Cleanliness: 5 stars Food: 5 stars Price: 5 stars Service: 5 stars Atmosphere: 5 stars
We really enjoyed our dinner at Chef Lin's. The food was made to order and was high quality with fresh ingredients. The Egg Drop and Hot and Sour Soups were outstanding. My request to prepare my beef meal with additional types of Asian vegetables was received most graciously and the result was dynamite! My wife likes fried rice, but we saw that it did not come with the meal though it can be added for an additional charge or ordered as an entree. She decided to order the entree and make that her meal, and wow!, was she glad she did because it was amazing!! Based on the size of that serving, they must be making it from scratch as it is ordered. It was a mountain of fried rice stuffed with eggs, shrimp, and vegetables, seasoned to perfection - easily enough for three people! It was probably the best fried rice she's ever had! To top it off, they make their own spicy mustard and I loved it, so much so, that on our way back through, we plan to stop and buy some to take home with us.
None of that would necessarily have prompted us to write about on its own since we don't generally take the time to write reviews just for good food, but the service was so exceptional that it really should be recognized. When we say service, we never had to ask for anything. I started out with two napkins and put one in my lap. At some point during the meal, I used the extra one to wipe up some of the mustard I'd spilled and a few minutes later, I looked over and he had come and gone without me noticing as my wife and I talked, picked up our appetizer plates and the used napkin, and replaced it with a new napkin. (It may seem a small thing, but the napkins weren't thin, cheap napkins, but high quality, thick, dinner napkins and I really appreciate the fact that I never had to interrupt our meal and conversation to catch someone's attention to ask for something I should have already had - like you do at so many restaurants.) He never allowed our teacups or water glasses to become empty, cleared everything away as we finished with it, and did not lay the check on the table until we said we were finished (as some restaurants do which always makes me feel like they're ready for me to leave).
I am particular about how I like things, and instead of acting as if my requests were a burden, they attentively sought out exactly what I wanted, demonstrating that customer service was their sole purpose. One final request we had was a paper cup to put some water in for our dog, but in line with surpassing all expectations, he brought out a to-go soup container already filled and sealed with a lid, and asked if we would also like some tea or a drink to go.
We highly recommend Chef Lin's for anyone who appreciates quality and service at a...
Read moreWe were in the mood for Chinese food and wanted to try a new place. Started reading the reviews and thought THIS is the place we needed to go. They did not disappoint, y'all. By far the best Chinese food we've had out of Conway and Russellville, by far the BEST in all of Arkansas. They were very welcoming, nice, generous, amazing people. Very accommodating, and Very professional. Tony is such a wonderful man and I want to Thank him for being so helpful and amazing to us. Clean Restaurant, and AMAZING FOOD!
The Red Thai Curry was Phenomenal! The spices were perfect, I could eat it everyday! The Honey Garlic Chicken was mouth watering and the perfect mixture of honey and garlic. The Sweet and Sour sauce is homemade and DELICIOUS! make sure you try it! The Fried Rice, y'all, is PERFECT, seriously. I try fried rice where ever I can and this beats them all.
Thank you again Tony and Sophie for making our experience so wonderful, We...
Read moreI'm new to the Conway area, but I've tried 5 Chinese restaurants including this one (Jine Wei, Jade China, Mulan's, and China Town).
Very friendly people here!
i ordered General Tso's Chicken and Cashew Chicken. This place (Chef Lin's) definitely has the best Gen. Tso's sauce of any restaurant around here I've had. The chicken had a couple pieces that were too chewy though. But still good, I would order again (I just wouldn't leave any for left-overs). The cashew chicken was very nice...balanced flavor, plenty of cashews, mushrooms, celery, and tender chicken.
They give you a ton of rice. Steamed and fried rice were both good. Their fried rice has egg in it (which it should) but I'm mentioning that because I'm pretty sure a couple of the Chinese restaurants around here leave the egg out (assumedly to save costs).
I plan to return.
(Note that currently it's...
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