Chow's reviews show a mix of experiences, with some patrons saying quality has slipped to merely passable except for a tangy sour and spicy soup that stood out, while others describe a thick, overly vinegared profile lacking expected ingredients and express disappointment about not returning; on the other hand, many praise good tasting food at affordable prices, friendly service, and reliable takeout with generous portions and hot, fresh meals and fast online ordering; several comments note that the dining room and buffet have not reopened, leaving takeout as the main option, and a last minute order was handled with kindness and produced a plentiful and delicious two person dinner including chow mein; a common sentiment is that Chow's remains a classic Montreal area Chinese option worth supporting and that the chow mein is especially favored, though some regulars miss dining in and the buffet which were once available; overall the restaurant is seen as dependable for takeout and traditional dishes at good value, with experience depending on whether dine-in is possible.
They wouldn't take our reservation because they said they never re-opened after Covid which is absurd because the pandemic was over years ago. We ate there years ago & liked it & now want to go again but they said thhey don't serve customers in th restaurant because they seem to think there is still a pandemic! I t was over years ago & we eat out at a restaurants all the time.please re-open I'm sure you're losing business
Aug 31, 2024
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Hadn't eaten there in a really long time & I went back lately. Still pretty good. It's still really surprisingly the same if you have a craving for some good old Chinese food in all the typical takeout or buffet food. Typical Chinese food that everyone's used to the egg rolls are awesome. Everything is good except maybe the chicken soup guy. Some of that great. It was a bit hard. We ordered it once. It was a great ordered it once. It was really terrible. Everything else was good. We had like a dinner with multiple items & we even added more & everything was good except for them. Like I said, chicken soup guy & I don't know the first time this chicken soupai was great. The second time the chicken soup guy was hard like rock & it was not edible. It's a little bit pricey but I mean when is Chinese food not expensive right? So I would say just order. It's been awhile. You've been there the craving Chinese food, the egg rolls, the chicken fried rice. Things like that are awesome. The egg rolls are really good. The chicken fried rice is really good. The pineapple chicken is really good. The chicken chow mein is very good & the garlic spare ribs are awesome but anyways I would say go try it get out of the house. It's been awhile since you've had it. Go try it. You have the craving for Chinese food. This will definitely get your craving to go away. Order some sauces. Don't forget the OD beef macaroni is very good too. & yeah everything is good except the chicken sugai so order call me. She's the owner there. She'll help you & write a review. It's indoor valve or Val circle. If you go to dorval circle, just take doraville avenue South & it's going to be on your left on the east side of the doraville avenue right across from the Maxi of the Walmart so you can't miss it. Go get it something there. It's worth it. Enjoy
We went here for the buffet, as google suggested it to us as a good one, but upon arrival, the place looked abandoned, the front door wasn't even open & we had to go through a side door, only to be told there was no buffet, not since the start of COVID. We drove all the way from Brossard too. Apart from all that the lady who told us about the buffet was nice, though we didn't eat there so I don't know if that counts for much as we only stayed for 2 minutes after she told us
It is illegal in quebec to require a minimum of 12$ purchase to pay by debit. Which is what this restaurent demanded, after i ordered 2 wonton soups & came to pick my order up, was forced to buy more to be able to make a debit payment. Soups were ok, nothing special. Service was bad. Got food from them before wasnt too good, plenty of MSG in their food.
