Food is consistent and priced well. Table service is good with refills on my ice tea. Does lack an alcohol beverage service. Most of the Monday night customers are doing pick up as no TV is showing the NFL read more

Sam's China Bistro - Cantonese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Under New Management great food and fast service you wont be disappointed good food great price

We decided to try Sam's one more time. It was awesome food arrived piping hot and there was lots of it. . Was delicious. We were disappointed the last time we ordered with the new owner and nothing was good. . But things are great now and will definitely be ordering a gain! We had Egg Foo Young, Lo Mein, And Honey Chicken. So good! read more

This used to be a place that my family loved getting food from till today. Made an online order at 221pm it stated that the order would be ready at 246. Arrived at 243 and paid for the order. Order was not ready . They stated it would take 15-20 minutes. I didn't not walk out of the restaurant till 345 with the order. While asking about it in between I was told 3 different times that it would be done shortly. I was also told that they were running behind, which is cool but state that in the beginning. Nobody wants to wait over an hour after your order was supposed to be ready . I could have went somewhere else. Final kicker is that we get home and the food doesn't taste quite well. The food tastes rushed and overcooked . Needless to say we will never go back here. It's unfortunate because in the past we always had great service and food . read more

I'm going to start this review by saying that this used to be my favorite Chinese restaurant in the Northeast. Used to be. They had two owners before. The food, service, atmosphere was so good. The prices way lower then they should have been. I recommend it to everyone and frequently enjoyed it! Then everything changed. Sam, the then only owner, first moved his "office" in the first booth as you walked into the restaurant. It started with some paperwork, an occasional interview. One night, it was a huge fight between the cook and Sam. It was embarrassing for everyone in the place. That was our last visit for years, until tonight. I was craving some food Chinese and was on the Northeast side of town and saw the building. Since I never had an issue with the food, and this was a take out order anyway, why not!! It's not even close to the same. The place was dirty and run down. His office still in the first booth. The food was blah. The supposedly spicy General Tso was really flavorless, except for the jalapeno, yes, jalapeno in it. Not the spicy chili peppers, or red chili flakes, but one jalapeno, on the top. The Crab Rangoon, again, was flavorless. It a just cream cheese with maybe some pureed crab-like sorta substance. Although, I would say, it was deep fried wonderfully. So disappointed. read more

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The food has always been good however when you order extra stuff like soy sauce they make you pay for it and then don't get it. This has happened twice. Today I called in this mistake and the MANAGER insisted she put in and proceeded to argue with me. I love this place but I will never get food here again. Managers should not argue with the customer and since this has happened before she should have tried to accommodate me. read more

We came in because we were craving some Chinese. Once we walked in, the atmosphere felt off. The workers there were not welcoming whatsoever. To add, the waiter took over 20 mins to ask for our order. Food came in quick but was disgusting. We could not even finish the food because we had no idea what we were actually eating. Some parts were hot, others were cold. It didn't make sense. Place needs a DEEP cleaning & better management/ chef. read more

Sam's Bistro warning!!!!! We ordered dinner from Sam's Bistro off Dyer street. I started eating the egg foo young and noticed inside my food. I took pictures of it and called the restaurant. He apologized and asked what I wanted him to do. I asked for a refund and through all the food in the trash. Be careful about what you eat. Please check your food when eating out. Eating out is not a friend of mine. read more

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WOW!!! I don't know who's in the kitchen tonight, but they killed it!! I had delivered, crab Rangoon, broccoli beef, general Tso's chicken, and pork fried rice. Everything was still hot and I can honestly say it's been a long tome since I've had fried pork rice this good!! I ordered the family order so I don't have to cook and just enjoy the delicious food for the rest of the weekend, woohoo! read more

Sam's China Bistro - I meant to present the dishes before but ... I couldn't wait lol - Cantonese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Needs new couches asap and my orange chicken was tasteless...I used to love this place as a kid...hope they can become more successful in the future and turn things around read more

Loved the place nice comfortable seating. Ordered from the lunch special menu. We got the sesame chicken, orange chicken, the spicy basil tofu, stirfry, and fried rice. Everything was delicious and great full portions for the price. Great service! If I'm ever in the area again I will definitely stop by. read more

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Dinner date & everything was delish. Best egg drop soup I've had in a long time. This was first time trying the dumplings and we liked them both steamed and fried, they were very fresh. Also recommend the beef chow mein. They don't skimp on portion size here and you definitely get your money's worth. Our server was so courteous and the nicest waitress we've had in a hot minute. This place gets busy on Friday nights but we had no wait time. The interior of this restaurant makes it worth dining in, but take-out has always been fresh and they have never messed up my order. read more

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3.5 stars for solid food. Egg drop soup was good. Ordered Kung Lao chicken and generals chicken with rice combo. Portions and flavors weren't bad. Just enough food for two hungry soldiers. Would order from again! read more

Sam's China Bistro - a tray of stir fried vegetables and cashews - Cantonese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Loved the place, ambiance and the food!!! Employees were super friendly as well!! Got the lunch special and was a great deal! read more

Sam's China Bistro - General Tsaos Chicken - Cantonese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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We ordered some food to go and it cold, soggy, and flavorless , the orange chicken came with one orange peel and the sesame chicken had one broccoli too. Let's not forget the cold old bbq fried rice, it tasted like it was yesterdays leftovers. We took back there nasty cold food and got our money back!!! When spoke to the manager he didn't care and didn't apologize about the terrible service. Won't go there again! read more

Food was delicious and extremely affordable! We love to eat here especially on a budget!

I have had Sam's Bistro a few times already and every time I am left consistently disappointed. The ambiance of the restaurant is charming, and I will say well done. The food is visually appetizing and smells delicious. However the flavor and texture of the food is of substandard quality. The beef and chicken they serve is questionable, tasting of tap water as if it were desperately rinsed to rid of contamination. It is often shredded and mangled to hide it's appearance underneath a bouquet of undercooked broccoli and bell peppers. The dumplings they serve smells as if they were in a dirty bin with flavor equal to intensity. Noodles were also thick and mushy. Much of the food is of course not traditionally Chinese in flavor, ingredients, and preparation, however I would've been able to look past that if the food they served was actually delicious. Much of the sauces they use is budget and watered down, and it is clear they are cutting corners in preparation. The steamed rice was the only thing that can be eaten without too much worry, however it is clearly unwashed and seems akin to the quality of Uncle Ben's or Great Value brand rice. I will not say staff service was either poor or abysmal, but below average for a local experience. Servings were often huge and although that may seem like a plus, it feels as though they were trying to get rid as much food as they could. I tried to like this restaurant time after time again, with their huge variety of meat, soup, and vegetable options, however the quality and flavor of it all is so repeatedly bad that I just had to write a negative critique for this spot. After looking at other reviews and photos of this restaurant I am not surprised at their consistent low ratings and will not be eating here again. read more

Budget price . If you low in cash this is it where you need to eat at lunch time . I didn't like the food . Not my taste

Food is D E L I C I O U S Delivery was quick The prices are amazing for the amount Everything was packaged clean and nice. 100 % read more

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Quality food at a reasonable price. Great serving sizes. Both prawn dishes were amazing, the salt/pepper and honey walnut must haves. The spicy garlic eggplant was solid. Basil chicken noodle was f'ing bomb. Beef chow fun could use some work. read more

The hole in the wall restaurant! This has been one of the best delivery Chinese food in the area. While only in Fort Bliss for a short period of time me and my friends were looking for beef chow fun. Surprisingly we checked through around 10 restaurants on yelp no luck. Then we found Sam's Chinese Bistro had great prices for lunch specials that we can order everyday! (Most restaurants exclude lunch specials for the weekends). The food arrives in a short period of time, nicely displayed in these togo containers. Not sure why there are bad reviews. Everything we've eaten is delicious with 25 years of eating Chinese food I think this is my top 10 togo! I would highly recommend! Edit: each time we've ordered directly phone line, not online I think their system isn't as sophisticated, nothing like a phone call! read more

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We were there waiting for the food, picked up and 5 min drive home. Food was cold and flavorless. Orange chicken had one slice orange peel and one broccoli and had a cold mushy texture. Sesame chicken was the same flavorless cold mushy texture. BBQ fried Rice was hard and cold with no seasoning. Returned to place to get mo ey back, manager didn't seem to care. read more

My review is based solely upon my delivery experience, or lack thereof. I ordered online, which was pretty easy. The wait time was an hour. An hour and 15mins later, I called. The first person said my order hadn't been "tagged" yet (not sure what that means) and that it would be another hour or hour & a half AT LEAST. Incredibly frustrating. The next person said the food was on its way and that it should be there within 20mins. Mind you, I live less than 10 minutes away, but okay. So, after waiting for an extra 45 minutes, I decided to cancel my order. This was a really frustrating experience and I'm not sure we will ever try this place again. UPDATE: My food was delivered a few minutes after I posted this review. Ha, typical, right? The food is alright. It's pretty standard Americanized Chinese food. The crab rangoons are a little weird. Hot and sour soup is good. The meat quality is pretty low. The fried dumplings aren't bad. It's just alright. Definitely not worth the headache, though - ESPECIALLY if you have kids that are on a pretty routine schedule. Dinner off by an hour? No thanks! read more

I know we are not going to get authentic Chinese food in El Paso, but I'm not sure what this food is supposed to be. The Lo Mein is made with spaghetti and not Lo Mein noodles. The steamed dumplings were a giant clump of over steamed dough. Won't be ordering from them again. read more

Okay I'm just going to say this the last visit I had with the disappointment but the only reason I'm giving good stars is because I always get good service there the food is on point but this time they forgot all about me I was sitting there with my dad and my son and we're just eating what they brought and we're waiting for the pork fried rice and we're like. Super anxious waited way too long but the food was good for sure for the price the value it's worth it try it out my problem was the service who's on point.. Is it coming we all looked at each other finally the waitress came looked at us I told her I'm missing this to make a lunch prayer longer they took care of that really quick but that's the only thing I have to say hopefully when I go back it'll be a better visit read more

Don't waste your time. I should have come to Yelp first. I went off of the 4.1 star reviews from Google. I'm so disappointed that I wasted time, money, and calories on this place. I had kung pao combination which was supposed to have peanuts. My food was drowned in "brown sauce" and tasted more like a spicy soup rather than the "chinese" food that I am used to. read more

Love the atmosphere! The staff is friendly, the food is fresh and delicious! Great service, many many menu options, quick delivery. Family friendly, clean and the hours are good. The location is easy to get to, lots of parking and plenty of seating. read more

I got the general Tao lunch special and the flavor was not that good. Not enough seasoning or it's missing something but they had great customer service though. Wont be coming back. read more

Personal opinion, this place has potential to rival PF Changs if they changed a few things. The decor is very clubby, the lighting is not comforting, I was like you were stuck in a twilight zone episode or if you are in a flashback of a dramatic scene, if they chose to go d as rk with individual table lighting it would have worked out. The atmosphere was quietly awkward, some background instrumental chinese music would have helped. The servers were prompt and cordial, they made sure to check we had water and utensils. Food wise this place has decent flavor, but the quality of ingredients were a roulette depending on what you order. It's understandable for the price you can't complain that the ingredients are not five stars. My biggest grievance is the use of spaghetti noodles for the Dan Dan mien, and my coworker said he bit into a piece of meat that was freezer burnt. Pros on using fresh veggies, con on using freezer burnt meat. Overall, this place is worth of being a solid take out restaurant. Side note after looking at other reviews, the owner needs to make sure his chefs' work ethic stay consistent or it can very easily drive customers away. read more

Sam's China Bistro - Lunch special, combination fried rice, and Dan Dan noodles. - Cantonese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

I love Chinese food and being a Veteran I have had some GREAT food around the world. Sam's for some work to do.

We did the 13.99 two entree and rice offer. Each entree is a regular size so it's a lot of food for a good value. The food was good and the atmosphere is relaxed with coaches for seats in many booths. The meal took about an hour and a half as the service was very slow from start to finish. read more

I came here for the first time with my boyfriend. I love their service and their food is delicious. Every time I go I order the sesame fried tofu. I love it so much. They have daily lunch specials. I always seem to come back here. You gotta try it at least once. read more

FRUSTRATING EXPERINCE. I placed an order for Pick-up via Door Dash. When I went to the restaurant to pickup my order, I was told by the staff there that "If it's a pickup order, Door Dash does not send us the order. So you have to cancel the order from Door Dash, and place the order here". This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Door Dash processed my order, provided the option for pickup, and CHARGED MY ACCOUNT. So not only did I not get my food, but I was also greatly inconvenienced by having to drive to the restaurant, and try to get Door Dash to refund my money! read more

Placed a large order ($120). Food arrived within a reasonable time frame. Entrees still hot regardless of the 20 minute drive. The order was correct and the portions were generous. Overall good tasting Chinese food. read more

Never again. Went in to order take-out & the guy that was to help me was arrogant & had a very snarky attitude! As for the food: It was the worst egg foo young i've ever had....crispy & almost burnt around the edges & gravy had a gelatin type consistency (GROSS) & the steamed rice was almost like a big clump. Will NOT give this place another chance.....ever!!!!! Ish!!!! read more

Sub par food aside, this visit was cut short by the lack of tact and outright disregard for customers by the staff. While waiting for my order, I could overhear staff cussing with no interest in volume. Deciding to let that go, I continued to wait. After hearing a member of the staff burp a loud and disgusting belch, I'd lost my appetite. I walked up to the counter to cancel my order. I was not asked what was wrong or if anything could be done, I was asked, "are you serious?" I made sure to mention the foul language and even more foul behavior and the owner was only able to respond with a laugh. The burping gentleman was motivated enough to say, "I said excuse me." If this type of behavior is laughable and acceptable right in front of a patron, I don't want to think of what is overlooked in that kitchen where I'm unable to peek. read more

My husband and I were craving Chinese food and haven't liked any of the other places we've been to so we tried this place. We picked up to go so we knew it wasn't going to be as good as it would be in house. We ordered 2 entrees, one noodle dish, a soup, and an appetizer. The two entrees were okay but weren't what we were thinking at all. It was equivalent to getting it frozen from the store and heating it up. The chow mein was made with top ramen like noodles and had had globs of sauce in random parts of the noodles. The dumplings were okay, I'm a fan of fried dumplings but steamed (how they come) is good too. Lastly was the egg drop soup which was alright. There wasn't any peas and carrots I normally see in there but that's alright. For lunch today I had some left overs and found a piece of metal something inside one of the chicken pieces. We won't be returning in the future because we personally weren't fans of the food and the metal in the food, but the staff was friendly! read more

Sam's China Bistro - Maybe aluminum foil that was inside of the chicken in our general tso order? I'm not sure what it is. - Cantonese Near Me - El Paso, Texas

I go to Sam's for lunch a few times a month with colleagues from work. The lunch specials are incredibly cheap and the food is Amazing. You can get two full meals, a full plate of rice, drinks and soup for about $19. Individual lunch meals are $5-$7. We go with a group of four usually and order two lunch combos so everyone gets to pick their dish and we share. There is always food left over to take home. I think people should rate a restaurant low because they have an ax to grind or a single experience that somehow rubbed them the wrong way. This is the best Chinese food in town hands down by far and a bargain. read more

Food was cold and had very little to no flavor. Got broccoli and chicken and didn't like it all. Also ordered crab Rangoon and there was rly nothing in it. No flavor and very very very little filling in the inside. When ordering you weren't given the option for other rice besides white rice. And if you wanted something else you paid extra and it's not all that cheap. read more

Great customer service and awesome food!! have eaten there several times and service and food always on point!