J F Chen Chinese Food - Guelph

This is our go-to spot for Chinese takeout in Guelph. It is not really a sit-down restaurant unless you are looking for a quick meal with lots of activity. The focus is primarily on takeout. We have found every dish to be well-prepared and we love the flavors. They offer lunch specials and some combination plates, but typically do not allow substitutions. I also appreciate that you can receive free chicken wings or wontons when paying cash for pickup. My favorite dishes are the Pork Lo Mein and the Singapore noodles. This is a franchise restaurant, with another location in Burlington. The staff is friendly and helpful, and they make an effort to get to know regular customers.

We wanted Chinese food after a day away and stopped here to pick up dinner.A friendly and helpful gal at the counter took our order, 'Dinner For Two (B)', about $28 all in. It was delicious! There was enough , quantity wise, for four. Today, one day later I'm enjoying leftovers for lunch. We will be back to this spot for our traditional New Years Chinese Food.

We were starting to think that there wasn't any good Chinese food restaurants in Guelph...so we were happily relieved that our dinner was very good tonight. We had spring rolls and egg rolls-both very good. The crab/cheese won tons also very good. The chicken balls were excellent; small and not doughy at all. And the moo shu chicken was also very good. Not too crazy about the hoisin sauce (not sweet enough, too salty) but that's a minor detail. Also, the food seemed very fresh and good quality; and arrived HOT.

This is a take-out Chinese restaurant that is pretending to be a sit-down restaurant. I am disappointed that I had to drive all the way out to a remote location based on the positive reviews, only to realize once I arrived.

We ordered two packs of rice noodles; one with shrimps and another with beef. The rice noodles seemed too soft (overboiled). We ate better rice noodles in Richmond Hill.