Mr Chow Restaurant

11/08/09

Mr Chow sucks!

by TonyGil at Citysearch

avoid at all costs!!!!!

after being to the LA and NY restaurants of the Mr Chow chain, i was in London with my parents and decided to take them out for crispy duck - i was stupid enough to take them Mr Chow, simply because i had had good experiences at their LA and NY restaurants years ago.

What a lame, terrible, humiliating experience it was: the maitre d', a Brazilian by the name of Marcelo, took my simple order of "crispy duck for 4" and transformed it into a tour de force where i never managed to touch my crispy duck. this cheap (as in low and diselegant) restaurant probably wanted to make some extra pounds on my bill, so the emmigré dumped everything on the menu. i tried cancelling the duck but he made me a doggy bag which i never touched (obviously!).

stay away from decadent restaurants, avoid Mr Chow.

• Pros: ripped off at Mr Chow
• Cons: terrible service, bad food, decadent

10/07/09

Impressive

by ginsky at Citysearch

I've been to Mr. Chow now about half a dozen times with either a client or a friend visiting from out of state. It's by far one of the most impressive dining experiences around LA. The energy in the place is very contagious and you are surrounded by a cool group of people. But what keeps me coming back here for special occasions is the food. The gnoochi with oysters is unbelievably delicious, the drunken fish is another fav and Mr. Chow noodles is a must. I always end up staying longer here because the high energy vibe makes you feel a bit like you're at a super chic party.

• Pros: Atmosphere, food, and best energy
• Cons: The wait

08/17/09

Love it

by CSMobileUser3 at Citysearch

My favorite restaurant. Food was so good! And I'm Chinese.

07/06/09

Had a Wonderful Meal at Mr. Chow restaurant

by loriegirl258 at Citysearch

I attended the Creme of the Crop BET awards after party at Mr. Chow. The event as a whole was fantastic but the most amazing part was the fantastic dish the chefs prepared specially for the guests at this event. It was a mix of Frida Kahlo tequila, lobster and fresh garlic. It was the best lobster dish I've ever tasted. I want to go back this weekend so my husband can taste the lobster dish too! This is the first time I've ever had a tequila infused dish and i cant wait to go back and have more!

• Pros: best lobster dish in town!
• Cons: zero complaints!

05/10/09

DO NOT GO HERE. EXPENSIVE + BAD QUALITY + RUDE STAFF.

by jmeyersLA at Citysearch

I wish I had four hands so I could give this place four thumbs down. Cataclysmic. Completely out of this world.

I went to this ghastly place to have a nice evening with a couple of friends. We were 6 altogether. Here's what happened. We had a reservation, double-confirmed and acknowledged, and found out upon timely arrival that we'll have to wait for "10-15" minutes. This turned into a good 45 minutes. Forget about expecting an apology. After sitting down in something that resembles a cubicle made for 1 person and not for 6 we started studying the menu and asked for recommendations which were literally the most expensive food on the entire menu. Ridiculous. I don't need a waiter slash sales person when I am asking for an honest recommendation.

After I jokingly asked the waiter if he could recommend anything that would be more moderately priced I got a snappy response "I don't know what you like" out of the blue after which he caught himself and directly put his fake smile on again.

Anyways, the food turned out to be partly undercooked (we had it returned to the kitchen and redone) and really on par with PANDA EXPRESS. Mind you that we are not gourmets of any kind, but can tell if food is plainly bad. What we received was what you would expect from a fast food chain.

Given that our final bill ended up being well over $500 I feel cheated out of my money.

Bottom Line.

1) Dont go here.

2) Tell all your family, friends, and coworkers not to go here.

3) Go to a good restaurant. Mr Chow is NOT where you want to go. Mark my words.

• Pros: NONE. Read Cons.
• Cons: Food, Quality, Staff, Wait Time, Price, PRICE and Price.

05/02/09

mr chows is over rated!

by greengirl4 at Citysearch

i dont like atmosphere as well! i have been there about 5 times and i was never that impressed . my husband on the other hand loves it.

• Pros: hollywood scene
• Cons: food not all of that

04/23/09

Amazing

by CSMobileUser2 at Citysearch

Believe the hype.... Great service and most importantly the best food I have ever had!!!!!

04/16/09

MR CHOW BEVERLY HILLS TWO THUMBS UP!!

by smandarian at Citysearch

Service was excellent. Once you walk in, you are treated with v.i.p service, noone is left out or treated different. Food was delicious. You have to be a gourmet lover to enjoy this amazing original Beijing cousine. I travel a lot to China....and this is amazing how I could find something with such class and ambiounce, with amazing quality original chinese cousine. I do not agree with some of these negative reviews written. You can not compare original chinese cousine with "Panda Express. You obviously are not a traveler and you do not respect gourmet food.

A +++ also the night we were there, we saw Mrs. Eva Chow, wife of Micheel Chow..the owners. How down to earth and thoughtful to guests. I will definately be back! Great job!!

• Pros: excellent service & excellent quality food
• Cons: maybe expensive for regular outers..First Class Service!

04/07/09

Horrible

by CSMobileUser at Citysearch

Horrible food, expensive and small, rude workers. Everyone makes this out to be such a great place, it was awful, id rather go to Panda Express

03/21/09

Do believe the hype!!

by joshua001 at Citysearch

I decided to take my wife for our anniversary, it was a friday night. The place was bumping with energy. We arrived at our table and we let the captain take care of us (we had a choice to look at the menu, but when in Rome...) The food was delicious and visualy interesting: apps were..squid ink noodles and scallops. Mains were.. miniature jumbo prawns, fiery buffalo, fried rice and baby bok choy. The thing that impressed me was to get this kind of interesting dishes, usually happens in a more sedated scene. But here, the place was alive, classy not cluby, and the staff was cool and efficient. We loved it and we'll be back asap.

• Pros: surpassed my expectations
• Cons: wish i could go there more often!