peter chang's china café

lips of fire. my boyfriend and i love spicy food, especially him, but the heat in these dishes make them almost inedible. and we asked for less heat because we read the reviews. everything, and i mean everything, is covered in hot peppers. tried crispy pork belly for the first time and it was gud but i think i would have enjoyed it more if my mouth was not on turbo fire! our poor american mouths are not used to this torture.

great fresh!

so good, but spicy. we went as a family and ordered about 8 things. they were all so good, probably the best chinese food i've had. but keep in mind many of them are much much spicier than you would ever get at a typical chinese take out joint, so keep that in mind when ordering.

don’t get me wrong, the food was good, but i may have enjoyed it more if we ordered something different. in hindsight i wish that we just asked the server to pick something for us. that will be the game plan the next time we go.

party of three mid saturday. the first meal i've had in a long time where every appetizer (3) and every entre (3) was superb. the prices were reasonable, the service was excellent and the staff made good recommendations. the food was spicy but not evermuch. one of our party was not a big hot food fan but still enjoyed the experience. the staff will advise you if you ask. if you like szechuan pepper try the dry fried eggplant appetizer.

it was alright.. my mom, my aunt and i went to peter chang's today for lunch because my aunt said that they have good chinese food. of course it was extremely packed when we went, so we ended up waiting 25 minutes before we were seated.

service was really slow, so we ended up waiting another 30 minutes or so until our food was ready. i didn't really enjoy my shrimp with lobster sauce that much because the chef put extra spice in my food. i felt like i was constantly drinking water. my aunt requested extra spice in her food, but her food wasn't spicy at all.

however, i will definitely go back again and try something else.

what happened. went for the dinner months ago and it was great. went for lunch yesterday and it was really disappointing.

very good!. food is not like typical american chinese, it is much more like chinese food. i noticed that if you are expecting the ordinary kungpao or general tso you will probably be disappointed or wondering where the fuss is. but if you try the more authentic dishes like the chan city chicken or the stews w/ beef /eggplant , they are excellent! very tasty! also korean noodle soup is the best korean in richmond

very solid chinese food. very good szechuan beef and definitely enjoyed it as leftovers. definitely good stuff

definitely go... food is awesome, especially hot spot and bamboo fish

read/heard so helpful reviews about this so wanted to try. we reached there at 8:30 pm and it was getting closed by 9:15 (dunno why they close it this early), so wondering they would even serve us or not. the restaurant was full of people, all the tables and we got to know we came to the right place. i am sure this place is full all the time. glad they gave us a booth.

the ambiance was not that great, it was like some normal restaurant. the server was quick to acknowledge us, took our drink order. my friend told me that if you go there, try bamboo fish and fish of the fillet. i did not find fish of the fillet on the menu, later on, she told me that you have to ask for this. anyway, we ordered

bamboo fish - it was superb, they prepared with herbals and some spices which were great

hot and sour soup - good

spring rolls - good

schezwan chicken hotpot – i really liked this, they serve it with small chimney-type fire which keeps this warm all the time

chicken hunan – superb. my wife really liked this, though beans were bit salty

we enjoyed our time and food here. prices are moderate, not expensive (except few items). would definitely recommend this

in my list since long time, and finally i visited.
featuring it’s speciality in hot pot mushroom along with mala sauce! i specially liked the aubergine fritters which had black peppercorn, truly amazing! the improvement area should avoiding spices along with oyster sauce!

this place had been in our go to list ever since we saw it on bizarre foods and we were not disappointed. for first time we ordered the popular things on menu like scallion pancakes and dry fried eggplants both of which were really good and different from the usual chinese starters. for main course we got the duck in stone pot which was very very good. we always appreciate amazing food when it is not just yummy but also cheap. so extra points for that :) we also tried to make dry fried eggplants at home but we were not successful, its not as easy as it looks :(

we recently found out that there is a peter chang branch near our house and we just can't wait to go back , hopefully it will as good as this one.

came with a group of co-workers based on a recommendation. when approaching the restaurant you may perceive it to be a typical chinese place. however, once inside the atmosphere is quite pleasant. good lighting and happening conversation. the staff is friendly and accommodating. only downfall is that there were long periods between our server coming to our table and "checking in" with us. that is the only reason this place doesn't get a 5. otherwise all of the food was great and satisfying. well worth the visit.

had the hunan chicken and wonton soup. the wonton soup was delicious. the hunan chicken tasted like it had been grilled on a charcoal grill... was it good? sure. was it worth $20? no. i've had equally good chinese food for half the price.

what a great authentic chinese restaurant! the service was super quick, and the food didn't disappoint. i highly recommend the scallion bubble pancakes, the steamed soup buns, and the golden mountain chicken!