Chopstix

After visiting Chopstix four times with relatives (my last visit: Nov 2015), I’ve concluded that there are two factors that will determine if you enjoy (as I do) this modest eatery with only ten tables in a strip-​mall: First, your tolerance for Americanized, «Fill ‘er up» Chinese comfort food, and second, which dish you order – as described below, we’ve enjoyed some dishes while finding others plagued with stringy meat.
Some folks, such as my Taiwanese cousin in-​law, don’t find sufficiently authentic this economy Chinese food, similar to the «Chinamerican» cuisine offered in strip-​malls around the U.S. If you prefer upscale establishments or Chinese restaurants where the menu is actually in Mandarin, you’ll likely share his opinion; I’m not trying to dissuade you from such tastes.
But I, on the other hand, who unapologetically prefers quantity over authenticity, enjoy the generous, hot and tasty (if salty) portions. While Chopstix is not a buffet (unlike my beloved Ding How in Prattville, Alabama), I probably get no less to eat here than at a buffet, and my relatives end up having to put their leftovers in to-​go boxes.
But getting not just a lot of food, but a lot of *good* food at Chopstix depends on ordering the right dish. I’ve ordered their chicken, beef, and roast pork Lo mein, and thoroughly enjoyed all of them.
However, my relatives said that the General Tso’s chicken, though they enjoyed the flavor, was stringy, and that the beef and broccoli dish contained so much gristle as to be unpalatable.
On the other hand, both of my relatives commended the Hunan chicken, adding that it avoided the stringiness of the other dishes, had good flavor, and the right balance of spice.
Due to the quality of Chopstix’s dishes being hit-​or-​miss, I considered only giving it a three-​star rating. But, I’ve genuinely enjoyed my visits there, and I look forward to visiting again, so I’ve awarded it four stars, while at the same time conceding that not all dishes there deserve that many.
Some closing random trivia: In June of 2015, a fire broke out in Chopstix. Employees attempted to subdue it with an extinguisher, but it continued to grow until the automatic sprinklers kicked in. The store was saved, but not before it sustained an estimated $ 50,000 of damage. But, Chopstix appears to have recovered well – if I hadn’t read about it, I wouldn’t have known it.

I don’t understand what everyone is whining about. This is a standard Chinese take-​out place. Chinese take-​out is not good for you, it’s salty and fun and cheap. You don’t go to McDonald’s and complain that they don’t serve T-​bone steaks.
The food here is decent. It’s made to order in the kitchen, instead of being in trays under a heat lamp like many take-​out places.
The workers are nice, too. They want to take good care of their customers, and when you’re at the register, you are clearly a priority.
I used to live around the corner from here, and ate here pretty often. Now I live in Philadelphia where there is a crappy Chinese restaurant on every block. This food is much better than that.
Drop the snobbery, folks, and instead enjoy the egg drop soup.

Typical fast-​food Chinese. I typically stay away from anything extravagant. Good pork egg roll, decent shrimp fried rice (plenty and deveined). It’s all about convenience. Not with travel, but good in a pinch.

We’re new in town, so we decided to try this Chinese place out, but we will not be ordering from here again! The food was very bland and dried out! It did not taste fresh at all and was pretty much a waste of our money. I would not reccommend this place at all! YUCK! Learn from our experience and find Chinese elsewhere…

In the words of my husband, «Built in portion control.» Translation: «It’s so bad, I can barely eat it.» Bland and gross. I had the Szechuan Style combo plate. The sauce was rather bland and not spicy (despite the chile next to it on the menu). The squash in the dish tasted freezer burn. My husband had the steak and seafood combination plate (though, he should have known better since it’s cheap Chinese in a landlocked state). The sauce, again, had no flavor. The scallops were ocean water salty and tasted like old seafood. The imitation crab legs were beyond disgusting. My daughter’s chicken fried rice was eatable but nothing to write home about. The hot and sour soup was sweet, but not bad.
It was all around gross and waste of $ 30. Three-​quarters of it went directly in the garbage. Chopstix is really close to our house, but I think we’ll drive the extra 5 – 10 minutes to get something better the next time we want Chinese.

There is NOTHING exceptional about this place. What do you think of when you think of Chineese take out? I bet you this place wouldn’t be far from it. It isn’t great, but it isn’t horrible. It is salty and you are hungry again in an hour, but it is tasty.
Here’s my tip: if you order the hot and sour soup, ask for hot sauce and vinegar on the side, otherwise isn’t not hot or sour.

Definitely a last resort type of restaurant. Usually only go if I’m in the
Mood for Chinese and aren’t willing to drive very far. Food is average at best. Fried rice is always on the salty side and the hot-​n-​sour soup isn’t the best. I will say that the low mien is pretty good as well as the generals chicken. As long as one doesn’t expect too much, it may surprise you…