near Me - Altoona, Pennsylvania

I am from the American West Coast so naturally I am very spoiled for choice when it comes to quality Asian dishes, including those of Cantonese and Szechuan provenance. I have only visited this here Lychee restaurant once, whereupon I ordered their deluxe house special fried rice. When I received the order I concluded that it was 98% rice with the rest mostly sautéed onions and other small bits of random vegetables with a few bits of what I believe to be ham, pork and chicken. I did not detect either visually or gustatorily any shrimp or other similar crustacean. There were no cashews or water chestnuts or any other similar delicacies that one routinely finds in higher- end fried rice conglomerations. I must regrettably conclude therefore that this was a very subpar fried rice of inferior quality. I sincerely hope that the people of Altoona do not accept this fried rice as the norm or standard in the rest of the country because it certainly is not. I do hereby request in the most humble and sincere fashion that the owners of the Lychee restaurant reappraise their fried rice recipe and adjust it in an upwards direction in order to elevate the regional quality of central Pennsylvanian fried rice and inso doing deliver to the people of Altoona and surrounding townships the classic Asian dish that they truly deserve. read more

Don't listen to those other reviews lol. They're old and this place rocks. As a Chinese person if you're looking for authentic food this is the place. Did you know Chinese people actually look for 2-3 star restaurants cuz we know that is where food is most authentic cuz white people can't stand asian food that isn't americanized? Lol. Anyway tasted great and I look forward to coming here again. read more

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I tried Lychee for the first time about three days ago. I ordered the Hunan Chicken (requested to be extra hot), the Spicy Chili Chicken (requested to be extra hot), and Lo Mein with Chicken. I picked up the food, the staff was friendly inside. I'm giving the food three starts because neither the Hunan Chicken of the Spicy Chili Chicken was spicy. Both dishes lacked both taste and spice. They were not hot at all. read more

I used to love this place. The last time we ordered. I got General Tso Chicken. I ate a bite. No chicken in it. Every single piece was nothing but balls of breading. My daughter ordered Orange Chicken. The same thing. No chicken. Just balls of breading in the sauce. I wont give them my business anymore. read more

Everything about this place is nice, clean, pleasant, well packaged, on time, etc. and the food looks great but if you are expecting it to taste like any other Chinese food you've eaten in the past you will be sadly mistaken. read more

Usually love this place, but I went last night for the first time in a while and was very disappointed. I ordered online for pickup. I ordered Singapore noodles with shrimp. They only put TWO shrimp on top, and added scraps of pork to fill in the gaps where several shrimp should have been. Two shrimp in the entire container. Like I wouldn't notice? I also ordered a big container of shrimp and broccoli. Now once I saw this I started to think, maybe they had a shrimp shortage that day?.... Because I basically had a bowl of broccoli with 3 (ooooh I got an extra one!) shrimp placed equally apart. Now, I'm not asking for 35 shrimp in each order. However, if I'm paying $5+ for a SMALL size, and $7+ for a large, then yes I absolutely expect more than 2 or 3 shrimp. On the bright side they had it ready very quick, I barely had to wait. read more

If I could give this less than a 1 star I would. My husband and I just ordered from there. His food...walnut chicken... was rock hard,(was made earlier and fried YET again. Not fresh at ALL!!!!) all the sauce was at the bottom, he had to mix it up himself. $11 for just his and now it must be returned because he can't even eat it. He almost chipped his tooth that's how hard it is. Very disappointing for being first time customers. Will NOT be returning. read more

A poor mans chinese food worst in town they mess up orders and substitute meats without asking if its ok i wish i could give a half star i would rather eat from the trash read more

Lychee is my go-to for Chinese in Altoona. Their crab rangoons are awesome and I've tried a variety of different foods there and every single one was great. Food is always hot with delivery. read more

This was the second time I've eaten at Lychee and it will definitely be the last. The food was the worst I've ever had anywhere. Even the dumplings and egg rolls were terrible. Everything we ordered was subpar. I ordered different chicken dishes, extra hot, and they weren't even hot. The General Tso's chicken was disgusting. It was soggy and the chicken was mushy and slimy. The other dish had no flavor whatsoever. The fried rice was nothing but steamed rice with some vegetables thrown in and a splash of something to color it that wasn't soy sauce. The teriyaki beef and chicken skewers were like eating shoe leather. The only decent tasting thing we got was an order of french fries and they were so soggy we had to cook them in the Air Fryer. For the price we paid and the quality of food we got, I would not recommend Lychee in Altoona. The one in Johnstown is quite good though. Altoona was ok when I went there the first time, I'm wondering if they got a new cook/chef? read more

I don't remember ever having a bad experience with this restaurant, it's probably my favorite place in town to get takeout Chinese. The workers there are very friendly, service is fast, and you get a huge amount of food for the price you pay. I've even ate in a couple times and they'll bring your food right to your table. Some of the food isn't really as spicy as I would like, but I love spicy food, so I have a high tolerance. I've never had to wait much longer than 10 minutes for my food, and even their delivery is fast. Plus they're the only Chinese place in town I know of that has simple online ordering. read more

The General Tao's is the best! Prices are great too, and you get a lot. It's clean, and service is good and fast. If you call in an order, and leave as soon as you're done on the phone, It will be ready when you get here. read more

Ok so......this is what happened. My friend ordered food for lunch and she got fried rice instead of white rice with her lunch item. When we realized it a phone call was made to have a new meal brought to us. They just wanted to bring us a white rice by itself. In my opinion, that is not good enough. I requested a new meal all together. All I got was attitude on the other line and got quickly hung up on. I feel that it is unfair to expect the customer to allow less so they can continue to produce less quality. I will never return to this place simply bc other places can do what they do. read more

Solid choice for Chinese. Convenient to the Penn State campus and in the Martins plaza. Fast service and decent prices. The lo mein is very good. read more

Man, this place is good. I had the "Kum Po Chicken" which came with an egg roll and fried rice. The portion was sizable and cost me a mere $6.75. What's more, I have never seen such high quality ingredients! There were fresh, crisp vegetables, good quality chicken and a tasty sauce. I called in my order and everything was ready in less than 10 minutes. The place is brightly lit, clean, and the staff are friendly. I'll definitely be stopping in again soon. read more

Best if you eat there! To this point never had anything bad! Seems when I get it to Go, it starts to break down and the sauce gets "super wet" them starts to leak out all over! Weird I know! But when I stay and eat there, it's great fresh and tasty..... read more

Lovely place and best service. My friends and I shopped at Martins and the keeper just about to go deliver. He saw us with a lot of stuff, just drove us home! Amazing! read more

I would not even give this restaurant one star, if I did not have too. I had great experiences with this restaurant in the past, but after tonight, I will never order from them again. I ordered online, while I was out of town, for my family and the food was never delivered. I found out about this four hours later when I was on my way home. I was charged for food that I never received! I called back and spoke with several people, who finally transferred me to the owner. I told the owner of the situation, and he argued that no one answered the door! My kids, dogs, and boyfriend were all there all day. I told him, fine, but I was charged and want my food. He said he would send it out, and I said that I would like an extra order of shrimp added for free, and he said he would. The food was delivered, and the delivery guy argued again with my boyfriend that he was there at 4:30pm and kept pointing at him and my boyfriends chest. When I returned home, I checked the receipt and I was charged for the extra order of shrimp! So, I called back. They transferred me to several people, and then to the owner. He kept yelling over me, saying "no free shrimp", and then hung up on me! I called back one last time just to assure them that I will never order from them again, and will be sure to let all of my friends and family know of this experience. This time, several employees handed me off to the manager, who claimed that the reason why this escalated was due to his owner not being able to speak english well! He offered me nothing in return, not even an apology! I ended the call with a thank you. The food is cheap and decent, but definitely not worth all that hassle. read more