Chinese Restaurants in the USA

Our guide to Chinese restaurants

Chinese restaurants in the US range from American-Chinese takeout counters – General Tso’s chicken, lo mein, egg rolls – to restaurants specializing in regional Chinese cooking: fiery Sichuan, Cantonese dim sum and roast meats, Hunan, Shanghainese soup dumplings, Taiwanese beef noodle soup and Dongbei dumplings.

Larger restaurants sometimes keep two menus: one with familiar American-Chinese dishes and a second, more traditional menu. If you are curious, ask for it. Family-style ordering – several dishes shared around the table with rice – is the norm and the best way to eat.

Opening hours

Based on 5,819 Chinese restaurants across the US with published hours, the typical weekday schedule runs from 11:00 AM to 9:30 PM. 91% are open on Sundays, 66% are open seven days a week and 51% stay open until 10 PM or later.

Prices

Across 1,260 menus from Chinese restaurants across the US, the median item costs $12.99; half of all priced items fall between $9.25 and $16.65. The most common menu sections are Appetizers, Fried Rice, Soup, and Beef.

Services

Of 1,273 Chinese restaurants with detailed profiles in our guide: 95% list “dine-in”, 89% list “good for kids”, 86% list “delivery”, 85% list “accepts reservations”, 77% list “takeaway”, and 72% list “wheelchair-accessible car park”.