Simply Delicious. This is a home spun but extremely popular family style Chinese restaurant. Those in the know will tell you the the looks on the outside do not do justice to the food that’s going to be coming at you.
The menu is the real deal Chinese fare that I have to assume is traditional as many Chinese families are dining alongside us each time we go. Here’s the best way to go:
Get a group of five to ten people, each order one item and then use the center spinner table to share with each person.
The service is beyond compare. Kind gentle but very busy the food comes at you in large chucks as it’s prepared not in one large grouping so nothing you eat is going to be cold.
Eat. Here. Soon!
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Some of you might remember my review of Dot Wo several months back— place is about as exciting as a dry hand job. My buddies Dave and Marty think it's the cat's meow and go all the time. They think they know good Chinese...
Please.
There's only one spot for Chinese food in this town, and it's called Chow's. With a menu chock-full of delicious entrees, and a staff that turns a blind eye to outside beverages, me and the wife find ourselves here at least once a week.
From the outside, place might not seem like much. This may detract the stuck-up crowd, but any food critic with half a wit knows a shabby building means good food. The second clue is the fact that most folks working at Chow's aren't speaking English. That means authentic recipes and an authentic experience. Third thing you'll notice at Chow's is the crowd— nearly all Chinese families. These folks know what they want, and they flock to Chow's to get it.
So I mentioned the menu— it's got about every Chinese dish you can think of, and most likely a whole lot of dishes you never thought of before. Me and the wife usually stick with the following:
Beef flat noodles, dry style
Pecking pork spare rib
Orange beef
Sesame chicken
Salt and pepper tofu
Steamed Chinese broccoli (yes, I actually eat it)
Egg rolls
Pot stickers
Hot and sour soup
The seafood menu is also pretty extensive, and we've had several of the shrimp dishes. If you'd like, they can yank a live lobster out of their tank and cook it up for about 17 bucks a pound.
When you wrap up with eating and drinking, they bring you a plate of fresh orange slices and cookies. Really can't beat that.
Next time you are heading to town for Chinese food, PLEASE give Chow's a try (also great for delivery). No sense in ever spending money your money anywhere else— this is as good as it gets around here, or anywhere really.
Great work, Chow's!
NOTE: They are closed on Tuesdays.
We have been searching for the best Chinese food in the metro area. I would put this at the top of our list! It seemed to be filled with regulars, some celebrating special occasions, noted by their totes of wine from home. Interesting concept, I like it! Service was attentive and accommodating. The outside and interior decor are not much to look at, but the food was spectacular. We had the "American Chinese" experience. We ordered chicken fried rice, egg rolls, egg drop soup, orange chicken, and beef noodles. It was all hot and fresh. The egg drop soup had made from scratch broth. Egg rolls were fresh and delicious. I'm excited to go back and try some of the more authentic Chinese cuisine.
This is by far the best authentic Chinese restaurant in the city!! Be adventurous and try some of there non Americanized chineese dishes! Excellent service too!
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I found out about this place because it was one of the 5 finalists for the OK Gazette's Best of OKC 2016 contest in the Chinese restaurant category. I am glad that I found it because I wouldn't have been able to pick it out from the street. Most of my travels on May Avenue are north of 39th Expressway. However, now I am going to start coming here more often for Chinese food.
As other reviewers have noted, this place looks rundown on the outside but is well decorated on the inside. There is not much on the walls besides paint. The bathrooms are small but serviceable. There is plenty of light coming in from the east-facing windows on a sunny day. There is a live lobster tank near the entrance. On the day I visited, they were going for $16.95 per pound.
For my first visit, I had lunch with a friend. We both ordered off of the lunch specials menu. These include the standard lunch special items that you find at most Chinese restaurants: entree, choice of egg drop or hot and sour soup, and choice of steamed or fried rice. I wish that more restaurants would provide brown rice as a third option, but that's beside the point.
My friend got the sweet and sour chicken. He liked it; it was comparable to what you can find at most other Chinese restaurants. I wanted to order something I had not seen or ordered before. I got the ma po tofu. I picked it because it was listed with a chile pepper icon to indicate that it is spicy. When it finally came out, I did not find it spicy at all. I added some chile pepper sauce from the container on the table, but even that sauce was not spicy. In the future, I will have to ask about adjusting the spice level upward before it comes to the table.
Ma po tofu was new to me. At this place, it consists of chunks of tofu simmered in a soy sauce-based broth with a little bit of ground pork and a few garlic clove halves thrown in with it. The kitchen served my scoop of steamed rice near the center of the bowl in which the ma po tofu was served. This was a nice touch because the rice started soaking up the salty, savory flavor of the broth. I think it could be spicier and that it could use some crisp-tender vegetables (e.g. green beans, celery), but if this is the recipe, then so be it.
It will probably be a while before I get to ordering ma po tofu again. There are too many other things that I want to try on this menu, e.g. the twice cooked pork belly and the steak with green chile peppers.
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this place feels strangely nostalgic. there is a vibe here that only exists in places that make you want to just bask in the moment of that moment. me and my girlfriend got food for take out. while we waited i noticed many nuances of the place. it is a place fitting of memories. the food here was quite good. what i noticed was that the food had a certain essence to them that clearly took them above others in the market. salt and pepper tofu was actually very interesting. the way the tofu is fried and textured but was softer in the inside but this degree of seperation was alarmingly pronounced. there was also a good amount of garlic which made the food exceptional. the scallions were the most delicious scallions i ever had. the sweet and sour shrimp is everything you want chinese-american food to be. the egg drop soup was painstakingly nostalgic in the most gritty way. the crab rangoon actually has a strong crab taste to them which was surprising. the food here is exceptionally good. when it comes to service they are also impeccable.
large lazy susan, family style seating. The orange peel beef is one of my favorite dishes. I've ordered this dish at several restaurants in CA, GA, OK, FL and London. Chow's is one of only two places that makes this dish near perfect! Other great dishes are the Water spinach stir fried w/ garlic and Crispy Chicken. The wait staff speaks English and Vietnamese.
I want to give it 5 stars. The staff was pleasant. The atmosphere is good. The portions are large. My only problem was that I ordered the crispy chicken. I realize, now, that it takes longer to cook, like fried chicken. It would have been helpful if they had mentioned that. My husband was almost finished eating by the time my chicken arrived. And then, it was not well done. The thick parts were still pink and cool to touch. I had to take the rest of it home and finish cooking it. Otherwise, it has good flavor, etc. I was just worried about getting more from the chicken than I had asked
Update 4 years later: Chows is one of my all time favorite restaurants. Their salty fish fried rice is one of the best fried rice dish I've ever had here in OKC. The prices are very reasonable and the portions are huge. Perfect for family style eating.
Chow's is the best Chinese in Oklahoma City. Service is always on point. I've been coming here for years and have never been disappointed and last night was no different. 3lb Lobster 🦞 in Ginger with a ton of other flavors. We added white rice and it was plenty of food for two people. Best place for full lobster in my opinion
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