Handy Kitchen Chinese Restaurant

I've been going to this place for years and have always had good food and good service. A while back, I had shrimp fried rice that tasted awful and I called there and they said, " bring back now"! I did not want to bring it back right now I was already at my house. They would not write my name down so I could come another time and replace the bad order, so I decided I wouldn't go back again. In a moment of weakness I decided to try them again and the food and the service was absolutely terrible! Two small shrimp fried rice and two egg drop soups for $17 in change. that is absolutely outrageous when you compare what you would pay for a large order of fried rice during hours they don't offer lunch specials. Notice this is my opinion. The bathrooms,(before the Pandemic) were very nasty- It's been said: A restaurant's lavatory is a great indication of of the cleanliness, of their kitchen/food prep area. For Good Chinese Food :. to Bamboo House or the one one on the corner of Guess Rd. and Fawn, adjacent to the car was beside the car wash. Great Food. I promise. My name is Chad and I'm a native of Durham.

I have been going here for year's and it's been the best Chinese around. Since the pandemic hit the food has been made in bigger batches to save time I'm guessing. But that means my food has been sitting for hours and being recooked on the stove over and over so it can stay hot. This is disappointing

The owner took 5 phone calls without acknowledging me being physically at the window and ready to order. Ordered pork lo mein, which was ready in less than 2 minutes. Tasted like it was from a cheap buffet; meaning that it probably was mass prepared and sitting there waiting to be ordered. Was extremely bland and not enjoyable. Won't be going back.

Great little family owned take-out place. No this is not 5 star cuisine, but it's excellent for a wide variety of primarily Cantonese and Hunan dishes, with some specialty dishes thrown in for variety. Food is consistent, orders are filled quickly, and prices are great. I've been going there for 5 years and have never been disappointed.

My parents recently bought a house in northern Durham, less than 2 miles from Handy Kitchen. Turns out this is going to be a problem because it's so good and fast that I end up eating there way too much. The egg drop soup can be a little gloppy like they didn't wisk the thickener enough, but the taste and ratio of egg to liquid is great. The sweet and sour pork was nicely crisp and good quality meat. The chicken lo main has been a crowd favorite. So was the honey chicken, btw they give you a ton of sauce so you can douse your food. Pork fried rice has nice chunks of meat in it. The only thing I'm not thrilled about is their definition of spicy. I've asked for spicy twice and feel both time it was pretty mild.