Lee’s China — Restaurant in Texarkana

It's like the United Nations of Chinese food, if the UN was run by a lovely couple who probably don't speak much English but can communicate entirely through the universal language of delicious cuisine.

You step inside, and suddenly you're in a quaint little Chinese restaurant that's been serving up MSG-laden goodness since... well, probably since fortune cookies were actually invented in China.

The menu, oh the menu! It's like a choose-your-own-adventure book, but instead of fighting dragons, you're battling your cholesterol. Will you go for the Lemon Chicken? The Mongolian Beef? Or perhaps you'll throw caution to the wind and order the mysterious "Lee's Special Chicken". It's special, you see. Lee said so.

And the portions! They're so generous, you'll need a forklift to carry your takeout. It's like they're secretly trying to prepare you for hibernation. "Here, have some more fried rice. Winter is coming, you know".

Now, why only four stars, you ask? Well, it's not perfect. Nothing is. Maybe the fortune cookies aren't quite fortune-y enough. Maybe the chopsticks are a bit too slippery. Or perhaps it's because after eating here, you'll need to run a marathon just to burn off the egg rolls. But that's okay, because in Texarkana, the only marathon you need to run is from your car to Lee's front door.

In conclusion, Lee's China is a solid four-star experience. It's the kind of place where the food is consistently good, the service is friendly, and the hot and sour soup might just cure whatever ails you. Unless what ails you is a fear of delicious Chinese food, in which case, you're on...

When I lived here, this was the only place I would eat Chinese food, and since moving away I always find time to come by. But this time things were different. They were still busy (so covid shouldn’t be the problem). But the cheese wantons were less flavorful, the spring rolls tasted like they were made entirely from cabbage and overcooked (bitter) and pungent garlic, and sadly the San shan soup, formerly made with shrimp, abalone and scallops, was now missing the abalone and scallops (although the menu still lists them) and in their place was an overload of broccoli and cauliflower, and the shrimp was overdone. When asked about the missing meat the waitress consulted with the chef and came back to say abalone wasn’t available now. “And the scallops?” Another consultation with the chef while we ate the disappointing food. Nothing was made right, the full cost was charged and paid, and when the manager asked if everything was okay and told about the problems, she said that the soup had jumbo shrimp, as if that made it all okay. No compensation nor even apology was offered. After years of eating there and recommending it as the best Chinese food in Texarkana, I now bury it in my mind as a memory of better days that are...

First off the only thing we liked was the hot chili paste we asked for, the jasmine iced tea and the fried wonton strips. Service was slow for drinks and ordering, looked like they were working more for the take out orders. The waitress warned us that chow mein really wasn’t noodles, and yeah, it was the crunchy grocery store chow mein sprinkled on the plate with the entree(mostly fried cabbage) slopped on top. Just Google “chow mein” and you get dishes that use the thin, fried wheat noodles we were expecting. The black mushroom chicken was cooked with the preserved Chinese mushrooms(fine) but some of the baby corn tasted old, stopped eating that. The dining room was not pleasant to sit in, a bit warm, not so clean, springs broken in the booth and that light above my head was flickering with quite an annoying frequency…..ready to just take out the lightbulb myself and the bathroom was not very clean(my poor plus one informed me). It’s gonna be a nope for any future visit...