Chinese Restaurant

This restaurant normally delivers but we decided to eat in The place is very bare and not very clean We ordered the veg Mei Foon and the mixed vegetables On taking the order we requested them to make it a little spicy and the food turned out exactly as we had wanted it. The Chinese ladies at the counter seem to be first gen Chinese and had a hard time communicating in English The food was fresh and very tasty and very reasonably priced

Had lunch delivered. Delivery time was reasonable. The food was fine, but not very hot so the microwave was utilized. The sodas were large, but also warm and flat.

FOOD:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ EVERYTHING ELSE:⭐⭐1/2 Hear me out! First time here and on a first date. I hadn't gone thru the reviews but wanted to try a new spot. Open seating. Small dining area but it's fine. What sucked was WALKING OUTSIDE TO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING TO WASH MY HANDS before eating. That was bananas. It was 11 degrees out mind you. We were brought out paper plates and plastic cups prior to the good coming out...refer to pic. The food was brought out in to-go containers which turned out to be pretty convenient. General Tso’s Chicken: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Flavorful, fresh chicken pieces served with steamed white rice and a couple of FRESH broccoli florets. We asked for more. Chicken and Chili Sauce ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tender crispy Chicken pieces on top of a bed of slaw drizzled with a really good and spicy chili sauce. 🤌🏾 I've never had anything like this before.

The restaurant was initially operated under Chef Ma's kitchen before this new owner bought it 3 years ago. It was changed to Kitchen 95. The restaurant was a family run business. The parents cooked the food in the kitchen and 2 children were helping out front. The food was typical Chinese with few Taiwanese dishes. The decor was simple and the place was clean. The 3 cup chicken and szechuan beef with leek were flavorful and delicious. The wanton noodle soup was luke warm and average at best. The service was slow. If you are in a hurry, it might be better to order advance so you don't have to wait for a long time. The price was reasonable and the staff were friendly. This is probably not the best place to take your date out, but this is a great place for good Chinese food.

While the choices here are pretty standard, everything is delicious and made with love. This place is a St Louis institution. Perfect for a casual night out.

It was great. The general tso chicken was sweet and just a hint of spice. The crab Rangoon was crispy and full of filling. The egg roll was so fresh and the fried rice was delicious with carrots and onions. Will be back. Yum

Upon arrival you’ll find Cate Zone unassumingly located next to a Dierbergs, don’t let the location fool you, Cate Zone is not one of your standard Chinese takeouts, and offers significantly higher quality Chinese cuisine than one might expect. The staff are friendly and swift to greet and seat. Compared to the U City location, the Chesterfield location has a much roomier dining room that makes their decor pop. I ordered sweet and sour pork, braised pork belly, Chengdu chicken, Kung Pao chicken. The sweet and sour pork had a nice thick and light crisped fried layer and a healthy coat of sweet and sour sauce that paired well with the pork, the braised pork belley was succulent, well seasoned, and almost melted in my mouth, the Chengdu chicken also had a light crisp to the fry and was well seasoned and had mala chili oil aroma of Sichuan pepper and red chili pepper, the Kung Pao chicken was a little sweet and lighter on the mala than I would expect, but none the less far superior than many Kung Pao chicken dishes you’ll find in the area. I also ordered a Mapo Tofu to go, which made for a nice late night mala delight. You’ll be pleasantly surprised with anything you try at Cate Zone.

This place is much more spacious and quieter than the other one in Olivr and has no wait. They can accommodate bigger groups (with the cute turning table😙), and foodwise I think it's same (quality/quantity) as the other place - both are SO GOOD. Definitely try sweet and sour pork, mala stir fry, and sizzling eggplants🤤 I can eat here everyday

I remember when I first started eating here I ate it 3 days in a row it was so good, but on that fourth day I’m not sure what the problem was. Maybe it was because I came and 1 1/2 hours before they closed; which in my opinion still isn’t an excuse to give me what they gave me. The chicken in the rice wasn’t cooked all the way, and the crab ragoon was stale and tasted old like it had been sitting out. I get sick easily so that one time kind of made me nervous to eat there again. Maybe I’ll give them another try cause like I said I ate here 3 days in a row and everything was great.

Very mid food but what makes it worse is that they are so greedy with the sauce packets and will charge you for each sauce if you ask for more. Slow service and slightly overpriced priced

Best St. Paul sandwich I've found so far. Sometimes a little salty, but still the best I've had. I've tried other food from here, but mainly come for the St. Paul. You can call in a pickup order, which seems to be what most people do. Or you can come wait while your order is being prepared. They have a dining room but rarely have I seen anyone eating there... the wait is usually something like 15 minutes. You ring a bell through the plastic partitioned ordering window when you arrive and someone will come out of the kitchen (if no one is already there) to take your order. This place isn't fancy by any means, and the tables seem like they could use a cleaning. Of note are the plants up front which are seemingly ancient. Lastly, not the St. Paul, but I went in late on a rainy night and had the best egg drop soup I've ever had. It may be because I was the only customer at the time, but I will definitely be back to try for that experience again.

Had a craving for the Hot Braised Chicken wings so we stopped in. We were less than impressed by the food and customer service. Called in my order ahead of time and did not leave home for 15 minutes to allow time for the food to be ready. When we arrive there was one person ahead of us and we waited for about 10 minutes while the staff member took his sweet time checking the customer out. Then a gentleman came in who walked to the front of the line and the staff member stopped helping everyone else to get him his meal. Probably won’t be back, great customer service is a pet peeve of mine. The hot braised was more like the chicken wings that Schnucks salad bar used to have. That recipe has definitely changed. The fried rice was very dry. Again under impressed.

Got the Chop Suey.... Was amazingly good and authentic. Waited about 45 min for my food and honestly didn't feel very safe. A bunch of guys came in and was joking around and eyeing me up and down. I AM a smaller woman and was alone. The older man who served me was very sweet tho. I think he could tell I was uncomfortable so gave everyone their orders first so they were cleared out when I left. And for that, I would gladly wait 45 min again. The food really was phenomenal

Omg this food used to be good. Not anymore. I’ve tried twice and the last 2 times I literally threw my food out! Please do not waste your time like I did

Lovely little place with super tasty Chinese and some Thai dishes. It’s a counter order place, where we were welcomed warmly. Ordered the Kung Pao Chicken (spicy) and Cashew Chicken. The combination order comes with soup, crab Rangoon, spring roll and rice! We chose the egg drop soup and fried rice. No extra charge for fried rice! Kung Pao chicken and Cashew Chicken were both amazing. The dishes tasted superb, freshly made with quality ingredients. The egg drop soup was nice and the fried rice was amazing! Spring roll and wonton were freshly made. The service is friendly and courteous. The place gets busy with a lot of take out orders, but the food came pretty quick. A must try place when you’re in the area.

This first visit was outstanding. The food was prepared as I ordered it, and the seasoning was good. I do recommend the Jasmine tea. They get an A+ for customer service.

Egg roll was nice, crab rangoon dry and skimpy on the filling, spicy Sichuan chicken wasn't spicy or numby, very little flavor. Sparce and dated interior. Extremely friendly staff. We also had orange chicken that was as expected.

My husband introduced me to Lam’s, this has been our go-to even when we moved further away. However, the price has been climbing and portions getting so much smaller. Spent almost $40 on a combo plate, veggie steamed rice, and 2 orders of fried chicken wings. You get 3 very tiny wings for almost $6. Side order of meat in teeny tiny boxes, also almost $6. Very disappointed, not worth the trip anymore.

We had a family dinner of 9 people so we wanted to talk and visit. We ordered Dim Sum and appitizers and waited to order dinner till we almost finished our starters. Everything was very good, hot and our server was great. There was plenty of food for everyone. Clean restaurant, friendly staff, great food, nice atmosphere, what more could.you want?

So visiting from out of town and want to try the local Chinese food here. Since St. Louis knocked down their chinatown for Busch stadium, the chinese have moved to university place on olive Street. Looking at prices online, some of these Chinese resturant prices were abnormally high. Most dishes should run around the 15 to 20 range but alot of resturant here running 30 to 40. Plus alot closed on Sunday oddly. This place was open Sunday, good pricing, and had dim sum. Plus it doesn't look like a take out only place. I was very very suprised by this place. All the dishes were quite good and flavored nicely. the flower tea, although 2.45, was definitely worth it. The shumai was quite big for the portion, as well as the dishes. My non Chinese friends were impressed. What also good was the service. Always prompt with water or explaining dishes. The decor is also very Chinese and authentic which I love. You can tell it's been here awhile. Pricingvwas very good as for 3 dishes and 1 dim sum and tea, the bill was $56. Parking is also plentiful and their store hours are quite good. I won't even bother with the other resturants and will go this weekend for the dim sum. Great place for simple Chinese. If you are expecting fancier, pay more or go somewhere else but this is how authentic Chinese food is. It's hit or miss depending on times.

I live out of state, so I haven’t been to Chong Wah in 20 years. I was on my way to Fulton, Missouri and had to make a pit stop in St. Louis to get me some fried rice at my old stomping ground. Ooo, wee, was my Special Fried Rice delicious! I couldn’t even get back on the road! I devoured the box in my lap in the parking lot! Only thing different was that they have individual red pepper packets in plastic instead of the hand-creased and folded parchment paper. I miss those little nostalgic packets. Thanks for some great food and great memories.

Was craving some noodles so I randomly stopped here and ended up having a cheap, good meal. I didn't know it was cash only but I had 5 bucks so I got noodles and pork. I was a quarter short but they said it was ok, which was very nice. Ended up with a generous serving of pork and noodles in a tasty broth and couldn't be more satisfied.

The skewers are their new dishes. Tastes so good. The spicy boiled chili oil fish is their recommended dish. Even it is oiled it tastes soft and not too spicy. I like the fried sweet potato very crispy. Overall good. It seems popular cuz it has limited space. I waited 30mins to sit. Expected during weekend dinner time. The server is very nice.

GOD I LOVE CATE ZONE! It’s the perfect cozy food for a cold day. I always get the braised pork belly rice and the sizzling tofu. My boo ordered a beef dish and the sweet and sour pork. All dishes were DELICIOUS! Service was great as always and the ambiance is cute :) just make sure you get there early cause it books up fast!