Jumbo Chinese Restaurant

one table, food lukewarm… yikes!

I have been coming here on a regular basis for a while now and in my opinion it has gotten better. The food taste better then when it first opened. Their prices are very reasonable. However, their portions are just as big as when they opened. It is very common for me to have leftovers for my lunch the next day.

I love the service here. The ladies are so nice.
My issue with this place in the 5 times I have been here is the freshness of the food. There is only 1 buffet table, so I thought it would have fresher food than another place in town. Not so– every time I have been here the food is old and not hot, not even warm. The last time I went, just a few days ago, the fried shrimp was room temperature in the middle. That is scary, because it was under a hot lamp. I know that ‘hot’ food is supposed to be at least 135 degrees for hot holding, and room temperature is about 70 – 75 degrees.
Some of the food was old and sticking to the bottom of the pan, and items such as the fried shrimp and chicken on a stick was not warm at all. The wontons were mushy and almost NO filling. How can you have a cream cheese wonton with no filling?
I have faith that this place could be really great, and I will try again and be glad to update my review if the food is just more fresh.

Passed this place several times and I decided to try this time. The staff was extremely friendly and seated me and took my order quickly. I asked for an explanation of one of the menu items and the waiter described it perfectly. I ordered seafood and it was fresh and well-​prepared. I had the seafood delight soup and it had a surprisingly good flavor. I ordered a shrimp dish with almonds and peanuts and it was also very tasty.
I had enough food to be satisfied that night and I ate the leftovers for lunch the next day. I noticed a good complement of regular customers who ordered from the menu without looking at it. The staff seem to know the regulars very well and welcomed them, even asking about loved ones that weren’t present that night.
On the way out the owner asked where I was from and when I mentioned my hometown, she immediately asked if my family was okay in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy; this impressed me and seemed genuine. I told her that I enjoyed my food and I would definitely be back. This place seems good for families and was a good value for the price. Would DEFINITELY recommend this place to anyone

We were staying at America’s Best Value Inn in Globe and were looking for someplace for dinner. We decided to try Jumbo Chinese. We’re from Los Angeles and go to our Chinatown quite often for lunch or dinner and we know good Chinese food and how it’s made. Unfortunately, we didn’t find that here at Jumbo. We both ordered the combo plate of Almond Chicken, Sweet and Sour Shrimp and either fried or steamed rice. The Almond Chicken had a good amount of chicken in it, but it was 99% celery, a few mini-​chopped carrots, and approx. two, very small dime size water chestnuts. That’s it. Well, there was definitely almonds and chicken, so the name of the dish was correct. But where’s the bell pepper and the onion? That’s is how I’ve had it at most if not all Chinese Restaurants, no matter if it’s Cantonese or Schezuan. The celery taste was so overpowering we picked out the chicken and carrots and were left with a very small amount. What we did leave was a half plate of celery. Very disappointing. The Sweet and Sour Shrimp was good, deep fried shrimp with sauce. I had steamed rice so that was a no brainer. My friend had the fried rice and he said it was ok although it just had egg in it and no veggies. Service was good, prices were reasonable, restaurant was clean. It looked brand new so I hope they do well and improve their dish ingredients.