Ho Ho Kitchen — Restaurant in Chester

Look, I can't debate with the comments on these reviews when it comes to Chinese American strip mall food. As a Chinese/Vietnamese immigrant family, we also don't really even get things like sesame chicken, pork fried rice, etc. I write this review for one reason only, should you want to try it.

For probably a decade, we have called the restaurant for pick-up, and we ask for the following:

"Can we can jumbo shrimp with soft tofu, no vegetables, brown sauce, extra spicy?". Once they hear this they SHOULD know what you are talking about (our family started this), as we have ordered this many times in the last decade. Oh, and the "extra spicy" is never much spiciness at all, so don't worry. It just adds flavor.

If folks try it, let me know how...

Ho Ho Kitchen is a staple of Chester, NJ. I'm beyond grateful that it's still active and flavorfully on point. I've been coming here since I was a kid, back when that fancy gym next door was a movie theater. If you're craving classic Chinese-American food, look no further. My best friend swears by their fried dumplings. My parents swear by the chicken and broccoli and vegetable lo mein. I personally crave more authentic Chinese flavors, so I'm an advocate of all the Szechuan and Mandarin dishes. Support your local mom and pop shops, guys. Panda Express cannot compete with...

I'm so surprised to find quality Chinese food like this in this area. Their pork dumplings remind me of China town quality dumplings. The real deal kind. My wife thought the steam chicken and broccoli were great. Everything was fresh well made. Picking up the food, I could tell it's a family business, and everyone was around a table in the back, making good together. The restaurant itself is there for pickups and not eat in. They have plexiglass over everything. Reminds me of places back in Newark but they have it up for other reasons,...