Mr Chow

The issue with Mr. chow is that, it is not catered to Chinese or authentic Chinese food lovers. Nevertheless, it does have selective dishes which may tickle your fancy. The puffs, crab on the shell, cauliflower are all choices that can be fulfilling. However, Californians may not enjoy the New Yorker prices…

Greeted with a great smile. Table was ready, although close to neighboring table, staff was ready to take care of us, offering suggestions.
We allowed the 0ur server to do full ordering from start to finish and that was a great choice. Everything was fabulous. Mixed in with great LA people watching all around. Definitely worth going and I will be back.

You’re guaranteed to have a good time at this restaurant. The host/​hostess are always extremely flexible with last minute reservations. This restaurant has good energy, amazing food and one of a kind staff! It’s always packed, and although the tables are too close together we always end up making friends with the people next to us lol The staff has been there forever which is an amazing thing! They’re extremely loyal and good at what they do. They recognize me and welcome me back upon every return.

I’ve always heard great things about this place and it did not disappoint.
The shrimp toast and duck pancakes were my favorite but even their toasted kale was phenomenal.
Service was impeccable.

The food and service was 5 stars! We loved it all. We had the lamb, sea bass, shrimp rolls, seaweed and much more. MR. Chow’s had excellent service and every place was so delicious !
Loved it all and coming back soon.

WoooooooooooooW. Better than the one in Miami and best restaurant ever.
I’ve been to Mr. Chow for lunch and for dinner now. Two totally different experiences. Lunch is only from 12 – 2 and is super low key with a quieter ambiance. It wasn’t that busy when I went. But when I went for dinner it was a totally different restaurant. Louder music, packed but organized, and everyone was dressed to the 9’s.
The vibe is rich. There’s no other way to describe it. You can almost feel the wealth in the room at dinner. No pressure but it’s definitely a place to be seen.
Mr.chows entrance is a little hidden but there are bushes lit up in twinkle lights by the valet that lead you to the doors. The checkered pattern floors and teal blue accents real you in to start this incredible experience. There are two rooms but no table is bad. Wherever you are seated is going to be an experience.
There’s trendy remixes of popular songs and chatter amongst the people around you. There’s a lot of life here but everyone is super private. This is where your manners come into play. It’s super romantic or you can come with friends and family. I can see marriage proposals taking place here. Basically, if you want to feel like a princess come here. Because you will be dining like one.
Now to start with the food. You’re going to be in heaven regardless of what you order. But I will give you some must have recommendations. You absolutely need to order the chicken satay with peanut sauce. This will be the most amazing thing you’ve ever eaten in your life so prepare. Then, the fried rice with shrimp is better than butter. It’s a really nice portion and is served in this mini pot. It melts in your mouth. The beef potstickers come with 5 pieces. A perfect light crunch on the outside and beef on the inside. And lastly, the prawns with shrimp. Unbelievable. The only thing I would suggest is that you order a lot of the chicken satay. Those come in small orders but the rest are good portions for two.
You won’t leave disappointed. The entire staff is one of the most professional I’ve ever seen.

$ 132/​person for a $ 40 San Gabriel Valley dinner. The fried rice was was $ 36… sweet and sour pork $ 35… portion size no bigger than a single serving at any Chinese restaurant. So where does that $ 90 extra person come from?
Location: Beverly Hills. Even though most of LA is over it, the rent is still ridiculously high thus demanding more $$$.
Clientele: Celebrity Hot-​spot. Although I didn’t see any, the place was packed and I had to wait 20 min past my reservation time.
Décor: It has a British MOD look. Crisp waffles attached to the ceiling. Pencil sketches of fashion models from the 80s art. Smart use of every inch of the space. Literally you bump into things every second. Lots of cloth.
Food: the food is not as heavy as traditional authentic Chinese. The recipes are classic California dishes. Nothing special as far as creativity goes. However, the ingredients are far better. The shrimp is real thick. The chicken is fresh, lean. The pork was clean. No salty aftertaste, bloating, or discomfort associated with msg or heavy oil sautees. However, as a white person, the ingredients were no better than Tender Greens or Lemonade in all honesty.
Service: I really enjoyed the service. We ran into a communications problem with dessert. It isn’t what you think. The guy had a thick Spanish accent and he tried to mislead me 3 times. I repeated myself multiple times until I learned the truth and that was just sorbet. He tricked us on the mixed fruit as we only got 1 when we wanted 2. Overall, they are pushy. They push the pre-​fix very hard and I didn’t want it. I ordered the alacarte and he still managed to push the prefix on us.
Drinks: $ 14 a pop and very good.
Overall: the place is an absolute rip off. Do not order the pre fix. Do not order vegetables or rice unless you are 2 or 3 people Max. I gave it 4 stars because I enjoyed the atmosphere, décor, music, and food. I took a star away because of servers misleading the guest. It almost felt like they are trained to trick you. While I think it is an absolute rip off (SGV is way better), value has no place on my star review because I’ve spent way more $$$ on less food.

Enjoy dinner with husband their filet mignon is different and we love it !
Atmosphere is ok little bit noisy and don’t really enjoy the light kinda makes me sleepy
Location we all know about Beverly valet Parking is necessary and painful to pay

First time eating at an upscale Chinese restaurant and what can I say? I was pleasantly surprised. It was delicious but would I say its the best Chinese food I’ve ever had? Probably not. Mr. Chow’s put an American twist on some classic favorites and even put forth some notable dishes. Here’s the few that I got to taste:
The Drunken Fish: Oh My Goodness! This sea bass is so good! It is quite tender and it is so flavorful! The drunken fish is cooked in this wine and the flavors have some sort of acidity without overpowering the meal. It almost felt like the fish could melt in your mouth as you paired it with some fried rice.
Crispy Beef: This was definitely my favorite. I liked that the beef was in tiny pieces but it constantly felt like I was piling a lot of this on my plate. The beef was coated in some sort of breading and fried. While it was breaded, the citrus flavor still came out quite nicely and it didn’t feel overly fried or like the batter overpowered the meat.
Beijing Chicken: Beijing Chicken was a mild dish with walnuts. It wasn’t too spicy as most «Beijing» dishes usually have a kick to it. It wasn’t super memorable.
Shrimp Fried Rice: Ah comfort food. This paired nicely with everything on the table but on its own didn’t really stand out. It was very standard: rice, baby shrimp, veggies, and eggs.
Squab With Lettuce: I wasn’t really impressed with the squab and lettuce. There wasn’t much seasoning to the meal and really needed something to tie the flavors better.
This place is on the pricey side. A good meal would cost at least $ 100.
Should you go to this place if you want Chinese comfort food?
Probably not.
Should you go to this place if you want to try a new twist on Chinese food?
Yes. The Drunken Fish and the Crispy Beef are definitely worth trying at this place.

Mr Chow delivered! The hospitality and courteous maître d’ was refreshing! We #FamilyFeasted that night and the highlight dish for most of us was the Walnut-​Shrimp #OMGness so perfect! 4-​Stars because we were not fans of the Drunken-Fish…maybe it was a preference thing but it wasn’t well-​received with us. Chow… Mr Chow
–Blessings

I have been going here since I was a kid with my family and was always my favorite restaurant. I decided to have a special night for Vday and include Mr. Chows. The dinner was about $ 400 with our wine with no services the whole time. It wasn’t even busy so not having a waiter come up to ask us one thing the whole night was crazy. Oh the food also made us sick because I’m sure everything was pre made for the prefix menu. When spending $ 400 on dinner I expect my waiter to at least come by and see how we are doing! We ran out of wine which I poured myself the whole time and finally had to flag someone down to get another glass. When our dessert arrived they just threw it on the table and didn’t even tell us what it was. Thanks for ruining our Vday Mr. Chows!
²⁄₂₈ no response still

The service is absolutely incredible and the attention to detail is great. Unfortunately the food in my opinion was just ok. Honestly there was nothing I had that was like wow this is out of this world! It was fun to people watch, the paparazzi outside was comical but the food was nothing I would go back for. I think it’s more of a place people go to just to name drop and people watch cause the food was average at best and completely over priced for basic asian food. Morimoto was a much better experience with better choices.

If you’re into fancy, then you’ll like this place. They have nice silverware and place settings and the lights are set low to create a cozy ambiance. The food is pretty good too, but very pricey. My overall experience at Mr. Chows was fair. I went awhile ago and saw Ben Affleck ordering take out, if you like that sort of thing. (Not into celebrity but I’m including this for all those looking to see a celebrity.) For me I was just worried about the food.
At the beginning of my meal, my date was trying to impress me and drank the hand wash they give you at the beginning of the meal. Please do not do this. Just ask if you don’t know what they are serving you. The food was fresh and tasty, not too salty. We had the lobster noodles, string beans, and the walnut shrimp. I would recommend this. You get what you pay for, service is over the top. I would say it would be a nice place to try and impress someone special. I prefer a little more of a laid back atmosphere but it’s worth a try if your date is a fancy one.

First timer! I had mixed expectations before I came here for a birthday dinner during Dine LA week. Nice please, great service, okay food. Some plates were good like Mr Chow noodles, fish and dessert! The chicken satay here reminds me of the little dinosaur nuggets you heat up in the microwave, tastes just like them!
Attentive staff, it is crowded!
Will never be coming back here or recommend anyone to. Better places out there with great experiences to offer that don’t charge an arm and a leg even during Dine LA week!

I went there for the first time this past weekend and was very impressed. I saw the review on Unilocal was pretty low, but I’m guessing that’s probably because of the price. Yes, it is pricey, but it’s a very well known restaurant and you’re probably paying more for the experience and atmosphere than the food. The scene is nice, upscale and positive crowd, but the tables are jam packed and I was listening to the conversations at the table next to me at times. There is a glass window in the middle of the table so you can see everyone and everything. That’s fun. It seems a lot of people are there just to see who else is there.
The green water dumplings and the duck were both fabulous. I would definitely recommend one of those. They opened one in Las Vegas recently and seem to be spreading their empire to other cities. Enjoy!

Mr. Chow is not your typical Chinese restaurant. The place is a scene… From the paparazzi swarming outside nightly to the array of lavish automobiles parked out front. It is Mastros’ Chinese equivalent. The vibe is a little stuffy, but I’ve always had great /​friendly service.
The food is solid. A bit more refined, but still greasy and tasty… Definitely not your traditional Chinese /​American Chinese restaurant, so don’t be disappointed if some of your favorite items from elsewhere aren’t on the menu.
Here are a few standout items (all to be shared family style):
Honey walnut shrimp — sweet, savory and delish! The drunken fish — I believe is a Sea bass and it very delicate an amazing. Squab lettuce wraps, pork soup dumplings, and fried rice are all great. The chicken skewers, noodles and various veggies are all very good.
Side note… the main dining room is quite cramped… So expect to rub elbows with you neighbors… Not the most romantic restaurant.

On one of our LA trips we finally made it to Mr. Chow which has been on the «to try» list for some time.
When you read the reviews for this place you realize there are far more reviewers that are disenchanted with this place than there are fans. Really, if you do your homework and read the reviews, the vast majority of them say this place is not worth coming to, and yet people keep coming! I was intrigued and I wanted to find out why!
In fact, last night when we arrived at the restaurant, we were lucky to have a reservation because it was packed. We managed to get what I think was the best table in the house which was at the very front near the bar, with no table next to us. The place is very small, and cramped at every angle (I tried to get to the bathroom before appetizers and literally gave up and went back to the table). Yes, VERY cramped.
So why do people keep coming if it’s so not worth it? It’s basically a tourist spot. It’s known for being a hang-​out spot for celebs so everyone gets worked up over that, plus you have the Beverly Hills address, and the hype of the hand-​pulled noodles etc. Our waiter gave us a pamphlet made up of a list of all the celebrities who have dined there. We thought it was just one sheet, but it folded out with several pages sporting hundreds of names.
Just as the waiter is giving us this pamphlet, my daughter almost jumps out of her skin because she sees a celeb, some international fashion designer that I didn’t know, a friend of the Kardashians. So we got some firsthand experience that celebs do indeed show up at Mr. Chow. I would have preferred Oprah, but oh well.
On to the food:
MOSCOW MULE WANNA-​BE COCKTAIL (¹⁄₅) (Booing and hissing noises) No good.
SCALLION PANCAKE (3.5÷5) Who doesn’t love these? These were not the flat, tortilla size ones that I’m used to. These were hockey puck size, and had larger pieces of green onion in them. Served warm, they were pretty good. We asked for some chili sauce for dipping and that wasn’t very good. Too strong on the vinegar and not enough heat.
SHANGHAI LITTLE DUMPLINGS (⁰⁄₅) Wow. I never met a dumpling I didn’t like. Until last night. Awful little purses of over processed something inside. I couldn’t tell what the meat was because it was so beaten up by a food processor. It tasted and had the texture more like a fish ball. And they had this weird after taste. Horrid for me, I didn’t take another bite.
NINE SEASON PRAWNS (³⁄₅) Decent enough to keep eating, but if you’re going to call it «Nine Season Prawns», it should be at least slightly dazzling flavor-​wise, but these were not. Just your basic, lightly battered and fried shrimp, served in a very shallow pool of sweet and sour sauce. The shrimp itself was not flavorful. I was looking for fragrant and tantalizing, and I didn’t get it. Disappointing.
PANFRIED NOODLES (¹⁄₅) Other reviews talked about the portion size and when this dish arrived, we understood why. Tiny little dish, with just enough for one person’s plate. This tasted like the chow mein that gets served at the mall food courts all across America. If you find yourself longing for Mr Chow’s pan fried noodles, just go to any mall and order the chow mein from the chinese food stall. Completely unimpressive and embarrassingly under-​portioned.
SHRIMP FRIED RICE (⁴⁄₅) Finally, a dish that I don’t have anything negative to write about. If you are a fan of the dry scallop and egg white fried rice, then this is your dish. When I asked the waiter if they had the dry scallop kind, he had no clue, but this one is very close except that it had baby shrimp. I actually liked it.
BROCCOLI WITH GARLIC (³⁄₅) We asked for Chinese Broccoli, but they didn’t have it so we opted for the regular sautéed in garlic. It didn’t taste like it was sautéed in garlic, but that’s what we ordered. I have to say the broccoli was cooked perfectly, but it was pretty uneventful.
So, beside our celebrity run-​in, it was extremely underwhelming especially given the prices. Over, over, and over inflated prices! I don’t mind paying inflated prices, just give me good food!
I’m sure, if you go through the menu, you can find some winners. For example, the waiter talked about Dungeness Crab folded in Egg Whites. That sounded (and from the pictures on Unilocal) looked good. I have a feeling I might have been happy with that dish. Or maybe one of the bigger ticket items like the Salt and Pepper Lobster might have won me over.
But last night, we didn’t get any of the good stuff.
I did think our waiter was great though. Very helpful and easy-​going.
Not impressed at all. On any level.

There’s a reason why Mr Chow has survived and thrived for decades in Beverly Hills. They have something special. The ambiance and the world class wait staff make you feel at home and create a great experience. And of course the food is exceptional. I truly feel it’s the best Chinese food in Los Angeles. Everything is authentic and delicious.
I’ve been to China, Chinatown LA, SGV, Chinatown SF and NYC and this food ranks highly. Some say the cost is high for Chinese food but it’s Beverly Hills and the ambiance, service and exceptional food make it worth the price.
I used to live in LA and went often and now live in OC. Whenever we come to LA, we make a point to stop there and other LA favorites like Kiriko Sushi.

Overrated, overpriced, I don’t even wanna call this place a «Chinese» restaurant.
I wanted to check out this place to see what all the hype is about. I don’t believe the celebrity hype this place has.
I am willing to paying high price for something that is worth it, but this place… is not worth it.
Food is NOT authentic, why do they fry tofu with potato starch for mapo tofu?! Too many tables in that small room, I had to call the waiter to move the table and a chair next to ours EACH TIME I had to get up to go to the restroom and back, and go out to put change in the meter, back and forth!
I thought this place is supposed to be a «luxury-​up scale» restaurant??? I feel more luxury eating Panda Express in my own apt patio!
The waiter was arrogant and so pushy and kept asking us if we wanted champagne. (I know that’s how they make the most $$$) I couldn’t drink alcohol because I had to drive, but after him asking my mom 4 times, she decided to order a glass of champagne besides the beer she was still working on.(she basically lost the game: p haha) which she later found out that was $ 30/​a skinny glass like an Asian girl’s leg!
Food was mediocre.
If you had a good experience with this establishment, that’s good! Mine was very disappointing.
Never again.

Chinese food at it’s finest! The place is top notch! Very fancy. Located in Beverly Hills since 1974. Lots of great original dishes. One thing, the place feels like your eating in a museum. Very intimate restaurant.
I usually come here for celebrations during work lunches. We usually order Mr Chow noodles, steamed sea bass, green prawns, pork, fiery beef and crab. If your looking for fine Chinese dinning then look no further.