Reviews for Chef Chen's Chinese Restaurant in Vacaville, CA

My first time trying this Chinese Restaurant. We dined in. Our waiter's name was Brian. He greeted us with his pleasant smile &... great personality. Brian is very personable & professional. He's very good at what he does & it shows. We ordered vegetableegg rolls, bbq pork chow fun, salt & pepper chicken wings, & chicken chow mein.. The food arrived within 10 minutes. The foodwas hot, fresh, portions were quite large, and it tasted amazing. It was the best Chinese Food I have tasted in a long time. Theowner even came out, greeted us and asked how everything tasted. If you're in the mood for Chinese Food, we highly recommend yougive this restaurant a try. I'm sure Brian and his Dad would appreciate your support and business. BTW, there were a lot ofDASH Door Orders being picked up so take-out is another option. Thank you Brian for your excellent customer service and we lookforward to our next visit with you. Read more

I used to go here all the time, but, the new ownership of the restaurant, their food is soooo bland/flavorless. I barely taste... the flavor of the food everytime i order here. ???? Read more

I love this place! Me and my daughter went and the food was amazing! I had the orange beef I would highly recommend and the chef... came out to ask if everything was ok great customer service Read more

New Ownership since 2020. My family of 4 used to order takeout prior and we were not aware of the ownership change. It's been 2... years since we order from Chef Chen. Anyways.... I typically don't like leaving negative, 1-star reviews, but here I am. Myrating for the ***quality of food.*** Today the 22nd March, I ordered Singapore Rice Noodles, General Chicken, and Szechuan Beef(they no longer have crispy beef due to new ownership). 1. The Singapore Rice Noodles tasted bland and truly flavorless; thechef/cook should consider adding more curry powder, spices, and meat. In the old ownership, there used to be flavorful withmeat, fried eggs, and vegetables. In the current new ownership, it's basically "bleh" with 95% rice noodles (vermicelli). Therice noodles also have a slight off-putting smell...as if it was old and not fresh. 2. Szechuan Beef. Over salted with seldomany beef. It was about 70% vegetables and 30% beef. The beef are thick and not thinly (uniformly) sliced. 3. General Chicken.This is the only redeeming meal during this order. It's mediocre. Wah Shine and Dragon Palace—both here in Vacaville—doesexceptional General Chicken. With that said, my family is borderline not going to be ordering any takeout from Chef Chen. If wedo in the future and unless the Singapore Rice Noodles and Szechuan Beef undergoes recipe changes, these two will not becandidates for takeout order. Speaking of Singapore Rice Noodles, Dragon Palace has the best Singapore Rice Noodles inVacaville. Despite the lacklustre quality of food, Brian who took my order was polite and professional and speedy at processingmy takeout order. Who knows? I always tell people to make up their own decisions. Give it a try and don't be turned off by myreview. The new ownership change and food might be good for you. If not, please use constructive criticism to let the businessowner know in hopes of improving the quality of the recipe. Read more

I still left the guy a tip for some reason. We used to go this place back when I traveled for work. It was great then. The... server needs to learn to be more polite. We walked in and I headed straight to the bathroom. He stopped me and asked "can Ihelp you" I said I looking for the bathroom. Very abruptly he said " they are for customers only" ???? well I felt like walkingout then but we didn't. Too bad cuz when the food came it really was lacking any meat on both dishes served and a ton of onionsand s$*t load of rice really went down hill. Will be my last visit there. Read more

Super recommended the best orange chicken and the chow main is so delicious. Workers verry nice the plcebis verry clean and a... fear price ???????????? recommended Read more

I’m not sure why this place doesn’t have a line out the door! I didn’t find anything about it on line but took a chance... and got some food to go. It is by far the best Chinese food I’ve had in years. The food is fresh, sauces are delicious andportions are generous. I have never written a review, this food is so special I wanted to share. Next time you have a cravingfor Chinese check it out. You won’t be sorry! Enjoy ????????? Read more

This place is probably my favorite Chinese in town. I believe they're under new ownership, but the dishes taste fairly similar... if not better. I've tried a few different dishes, all of them have been great. They have a special dinner for one which startedat $9.25. You pick an entree and pork fried rice, and I think you can upgrade to chow mien for a buck. Service is very friendly,and the serving size is very very large. If you can finish this in one sitting, you need to be very hungry. Also it depends onwhat you get I suppose. Give them a try, especially if you've been there before in the past and had a bad experience. Read more