4. Restaurants

Quan’s Kitchen Chinese Food

1026 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA, 02215
  • (617) 232-7617
  • Store is closed

Quan’s Kitchen Chinese Food Menu

  • Appetizers
  • Soup
  • Noodle Soup
  • Fried Rice
  • Vegetable(entree)

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  • Soup
  • Noodle Soup
  • Fried Rice
  • Vegetable(entree)

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  • Richard M.

    We were driving by looking for another restaurant we'd found on Yelp. Having no luck and with our appetites growing with each tenth of a mile we happened upon Quan's Kitchen. It is a beautifully designed and decorated exterior and interior. It is likely the most attractive Chinese Restaurant I have ever visited. We were greeted and seated quickly. The interior is decorated with tasteful black and white photography. Which my wife discovered the artist was the Restaurant Owner. The menu offers a huge variety from Sushi, freshly made to order to Seafood and just about every dish you can imagine. My wife and I order luncheon specials which were modestly priced and extremely tasty. Certainly plenty to satisfy our hunger. Each item was flavorful and yummy. The owner stopped by our table and chatted with us. I found him an extremely bright and pleasant gentleman. Both my wife and I will return the Quan's Kitchen and will recommend it highly to friends and family.

    (5)

  • Nanci C.

    Great service! The girl with glasses in the front is very friendly and great customer service. I love their spicy salted chicken wings. After working out at the gym for two hours, the eight delight seafood chow Mein filled up my tummy. They are missing one star because it was really cold in the restaurant. No heat in 30 degrees. I like that they use new utensils and you don't have to pay for tips.

    (4)

  • Amanda W.

    I want to give 0 star for them! I've been there before going to gym, and the food is gross.

    (1)

  • Daniel Q.

    Holy fucking shit this place has the worst fucking crab rangoon in the world how do you fuck up crab rangoons I don't understand they taste like some weird funky mushroom radish shit the rest of the food is meh edible

    (2)

  • Nilo F.

    I'd like to consider myself a crab rangoon connoisseur and the cream cheese to wonton ratio here didn't satisfy my elitest taste buds, but that doesn't mean I won't be back for more... Beware of a lot of drunk weirdos late nighting here, myself and apparently Barry S. (previous review) included.

    (3)

  • Cullen F.

    This was so bad. Two of us got Sesame Chicken. I'm not joking. We both, threw it out after three bites, and we were starving. THANKFULLY we had Peanut Butter Cheerios, and bananas in the kitchen, to wash the taste of this out of our mouths. After the follow up with the restaurant, to let them know how bad our order was. THEY TOLD US TO BASICALLY... GO )(*& OURSELVES.

    (1)

  • Colleen W.

    Absolutely disgusting. Meat was not fresh; it tasted like it was laden with chemical cleaning products! Beef Satay Chow Foon: Sauce was sickeningly sweet. And really--canned pineapples? Wtf? The noodles were clumped together. Oh, thick, fat clumps of starchy blandness... How delightful! Beef tasted very foul, like it had been sitting out at room temp all day. Pork Chop over Rice: I had high expectations, given it's popularity among frequent diners and the fact that this dish was one of my favorites growing up. Gee was this GROSS! Pork reeked of chlorine bleach plus fatty, almost spoiled tasting carcass. Sorry if you're reading this as you eat. Didn't intend on making you vomit. No frills delivery. The delivery man was sort of rude on the phone, but he softened up once he saw me. I think it was because I'm asian. I thought HK Cafe was bad, but I'll have to say that even they are better than Quan's!

    (1)

  • J K.

    We used to rely on Quan's for good Chinese food, but after a hiatus tried them again. Do not eat here. The food was really terrible. The pan fired Peking ravioli were like eating dried paste- heavy, doughy and tasteless. The Ma Pa Tofu was glutinous and sweet. The green beans were slimy with oil, but the worst was the roasted crispy duck. The duck had clearly been a around for days and the skin was beige and old and what the restaurant did was slap on some brown sauce to cover it up. Really disgusting over all and the food went into the trash.

    (1)

  • Emilio S.

    The hot and sour soup was the worst I've ever had. The egg roll sucked. The salt and pepper pork chops were edible. I would never order from this place at a normal hour.

    (1)

  • Stephen H.

    It's really a luxury to have late night delicious Chinese food available for pick up or delivery during your college years. I did not go to BU but there were so many nights that I was down there that I had great food from here. BU students and Allston residents, take advantage. :-)

    (4)

  • sanu u.

    I find the bad reviews of this place baffling, and I can only come to one conclusion. Everyone who wrote a bad review was expecting food court chinese food. I think places that excel at actual chinese food (like ma po tofu and sezchuan spicy dry green beans) tend not to make the greatest crappy american-chinese dishes like Orange Chicken or General Gaos. To be fair their lo mein (my one food court chinese vice) is not my favorite, but why order that when you can get the dry beef chow fun! I think if Quans was located further away from Victoria Seafood, then people craving more authentic chinese food would have balanced out the poor ratings. The food is certainly not as authentic as Victorias, but it is a cheap, friendly, reliable close second if you need delivery at 1 am, or don't want to be sketched out by a dirty restaurant with terrible service (I don't mind, but many westerners might be horrified). The people at Quans have always been friendly and attentive. The restaurant is clean. Their Ma Po Tofu does not have Sezchuan Peppercorns in it =( but is still delicious and filled with pork and veggies. Also, their wonton soup has actual chinatown quality dumplings in it chocked full of shrimp and pork. All in all we order from there once every few weeks, and have yet to be disappointed.

    (5)

  • Christine C.

    Ordered delivery from this place and it was over 1 hr late. They also got my order wrong. I ordered a char siu pork and roast duck combo over rice and they gave me chicken instead of duck. The pork was also overly fatty (3/4 of a piece = fat? no thanks.) and had none of the sweet flavor that char siu is supposed to have. The preserved egg and pork congee was bland as well - seems like they just make regular congee and added pieces of preserved egg as an afterthought. I can do that myself. Not coming back here again, not when there are so many better places around Allston.

    (2)

  • Richard G.

    It's 1 a.m., I'm done performing at the Cantab open mike, and I'm hungry. Happily, Quan's lies between the Cantab & home. After scarfing down a plate of General Gau's, I can head home sated, not needing to eat 'til noon. I love this place. It's not a culinary delight, but it's plenty good enough. (And I've eaten at a lot of C-town places that aren't, so I feel qualified to opine.)

    (3)

  • Kenny L.

    If you want to eat at Quans, you have to obey one cardinal rule, which is to never complain about Quans. Luckily for me, I've developed a severe allergy to gross food so I can't eat there anyway. This review is based on my single delivery experience, which ended in a massacre of several taste-bud citizens of my mouth. I ordered brown rice with something else (I forgot what the other thing was because the rancid rice induced a semi-state of coma and I blacked out during my meal). I opened the box of rice and the smell literally hit me like a ton of bricks (the bricks that come out during a toilet escapade). That smell, my Lord, that smell, went straight to my nostrils and penetrated it in a way that it is now sexually violated. I called Quans and told them about my problem and they told me that all their brown rice smells the same. So I asked to replace it with white rice. They told me they would do that, but I would need to hold on to the brown rice and not eat any of it. I wasn't planning on eating any of it, believe me. 30 minutes later, my white rice came. By then, my main dish was cold, but hopefully, with the power of rice-cooker-fresh rice, I could blend the two and make a luke-warm, semi-enjoyable meal. The deliver guy, who I think is the owner or manager, stepped out, and asked to see my rice. I gave it to him, and he smelled it. Then he started screaming at me and telling me how I don't know what rice smells like, and how all brown rice smells this way. I didn't respond, but he really didn't make me feel good about myself. But I won't lie, the brown rice smelled like some humanoid gym socks went running for a few hours, took off its own gym socks, and threw those over what would be the brown rice in my hands. I'm not saying Quan's is all terrible, all I'm saying is the boss is mean and loves to shout at customers and make them feel very bad about themselves right before a meal that they ordered at his restaurant. And he feels good telling us that we don't know what brown rice smells like. Meanie. The end.

    (1)

  • Sabrina A.

    Just ordered here for the first time today. I got my go to order for Chinese food, which is chicken fingers and beef with broccoli. In addition I got a hot and sour soup because it came with the 2 person dinner special on Grubhub. The portions were pretty decent and affordable, but all of the dishes fell short. I'm not super picky but these are all pretty basic and just weren't very good. The beef and broccoli didn't have a great flavor and the texture of the beef was hard to chew. The chicken fingers were oily and not as crispy as I'd like and the hot and sour soup just didn't taste like hot and sour soups I've had before. It was just a disappointment considering it's nearby and has good prices and portions.

    (2)

  • Shuang C.

    Ordered from Quan's Kitchen a few more times since my last review, the trick is to know what to order. Everything on the rice plate menu will be a decent experience, with the exception of General Gau Chicken /Orange Flavor Chicken. Out of the viable rice plates, Beef ribs, satay beef, pork chop with salt & pepper are all excellent. But if you decide to order their Americanized Chinese food, you're going to have a bad time.

    (4)

  • Jillian O.

    Quan's has it's pros and cons like any other business. Unfortunately the pros cannot be found in the food. Lemme start by saying that they are one of few Chinese restaurants in the area open late AND delivers. Prices aren't bad (i'm used to "hood" New York Chinese food thats really cheap & deliciously greasy :D) but that's about where the good things end. My delivery guy was surprisingly rude & the food was disappointing & a little cold. I ordered beef w/ broccoli, scallion pancakes & crab rangoon. The rangoon was the best of the meal. My broccoli was seriously overcooked & pretty much inedible. Scallion pancakes were fine but I can't stand a cheap dipping sauce which is exactly what I got. It was basically salted brown water. Despite my disappointments, I do hear good things about this restaurant so maybe I just ordered on a bad day or ordered the wrong thing. I hear their chicken lo mein is great so I just may give them one more shot if my regular place is closed.

    (2)

  • Lauren L.

    I found this place on Yelp, and unfortunately Yelp disappointed. Saturday night around 7 PM I ordered delivery with my boyfriend. I ordered Moo Shoo Vegetable no mushroom, and he ordered General Gao's Chicken. Well, the Moo Shoo vegetable was 93% dark black mushroom that looked like seaweed, and 7% a vegetable I have no idea what it was, and I only eat vegetables! Then a tiny container of Hoisin sauce. My boyfriend said his meal was just okay. Blah, I hadn't ordered Chinese food in so long and I was so excited to enjoy it again. Sigh.A

    (1)

  • Nicole S.

    This is great for cheap eats. It is open really late and they deliever! I live down the road so i get some stuff here quite often. Their food is pretty good. The crab rangoon could be better but you get what you pay for. Their salt and pepper shrimp is really good- tell them to go easy on the salt. Tell them VERY LITTLE SALT- and you still get a good amount. You gotta then pour sweet and sour sauce on it over rice. That is just perfect, sweet, sour, salty, spicy! So good! I strongly suggest people getting some chow there at some point if you are in the packard corner/ western BU area.

    (4)

  • Heather P.

    I'd love to be able to write a review, but they NEVER delivered my order! When I ordered, I was told it would be 15 minutes. A half hour later they call because they were running the wrong information for my credit card. Got that fixed. Then, when an hour and a half after they called me, I had to call and ask where my food was! They said they had been calling me...hmm, when they told what number they had been calling it was the WRONG number. Clearly they had my number to fix the credit card information and get the correct expiration date. So, two hours after placing my order, I still did not have my food and cancelled my order. I'll be sure to check my bank account tomorrow because I have no other way to know that they reversed the charge to my card!

    (1)

  • Ash K.

    with pokemon quips aside, this is the worst chinese restaurant in the history of chinese restaurants I have been to. I would personally give this place 0 stars if I could. I had the orange chicken, which is apparently "their most popular dish". Well I'm really glad I didn't get any other dish. The chicken is old and dry, and the orange glaze is sub-par... from being sub-par. I've had significantly better food from Gourmet Garden and beijing house (neither are in boston), to name a few chinese restaurants. Now see, I have never, in my life, had to go up to the cashier or waiter and say that the food and looked like vomit, as did some other dishes I saw. So Quan's kitchen of boston, I bestow to you the honor of being the first restaurant i've called out for terrible food. After a slightly heated discussion, we compromised for a 50% return, which is a cheap move, but, nonetheless, I did get money back, so that's always good, I guess. On top of the biohazards that were our food, the chefs/employees were screaming loudly at each other (whether it be in chinese or in english, any form of yelling by anyone in a restaurant is a nuisance), which the occassional swears in english. If you can't keep your personal problems out of the workplace, or keep it cool/be mature, then don't bother being in the catering/restaurant business. My stomach didn't agree with the little food I ate later in the evening... yeah... Side note. The decor. Who did it? Because, the decor was also awful (their ratings to me are way below zero before this point). That, on top of the constant bickering, destroyed the ambience and gave me a "run down" vibe to the place. So, If you're really hungry, do me a favor, go to the dunkin donuts next door instead, or some other place nearby. Even the food's appearance will turn your stomach over. On top of it all, the employees are so full of themselves about their restaurant. They tried making it look like I have bad taste. What seemed to be the manager claims to me as if I was some kind of an idiot "but that's our most popular dish". Well, it was downright awful. He says "people have different tastes, I suppose", implying I have bad taste. Well, quite frankly, I eat just about anything, but a) If I complain about your food, then take the fact that your cooking sucks like a man, and b) I have a more refined taste for food than he'll ever dream of . I'm ashamed they share the same name as the quan's kitchen on route 53.

    (1)

  • Ralph L.

    Had their fried salt & pepper squid. Squid was decent but had way too much salt. Restaurant was clean and the only thing open at 11:30p at night. The girl at the counter was very friendly, but she wouldn't take my AmEx. Why two stars? Not a good value at $10.50.

    (2)

  • Eric K.

    3.5 stars. Pretty much can state what has been said; late night delicious Chinese food. The standard for college Chinese food/ delivery. For some reason, my roommates and I love their chicken wings.... Its both hilarious and sad... But downright delicious. I've had better, but certainly had worse. love the chicken wings, love the gaus chicken love the salt n pepper sparerib, lomein is good I guess. I'm sure ill have more opinions when I try more food.

    (4)

  • Lisa O.

    Sometimes it's your first night at home in weeks and you haven't gone grocery shopping and you don't WANT to go grocery shopping because you're going out of town in two days and you don't really have much money because it's Tuesday and you don't get paid till Thursday and you're sick of pizza. And THAT dear friends, is where cheapy, greasy Chinese food comes into play. I haven't found much edible Chinese in Boston and even less that I can order online and bypass that whole language barrier thing. Quan's falls into the edible category, but it's just barely squeaking in. Pros: - The eggroll was BOMB and I usually avoid eggrolls and calling things bomb. That's how you know I'm serious. - THERE ARE NO MUSHROOMS IN THE EGG DROP SOUP. I didn't even know mushrooms in egg drop soup were a thing until I moved to Boston and they were EVERYWHERE, floating in my eggy deliciousness like big slimy tumors. But not here! - The dinner special thing is a pretty good deal and comes with more food than I will be able to consume in the next two days. I don't plan on going grocery shopping, so this is a good thing. If you have a stocked fridge, maybe not so much. Cons: - My beef and broccoli tasted like oil. Not beefy oil or broccoli-y oil, just oil. I doused it with soy sauce and then it just tasted like soy sauce. Improvement. - Same thing with the rice. I also cannot tell if the little crunchy things in my rice were water chestnuts that were diced until they were really really tiny or onions. They didn't taste like onions (I hate them, so I would know) but it would be weird to chop water chestnuts, right? Suspicious. - Foodler quoted me 40 minutes and it took an hour and fifteen. I don't like that. I REALLY don't like that. Soooo, unless I want to survive on eggrolls (ew), the Chinese food search continues. At least until I get sick and want some mushroom-less egg drop soup. Then Quan's will be hearing from me.

    (3)

  • Milee S.

    Not being a fan of chinese food, we didn't have much alternative when looking for a quick bite before a concert in the BU area. We ended up at Quan's by default because it was freezing and every other place was packed. The menu is very extensive so you should be able to find something to your liking. I got the scallion pancake and the veggie lomein. My friend had the shrimp and veggie rice plate. My lo mein was like no other I've had. Huge pieces of veggies and the noodles seemed to be a mix of udon and lo mein noodles. It wasn't bad and I have enough for 2 more meals. The scallion pancakes were ok; I think I'd try the hot and sour soup and crab rangoons next time. My meal was just a little over $10 (with a bottle of water). Not bad. Place was clean too.

    (3)

  • Richard S.

    My diet during college consisted almost solely of Quan's Kitchen for a while. In fact, there were a good two years where I ate from here almost every single day. * Pork Chop (Spare rib) with Salt and Pepper - 4.5 Stars. Mmm good. Spicy and awesome. * Deep Fried Squid with Salt and Pepper - 4.5 Stars. Prepared similarly as the Pork Chop (spare rib) version. * General Gau's Chicken - 4 stars. Mmm good. Can't go wrong. A little bit spicy. * Sesame Seed Chicken - 4 stars. The sauce is exactly the same sauce as the General Gau's Chicken, except it's not spicy and there's sesame seeds sprinkled on top * Boneless Pork Ribs on Rice - 4 stars. Cheaper dinner platter. Whenever I reminisce about Boston, this place is always in my head.

    (5)

  • Sandra C.

    Good when you're craving food at night. Straight up BU territory guys. I swear, the only thing I get when I come in here is "pork and preserved egg congee" when I'm hungry at night. But what can I say...I go here enough so that those employees are like family to me haha. P.S. When you're trying to leave the restaurant. Push REALLY hard at the door. Or else you'll look like a fool for not being strong enough.

    (3)

  • Scott D.

    Waste of Money I stopped by today for lunch. For a lunch "special" which was almost $10, I actually stopped after a few bites and asked for my money back. I have NEVER done this before at a restaurant. I ordered the Sesame Chicken with Lo Mein and Crab Ragoon luncheon "special". I ate a few pieces of chicken and a few noodles...didn't even touch the ragoon. I brought my tray back to the counter and said, this food lacks taste and the chicken is soggy (no crisp or texture). Piss poor to be honest. The only positive thing about my experience is that they returned my money and I was able to spend it elsewhere on my lunch break. There is no pride taken in producing a quality product here. I recommend you avoid this place.

    (1)

  • John C.

    Lived a half block away much like Sam H. but in the other direction. Ah memories.

    (4)

  • Matthew P.

    I was a huge frequenter of here during college. Even though they were more expensive than some of their rivals the food was well worth it. I usually got the sesame chicken. It doesn't really taste like normal sesame chicken that you would usually get, which is probably why I liked it. The only thing is that this base sauce is used for a lot of other dishes, namely orange chicken and general gau's, so they all tend to taste similarly. At least it's a good base sauce . To make it fried rice they charge quite a bit unfortunately. Their crab rangoon's (how I tend to measure a Chinese restaurant) are typical and in my opinion gross. Just cream cheese with scallions. I wish more restaurants would ATTEMPT to add some flavoring. I've found them, so I know it's possible. The delivery is sometimes slow and they tack on extra charges for it. The charges can add up very quickly for just two dishes and an appetizer. All in all, a good Chinese Restaurant.

    (4)

  • Sean S.

    It's not Chang's house, but it's not horrible. Late delivery and hits the spot after a night of drinking with friends. Cheap eats, great Rangoons, and their combo's aren't bad either. Be wary of fried things here though- super greasy

    (3)

  • Fun Night S.

    I created a profile just to review this place. it was at bad. 1: it took them 70 minutes. yes, 70. 2: it was overpriced. 3: the food was awful. my boyfriend ordered general gaos chicken. it was mushy and bland. it reminded us both of dog food. i ordered beef in satay sauce. it was cold and yucky. we got an order of egg rolls. how could they screw up egg rolls? well they did. they were soggy and contained no veggies. they had some kind of pork paste (we hope it was pork). last but not least, i got wonton soup. well, it was not like any wonton soup I've ever had. AND even the rice was bad. it was cold and dry. yuck. it tasted microwaved. 4: with all that food, we got one little thing of duck sauce and 2 packets of soy sauce. 5: NO FORTUNE COOKIES bad bad bad.

    (1)

  • Sashi S.

    Quan's kitchen is good for 3 things : 1. Tasty food 2. Fast (Eat in or Delivery) 3. Decent price This place is great for a college student or someone on an budget. They have a wide selection of food, more than an average Chinese restaurant. They also claim to use no MSG and 100% vege oil. This is great considering the food taste like there's extra MSG - Delicious! The food amount is pretty good as well, possibly enough for two meals or 2 people. All in all, this is a great spot to satisfy your Chinese food craving!

    (4)

  • Danielle P.

    Disgusting !! I had sesame chicken how do you that wrong! Will never go back! Stay away!!!

    (1)

  • Rachel J.

    This review is for the house congee only. I went to Quan's because I had a cold and I was looking for a place that would make me congee. I love their house congee. It's literally the only thing that will make me feel better when I'm feeling sick. (I grew up in the U.S. but somehow, chicken soup never quite cut it for me the way congee does.) Simply delicious and ready in 15 minutes. Perfect.

    (4)

  • J M.

    Minus the hair we found in our fried rice, the food was pretty decent. The vegetable dumplings were delicious. The chicken fingers were average. The duck sauce was general orange sauce. The beef with mixed vegetables was pretty good, but the baby corn tasted a little off. I would suggest forgoing Quan's and instead going right across the street to Victoria's Seafood! We got all the same items and they were much better!

    (3)

  • Will A.

    Quans is the ultimate drunk Chinese food at 2:00 am. Whenever I get Quans, it brings me back to freshman year, dorm room Nintendo 64until 330 am and copious amounts of greasy cheep Chinese food. I would say be careful what you get from this place though, stick with sesame chicken rice plate or chicken lomein.

    (4)

  • Enjella L.

    Where I first tried Congee. As authentic Chinese food gets for a college student's budget.

    (4)

  • Nik B.

    Sometimes, a late-night appetite begs the question: Where in town can I get some delicious late-night fried rice? A "fourth-meal", if you will. Quan's is the answer. I wouldn't eat Quan's in the daytime. I wouldn't go out of my way for Quan's. There's nothing special about it. But when I am craving salty, greasy, heaps of fried rice for cheap, late at night, I will eat Quan's.

    (3)

  • Kenny L.

    Ordered brown rice. Smelled really horrible, sort of like a a dryer full of clothes that are only half dry. Called up Quan's and asked for a replacement rice, but they said all brown rice is cooked in the same pot. Asked for white rice instead. Driver, probably the boss, came, asked to smell my rice. I let him smell it. He shouted at me and told me that's how rice smells (I eat rice every day, I'm Chinese. I know what rice smells like) and tells me to never order from them again. Besides the smelly rice, soggy food, and traumatic yelling session, it was a great experience! 5 stars.

    (1)

  • Yelena V.

    I have usually liked the food that I have ordered from Quan's. Their sesame chicken, chicken with broccoli, and crab rangoons are all good and their fried rice is decent. However, I had an awful experience with their chicken with pineapple fried rice. I had eaten the same dish at a different Chinese restaurant. The chicken was the same kind that is used in the chicken with broccoli dish, except the pineapple was used instead of the broccoli. I asked the woman behind the counter at Quan's if it was the same kind of chicken that they used in their broccoli dish and she said it was, so I ordered it. When I came home and opened the carton, I was unpleasantly surprised. Not only was the dish completely different than what the woman had said it was supposed to be, but their was a layer of what looked like orange fur on top of my food- practically a whole mountain of it! When I called to ask what it was, I was told that it was dried pork. I feel like I should have been asked if I wanted dried pork on my chicken dish, which believe me, I did not. Especially not in that quantity. I don't eat pork often and this dried version of it made my dish look completely unappetizing and disgusting. It really did look like there was orange hair all over my food and it had mixed in with everything else. In the future, I will stick to what I know from Quan's if I can ever bring myself to get their food again. I will also hesitate to trust their employees if I have any questions on their food. Very disappointing!

    (1)

  • Lee O.

    Just goes to show you can't trust Yelp all of the time, or even half. This place freaking sucked. Worst chinese I've had in years. Girlfriend couldn't do more than 2 bites of hers. I tried one, crap. We both tried to make a dent into mine, barely palatable. No point going into details, just a waste of time really. It's that bad. Never Never Never go here. Just don't bother. Forget it. From ordering to delivery packaging to appetizers to entree, it's a mess.

    (1)

  • Evan J.

    The only reason I really even go to this place is because it is right on my way home. It's nothing special. Basically, you can get a mediocre pile of Chinese food for a fairly standard price. Bottom line: It hasn't yet made me sick; so I'd call it a safe bet when you don't have too many other options.

    (3)

  • J F.

    All 7 folks in our party were impressed with the quality of the food, excellent service, beautiful decor, spotless restrooms and personable management. The lunch special prices are extremely reasonable, the food was delicious and plentiful. We will eat there often.

    (5)

  • David V.

    We had several items delivered after seeing various commercials aired during the "Phantom Gourmet" on channel 38. What a huge disappointment. Simply stated, the food was gross. Everything from the noodles to the egg rolls were soggy and what was even worse, everything had a fishy aftertaste that lingered for hours. Do your self a favor.... order a pizza.

    (2)

  • Betty P.

    Three words responsible for the 4 star review . . . Yin Yang Rice. It's really good here. If you've never had this dish, it is basically fried rice with meat, shrimp, veggies etc. with two sauces served on top. One is a red tomato-ey sauce and the other is a white creamy sauce. The sauces are arranged on the rice to look like a yin yang symbol. You can either eat the Yin and the Yang separately or mix the sauces together to create a Chinese version of Thousand Island dressing. :) I like to eat them separately first to sample the sauces, but then eventually merge the two together in blissful matrimony. Trust me on this one! I haven't been there in months, but think you pay maybe $7 or less for the dish. Mmmmm.

    (4)

  • Will R.

    If you are in South Boston, do not attempt to order in Chinese food. Even if you're dying of hunger and have the flu and there's a nor'easter going on outside that already broke your umbrella earlier today, you must either venture to Chinatown or forgo the only appetizing idea you've had all day and settle for snacks from the Dunkin Donuts on the corner. No, no, you mustn't--not China Garden, not Emerald Garden, and no, definitely not South Boston Chinese Restaurant. Yes, I know you're thinking of a nice hot plastic container of hot and sour soup that would nourish your weak body, clear your stuffy head, and make your faux-wood-paneled apartment in Andrew Square fragrant and cozy. But I tell you, don't do it! No! No! I told you--yes, you see, I tried to warn you. Don't ask me what you are supposed to do with those dinner rolls that came with your soup--you could stab them with your chopsticks if you had been given any. Oh no!--is that crab rangoon? Yes, I could have told you they're not supposed to be all puffy and soft like sopaipillas. Well, now you know. You should've taken my word for it. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to divert my full attention to licking the sugar off my Munchkins.

    (3)

  • Melissa A.

    I'm going to start off my review saying this: I'm a vegetarian and can only give insight into the veggie options. So I ordered takeout from Quan's Kitchen last night. I got the veggie lo-mein. I normally order veggie lo-mein whenever I get Chinese food. This is the FIRST time I think I've ever had the dish stay true to its name -- it had LOTS of VEGGIES in it! Woah! More than just old snow peas, bean sprouts, and celery bits. It was wonderful! It has peppers, onions, baby corn, broccoli, in addition to the regular favorites. OH MY! I was so impressed. All of the veggies were pretty fresh, too. The dish was a little bit greasy, but not as greasy as most other places. I also got their sauteed spinach with garlic, and it was pretty good. I'm going to try it lo-cal next time to see if there is less sauce on it. Either way they give you HUGE portions. Yes, it might be a little bit pricey for a hole in the wall Chinese place, but it's worth it. My bf got the orange chicken and he said it was also very tasty! The restaurant is super clean, too. The staff is friendly. What can I say? I was hesitant to try this place at first, but I'm glad I did. This is my new Chinese place for take-out! Time to go eat some leftovers. I almost think I'm going to get 2.5 meals out of this $6 order of veggie lo-mein! Yeah, you can get better Chinese food elsewhere, but this place is fast and reasonably priced, so give it a try!

    (3)

  • Alex T.

    I remember when we used to hang out at my buddies' place in Dexter Park, we used to order Quan's late night every other night. We would often have the late night, inebriated, post party munchies and for some reason their Chinese food always tasted like a little piece of heaven. We would marvel, "They're so good, quick, and is sooo authentic!" We would all eat and be satisfied. One day, due to midterms or some other reason I can't remember, we ordered from Quan's in the afternoon, sober, and we were like, "What the fuck IS THIS?! This is not Chinese food!!" We felt dejected and disgusted both at the same time. So ... the moral of the story is, to increase the tastiness of Quan's Kitchen Chinese Food ... drink alchohol(add one star) and order late night(add another star). So I'm actually rating Quan's 3-5 stars.

    (3)

  • Grace S.

    Pros: The chicken entrees (orange chicken in particular, I think) are safe, and generally good. Cheaper than other Chinese deliveries in the neighborhood. Cons: The memories of better Chinese food in times and cities past. Bad crab rangoon. Balance: PROS BOTTOM LINE: Why 4 stars? Because damnit, until you can find me better, equally affordable Chinese food nearby, this is the best I've got.

    (4)

  • Monica C.

    I have been ordering from Quan's for three years now, however, my recent orders have been utter disappointment. Their dishes have become blend and almost inedible. Out of loyalty, I decided to give it one more shot, in hopes that it will redeem itself. The ma po tofu I ordered was not spicy at all and came in a brownish color instead of its signature fire red. To say the least, I was extremely disappointed. I used to overlook their rude services for the sake of good delivery Chinese food. However, the food is no longer worthwhile and I will not order from there again.

    (1)

  • Drew V.

    Quan's is my late night chinese delivery of choice. You can't beat the quality of the food for the price. They have your standard chinese take out/delivery fare. The food is great especially for the price. They are open til 2 AM - perfect for those post midnight cravings. *Tip*: They have all the "Americanized" offerings + some more traditional dishes. Quan's is a good place to experiment if you're feeling adventurous as they have yet to let me down.

    (4)

  • Sam H.

    lived half a block from here, lived on their food for probably a 1/4 of my college experience. their salt n pepper pork chops are amazing!!!! def good eats!!!

    (5)

  • Alexander H.

    I give Quan's four stars unlike my friend Chris W. because for most people, it's absolutely perfect for your needs (especially college students). It delivers, it's open late, it's relatively inexpensive (7-9 bucks + delivery fees), and most of all the food is filling and delicious. Yes, it doesn't match up with higher quality Chinese Food in other areas like New York or even Chinatown Boston, but Quan's fits that perfect niche for the college/young professional who is looking for something beyond McDonald's.

    (4)

  • Julie T.

    I love coming here when I'm drunk out of my mind and buying something to eat and the disgusted look on their face when I have to search for my money because I can't seem to find it in one of my two pockets when I realize that it's in my bra and I love stumbling home with the bag in my two grubby little hands and then opening the bag by tearing into it and just stuffing my face before even sitting down or taking off my jacket or taking my shoes off. I love this place! Funny story: I was drunk once and as I came off of the street, I came to the curb and for some reason, I couldn't control my limbs so I didn't lift my leg in time so I just fell on my face while trying to get onto the sidewalk and a nice kid came up to help me and I just drunkenly smiled and thanked him and he probably thought I was insane and everyone in Quan's was trying their best to cover their laughs when I came sashaying in and everyone that saw it at the counter smiled when I came up to order. I guess it's funny to me cuz I was the one that fell on my face, but yeah...anyways, that story does not affect my review. I just thought it'd be nice to share. This place is awesome. Yeah.

    (4)

  • Garth S.

    Quan's is a solid choice for take-out Chinese. Sure, some of the dishes are too salty and too greasy but maybe that's why we go to places like this. Once in awhile some lobster sauce, pork-fried rice and crab Rangoon won't kill you. If you care about your arteries, however, make it once in a *long* while. That said, one of the great things about Quan's is that you can stuff yourself cheaply and thoroughly. The dining area is well-maintained, bright and, for a take-out joint, nicely decorated, although there are some creepy photographs hanging on the walls: Lots of fruits and vegetables in vaguely suggestive poses--kind of like William Wegman with apples and bananas instead Weimaraners. Quan's even has a flat-screen TV over the counter that, when I'm there, is usually tuned to "Deal or No Deal." (How many times per week does that show run, anyway?) Sadly, the wall sized painting of white tourists hanging out at the Great Wall of China amid lots of anachronistic-looking "peasants" is long gone. A couple of years ago, one of the women who works there told me it was still somewhere in the basement so maybe, like Diego Rivera's mural at Rockefeller Center, it will one day be brought to light and celebrated for its cultural insensitivity. The owners seem nice, youngish and ambitious. They clearly give a damn about their business. If I have any complaints, maybe they're a little too concerned about cleanliness. As soon as someone finishes a meal and leaves, one of the counter-people rushes out with a spray bottle and a rag. I've smelled a lot of industrial solvents in my time but that bottle contains the strongest and foulest stuff I've ever come across. Just thinking about it makes my eyes water more than the thought of their General Gau's chicken.

    (3)

  • Jennafir E.

    I give this place 2 stars only because the beef teryaki redeemed it. So really one star, for the rest of the food. I went here on a recommendation, wow, was that a bad idea. It was bland. The food was edible, but nothing special and really, if you're having chinese you want pure happiness in your mouth. This wil not fulfill it, it shalll only fill your tummy if you're hungry enough to eat the tasteless concoction. Basically the pork fried rice was flavorless- seriously, thats just wrong... The lo mein noodles looked like fettucini noodles, odd... The egg roll needed duck sauce, that's just not right. Avoid unless seriously hungry or drunk.

    (2)

  • Boston G.

    Quan's has some great points and a few mediocre ones. First of all, the food is good - inconsistent, but good. If you like congee (the rice porridge), this place makes it very well - for instance, try the preserved duck egg congee, you'll be surprised at how good it tastes. With some other dishes, there seems to be something lacking (mostly, not enough salt). I would say this is the worst of the sins at Quan's, so that's not really so bad. What is great about Quan's is the staff. They are a young and friendly bunch of girls and guys who are extremely helpful. If you want to order a special dish, or ask to have it prepared in a certain way, they'll do their best to accommodate. I really like that in a restaurant. I would say, 'sample the menu' and you'll definitely get SOMETHING that's very good, so no need to worry that you'll be too disappointed with your meal.

    (3)

  • Esha P.

    Quan's Kitchen satisfies late-night munchies quite well. Drunk food, anyone?

    (4)

  • Chris W.

    Coming back from Hong Kong, the first thing I ordered once I got to Boston was Quan's. Does Quan's hold its own in comparison to the week of amazing food in Hong Kong? Of course not. But it was pretty late at night, and Quan's is saved on my cell phone for its sole purpose as my dependable goto delivery for a quick Americanized Chinese meal. Quan's doesn't expand anyone's culinary horizons (or if it does, you should really check out some more restaurants), but it gives you reliably edible food at late hours (later on friday and saturday nights too!). My favorite dish is the beef with tomato over rice, but it is hit or miss. When it is good, it is amazing. Fresh tomato slices, tender beef, a sweet sauce. When it's bad, the sauce is too dark and it's too stewy. Another good dish I recommend is the chicken with bok choy over rice. The sauce might be a little too thick, but you can't really go wrong with a vegetable and chicken over rice dish. The "salt and pepper" meat dishes are pretty popular too. Expect it to be a little dry though. Quan's is everything I expect from a Chinese delivery place.

    (3)

  • Marybeth M.

    Ughhhh. Last night I was walking by Quan's and noticed they had a special going on: $1 for either General Gau's chicken or sesame chicken over rice. My boyfriend and I tried both of these entrees, along with some wonton soup and egg rolls. Horrible, horrible food -- not even worth the $1/entree we paid.

    (1)

  • Steve R.

    Quan's Kitchen... One of my favorite "cheap eats" in Boston. Having lived across the street for two years, I am quite familiar with Quan's. Originally a New Yorker, I like to think I know good chinese food. Both the Americanized and traditional kind. Quan's never failed to deliver. Whenever I wanted good-tasting and filling chinese food, I always knew to call up Quan's. Entrees ready in 10 minutes or less, and very polite when you come to pick it up. Delivery was a bit slow, but then again, they have tons of people ordering delivery, especially when you factor in the BU students. One of the best things Quan's has going for it is the fact that they are open late. They're open until 2:00am, which is fantastic for those of us who get the midnight munchies, and don't want to order Domino's. Good food, good prices. Can't go wrong, especially if you're a BU student.

    (5)

  • Chris B.

    Here's the situation, which happens anywhere from 1-5 times a week: I'm sitting in my room late at night working and I really crave some cheap americanized chinese food, but don't want to leave my chair. Where do I order from? Quan's! Really, it's just an average chinese place that delivers, and it's probably a little expensive for the quality, but I started ordering from there a while ago and I just keep doing it. Plus it's open and delivers til 2 am! Mmmmm sesame chicken.

    (3)

  • A T.

    This is the only restaurant that ends up satisfying my midnight food cravings. It stays open till 2 am, and it delivers! The food isn't exceptionally good. Just good enough americanized chinese that will work. On the other hand, it isn't bad either. I like the rice plates and you can customize them a little. I usually do that and order the chicken in black pepper sauce which is quite good for my taste. I also like the egg rolls.

    (3)

  • Stephen L.

    The scene: Winter 2001. MIT is building a new gym. We want to explore the construction site. But I am hungry. Quan's Kitchen delivery to the rescue! some thoughts: 1. Delivery should not take 2 hours. Especially for orange chicken, which you know is already premade and has been sitting in a metal bin for the whole day. 2. Orange chicken should be kept heated in said metal bin. Or on a hot plate in a car that apparently takes 2 hours to cross the Charles River. 3. Delivery Guy should not charge over $20 for food that cost no more than $15 according to an up-to-date menu promising no delivery charge. 4. Food should be edible. 5. MIT's gym is cool. So, to disagree with many previous reviewers, I have to give Quan's one lonely star. To this day, I judge people based on whether or not they like Quan's. And it's six years later.

    (1)

  • S M.

    The food here is pretty authentic - unfortunately, so are the business practices. They slapped on a delivery fee of $4 and then took an extra dollar for themselves (held up 4, gave me 3 back, and I didn't realize until I was back inside)... I won't be patronizing these folks again, except, perhaps in dealing with them...

    (1)

  • Matt S.

    this isn't even good bad americanized cantonese chinese food (for that: new asia in cambridge near harvard square or dragon star in brookline's washington square). I lost a ton of respect for it the moment I came back from sichuan province and tried the "sichuan style twice cooked pork." kinda like a shredded pork chop swimming in tabasco sauce. so why three stars? three memories. 1. I used to live nearby and hit it up for the pork fried rice, especially just before 24 or law and order came on (or after getting back from the now defunct cinemasmith with something good rented on DVD). 2. it really does have the best pork fried rice anywhere. 3. their noodle soups are americanized, but so what? they're still good. one woman who used to work there was pretty nice and pretty liberal with the free tea on wintry or rainy nights. one of my classmates used to work there, but I never really knew him well, and he never recognized me when I ordered, so I said nothing, and just waited for my rice. and I know that general gau's or whatever it's called isn't really chinese. that doesn't mean it shouldn't taste good.

    (3)

  • Lillian W.

    Beef and broccoli with lomein = most deelish Chinese take out meal I've had in a really long time. I shall return.

    (4)

  • Matt E.

    A convenient little spot right before the Comm. Ave./Brighton Ave. split. It's prime location allows it to serve for west-campus BU kids, off-campus students in the area as well, and those working in the area. The little bank of stores next to Quan's is fairly unsatisfying otherwise. T's, Boston Pizza Express, and the other Pizza place are all kinda meh. Ankora coffee is supposedly good for drinks though I don't know how that carries to the food. Where Quan's shines is their Monday thru Friday lunch menu. You get a generous bit of takeout for only 5 dollars off this menu. There aren't a lot of options on the special lunch menu but for the price and quantity it can't be beat. You can pick your dish and the side items like crab Rangoon, egg roll, short ribs. If you come at another time besides lunch or don't mind spending a few dollars the menu opens up for dozens upon dozens more options. The food quality isn't five-star Chinese, but it's still quite tasty, convenient, fast, and one of the better lunch options in the area.

    (4)

  • douglas h.

    late night super late and super unhealthy....what more can you ask for?

    (3)

  • Billy Su B.

    alright QUAN- i GUESS i'll give you fourteen dollars for a plate of fried shrimp and a little ol' pile of rice... but that might be the last time. the fried shrimp was just ok... but.. i.. feel.. uninspired overall. NOTE: the above described meal WOULD have been !!!sixteen!!! dollars but i refuse to purchase water from a restaurant. i find it stupid. i would much rather sit and eat fried shrimp with jalapeños and cry inwardly and evaluate my choices and stick with them and remain unhappy. it's a thing i have.

    (3)

  • Natalie S.

    Ordered it last night after a long workout...so of course I got the "low-cal" option. Mine wasn't good, but what did I expect ...healthy chinese food???? come on!!! My boyfriends dish on the other hand...was DELICIOUS!! I'll be sure to order again, when i'm not trying to be healthy

    (3)

  • Ken B.

    The food is mediocre. They are alright for a quick takeout order. The quality of food seems a little low for the price. I've been to better places. The additional fees for brown rice and the fact they do not have a small app with their rice plates is a disappointment. It's OK for a quick meal, but there are so many better choices.

    (3)

  • Mini S.

    I am picky for Chinese, but this is definetly a good place to eat. They ope late at night too. It is a bit expensive compared to other chinese place around.

    (4)

  • William B.

    When I use to live up in packards corner, I ate at this place at least once a week. Good chinese food is hard to find, especially in allston. I like this place because its nice and clean inside, the food has no MSG(unlike some other dumps), and the portions are huge. One drawback is there a 10 dollar minimum on credit cards but there is a Bank of America right down the street. I recommend the Sesame Chicken with white rice(don't worry the rice is free). I found too that the portions tended to be bigger when I sat down and ate it there, but that could just be my own ignorance(not like I counted the pieces of chicken). In my opinion its everything you can ask for in a chinese place: relatively cheap, tastes good(won't make you sick), quick, open late, and deliveries for those nights when you're boozing too hard to pick it up yourself.

    (4)

  • Heather Q.

    I love this place. Great food fast. It's a little pricey, but a lot of food, and you're definitely paying the BU student tax. The only dish I'm not crazy about is the boneless spareribs. They're a bit gristly.

    (4)

  • Christine P.

    I have to say that for cheap, late-night Chinese food, Quan's is the best. They're open until 2 a.m. which is a rarity in a town starved for late-night spots. I'm ashamed to admit that I've ordered so often from Quan's, the delivery guys hail me as a friend. The food is plentiful and cheap and perfect for when you don't want to eat dining hall food or when the weather sucks. My advice after four years of Quan's: order during dinner hours instead of earlier - the chefs are different and the morning/afternoon one isn't as good as the night chef.

    (4)

  • Michael W.

    With at least 6 different restaurants in a mile radius, I stopped in here late night, and when i mean late, i mean the lights were off in front but the place was packed well after its 2am closing time and the staff had no problem taking orders and were very welcoming even when it was close to 2:30 in the morning... Food was good and just what I needed when in a drunken stuper...

    (3)

  • Y Z.

    First of all, i have to say, Quan's is not the best Chinese restuarant in Boston, and some of the dishes are very "americanized". but if u live around BU area, and when it is 1am and u r not crazy about pizza, Quan is good choice. the portion is ok, taste is not bad. i have ordered from them for years, sometimes the dilevery guys just coem knock on my door as a habit when the food is actually for another unit. if u looking for fance place with romantic feel, dont come here, but if u r too lazy to cook or step outside, Quan is a better option than other places in BU area.

    (4)

  • Brian P.

    I love this little Chinese restaurant. The atmosphere is enjoyable (The light hearted photos on the wall add a nice touch), the HDTV is a great addition during sporting events, and the food is delicious! I often order the General Gao's chicken and the Sesame chicken along with egg or beef fried rice. Also, it should be noted that they give you a TON of food for your $. The portions they give are easily large enough to feed two to three people, but as a growing college boy, I can finish it no sweat =) Definitely head to Quan's if you're in the mood for some great Chinese and don't feel like spending a ton of cash.

    (4)

  • Jason R.

    I will NEVER order from these people again. We ordered the sweet and sour chicken dinner that comes with pork lo mien, and your chose of an appetizer, I chose the egg roll. We also got a couple of drinks and another app. We were quoted 15-35 minutes..... @ 1pm on a monday afternoon. Driver took 1 hour and 15 min to get here, and was rude and pushy because he couldn't find our place, we live in comm ave. We were so hungry and excited to get our food but alas! The drinks we ordered were warm, and the food....ack! The lo mien was horrible quality egg noodles, and extremely greasy. The sweet and sour chicken was chicken fingers over the lo mien with sweet n sour sauce on the side? Not to mention the eggroll was throw in there too, which also had unidentifiable ingredients. So everything was niiiiice and soggy from sitting for so long in the delivery guys car. Lemmie just throw it out there that I am a waiter, so I can tolerate crappy service or even substandard food quality, but this was just abysmal. If you want rude drivers, a long wait, horrible food, and management that doesnt do anything about it, order from here! Campusfood really needs to take this place off of thier site....HORRIBLE experience

    (1)

  • Huan z.

    Quan's is a small restaurant near BU close to brown Suger and EMS. Food is not the best but it's not bad. It's a good cheap eat out ! My friend John loves this place.

    (3)

  • Matt P.

    Quan's is one of my favorite places to eat in Boston. I love the ginger scallion lo mein and roasted duck noodles. the price for lo mein was $4.95 and the duck around $6, not pricy at all. Especially when one dish will easily feed 2 people. The place is always a destination for me, we even walked there from the Aquarium!

    (5)

  • John H.

    came here with a few friends for lunch...never again. we tried the beef w/ broccoli and sesame chicken with boneless spareribs as an app. we both had strong opinions to never come back. the sauce tasted like something out of a shaw's/star market generic "asian" stir-fry sauce with no originality, not to mention it tasting like straight salt tablets. i'm sure this place is good after a night out, but there're other quality places, like chau chow's (chinatown - closes around 4am) or just go across the street to victoria's (good quality and cheap)

    (1)

  • Lala L.

    You can get 'chinatown style' food here. They even make rice soup, but it's still not home-cookin', so don't mistake this as a replacement for mom's soup. The vegetarian spring rolls use to be my favorite. Unfortunately, it's not made the same anymore, can't exactly pinpoint it. Maybe they changed chefs, who knows. The hot&sour soup is not worth getting, but the noodle dishes and rice plates are pretty darn good, esp the selection - for something outside of chinatown. They open late too, which is always a plus.

    (3)

  • Ed P.

    i took the time to register for yelp just to warn you out there. i spent 5 hours at the emergency room last night with my poor wife thanks to Quan's Kitchen. nausea, broken out in hives, stomach aches. and a big bill. i need to contanct a lawyer for some legal advice. i will never eat at any chinese dive joint anywhere in the world. simply terrible

    (1)

  • Tiffany D.

    Well, I guess it's good Chinese take out. I ate here way too much when I lived closer. Spicy/Salty Calamari & Porkchops were sooo good!!! I always get super frustrated when I try to call in for delivery tho...

    (3)

  • Steph L.

    The only place close enough to MIT that delivers some real Chinese food. Beef brisket noodle soup, wonton noodle soup and stir fried wide rice noodles with beef. I used to order from here at least once a week. Maybe that's why I gained a bunch of pounds in college...

    (3)

  • Josh C.

    I gave Quan's kitchen 5 stars because it is one of my ex Shanghainese girlfriend's favorite ate. I don't know why people gave them average reviews. Well, I guess most of them are young and inexperienced diner. Sorry folks, Chinese food isn't about some americanized dishes you may have been exposed since your childhood. Quan's offer street food from China, lots of Cantonese dishes. Lomein is the best around as well as lots of stir fried noodle dishes. My favorite is Chicken Lemongrass with fried rice. Absolutely the best. Talk to the owner or ask people who dine there what their favorite. I ate here at least once a week coz food is cheap and great. If you want lousy crab rangoon, chicken wing, sweet and sour chicken or pupu platter..., you should be able to find it in any lousy chinese take out around there. Kitchen there is clean as well. Want lousy chinese or good one, you choose it. This is my great ate, friends and family love it. Enough said. Oh, they don't use MSG ever.... MSG will trick your taste bud and is addictive (not like drug but in the long run), trust me. That's why some of the review are so average :) PS: If you feel thirsty after meal (especially two hours later), congratulation!, you have just ate a handful of MSG.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    (5)

  • Iska B.

    Your usual hole-in-the-wall Chinese place (though they do serve some awful pad thai). Pretty cheap and pretty bad. It was our last hope since Super 88 was closed and we weren't willing to have McDonald's twice in one day. Just the usual greasy, overly salty, blah food.

    (3)

  • Alison M.

    Best Chinese delivery I've had in the 10 years I've lived in Boston. The quality of the ingredients is so much better. For instance they use chicken breast in the chicken dishes, and the crab rangoon is phenomenal.

    (5)

  • Kathleen P.

    This place pulled through. I was starving and Beijing Cafe was closed, so my friend told me to order from here because they are open until 2am. The food was pretty good, nothing out of this world, but good. They have the typical "American Chinese food" but they also have ethnic food. The menu is really really big, so there is something for everyone.

    (4)

  • Scott O.

    I am also puzzled by the sub par reviews of the food at Quan's. I have found it to be some of the best in the area. Their General Gau's chicken is my favorite in the city next to much pricier Golden Temple. I can't recommend Quan's enough.

    (4)

  • Laura P.

    This little hole-in-the-wall eatery is surprisingly excellent. It can be so hard to find really good Chinese food in Boston, outside of Chinatown. Quan's is delicious, though. My office ordered a huge amount of food from them for a big lunch party, and all of it was unbelievably tasty. I particularly adored the udon noodles in satay sauce and the sesame bean curd, but everything was good. We ate the leftovers for three days. It was cheap, too.

    (4)

  • Rob l.

    The last time I ordered from Quan's I had ordered orange beef but when the delivery arrived to my apartment it smelled a little different but thought nothing of it till I started to eat it. Then I realized that this was not orange beef but some sort of chicken most likely being sesame chicken based on the seeds all over it. Then I called to say that there had been a mistake and was asked if I could hold on for 10 minutes because the person who picked up the phone had just got in and was going to look into this mistake. So about 5 minutes later I get called back to be told they hadn't made any chicken all night so I was wrong. I was so flabbergasted at this that I said wait your saying I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between chicken and beef. And she said well they can be easy to mistake and I thought to myself really I know the difference. They still contested that I was wrong and insisted they had not made any chicken that night as of yet which is also hard to believe seeing as it was already 8 o'clock how had they not made any chicken at all. I have been so taken back by this that they would insist I was wrong and would not do anything to hear by argument for after a few minutes I was hung up on and was told there was nothing I could do. I strongly urge you against going to this establishment.

    (1)

  • Leilani C.

    I absolutely love this place. Annoyed and frustrated by the lack of quality Chinese takeout in Boston, I asked my Chinese friend for advice and she pointed me in the direction of Quan's. I've been going there for a few years now but I finally felt compelled to write a review because I just discovered that they deliver to Cambridge and am waiting patiently for my tasty foods to arrive (YAYYYYYY!). The fried rice with fried tofu, egg and peas is so delicious that it's all I ever want to order from them as are the pork dumplings. Best Chinese takeout in the city by far that I've found.

    (5)

  • Felix L.

    I'd say 3 1/2... They are awesome for staying open ridiculously late. I've been here at 3 am before I think. I usually get the wonton noodle soup, cuz its actually pretty good and holds its own compared to usual chinatown wonton soup, so i have no complaints.

    (4)

  • Michael G.

    I don't know why there are so many mediocre reviews for Quan's, as the food here is really good. In fact, I will even say that this is the best of the numerous Comm Ave-area Chinese restaurants. For example, let's compare the chicken with garlic sauce I ordered here at Quan's today to the chicken with garlic suace I ordered at Beijing Cafe yesterday. Quan's: tasty, quality ingredients, a good mix of fresh vegetables, twice the price. Beijing: bland, obviously bad ingredients, worst part of the vegetable imaginable and not a good mix, dirt cheap. I suppose it really depends on how much you want to spend and how good you want your food to be. Personally, I'd pick Quan's over much of the competition even though that $8.95 dish didn't include such things as rice or soup, and they wanted to tack on a $.50 fee for using a credit card. The good news is it was a decent portion size, and they're open until 2 AM everyday.

    (4)

  • Jane T.

    Right on the Boston University campus. Good, cheap Chinese food. There are other places I like better, but it's a good location, especially in a blizzard.

    (4)

  • D L.

    Although this chinese fast food take out place is like any other chinese restaurant, Quan's Kitchen is good for its location. It's right in the middle of the city and the Boston University's campus. Their portions are very big as well.

    (3)

  • Erin G.

    This chinese food is excellent, however it is definitely on the expensive side. The portions are huge, so expect to be eating Chinese for at least two meals. My boyfriend and I got the beef and brocolli, so I can't attest to the other meals, but ours were excellent. The smell of the food in the parking lot is enough to lure me in time and time again!

    (4)

  • Leo C.

    I agree with Erin; excellent, a bit expensive, but the huge portions make up for it. Get one of the main meals ($6-8) and a large fried rice, and you've got the next day's lunch taken care of as well. Their delivery service seems to have a really fast response time.

    (4)

  • Steve S.

    Not the tastiest of the fast-food Chinese options on the BU Comm. Ave. strip, but it does serve the largest portions. Great location for students in West Campus who can go late at night and have enough food to last until morning.

    (4)

  • Jason R.

    I will NEVER order from these people again. We ordered the sweet and sour chicken dinner that comes with pork lo mien, and your chose of an appetizer, I chose the egg roll. We also got a couple of drinks and another app. We were quoted 15-35 minutes..... @ 1pm on a monday afternoon. Driver took 1 hour and 15 min to get here, and was rude and pushy because he couldn't find our place, we live in comm ave. We were so hungry and excited to get our food but alas! The drinks we ordered were warm, and the food....ack! The lo mien was horrible quality egg noodles, and extremely greasy. The sweet and sour chicken was chicken fingers over the lo mien with sweet n sour sauce on the side? Not to mention the eggroll was throw in there too, which also had unidentifiable ingredients. So everything was niiiiice and soggy from sitting for so long in the delivery guys car. Lemmie just throw it out there that I am a waiter, so I can tolerate crappy service or even substandard food quality, but this was just abysmal. If you want rude drivers, a long wait, horrible food, and management that doesnt do anything about it, order from here! Campusfood really needs to take this place off of thier site....HORRIBLE experience

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  • Huan z.

    Quan's is a small restaurant near BU close to brown Suger and EMS. Food is not the best but it's not bad. It's a good cheap eat out ! My friend John loves this place.

    (3)

  • Matt P.

    Quan's is one of my favorite places to eat in Boston. I love the ginger scallion lo mein and roasted duck noodles. the price for lo mein was $4.95 and the duck around $6, not pricy at all. Especially when one dish will easily feed 2 people. The place is always a destination for me, we even walked there from the Aquarium!

    (5)

  • John H.

    came here with a few friends for lunch...never again. we tried the beef w/ broccoli and sesame chicken with boneless spareribs as an app. we both had strong opinions to never come back. the sauce tasted like something out of a shaw's/star market generic "asian" stir-fry sauce with no originality, not to mention it tasting like straight salt tablets. i'm sure this place is good after a night out, but there're other quality places, like chau chow's (chinatown - closes around 4am) or just go across the street to victoria's (good quality and cheap)

    (1)

  • Lala L.

    You can get 'chinatown style' food here. They even make rice soup, but it's still not home-cookin', so don't mistake this as a replacement for mom's soup. The vegetarian spring rolls use to be my favorite. Unfortunately, it's not made the same anymore, can't exactly pinpoint it. Maybe they changed chefs, who knows. The hot&sour soup is not worth getting, but the noodle dishes and rice plates are pretty darn good, esp the selection - for something outside of chinatown. They open late too, which is always a plus.

    (3)

  • Ed P.

    i took the time to register for yelp just to warn you out there. i spent 5 hours at the emergency room last night with my poor wife thanks to Quan's Kitchen. nausea, broken out in hives, stomach aches. and a big bill. i need to contanct a lawyer for some legal advice. i will never eat at any chinese dive joint anywhere in the world. simply terrible

    (1)

  • Tiffany D.

    Well, I guess it's good Chinese take out. I ate here way too much when I lived closer. Spicy/Salty Calamari & Porkchops were sooo good!!! I always get super frustrated when I try to call in for delivery tho...

    (3)

  • Steph L.

    The only place close enough to MIT that delivers some real Chinese food. Beef brisket noodle soup, wonton noodle soup and stir fried wide rice noodles with beef. I used to order from here at least once a week. Maybe that's why I gained a bunch of pounds in college...

    (3)

  • Josh C.

    I gave Quan's kitchen 5 stars because it is one of my ex Shanghainese girlfriend's favorite ate. I don't know why people gave them average reviews. Well, I guess most of them are young and inexperienced diner. Sorry folks, Chinese food isn't about some americanized dishes you may have been exposed since your childhood. Quan's offer street food from China, lots of Cantonese dishes. Lomein is the best around as well as lots of stir fried noodle dishes. My favorite is Chicken Lemongrass with fried rice. Absolutely the best. Talk to the owner or ask people who dine there what their favorite. I ate here at least once a week coz food is cheap and great. If you want lousy crab rangoon, chicken wing, sweet and sour chicken or pupu platter..., you should be able to find it in any lousy chinese take out around there. Kitchen there is clean as well. Want lousy chinese or good one, you choose it. This is my great ate, friends and family love it. Enough said. Oh, they don't use MSG ever.... MSG will trick your taste bud and is addictive (not like drug but in the long run), trust me. That's why some of the review are so average :) PS: If you feel thirsty after meal (especially two hours later), congratulation!, you have just ate a handful of MSG.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    (5)

  • Iska B.

    Your usual hole-in-the-wall Chinese place (though they do serve some awful pad thai). Pretty cheap and pretty bad. It was our last hope since Super 88 was closed and we weren't willing to have McDonald's twice in one day. Just the usual greasy, overly salty, blah food.

    (3)

  • Alison M.

    Best Chinese delivery I've had in the 10 years I've lived in Boston. The quality of the ingredients is so much better. For instance they use chicken breast in the chicken dishes, and the crab rangoon is phenomenal.

    (5)

  • Kathleen P.

    This place pulled through. I was starving and Beijing Cafe was closed, so my friend told me to order from here because they are open until 2am. The food was pretty good, nothing out of this world, but good. They have the typical "American Chinese food" but they also have ethnic food. The menu is really really big, so there is something for everyone.

    (4)

  • Scott O.

    I am also puzzled by the sub par reviews of the food at Quan's. I have found it to be some of the best in the area. Their General Gau's chicken is my favorite in the city next to much pricier Golden Temple. I can't recommend Quan's enough.

    (4)

  • Laura P.

    This little hole-in-the-wall eatery is surprisingly excellent. It can be so hard to find really good Chinese food in Boston, outside of Chinatown. Quan's is delicious, though. My office ordered a huge amount of food from them for a big lunch party, and all of it was unbelievably tasty. I particularly adored the udon noodles in satay sauce and the sesame bean curd, but everything was good. We ate the leftovers for three days. It was cheap, too.

    (4)

  • Rob l.

    The last time I ordered from Quan's I had ordered orange beef but when the delivery arrived to my apartment it smelled a little different but thought nothing of it till I started to eat it. Then I realized that this was not orange beef but some sort of chicken most likely being sesame chicken based on the seeds all over it. Then I called to say that there had been a mistake and was asked if I could hold on for 10 minutes because the person who picked up the phone had just got in and was going to look into this mistake. So about 5 minutes later I get called back to be told they hadn't made any chicken all night so I was wrong. I was so flabbergasted at this that I said wait your saying I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between chicken and beef. And she said well they can be easy to mistake and I thought to myself really I know the difference. They still contested that I was wrong and insisted they had not made any chicken that night as of yet which is also hard to believe seeing as it was already 8 o'clock how had they not made any chicken at all. I have been so taken back by this that they would insist I was wrong and would not do anything to hear by argument for after a few minutes I was hung up on and was told there was nothing I could do. I strongly urge you against going to this establishment.

    (1)

  • Leilani C.

    I absolutely love this place. Annoyed and frustrated by the lack of quality Chinese takeout in Boston, I asked my Chinese friend for advice and she pointed me in the direction of Quan's. I've been going there for a few years now but I finally felt compelled to write a review because I just discovered that they deliver to Cambridge and am waiting patiently for my tasty foods to arrive (YAYYYYYY!). The fried rice with fried tofu, egg and peas is so delicious that it's all I ever want to order from them as are the pork dumplings. Best Chinese takeout in the city by far that I've found.

    (5)

  • Felix L.

    I'd say 3 1/2... They are awesome for staying open ridiculously late. I've been here at 3 am before I think. I usually get the wonton noodle soup, cuz its actually pretty good and holds its own compared to usual chinatown wonton soup, so i have no complaints.

    (4)

  • Michael G.

    I don't know why there are so many mediocre reviews for Quan's, as the food here is really good. In fact, I will even say that this is the best of the numerous Comm Ave-area Chinese restaurants. For example, let's compare the chicken with garlic sauce I ordered here at Quan's today to the chicken with garlic suace I ordered at Beijing Cafe yesterday. Quan's: tasty, quality ingredients, a good mix of fresh vegetables, twice the price. Beijing: bland, obviously bad ingredients, worst part of the vegetable imaginable and not a good mix, dirt cheap. I suppose it really depends on how much you want to spend and how good you want your food to be. Personally, I'd pick Quan's over much of the competition even though that $8.95 dish didn't include such things as rice or soup, and they wanted to tack on a $.50 fee for using a credit card. The good news is it was a decent portion size, and they're open until 2 AM everyday.

    (4)

  • Jane T.

    Right on the Boston University campus. Good, cheap Chinese food. There are other places I like better, but it's a good location, especially in a blizzard.

    (4)

  • Colleen W.

    Absolutely disgusting. Meat was not fresh; it tasted like it was laden with chemical cleaning products! Beef Satay Chow Foon: Sauce was sickeningly sweet. And really--canned pineapples? Wtf? The noodles were clumped together. Oh, thick, fat clumps of starchy blandness... How delightful! Beef tasted very foul, like it had been sitting out at room temp all day. Pork Chop over Rice: I had high expectations, given it's popularity among frequent diners and the fact that this dish was one of my favorites growing up. Gee was this GROSS! Pork reeked of chlorine bleach plus fatty, almost spoiled tasting carcass. Sorry if you're reading this as you eat. Didn't intend on making you vomit. No frills delivery. The delivery man was sort of rude on the phone, but he softened up once he saw me. I think it was because I'm asian. I thought HK Cafe was bad, but I'll have to say that even they are better than Quan's!

    (1)

  • J K.

    We used to rely on Quan's for good Chinese food, but after a hiatus tried them again. Do not eat here. The food was really terrible. The pan fired Peking ravioli were like eating dried paste- heavy, doughy and tasteless. The Ma Pa Tofu was glutinous and sweet. The green beans were slimy with oil, but the worst was the roasted crispy duck. The duck had clearly been a around for days and the skin was beige and old and what the restaurant did was slap on some brown sauce to cover it up. Really disgusting over all and the food went into the trash.

    (1)

  • Emilio S.

    The hot and sour soup was the worst I've ever had. The egg roll sucked. The salt and pepper pork chops were edible. I would never order from this place at a normal hour.

    (1)

  • Stephen H.

    It's really a luxury to have late night delicious Chinese food available for pick up or delivery during your college years. I did not go to BU but there were so many nights that I was down there that I had great food from here. BU students and Allston residents, take advantage. :-)

    (4)

  • sanu u.

    I find the bad reviews of this place baffling, and I can only come to one conclusion. Everyone who wrote a bad review was expecting food court chinese food. I think places that excel at actual chinese food (like ma po tofu and sezchuan spicy dry green beans) tend not to make the greatest crappy american-chinese dishes like Orange Chicken or General Gaos. To be fair their lo mein (my one food court chinese vice) is not my favorite, but why order that when you can get the dry beef chow fun! I think if Quans was located further away from Victoria Seafood, then people craving more authentic chinese food would have balanced out the poor ratings. The food is certainly not as authentic as Victorias, but it is a cheap, friendly, reliable close second if you need delivery at 1 am, or don't want to be sketched out by a dirty restaurant with terrible service (I don't mind, but many westerners might be horrified). The people at Quans have always been friendly and attentive. The restaurant is clean. Their Ma Po Tofu does not have Sezchuan Peppercorns in it =( but is still delicious and filled with pork and veggies. Also, their wonton soup has actual chinatown quality dumplings in it chocked full of shrimp and pork. All in all we order from there once every few weeks, and have yet to be disappointed.

    (5)

  • Kenny L.

    If you want to eat at Quans, you have to obey one cardinal rule, which is to never complain about Quans. Luckily for me, I've developed a severe allergy to gross food so I can't eat there anyway. This review is based on my single delivery experience, which ended in a massacre of several taste-bud citizens of my mouth. I ordered brown rice with something else (I forgot what the other thing was because the rancid rice induced a semi-state of coma and I blacked out during my meal). I opened the box of rice and the smell literally hit me like a ton of bricks (the bricks that come out during a toilet escapade). That smell, my Lord, that smell, went straight to my nostrils and penetrated it in a way that it is now sexually violated. I called Quans and told them about my problem and they told me that all their brown rice smells the same. So I asked to replace it with white rice. They told me they would do that, but I would need to hold on to the brown rice and not eat any of it. I wasn't planning on eating any of it, believe me. 30 minutes later, my white rice came. By then, my main dish was cold, but hopefully, with the power of rice-cooker-fresh rice, I could blend the two and make a luke-warm, semi-enjoyable meal. The deliver guy, who I think is the owner or manager, stepped out, and asked to see my rice. I gave it to him, and he smelled it. Then he started screaming at me and telling me how I don't know what rice smells like, and how all brown rice smells this way. I didn't respond, but he really didn't make me feel good about myself. But I won't lie, the brown rice smelled like some humanoid gym socks went running for a few hours, took off its own gym socks, and threw those over what would be the brown rice in my hands. I'm not saying Quan's is all terrible, all I'm saying is the boss is mean and loves to shout at customers and make them feel very bad about themselves right before a meal that they ordered at his restaurant. And he feels good telling us that we don't know what brown rice smells like. Meanie. The end.

    (1)

  • Sabrina A.

    Just ordered here for the first time today. I got my go to order for Chinese food, which is chicken fingers and beef with broccoli. In addition I got a hot and sour soup because it came with the 2 person dinner special on Grubhub. The portions were pretty decent and affordable, but all of the dishes fell short. I'm not super picky but these are all pretty basic and just weren't very good. The beef and broccoli didn't have a great flavor and the texture of the beef was hard to chew. The chicken fingers were oily and not as crispy as I'd like and the hot and sour soup just didn't taste like hot and sour soups I've had before. It was just a disappointment considering it's nearby and has good prices and portions.

    (2)

  • Shuang C.

    Ordered from Quan's Kitchen a few more times since my last review, the trick is to know what to order. Everything on the rice plate menu will be a decent experience, with the exception of General Gau Chicken /Orange Flavor Chicken. Out of the viable rice plates, Beef ribs, satay beef, pork chop with salt & pepper are all excellent. But if you decide to order their Americanized Chinese food, you're going to have a bad time.

    (4)

  • Richard G.

    It's 1 a.m., I'm done performing at the Cantab open mike, and I'm hungry. Happily, Quan's lies between the Cantab & home. After scarfing down a plate of General Gau's, I can head home sated, not needing to eat 'til noon. I love this place. It's not a culinary delight, but it's plenty good enough. (And I've eaten at a lot of C-town places that aren't, so I feel qualified to opine.)

    (3)

  • Jillian O.

    Quan's has it's pros and cons like any other business. Unfortunately the pros cannot be found in the food. Lemme start by saying that they are one of few Chinese restaurants in the area open late AND delivers. Prices aren't bad (i'm used to "hood" New York Chinese food thats really cheap & deliciously greasy :D) but that's about where the good things end. My delivery guy was surprisingly rude & the food was disappointing & a little cold. I ordered beef w/ broccoli, scallion pancakes & crab rangoon. The rangoon was the best of the meal. My broccoli was seriously overcooked & pretty much inedible. Scallion pancakes were fine but I can't stand a cheap dipping sauce which is exactly what I got. It was basically salted brown water. Despite my disappointments, I do hear good things about this restaurant so maybe I just ordered on a bad day or ordered the wrong thing. I hear their chicken lo mein is great so I just may give them one more shot if my regular place is closed.

    (2)

  • Lauren L.

    I found this place on Yelp, and unfortunately Yelp disappointed. Saturday night around 7 PM I ordered delivery with my boyfriend. I ordered Moo Shoo Vegetable no mushroom, and he ordered General Gao's Chicken. Well, the Moo Shoo vegetable was 93% dark black mushroom that looked like seaweed, and 7% a vegetable I have no idea what it was, and I only eat vegetables! Then a tiny container of Hoisin sauce. My boyfriend said his meal was just okay. Blah, I hadn't ordered Chinese food in so long and I was so excited to enjoy it again. Sigh.A

    (1)

  • Nicole S.

    This is great for cheap eats. It is open really late and they deliever! I live down the road so i get some stuff here quite often. Their food is pretty good. The crab rangoon could be better but you get what you pay for. Their salt and pepper shrimp is really good- tell them to go easy on the salt. Tell them VERY LITTLE SALT- and you still get a good amount. You gotta then pour sweet and sour sauce on it over rice. That is just perfect, sweet, sour, salty, spicy! So good! I strongly suggest people getting some chow there at some point if you are in the packard corner/ western BU area.

    (4)

  • Heather P.

    I'd love to be able to write a review, but they NEVER delivered my order! When I ordered, I was told it would be 15 minutes. A half hour later they call because they were running the wrong information for my credit card. Got that fixed. Then, when an hour and a half after they called me, I had to call and ask where my food was! They said they had been calling me...hmm, when they told what number they had been calling it was the WRONG number. Clearly they had my number to fix the credit card information and get the correct expiration date. So, two hours after placing my order, I still did not have my food and cancelled my order. I'll be sure to check my bank account tomorrow because I have no other way to know that they reversed the charge to my card!

    (1)

  • Ash K.

    with pokemon quips aside, this is the worst chinese restaurant in the history of chinese restaurants I have been to. I would personally give this place 0 stars if I could. I had the orange chicken, which is apparently "their most popular dish". Well I'm really glad I didn't get any other dish. The chicken is old and dry, and the orange glaze is sub-par... from being sub-par. I've had significantly better food from Gourmet Garden and beijing house (neither are in boston), to name a few chinese restaurants. Now see, I have never, in my life, had to go up to the cashier or waiter and say that the food and looked like vomit, as did some other dishes I saw. So Quan's kitchen of boston, I bestow to you the honor of being the first restaurant i've called out for terrible food. After a slightly heated discussion, we compromised for a 50% return, which is a cheap move, but, nonetheless, I did get money back, so that's always good, I guess. On top of the biohazards that were our food, the chefs/employees were screaming loudly at each other (whether it be in chinese or in english, any form of yelling by anyone in a restaurant is a nuisance), which the occassional swears in english. If you can't keep your personal problems out of the workplace, or keep it cool/be mature, then don't bother being in the catering/restaurant business. My stomach didn't agree with the little food I ate later in the evening... yeah... Side note. The decor. Who did it? Because, the decor was also awful (their ratings to me are way below zero before this point). That, on top of the constant bickering, destroyed the ambience and gave me a "run down" vibe to the place. So, If you're really hungry, do me a favor, go to the dunkin donuts next door instead, or some other place nearby. Even the food's appearance will turn your stomach over. On top of it all, the employees are so full of themselves about their restaurant. They tried making it look like I have bad taste. What seemed to be the manager claims to me as if I was some kind of an idiot "but that's our most popular dish". Well, it was downright awful. He says "people have different tastes, I suppose", implying I have bad taste. Well, quite frankly, I eat just about anything, but a) If I complain about your food, then take the fact that your cooking sucks like a man, and b) I have a more refined taste for food than he'll ever dream of . I'm ashamed they share the same name as the quan's kitchen on route 53.

    (1)

  • Ralph L.

    Had their fried salt & pepper squid. Squid was decent but had way too much salt. Restaurant was clean and the only thing open at 11:30p at night. The girl at the counter was very friendly, but she wouldn't take my AmEx. Why two stars? Not a good value at $10.50.

    (2)

  • Eric K.

    3.5 stars. Pretty much can state what has been said; late night delicious Chinese food. The standard for college Chinese food/ delivery. For some reason, my roommates and I love their chicken wings.... Its both hilarious and sad... But downright delicious. I've had better, but certainly had worse. love the chicken wings, love the gaus chicken love the salt n pepper sparerib, lomein is good I guess. I'm sure ill have more opinions when I try more food.

    (4)

  • Lisa O.

    Sometimes it's your first night at home in weeks and you haven't gone grocery shopping and you don't WANT to go grocery shopping because you're going out of town in two days and you don't really have much money because it's Tuesday and you don't get paid till Thursday and you're sick of pizza. And THAT dear friends, is where cheapy, greasy Chinese food comes into play. I haven't found much edible Chinese in Boston and even less that I can order online and bypass that whole language barrier thing. Quan's falls into the edible category, but it's just barely squeaking in. Pros: - The eggroll was BOMB and I usually avoid eggrolls and calling things bomb. That's how you know I'm serious. - THERE ARE NO MUSHROOMS IN THE EGG DROP SOUP. I didn't even know mushrooms in egg drop soup were a thing until I moved to Boston and they were EVERYWHERE, floating in my eggy deliciousness like big slimy tumors. But not here! - The dinner special thing is a pretty good deal and comes with more food than I will be able to consume in the next two days. I don't plan on going grocery shopping, so this is a good thing. If you have a stocked fridge, maybe not so much. Cons: - My beef and broccoli tasted like oil. Not beefy oil or broccoli-y oil, just oil. I doused it with soy sauce and then it just tasted like soy sauce. Improvement. - Same thing with the rice. I also cannot tell if the little crunchy things in my rice were water chestnuts that were diced until they were really really tiny or onions. They didn't taste like onions (I hate them, so I would know) but it would be weird to chop water chestnuts, right? Suspicious. - Foodler quoted me 40 minutes and it took an hour and fifteen. I don't like that. I REALLY don't like that. Soooo, unless I want to survive on eggrolls (ew), the Chinese food search continues. At least until I get sick and want some mushroom-less egg drop soup. Then Quan's will be hearing from me.

    (3)

  • Milee S.

    Not being a fan of chinese food, we didn't have much alternative when looking for a quick bite before a concert in the BU area. We ended up at Quan's by default because it was freezing and every other place was packed. The menu is very extensive so you should be able to find something to your liking. I got the scallion pancake and the veggie lomein. My friend had the shrimp and veggie rice plate. My lo mein was like no other I've had. Huge pieces of veggies and the noodles seemed to be a mix of udon and lo mein noodles. It wasn't bad and I have enough for 2 more meals. The scallion pancakes were ok; I think I'd try the hot and sour soup and crab rangoons next time. My meal was just a little over $10 (with a bottle of water). Not bad. Place was clean too.

    (3)

  • Richard S.

    My diet during college consisted almost solely of Quan's Kitchen for a while. In fact, there were a good two years where I ate from here almost every single day. * Pork Chop (Spare rib) with Salt and Pepper - 4.5 Stars. Mmm good. Spicy and awesome. * Deep Fried Squid with Salt and Pepper - 4.5 Stars. Prepared similarly as the Pork Chop (spare rib) version. * General Gau's Chicken - 4 stars. Mmm good. Can't go wrong. A little bit spicy. * Sesame Seed Chicken - 4 stars. The sauce is exactly the same sauce as the General Gau's Chicken, except it's not spicy and there's sesame seeds sprinkled on top * Boneless Pork Ribs on Rice - 4 stars. Cheaper dinner platter. Whenever I reminisce about Boston, this place is always in my head.

    (5)

  • Sandra C.

    Good when you're craving food at night. Straight up BU territory guys. I swear, the only thing I get when I come in here is "pork and preserved egg congee" when I'm hungry at night. But what can I say...I go here enough so that those employees are like family to me haha. P.S. When you're trying to leave the restaurant. Push REALLY hard at the door. Or else you'll look like a fool for not being strong enough.

    (3)

  • Scott D.

    Waste of Money I stopped by today for lunch. For a lunch "special" which was almost $10, I actually stopped after a few bites and asked for my money back. I have NEVER done this before at a restaurant. I ordered the Sesame Chicken with Lo Mein and Crab Ragoon luncheon "special". I ate a few pieces of chicken and a few noodles...didn't even touch the ragoon. I brought my tray back to the counter and said, this food lacks taste and the chicken is soggy (no crisp or texture). Piss poor to be honest. The only positive thing about my experience is that they returned my money and I was able to spend it elsewhere on my lunch break. There is no pride taken in producing a quality product here. I recommend you avoid this place.

    (1)

  • John C.

    Lived a half block away much like Sam H. but in the other direction. Ah memories.

    (4)

  • Matthew P.

    I was a huge frequenter of here during college. Even though they were more expensive than some of their rivals the food was well worth it. I usually got the sesame chicken. It doesn't really taste like normal sesame chicken that you would usually get, which is probably why I liked it. The only thing is that this base sauce is used for a lot of other dishes, namely orange chicken and general gau's, so they all tend to taste similarly. At least it's a good base sauce . To make it fried rice they charge quite a bit unfortunately. Their crab rangoon's (how I tend to measure a Chinese restaurant) are typical and in my opinion gross. Just cream cheese with scallions. I wish more restaurants would ATTEMPT to add some flavoring. I've found them, so I know it's possible. The delivery is sometimes slow and they tack on extra charges for it. The charges can add up very quickly for just two dishes and an appetizer. All in all, a good Chinese Restaurant.

    (4)

  • Sean S.

    It's not Chang's house, but it's not horrible. Late delivery and hits the spot after a night of drinking with friends. Cheap eats, great Rangoons, and their combo's aren't bad either. Be wary of fried things here though- super greasy

    (3)

  • Fun Night S.

    I created a profile just to review this place. it was at bad. 1: it took them 70 minutes. yes, 70. 2: it was overpriced. 3: the food was awful. my boyfriend ordered general gaos chicken. it was mushy and bland. it reminded us both of dog food. i ordered beef in satay sauce. it was cold and yucky. we got an order of egg rolls. how could they screw up egg rolls? well they did. they were soggy and contained no veggies. they had some kind of pork paste (we hope it was pork). last but not least, i got wonton soup. well, it was not like any wonton soup I've ever had. AND even the rice was bad. it was cold and dry. yuck. it tasted microwaved. 4: with all that food, we got one little thing of duck sauce and 2 packets of soy sauce. 5: NO FORTUNE COOKIES bad bad bad.

    (1)

  • Sashi S.

    Quan's kitchen is good for 3 things : 1. Tasty food 2. Fast (Eat in or Delivery) 3. Decent price This place is great for a college student or someone on an budget. They have a wide selection of food, more than an average Chinese restaurant. They also claim to use no MSG and 100% vege oil. This is great considering the food taste like there's extra MSG - Delicious! The food amount is pretty good as well, possibly enough for two meals or 2 people. All in all, this is a great spot to satisfy your Chinese food craving!

    (4)

  • Danielle P.

    Disgusting !! I had sesame chicken how do you that wrong! Will never go back! Stay away!!!

    (1)

  • Rachel J.

    This review is for the house congee only. I went to Quan's because I had a cold and I was looking for a place that would make me congee. I love their house congee. It's literally the only thing that will make me feel better when I'm feeling sick. (I grew up in the U.S. but somehow, chicken soup never quite cut it for me the way congee does.) Simply delicious and ready in 15 minutes. Perfect.

    (4)

  • J M.

    Minus the hair we found in our fried rice, the food was pretty decent. The vegetable dumplings were delicious. The chicken fingers were average. The duck sauce was general orange sauce. The beef with mixed vegetables was pretty good, but the baby corn tasted a little off. I would suggest forgoing Quan's and instead going right across the street to Victoria's Seafood! We got all the same items and they were much better!

    (3)

  • Will A.

    Quans is the ultimate drunk Chinese food at 2:00 am. Whenever I get Quans, it brings me back to freshman year, dorm room Nintendo 64until 330 am and copious amounts of greasy cheep Chinese food. I would say be careful what you get from this place though, stick with sesame chicken rice plate or chicken lomein.

    (4)

  • Enjella L.

    Where I first tried Congee. As authentic Chinese food gets for a college student's budget.

    (4)

  • Nik B.

    Sometimes, a late-night appetite begs the question: Where in town can I get some delicious late-night fried rice? A "fourth-meal", if you will. Quan's is the answer. I wouldn't eat Quan's in the daytime. I wouldn't go out of my way for Quan's. There's nothing special about it. But when I am craving salty, greasy, heaps of fried rice for cheap, late at night, I will eat Quan's.

    (3)

  • Kenny L.

    Ordered brown rice. Smelled really horrible, sort of like a a dryer full of clothes that are only half dry. Called up Quan's and asked for a replacement rice, but they said all brown rice is cooked in the same pot. Asked for white rice instead. Driver, probably the boss, came, asked to smell my rice. I let him smell it. He shouted at me and told me that's how rice smells (I eat rice every day, I'm Chinese. I know what rice smells like) and tells me to never order from them again. Besides the smelly rice, soggy food, and traumatic yelling session, it was a great experience! 5 stars.

    (1)

  • Yelena V.

    I have usually liked the food that I have ordered from Quan's. Their sesame chicken, chicken with broccoli, and crab rangoons are all good and their fried rice is decent. However, I had an awful experience with their chicken with pineapple fried rice. I had eaten the same dish at a different Chinese restaurant. The chicken was the same kind that is used in the chicken with broccoli dish, except the pineapple was used instead of the broccoli. I asked the woman behind the counter at Quan's if it was the same kind of chicken that they used in their broccoli dish and she said it was, so I ordered it. When I came home and opened the carton, I was unpleasantly surprised. Not only was the dish completely different than what the woman had said it was supposed to be, but their was a layer of what looked like orange fur on top of my food- practically a whole mountain of it! When I called to ask what it was, I was told that it was dried pork. I feel like I should have been asked if I wanted dried pork on my chicken dish, which believe me, I did not. Especially not in that quantity. I don't eat pork often and this dried version of it made my dish look completely unappetizing and disgusting. It really did look like there was orange hair all over my food and it had mixed in with everything else. In the future, I will stick to what I know from Quan's if I can ever bring myself to get their food again. I will also hesitate to trust their employees if I have any questions on their food. Very disappointing!

    (1)

  • Lee O.

    Just goes to show you can't trust Yelp all of the time, or even half. This place freaking sucked. Worst chinese I've had in years. Girlfriend couldn't do more than 2 bites of hers. I tried one, crap. We both tried to make a dent into mine, barely palatable. No point going into details, just a waste of time really. It's that bad. Never Never Never go here. Just don't bother. Forget it. From ordering to delivery packaging to appetizers to entree, it's a mess.

    (1)

  • Evan J.

    The only reason I really even go to this place is because it is right on my way home. It's nothing special. Basically, you can get a mediocre pile of Chinese food for a fairly standard price. Bottom line: It hasn't yet made me sick; so I'd call it a safe bet when you don't have too many other options.

    (3)

  • J F.

    All 7 folks in our party were impressed with the quality of the food, excellent service, beautiful decor, spotless restrooms and personable management. The lunch special prices are extremely reasonable, the food was delicious and plentiful. We will eat there often.

    (5)

  • David V.

    We had several items delivered after seeing various commercials aired during the "Phantom Gourmet" on channel 38. What a huge disappointment. Simply stated, the food was gross. Everything from the noodles to the egg rolls were soggy and what was even worse, everything had a fishy aftertaste that lingered for hours. Do your self a favor.... order a pizza.

    (2)

  • Betty P.

    Three words responsible for the 4 star review . . . Yin Yang Rice. It's really good here. If you've never had this dish, it is basically fried rice with meat, shrimp, veggies etc. with two sauces served on top. One is a red tomato-ey sauce and the other is a white creamy sauce. The sauces are arranged on the rice to look like a yin yang symbol. You can either eat the Yin and the Yang separately or mix the sauces together to create a Chinese version of Thousand Island dressing. :) I like to eat them separately first to sample the sauces, but then eventually merge the two together in blissful matrimony. Trust me on this one! I haven't been there in months, but think you pay maybe $7 or less for the dish. Mmmmm.

    (4)

  • Will R.

    If you are in South Boston, do not attempt to order in Chinese food. Even if you're dying of hunger and have the flu and there's a nor'easter going on outside that already broke your umbrella earlier today, you must either venture to Chinatown or forgo the only appetizing idea you've had all day and settle for snacks from the Dunkin Donuts on the corner. No, no, you mustn't--not China Garden, not Emerald Garden, and no, definitely not South Boston Chinese Restaurant. Yes, I know you're thinking of a nice hot plastic container of hot and sour soup that would nourish your weak body, clear your stuffy head, and make your faux-wood-paneled apartment in Andrew Square fragrant and cozy. But I tell you, don't do it! No! No! I told you--yes, you see, I tried to warn you. Don't ask me what you are supposed to do with those dinner rolls that came with your soup--you could stab them with your chopsticks if you had been given any. Oh no!--is that crab rangoon? Yes, I could have told you they're not supposed to be all puffy and soft like sopaipillas. Well, now you know. You should've taken my word for it. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to divert my full attention to licking the sugar off my Munchkins.

    (3)

  • Melissa A.

    I'm going to start off my review saying this: I'm a vegetarian and can only give insight into the veggie options. So I ordered takeout from Quan's Kitchen last night. I got the veggie lo-mein. I normally order veggie lo-mein whenever I get Chinese food. This is the FIRST time I think I've ever had the dish stay true to its name -- it had LOTS of VEGGIES in it! Woah! More than just old snow peas, bean sprouts, and celery bits. It was wonderful! It has peppers, onions, baby corn, broccoli, in addition to the regular favorites. OH MY! I was so impressed. All of the veggies were pretty fresh, too. The dish was a little bit greasy, but not as greasy as most other places. I also got their sauteed spinach with garlic, and it was pretty good. I'm going to try it lo-cal next time to see if there is less sauce on it. Either way they give you HUGE portions. Yes, it might be a little bit pricey for a hole in the wall Chinese place, but it's worth it. My bf got the orange chicken and he said it was also very tasty! The restaurant is super clean, too. The staff is friendly. What can I say? I was hesitant to try this place at first, but I'm glad I did. This is my new Chinese place for take-out! Time to go eat some leftovers. I almost think I'm going to get 2.5 meals out of this $6 order of veggie lo-mein! Yeah, you can get better Chinese food elsewhere, but this place is fast and reasonably priced, so give it a try!

    (3)

  • Alex T.

    I remember when we used to hang out at my buddies' place in Dexter Park, we used to order Quan's late night every other night. We would often have the late night, inebriated, post party munchies and for some reason their Chinese food always tasted like a little piece of heaven. We would marvel, "They're so good, quick, and is sooo authentic!" We would all eat and be satisfied. One day, due to midterms or some other reason I can't remember, we ordered from Quan's in the afternoon, sober, and we were like, "What the fuck IS THIS?! This is not Chinese food!!" We felt dejected and disgusted both at the same time. So ... the moral of the story is, to increase the tastiness of Quan's Kitchen Chinese Food ... drink alchohol(add one star) and order late night(add another star). So I'm actually rating Quan's 3-5 stars.

    (3)

  • Grace S.

    Pros: The chicken entrees (orange chicken in particular, I think) are safe, and generally good. Cheaper than other Chinese deliveries in the neighborhood. Cons: The memories of better Chinese food in times and cities past. Bad crab rangoon. Balance: PROS BOTTOM LINE: Why 4 stars? Because damnit, until you can find me better, equally affordable Chinese food nearby, this is the best I've got.

    (4)

  • Monica C.

    I have been ordering from Quan's for three years now, however, my recent orders have been utter disappointment. Their dishes have become blend and almost inedible. Out of loyalty, I decided to give it one more shot, in hopes that it will redeem itself. The ma po tofu I ordered was not spicy at all and came in a brownish color instead of its signature fire red. To say the least, I was extremely disappointed. I used to overlook their rude services for the sake of good delivery Chinese food. However, the food is no longer worthwhile and I will not order from there again.

    (1)

  • Drew V.

    Quan's is my late night chinese delivery of choice. You can't beat the quality of the food for the price. They have your standard chinese take out/delivery fare. The food is great especially for the price. They are open til 2 AM - perfect for those post midnight cravings. *Tip*: They have all the "Americanized" offerings + some more traditional dishes. Quan's is a good place to experiment if you're feeling adventurous as they have yet to let me down.

    (4)

  • Sam H.

    lived half a block from here, lived on their food for probably a 1/4 of my college experience. their salt n pepper pork chops are amazing!!!! def good eats!!!

    (5)

  • Alexander H.

    I give Quan's four stars unlike my friend Chris W. because for most people, it's absolutely perfect for your needs (especially college students). It delivers, it's open late, it's relatively inexpensive (7-9 bucks + delivery fees), and most of all the food is filling and delicious. Yes, it doesn't match up with higher quality Chinese Food in other areas like New York or even Chinatown Boston, but Quan's fits that perfect niche for the college/young professional who is looking for something beyond McDonald's.

    (4)

  • Julie T.

    I love coming here when I'm drunk out of my mind and buying something to eat and the disgusted look on their face when I have to search for my money because I can't seem to find it in one of my two pockets when I realize that it's in my bra and I love stumbling home with the bag in my two grubby little hands and then opening the bag by tearing into it and just stuffing my face before even sitting down or taking off my jacket or taking my shoes off. I love this place! Funny story: I was drunk once and as I came off of the street, I came to the curb and for some reason, I couldn't control my limbs so I didn't lift my leg in time so I just fell on my face while trying to get onto the sidewalk and a nice kid came up to help me and I just drunkenly smiled and thanked him and he probably thought I was insane and everyone in Quan's was trying their best to cover their laughs when I came sashaying in and everyone that saw it at the counter smiled when I came up to order. I guess it's funny to me cuz I was the one that fell on my face, but yeah...anyways, that story does not affect my review. I just thought it'd be nice to share. This place is awesome. Yeah.

    (4)

  • Garth S.

    Quan's is a solid choice for take-out Chinese. Sure, some of the dishes are too salty and too greasy but maybe that's why we go to places like this. Once in awhile some lobster sauce, pork-fried rice and crab Rangoon won't kill you. If you care about your arteries, however, make it once in a *long* while. That said, one of the great things about Quan's is that you can stuff yourself cheaply and thoroughly. The dining area is well-maintained, bright and, for a take-out joint, nicely decorated, although there are some creepy photographs hanging on the walls: Lots of fruits and vegetables in vaguely suggestive poses--kind of like William Wegman with apples and bananas instead Weimaraners. Quan's even has a flat-screen TV over the counter that, when I'm there, is usually tuned to "Deal or No Deal." (How many times per week does that show run, anyway?) Sadly, the wall sized painting of white tourists hanging out at the Great Wall of China amid lots of anachronistic-looking "peasants" is long gone. A couple of years ago, one of the women who works there told me it was still somewhere in the basement so maybe, like Diego Rivera's mural at Rockefeller Center, it will one day be brought to light and celebrated for its cultural insensitivity. The owners seem nice, youngish and ambitious. They clearly give a damn about their business. If I have any complaints, maybe they're a little too concerned about cleanliness. As soon as someone finishes a meal and leaves, one of the counter-people rushes out with a spray bottle and a rag. I've smelled a lot of industrial solvents in my time but that bottle contains the strongest and foulest stuff I've ever come across. Just thinking about it makes my eyes water more than the thought of their General Gau's chicken.

    (3)

  • Jennafir E.

    I give this place 2 stars only because the beef teryaki redeemed it. So really one star, for the rest of the food. I went here on a recommendation, wow, was that a bad idea. It was bland. The food was edible, but nothing special and really, if you're having chinese you want pure happiness in your mouth. This wil not fulfill it, it shalll only fill your tummy if you're hungry enough to eat the tasteless concoction. Basically the pork fried rice was flavorless- seriously, thats just wrong... The lo mein noodles looked like fettucini noodles, odd... The egg roll needed duck sauce, that's just not right. Avoid unless seriously hungry or drunk.

    (2)

  • Boston G.

    Quan's has some great points and a few mediocre ones. First of all, the food is good - inconsistent, but good. If you like congee (the rice porridge), this place makes it very well - for instance, try the preserved duck egg congee, you'll be surprised at how good it tastes. With some other dishes, there seems to be something lacking (mostly, not enough salt). I would say this is the worst of the sins at Quan's, so that's not really so bad. What is great about Quan's is the staff. They are a young and friendly bunch of girls and guys who are extremely helpful. If you want to order a special dish, or ask to have it prepared in a certain way, they'll do their best to accommodate. I really like that in a restaurant. I would say, 'sample the menu' and you'll definitely get SOMETHING that's very good, so no need to worry that you'll be too disappointed with your meal.

    (3)

  • Esha P.

    Quan's Kitchen satisfies late-night munchies quite well. Drunk food, anyone?

    (4)

  • Chris W.

    Coming back from Hong Kong, the first thing I ordered once I got to Boston was Quan's. Does Quan's hold its own in comparison to the week of amazing food in Hong Kong? Of course not. But it was pretty late at night, and Quan's is saved on my cell phone for its sole purpose as my dependable goto delivery for a quick Americanized Chinese meal. Quan's doesn't expand anyone's culinary horizons (or if it does, you should really check out some more restaurants), but it gives you reliably edible food at late hours (later on friday and saturday nights too!). My favorite dish is the beef with tomato over rice, but it is hit or miss. When it is good, it is amazing. Fresh tomato slices, tender beef, a sweet sauce. When it's bad, the sauce is too dark and it's too stewy. Another good dish I recommend is the chicken with bok choy over rice. The sauce might be a little too thick, but you can't really go wrong with a vegetable and chicken over rice dish. The "salt and pepper" meat dishes are pretty popular too. Expect it to be a little dry though. Quan's is everything I expect from a Chinese delivery place.

    (3)

  • Marybeth M.

    Ughhhh. Last night I was walking by Quan's and noticed they had a special going on: $1 for either General Gau's chicken or sesame chicken over rice. My boyfriend and I tried both of these entrees, along with some wonton soup and egg rolls. Horrible, horrible food -- not even worth the $1/entree we paid.

    (1)

  • Steve R.

    Quan's Kitchen... One of my favorite "cheap eats" in Boston. Having lived across the street for two years, I am quite familiar with Quan's. Originally a New Yorker, I like to think I know good chinese food. Both the Americanized and traditional kind. Quan's never failed to deliver. Whenever I wanted good-tasting and filling chinese food, I always knew to call up Quan's. Entrees ready in 10 minutes or less, and very polite when you come to pick it up. Delivery was a bit slow, but then again, they have tons of people ordering delivery, especially when you factor in the BU students. One of the best things Quan's has going for it is the fact that they are open late. They're open until 2:00am, which is fantastic for those of us who get the midnight munchies, and don't want to order Domino's. Good food, good prices. Can't go wrong, especially if you're a BU student.

    (5)

  • Chris B.

    Here's the situation, which happens anywhere from 1-5 times a week: I'm sitting in my room late at night working and I really crave some cheap americanized chinese food, but don't want to leave my chair. Where do I order from? Quan's! Really, it's just an average chinese place that delivers, and it's probably a little expensive for the quality, but I started ordering from there a while ago and I just keep doing it. Plus it's open and delivers til 2 am! Mmmmm sesame chicken.

    (3)

  • A T.

    This is the only restaurant that ends up satisfying my midnight food cravings. It stays open till 2 am, and it delivers! The food isn't exceptionally good. Just good enough americanized chinese that will work. On the other hand, it isn't bad either. I like the rice plates and you can customize them a little. I usually do that and order the chicken in black pepper sauce which is quite good for my taste. I also like the egg rolls.

    (3)

  • Stephen L.

    The scene: Winter 2001. MIT is building a new gym. We want to explore the construction site. But I am hungry. Quan's Kitchen delivery to the rescue! some thoughts: 1. Delivery should not take 2 hours. Especially for orange chicken, which you know is already premade and has been sitting in a metal bin for the whole day. 2. Orange chicken should be kept heated in said metal bin. Or on a hot plate in a car that apparently takes 2 hours to cross the Charles River. 3. Delivery Guy should not charge over $20 for food that cost no more than $15 according to an up-to-date menu promising no delivery charge. 4. Food should be edible. 5. MIT's gym is cool. So, to disagree with many previous reviewers, I have to give Quan's one lonely star. To this day, I judge people based on whether or not they like Quan's. And it's six years later.

    (1)

  • S M.

    The food here is pretty authentic - unfortunately, so are the business practices. They slapped on a delivery fee of $4 and then took an extra dollar for themselves (held up 4, gave me 3 back, and I didn't realize until I was back inside)... I won't be patronizing these folks again, except, perhaps in dealing with them...

    (1)

  • Matt S.

    this isn't even good bad americanized cantonese chinese food (for that: new asia in cambridge near harvard square or dragon star in brookline's washington square). I lost a ton of respect for it the moment I came back from sichuan province and tried the "sichuan style twice cooked pork." kinda like a shredded pork chop swimming in tabasco sauce. so why three stars? three memories. 1. I used to live nearby and hit it up for the pork fried rice, especially just before 24 or law and order came on (or after getting back from the now defunct cinemasmith with something good rented on DVD). 2. it really does have the best pork fried rice anywhere. 3. their noodle soups are americanized, but so what? they're still good. one woman who used to work there was pretty nice and pretty liberal with the free tea on wintry or rainy nights. one of my classmates used to work there, but I never really knew him well, and he never recognized me when I ordered, so I said nothing, and just waited for my rice. and I know that general gau's or whatever it's called isn't really chinese. that doesn't mean it shouldn't taste good.

    (3)

  • Lillian W.

    Beef and broccoli with lomein = most deelish Chinese take out meal I've had in a really long time. I shall return.

    (4)

  • Matt E.

    A convenient little spot right before the Comm. Ave./Brighton Ave. split. It's prime location allows it to serve for west-campus BU kids, off-campus students in the area as well, and those working in the area. The little bank of stores next to Quan's is fairly unsatisfying otherwise. T's, Boston Pizza Express, and the other Pizza place are all kinda meh. Ankora coffee is supposedly good for drinks though I don't know how that carries to the food. Where Quan's shines is their Monday thru Friday lunch menu. You get a generous bit of takeout for only 5 dollars off this menu. There aren't a lot of options on the special lunch menu but for the price and quantity it can't be beat. You can pick your dish and the side items like crab Rangoon, egg roll, short ribs. If you come at another time besides lunch or don't mind spending a few dollars the menu opens up for dozens upon dozens more options. The food quality isn't five-star Chinese, but it's still quite tasty, convenient, fast, and one of the better lunch options in the area.

    (4)

  • douglas h.

    late night super late and super unhealthy....what more can you ask for?

    (3)

  • Billy Su B.

    alright QUAN- i GUESS i'll give you fourteen dollars for a plate of fried shrimp and a little ol' pile of rice... but that might be the last time. the fried shrimp was just ok... but.. i.. feel.. uninspired overall. NOTE: the above described meal WOULD have been !!!sixteen!!! dollars but i refuse to purchase water from a restaurant. i find it stupid. i would much rather sit and eat fried shrimp with jalapeños and cry inwardly and evaluate my choices and stick with them and remain unhappy. it's a thing i have.

    (3)

  • Natalie S.

    Ordered it last night after a long workout...so of course I got the "low-cal" option. Mine wasn't good, but what did I expect ...healthy chinese food???? come on!!! My boyfriends dish on the other hand...was DELICIOUS!! I'll be sure to order again, when i'm not trying to be healthy

    (3)

  • Ken B.

    The food is mediocre. They are alright for a quick takeout order. The quality of food seems a little low for the price. I've been to better places. The additional fees for brown rice and the fact they do not have a small app with their rice plates is a disappointment. It's OK for a quick meal, but there are so many better choices.

    (3)

  • Mini S.

    I am picky for Chinese, but this is definetly a good place to eat. They ope late at night too. It is a bit expensive compared to other chinese place around.

    (4)

  • D L.

    Although this chinese fast food take out place is like any other chinese restaurant, Quan's Kitchen is good for its location. It's right in the middle of the city and the Boston University's campus. Their portions are very big as well.

    (3)

  • William B.

    When I use to live up in packards corner, I ate at this place at least once a week. Good chinese food is hard to find, especially in allston. I like this place because its nice and clean inside, the food has no MSG(unlike some other dumps), and the portions are huge. One drawback is there a 10 dollar minimum on credit cards but there is a Bank of America right down the street. I recommend the Sesame Chicken with white rice(don't worry the rice is free). I found too that the portions tended to be bigger when I sat down and ate it there, but that could just be my own ignorance(not like I counted the pieces of chicken). In my opinion its everything you can ask for in a chinese place: relatively cheap, tastes good(won't make you sick), quick, open late, and deliveries for those nights when you're boozing too hard to pick it up yourself.

    (4)

  • Heather Q.

    I love this place. Great food fast. It's a little pricey, but a lot of food, and you're definitely paying the BU student tax. The only dish I'm not crazy about is the boneless spareribs. They're a bit gristly.

    (4)

  • Christine P.

    I have to say that for cheap, late-night Chinese food, Quan's is the best. They're open until 2 a.m. which is a rarity in a town starved for late-night spots. I'm ashamed to admit that I've ordered so often from Quan's, the delivery guys hail me as a friend. The food is plentiful and cheap and perfect for when you don't want to eat dining hall food or when the weather sucks. My advice after four years of Quan's: order during dinner hours instead of earlier - the chefs are different and the morning/afternoon one isn't as good as the night chef.

    (4)

  • Michael W.

    With at least 6 different restaurants in a mile radius, I stopped in here late night, and when i mean late, i mean the lights were off in front but the place was packed well after its 2am closing time and the staff had no problem taking orders and were very welcoming even when it was close to 2:30 in the morning... Food was good and just what I needed when in a drunken stuper...

    (3)

  • Y Z.

    First of all, i have to say, Quan's is not the best Chinese restuarant in Boston, and some of the dishes are very "americanized". but if u live around BU area, and when it is 1am and u r not crazy about pizza, Quan is good choice. the portion is ok, taste is not bad. i have ordered from them for years, sometimes the dilevery guys just coem knock on my door as a habit when the food is actually for another unit. if u looking for fance place with romantic feel, dont come here, but if u r too lazy to cook or step outside, Quan is a better option than other places in BU area.

    (4)

  • Brian P.

    I love this little Chinese restaurant. The atmosphere is enjoyable (The light hearted photos on the wall add a nice touch), the HDTV is a great addition during sporting events, and the food is delicious! I often order the General Gao's chicken and the Sesame chicken along with egg or beef fried rice. Also, it should be noted that they give you a TON of food for your $. The portions they give are easily large enough to feed two to three people, but as a growing college boy, I can finish it no sweat =) Definitely head to Quan's if you're in the mood for some great Chinese and don't feel like spending a ton of cash.

    (4)

  • Erin G.

    This chinese food is excellent, however it is definitely on the expensive side. The portions are huge, so expect to be eating Chinese for at least two meals. My boyfriend and I got the beef and brocolli, so I can't attest to the other meals, but ours were excellent. The smell of the food in the parking lot is enough to lure me in time and time again!

    (4)

  • Leo C.

    I agree with Erin; excellent, a bit expensive, but the huge portions make up for it. Get one of the main meals ($6-8) and a large fried rice, and you've got the next day's lunch taken care of as well. Their delivery service seems to have a really fast response time.

    (4)

  • Steve S.

    Not the tastiest of the fast-food Chinese options on the BU Comm. Ave. strip, but it does serve the largest portions. Great location for students in West Campus who can go late at night and have enough food to last until morning.

    (4)

  • Cullen F.

    This was so bad. Two of us got Sesame Chicken. I'm not joking. We both, threw it out after three bites, and we were starving. THANKFULLY we had Peanut Butter Cheerios, and bananas in the kitchen, to wash the taste of this out of our mouths. After the follow up with the restaurant, to let them know how bad our order was. THEY TOLD US TO BASICALLY... GO )(*& OURSELVES.

    (1)

  • Christine C.

    Ordered delivery from this place and it was over 1 hr late. They also got my order wrong. I ordered a char siu pork and roast duck combo over rice and they gave me chicken instead of duck. The pork was also overly fatty (3/4 of a piece = fat? no thanks.) and had none of the sweet flavor that char siu is supposed to have. The preserved egg and pork congee was bland as well - seems like they just make regular congee and added pieces of preserved egg as an afterthought. I can do that myself. Not coming back here again, not when there are so many better places around Allston.

    (2)

  • Richard M.

    We were driving by looking for another restaurant we'd found on Yelp. Having no luck and with our appetites growing with each tenth of a mile we happened upon Quan's Kitchen. It is a beautifully designed and decorated exterior and interior. It is likely the most attractive Chinese Restaurant I have ever visited. We were greeted and seated quickly. The interior is decorated with tasteful black and white photography. Which my wife discovered the artist was the Restaurant Owner. The menu offers a huge variety from Sushi, freshly made to order to Seafood and just about every dish you can imagine. My wife and I order luncheon specials which were modestly priced and extremely tasty. Certainly plenty to satisfy our hunger. Each item was flavorful and yummy. The owner stopped by our table and chatted with us. I found him an extremely bright and pleasant gentleman. Both my wife and I will return the Quan's Kitchen and will recommend it highly to friends and family.

    (5)

  • Nanci C.

    Great service! The girl with glasses in the front is very friendly and great customer service. I love their spicy salted chicken wings. After working out at the gym for two hours, the eight delight seafood chow Mein filled up my tummy. They are missing one star because it was really cold in the restaurant. No heat in 30 degrees. I like that they use new utensils and you don't have to pay for tips.

    (4)

  • Amanda W.

    I want to give 0 star for them! I've been there before going to gym, and the food is gross.

    (1)

  • Daniel Q.

    Holy fucking shit this place has the worst fucking crab rangoon in the world how do you fuck up crab rangoons I don't understand they taste like some weird funky mushroom radish shit the rest of the food is meh edible

    (2)

  • Nilo F.

    I'd like to consider myself a crab rangoon connoisseur and the cream cheese to wonton ratio here didn't satisfy my elitest taste buds, but that doesn't mean I won't be back for more... Beware of a lot of drunk weirdos late nighting here, myself and apparently Barry S. (previous review) included.

    (3)

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Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : No
    Delivery : Yes
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Dinner, Late Night
    Parking : Street
    Bike Parking : Yes
    Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Noise Level : Quiet
    Alcohol : No
    Outdoor Seating : No
    Wi-Fi : Free
    Has TV : Yes
    Waiter Service : No
    Caters : No

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The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.

Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.

There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.

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