New Number One Chinese Restaurant - Full Review 1540 W…read moreRidge Rd, Rochester, NY 14615 Boss Fights and Bites Review Series First Impressions: The moment you walk in, you're hit with that classic takeout aroma - soy, garlic, sesame oil - you already know it's about to go down. The spot has that old-school Chinese takeout vibe: simple, clean, and focused on flavor, not flash. --- What I Ordered: General Tso's Chicken Shrimp Lo Mein Crab Rangoons Egg Roll Steamed Dumplings --- General Tso's Chicken: Sweet, spicy, and crispy - exactly how it should be. The sauce had a good kick without overpowering the flavor. Chicken was tender inside with that golden crunch. Easily one of the best in the area. Shrimp Lo Mein: Noodles were cooked just right - not too greasy, not too dry. Shrimp was fresh and had good bite. Could use a little more garlic or soy for depth, but still solid. Crab Rangoons: Creamy, crunchy, and packed with flavor. These were a hit. You get that satisfying crunch with the creamy crab filling - not overly sweet like some spots do. Steamed Dumplings: Soft and juicy with a flavorful pork filling. Dipping sauce was on point. Not doughy, just right. Egg Roll: Golden and crispy with a nice balance of cabbage and pork inside. Great with the duck sauce. --- Pros: Big portions, great value Fast service Hits all the nostalgic Chinese takeout cravings Clean and well-packaged Cons: Lo mein could use a little more flavor Limited seating (best for takeout) --- Final Verdict (8.9/10): New Number One Chinese Restaurant is bringing the heat. Classic Chinese-American dishes done right. If you're craving comfort food that hits every time, this place delivers - literally and figuratively. Perfect for a late-night boss fight meal or chilling after a long grind. Let me know what YOU always order from your local Chinese spot - and drop your suggestions for the next food battle

Ordered takeout as it was first time ordering from this restaurant. Very easy to order. 45min-1hr…read moredelivery time and came right on time. Food was hot, fresh and so good. We ordered orange chicken, sesame chicken, wonton soup and shrimp egg rolls. Definitely will order from here again. FYI: they do automatically take 10% for tip for driver.

this dinner was as spicy as the service from our waitress caidan. The food has always been good but…read morethe experience took it to the next level. i will be personally requesting her service from this moment forward and will be going daily despite possible personal health benefits. would highly recommend the Sake bomb.

Charles was very attentive and knowledgeable with the menu as it was our first time here…read more We started out with the Shrimp dumplings which were very tasty. We had the sesame chicken and beef mei fun. Everything was served hot, fresh and tasty. I love the ambiance in here with all the different tables and decor is beautiful. We will be back again. They also validate parking too

Seems ok Chinese food place. I ordered General Tso chicken online for pick up. The chicken pieces…read moreare big but the sauce is too sweet to my taste and there is no spicy flavor. The restaurant seems to be clean.

This is my new favorite Chinese restaurant. Everything I had was delicious. Not sure why I waited…read moreso long on trying it. There's been a few times I was going to order here, but then backed out. I think when it comes to Chinese food, we tend to get attached to a favorite place, even if you know in your heart that the food doesn't quite hit like it once did. I'm glad I finally decided to pull the trigger. In the past, I would have put Tsingtao house in a category of more upscale, pricier, Chinese restaurant...but these days, even the hole in the walls are pricey! Truthfully, for what I ordered at Tsingtao, I thought the prices were a tremendous value, given the quality of the food is top tier! My recommendation is anything with garlic sauce! So freaking good!

I always try to stop here if my friends and I are feeling hungry when visiting Rochester. It wasn't…read morebusy, so we had free reign of the fresh ingredients to add to the soup/hot pot. I did the min chi broth which has chunks of Kim chi and a ton of flavor in it. I like that you can choose any meat to add (,except a few for an upcharge) and new to me was the list of appetizers you can get for free (included)! The waitress was very patient and polite while we had a younger person with us that couldn't decide. Thank you!

It would be nice to have a few tables that weren't hot pot, the hot pot tables are huge. The food…read morewas good even without having hot pot. The service was quick and friendly. The hot and sour soup and the general tso chicken wings were the favorites.

Chen Garden is such a wonderful restaurant! My family and I went there this afternoon for lunch and…read morehad an amazing experience. It was dimly lit by design and had a really cool atmosphere. There were fairy lights, small lamps, and quiet instrumental music playing in the background. It sounded very similar to the soundtrack of Hyrule Field in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The food was tasty and very authentic! Our server was friendly and knowledgeable about celiac disease and cross contamination. Everything on their menu is clearly marked if it's spicy and/or can be made gluten free, too! They have a big selection, and if my family's meals were anything to go by, everything is great. If I lived anywhere close to here, I would be a regular. Here are pictures of some (not all) of their menu pages.

I've wanted to try Chen's for some time and was initially quite pleased. The storefront is a little…read morerough and the interior decor likely hasn't been updated for decades... Both qualities that I tend to like as long as a restaurant is clean... and Chen's was. The food was decent but nothing special. The garlic sauce didn't taste like garlic... More like brown sugar really. The sweet and sour wasn't great either. To be fair, the friends that we went with loved their dinners. The killer was the rude server. We had barely finished eating and weren't planning to linger but apparently finishing our drinks and chatting for five minutes was a bit too much for him. He told us that there were customers waiting and that we had to leave. I might note that there were a few empty tables at that time but even if there weren't that poor behavior was uncalled for. We won't be going back to Chen's.

Love this place! Great warm comfort food on a cold Rochester…read moreday! I love the Miso based broth with the pork belly! I of course and indulge in the char su bbq pork belly buns! You really can't go wrong with any of the items. The service is always quick to get your meal and delivered with a smile! I will return again and again!

Crave is bomb! It was mostly empty at noon on an Easter Sunday. The staff were so helpful and…read morefriendly. I got a Thai tea with tapioca pearls and a ramen bowl with sour and spicy broth and chicken with veggies. The ramen was fantastic! Thai tea was so so. I haven't yet found a boba spot in town that truly wowed me. I will definitely be back to try more food!

Always enjoy eating at the White Swans Asia Cafe. The Dim Sum is well done, The Dumpling are…read morealways will made. Like the Turnip Cake and the Sticky Rice is well done. Tom Yum soups are good and also the Shu Mai. There is a very good Atmospere.

First fam here when they opened (heading to Strong Museum afterwards) and took a while before they…read morewe could order food (guessing they were still opening) but once i placed our order everything came out within 1/2 hr piping hot! So! Out of everything i ordered (see pics) I didn't try the soup dumpling but my kiddo (who are the whole steamer) said it was good. Everything was hot and delicious and taste like NYC dim sum (iykyk) except -the turnip cake (too oily and mushy) - fried dough noodle (too much wrapping, dough not fresh and crispy enough) - egg tarts (new and only available on weekends according to their menu - I am a BIG egg tarts fan and unfortunately these were disappointing: crust was fine but filling was baked eggs and not the classic flan-like type of an egg tarts). 3-4 other families came in for dim sum, it was more lively and they turned on low classical music so lovelier ambiance than when we first walked in. Wait staff was very friendly and polite. Only negative thing were the sticky plastic spoons they gave to share the congee bowl. After recovering from a recent stomach bug I have to be super critical of dining utensils so gotta ding a star off for that. Prices were more expensive than normal for dim sum but we were expected that - just glad they didn't decrease the quantity like some places! All in all, we would come back again for dim sum :)

I'm updating my review because after one bad experience, they have been consistently back to the…read morenear perfection we've come to know from them. Standouts: Firecracker Fish Hot Horn Beef Asparagus Beef Black Bean Pork

parking in front and I guess in the back too? We parked it right in front…read more Big space and decent size menu. We tried a couple of buns, the sauces were overwhelming and thick. the za cha Cheng noodle was decent once mixed together. we did also get the black bean beef noodle. It was way too salty, maybe it was from the black bean. The dumplings were a bit dry, maybe have some broth with it if they are steamed?

This place always seems super busy but well worth it. Their pho broth has really great depth in…read moreflavors and is always so warming to the soul. The staff are friendly and quick to serve.

I come here probably on average once per month. Our favorite is the basil fried rice with shrimp…read more It is delicious. I will say that this is not the cheapest place to eat. Our average for takeout is probably around $120 and up. Also the menu is good, but limited.

The Asian fare here is comparable to what I find in NYC's Chinatown. Amazing soup dumplings-…read moreperfect actually. The spicy wontons were excellent. I really enjoyed the basil fried rice. The cherry tomatoes were a nice touch. The service is attentive and the food is served quickly. I may move to Rochester because of this place. It's that good. Bottom line, I'll be back every time I visit Rochester.

My boyfriend mentioned in recent conversation that he'd never had soup dumplings before... so we…read moreopted to stop here one day when we were out and about running errands. Now, when I was going to RIT (back in the day), I remember this being a Might Taco... but I'm quite delighted to see it as an OG Dumpling House location too! (Though it's probably a good thing that it wasn't a dumpling house when I was in college, because those freshman 15 would have been aaaaaaaaaall because of the soup dumplings.) You can order takeout or sit in the restaurant. Our getting offered a table when we first got there was a bit discombobulated, but we were asked after a few minutes if we wanted to sit or takeout and we confirmed we wanted to eat in the restaurant. After another minute or two, we were given our table. Because of the time waiting for our table, we had already decided on what we wanted to eat and drink... so we were able to order pretty quickly. We ordered the xiao long bao, of course, as well as steamed pork bao, and then fried green beans, fried calamari, and shumai to share. The items came out quickly enough... but as we were making our way through the plates, I was a bit surprised that our server wasn't also taking away plates that we'd finished. In most dim sum-type restaurants I've visited, it's common for the server to take finished plates away throughout the service to ensure you have room on the table for anything else that might be coming out. Since the tables in this location are perhaps a bit on the smaller side, we soon found ourselves running out of enough space to really spread out the plates to share. The soup dumplings are good... though they perhaps didn't have broth that was quite as flavorful as I'd been hoping for. I'm glad we visited, as OG Dumpling House has been on my list to try for quite a while. Now that the craving is appeased though, I'll be happy to try another one of Rochester's Chinese or dim sum-style restaurant locations.