Lucky Chinese Food — Restaurant in Fountain Valley

• CASH ONLY * Don't make the mistake of not having cash on you if you plan on purchasing food from Lucky Chinese Food. They do have an ATM machine located inside but I would assume a fee is charged if you use it.

My bf and I were craving Chinese food and found Lucky Chinese food on yelp. After reading all of the raving reviews we decided to try them out. Upon arriving we were surprised to find a long line of customers. I should have figured they would be busy but not THAT busy! It was a telling sign that they are as good as their reviews state. I was excited to finally find a Chinese food establishment near home. Even with the long line it moved at a decent speed. They had 3-4 ladies working the front, getting customers orders and ringing them up.

I ordered their Combo 1 which comes with Chow mein, fried rice and one side. You can substitute the chow mein & fried rice for all chow mein which is what I did. I got the Orange chicken as my side and also an order of their egg rolls. My bf ordered a Combo 2 (Chow mein, fried rice and 2 sides). The total for our entire meal came out to $22 which I think is a good price for the amount of food we received. They do give generous portions!

The food really did live up to the hype. Everything was nice and fresh. I loved the sauce on the orange chicken, some pieces did have thick breading so it turned a little mushy by the time we got home to eat but it wasn't too big of a deal. I did like the more crunchy pieces though. The egg rolls do have some type of meat in them, I think it was chicken? I was expecting a veggie roll. Next time I'll have to ask if they have that. The chow mein was delicious! The main star of my meal. I love the slight char'ed taste of the noodles, it added a nice little touch.

I look forward to coming back for more whenever I'm craving Chinese food again! Their food is superb and the prices are affordable. 5 stars for Lucky...

Our experience at lucky Chinese food was mediocre at best. I took us here because I saw on the local sub Reddit that lucky Chinese food in fountain Valley was the best Chinese food in Orange County. So we went off to find out ourselves. Don’t believe the other reviews— the food here is actually very bland and not outstanding as claimed. I myself got the two item combo with house chicken, fried squid, fried rice, and chow mein. The fried rice and chow mein had ZERO flavor. JUST LIKE ANOTHER REVIEWER SAID THE CHICKEN FELT EXTREMELY SOGGY AND ALMOST TOO TENDER TO THE POINT THAT I CAN CHEW IT WITHOUT MY TEETH. The fried squid was also very much a letdown. It was the best part of everything. Salty, crispy, the bare minimum that you expect from fried squid dish.

Onto the service, it was extremely slow! The workers seemed like they were on their last legs giving their last scoop of food before giving up. It took almost 20 minutes for them to serve three people ahead of us and then another 10 or 15 minutes to serve ourselves. And to top it off, this place only takes cash?! I expect much better.

Finally, the ambience was very depressing. There was no music, and all you can hear was the chewing of other guests however, I will say that the facilities were mostly clean.

Unfortunately, I won’t be frequenting this small business as much as I love supporting small businesses.

The portions were great however you should really spend your money elsewhere for Chinese food, even panda express is...

8/24 - 3 item combo price up 3.5% in half a year. Only a handful in line, still oddly quick to order and checkout today. Bbq pork, shrimp and veggies, and orange chicken with noodles good and tasty today with no issue. 03/24 - Even with only 1 person ahead of me, takes more than 10 minutes to get 1 3-item combo because they are waiting for fresh noodles Even though older noodles are at the ready, and they know I gotta drive bleeding mom home (she tripped outside) for bandages on her knees. Today's combo included undercooked baby corn in the shrimp dish.

02/23-40 minute wait 6pm Thursday. Staff still cripplingly slow. Prices gone up, now almost $15 for a 3 item.

11/22-Wait times are the same slow, usual - 20-25 minutes during dinner time 6pm Friday with the line wrapping around to the entrance.

.... Slow service is due to the staff. Eg to get some shrimp & vegetables, they might use the scoop to move it around 2-3 times in the holding tray before scooping it up to put it in the takeout box...each time!!

Lucky used to be a bargain with 3 item combos under $10 stuffed with a ton of food, but today, a 3 item combo cost $15.21 after tax. That's about a 50% jump in prices versus two years ago!

Food quality can be uneven. For example, the BBQ pork is occasionally harder than a...