Fulin Chinese Restaurant

I can say that this is the best Chinese food in this area. There are not many restaurants around here that serves Chinese cuisine but, this one is at the top for sure. They have great lunch specials thank you a lot of food for a small Price as well.

Fulin has probably the best authentic Chinese food in Memphis in my opinion. There are several Chinese restaurants but what keeps me coming back is the friendly service and delicious authentic cantonese dishes they serve.
I always come in for the Oysters. They are by far the best cooked Oysters I’ve had in town. Besides the oysters there are several other dishes that are great. From the Seafood tofu soup, Young chow Fried Rice, pea plants, Fried tofu with shrimp, Clay pot tofu with fish, Salty fish eggplant. These are all my favorites to order when I dine in.
Fulin is by far one of the best Authentic Chinese restaurants in the Cordova area and Memphis. Try it out for yourself and see!

Terrible egg drop soup, tasteless pot stickers, and fries rice that was flavorless. So disappointed considering all the good reviews.

AWESOME, EXCELLENT restaurant if I could give it more stars I would. It doesn’t look like much on the inside but let me tell you the food was excellent. I ordered the spring roll according to most it was the best and it was. I ordered the house special noodle soup I said I don’t know what else I want she said don’t order anything else it’s a big bowl of soup. She wasn’t kidding it was filled with chicken shrimp, beef and noodles. I had to use a fork there was so much the meat was super soft. My husband ordered orange beef, very flavorful and generous. Spicy but not overpowering. When I took my soup to go she refilled the broth since I ate all of it couldn’t stop it was so good. Will be a regular customer from now on no other chinese restaurant for us.

My wife and I stopped in for lunch. The atmosphere is nothing special — a little worn but clean. Service was quick and attentive. My lunch was enough for lunch and dinner — large portion.
Overall the food was good Chinese fare. The Spring Roll was excellent — one of the best ones ever — very fresh with crispy exterior. I did not care for the Hot and Sour soup but I suspect many of you will like it — seemed a little sweet.
We do plan to come back again and try some of the other items on their menu which is more extensive that most Asian restaurants.

I got kung pow as a lunch special. It was less than five bucks and came with soup, fried rice, egg roll, and a desert biscuit. Only reason I didn’t give five stars is because I like Japanese fried rice better.

I had to visit this place twice, and I’ll explain why. A few Asian friends mentioned this place to me and told me to just go and ask for specials, what ever they recommend… and when I did that I got orange chicken and beef ribs… and I wouldn’t recommend the orange chicken. Go ahead and get the ribs, they’re really good, you’ll find them on the specials board by the front of the restaurant. So, when I told my friends about this, they insisted I go with them. So I did, and it was great. My first piece of advice, there are 2 menus available, ask for both of them, but spend more time with the «chinese menu» as I call it (don’t worry, it has translations for everything). Want something fantastic, authentic, and smelly? Ask for salted fish with eggplant. Want something safe but authentic? Ask for the roasted duck. But no matter what you order, I have to strongly recommend the steamed oysters with black bean sauce, they will speak for themselves. I also really love the house wonton soup for 2, that’s my personal recommendation. The most important advice, though, eat everything while it’s hot, and eat it quickly. When the food cools it really isn’t as good, so eat up, don’t waste time with conversation, communicate with grunts, points, and «mmmmmmmmm“s. Enjoy

The food was pretty good and the price was par for the quality. Unfortunately I discovered that, unless you call ahead, one can’t expect a quick takeout meal. I did come in around 5pm, so it was obviously not the best time. After about a 30 minute wait I felt that I wasn’t too high up in precedence, although I was waiting onsite. No complaints other than that, really.
I certainly would recommend calling ahead for any orders — dine-​in or takeout.

Get the peeking duck, and you’re welcome. Be prepare for long wait for food. I would have given this place 4 stars if it wasn’t because of the wait. I think we waited what feels like an hour, and it was only three of us. It wasn’t a party of ten or something like that.

BEST Chinese food in town. The Peking Style Pork is my favorite. It’s a must.
Take out takes a bit longer than most places, but it’s so worth the wait.

This little gem of a Chinese restaurant is a must! It has been nestled in the shopping center where Sonic is located for over 20 years. The food is always served fresh and pipping hot by the super-​friendly Ling. She remembers everyone’s names and what they like and brings your drinks right to the table when she sees you enter.
The spring rolls are the best I have had in Memphis and I have been told the egg rolls are to die for! The beef with broccoli is my favorite and comes with plenty of fresh veggies and tender beef.

Okay, I have been going to Fulin for probably a good 4 or 5 times now; from quick carry-​out to actual dine-​in; surprised me and pleased me every single time I am there!!! I am Chinese, even though I am «somewhat» or say «very“westernized, I have a special and authentic standard and value for Chinese foods. I don’t usually go to Chinese restaurants here at all, because in certain way, it kinda totally ruined the reputation of authentic Chinese foods. The only reason why I stopped by at Fulin the very first time was because my friend and I had just finished worked out in Germantown Athletic Club, and he wanted chicken with broccoli. So, on our way home, we went in… What to say… Amazing portion and good quality and light yet healthy flavored dishes! After the first visit, I was impressed with this tiny little place. So, we went in the 2^nd time and ordered their special oyster! WOW!!! I was totally blown away! It was sooooo delicious and appealing!!! Not only that, their maybe one and only waitresses, who is an elder Chinese lady, is amazing!!! Really… She is one of the highlights of our dine-​in experience! She is extremely sweet and careful! She noticed my friend and I didn’t eat rice the very first time, so she paid attention and carefully excused herself not bringing any rice for us the very next time. Little details!!! She paid close attention of little details and provided us very personable service! So because of their foods and of course because of her, we went in the 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th time! And I am sure there will be many many many more times we will be stopping by!
From Fulin, you know we shall never judge the book by its cover. It’s such a tiny little place without any elegant dinning wares and dressed up servers, yet, it is better than some of the fine dinning and expensive places we used to go! Give them a try. Sit yourself, and enjoy the flavor this small Chinese restaurant brings you!
Good job Fulin! Keep up with the good work!

The food was above average for a strip mall take out place, so I don’t have any real complaints on that front.
My issue is the service/​wait. We ate in, and it was slow. Like frozen molasses slow. Dinner should not take an hour and forty five minutes at a place like this!

The food was actually very good. But when reviews say service was slow, they weren’t kidding. When all was said and done, it took over an hour to get our food and eat it. Chinese restaurants are never that slow. The problem seems to be that they will prioritize take-​out orders before they cook eat-​in orders. I saw people order after me and then get their take-​out food before I got my food.
So while the food was really good, I’m not going back.

Best Chinese in Memphis in my opinion! Be ready for a long wait but, boy, is it worth it! The place had a steady stream of takeout customers and the tables were full. There was just one server but she was so so nice I felt sorry for her she was overly busy! They have American and Chinese menu available. We had the seafood with bean curd soup which was nicely flavored with fresh seafood and served piping hot. The vegetables of Chinese broccoli and carrots were not soggy and the squid and shrimp were poached just tender just right. Even our toddler lapped it up it was so so tasty without being too salty. Our main dishes were chicken lo mien, Chinese broccoli with beef, and scallops with black bean sauce. I’m anxious to come back and try a variety of other choices on their huge menus. Note bathrooms are not clean and you will wait a long time for your food but it is WORTH it!

Great food, painful service. We checked out this place at 5:15 on a Wed evening based on Unilocal reviews… it was a little hole in the wall in a strip mall in Cordova. It was about half full.
The menu was promising… a lot of classic Cantonese dishes on the «Chinese» menu… we placed our order and waited… and waited… and waited. OMG… it was 40 minutes from the time we placed our order til the time our soup first showed up. Thank goodness it was worth the wait… we couldn’t really be mad at our server… she was very nice and had to cover the entire dining room and all takeout orders… boy what a business. There must have been 12 takeout orders that came in and out before we got our food.
What was interesting was that it seemed the kitchen makes everything to order one table at a time… so inefficient but the food was great. Even the soup, a nice version of seafood tofu soup, tasted made to order with a generous amount of seafood freshly poached so it was not overdone, and tender strands of egg. The beef with chinese greens (gai lan) was perfectly done… the chinese broccoli was tender and crispy and the beef nicely done. Peking pork was nice and fatty, and most importantly not overdone giving a great flavor with the sweet and sour sauce. Scallops with black bean sauce were, perhaps, coated a bit too generously with rice flour, but were cooked to tender perfection and were quite addictive. The only fail for the evening was the pan-​fried noodles with chicken… an uninspired pile of under seasoned chow mein noodles, bland chicken, and limp veggies.
Lots of reviewers have compared this place to New Asia, and one even speculated the chef came over from New Asia… I can believe it. I much prefer this place to New Asis… for one, I am sick of the sour manager at New Asia… mostly, the quality of the food has really gone down at New Asia. This place is cheaper, friendlier, and tastier. If only they could serve you better.

This is probably the best place in Memphis to enjoy an authentic Cantonese cuisine. I recommend placing an order ahead of time or taking out, as dining in can be terribly slow on busy nights.
Wait time: If you order for a pick up, the food is made to order & usually takes no longer than 30 or so minutes. If you decide to dine in, it could take 30 minutes to an hour depending on the crowd that night.
Atmosphere: This is a small restaurant with only a few tables. Last time I went, they decided not to turn the air on so it was pretty warm.
Service: There are usually only 2 – 3 people working at a time, which undoubtedly contributes to their slowness when dining in. However, if you order for a pick up, they are surprisingly efficient.
Food: The food is always hot, fresh, & made to order here. The serving sizes are also sufficient with a fair price range & a variety of Chinese dishes to choose from. Definitely the best authentic Canto food in the area.
Overall: ⁴⁄₅
Definitely a must try if you’re in the mood for real Chinese food. I would rate 5 stars, but the dining experience really isn’t up to par.

I enjoy all the dishes here, the roasted duck is good and fried oysters. I also like the house wonton soup and the chinese tea

Found this place via Unilocal and I was pretty excited! I love trying new Chinese take out places. This place is situated behind the Wells Fargo bank near Sonic near the bowling alley in Cordova.
The customer service here is super friendly which is what saved the review. I ordered over the phone and the female that took my order was very polite! I ordered my usual staple of General Tso’s chicken «Extra Spicy» and she told me it would be ready in 10 minutes.
I arrived to find a nice seating area with a pretty bland décor. It sort of reminded of that Chinese restaurant from «A Christmas Story»…Sing it with me…“FA RAH RAH RAH!!!“
Anyway…I sat down to eat and opened my dish to see a rather grayish looking dish with green peppers and onions. I thought to myself, «Maybe this is ‘more’ authentic?!» It didn’t taste «bad» per se but it definitely wasn’t spicy like I asked. I don’t know if by extra spicy they thought adding extra green peppers would do it but as any spice nut would know, green peppers ain’t cutting it.
So the service got 5 stars but food was two stars at best. Passable. I walked out feeling, «meh».
Maybe I’m used to MSG pulsing through Chinese. I’d say try it and form your own opinion but I won’t be back. Sorry, FuLin!

After hearing about this place from a few Asian church moms, I knew I just had to try this place. I was told to order «surprise,» and they weren’t lying!
It’s wonderful to find a place that the chef loves to cook, or at least this is how I feel when I’m eating here. The surprise is essentially something authentic that the chef loves to make. And today it’s a true authentic pork, taro, and cabbage dish. It’s actually nearly exactly what I would get overseas; the pork would be cooked longer if overseas. Supposedly, don’t order more than two surprises because he doesn’t have that much ingredients for authentic stuff.
I also had their cold onion and ginger chicken, mushu pork, stuffed eggplaints, and beef ribs with vegetables. All of those are fantastic and authentic. Looks like we have a top competitor to New Asia. In fact, I would say Fulin might be better now based on these dishes, but I would need to come back a second time to test consistency before I can just hand the crown over! I love competition!
I also saw Beef Noodles on the table next to mine… I know what I’m having next!
P. S. By authentic, I don’t mean you order General Tso’s chicken and expect it to be authentic. You order the authentic items in the menu. If you need help, ask the waiter; he’s cool. General Tso’s is like the fortune cookie. You don’t ask for an authentic fortune cookie!