Hop Bo Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Melbourne

We've been coming to this location for years, even being a town away it's still my preferred location. I called in tonight's order, it was ready within 20 minutes and everything was still hot after being driven across town. The Krab Rangoon are a favorite of mine, perfect amount of filling, crispy, and flavorful. The wonton soup was a bit disappointing tonight, broth was dark but lacked any flavor. I ended up adding some white miso paste to doctor it up, BUT they always pack it full of wontons which are always delicious. Sesame chicken combo was good, chicken was flavorful, rice was not but eaten together it was fine. Chicken Lo Mein was packed full in the container, I would have liked it just a bit saucier. The Fried Donuts were a new item to me and I'm glad we tried them, they were the perfect sweet to top off a yummy meal.

Is this a foodie haven? No, you won't find absolutely incredible here. Is this a consistent takeout spot with pretty decent food for a quick dinner when you don't want to cook? Absolutely.

Keep in mind with the severely negative reviews, there are multiple locations and not everyone is tedious about this...

The young lady at counter was amazing. When the cooks either refused or forgot to make our order she got on them to get it done. We had been waiting for over 30 minutes so she got them to crank it out. There was no one else in the store and no pending orders. They only noticed we were still waiting once other customers began to arrive and place their orders.

Now im home with a plate of raw and undercooked spareribs that are drenched in sauce in an attempt to cover the fact that meat isnt cooked. Im a line cook as well and im going to finishing cooking this rush job. I would rather they just say hey we messed up and finish cooking the food the right way rather than rushing an order out that is...

ALERT ⚠️. BE CAUTIOUS !! I wish someone audit this place. Here I go. On Sunday Oct 28 I ordered the house special fry rice and chicken wings. I ate just a bit that Sunday and it was the only meal I had the entire day. The day after I noticed I had severe diarrhea and cramps 😫. I took the Chinese left over and I warmed it. The smell that came of that plate was disgusting like rotten. Monday Oct 30 I went through hell, I got chills , muscle spasms, severe diarrhea, nausea, cold sweat and I have never gone to the bathroom too many times in my life. I am taking the time to warn you all this place is dirty. They put me...