The service is always amazing and the people are very kind, its a cute little restaurant and the food is delicious and made with love i love this place definitely try it! read more

Friendly and nice proprietors! Menu is typical American Chinese style but has a section on exclusive vegan dishes which is atypical. We ordered dishes from both: a vegan eggplant and peppers dish which was good but maybe a little on the sweet side for our taste; the pan-fried pork dumplings, house special fried twice (with shrimp, roast pork, chicken), and a wonton soup. All were serviceable and solid, but nothing outstanding. A good place to go if you're craving take-out Chinese (American) food. read more

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Called tonight for a take-out order before 8 pm. Whomever answered the phone wasn't custom service oriented, or very friendly. Don't get me wrong, thie place has good food. I decided to cancel my order immediately so they wouldn't waste their food, and we ordered from Mr.Pan's. The food is comparable, and the people are very friendly on the phone. I spent decades in sales and customers service. Just not a great experience. read more

Great family owned and run place. Fast and fresh food rice was filled with proteins and not greasy, chicken fingers had great amount of protein and lightly breaded crispy. Awesome egg rolls. Probably some of the best crab Rangoon in the area. Pan fried dumplings were meaty and tasty. Only thing I wasn't a big fan of was the ribs. Not that they were bad just not my style they were saucy not seared on the outside. Great value for the money too. read more

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Food is ok but doesn't match the website at all. I ordered the house sizzling special and Szechuan wontons. In the website phot they are clearly steamed yet my order is deep fried. I've never had them deep fried in this dish. No idea where the website photos come from. The house sizzling special isn't remotely the same as the website. I won't be going back. read more

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we found this little hole in the wall after a long night of helping our son deal with a broke down car on the side of the highway. We ordered at almost closing and sat down. The food was delicious and satisfying. The one problem is that this business is a full 30 minutes away from our home! but we will be back some day. Great food. Authentic Chinese food. Fresh Chinese food. Comfortable dining room. Take out available too. read more

We love Mei's Kitchen. The food is so good and the price is reasonable. The owners/workers are so friendly. Minimal to no waiting time. My favorite is the Beef with Vegetables. So fresh. Good portion size. My husband loves the Egg Rolls. He thinks they're egg rolls are better than anyone else's. My husband likes the seafood dishes. Pork fried rice is yummy. I actually like their white rice too. We haven't tried everything on the menu but have been pleased with all that we have tried. It has a small eat-in area. Nothing special but it is clean. Our go to place for Chinese. Definitely will keep going back. read more

The food is always fresh and tasty. We have been ordering here for years never a problem! Thanks for your hard work Mei's!! read more

This is your classic neighborhood Chinese food place. The food isn't *great* but it's dependably good for an amazing price. Most people don't eat inside, it's more of a takeout place. Service is always fast. read more

Friendly and not a long wait. Unfortunately, it looks like the back of their seating area is also their storage unit. I would suggest partitioning that off for a nicer dining experience. The beef sticks were very dry and hard to chew - leathery. The rice was extremely dry. I did purchase food to go but when I got to my hotel room, realized I didn't have utensils. If you're supposed to take them there, I think they should let you know because I didn't see a sign or get instructions to add my own utensils to the bag. I can't remember what else I had. If I liked it I would have remembered. I forgot it in the hotel room - not impressed. read more

Best Chinese food i tried in CT!!! Highly recommended if you are craving for Chinese food. Service is also great! Love the big portions with a lot of veggie options! read more

Great greeting. Clean as always. We Liked the idea that they remembered us and were aware that we haven't been there since last year . As always fresh food excellent food quality food Cooked true American Asian style. I can say the closest you'll get to NYC China Town authentic ASIAN style . CUISINE around. read more

The server/owner was friendly and helpful. The food- General Tso chicken and Black Dragon chicken were our dinner entrees. Both entrees were hot and fresh. Black dragon meal had a little too much vinegar but was still fine. The owner was very kind and even brought us complimentary crab rangoon to try and they were very good. The egg roll was also good and fresh. We were the only patrons in the restaurant. The eating area had some flies that grossed us out and we had to shoo away from our food, until we eventually left. We also went to this restaurant for a to-go order of steamed chicken & vegetables and a quart of chicken noodle soup. The chicken & vegetables were great with the sauce on the side- especially when traveling and health conscience. The soup was okay- it was packed with udon noodles (didn't look like the menu photo at all) and did not have a lot of chicken in it. The owners are very nice and I like to support local, independent businesses, where the owners care about whether you return and want to make your visit enjoyable. When in town, I will return for a to-go order. * A couple of suggestions to owners: make sure to have bug catchers installed and away from patrons and remove the big storage cardboard boxes from the dining room. Patrons want a pleasant environment while dining. read more

Mei's Kitchen - Restaurant area - Chinese Near Me - Griswold, Connecticut

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Great place to get classic Chinese-American dishes as well as some lesser known special dishes. The food isn't greasy and always has a fair amount of meat and veggies. I really like the chicken and rice and chicken noodle soups! read more

Amazing and authentic. Must stop and worth it. The food quality is superb. On top of it all the food is all cooked to order and amazingly fresh read more

My friends and I went to Mei's Kitchen last weekend and had such a great experience! From the moment we walked in, the staff was super friendly and made us feel welcome right away. The food was great too. I tried the Chicken and Broccoli, General Tso's chicken, Crab Rangoons, and the String Beans with Beef. The portions were generous enough that I had leftovers to take home with me :) I totally recommend Mei's Kitchen and will definitely be back! read more

Such a hidden gem in the Jewett City/Griswold area. Though the wait time is a little long, the food is worth the wait. It is one of the best Chinese restaurants in the local area. We order lots of food for our break at work. Everything was moist, salty, and super tasty. I recommend this place for anyone in the area or farther looking for good take out. The owner is super sweet and free food is given with your meals! read more

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I have eaten here before and the food was good, so I was extremely disappointed with my last take out order. To make matters worse, I emailed the restaurant with no reply, so opted to post this. What I received was not anything like the photos. The ribs were tiny little pieces and the hard fried dumplings were drenched in a thick red sauce. I ended up throwing it all out. read more

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This is my second time trying this place and they have not disappointed me. I got the beef with broccoli dinner which came with pork fried rice and an egg roll. Some of the best Chinese food in the area! read more

Mei's Kitchen - a tray of rice with meat and vegetables - Chinese Near Me - Griswold, Connecticut

I ordered Chow Mein, and it doesn't come with noodles. Chow mein is literally supposed to be stir fried noodles. They gave me a big bowl of vegetables. Where are the noodles?! I called and they said it doesn't come with noodles. Charged me $10 for a bowl of veggies. I live in Mystic and I can literally get delicious overpriced food for less money. The vegetables themselves weren't good either, there was barely any seasoning and they're overly mushy and the bowl is full of water. I've eaten at some pretty disappointing places, but wow this place sucks and it's expensive for what they serve. Post review edit: My girlfriend ordered spring rolls and she's a vegetarian. They had SHRIMP in them! She almost threw up! This awful place needs to be shut down! read more

Mei's Kitchen - Bland - Chinese Near Me - Griswold, Connecticut

I am very picky and this was actually really good. Us timer service was also great and they do military discounts. I will definitely be back. read more

Ordered take out, the flavor was delicious for everything, but, I only got 3 small pieces of beef in my Mongolian beef. It was basically a bowl of onions. read more

Go there occasionally and service is good. Food seems fresh and tasty. It's take out only.

When you're driving northbound on I-395, Mei's is a quick stop off of Exit 22. When driving southbound, to or from its shopping plaza requires a few more turns. Those few more turns are well worth your while. But please be advised that my review addresses only the vegan dishes on Mei's menu, so if you are neither vegan nor vegetarian my review might not be worth your while. It's surprising to find here in this quiet corner of Connecticut a Chinese-American restaurant with a vegan submenu, and even more surprising to see such a restaurant in grisly Griswold, an unremarkable town, and in a rundown and aging shopping plaza whose anchors are two discount stores, namely a Dollar Tree (where everything, at least for now, still is a dollar) and a Job Lot, with a Tractor Supply Store (where they really do sell tractors) thrown in. What is remarkable is Mei's extensive vegan submenu, here called "vegetarian" even though it's more precisely all vegan. The veg menu half consists of an array of mock meats, so if you like mock meats this place is for you. While I shun mock meats, to my good fortune the veg menu's other half consists of vegetables, either with or without tofu. Most Asian-American eateries are no more a safe haven for vegheads than any other ethnic eatery. You often can find these fish and other sea animals listed right on their menus in their so-called vegetarian sections. I shudder to guess what ingredients are not listed. But Mei's is different. It's vegetarian menu really is all vegetarian and, even better, all vegan. The red sauces in Asian-American eateries are either too sugary sweet and or spicy hot for my tender palate, so at Mei's I stick with the veg dishes with brown sauces. Among those, I highly recommend the Mixed Vegetables, the Tofu with Mixed Vegetables, the Sautéed String Beans, and best of all the Triple Green. Note that the Triple Green appears in the Vegetarian section of the printed menu, but in the Healthy Specials section of the online menu. And note that the Healthy Specials (steamed rather than stir-fried) section includes many vegan dishes, too. For the nutritionally minded, be aware that same as at any Asian-American restaurant, Mei's brown sauces are comprised of sugar, salt, starch, and oil. For the truly nutritionally minded, you can always stick with the Healthy Specials section. While I usually shun the aforementioned white food-like substances, I publicly confess to my indulgences once or twice a year here at Mei's. Also be aware that its squeeze packets of so-called soy sauce are hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), not brewed soy sauce. As a public service, I list here its ingredients: water, salt, vegetable protein, corn syrup, caramel color, sodium benzoate. The company that manufactures it is W.Y. Industries. Note the truth-in-advertising in its name, the word "Industries," not "Foods." So don't grab those squeeze packets of fake foods. Furthermore, when I place my order online, I mention to omit the fortune cookies (made of white flour, white sugar, and white salt). Here's some real food. Brown rice. Any restaurant that serves brown rice garners my award as a gold (or brown?) standard to elevate it above all others. The nutritional difference between brown and white might be slight, but our shunning white rice and seeking brown makes an important social statement. For one-dollar more, Mei's serves brown rice, simple to prepare, yet easy to ruin. Mei's brown rice is perfect, and packed above the brim in those "traditional" Chinese restaurant white cardboard takeout containers with wire handles. The entrée containers, however, are made of microwavable plastic. They, too, are packed to the brim, so portions all are generous, each entrée enough to feed two people, making the prices not just reasonable, but quite low. Whether you eat-in or takeout, everything is served as to-go. Mei's hosts a spacious dining area, but of hard resin tables and chairs like in fast food joints. As there is no waitstaff, you must serve yourself, so you might as well do takeout. Consumer tip: when I place my order online and add a generous tip in advance, Ms. Mei always adds to my order two free vegetable rolls. And by the way, Mei (pronounced "May") is an absolute sweetheart. read more

I haven't written a Yelp review yet, Mei's Kitchen really deserves it. This place was the worst service I have ever encountered. My friend and I arrived here around noon for lunch. There was one table occupied with one person. The lady taking our order arrived dressed in mismatched pajamas, I'm not kidding. She never brought water, she never asked what kind of rice, etc. She took our order and was only seen when a customer walked in. When I asked for a drink, she rolled her eyes, never came to refill the water, that'll be another eye roll. We were dining inside, everything was packaged in to go containers. We were given fried wonton strips, but no plate to eat them off of...The hot egg drop soup was in plastic containers, but we were sitting inside? This is like saying "we don't want you here". The food was below average to average, nothing worthy of coming back to this place again. I will most certainly never go here again. read more

I drive for a living all over New England. I have been here a few years ago and recently was away for twenty months. I came back and ate here earlier today and the food is very good. I ordered Tofu and Vegetables and the Brown Rice and it was all very good. The Hot and Sour Soup was ok. I like mine a bit lighter and not too thick and heavy. Hot and Sour Soup can be so different in so many places. Less is more for this main stay Chinese Soup!!! Its off route 395 and right before the Route 6 split North bound. read more

Mei's food, service and ambiance is consistent. Great take out place that we visit often.

Food was delicious but fried rice smelled piggy stuff little bit. I ordered a beef romaine with fried rice. Taste of food was good and no salty. I suggest getting rid of piggy smell when they make fried rice. Except that food will be good for everyone, lovers of Chinese food. read more

Great food and great experience with Mei's kitchen. Couldn't recommend any more. Thanks!

Just moved to the area. We've ordered twice and both times the food was ready quickly and cooked to perfection. Definitely give them a try next time you're craving Chinese read more

Great service and food! This is a friendly family-owned Chinese takeout restaurant. I recommend getting the kurobuta chicken, beef chow fun, Singapore mai fun, and the triple green. read more

Best dumplings I've ever had!! Passing through town and decided to stop here just for a quick light meal on a road trip. Wonton soup was also very good! read more

Covid had us venturing out and they were one of the only ones open at one point. We all loved this place! They have more of a selection then our local Chinese style restaurant does. Very glad we found it! read more

We had 2 orders of house lo mein. I noticed a very "odd" taste coming from the small shrimp in the lo mein. I picked up a shrimp and smelled it, the shrimp REEKED of Ammonia which denotes rotting seafood. My wife and daughter both vomited when they smelled the shrimp. I called the restaurant, the owner attempted to tell me the shrimp was "fresh" but declined my offer to bring it back to the restaurant so she could smell it herself. She did give us a partial refund on the order even though we all got sick and none of the food stayed down. This was the 4-5th time we had gotten takeout from Mei's, it will be our last...... read more

Vegan Chinese Food!? Definitely worth the money, usually vegan food is so expensive. Been craving Chinese food for so long now and we happen to have stumbled into this place whilst searching for anything/everything vegan in CT. I had the orange chicken, my wife had general Tso's chicken and vegetable egg rolls. Definitely a hidden gem read more

We've ordered takeout here twice in the last few weeks and both times it has been excellent. It was ready on time, fresh, prepared well, and more than enough in each dish to save for lunch the next day (or next 2 days depending how many appetizers you get LOL). We loved the shrimp spring rolls and dumplings, baozi, General Tso's chicken, and I can't get over how perfectly cooked the Tung Ting shrimp is (it's so easy to overcook shrimp). Even the white sticky rice somehow seems fluffier than other places. Both times we also got a free order of fried wontons (stuffed with cream cheese & scallions). Thought it was a mistake the first time, so was delighted to get them again-they are yummy! read more

Takeout was super. Hot &sour soup, shrimp lo mein, and sizzling stirfry dinner. We loved it!

Best Chinese food I had in CT! Highly recommended and they served fast. I got general Tso's chicken and broccoli beef.

Delicious food, clean, prompt and fantastic attitude! 5 stars all day!!!!!!! Great selection with reasonable prices. Been here multiple times and not once had a disappointing experience. read more

I have been craving Chinese food for a long time, but I'm vegan so it's nearly impossible to find a Chinese restaurant that serves food I can eat. So when I found out about Mei's Kitchen, I had to try it. They have both vegan and non-vegetarian options. When I walked into the restaurant, I was surprised to see that there were plenty of tables to sit at and eat. Maybe 10 or so. We were greeted by a friendly woman at the counter who took our order. Apparently you can also order online. I ordered the General Tso's Tofu, my boyfriend ordered the Vegan Orange Chicken, and we shared an order of the Vegan BBQ Boneless Ribs and a Scallion Pancake. Our food arrived after only a short wait. The portions were large and the food was amazing. We had to double check to make sure they gave us the vegan ribs and not the regular ones because they were so similar. When I used to get Chinese, I'd usually finish the whole thing in one sitting, but there was so much food, we took about half of it home. The leftovers were great too. I highly recommend Mei's Kitchen to vegans and non-vegans alike. The food is high quality for a decent price, and the staff is incredibly friendly. read more

Mei's Kitchen - Vegan options at Mei's Kitchen. General Tso's Tofu, Vegan Orange Chicken, Vegan BBQ Boneless Ribs, and Scallion Pancakes. - Chinese Near Me - Griswold, Connecticut