Tien's Place serves some of the best Asian food I've ever had and that's after eating in major food cities like Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston. Finding a little spot this exceptional in Columbia Falls is a true surprise. If you're anywhere near the area, it's absolutely a must‑visit. Tien cooks with incredibly fresh ingredients and clearly puts care into sourcing the best possible ingredients you can taste in every dish. Portions are generous, prices are fantastic, and the overall experience is something I'll keep coming back for again and again. read more

Chinese American food in Columbia falls. We had a long day of hiking and stumbled in around 8pm and grabbed some food. Staff are friendly but it took almost until closing to get our food for our larger group, so while I appreciate our food was cooked to order, a 45 minute wait is pretty painful. Food itself was ok. Portions are good for the price, especially with the Glacier Pork combo but overall, food was meh. Lo mein and fried rice were very salty and one note taste. The fried pork was very heavy on the breading (like 5:1 ratio) and a bit greasy. On the bright side, the egg roll was hot and fresh and the soup of the day (clam chowder), was surprisingly good. It's good at the end of the day so it did its purpose after a day of hiking but probably wouldn't go back. read more

Delicious food and great service - a rare combination! Everything we ordered was fresh and flavorful. We especially loved the appetizers, low mein, and orange chicken dishes. Highly recommend! read more

Tien's Place Oriental Dining - Chinese Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

We had dinner at Tien's. It was very delicious. After a tiring day hiking in Glacier national park it was great to have some nice and hot lo mein, Kung pao tofu and sichuan veggie tofu. The chef and the server were very accommodating. We had a great experience and highly recommend this place. read more

Tien's place is an awesome restaurant. Their food has something for everyone whether you are vegetarian, like a little spice, or have kids that are only interested in burgers. Tien's devotion to bringing delicious fresh food for flathead valley is unparalleled. He puts his time into preparing this food for YOU. I would recommend the spring rolls and orange chicken. Very yummy. Easy to talk and the waiters are all very kind and friendly. Thank you Tien. read more

I will not go back! Service was awful! I didn't get to try the food... I told them I CANNOT EAT PORK OR MUSHROOMS I asked for steamed rice and no soup. Meal came with MUSHROOMS. I sent it back and she was more concerned about the to go orders than ours. I got my meal back no MUSHROOMS but, fried rice...full of pork! There were maybe 4 tables full in there restaurant My husband gave his meal back to them and we walked out! All their good reviews make no sense! We left and got the best food and service from the BACKROOM! I never saw Tien just a bunch of crabby witches... read more

Over the years I've been to Tien's a 1000 times OK maybe 100, I've never had a bad meal always great

We are committed to trying new things around the valley, so after a very long day in the park, we decided to try this award winning restaurant. Being that we have lived in the SF Bay Area, we are always hesitant to eat Asian food in Montana. But, this place gets good reviews and people seem to like it. It is a very casual place and you can tell they are popular for carry-out orders. They have a decent number of tables. The sign states that you take a menu, grab a seat and then come to the counter to place your order, so again, a very casual set up. We ordered vegetable rolls, sweet & sour shrimp, ginger scallops and veggie lo mein. They told us two of the dishes came with rice, fried or steamed. I love fried rice, so I opted for that, but failed to realize she said "combo rice". It wasn't until we got the food that we figured out they do not offer vegetarian fried rice - all the fried rice has meat in it. This is why I am docking them a star. When our food arrived, it came in to-go containers on a tray with plastic forks and paper plates. Vegetable rolls were great! Sweet & Sour shrimp was great and we should have gotten the meal size, not the appetizer size that only had 8 shrimp. The ginger scallops were full of flavor and fresh - we loved this dish! The lo mein was also incredibly flavorful and fresh. The food is 5 stars, the flavors were bold and fresh. The atmosphere is 3 stars for dining in, casual and simple. The lack of vegetable fried rice is 1 star, this was disappointing. The service was 5 star - the young lady at the counter was awesome. Would I dine here again, yes. Would I order take out, absolutely. read more

I moved to the area and was so hopeful about this cool little Asian restaurant in Columbia Falls. But the food takes forever and the tofu in my stir fry tonight was rancid and inedible. The staff was rude when I asked how much longer (they said 20 and it'd been 30 minutes). Unfortunate because it's not exactly cheap. read more

We have been looking for a good Chinese restaurant in Columbia Falls, MT. I had been all over Asia with the military for 5 years and was hungry for some good Chinese food. Most people recommended Tien's because it has won so many awards here in the Flathead Valley. We went on a Tuesday night. There is no "table service", only "take out", although they do have tables where you can take your take out to sit and eat. There is no "ambiance". We chose to order take out and eat there. I'm glad we did. I had Mongolian Beef. My wife had Almond Chicken. Together we shared Fried Rice. The wait to put in an order was not long. The wait to get our order was 45 minutes! My Mongolian Beef had a weird "kinda-off" taste with no onions. I don't know what this was but it was not Mongolian Beef. I didn't eat it. I left the full container sitting on the table. My wife said her Almond Chicken did not taste good either and she was having trouble finding the almonds and the chicken. I actually gagged when I tasted it. We left that full container on the table also. We both though "How can any one screw up Fried Rice?" They managed to do it. Absolutely tasteless! To me, the rice, and vegetables, tasted like they had been frozen. That's a big no! no! Another full carton left on the table. As we were leaving Tien's, my wife said what I was thinking, "Is there a fast-food restaurant near here?" We actually went to find one. read more

Great food and service. Friendly staff, quick turnaround and large portions. The Kung Pao and Mongolian beef is delicious! Thank you!

5 stars! We are here in vacation and this is by far the best Oriental dining food that we have ever had! You can taste the freshness in every bite! The food is so delicous you can taste the passion the Chef has for making delicous food. This is 5 stars to the super sweet staff and Chef! Not doubt about him recieving the best chef award for so many years! Love it we will definetly come back :) read more

Tien's Place Oriental Dining - Best egg rolls in the entire planet ! - Chinese Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

This place was by our hotel. We decided to give it a shot and honestly, it was pretty good. The wanton noodle soup was honestly a 5 star but the "BBQ pork" was not BBQ at all. It was perhaps 2 stars at best. I'm giving it a 4 star because the wanton noodle soup was that GOOD! read more

Tien's Place Oriental Dining - Wanton noodle soup - Chinese Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

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Service was absolutely fantastic and the food was amazing! Best Wontton soup I have ever had! Kung pao chicken was also amazing!

They are take out only which would be fine if they answered their phone. We really wanted to try them out. They were closed on Monday when we arrived in town. On Wednesday, I began calling at 4:30 when they opened. I gave up at 5:00. We had a great meal at The Rendezvous. read more

We are from Jersey....so yes, we are Chinese food snobs. I had Kung Pao beef and it was the best I have ever had. No joke. 3 thumbs up!

We debated on going here because of the reviews. If you like basic American MSG greasy Chinese food that you probably thought you were getting--this isn't the place. We got the glacier combo. $12.95. We got chicken lo mein, sweet and sour chicken, soup, salad and an eggroll. The salad has chicken, peanuts and cilantro. Super healthy. The soup tasted like a crab tomato soup. (This was our favorite part) Eggroll is more like a spring roll. Not the huge greasy type egg roll. Everything had flavor. Came with many sauces. Also, the staff were extremely nice. So, if you're open minded with food and understand that this will be a more fresh/healthy Chinese...then you'll love this place as much as we did. read more

Tien's Place Oriental Dining - Half eaten glacier chicken combo - Chinese Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

Not glamorous, but very tasty Chinese food served by very friendly staff. Terrific easy choice for a good meal in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. Would recommend for a casual evening. Casino next door is alot of fun too! read more

Great spot. We really enjoyed our lunch portions of Mongolian Beef and Cashew Chicken. As I said in my tip, get the combination rice with your meal, it's only $.50 and worth every penny. The ambience is casual (and admittedly a little cheesy--lots of random pictures and posters) but I still enjoyed it. It gave it kind of a homey feel, and made me feel instantly comfortable. Most of the things on the wall were thank you notes from local classrooms or sports teams, and I really appreciate that they invest back into their community. Our server was awesome and gave us a great recommendation on what to order. She was also very attentive and filled up our waters often. Would love to come back here again! read more

Tien's Place Oriental Dining - Cashew chicken with combination rice - Chinese Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

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Can't tell you how the food is, service is Sooo.... Slow. Waited an hour and 15 minutes before I had to leave and left someone else to finish the wait... We had a promise of 45 minutes (still to long to expect customers to wait). Not sure how anyone could possibly think this place has good service, it's a take out counter with some tables... No wait staff... Dinning in or take out, all comes in "to go" containers. Regular customers happily go into the kitchen to socialize and slow the help down even more. It must be greed... People keep ordering, why hire more people to help give good customer service when people are foolish enough to tolerate poor to no service? I wonder how the food is? read more

I had the Vegetable Lo Mein today. I am a vegetarian and a very picky eater. I went through Yelp and found a lot of 5 star and 1 star reviews for Tien's so I was not sure what to expect. When you walk in, the first thing you notice is a very clean and spotless kitchen. The Lo Mein was excellent. The sauces they put in it made it very tasty. I only wish the noodles quantity was a little more. The dish comes with a side order of rice which I said I did not want. I think they reduce the noodles quantity because it comes with rice. If I come here next time I will ask them to not give me the rice but instead give me more noodles. If I am ever in GNP i think Tien's will be my first stop for dinner. Ignore the one star reviews. The food here is 5 stars. read more

I only get takeout, and it is the most amazing in the valley! I make the trek from Whitefish! Always fresh and affordable

Good food to go. Has cashew chicken that was tasty and good size portion. Upgraded the rice and it was worth it.

Amazing food and service everytime! their sweet and sour chicken is too die for. bb.

A lot of bang for your buck . I got the Tien Special and was surprised at how much food I got! It was decent food. Not gourmet, but still tasty. They could stand to up their game a bit with flavor, but hit the spot nonetheless. read more

Tien's is our local oriental restaurant. I go for Garlic pepper shrimp or Philly cheesesteak sandwich. read more

Yelp doesn't allow a lower star review than 1, but if i could, this is a ZERO star restaurant. Don't expect authentic "oriental" food if you eat here, you'll just be disappointed. All the dishes tasted very similar. The rice tasted like it was left in the rice cooker for days. The fried rice was not made with eggs. Honestly, the tastiest thing about this place is their fortune cookies. With insurmountable pleasure, Alex and Alvin P.S. we respect the hustle. read more

As an Asian family we LOVE Chinese food, but this restaurant was the WORST Chinese restaurant we have been to. We just came back from a 10 mile hike, and we were starving. Unfortunately the food was bland, tasteless, We will definitely not come back here. read more

I had the Kung Pao Chicken (spicy) and my wife had Chicken Lo Mein. Both were delicious. The service was quick and efficient, with the young lady taking our order super friendly and very helpful. Best Asian food we've had in a long while. The dining room was clean and spacious, as it seems that more orders are taken out than eaten in. We loved it! read more

Tien's does good American Chinese Food which is the best you can ask for in Montana. There is a good variety of choices on the menu and the wait staff are always friendly. Love that Tien supports the local kids in town! read more

This place is bomb! Like, I'm going to be dreaming about my food tonight. It's SOO good and their sweet plum/spicy mustard sauce... They staff were all extremely awesome and friendly. We will definitely be returning when we come back to visit Glacier National park. Thank you, Tien and staff read more

Tien's Place Oriental Dining - Chicken teriyaki wrap w/beer battered fries - Chinese Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

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I had heard good things about Tien's. We decided to grab dinner there. We were hoping to "beat the heat" and enjoy some AC while we ate. Their AC was working poorly. We were able to sit under a fan, but the restaurant was very warm. We both ordered Mongolian Beef (Hot) with combination (fried) rice. The Good: *Service was good, drinks were refilled quickly, the bill came without delay. *The portion size was fairly large, and seemed like a good amount for the money. *The combo rice was pretty good, and they brought more without charging. *They offered to remake my dish when I had an issue with it. The Bad: *The carpet was dirty, the booths had tape on the seats, and it was rather rundown, *My Mongolian Beef was swimming in celery. I don't believe that any traditional recipe for this dish would include celery. I pointed this out, and was told that is how they always make it. I might be wrong, but I do not believe the description on the menu mentioned it. They did offer to make the dish for me again. I did not want to do this as my dining companion was already eating, the place was overly warm, and I did not want to hang around. But, I really, really appreciate that they did offer to do this. read more

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Been wanting to give Tien's place a try ever since he and Charlie Wong's owner split up many years ago. Finally got a chance to tonight, and was pleasantly surprised! Really good fresh quality food, spice level was perfect (I went with a four out of five) and everything had great flavor. Going inside it appears as though he has quite the local cooking accolades, and you can see why. I will certainly be back! Also they are doing a great job of takeout and requiring masks to pick up your order during this time. read more

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Amazingly good! Love the menu and the people who work there. Great food and great service.

I've been told this food was good and they definitely under estimated it, staff was very friendly and helpful. The seating is limited but I like to eat at home, it was still very nice and comfortable. read more

My goodness. Walked in at 655pm. Then was told at 740pm. That our food is just now being sent to the kitchen. Due to new training. Lol. That's funny.!! The kitchen here is the size of my bedroom. How did my order get lost. I should've went to whataburger back in Texas. Btw. Still waiting for my food.... 750pm.... read more

Always great food. It's a small town feel and probably not as fancy as some hope but you just can't argue with incredible and consistent food day in and day out. The backstory of the owner posted on the wall will help you appreciate what you've walked into. read more

Was on our way to GNP and happened to pass by Tien's place. Glad we gave it a try, the food was good. We had the satay beef and lo mien. The front girl was really friendly and extremely helpful. We also had the pleasure to meet Tien. read more

Tien's Place Oriental Dining - Chinese Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

It's simply awful "Chinese" food quite expensive and with terrible service that was blamed on Covid. Don't fine inside and don't do takeout, either. Don't go. read more

I have lived in multiple different states, so when I got onto yelp and I was searching for a decent oriental eatery this is the only Location that showed up near White Fish, MT. I wasn't impressed with the food, I had a Low Mein Noodles with chicken... My chicken was very dry, such as a jerky texture. The service is quick, and the staff was friendly; the food was my main concern. read more