Service was great everyone was friendly as always, I got the tofu with garlic sauce and it was amazing! If you like tofu you definitely need to try it because it was fresh, the veggies were perfectly cooked and the sauce was delicious. It's always nice and quiet in there always clean and comfortable. read more

My husband's dish tasted good, but on the greasy side. It's the new singapore noodles. He got the combo. My mushu pancakes were thicker than expected. Definitely made in-house. Sweet and soft...But the dish I was served was insanely salty. The tofu and shredded veggies tasted dry and chewy, likely overcooked. Maybe it's just what I ordered, or maybe the clientele here are used to such indulgent servings of food. The portions were large. $30 for two adults read more

I have eaten here since the old building and loved it for years but I will not order from here again...they have shorten me on items many times when I order take out...I have talked with them a few times in person about this...so I order again tonight and again they shorted me.....Sorry to say this but that was my last order from Sam China Inn. read more

First and last. No manager. I ask for management, no one here but ungrateful kids. My dish was ok. Constantly had to ask for what ever I needed. It's 8 pm on a Thursday. I'm the only one here. Treat ya like . Never be back. Mac Donald's has better service. read more

Food is good but staff at front usually doesn't seen too friendly and seem like they just want to get you out of the door. Other than that, food has always been good. If I sit and dine the servers are good read more

Food is good. Odd thing I just found out. If you want soup and the fried noodles to put on top, order a large and not a small. They only come with a large. WTH. read more

i got moo shu pork, which was passable, but the pancakes were the worst i have ever had, they were very thick, and the tasted old. sam's used to be so good, but this is probably my last time to visit. read more

The shrimp was bad the dumplins wasn't right my food taste my noodles soup smell like raw fish so do not go to this place I had to take a dump pls don't go to this place the service was not good this is a bad place read more

Sam’s China Inn - The outside - Chinese Near Me - Groves, Texas

Best Chinese food around! We drive from Beaumont just to eat here (Chinese food in Beaumont DOES NOT compare) Everything we have tried here has been good but especially the egg foo young best I've ever had and the sauce isn't a brown gravy mix like other places, it's homemade brown sauce. Egg rolls, crab dragon, steamed dumplings, crispy creamy shrimp, Hunan three delight, kung pow chicken, and egg drop soup all DELICIOUS! Whatever you choose here, you won't be disappointed! read more

Sam’s China Inn - Hunan 3 Delight soooo good! - Chinese Near Me - Groves, Texas

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Food is good. Our favorite is the Sizzling Rice Soup. The others dishes are good too!

Everything tasted great, I got the lunch special and ordered General Tso's Chicken, and the steamed rice with 1 egg roll and an egg drop soup, everything tasted great! Our waiter was extremely helpful! read more

Best food ever, staffs are friendly. Would definitely coming back Mongolian 3 delight is a must read more

Let me start by saying that I grew up eating at China Inn as a kid and it was the benchmark that I held every Chinese restaurant to. Things haven't changed! It is still DELICIOUS! I've been to hundreds of Chinese restaurants and I've yet to find a mu shu that compares to China Inn. I'm looking forward to moving back to the area so I can resume my weekly visits! read more

The food is amazing, the service is ok. I love the food though, definitely New York style lo mein. Big juicy egg rolls. Hot and sour. Yaaas Queen Slay!!! But yeah the service could be better, no one seems to have a sense of urgency there. The girl at the front thinks she's there to socialize with her co workers and it's not cute. read more

It was edible but I really didn't enjoy it. I think they have new owners. They changed the menu. It now says Sam's China Inn. We ordered several different things but nothing wowed me. I've eaten at the old China Inn many times and loved the food. This isn't the same. read more

I'm giving it 1 because 0 isn't an option. My daughters and I went tonight for dinner and as were finishing up my daughter was picking through her friend rice and found a FULLY INTACT DEAD COCKROACH!! IN HER FRIED RICE!! This place has been one of my favorites for many many years and I'm so disappointed and disgusted! To make matters even worse.. management didn't even have the courtesy to come to our table, apologize themselves and comp our meal. They sent the poor mortified waitress! I felt sorry for her. She was so embarrassed. Shame on management for your lack of professionalism. read more

Food was good the service was not bad the problem is we loved to eat here all the time then fake Covid hit everything was closed then takeout only then reopened and they have the same problem no help!! So No it's not near as good!! But we will keep coming back just not near as much unless it ever gets back to what it was before I hope it does get back to what it was before fake Covid read more

Food is always on point . Hot and sour soup is best in the area ! Staff is friendly. Please get orders on line it would be really nice .

Love the food, but wish you could order online from a computer. I tried, but it wanted to take me to an app that didn't work. Great food, good prices, always hot and fresh. Only place I order from. Please make it so we can order online! read more

Hadn't eaten there in a long time so decided to brave it. Disappointing all around. Had a large order of 5 entrees so was not expecting all to be a fail. Orange chicken was dry and had 3 little pieces of broccoli. Beef and broccoli was tasteless and beef was mushy. Spicy scallops was drowned in sauce making fried scallops over wet and soft. Happy family was tasteless also. China inn fried rice was acceptable. Egg rolls too. So disappointed that after all this time the food is still less than mediocre. It used to be superb. read more

I guess the BIG local news is that "Sam is back" in the kitchen and the crowds have flourished into the place. My family informed me of all the soap opera and changes since I no longer live in the area.... and being it was a birthday event, we decided to drop in on a Saturday just as lunch time began.. so we beat the crowds. Overall, the food quality was good and as my parents exclaimed.. back to the original quality if not better. The Port Arthur area has many culinary experts, but only a few can translate it into a consistent restaurant quality that people enjoy. Many come and many fall, but according to my family China Inn has regained the SETx food swagger with everyone. Our orders were: - chicken fried rice - Kids noodles - Happy Family - Beef w/Broccoli - Mo-Shu Pork - Crab Rangoons - Firecracker shrimp - Garlic Chicken - Pineapple Shrimp - tea, water, soda, etc. Overall, everyone was pleased with the meal and their portions. The Firecracker shrimp were something new and they were okay, but not sure if I would order them again. I tasted many of the orders... we are a sharing family and the portions are large. Personally, my "spicy" Garlic Chicken was not spicy at any level and it seems that the large pieces of chicken were slightly over cooked. The centers were not really moist and the flavor was missing mostly. Were they previously frozen or just too thick for the cooking, so they played it safe and over cooked them? I am not being a "Debbie Downer" on China Inn... I just would not order it again. Some great takeaways was our waitress Alexa. She was prompt on the drink refills and courteous to everyone (all 9 of us) at our table. We kept her busy and she stayed on pace. Alexa was honest with her opinions of the menu choices and personally knew how most of them tasted... that's a big deal and big positive for Sam and his place. I am not a fan of always eating Chinese Food, but I give it a fair assessment and if the locals like my family really appreciate and can tell the difference in the vast improvements... then I know they have had some concerns for a long time. Let's hope Sam stays and Sam keeps SETx a "Happy Family" [pun intended]. Maybe if I eat here more often, they'll get 4 stars overall from my review, but right now, China Inn is on the right track. Welcome back Sam. read more

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Great food & fast service. No buffet. Never a wait but huge indoor waiting area. Pleasant atmosphere with updated decor. Nicer than most Chinese Resturants. Accommodations are available for large and private parties. read more

Sam’s China Inn - Lunch M-F 10:30-3pm $7.49 - Chinese Near Me - Groves, Texas

Their covidvresponse was extreme. All orders were takeout but you could choose to dine in after picking up your order at the register. No table service was provided. The food is acceptable but quality has declined over the years. We eat there occasionally read more

I've been eating here as a kid, and it's a solid local American style Chinese option. We ordered a lot because we were feeding 8. The dumplings were great and I feel like this is the only restaurant in the world that still gives you that delicious red sweet and sour sauce with your egg rolls (most places just give jarred sweet chili sauce or little packets of duck sauce these days) so that was awesome. The general tso's chicken may be the best I've ever had. To quote my dad "way above average". But my fav was definitely the Mongolian triple delight. That was LEGIT. I wasn't crazy about the chow mein. But ya know, their batting average was still pretty decent, even taking that into account. read more

Who tf doesn't have honey chicken. Just about every Chinese place has honey chicken. I'm very disappointed

I got the chicken fried rice and hubby got the shrimp and both were delicious! I had more than enough for 3 people and the egg drop soup was so good! So much to choose from we will definitely be back!! read more

Great place! We drive from Beaumont because we think this is the best place in the Golden Triangle for Chinese food. Always, hot, fresh and good service read more

I used to get takeout here often when i worked in Port Arthur. Haven't eaten here in years and really glad we stopped in! It was a Saturday, so no lunch specials available. We had egg rolls, crab Rangoon, and we split an order of General Tsos chicken. WOW one meal is enough for two and we didn't eat it all! Everything was delicious, fresh, and seasoned just right. Nice to see they remodeled. It is very pretty and relaxing. We will definitely be back read more

Great every time I'm back home to visit family. Glad the original owner is back. Good tastes like it did when it first opened. This was my Mom's favorite Chinese spot. read more

Came here on Saturday because "Sam is back!" For a party of 6, we ordered 2 orders of the fried chicken wings, the special wonton soup, spicy scallops, pan fried noodles, and the salt toasted porkchops. The porkchops and the wonton soup were just how we remembered it to be. The fried chicken was bland and our spicy scallop dish literally had only 5 pieces of scallops. read more

No buffet here - Sam's still in the kitchen with everything prepared when ordered. Food is as has been remembered from the early '70s; always feels like I'm coming home again though it's only been a short while since the last visit....... read more

This is the worst food I have ever had from Sam's China Inn. No wait staff no lemons for the no lunch menu the sweet and sour sauce was so vinegary and watery we could pour it out easily. They gave my friend fried shrimp instead of sweet and sour chicken. The table was so sticky my purse stuck to it and I asked the waitress to give me a towel with just water on it after she said they were using some type of disinfectant that made it stick. Horrible attitude of the people that work there as well. Not one smile the entire time. We will never go back again and I hope Sam calls me because I did leave my number! read more

Really happy that Sam You has taken over ownership of the restaurant. We've really missed him over the last several years. It's great to see that most of the original recipes are back. A few are new and updated, as well. The quality of the food is great again, thanks to Sam's attention to detail. The prices are reasonable, with lunch costing about $10 with a drink. The restaurant looks great! Everything is repainted, the inside was professionally redecorated, the flooring was replaced and the parking lot entrance has been repaired. Service is a little rough at the moment, but that's because they've got a number of new servers. So be patient. I didn't deduct any stars, since getting the restaurant working smoothly doesn't happen over night. read more

Decent chinese food, but it is definitely nothing to brag about. They offer all of the typical chinese dishes like Lo Mein, Fried Rice, Pepper Steak, Sweet & Sour Pork and so on. The dining area is always clean and the staff is friendly. read more

Fried rice flavor was good and not greasy. Shrimp was a little over cooked but other than that it was great.

We enjoyed a nice lunch here and the best part is the very reasonable price. $6.50 each for the lunch special which has several choices. I enjoyed the "Happy Family" choice very much, while another member of our party had the Kung Pao chicken (a little spicy) which was very tasty and done perfectly. The server was very friendly and did a good job. Parking is adequate, and there is additional space at the business next door. We will definitely go there for lunch many times in the future. read more

The chicken chow mein here is delicious!! Also love the mu shu pork. Great service, friendly people, quiet atmosphere. One of my favorite places to eat in the area! read more

Had dinner here. Not impressed. Mongolian beef smelled funny. Prices are higher 9.79 for small dish of meat..... Will not be returning

This restaurant has been a family favorite of mine growing up -- always the standard for the best Chinese food to compare all new restaurants against it. I make it a point to stop in at least once a year, when I'm in town, because I've never tried a dish there that I didn't love. We went here recently on a rare date night -- my husband and I. It took us about 10min to be seated, even on a Wednesday night, with only a handful of active tables, because here was only one server working the floor. This is either because someone called-in sick, or they are understaffed. They seem to pay better attention to the pick-up drivers for their Waitr partnership, than they do on the people who are physically dining-in. Once we were finally seated, it took another 10min for the overworked server to make their way to take our drink orders. We ordered waters, so we could splurge on the appetizer -- pan fried dumplings and hot & sour soup! They arrived in a timely fashion, and were as amazing as always. I ordered the mushy pork, and my husband ordered the broccoli beef with fried rice. The broccoli beef was cooked very nicely, but the flavor was a little lacking -- seemed to be a little skimpy on the seasoning for the beef, and the broccoli as a little under-cooked, making it difficult cut. The mushu pork is typically table-rolled by the server, but she didn't even offer to do so -- probably because she was so busy, so I can't really fault her. But the food was amazing, and definitely reheated well later. We tipped the server well, because the poor girl was definitely in the weeds, and as a former server, myself, I've been there. read more

I've been coming to China Inn for at least 20 years (since I was a small child). I remember the old building and the main owner who is now passed away. It is now owned by his son, but still the same service and food. Can't go wrong with China Inn, just plain great chinese food. Excellent for groups. read more