China Chen in San Jose

Worst place ever. I went on a not very busy weekend noon. I told him one person and the waiter put me on a side table.When I’m ready to order, the other guy came basically given me this impatience gesture tell me to wait. Okay, no “I’ll be right with you.” Fine.And when he’s ready, he told me to move to a different table. I’m like no, there are at least 4-5 empty tables and they given me this one, I’ll be quick in&out. Then the first waiters came, basically these two guys wants me to move or no order. That’s their “policy”, bullying ppl with their mistake. I can choose whatever seat I want! Surprised they are in the business for so long. So disrespectful and rude. So I left.I’ve previously been to this place. Be aware of the MSG too.

UPDATE: Still delicious and our go-to at least once a week. Cannot LOVE this place enough.Small, quaint, family-run little hole in the wall. An absolute hidden gem.Had the shrimp wonton noodle soup and it was exactly what I needed on this rainy day.Parking available on the street.Looking forward trying other items on their menu.

Looking for fresh fresh Vietnamese egg noodles called Mi? This is the spot!! This was so good I can’t stop thinking about it!Got 2 bowls of mi, one with broth on the side and one with shrimp wontons, an order of shrimp wontons which were the best I’ve ever had-fried to perfection & stuffed w tons of shrimp! Also got the half fried chicken which was beyond crispy and juicy!! The flour rice pancake was delicious as well. Overall, such a great place, we will be back!

China Chen’s wonton soup cures what ails you. I had a cold, so got the shrimp wonton soup with thin noodles and extra broccoli. They packed it so nicely—wonton separated from the soup—that when I got home, the broth was still hot and the noodles and wonton were not soggy The shrimp were tender and the broccoli was perfect. Tasty! I’ll get two meals out of this, and my cold should be gone by morning.

One of my favorite place to eat. Linh’s recommended 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

It is hard for me to rate them 4 star. All of their ingredients from noodle, pork bone broth, fish ball,.beef balls, are all fresh and delicious. And the food is very nice. However, I ordered a hu tieu nam vang (Cambodian noodle), soup aside, but the noodles didnt come out as original one, it does not have the minced pork sauce that I often get with Hu Tieu Nam Vang. Beyond that, the noodles and soup are great. So that is just my personal expectation with a specific dish. The waiter and cashier is very attentive and quick.

I had a so-so experience dining in. It seems like it’s a hole in the wall traditional place. At the time I went there were 3 young guys- 2 were nice, the other who took the order was a bit rude. The food was ok but today when I went to heat up left overs, I almost became sick at the sight of bugs in the soup. The container was fully sealed and in a plastic bag from yesterday at the restaurant until today when I opened the container to reheat. All I can think of is there being eggs or something in the soup and them hatching overnight 🤢 I hope the owners see this and make a necessary change. I’ve worked in restaurants and know there are certain things that need to be taken extra care of. I for one, won’t be back here.

Came here for a late lunch with a friend and I have to say that I actually really enjoyed the food. Got #34 and the flour cake, both of which were really good.~~Parking: There’s only metered street parking available ($2 per hour), but be careful not to park in the residential area that requires a permit.~~Service: Prompt. They were fast to seat us, keeping an eye on us to know when we wanted to place our order and they were very kind when I paid the bill and asked for a to go box.~~Best Part: The food. Honestly it tasted better than I was expecting. I was expecting a plain broth when I got the #34 order, but man it was packed with flavor!~~Worst Part: Parking, but luckily I just had to make a couple of rounds. I think normally it’s fine but there were a lot of spots that were marked with a tow away sign.~~Tips: Bring quarters to pay for the metered parking, but they do accept credit card as payment!~~Return: Definitely would if I was in the area.

Nice food for our lunch, we have great food all times. Actually I love Chinese food therefore I am so excited and acknowledge about it! I always use my time to eat there with my friends with many choices.But the big problems that we have here to being parking because they have no parking. You have to park on the stress with 5-6 space only with charged $2 for 1 hour.One more about the place, it is on the corner of 3th stress and E San Salvador, so there are many students who always like me stop by to get food for lunch and dinner.Customers from city hall is big deal to talk about, so if try to stop by you should get there soon don’t wait until 12pm to be there. You will get no tables and you will wait next your turn! :))

Absolutely delicious soups, with fresh noodles that are worth eating. The flavors are deep yet not overwhelming. The story behind the restaurant’s origin is both encouraging and endearing.