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Top 10 Philadelphia Area Chinese RestaurantsFolks in the Greater Philadelphia / South Jersey area love their Chinese food and there are plenty of great Chinese restaurants to choose from. We've selected ten of our favorite restaurants with an eye towards selecting not only restaurants in Philadelphia's Chinatown, but by including five restaurants in other areas of the region. We've including several expensive restaurants with a varied cuisine as well as several smaller, inexpensive, strictly Chinese restaurants. These are presented in alphabetical order. 1. Buddakan325 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 215-574-9440 Olde City Perhaps Stephen Starr's greatest restaurant. The cuisine is modern Asian and the white décor is stunning. The dining room is dominated by a 10-foot Buddha. Executive Chef Scott Swiderski and his team create an exceptional, modern Asian cuisine prepared with French technique and spectacular presentation. The inventive menu incorporates the ethnic flavors of Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai and Indian cuisines. Lunch and dinner are both expensive. View menu from Philadelphia.menupages.com. 2. Chun Hing Szechuan Restaurant4160 Monument Rd.Philadelphia, PA 215-879-6270 Wynnefield Don't let this restaurants strip mall location fool you. It has been widely praised for years in numerous publications. It has an extremely loyal customer base. Chun Hing does a big lunch business due to its proximity to City Line Avenue. Specializing in authentic Szechuan food, Chun Hing also serves Mandarin cuisine. Lunch specials are $5-6. Dinner entrees range from $8-15. Delivery and take-out are available. View menu from Philadelphia.menupages.com. 3. CinCin7838 Germantown AvenuePhiladelphia PA 19118 215-242-8800 Chestnut Hill CinCin has earned rave reviews for inventive Chinese and pan-Asian recipes with a refined French flair. Favorites like Char-Grilled Rack of Lamb with rosemary, lemongrass and soy marinade offer a tantalizing fusion of East and West. This sophisticated casual restaurant, winner of two major design awards, has with two intimate dining rooms and a stylish bar with polished woods, gleaming brass and etched glass. Lunch specials are $3-8. Dinner entrees range from $15-20. Delivery and take-out are available. View menu from Philadelphia.menupages.com. 4. Happy Wok607 S. Chester RoadSwarthmore, PA 19081 610-338-0882 Delaware County Unless you live in the Wallingford/Swarthmore area, you've never heard of Happy Wok. The students at Swarthmore College surely have. as have I since I live nearby. Located in Swarthmore Pizza's old small location this is strictly a take-out or home delivery restaurant. The small four tables are mostly used by customers waiting for take-out. The food and service are the big things here. Both are excellent. You catch watch your meal cooked right before your eyes. Delivery and take out are available. View menu from Philadelphia.menupages.com. 5. Imperial Inn146 N. 10th St.Philadelphia, PA 215-627-5588 Chinatown I've eaten here many times, because it's close to the PA Convention Center. I've had some great Chinese food here and, sadly, once the worst. Most surveys continue to rate the Imperial Inn very high and give especially good marks to their dim sum and Mandarin selections. As recently as April 2007 my group of five had a great lunch. My bad experience two years ago involved pork that tasted bad and was very gristly. Lunch specials are $6-$8. Dinner entrees range from $7 - $17. Delivery and take-out are available. View menu from Philadelphia.menupages.com. 6. Joy Tsin Lau1026 Race St.Philadelphia, PA 215-592-7226 Chinatown My favorite restaurant in Chinatown for atmosphere, you really feel that you're eating in Hong Kong or Beijing. The décor is lovely. It is also the concensus choice for best dim sum in Philadelphia. The selection is huge and the food is not only delicious but beautifully prepared. There seems to be no end to the soup cart, fry cart, steam cart, dessert cart and more. They also offer an extensive standard Cantonese and Mandarin menu. Lunch specials are $5-8. Full dinner entrees range from $10-28. House special dinner $15. View menu from Philadelphia.menupages.com. 7. Lee How Fook219 N. 11th St.Philadelphia, PA 215-925-7266 Chinatown Despite its small size (about 40 seats plus private banquet room located in the back with a private entrance), Lee How Fook has one of the most loyal customer bases in Chinatown. It's a popular spot for family celebrations and business lunches. Lee How Fook feature authenic Cantonese dishes that are prepared fresh with every order. Lee How Fook is a BYOB restaurant. Best of Citisearch 2006 editorial and audience winner for best Chinese restaurant in Philadelphia. Most dinner entrees range from $8-13. View menu from Philadelphia.menupages.com. 8. Margaret Kuo's175 E. Lancaster Ave.Wayne, PA 610-688-7200 Main Line Since opening her Peking Restaurant in 1974, Margaret Kuo has been the region's leader in nouveau Chinese cuisine. Her Wayne location offers a two tier restaurant with The Dragon's Lair (Chinese) on the first floor and The Akari Room (Japanese) on the second. Kuo has won numerous Philadelphia Magazine and Main Line Today "Best of" and Zagat Survey Awards. Kuo is known for her famed Shanghai cooking, Mandarin selections as well as her Peking duck. Take-out is available. View menu from Philadelphia.menupages.com. 9. Joe's Peking Duck HouseMarlton Crossing Shopping Ctr.145 Rte. 73 S. Marlton, NJ 08053 856-985-1551 South Jersey Praised as one of the top Chinese restaurants in the region, Chef and owner Patrick Lee's creative cooking features Eastern and Western tastes based on Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine. His Peking Duck is often selected as the best in the region. Joe's is a multiple award winner as selected by Zagat, New Jersey Monthly Magazine and South Jersey Monthly Magazine. The restaurant features reasonably priced food with a very friendly and knowledable staff. BYOB, Take-out is available. View Menu. 10. Sang Kee Peking Duck House238 N. Ninth St.Philadelphia, PA 215-925-7532 Chinatown My favorite restaurant in Chinatown. It's well worth the walk to the northeast edge of Chinatown near the Vine Street Expressway. The restaurant is small and busy but the food is superb and well worth the wait. The prices are extremely reasonable. You'll find lots of Chinatown residents eating here which is always a good sign. Dinner entrees range from $8-13. Excellent Peking Duck dinner for two just $29.95 . House table wine is served by glass upon request or BYOB. Cash Only, Take-out available. View menu from Philadelphia.menupages.com. Suggested ReadingOther Related Resources & Guide Picks |
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