Understated Chinese outpost offers a variety of traditional Chinese dishes in a bare-bones interior. Based on 451 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
400 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112
Phone: (408) 294-2525
Website: http://chinachen.org/
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Hours
| Friday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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10 AM–7 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–7 PM |
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Reviews
Laura Gonzalez-Bejar
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.
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Linh Tran
One of my favorite place to eat. Linh’s recommended
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Sylvia
UPDATE: Still delicious and our go-to at least once a week. Cannot LOVE this place enough.
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Kristina Kouris
Looking for fresh fresh Vietnamese egg noodles called Mi? This is the spot!! This was so good I can’t stop thinking about it!
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Khải Đơn
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 didn’t 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.
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Wee Khim Lee
This is our go to place for egg noodle in SJ – it’s the best in terms of texture and flavor. There’s always a wait (outside the restaurant) so be prepared accordingly. Noodles both dry and with soup are great, as is the shrimp cracker.
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Henry Wang
Delicious food and dishes, mostly noodles- egg noodles, rice noodles, etc.
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Jean Tu
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.
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Huynh Long
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.
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Nina Nguyen
Terrible customer service. My parents have been customers for decades and now travel hours to go here. They bought 7 big takeout boxes, and my mom asked if the employees could help her carry the boxes out since my dad is in his 70s, and my mom is older as well. The employees said, “no.” My parents were shocked by their rudeness. These are new, younger employees. My dad told them that they can’t treat customers that way, especially making my mom carry everything. They proceeded to say that they’re too busy and don’t care about old people. I can’t believe that Vietnamese immigrants would treat other Vietnamese elders this way.
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