It's lunch and your tummy's growling. It's sending up that all too familiar craving. You know it wants some Chinese food.
You sigh as you try to remember a place that won't send your digestive system into shock.
Don't worry. Metromix has you covered. Check out our list of top restaurants for Chinese food in the city. And if we missed your favorite spot, let everyone know about it by leaving a comment below.
Chow down on some Chinese food
Metromix breaks down the best places in Columbus to get Chinese fare
Metromix
May 11, 2009
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Shoku
1312 Grandview Ave - Columbus614-485-9490
Shoku claims to take the cake in Grandview when it comes to fresh sushi and all-around cuisine from the Far East. The restaurant's menu features authentic Japanese, Chinese and even Thai dishes. A bit on the pricey end, the menu includes the restaurant’s Eastern sweet duck and a special lunch bento box.
Molly Woo's Asian Bistro
1500 Polaris Pkwy - Columbus614-985-9667
Molly Woo's Asian Bistro offers a truly Pan-Asian dining experience, featuring high-tilted ceilings and even a few Asian artifacts. Located as an attachment to northern Columbus Polaris Fashion Place, the restaurant's specialties include the Kung pao calamari and Woos garlic chicken, and you can't go without trying their famous spring rolls.
Lai Lai Authentic Chinese Kitchen
6823 E Broad St - Columbus614-861-3515
Walk past the painted Chinese mural in the foyer to enter this appealing small restaurant with wooden tables and quaint Chinese decor. Start your meal with Dan Dan noodle or chicken with lettuce wrap appetizers. Entrees include fish filet with lemon sauce, double-cooked pork, ginger shrimp and Lai Lai combination. Sunday lunch buffet offered until 3 p.m.
New Chopsticks
2775 Martin Road - Dublin614-793-1866
For a lunch that wont break your bank, hop over to New Chopsticks, at 2775 Martin Road in Dublin. Monday through Friday, you can try one of 15 meals like sweet and sour chicken or Szechuan beef. For $3.99, you get the meal, along with steamed or fried rice, soda or soup and a fortune cookie. Add an egg roll for 36 cents.
P.F. Chang's China Bistro
4040 Townsfair Way - Columbus614-416-4100
P.F. Chang's offers a Chinese fine dining experience with the atmosphere to match, featuring a dark, upscale interior including traditional Chinese artwork and sculptures. The menu features meaty portions of heavily seasoned entrees, including its signature Moo Goo Gai Pan and shrimp with lobster sauce.
Panda Inn
1446 Bethel Rd - Columbus614-459-2229
At first glance, Panda Inn might look like almost every other Chinese restaurant out there. But a closer look shows it to be much more. Not only does it offer the typical Chinese food that those other places do, it also boasts a live pianist Friday and Saturday nights and a full-service cocktail lounge. And if all that isn't enough, this one word should be: karaoke. From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily, you can accompany your wonton soup and General Tso's chicken with the entertainment that horrible singing always brings.
Szechuan Cottage
2628 N High St - Columbus614-261-9309
Szechuan Cottage features quality spicy and vegetarian dishes at reasonable prices. The storefront is not spectacular looking, but the husband and wife who run the place are friendly and will deliver for a $1 fee. If the delivery charge seems daunting, flip through the Saver for an inevitable abundance of coupons and possibly a carryout menu.
Hunan House
2350 E Dublin Granville Road - Columbus614-895-3330
Hunan House prides itself on giving its customers an upscale Chinese dining experience. Elaborate marble statues and full Chinese decor add to the ambiance, and the menu is full of authentic surprises. Some of the specialties include the Eggplant Szechuan, Hunan Chicken and Moo Shu Pork. The mined chicken lettuce wraps are also recommended.
Asian Star Chinese Buffet
2847 Festival Ln - Dublin614-336-8618
Asian Star Chinese Buffet offers an affordable buffet for lunch and dinner, with prices going at $7 a plate for lunch and $10 for dinner.
Dynasty Express
2107 Polaris Pkwy - Columbus614-848-0381
Dynasty Express is your typical Chinese dive, specializing in Asian creations served atop steamed or fried rice. The restaurant also offers a catering option, ready and willing to supply full-fledged family or business events. There’s also a corporate lunch party tray, especially if you’re looking to cater on-the-go.
Pei Wei
4155 Morse Crossing - Columbus(614) 418-9825
It operates under the motto east of usual, taking pride inan offbeat, laid-back atmosphere. Serving up a vast selection of beers and wines and specializing in coconut curry, Pei Wei is a great place to pick up lunch to help break up the monotony of the work day.
Cafe China
6796 Perimeter Loop Road - Dublin614-799-0855
For casual Chinese dining, Cafe China is your place. Specializing in Szechuan, Hunan and Cantonese cuisine, Cafe China has hundreds (literally, hundreds) of menu items sure to suit any taste bud. Open for lunch daily, you can get your fill starting at 11 a.m.
Haiku Poetic Food and Art
800 N. High St. - Columbus614-294-8168
Haiku could be your Short North destination for a quick-stop Asian getaway. The laid-back sushi bar offers a full alcohol list at the bar and stays open until 2 a.m. on the weekends for those late-night noodle cravings, which are the menu's specialty.
China Dynasty
1930 E Dublin Granville Road Dublin Granville and Beechcroft - Columbus614-523-2008
The General Tso's Chicken and Sesame Shrimp are some of their specialties, but dont forget about the Sunday buffet, served all day for only $11.50.
