Chong's Szechwan Restaurant — Restaurant in Monterey

Very friendly personable helpful personnel staff this very family oriented, traditional Asian restaurant. Extended family members who live in the Monterey Bay area have been dining there for decades. They really enjoy the tasty food. Not many vegan options, but what they did have was good. Well seasoned eggplant with garlic sauce, over steamed rice, was quite tasty; menu lists it as spicy yet it didn't seem so to me. Also tried mixed vegetables with tofu over steamed rice; good mix of green beans, bok choy, broccoli with soft tofu in garlic sauce. I spiced it up with a mix of hot mustard & Sriracha sauces. The wait staff assured me that the dishes with garlic sauce are vegan, no oyster sauces in these. Passed on the egg rolls & wontons, since they were not certain about the wrappers...

Really great Chinese food! Staff is friendly and fast. The food is probably a little different than what you're used to and it's great! I recommend getting the house Special Wonton Soup and the Sesame Chicken. The Sesame Chicken is savory/salty dish here, rather than the sweet dish you've probably had many times before - it's really good! Their hot tea is Chinese style tea (not barley tea, not western black/green tea) and is just right with your meal. If you're by yourself and just looking for a great place to lay low and have a meal and some drinks, it's a great place too as they have a full bar and wine ranging from table wine to some pretty decent choices. All in all, it's a relaxed atmosphere with great, non-conventional Chinese food. I love it and go there first every...

Do not sleep on Chows Szechwan Restaurant!

My party and I (6 of of us in total) were on a standby/waiting list for a table at a near by restaurant. We waited 35 (like we were told) and returned to then be told it would be ANOTHER 20 minutes to wait! So we left and decided to head to Chows, and oh my god am I so happy happy we eneded up there!

Each person ordered a main, a side of chicken fried rice, some potstickers and a bowl of white rice. We had some beers, some sodas and an iced tea. The food was AMAZING, the service was cheery and fast, and the prices were very reasonable.

I would recommend Chows to anyone looking for a tasty...