Uncle Chen's Hot Wok — Restaurant in Ross Township

I stepped in this joint with my girlfriend to place an order to-go. We ordered two Roast Pork Egg Rolls, a Chicken Rice Soup (Pt), Sesame Chicken (Qt) that included White Rice, and Beef Fried Rice (Qt). He said it would be about ten minutes. We sat down and waited for the food, since it was going to be quick, and what do you know, it takes about five minutes! This place is super fast! I was amazed and pleased at the same time, as I was almost hunched over in hunger.

We ended up pulling over down the road to eat our feast. We just really couldn’t wait any longer. The Roast Pork Egg Roll was alright. It wasn’t too special. I wouldn’t want to eat another. The Chicken Rice Soup was really good. They definitely didn’t cheap out on the rice! The Sesame Chicken was awesome! The sauce made the Chicken for me! I’m glad I chose that specific Chicken. The White Rice was good and even better with the Sesame Chicken’s Sauce poured over it. The Beef Fried Rice was decent for the most part. The Beef was cooked right. I just hated how there were peas and carrots. The Rice was fried nicely. The portion size was pretty dang big it seemed. It came in a unique box.

The service was good. We weren’t rushed and he told us when our order was ready.

Overall, I really liked this place. It’s a bit of a drive from me, but on certain days, I think I’ll be craving that...

Second update: I've been coming here for 20 years and sadly I'll be choosing elsewhere for Asian cuisine. Not sure when it took effect but they are now cash only. That, coupled with a steady decline in food quality is really disappointing.

Update to original: still consistently great food but they've made a few changes over the last year that make me go less often. The pork fried rice recipe has definitely changed. I much preferred the full flavor version instead of this "cleaner" recipe. Also it's not the standard side in a combo any longer. I dislike forgetting to upgrade to pork fried. A few combo options that I regularly ordered are no longer available as a combo too. Lost a star and some frequency, but didn't lose a customer.

Original 5 stars: This place is great. The pork fried rice, fried dumplings, and egg rolls are always top notch. Been going here several times a month over the past decade and they've never messed up an order. Quick, delicious,...

Nice staff at the restaurant. Very friendly. However one of the worst Chinese restaurants of many bad ones in Northwest Indiana. To start with, the fried rice is terrible, resembles the texture of Rice a Roni - not really Chinese fried rice and without significant added ingredients. Next, what is with the meat they serve? The chicken and beef do not have the texture of real meat. It’s terrible. What is it. Had the Mongolian beef. Ninety percent of the dish was fried onions. The meat was bad mystery meat. And the egg roles, nothing but cabbage filing in them. Of all the Chinese restauants in the area, China House in Valparaiso is the best and most authentic. And even they don’t compare favorably to the better ones in China Town in Chicago. My advice to these Chinese Restauranteurs in the area, is to start using better and more expensive ingredients, and produce better authentic quality. People will come and will be willing to pay more for...