Orient Chef

Sushi roll was good… sweet and sour chicken and house fried rice was good as well… The server looked like he was going to yell at me for trying to change my order…4 stars b/​c of the service without a smile…

Ok, I do not understand what is with the low rating for this place. I’ve been ordering take out and delivery orders from here for over 2 years now. I have never had any people I recommended it to disappointed with their order. The food isn’t meant to be the best Chinese food you’ve ever had. It’s fresh, it’s fast and it’s cheap. I’ve had a language barrier issue in ordering sometimes, but I’ve never had a wrong order delivered. I normally order through the website or call in for pick up when I’m not getting delivery. I love that the vegetables here are actually really fresh and crisp and never soggy or over cooked (I like my broccoli to be nice bright green, not dark, browning and sad looking). I had a friend visit from NYC once, and he wanted lunch food delivered to us at like 11:15am on a Sunday and this was the only place I can think of. He ordered the teriyaki salmon and said it was the best and freshest fish he’s ever had from take out/​delivery and he has wayyy more options in NY than we do in Davie. He tried some of my sesame tofu (my go-​to), and said it was the first time he ever tried and liked tofu. I ordered again for the first time in a while today, it came in twenty minutes tops, and the teriyaki salmon was grilled perfectly– crispy on the outside but not at all dry on the inside. I stick to the same few things on the menu but they have decent variety, and something for everyone– no complaints here. It’s NY style Chinese fast food and is even better than places I’ve had there. Only thing to note is the $ 10 minimum for debit/​credit cards.

I ordered food over an hour ago and called twice to make sure that the address wasn’t mistaken and twice I was told, «yea yea it’s on the way». It’s been over and hour without an apology or the food that was already paid for. Not ordering from here again.

I know this is a Chinese food take-​out joint, but I come here for sushi. At least once a week, I’m here taking out sushi.
Their sushi is good, it’s fresh, it’s well priced, it’s convenient and it has never made me ill. I can’t say the same for the more expensive Japanese and Japanese-​Thai restaurants that are in the Davie/​Plantation area.
Don’t go here if you’re looking for crazy creative rolls, huge sushi or a beautiful artistic presentation. Orient Chef has straight-​forward, take out sushi at a reasonable price. They do that well. And not once in the past five years or so has it ever made me sick. For me, that’s worthy of 3.5 stars.

Ordered for first time for lunch, quick delivery, the food was DISCUSTING!!!
Will never order again. Very disappointed and threw away my lunch!!!
Pork fried rice was sticky and was more like stuffing, the steamed rice was sticky, chicken Lo Mein had two little slivers of chicken, the beast part of the meal was the coke!!!

Worst Chinese take out that I have ever had! I know not to expect much from cheap Chinese but this is one cheap Chinese restaurant that I will never be ordering from again!

Good little restauramt not fancy but real
Atmosphere is not to stay to eat with your girlfriend but enough to enjoy moments with friends
Service is fast
Food is good.

20 minutes for the food to get here! That’s sometimes faster then the line at a fast food restaurant. Not only that but everything is on point with taste I love the ribs, teriyaki, sweet and sour ect.
BTW the jumbo is like the size of a KFC bucket lol

I was craving shrimp tempura and saw it on their menu. Unfortunately what I got was more like breaded shrimp. In no way was the coating a tempura. To me this is a red flag for all of their items.

This place was very good for delivery, I never ordered from this place before and when my food delivered everything was very delicious and the miso soup was amazing, two thumbs up

tl;dr: Don’t believe the low rating. Great food, great prices, super convenient. Nobody like a food snob.
I am frankly appalled that orient chef has a 2 star review. I hope that people will read this review and look past all the other bad reviews because they are absolutely not merited.
Literally everything in life is about context and about compromise. Orient chef is by no means the best Chinese food I have ever had. But on at 7pm on a Wednesday after a long day of work or class, when your refrigerator is empty and you’re at the end of your rope, I’ll be damned if this isn’t the best takeout you’ve ever eaten. A measly $ 20 can feed you and your special lady with plenty of left overs for tomorrow’s lunch (or breakfast of you’re a heathen like me).
Ordering online is super easy and I can usually leave the house as soon as I place the order and it will be waiting for me when I get there, and I live about 6 minutes away. However, I usually just go and order there and then run to Publix next door and get some quick BO-​GOs and it is ready by the time I get back. I don’t ever do delivery because it is like $ 2 extra and while that is completely reasonable, I am not completely reasonable and just prefer to get it myself. Don’t tell me how to live my life, you’re not my mom and you’re not the boss of me.
Now you’re probably asking, «Jake, I get that it is cheap, convenient and delicious. But in your expert opinion, what should I order?» Well, you said I was an expert, not me, but I’d be glad to tell you what I like. I ALWAYS order fried rice and lo mein (alternating between one chicken and one pork) and egg rolls. No exceptions. Then I usually get some kind of chicken, general tso is good but the curry is better. These are all great and all have that authentic «take out» taste that you can’t get at the fancier Chinese restaurants. And then, if I’m really trying to score points with the old lady, I’ll order a few rolls of sushi.
The sushi. Of course sushi is not something to buy on a budget. But while these rolls are not huge and are very no frills, they are good quality fish for about 5 bucks a roll — great if you are just looking for some simple spicy tuna and cali rolls.
One draw-​back. The plaza is kind of a pain to get out of if you’re going north on University or west on Griffin. But that’s South Florida for you.

I’ve been ordering from them for a few years… Out of all the local Chinese places… This is my favorite. They’re very nice too… I’m blown away that ppl are leaving such bad reviews… It’s not PF Changs ppl… It’s Chinese take out… And it’s darn good to me!
Crab rangoons
Egg rolls
Chicken and vegetables… Yummy!

My co-​worker and I ordered lunch from here today. The food was terrible. We order the lunch specials, Bourbon Chicken and Orange Chicken. The rice was soggie and way over cooked. The chicken was very dry and over cooked as well. Let not even discuss what they call a egg roll. We will not be ordering from this place again. Just stinks cause there are not alot of Chinese take outs around Davie.

Oh yeah, this was a mistake. This was my fourth visit to Orient Chef. I have tried the Chinese menu items the first three times, but after seeing a review here that the sushi was decent, I thought I would try that. I ordered the chef’s choice sashimi appetizer to start. She gave me salmon, and two kinds of tuna, which looked good. What it had in presentation, was lacking in flavor. Very fishy. And no, fish doesn’t taste fishy if it’s fresh. The futomaki roll was such a disappointment especially after trying Sushi Now last week. I think I have given Orient Chef a decent chance, but I have sampled enough of both their menus. Can’t recommend the Chinese or the Sushi. This is sad also because they are near me and they have Online Ordering, which is very convenient.

So far, the only think we like is the sushi. I tried their Tai chicken pan noodle dish. It was awful! Nothing like the actual Tai dish.
As much as we love the sushi, we rarely go there because their staff is not very communicative, and the ones that do communicate are very rude. There is a female that is sometimes taking orders. When she messes up the order, she claims that you told her something you never said; then says that you cause her a bunch of trouble. She doesn’t want to take the order back and redo it to correct the error and she’s extremely rude.
So despite the sushi being really good. We’ve stopped patronizing this restaurant because the service is horrible.

This place is gross! I’m not one that is super picky about sushi. Sometimes I will get sushi from publix, however I figured I would try something new;this place. Wow, should I have stayed far away. I order j15 which isn’t crazy and the food tasted fishy. It was so gross I couldn’t stomach it. When I received it I thought it looked a bit ehhhh and the rolls were tiny for how much they charge. After one bite I threw it out. I also ordered the Chinese and it still wasn’t all that! Never again!

I was really hoping that I was going to love this place since they’re open later than most and its close to my house. The customer service is great, we came in just a few minutes before the closing time and they were still happy to make us a dinner combo.
The wait wasn’t long before we had our food and we’re on our way home to devour. To our disapointment though the food was less than what we had expected. The soup broth was bland, the portion was slightly smaller and you get elsewhere for a dinner combo, and the rice was not that tasty. If it were just a mstter of portion that would not be a problem as I HIGHLY believe in quality over quantity. However considering all three it is not likely that I would be returning anytime soon.

The lunch combo is priced at $ 4.95 which is a good deal, so I ordered the chicken chow mein lunch combo over the phone and drove down to pick up my food. When I arrived the lady (owner I believe) behind the counter states the price and I though I heard her say «$ 5.95» and asked her if there was a price change recently since the menu has $ 4.95 printed. She replies with «I SAID $ 5.25 because I HAVE to include tax”– well, ok sorry. I just misheard you, no need to get all offensive.
I pay and leave with my food and once I get home I see that they got my order wrong. I call Orient Chef on the phone and the same lady picks up. I explain to her that my order is wrong and instead of correcting it, she argues with me that it’s the right order. (I know what chicken chow mein is I’ve had it like a hundred times in the past) She still doesn’t believe me and suggest that I know exactly what is in a dish before I order it. And that was the end of the call. I could not believe it! I never had any fast food place get my order wrong AND then argue with me about the content of the dish.
I have ordered at Orient Chef in the past and its always mediocre but this last experience was ridiculous; it could have been an easy fix but they don’t give a sh*t. I am never coming back here again.

I have ordered from Orient several times even though there are several Chinese restaurants closer to me. I find it much easier to order Chinese food online as it’s easier than trying to understand people when there is often a large language barrier. It also lets me peruse the entire menu and pricing before I order, use a credit card for delivery, and I just find it to be easier. Orient uses a website (
) that’s very user-​friendly.
That being said, I have gotten take-​out within 10 – 15 minutes (the time it took me to drive there) and delivery in about 30 – 40. Depends a little on the day. They do charge $ 1.50 delivery fee and $ 10 minimum, nothing shocking. But their food is some of the best I’ve had in the South Florida area. Not to say I order takeout on a weekly basis (more like 4−5x/yr) but this stuff is pretty good. Not overly salty and the flavor is spot on. I recommend them.

I love to eat take-​out and this is my favorite take-​out place. It’s just a hole in the wall, but the curry is delicious and they will make it spicy if you ask! I always go for the red thai curry. The lunch and dinner specials are amazingly inexpensive and generous. I can usually make three meals out of them! Egg rolls are fantastic as is the won-​ton soup. I always look forward to their food.