We can’t verify that, but we can say this: Chef Chen, although no five-star restaurant, is a terrific place to enjoy expertly prepared Chinese food that is moderately priced and served up in a surprisingly nice setting, given what you are expecting when you open the door. Some regulars are whispering that Chef Chen’s is among the best Chinese food in Orange County. The eight chairs neatly lined up outside Chef Chen answer that question.Įver since it opened about six months ago, the restaurant has been attracting sizable crowds – from working stiffs fueling up at lunch to large families sharing several dishes of aromatic delights from northern China, Shanghai and Taiwan.
It hardly stands out among the several businesses that cater to Asians in this ethnically diverse pocket of Irvine, at Walnut Avenue and Jeffrey Road.Ĭould Chef Chen be just another Chinese eatery – a place where mediocre food is served up in an uninspiring setting? Sandwiched between a deli and a pet hospital in a strip mall in a county that practically invented strip malls, Chef Chen appears, from the outside, to be just another Chinese food joint.
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