Had the chongqing beef noodle soup. It was exceptional! Lovely atmosphere and authentic food :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kat Sale
Sesame Balls and deleted balls
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Octavio Martinez
For is just great, quick service and great atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I C Sutton
I went in with my three teenagers to celebrate an occasion and we were excited to try this place since we drive by it every day. We’ve lived here for 18 years and used to go to this location when it was a different Chinese restaurant but had heard it wasn’t very good now. I decided to give it a try despite warnings. Unfortunately it was terrible. In fact it was likely the worst food we’ve ever had. The ribs were so burnt and dry you couldn’t bite into them. The meat in the Mongolian beef tasted off. The fried noodles were so fried they were literally unchewable. Sauces aweful. Service was atrocious and rude and it was embarrassing to even be in there. I am really disappointed, I can’t find a single good thing to recommend and to be honest it was so bad I feel the need to endure I leave this review as a warning to others. It ruined our night.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Timothy Forbush
Broccoli chicken was great. Service was fast, attentive without being over the top. Atmosphere was what you would expect
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
M Walton
Outstanding food, service and atmosphere! First time visiting, extensive menu. We sampled egg drop soup, shrimp roll, vegetable roll and crab rangoons for appetizers. We rate all 9-10. Entrees were shrimp and chicken combo and mongolian beef. We rate them 9. We took home plenty of leftovers. Generous portions on unique dinnerware. Adult beverages are available though we didn't sample any. The decor goes beyond great with a very nice display of high value carved art. Take time to view them after ordering. Hot Pen Chen is our new Chinese favorite!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nagata Mo
waiting time was insanely long. service was horrible. They charge mandatory service fee, which is 18% of your bill, to avoid customers leaving 0 tips due to their poor service.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
faris jacksi
I got here to pick up a door dash pick up that was placed an hour before i even get to them and they when i got there they didn’t even had the order on the system and they made me wait another 30 minutes to make the food Before you place an order here think about the longest wait you will ever have in a restaurant. Not recommended at all
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Katherinne López
Everything is super delicious and very friendly.
Shawn Zhang
Foods were good but it took 45 minutes for the foods to come out from the kitchen in a not so busy night. The table behind, which ordered right before me, already almost finished their dishes. Asked the waitress a couple times but she doesn't seems to care and didn't apologize either for the delay.
The duck here is wonderful, the best outside of China arguably. The rest of the dishes are all really authentic, and the vibe of the restaurant is excellent. The waiters are really friendly, and if you’re looking for Chinese food, this has got to be the spot.
John Winfrey
Food was very savory! If you like flavor, I'd recommend this place. And if you like spicy you will certainly like it! It is a different type of food, so just be a little prepared. Foodies! Yes, this might just be one of your go-to's. Service could have been faster, but maybe that's part of the vibe here.
Yaya LCB
I should have stuck with my first instinct. I stopped ordering from this restaurant when they were still Gourmet Garden. However, I figured the name changed, perhaps the taste and quality of the food did too. I am highly disappointed with the Shrimp Fried Rice. I requested brown rice and received white rice with soy sauce that made it look brown. Regrettably, it was extremely bland and tasted like plain white rice and fishy tasting shrimp. Furthermore, the Eggplant Dumplings were a disappointment. They had little or no flavor, they didn't even taste like Eggplant, just a slightly sweet sauce and mushy tasteless flour coating. Thanks, but No Thanks! I will not be ordering anything from Hot Pot Chen, again.
Akang Q
First time there, another good place for authentic Chinese food to hangout with friends.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jeff Walker
The food is very good and reasonably priced. The decor is quaint.
Significantly better than Chinese buffet restaurants.
Had the chongqing beef noodle soup. It was exceptional! Lovely atmosphere and authentic food :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sesame Balls and deleted balls
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
For is just great, quick service and great atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went in with my three teenagers to celebrate an occasion and we were excited to try this place since we drive by it every day. We’ve lived here for 18 years and used to go to this location when it was a different Chinese restaurant but had heard it wasn’t very good now. I decided to give it a try despite warnings.
Unfortunately it was terrible. In fact it was likely the worst food we’ve ever had. The ribs were so burnt and dry you couldn’t bite into them. The meat in the Mongolian beef tasted off. The fried noodles were so fried they were literally unchewable. Sauces aweful. Service was atrocious and rude and it was embarrassing to even be in there. I am really disappointed, I can’t find a single good thing to recommend and to be honest it was so bad I feel the need to endure I leave this review as a warning to others. It ruined our night.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Broccoli chicken was great. Service was fast, attentive without being over the top. Atmosphere was what you would expect
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Outstanding food, service and atmosphere!
First time visiting, extensive menu.
We sampled egg drop soup, shrimp roll, vegetable roll and crab rangoons for appetizers. We rate all 9-10.
Entrees were shrimp and chicken combo and mongolian beef. We rate them 9.
We took home plenty of leftovers.
Generous portions on unique dinnerware.
Adult beverages are available though we didn't sample any.
The decor goes beyond great with a very nice display of high value carved art.
Take time to view them after ordering.
Hot Pen Chen is our new Chinese favorite!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
waiting time was insanely long. service was horrible. They charge mandatory service fee, which is 18% of your bill, to avoid customers leaving 0 tips due to their poor service.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
I got here to pick up a door dash pick up that was placed an hour before i even get to them and they when i got there they didn’t even had the order on the system and they made me wait another 30 minutes to make the food
Before you place an order here think about the longest wait you will ever have in a restaurant. Not recommended at all
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Everything is super delicious and very friendly.
Foods were good but it took 45 minutes for the foods to come out from the kitchen in a not so busy night. The table behind, which ordered right before me, already almost finished their dishes. Asked the waitress a couple times but she doesn't seems to care and didn't apologize either for the delay.
Restaurantji Recommends
The duck here is wonderful, the best outside of China arguably. The rest of the dishes are all really authentic, and the vibe of the restaurant is excellent. The waiters are really friendly, and if you’re looking for Chinese food, this has got to be the spot.
Food was very savory! If you like flavor, I'd recommend this place. And if you like spicy you will certainly like it! It is a different type of food, so just be a little prepared. Foodies! Yes, this might just be one of your go-to's. Service could have been faster, but maybe that's part of the vibe here.
I should have stuck with my first instinct. I stopped ordering from this restaurant when they were still Gourmet Garden. However, I figured the name changed, perhaps the taste and quality of the food did too.
I am highly disappointed with the Shrimp Fried Rice. I requested brown rice and received white rice with soy sauce that made it look brown. Regrettably, it was extremely bland and tasted like plain white rice and fishy tasting shrimp.
Furthermore, the Eggplant Dumplings were a disappointment. They had little or no flavor, they didn't even taste like Eggplant, just a slightly sweet sauce and mushy tasteless flour coating.
Thanks, but No Thanks! I will not be ordering anything from Hot Pot Chen, again.
First time there, another good place for authentic Chinese food to hangout with friends.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food is very good and reasonably priced. The decor is quaint.
Significantly better than Chinese buffet restaurants.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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