Little Chef Chinese Food - San Jose

The Vegetable Delight was cold, the Chow Mein was blad, and the Egg Rolls mediocre.

For those of us in the know this place originally was Taco Bell way back in the day. Little Chef has been going strong now for 19 years now, honestly I can’t believe I have never stopped in as I drive by nearly everyday. The interior is clean and still has what looks like the original Taco Bell tables “so cool” As I walked in there’s a menu board over your head. I got the 3 item special “comes with you choice of fried rice, steamed rice or chow mein. Then you pick two mains of your choice “I picked the Orange chicken, the beef and broccoli. And a drink, all for $10 They have a great variety of pickens, as well as packets of sweet and sour, sides of chili sauce and soy sauce on the tables. When the nice lady was putting the food in my box, I was in shock as to how much she was putting in there. seriously I thought, she thought I ordered a double by mistake. Now for the quality and flavor. The fried rice was in my opinion a little bland but after I put the sweet and sour with some soy sauce it was quite good. The beef and broccoli was cooked well and the broccoli was perfectly Al dente. The orange chicken was really good also. For a place where you can get good food “and a lot of it” for not a lot of money, this place is aces in my book. I highly recommend them and yes “I’ll be back c:” Side note they do party trays also

New discovery of this Chinese fast food place. In the Bentobox. Cook fresh for each dishes directly from the open kitchen. Many Entrees to choose from. Try it!

The best Chinese food in the bay. And they're really generous when they serve you.

First time at Little Chef in San Jose. Reviews seemed good, so we gave it a try. My plate was Chow mein, house chicken and BBQ ribs. Also got chicken salad with a good sauce on the side. My mom got half rice chow mein with fried chicken and orange chicken. Over all, the food served was a lot. It all tasted warm and overall good. We both really liked the salad, chow mein and the house chicken was super delicious. Other entrees were just ok, but to each their own. The prices were reasonable. We paid about 27 dollars for the 2 plates and salad side. We had a lot of leftovers. We will be back to try other items on the menu. Good brand soy sauce too, which says a lot.