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Chen's Cantonese Chef
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
8 reviews for Chen's Cantonese Chef
Although this place kind of smells like a bag full of mothballs found in a really old basement, the food is awesome. So if you can't bear the smell, I suggest take out. And I could be really exaggerating because I feel my sense of smell is a lot keener than most.
The food is amazing. I always special order this dish that isn't found on the menu and they whip it up in no time without giving me a hard time. I love my food spicy and they definitely provide spice. 2 thumbs up.
The service has always been just alright. But, I love the little cookies they give you at the end of the meal. No, not the normal fortune cookies. They are little chinese cookies that are terrific.. YUMM-O!
The restaurant is always busy. The sign and upkeep of the actual outside of the restaurant could use a little work. But it actually adds to the whole experience.
Forget those fast food chinese chain restaurants. Chen's is where its at. My mom even says so! She's a huge fan.
I would actually give the restaurant 3.5 stars. Maybe I'm being too hypercritical of the restaurant since the owners are actually Cantonese people, which is a rarity in Rockford, since most of the "Chinese" restaurants in Rockford are actually owned by SoutheastAsians/PacificIslanders.
Let's start with cons: They lack classic Chinese vegetables like Chinese broccoli (is that even excusable considering that Valli Produce carries this??). Their Orange Chicken was soggy - the breading was not crispy.
Pros: location with lots of parking. Nice decor inside. Slippery egg sauce beef with rice was pretty much spot-on delicious.
Also, the owner says he doesn't use MSG in his dishes.
Yummy! I've lived in this armpit of culinary delight for all of my unfortunate life ;) and don't know how I missed this place. I always struggled with cravings for Chinese food because I knew I had no real options until I finally forced my boyfriend to go here one night. YUM. Really good, mostly authentic dishes. The eggrolls rock and the sweet and sour sauce is homemade too. Underrated. The atmosphere and location are the only downfalls.
Wow, this place is hands down one of my favorites. I pride myself on being somewhat of a crab rangoon connoisseur and these are the best in the area. Try them with their sweet and sour and they'll blow you away.
I fricking love this place to death. The sign outside reads "YES OPEN" You guys better be open, because it's amazing. The best Chinese food in the Rockford area, hands down. Do they lace their plum sauce with something addictive? Because it's so damn good. The crab rangoon is delish. Everything always seasoned well, they can keep those packets of soy.
One more awesome thing is the decor of this place. What is it, like 60's - 70's? I love it! Give me a mai tai and noodles!
Probably my favorite restaurant, ever. I grew up eating this stuff and can't get enough. Everything is great, but the egg rolls are to die for!
Let me help future yelpers with this review. This is my first one so bear with me. I followed the advice of other yelpers and decided to make a trip to Chen's even though I hadn't been there in years and didn't know what to expect. First off, we went for lunch, and their menu was extremely limited, especially by Chinese restaurant standards. The only thing mildly good we had was the chicken ramaki, basically chicken bites wrapped in bacon, and what isn't good wrapped in bacon, right? We also had fried wontons. They were pretty flavorless. I had the bbq pork egg foo young, which I have to say was pretty god awful. One of my friends had the sweet and sour chicken, and I could have made the same thing better out of a Stouffer's bag from Walmart. He didn't even get white rice with his sweet and sour chicken, and I have never had that happen before. One of my other friend's had a combination meal with bbq ribs, egg roll, fried rice and something else. I don't believe he liked one thing either. What amazed me is that this place is actually run by real Chinese people. I can't believe they'd voluntarily eat this garbage themselves everyday. I've had less generic Chinese food and certainly tastier food from Happy Wok and China Express, and if a Chinese restaurant can't meet that standard, you should probably shut your business down immediately. I didn't want my first review to be such a negative one, but this was one of the worst meals of my life and I would hope to help someone else steer clear of a painful stomach ache for most of their day.
If you are in the mood for good, fresh Chinese food, please try Dong Wei BBQ or Imperial Palace. You won't regret either choice.
No one compares to Chen's. This is a family owned business and has been around for over 30 years. The food is so good it doesn't compare to any other chinese restaurant in the area. I could just eat the appetizers as my meal. They make their own sweet and sour sauce and suggest you buy a couple bottles on your way out.