Chef Co Restaurant — Restaurant in Methuen

Years ago I left a 5 star review, raving about the food. Unfortunately I’m going to have to come back and change this. Chef co has gone through a myriad of changes in the last couple years. The two most important ones are... They implemented a Vietnamese variation to their menu. It’s not bad, in fact I’d say it’s the better Vietnamese cuisine I’ve tried. But it doesn’t really fit into the Chinese cuisine they do so well. And it adds unnecessary menu options that I guarantee never get ordered. Since this implementation, the rest of the menu quality has definitely gone down. They have a really weird approach to credit card usage. They’ve added an atm inside the already small building. Push customers to accept the $3 processing fee, and pay cash instead. I understand using a card cost money, but this approach is such a turn off. I’d rather go somewhere else than be guilted into carrying cash with me.

But this is pretty acceptable considering the food value. There is one MAJOR problem. The owners daughter is running cashier most of the time, and my goodness is she miserable. So incredibly rude, and is not a pleasure to speak to in any way. Honey, you’re parents are running a business. Either fix your attitude, or go do something else. Because of the way I was treated there’s no way I’m going back anytime soon. And it’s such a shame because the owners are great, positive people.

I hope Chef Co can step it up in the next couple months. They desperately...

I didn't expect much from a strip mall Chinese place but boy was I surprised. The hot and sour soup was delicious. It was not too vinegary. The mushrooms were varied and fresh!

We ordered the dry scallop fried rice, which tastes way better than it sounds. The dried scallop bits were very flavorful and added a nice texture along with the soft scrambled egg. The fried Peking ravioli were chunky and hand made. The lady cooks them the way she likes them, crispy. They pride themselves on eating their own homestyle food.

They also have hot pot soups, including salmon.

I'm a fan. I'll stop back again when I'm in the...

I have been going ro chef Co for about 12+years and I try to buy from chef co. twice a week ..my family and I love the food and the children and mother are nice and the father a dedicated responsible and superb when he delivers always remembers a face and it feels great to be acknowledged.if you feel there was an issue with calling to place an order and didn't feel satisfied remember they are busy and need to take others orders as well,trust me they are all wonderful...if you are looking for great food don't look further food there is delicious just call and try you won't be...