Far East Chop Suey

Enough is enough!!! Every time I order the whole roast duck if not old and dry, burnt. I really do believed in a second chance. So, Today, I even emphasized to the one who took my order who is the Chinese lady to give me the new one, she then asked me right away «is that all» ??? It Seems like she ignored my request. That’s why I have to repeat my request. After giving the rest of my order, the waitress assured me that she will give the «best». I trusted her, and happy to leave the place.
When I got home and open the tray of roast duck, it was «burnt» looks like assembled left overs and there was no legs or drumstick. My only favorite part of bird. That’s it!!! Never again !!!

The food was good but the customer service is horrible. Our waitress did not look at us once when grabbing us water, ordering, and bringing our food. She was too busy looking at our customers and talking to her coworkers. Never wanna go back!

It’s okay, but could do better. The service was slow, and forgetful. They give us our food slow, and with no serving utensils, ended up using regular spoons. Not once did she fill my water, and barely came around. It’s alright though, looks like typical service in this old style restaurant.

When I used to live in California and would come back to visit once or twice a year, Thelma’s and Far East were my places to get my fix. Fast forward to now, and Far East is still my go to Chinese Restaurant.
The people here have been working here for quite some time, and the food is always a solid 10. The mussels in black bean sauce is on point, as is the salt and pepper shrimp. I always get the kau yuk, and oyster sauce chicken.
I don’t ever drink tea, but when I do, its here. The service is always timely, not necessarily the most friendly, but I come here strictly for take out, and if I dine in, its all business.
My childhood favorite, still going strong!

It’s so hot in here, the building is so old and place is run down. It takes forever to get someone to take your order. Only two waitresses. Food is ok, not the greatest Chinese food.

On Saturday, I had reserved three round tables for my father’s 60^th birthday. We had a party of thirty people. Our deposit receipt had three round tables written on it. To my surprise, we were sandwiched into booths at the end of the restaurant. At this end of the restaurant, there is no air conditioning. The outside temperature was 90 but inside the restaurant was 96 degrees. We were told by the manager that another party needed all of the round tables so our tables were given to them, even though, we made our reservations prior to their reservations. We had to deal with the cramped seating arrangements, sweltering heat and bugs crawling on our feet. A beauty day of celebration was ruined by owners who only care for the «buck» and not customer satisfaction. Their word means nothing. Money talks, everything else walks.

Came here for my dads birthday since Unilocal revuews was so awesome lookinh but ugh so disapointing Blah didn’t care for there food and the service sucked and the added $ 16 tip to the bill which I was confused by because they didn’t check on us since we walked in and we never got refills on our water plus we had to ask for everything not once did anyone check to see if everything was fine so all in all I wish we never ate there

Disgusting in every way possible! Don’t even know how to make egg drop soup properly. This place is horrible!

been coming here since I was a little kid since my mom loved to eat «Chinese food». This review was for my family’s visit a few days ago.
The service that we got was splendid from the guy waiter/“bus boy”. But there was this lady that gave us attitude and seemed like she didn’t want to be there, or even for us to be there.
Our food was alright. The seafood combination was perfect as usual. Love the babycorn! But the noodles that we ordered was way too hard, I couldn’t get myself to eat it. The fried rice was okay. Nothing special, just a little bit on the salty side.

This food takes me back. Moved away from hawaii for 10 years. All these new restaurants, but I prefer old school.

I still think one o Da best gauge gee and fried rice on oahu. talkn bout taste now. cause many joints can not make a decent fried rice.

So decided to try this place as was craving some Chinese food. First off… this is in what some would consider a «rough» section of Waipahu. Personally I’ve never had any problems anywhere but maybe you should drop by for a lunch instead of dinner if that kind of thing worries you.
Anyway this place is old. How old? I think most of the décor and plates are older than me… and I was born in the 70’s! But then again it’s all serviceable, just don’t expect anything fancy or even nice.
The one waitress that «greeted» us seemed fairly disinterested and I think she’s been there since the original décor as well. I suppose that makes it a positive since they match? Hmm I’ll leave that up to you to decide. At the time there were actually a decent amount of people eating for one server so it took a little while to bring over our water and hot tea but overall the speed of service was fine once you took into account her situation.
OK now the important part… food! So we ordered two dishes, both were listed as specials on the front of the store. Oyster sauce chicken over cake noodle and Cold ginger chicken, beef broccoli with white rice. Both dishes were under $ 6.50 and I would confer them to be a real bargain.
Oyster sauce chicken– the chicken is fried until the skin is nice and crispy, then chopped into several nice chunks and placed on a bed of cake noodles. Those cake noodles are done perfectly as well and are nice thick chunks… nice and crispy on the outside and not pressed too hard like most places do. The sauce is standard fare and does the job nicely. This dish is a winner, even if it wasn’t so cheap and generous in portion.
I had the cold ginger and beef broccoli combo. Ginger chicken was really good, what I liked about it was that the ginger topping was actually pretty salty but also very tasty. I just had to use less of it since it was so salty. The beef broccoli was just OK. The broccoli didn’t look super fresh and bright green but also wasn’t mushy. The beef in the dish was really tender and had great flavor. The major downside is that a few pieces were just warm instead of hot. That kind of thing bothers me.
Location/​décor: 2 stars– its a tired well worn place.
Service: 3 stars– the lady did her job.
Cleanliness: 2 stars– nothing wrong with the plates, table, utensils but the overall feel is that its lacking. Maybe unfair as its old and you can’t polish a turd.
Food: 4 stars– that cake noodle was awesome!
Value: 5 stars– at least for the specials. Other items on the menu seemed to be about average.

Always impressed by their food. Lemon chicken, char siu fried rice, Mongolian beef, soooo good. If you’re ever in the area, I suggest you stop by.

what: chinese restaurant located in waipahu :) !
something good: i think the food is pretty authentic here, however, i’m no expert in the field of chinese food! we had a bunch of different items and i must say my favorite was the cake noodles! they were so yummy and perfectly cooked :) if i come back here i will definitely have that again! the price point here is really good, each plate is really reasonable so you can really order a variety of things and share family style!
something not so good: the restaurant could definitely use a little face-​lift :)
something to try: cake noodle & beef broccoli

How do I start… we always come here for every occasion like Easter, fathers day, mothers everyday if we could. We love all the people there so friendly and the food is fast and very reasonable lots of vegetables in the dishes makes me feel good about eating it! I recommend this place for families to try. Trust me u will love it here at our favorite family restaurant! ! Great for family partys n get togethers call n reserve ur table today yay!

I don’t know how we all ended up here, but we did… I blame my Aunt. Apparently this was my grannie’s favorite Chinese restaurant. So my aunt decided to have the family get together here. Also she had her wedding reception here. I hope it was nicer in the 70’s cause it’s a total dive now.
Food — 2 stars — all the food tastes the same
Décor — 1 star — seen WAY better days
Service — 2 star — didn’t even bring us all enough water.
But I give it 2 stars overall because it was my grannie’s favorite

If you’re looking for cheap eats, this place is pretty good. I was pretty hesitant at first, I’m not a fan of Chinese Fast Food. But this place provides a satisfying meal.
The food is pretty tasty, I highly recommend the Walnut Shrimp and Salt & Pepper Pork Chops.
We ordered a hot plate and although it sizzles for the first fifteen seconds, food was still cold. I was also disappointed in the taste, the Mongolian beef is a dud. It was drenched in a hoisin, ketchup like gravy. Five pieces of beef and a mountain of vegetables.
The only problem I have is the service and cleanliness. Food is high in sodium, the water refills are a tad slow. I judge a restaurant’s cleanliness on the state of their restrooms and I don’t think I’ll be back for a bit.
If you’re excepting authentic five star Chinese cuisine, head down to Chinatown.
Overall, if you’re looking for a meal at a reasonable price, this is the place.

This has been our family’s celebration spot when the group was larger than my immediate foursome. Since I grew up with this stuff, it’s what I love and compare to.
I love their crispy gau gee. It’s the perfect size… not too small and not too big… and perfectly brown. I always feel like those white ones at other places are not «real».
Their cake noodle is a must-​do for me.
Ginger Chicken… always decent pieces with actual meat on them.
I rarely get to come here to eat, but always have them in mind when in need of a potluck dish… and they’re always busy!

This by far is our famines fave Chinese restaurant. The food is always consistent and it is always served fast and hot. The chow fun with black bean sauce is Ono! Also the cake noodle with minute chicken. They also let you substitute items when ordering the dinner plates and stuff!

We usually do to-​go for this place, but you can definitely get a taste of their overall service based on how they act at the register…
FOOD: Gotta love their calamari! It’s fried, and then sauteed with a mix of paprika and other spices, and garlic and green onions. Super grinds. This is my mom’s fave. Kinda expensive ($ 7.95 + tax), but is a must try. Can eat as a finger food, or with hot rice. Yum!
Oyster chicken cake noodle is also a nother family favorite. $ 5.95 + tax for a plate lunch size. Not bad if you wanna share this with family!
SERVICE: They are relatively nice if you don’t ask questions. I asked for a receipt and they gave me stink eye because they had to write out a receipt on their notepad… They take credit cards, but don’t print out receipts… Confusingly low-​tech.
Overall it’s good. Based on the restaurant, I wouldn’t want to dine in and eat. However, the food is pretty good and close by us. So if you’re in the neighborhood and need to pick up food, go check them out.