Chen's Kitchen

Nice little storefront restaurant. Mostly for take out (I have previously). We ate in today at one of the two tables available. Delicious food. Appetizers were vegetable spring rolls and crab Rangoon; both crispy and tasty. Shared Mongolian chicken and general Tso bean curd. Rice was white, fluffy and moist. Hubby commented on how much he enjoyed the crab Rangoon.

The food was so so. I can tell they use good ingredients because the chicken was bright white on the inside. I got General Tsos chicken no complaints there. The egg rolls were fried very dark. I got the egg soup which was a mistake it was very eggy and so thick it was more like jello. Totally inedible with no flavor except egg. I ordered here because this has so many 5 star ratings but maybe they just have great service or a loyal local customer base. I stayed in a nearby hotel and got it door dashed to my room and I wouldn't order again unfortunately. I was in the mood for something nice while I'm traveling but this was 3 star food at best. I can forgive the soup being inedible maybe that's just how they make it and I've had menu misses before its no big deal. But the flavor on the chicken was very mild and the chicken was too chewy. The rice wasn't the freshest it had a stale texture. The croutons that go in the soup were actually stale but the soup was so bad it didn't matter much. They gave me wontons I didn't order with my egg rolls and I don't eat wontons so I ended up throwing a lot of food away with this order. I would order somewhere else if I had the chance again.

Really wanted to give a 5 star review! I’ve tried what is arguably the best Americanized Chinese food in SoCal so my standards are higher, but I really did want this to be my new, local mom and pops place. Ordered orange chicken and black pepper chicken with white rice. Portions are smaller, probably close to Panda Express size. Chinese food is known for its bigger portions, so this is important as bad as it sounds! The orange chicken was dry, and poorly breaded. There was no crunch to the bite. The glaze didn’t have an authentic orange flavor, despite orange peels being visible in the food. The glaze should be made with peels but it shouldn’t be IN the glaze of the final product! The peppered chicken was mostly soy sauce with a small side of chicken. The COVID workflow for takeout could be much better too but they’re all working hard in the kitchen doing their best so can’t complain too much. Last photo of this review is what orange chicken SHOULD look like. Google “Golden Dragon” in Fontana, CA or San Bernardino, CA.