Opulent Loz Feliz eatery caters to longtime regulars hungry for Chinese favorites.

(323) 667-3388

1813 Hillhurst Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027 34.1039 -118.28742

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Neighborhoods: Los Feliz, Central LA

chidynasty.com

Years in business

Established in 1983

Hours:

Sun-Thu 11:30-10pm

Fri-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm

Price:

$$

Last updated 6.08.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Diners Club, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family Style Dining, Group Dining, Private Rooms

Cuisine:

Chinese

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Chi Dynasty

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Chi Dynasty is a beautiful Chinese-American restaurant located in Los Angeles, CA. As you enter this unique Chinese-American restaurant you will be greeted by the friendly staff as you notice the elegant fabric sweep from the vaulted ceilings complimenting the black-lacquered furniture. Once seated your waiter dressed in a bow tie & tuxedo shirt will come to your table, recommend a few dishes & take your order.You can start off with the Fried Calamari or the Yin-Yang Szechwan Pasta and follow it up with a delicious Wonton Soup. As you move to the main course choose from a wide variety of…

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In Short – Waiters dressed in bow ties and tuxedo shirts bustle between tables, refreshing teacups and recommending dishes. Swaths of fabric sweep from vaulted ceilings, their bright colors playing off black-lacquered furniture. The menu features Chinese-American staples: kung pao chicken, Mongolian beef, vegetable fried rice and pan-fried noodles. Hot and sour soup is large enough to share. The house specialty is Seafood Heaven, a medley of shrimp, white fish and calamari simmered in rice-wine sauce.

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Owner Jonathan Chi has been known to honor special requests. With a few days' notice, for example, he may prepare traditional Beggar's chicken--a whole bird stuffed with herbs, spices and sealed in parchment.
ambiance
92.8600025177002% positive
  1. “friendly, nice atmosphere, new restaurant space, parking, super food”
  2. “The atmosphere, the charming wait staff, and delicious food make this my favorite place in.”
  3. “Not much to look at from the out side, but trust me you'll enjoy the food and atmosphere.”
  4. “would certainly go again when I feel like a local, comfortable place but don't mind paying about a buck more per dish than a local, comfortable place would normally charge.”
  5. “palermos for cheap fun and damn good pizza”
  6. “They have beautiful decor and artwork and they recently painted the whole place.”
  7. “Don't love the atmosphere but the food's so good I don't care.”
drinks
80.0% positive
  1. “Its better, flavorwise, since its fresh and loose leaf, not from a tea bag.”
  2. “They have a full bar and the owner is there frequently (a plus in my book).”
  3. “They do sauces well here, and we were surprised by how flavorful the tea was.”
  4. “Very affordable price: 1 appetizer, 2 entrees, and a soft drink.”
  5. “They also make great mixed drinks which is a bit strange, but they're good.”
food quality
88.24000358581543% positive
  1. “would certainly go again when I feel like a local, comfortable place but don't mind paying about a buck more per dish than a local, comfortable place would normally charge.”
  2. “Don't love the atmosphere but the food's so good I don't care.”
  3. “friendly, nice atmosphere, new restaurant space, parking, super food”
  4. “then told him that most places just give the rice for free when you order an entree, he did not care and giving me a puzzeled look tells me that most places does not mean all places, we charge for our white rice.”
  5. “read about this place in Zagat and was excited to order some good food.”
  6. “the sesame chicken is great.”
  7. “The food here is quite good, although the waitstaff and the prices are slightly puffed-up, but again, that adds to the charm of the place.”
  8. “love the restaurant & food.”
  9. “The service was great and teh food came out really quickly.”
  10. “Its better, flavorwise, since its fresh and loose leaf, not from a tea bag.”
  11. “loved the food!”
  12. “Ask for the sizzling rice soup with tomato base and the sliced szchewan chicken over crispy noodles.”
  13. “Not much to look at from the out side, but trust me you'll enjoy the food and atmosphere.”
  14. “Unlike other Chinese places that drown their food in soy sauce, this place has great sauces that are each unique and wonderful.”
  15. “he started questioning her and saying that that's not chicken and that it's pork and gave her a dirty look and took her bowl away.”
  16. “told him that we did not order the rice and that he had mentioned if we would like white rice or brown with our meal when he took our order.”
  17. “The green beans are delicious too.”
  18. “The chicken itself was quite good - orange slices and pieces of rind and whole peppers and the whole nine.”
  19. “great sesame chicken”
  20. “palermos for cheap fun and damn good pizza”
  21. “yes, the orange chicken was fantastic, just like a previous reviewer said.”
  22. “Also, they make this special fish dish which is amazing.”
  23. “The steamed fish was very nice as well, although not quite as much flavor.”
  24. “The chinese chicken salad is simply the best.”
  25. “The sause is just delicious.”
  26. “this place is the best for a casual dining experience, the food is great, service is nice, and great local hangout.”
  27. “Orange chicken is the best I've had anywhere.”
  28. “We get our soup, mine is ok but my friend almost threw up as she bit into the pork wonton which according to her had a very bad taste.”
  29. “Everything is totally fresh.”
  30. “This is the best chinese food in town and very inexpensive.”
  31. “I'm not a huge fan of chicken but the quality of meat in the Kung-pao was awesome.”
  32. “The food also was great.”
  33. “Sooo tasty.”
  34. “Chi Dynasty is one of the best chinese food restaurants.”
  35. “and the shrimp specials are delicious!”
  36. “love the orange chicken, having hated the dish for years at other places.”
  37. “good food”
  38. “Great chinese food, great service”
  39. “This was by far the worst chinese food or any other other food that I have had since moving to LA.”
  40. “cheech's pizza for VERY a very cheap slice, but good pizza”
  41. “within a minute my boyfriend was spitting out a piece of chicken from the hot and sour soup, and the soup was full of more.”
  42. “It's just a place to enjoy fantastic food with real people.”
  43. “as he wrote down our order he then asked us if we would like white rice with that.”
  44. “this is the best chinese food that I've had, period.”
  45. “The atmosphere, the charming wait staff, and delicious food make this my favorite place in.”
  46. “My friend loved the food: wanton soup and a chicken and veggie dish.”
  47. “am so happy I discovered this place when I was in L.A. I absolutely love their hot and sour soup.”
  48. “the noodles were also very good and the portion size were also very nice.”
  49. “food tastes clean, maybe because it's not as oily as most chinese I've had.”
  50. “If you like bland, soggy and rubbery chicken, this is the place for you.”
  51. “Like the other reviewer said,this is a place for unpretenious people who enjoy good food.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “My family has been coming here for years - great spot for a large group of picky eaters (the menu is huge!)”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “this is one of my favorite restaurants and I'm a restaurant snob.”
  2. “great place for a group dinner!”
  3. “friendly, nice atmosphere, new restaurant space, parking, super food”
  4. “The food here is quite good, although the waitstaff and the prices are slightly puffed-up, but again, that adds to the charm of the place.”
service
95.2400016784668% positive
  1. “can see from the reviews that some people do not appreciate Chi Dynasty, but then again, people from West LA should probably just stay there and let the Eastsiders enjoy "old school" LA.”
  2. “was floored with how friendly the entire staff was!”
  3. “Curteous service by professional waiters who don't write anything down when taking your order but always get the orders right (how do they do that?”
  4. “The atmosphere, the charming wait staff, and delicious food make this my favorite place in.”
  5. “The servers are great and have been there a long time.”
  6. “friendly, nice atmosphere, new restaurant space, parking, super food”
  7. “Great chinese food, great service”
  8. “The staff is really friendly.”
  9. “You could always have an interesting conversation with the owner or the waiters.”
  10. “places of business must remember that as important as great product is the manner in which they resolve service for their customers.”
  11. “The waiters are very professional and attentive.”
  12. “It's just a place to enjoy fantastic food with real people.”
  13. “Excellent service.”
  14. “this place is the best for a casual dining experience, the food is great, service is nice, and great local hangout.”
  15. “Like the other reviewer said,this is a place for unpretenious people who enjoy good food.”
  16. “Very reasonable prices and I always get prompt service.”
  17. “Talk about horrible and snotty service”
  18. “The servers were helpful friendly and on top of things.”
  19. “The service was great and teh food came out really quickly.”
  20. “Very nicely decorated and spacious restaurant with friendly and attentative staff.”
  21. “The waiters have NEVER been snotty to me, and I always have polite attentive service.”
value
95.0% positive
  1. “Very affordable price: 1 appetizer, 2 entrees, and a soft drink.”
  2. “This is the best chinese food in town and very inexpensive.”
  3. “The prices are reasonable, not anymore expensive than any other good restaurant.”
  4. “Very reasonable prices and I always get prompt service.”
  5. “Everything we've had here is good, large portions, healthier than most Chinese places.”
  6. “palermos for cheap fun and damn good pizza”
  7. “I'm not a huge fan of chicken but the quality of meat in the Kung-pao was awesome.”
  8. “cheech's pizza for VERY a very cheap slice, but good pizza”
  9. “My family has been coming here for years - great spot for a large group of picky eaters (the menu is huge!)”
  10. “The food here is quite good, although the waitstaff and the prices are slightly puffed-up, but again, that adds to the charm of the place.”
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. “within a minute my boyfriend was spitting out a piece of chicken from the hot and sour soup, and the soup was full of more.”
  2. “The servers are great and have been there a long time.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

12/22/11

Bad Business Practices - go to THE PALACE instead!

by baxter1889 at Citysearch

Went there tonight after finding a Restaurantt dot com certificate I'd gotten. ONLY reason I went there - to try it out. I have found some of my favorite new places this way.

It was good enough to get me there, but apparently NOT good enough for them to honor!

They had a sign - they do not accept Rest dot com OR living Social deals now. So they use these places to lure new people in - but do not keep their end of the bargain??!?!?

Went to The Palace down the street and had a great dinner. Did not have a certificate - BUT NO WAY was I giving Chi Dynasty money after being so mislead!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/13/11

so good!

by LanaSara at Citysearch

best chinese chicken salad in town! for sure! its says that on there menu, but its no lie!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/03/11

good

by Eatand drink at Citysearch

My wife and I have been regulars for years, and it's still the default restaurant for us. She's Chinese/American and knows her Chinese food. There's no MSG, it's moderately spicy, and good quality ingredients. Perhaps they have become a little less attentive now that they opened a second restaurant, but perhaps we are just spoiled. Staff is very friendly - some waiter are overly so. (I don't want them leaning their elbows on my table.)

A good place to pick up a lot of food for a party, which we've done many times. People in outlying areas aren't used to such good Chinese food and it'd good for business lunches or dinners, without spending a fortune.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/12/10

If you dont know.... YOU NEED TO KNOW! This place rocks!!

by natasha310 at Citysearch

Good food to be had at Chi Dynasty! Im not going to bash other restaurants, but there is certain places people rave about that just simply grosses me out with just the thought of eating there. Honestly I am a picky eater, I like amazing food, not mediocre....

All the shrimp dishes are delicious, the Orange Chicken entree is served with large chunks of chicken breast, Egg drop soup, honestly everything is sooooo good. Every time I go with a big group we order an abundance of food for variety.

  • Pros: everything.... literally
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/07/10

Best Chinese Food Had All Around in The La Area!

by Lagirl90210 at Citysearch

Looking for a place to have excellant chinese food in the L.A area, at a reasonable price? Chi Dynasty is the spot! You have valet parking to fit your needs, and not to mention there is a new location opening in studio city! 2 locations at Chi Dynasty are better then one. One of my favorites at chi dynasty are the veggie egg rolls and hot and sour soup. Just a perfect way to start off my main coarse meal. The customer service within Chi Dynasty is excellant, very friendly. The price is reasonable and affordable for any type of customer. If I could, I would come to Chi Dynasty everday :)

  • Pros: Great Chinese Food, Amazing Customer Service, Parking
  • Cons: No Cons Just Excellant Chinese Food!

The Details on Chi Dynasty

Place Categories:

  • great super food
  • comfortable chinese place
  • quite good orange chicken
  • best chinese food
  • attentative wait staff
  • great attentive service
  • great sauces
  • very affordable prices
  • very professional waiters
  • nice atmosphere
  • like white rice
  • snotty service
  • enjoy good food
  • damn good pizza
  • great sesame chicken
  • full soup
  • loose leaf
  • helpful servers
  • very good noodles
  • full bar
  • interesting conversation
  • loves brothter
  • beautiful decor
  • favorite restaurant
  • nice local hangout

Message from Chi Dynasty

  • Tasty Chinese-American Food
  • Lunch, Dinner & Full Bar
  • Takeout, Delivery & Catering

Chi Dynasty is a beautiful Chinese-American restaurant located in Los Angeles, CA. As you enter this unique Chinese-American restaurant you will be greeted by the friendly staff as you notice the elegant fabric sweep from the vaulted ceilings complimenting the black-lacquered furniture. Once seated your waiter dressed in a bow tie & tuxedo shirt will come to your table, recommend a few dishes & take your order.

You can start off with the Fried Calamari or the Yin-Yang Szechwan Pasta and follow it up with a delicious Wonton Soup. As you move to the main course choose from a wide variety of fresh entrees such as the Lobster Tail served in Szechwan sauce, spicy Mandarin sauce, Lobster sauce or Cantonese rice wine sauce. If chicken is more to your liking try the Kung-Pao Chicken served in a hot chili sauce with peanuts. For a fresh high quality Chinese-American meal, stop by Chi Dynasty.

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