Ky Chow

Some place deserve a big shout out and Ky Chow is that place can never remember a time it’s not busy. If you haven’t tried this place then you have to put it on you to do list as 1^st. Everything on this menu and they do have a big selection of mains to pick from are soooooo good. I taken family members who visited from overseas and friends local and we keep coming back. The BEST hot and sour soup in ADELAIDE and the best shallot pancakes as well. Will be back again and again AAA+++

One of the many long term chinese restaurants on Gouger.
And of course you can see why. Pretty much everything on the menu is of good quality.

Had an impromptu meal at Ky Chow — chance meal with sister and brother-​in-​law. A wonderful surprise — enjoyed every dish. Not your usual fare — well presented. Surprisingly good service, for a busy night. Excellent duck. Excellent flavours and textures. All dishes came out hot.
Looking forward to returning for another meal.

The food was very tasty. The great thing about ky chow is that they serve there food at a cold temperature. The only way to get warm to moderately hot food is to apparently order something sizzling from the menu. Also the waiters are really good at there job. One managed to convince us that our food is meant to be served cold. However Offerig 10% off our bill really did compensate the fact that our food was cold.
Overall the coke was really good to wash down the hard cold food.

One of the best mid-​range priced Chinese places in town. Service is great, and they are very attentive. Try the Ky-​Chow fried duck for a dish that tastes like a duck flavoured KFC!

Dinner for eight with a couple of beers and bourbons thrown in and the check was only $ 160! Best of all the food was absolutely delicious! We ordered copious amounts of food… Chicken sweet corn soup, green onion pancakes and appetizer plates for starters then onto nine or so main course dishes including fried rice, salt and pepper calamari and prawns, chicken cashew, sweet and sour pork, a dish that reminded me of a slightly more authentic general tso’s chicken etc etc. the food just kept coming and each plate was delicious!
Second visit to this restaurant in three years (because we live in the U.S., not because the food is unmemorable!) and the food has been amazing both visits! So much so that we requested family take us back here this time! So you could definitely say the place is consistently good!

This place is brilliant… Just go… Excellent food, huge portions, attentive service and it’s cheap.
This place is the new Ying Chow.

Lately, Ky Chow has overtaken East Taste as my favourite Chinese on Gouger St.
Since East Taste’s renovations, they have upped the price a little, so unless it’s late at night on a Friday or Saturday Ky Chow is number 1!
It isn’t the cheapest place but the servings are generous, the food is delicious and of high quality and the drinks are cheap. Plus everything comes out super fast!
I was just there for my birthday dinner last night and we ordered what I consider to be the perfect Ky Chow selection:
Shallot pancakes
Shan-​Tung chicken (I DIDNT EVEN KNOW CHICKEN COULD TASTE THIS GOOD, WE ORDERED 2)
Sizzling black pepper beef
Bayberry duck
BBC
E-​shan eggplant clay pot (which can be hit and miss but on this occasion was hit, thank you Birthday Gods)
String beans peking style
The salt & pepper squid is also always delicious.
If you don’t often eat on Gouger, or you don’t have a lot of experience eating Chinese, go here, order the Shan-​Tung, sizzling beef, beans & shallot pancakes. Then thank me.

I went out here for a friend’s birthday. We shared 15 dishes between 9 of us and my God, it was fantastic.
I really enjoyed my time here. The service was slow at times and we waited a long time to be greeted and take drink orders, but that’s fine. They moved us to the ‘feature’ table and we had the lazy susan!
Green beans and shallot pancakes were great sides.
Shantung chicken is a winner and the duck dishes were great too (forget names).
Every dish that came out was really good. I ate to my absolute capacity and felt good afterwards.
Worked out to $ 50 a head — great value and high quality! Gotta do it again!

If your looking for some Chinese food on Gouger street you can’t go past KY chow. Well priced and tastes great. I defiantly recommend this place.

I attended Ky Chow with five friends the other night. I was my first time eating there and I love the fact that they have a dedicated gluten free menu. As a coeliac it can be a pain eating out because so many places/​dishes are off-​limits (gluten free was not a choice I made haha). However, the gf options we selected were delicious (I loved the fish) and as six of use shared four dishes and rice a $ 13.40 bill at the end of the night for each of us was a decent price.
Would absolutely come back

Dinner at Ky Chow is always consistent and well presented. The restaurant is clean and service is good too. We had BBC, chinese greens, black pepper beef and shallot pancakes and the food was good. The bbc had a ratio of 75% tofu to 15% beans which is a bit of a let down as you order the dish to get a great serving of green beans. Overall, Ky Chow has consistently good food.

I concur with Lee who says Ky Chow is his favourite Chinese restaurant. I’ve been many times and it has never disappointed in quality, consistency, service and an all round great experience.
The honey king prawns are to die for. Massive, moist, tasty and so decadent. They have a little bit of batter but it’s so thin that it doesn’t feel fatty at all. There’s just the right amount of honey on them and some crunchy noodles too.
Absolutely love the Hawthorn ribs. They are small and tender. One doesn’t get in too much of a mess!
Another favourite dish is satay chicken. Actually, now I’m also remembering the amazing duck pancakes and the green beans. Now I’m getting very hungry…
Just go there — and bon appetit! Or Chow — wow!

Im glad i decided to come here based on a Unilocal review. Can never go wrong :-) The name may sound a little dirty but the food isn’t. I love the shallot pancakes, satay chicken and black bean beef. Mmm. The prices are value for money too. It seems quieter on a Saturday afternoon as well. We were the last people there before 3. Didnt even realize as the staff did not try and clear us out like some places. Nice and cosy on a cold winters day. Will come back :-)

My absolute favourite, value for money Chinese restaurant!
Ky Chow has been a favourite for sometime, with many a return visit resulting in the same brilliant experience. Always ordering the crispy beef, shallot pancakes and the beans with pork mince has meant that I haven’t tried a huge amount of other items on the menu however when you find something as good as that beef you just want it again and again!
On that note, I have also tried the satay beef, a pork belly hot pot, sweet and sour pork, the salt and pepper squid and the very delicious garlic bok choy!
All have been flawless!
The price is also very very right, I’ve never paid more than $ 20 all up — normally sharing food with a few others– and I always leave full to the brim!
The service is good — only had one less than great experience, which could be forgiven on the extremely busy Saturday night!
Without a doubt the best place for Chinese along Gouger Street!

Like a more upmarket Kwik Stix, this restaurant has some seriously tasty mains and some decorations to complement the environment. Lunch here is amazing and the prices although a tad high for street cuisine were shockingly affordable. Staff were very attentive, pleasant and polite, a great combination for a restaurant.
Now for the most exciting part, the food. Lets just say that my expectations were definitely reached. I ordered two entrees to start and three mains between the group I was with and we devoured almost every little piece. For the entrée, we feasted upon vegetarian spring rolls which were flavoursome and very indulgent. A little hard to handle with chopsticks however well presented and a great way to enter the Asian food at the Ky Chow.
After the spring rolls came the dim sims and I found this to be quite nice. I reckon the spring rolls were better but the dim sims made from pork and tofu (perhaps) were still good although not as tasty. The entrees were reasonably priced and were decent in sizing proportion. Again, a great start to the meal.
Drinks were a tad expensive in my opinion though, as a glass of Apple juice was $ 3.50 and they gave you a glass half filled with Apple juice but mainly a lot of ice. I had to end up ordering two of these to be satisfied however three would have been more ideal.
Now onto the mains. Lemon chicken was brilliant. Best I have ever had. The tempura better was minimal yet not puffy. The chicken was fresh and the lemon sauce was applied with the right consistency and flavour. A pleasure to the tastebuds and great on the pallet. The second main was the lemongrass beef and this was a great combination of mildly spicy beef with onion and lemongrass. It was well seasoned and looked absolutely amazing when served. Slippery with chopsticks but thank god a spoon or fork was provided otherwise I may still be eating there now.
The Kung Pao Chicken was very spicy however the combinations of nuts, capsicums and a spicy sauce really went well with the steamed rice. The dish was tasty and a favourite amongst myself, however the real winner was definitely the lemon chicken as it was so very unlike any other Chinese we had ever had.
For three mains, two entrees and 5 standard soft drinks/​apple juice drinks, the bill came to $ 89 which was pleasantly surprising for the quality of the food.

They key to this place is its simplicity and freshness of food served every time. There are also some legendary food items on the menu that you can’t not order every time.
— BBC (no idea what it stands for but it’s got damn good beans, tofu, chilli and a sauce that will make you want to lick the plate clean)
— Sizzling anything (it’ll sizzle your schmizzle)
— Bay Berry Duck (the chef has recommended it) don’t ignore him!
— Shallot Pancake (sounds simple and nothing special — don’t be fooled! Order 10 even if there are 2 of you because you will fight over who gets the last)
The service here is incredibly quick. The meals aren’t cheap but they are fantastic value for the quality of food you get and the non-​existent MSG in all food.
So Chow down at Ky and know you’ll end up rolling out of there like a stuffed duck!

I was introduced to this place by one of my martial arts instructors. Now as well as being a martial arts master he is also studying nutrition at Adelaide Uni. He preaches the benefits of cooking in coconut oil and always takes in his own jar of coconut oil into any restaurant he eats at. If they refuse to use it to cook his food he walks out.
Thankfully Ky Chow are most accomodating.
He frequents this place quite regularly, and I go with him from time to time after a class for some dinner and a catch up. Every time without fail out comes the jar of coconut oil, and the staff just know. He’s been there enough times.
I’ve been here with my partner as well on other occasions. She’s a big fan of mongolian beef, and this place serves the best mongolian beef she’s ever had. As for me, I try to have something different every time. The shallot pancakes are wonderful and yes, the satay is great. With that said, one dish I find myself returning to is the crispy beef. It’s crispy, and it tastes great. What more can you ask?

On the busier nights head to Ky Chow (same owner as Ying Chow). Being fairly large, it can be a little easier getting a table here than other popular joints along the strip. She’s in my top 4 (my shortest possible list) of Gouger St. cheap-​eats, along with: Evergreen, East Taste and Ying Chow.
Ky Chow’s got the signature Gouger plain box interior, but with slightly fancier fittings. Confident servers and tasty prices (under $ 15).
Try the ‘crackbeans’ Peking string beans with minced pork.
If you get pissed on cheap house wine you’d think the automatic sliding door would be helpful. It’s not. It made a scene.