Chen's Cafe

1183 University Dr, Burlington - 27215
65 reviews
Chinese Japanese Thai
(336) 584-1898

Been a favorite for years, some of the best in the area. Very consistent and always enjoyable. I recommend Mongolian beef, Rangoon's, and the lo mein.

To tell you how good their food is, I moved away from Burlington, only to still drive out this way to pick up either their General Tso's chicken or chicken Lo Mein.

Love this place. The food is always high quality and the order is always accurate. Plus for less than $20 my wife, my 6 year old, and I can all eat dinner and have leftovers.

I'm actually obsessed with this place. Anything that uses fried chicken breast (like General Tsos, Orange Chicken, etc.) Is going to be AMAZING because its fresh cooked. Also best egg rolls, fresh fried, so good.Also, I see a couple reviews saying that the lady that works up front isn't very friendly. That's kinda true, but she's a born-and-raised Chinese woman, she doesn't speak much English and doesn't understand all American social norms. What some interpret as unfriendly is not intended that way.

I ordered hibachi chicken and idk what this is but it's not what I ordered. The white sauce tastes like straight mayo. They gave me white rice when I want brown rice. The best thing we got was the chicken wings that was amazing. Last but not least the women who took the order was not nice at all and wouldn't let me add anything to a dinner combo. I will not ever go back.

I got the General Tso chicken and it was extremely bland. No spice, no flavor and the chicken was tough. This place used to be good several years ago but apparently it went down hill drastically. The lady at the front was not friendly at all. Save your money and drive a couple more miles and go to Happy Garden in Gville.

I like this Chinese take out restaurant. We usually go to Hong Kong by Harris Teeter, but they are closed on Mondays, so we tried Chens. All of my family decided we not going back to Hong Kong and prefer the food here a lot more. The chicken seems to be of good quality in comparison to other similar restaurants in the area.

We used to get takeout here every few weeks and it was run by a nice family. I also appreciated how kind the daughter was when I picked up my food. Now that we don’t live nearby, we do miss their food and kindness!

Been going to this place for about 10 years I believe. This is the only Chinese restaurant I can eat. Other places don't have NOTHING on Chen's Cafe. I love you guys <3

Lo mein shouldn't be sweet! And give people utensils and napkins!