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China Chef

Chinese · Clovis

4.3 · 219 reviews Google
www.luckykitchenca.com

About China Chef

Located in Clovis, China Chef offers authentic comfort food at affordable prices. Under new ownership, the restaurant delivers exquisite flavors reminiscent of the Bay Area, from perfect chow mein to spicy Mongolian beef. Customers praise the friendly, attentive service and clean, welcoming atmosphe...

Located in Clovis, China Chef offers authentic comfort food at affordable prices. Under new ownership, the restaurant delivers exquisite flavors reminiscent of the Bay Area, from perfect chow mein to spicy Mongolian beef. Customers praise the friendly, attentive service and clean, welcoming atmosphere suitable for solo dining or family gatherings. The menu features customizable spice levels and classic dishes like shrimp chow mein, pot stickers, and broccoli beef. With wheelchair accessibility, no-contact delivery options, and convenient hours, this local favorite provides a warm experience tucked away on Nees Avenue. Whether grabbing lunch, dinner, or takeout, China Chef remains a top choice for delicious, reliable Chinese cuisine in the community.

What Customers Say About China Chef

China Chef in Clovis has recently changed ownership and is now called Lucky Kitchen. While some customers praise the new owners for friendly service and large portions, others report a decline in food quality and smaller portions. The shrimp chow mein is frequently mentioned as a standout dish.

Popular Dishes

shrimp chow mein Mongolian beef pot stickers Szechwan egg plant orange chicken broccoli n beef shrimp fried rice

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Quick Bite Locals

Tip: They are doing take out only til further notice. If you had a bad experience before, give the new owners a try.

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Frequently asked questions about China Chef

China Chef is located at 1187 N Willow Ave #101, Clovis, CA 93611, Clovis.
China Chef offers chinese cuisine.
China Chef has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
China Chef offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at China Chef based on customer reviews are: shrimp chow mein, Mongolian beef, pot stickers, Szechwan egg plant, orange chicken.
China Chef is ideal for quick bites, locals.
China Chef in Clovis has recently changed ownership and is now called Lucky Kitchen. While some customers praise the new owners for friendly service and large portions, others report a decline in food quality and smaller portions. The shrimp chow mein is frequently mentioned as a standout dish.
They are doing take out only til further notice. If you had a bad experience before, give the new owners a try.
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China Chef Clovis Reviews

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Cristeta 559

Food is worth the price. You can make your food spicy with level 0 to 5. Customer service is really good too. We will definitely be back whenever we are in the Clovis area. They are doing take out only til further notice.

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Mike Wagner

I ordered Szechwan egg plant, it is my order to see how good a Chinese restaurant is and they hit it out of the ballpark. The pot stickers were great too. Try something that is not typically ordered by Americans and think you will be surprised.

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Todd Kemper

The food was delicious. The service was friendly and nice. Ordered combination plates, pot stickers, iced tea, and a beer. #4 combo plate had chow main, which was perfect! Noodles & veggies were absolutely delish! Orange chicken was so good, tender, white meat fried perfectly with lots of flavor and yummy fried rice. A lot of food! Took half of it home. Other combo plate #7 had nice, big fried shrimp, Mongolian beef, and chow mein. Huge pieces of nicely cut beef and your choice of heat 1- 10!! A lot of food, brought some of this home too!

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Vic S (Bud's Dad)

I was looking for a quick Mongolian beef fix when I found China Chef. On live in the area and didn't realize this place was around the corner from us. I had the combo #7, Mongolian beef combo plate with a side of pot stickers. The food was delicious, fresh and best of all, week priced. China Chef! I will definitely be returning. Absolutely delicious!!! 😍

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David Foxx

The China Chef is located at the Willow station but is tucked away on the side facing Nees Ave. Their shrimp chow mein is amazing and this place is always really clean. It’s a great place to go to escape the crowds while not having a fast food taste experience.

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Ken Swanson

Pick up price was very good. Taste as good as it looks. Portions are verrrry filling.

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charles porter

Great food and big portions. Well worth the drive.

Cristeta 559
Cristeta 559

Food is worth the price. You can make your food spicy with level 0 to 5. Customer service is really good too. We will definitely be back whenever we are in the Clovis area. They are doing take out only til further notice.

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner

I ordered Szechwan egg plant, it is my order to see how good a Chinese restaurant is and they hit it out of the ballpark. The pot stickers were great too. Try something that is not typically ordered by Americans and think you will be surprised.

Todd Kemper
Todd Kemper

The food was delicious. The service was friendly and nice. Ordered combination plates, pot stickers, iced tea, and a beer. #4 combo plate had chow main, which was perfect! Noodles & veggies were absolutely delish! Orange chicken was so good, tender, white meat fried perfectly with lots of flavor and yummy fried rice. A lot of food! Took half of it home. Other combo plate #7 had nice, big fried shrimp, Mongolian beef, and chow mein. Huge pieces of nicely cut beef and your choice of heat 1- 10!! A lot of food, brought some of this home too!

Vic S (Bud's Dad)
Vic S (Bud's Dad)

I was looking for a quick Mongolian beef fix when I found China Chef. On live in the area and didn't realize this place was around the corner from us. I had the combo #7, Mongolian beef combo plate with a side of pot stickers. The food was delicious, fresh and best of all, week priced. China Chef! I will definitely be returning. Absolutely delicious!!! 😍

David Foxx
David Foxx

The China Chef is located at the Willow station but is tucked away on the side facing Nees Ave. Their shrimp chow mein is amazing and this place is always really clean. It’s a great place to go to escape the crowds while not having a fast food taste experience.

Ken Swanson
Ken Swanson

Pick up price was very good. Taste as good as it looks. Portions are verrrry filling.

charles porter
charles porter

Great food and big portions. Well worth the drive.

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Charles Pole

Food is delicious and they're super nice people. Ordered some food right before closing and they stayed open to accomplish the order and gave me some free soup for the wait. Highly recommend!

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Shelby Smith

They are currently under new ownership and they are the best. They are always so kind and welcoming, fast and attentive. And the food is amazing as well. The chicken chow mein is to die for so amazing and the portion sizes are incredible. If you have had a bad experience before I definitely say give them another chance and you won't be disappointed.

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Tim Fulmer

Excellent Chinese food! We tried Lucky Kitchen after the new owners took over and the food was fast and excellent. We will definitely make this our new place for Chinese takeout

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Luis Jimenez

Lucky kitchen is in the house formerly known as China chef these guys are from the bay area and have an exquisite taste for their food I love their menu and taste is amazing from broccoli n beef to shrimp fried rice we always order different things off their menu and their white rice is fabulous I welcome these new owners to Clovis and they are serving it up to please the community come try them you won't be disappointed and extremely nice people

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Tena Peppers

Under new ownership! Name change soon! Definitely a place you need to try! The best Chinese food that I had in a longtime!I will definitely go back!

Tim Fulmer
Tim Fulmer

Excellent Chinese food! We tried Lucky Kitchen after the new owners took over and the food was fast and excellent. We will definitely make this our new place for Chinese takeout

Shelby Smith
Shelby Smith

They are currently under new ownership and they are the best. They are always so kind and welcoming, fast and attentive. And the food is amazing as well. The chicken chow mein is to die for so amazing and the portion sizes are incredible. If you have had a bad experience before I definitely say give them another chance and you won't be disappointed.

Luis Jimenez
Luis Jimenez

Lucky kitchen is in the house formerly known as China chef these guys are from the bay area and have an exquisite taste for their food I love their menu and taste is amazing from broccoli n beef to shrimp fried rice we always order different things off their menu and their white rice is fabulous I welcome these new owners to Clovis and they are serving it up to please the community come try them you won't be disappointed and extremely nice people

Tena Peppers
Tena Peppers

Under new ownership! Name change soon! Definitely a place you need to try! The best Chinese food that I had in a longtime!I will definitely go back!

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T Bessard

Have gone several times and they do a pretty decent job. Employees are always friendly and for Northeast Fresno it's one of the better spots. I love chow/lo mein so that's what I base off of. They are able to give good spice (level 5 for me). It has a good kick but not enough to burn your mouth. We ordered the house special which has multiple meats. Good flavor however the noodles are always a little gummy and sticky. That's why I give a 3. I always get the shrimp fried rice which is also ok. The Mongolian beef can also be ordered spicy and comes loaded with onions. You'll have to ask for steamed rice on the side. It's near McDonalds on Willow/Nees by the Ten Tavern on Nees next to Vietnamese restaurant as well. They are closed on Mondays and have both coke and Pepsi which is cool. Canned drinks and they sell little crunchy almond cookies if you have a sweet tooth while there. Clean restaurant and fast service.

T Bessard
T Bessard

Have gone several times and they do a pretty decent job. Employees are always friendly and for Northeast Fresno it's one of the better spots. I love chow/lo mein so that's what I base off of. They are able to give good spice (level 5 for me). It has a good kick but not enough to burn your mouth. We ordered the house special which has multiple meats. Good flavor however the noodles are always a little gummy and sticky. That's why I give a 3. I always get the shrimp fried rice which is also ok. The Mongolian beef can also be ordered spicy and comes loaded with onions. You'll have to ask for steamed rice on the side. It's near McDonalds on Willow/Nees by the Ten Tavern on Nees next to Vietnamese restaurant as well. They are closed on Mondays and have both coke and Pepsi which is cool. Canned drinks and they sell little crunchy almond cookies if you have a sweet tooth while there. Clean restaurant and fast service.

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Study Buggy

UPDATE 08/25: So restaurant is under new management and the new team seems to be receiving great training but food has changed. Hope they get back to original recipes. ORIGINAL REVIEW: Love the food here and great customer service. This is our go-to for takeout. Their mandarin beef plate and orange chicken are delicious. Yum.

Study Buggy
Study Buggy

UPDATE 08/25: So restaurant is under new management and the new team seems to be receiving great training but food has changed. Hope they get back to original recipes. ORIGINAL REVIEW: Love the food here and great customer service. This is our go-to for takeout. Their mandarin beef plate and orange chicken are delicious. Yum.

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April Moreno

So this is now called Lucky Kitchen I ordered fried shrimp, appetizer and crab rangoon appetizer along with sweet-and-sour chicken plate The gentleman was very nice, but the food was very disappointing. I haven’t been in there since the ownership changed and was hoping for good things. The crab rangoons had no sign of crab in them at all. It was just cream cheese and they were overcooked. The shrimp tasted like they were overcooked as well very dry. As far as my plate, I thought I was going to get a plate of fried rice, chow mein, and my protein, and I ended up only getting the chow mein and the sweet-and-sour chicken. either way there wasn’t much flavor to it at all and I would not recommend going and I won’t be back. I hope your experience is better if you do go.

April Moreno
April Moreno

So this is now called Lucky Kitchen I ordered fried shrimp, appetizer and crab rangoon appetizer along with sweet-and-sour chicken plate The gentleman was very nice, but the food was very disappointing. I haven’t been in there since the ownership changed and was hoping for good things. The crab rangoons had no sign of crab in them at all. It was just cream cheese and they were overcooked. The shrimp tasted like they were overcooked as well very dry. As far as my plate, I thought I was going to get a plate of fried rice, chow mein, and my protein, and I ended up only getting the chow mein and the sweet-and-sour chicken. either way there wasn’t much flavor to it at all and I would not recommend going and I won’t be back. I hope your experience is better if you do go.

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Adolfo Ordaz Jr

Extremely disappointed in the change over , we have been coming here for Years to only get informed After paying over $130 in food that they cut all plates sizes in half now, unfortunately now lost a customer

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Stefanie Lange

We have ordered many times over the years, but unfortunately after reading other reviews it looks like they have recently changed owners. I can confirm after today's order that it is definitely not worth it now. Everything was just off. Pan fried noodles were not like what you would expect from other Chinese food places. They were skinny noodles and hard like ramen from your pantry. They had a quart of liquid to pour over it to attempt to make them edible. We didn't even bother saving all of the extras for leftovers.

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Kate Coleman

They changed ownership. The food went way downhill. I recently had surgery and can’t walk, so I ordered on DoorDash, and the sweet-and-sour chicken that I requested to come with sauce off, which normally comes with sauce off regardless, came with the sauce on, so it’s soggy, and the meat is all gray and chewy. I called and told them that I think they made me one with dark meat, and she told me that they no longer order any dark meat. That’s scary. Because if this is white meat, then I’m glad it was bad enough to throw in the trash. Don’t go here. Sad to have lost a good spot to new ownership. Truly, yuck.

Stefanie Lange
Stefanie Lange

We have ordered many times over the years, but unfortunately after reading other reviews it looks like they have recently changed owners. I can confirm after today's order that it is definitely not worth it now. Everything was just off. Pan fried noodles were not like what you would expect from other Chinese food places. They were skinny noodles and hard like ramen from your pantry. They had a quart of liquid to pour over it to attempt to make them edible. We didn't even bother saving all of the extras for leftovers.

Kate Coleman
Kate Coleman

They changed ownership. The food went way downhill. I recently had surgery and can’t walk, so I ordered on DoorDash, and the sweet-and-sour chicken that I requested to come with sauce off, which normally comes with sauce off regardless, came with the sauce on, so it’s soggy, and the meat is all gray and chewy. I called and told them that I think they made me one with dark meat, and she told me that they no longer order any dark meat. That’s scary. Because if this is white meat, then I’m glad it was bad enough to throw in the trash. Don’t go here. Sad to have lost a good spot to new ownership. Truly, yuck.

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Sarah Ailes

My partner and I eat here probably once a month. The service was great and the food was as well but not anymore. We ordered from there last night and noticed different people behind the counters. Thought maybe different people working in a Saturday but nope. New management. The price remained the same but portion sizes were smaller. We order 2 pork chow mein and one orange chicken. The noodles looked like they were sitting out longer than they should have and the same with the chicken. The chicken was very dry and not appealing at all. The noodles were dry and, again, portion was smaller than they used to be. What used to be a great Chinese place with great prices and portions has succumbed to shrinkflation. We will be taking our business elsewhere.

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Phillip Roman

We have been coming to China Chef for years and the food was not the same. It was not as good at all. Very dissapointed as this was our spot for years. I guess its time to find a new place. Shrimp tasted frozen and was not cooked all the way. Fried rice was bland. We ordered plain pan fried noodles but they were not plain. Portions are alot smaller as well.

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bakersteet gaming

The fried rice ,which I have eaten before, has drastically changed. Additionally, the price remains mostly the same but the portion is shrunk. Lastly the teriyaki chicken is very much worse than previous visits.

Phillip Roman
Phillip Roman

We have been coming to China Chef for years and the food was not the same. It was not as good at all. Very dissapointed as this was our spot for years. I guess its time to find a new place. Shrimp tasted frozen and was not cooked all the way. Fried rice was bland. We ordered plain pan fried noodles but they were not plain. Portions are alot smaller as well.

Shannon
Shannon

Unfortunately, this place is under new ownership.And the food is not the same.I gave them a shot.I will never go back.It makes me really sad.This was my favorite chinese place. Portions are tiny and the price is the same. None of the food is the same. The service was great.Don't get me wrong.The people were very nice, but this place won't last.The food is not good. If I hade to rate quality and quantity on its own I'd give it a 1

Sarah Ailes
Sarah Ailes

My partner and I eat here probably once a month. The service was great and the food was as well but not anymore. We ordered from there last night and noticed different people behind the counters. Thought maybe different people working in a Saturday but nope. New management. The price remained the same but portion sizes were smaller. We order 2 pork chow mein and one orange chicken. The noodles looked like they were sitting out longer than they should have and the same with the chicken. The chicken was very dry and not appealing at all. The noodles were dry and, again, portion was smaller than they used to be. What used to be a great Chinese place with great prices and portions has succumbed to shrinkflation. We will be taking our business elsewhere.

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