Lim’s Palace

portions are VERY small for carry out! Sauce very runny and mostly veggies. Worst part they gypped us on our rice ! Make sure you open everything before you leave!

One day I will find a decent Americanized Chinese restaurant. Lim’s is not that place. I ordered beef and broccoli. I would say ½ of the entrée portion was «filler»…and it wasn’t a great variety of mixed veggies, rather 90% bamboo shoots. The sauce wasn’t very flavorful and was very runny. Won’t be visiting again.

Their food is just ok. I’ve had carryout a few times from here and it’s kind of underwhelming. Tried again yesterday for a family party so it was a large order. Upon returning with everyone’s food we discovered that they had not included any of the spring rolls or egg rolls we’d ordered extra. Of course, no one wanted to drive back and get them, so money spent for food not received, plus the people that had ordered them were irritated at not getting their items. They also forgot one of the vegetarian meals, so that left one person eating only rice. I ordered shrimp with black bean sauce and while the sauce flavor was good, it was mostly sauce and hardly any shrimp or vegetables. I was still hungry after eating — which is unusual for me since I’m a light eater. Ate some of someone else’s General Tao chicken — the chicken was tough and the broccoli dead. Not a fan, hope I never have to eat their food again.

I’m not really sure what all of the negative reviews are for, I’ve been eating at lims for over 10 years and have never had any issues with any of the employees that work there. If you were to sample the other local Chinese food restaurants in there area, they don’t even come close. The General Tso’s is the best ive had from an Americanized Chinese food place.

I have Ben going to Lim’s now for the past 5 years after hesitantly giving it a try over five years ago. As other reviewers have mentioned, it is very dated and likely hasn’t been updated since it opened in the 70’s. That being said, my fiancé and I both find it to be very charming.
Regarding the food, it has always been excellent and at a reasonable price. The General Tso’s Chicken is my favorite, but other dishes and their egg rolls are outstanding (for Americanized Chinese Food). Everyone I take here has also been equally impressed with the food. Highly recommend giving it a try!

This is bad Chinese food, second attempt, last attempt! I can’t seem to find a good Chinese spot in Royal Oak area, we’ll keep searching, but won’t be back here again, to each his own, some people love this place, we all have different palettes.

This place has gone downhill. I will not be going back. The staff was rude and the food was horrible. I would not recommend this to anyone.

I’m not one for writing reviews, but I’ve seen some scathing reviews for Lim’s Palace and they (in my opinion) really do NOT do this establishment justice.
Visually, Lim’s hasn’t updated any décor since they opened in 1973 as it would seem. This is part of the charm of Lim’s for my wife and I. When we have a hankerin’ for some good (albeit Americanized) Chinese food, we head to Lim’s. We only order one thing, a number 25 because it’s just delicious (General Tso’s Chicken). The presentation is pretty nice, and the food is just outstanding. The broccoli is crisp, green and crunchy, the sauce is sweet and spicy, and the standout (for me) is that the chicken is ALWAYS nice generous chunks of white-​meat (none of that grizzly dark meat that you get at many of the take-​out joints).
We have NEVER had an issue with the service. The staff has always been pleasant, and last night the older woman who served us was very attentive and beyond polite. Good food, fast service, and pretty friendly.
If you haven’t been, give Lim’s a shot!

Good, traditional Chinese.
Get the Wonton Soup with Fried Wonton Noodles. Delicious.
Gai Kow is my favorite. No refills on drinks — be warned. But overall a good place with nice chicken. Normal chicken I have had at Chinese places is rubbery and full of filler pieces. This place uses higher quality chicken.

They have a full bar, but don’t order an old fashion. Consistent. Their eggs rolls are with bean sprouts. I’ve had better crab Rangoon. Their General Tao, Sesame chicken are great.

We eat here once per year, on Christmas, and that’s it. All other days of the year it’s just so-​so. I’d rather go to China One or Young’s before here.

This is crappy Americanized Chinese food at its best. As a child, this was my favorite kind of food. Now that I’m grown up and have far expanded tastes… I still like it (even though I recognize that it is terrible for you) when I’m in the mood.
Everything you expect… Thick flavorful sauces, few vegetables, lots of fried.
Again, this isn’t going to blow you away… And maybe for me it’s just a throw back to my youth. But I get my cravings, and I call Lims.

I had the Kung Pao chicken. lighting was a bit dark to get pics. portion was big and taste was good. service was ok. they were quite busy Christmas Evening.

I’ve been going to Lim’s since I young… it’s still my preferred Chinese restaurant. However, that may be only because I don’t like change.
Lim’s Palace is hit or miss. One visit everything is terrible, but the next visit it’s all wonderful and fresh.
The good: Silver Needle Noodle, egg rolls and duck sauce, dinner rolls.
The bad: pop with no free refills (srsly), wonton soup is mushy, food is good only sometimes.
They have minimal staff and when it gets busy, you WILL wait. Actually, it’s a long meal regardless whether it’s busy or not. And yes, their smoking section used to be inside the main restaurant… not good and probably obsolete since MI now has the no smoking law.
Since I’m a creature of habit and don’t like change and the place gives me little nostalgic fuzzies when I go, I’ll continue to go.
I sometimes wonder why though.

Im so glad I have found a good Chinese food restaurant!!! I visit the Detroit area every week from Cincinnati and since there are no good Chinese restaurants there, I have been on a search to find one here. Thanks to google reviews I saw the key word I was looking for– fresh. In Cincinnati they make a big batch of fried rice for the day and then toss in whatever you order. At Lim’s, everything is COOKED TO ORDER and sooooooooo good :) Luckily my hotel was 5 minutes away, but I would seriously travel from Windsor to get this good food :)

The general tso’s chicken is sweet, spicy and stays crispy even after a ten minute ride home. The crab rangoon has little bits ginger and garlic and has a lot of filling compared to other places. The people are friendly and it is reasonably priced and clean.

Back into the non smoking section and the food is awesome! This place deserves 4 stars, as one of our constant lunch stops.
Even though I’m still afraid to ask for the «real» menu =)

After calling The Golden Ball and a couple other Chinese restaurants on Christmas Day, I ended up with carry outs from here. It was jammed probably because its the only place open in 20 mile radius. I have been coming here for years. The food is average not at all like my Melisa’s of SF.
I got the sesame chicken which was lightly breaded and deep fried but was still semi soggy. The veggie stir fry was definitely not crisp or fresh — seemed as if it had a starchy sauce to accompany it. The sweet and sour chix is standard. The best dish is the silver needle noodle chicken — Homemade.
Three stars — Two stars for food — One star for being open on Xmas.
I was excited for this to be my first Chinese Xmas, fortunately it didn’t disappoint, although, it was not as good as my Khmer one.