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. My rating 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; the chef/cook should consider adding more curry powder, spices, and meat. In the old ownership, there used to be flavorful with meat, fried eggs, and vegetables. In the current new ownership, it's basically "bleh" with 95% rice noodles (vermicelli). The rice noodles also have a slight off-putting smell...as if it was old and not fresh.2. Szechuan Beef. Over salted with seldom any 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—does exceptional General Chicken.With that said, my family is borderline not going to be ordering any takeout from Chef Chen. If we do in the future and unless the Singapore Rice Noodles and Szechuan Beef undergoes recipe changes, these two will not be candidates for takeout order.Speaking of Singapore Rice Noodles, Dragon Palace has the best Singapore Rice Noodles in Vacaville. Despite the lacklustre quality of food, Brian who took my order was polite and professional and speedy at processing my 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 my review. The new ownership change and food might be good for you. If not, please use constructive criticism to let the business owner know in hopes of improving the quality of the recipe.
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 I help you" I said I looking for the bathroom. Very abruptly he said " they are for customers only" ? well I felt like walking out 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 onions and s$*t load of rice really went down hill. Will be my last visit there.
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
Being vegan in Vacaville isn't easy but thanks to Chef Chen's I ate like a queen. They were honest with their ingredients and went above and beyond to make me a vegan chowmein that was was to die for. (Vegan pun intended.) I highly recommend this place to all vegetarians and vegans alike. They are clean, professional, kind and most important the food is amazing!
Not long ago the plates were big enough to share with fam but today the gave my family plates that looked for one person and they said it was the same amount of food that the big plates had, when you clearly can see its not true. My family and i were customers for years but after this and the reasons the gave for the change were dumb, the prices were the same as it was a big plate so yeah never going again.
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 and portions are generous. I have never written a review, this food is so special I wanted to share. Next time you have a craving for Chinese check it out. You won’t be sorry! Enjoy ✌??
Great food. Very friendly staff. One of the best buffet place in town.
Ordered online individual dinners but no BBQ Pork was put in the fried rice or chow main that we paid extra for. They don't get the information online to complete their meals as ordered... Very unhappy with the food and customer service tonight...
No flavor, everything tasted the same. Nope don't even bother. Delivered with grubhub and everything was packed into one bag and spilled all over everything else. Panda express is half the price
General chicken - soggy bland chicken nuggets. Don't make the same mistake as me