Zhang’s Kitchen

You get what you pay for. No delivery fee means no good food. Some of the worst Chinese food I have ever had. They use the cheap gross frozen crab rangoons that barely have any filling in them. I ordered General Tso’s chicken and either got Sesame, or their recipe is just way too sweet with no spicy. Honestly you can get better food at a mall food court. Do your self a favor and order else where!

Turn the heat on inside the restaurant when it’s below freezing outside. Consistently nothing special

Solid Chinese American comfort food. I do not understand all the 1 star reviews. When the weather is chilly or I am just not feeling my usual brown bag lunch or I have some cash in my wallet, I order one of the lunch specials from Zhang’s. The woman on the phone and at the counter is very nice, and the food is always hot and fresh. I usually order the chicken and broccoli with brown rice. I appreciate that they offer brown rice. The broccoli is neither over nor undercooked. Generally, it is a satisfying and healthy lunch (for $ 5.50!) If I want something less healthy, I order the crab Rangoon. If I’m feeling a cold coming on, I order the wanton soup. A nice, big filling lunch for less than $ 10? Yes, please!
Just don’t dine in! The dining room is not inviting, and you will enjoy your food more elsewhere.

Pretty dirty place and the food is quite bad too. Ordered pick-​up from here, but they do offer delivery. The food was soggy, bland, and not of high quality. Try another place if you’re looking for Chinese food in the area.

I am from this area and returned to visit and was looking to try new places in town. What a mistake I made going here. This place used to be a pizza place when I was growing up and looks like the new owners have not done much to this place and it is a large place but not at all a sit down place, more of a take out place. The menu is what you would expect, typical Chinese food selections. When the food arrived and I took a bite, I knew this whole meal was going to go downhill. The food here is absolutely the worst Chinese I have ever had, from the deep fried, hard meat Pu Pu Platter chicken fingers, to the so called spareribs to the bland and disgusting fried rice, tasting like an old sweat sock, to the Kung Pao chicken which tasted old and bland and was coagulating in its own sauce. The meal was awful and I was surprised to see so many take out orders for this place. I actually got somewhat sick after the meal and could not even go to the movie we had planned for after. I would not recommend this place to anyone. This may be good for people that don’t know what good Chinese is supposed to taste like, plus the prices here are outrageous as well for bad food!

very soggy… and the fortunes aren’t genuine:(

This is a slightly run-​down Chinese takeout place near Hampshire College. The dining room is larger than it looks from the outside, but don’t expect a ton of ambiance. The staff is extra nice and friendly, and the food is perfectly fine. I’ve had much worse take out, believe me. They are a bit heavy on the oil (ask them to ease up if you don’t want it too greasy). They serve brown rice (not all places do) and they use fresh ingredients. They cook their vegetables and seafood just perfectly (not too crisp and not too mushy). Don’t understand the one-​star reviews of this place (one star means «terrible» not just «eh») — glad I gave it a try anyway!

I’m with Trey. Don’t know what all the hate is about. It’s not authentic Chinese food by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s good. Prices are typical, food is good (not amazing, but good), and the low delivery minimum is a big plus. I can’t speak to the atmosphere of the actual restaurant, but… it’s basically made for delivery and takeout. I like it better than Panda East, and it has better vegetarian options than Amherst Chinese (even if AC has better quality overall). I would give it 3.5 stars, but I’ll give it 4 to balance out the absurdly low ratings others have given. I mean, 1 star? Really? That’s reserved for places that spit in your food and charge you twice the menu price. C’mon people.

It is a guilty pleasure. we lived right there for a couple years and got Zhangs a couple times a week. They are friendly people, the food is very americanized chinese, fried and somewhat generic. That said, it hits the spot, and I came to appreciate the food they offered. I admit that now a couple years later, I miss it, general tso, egg rolls, dumplings, all pretty good, filling chinese food. Very large portions.

Zhang’s Kitchen is the love of my life. I don’t care if there are better, more expensive places in the area — I’m loyal to Zhang’s. Their food is good, depending on what you get — my favorites are General Tso’s Tofu, scallion pancakes, vegetable fried rice, and vegetable lo mein. The staff is incredibly friendly and sweet. Great, speedy delivery, even in the ice and snow! The restaurant itself is often empty, which some would see as a bad sign, but I personally enjoy it. By far my favorite cheap-​o Chinese food place in the Valley. Prices can’t be beat and I always have enough for leftovers. I would usually get nicer more expensive Chinese food, but as a college student I can’t really afford to pay a huge amount of money for a small amount of food. Another plus is that their hot tea is delicious. I’ve been going there for two years now and I’m starting to think I might be their #1 customer…

Quick and convenient. The staff is friendly and the food is good. Sometimes the Moo-​Shu Pork is a bit overdone but the fried dumplings are great! Plus they make their own dipping sauce for the fried wontons.
The restaurant tends to be cold in the winter so I recommend getting take out. The décor hasn’t been changed since it was first Anita’s and then Karen’s Kitchen. Lunch specials are cheap too.
I will say that the food is much better than when it first opened. We saw a change in the flavor and quality about 3 years ago, and since then, we continue to go back to Zhang’s.

Yikes. I guess I’m not as much of a Chinese food connoisseur as my fellow Unilocalers… I’m actually a fan of this place.
They have one of the lowest minimums for delivery (super convenient when you’re a broke college student who relies solely on the cruddy bus system to get anywhere.) The person on the phone is nice and efficient, and the delivery guys are always nice and on time. Plus they always know the right door to go to at the dorms (because walking through dorms and/​or across campus in PJ shorts and slippers trying to find the delivery guy isn’t too fun.)
I don’t find the food to be half as bad as others may feel. I guess if anything I just love food, and when I’m craving salty, (kinda) greasy, hot NOT dorm food, they’re my go-​to place.

My response to Zhang’s Kitchen is not so much «yuck» but more of a «I’ve had better… times ten».
My boyfriend and I who are Chinese food eaters-​connoisseurs, mind you-​was not impressed by Zhang’s Kitchen.
We ordered delivery on a Tues/​Wed early evening. The guy forgot our drinks, and came back a second time to give it to us. Their «beef sticks» (beef teriyaki) was probably the only thing that had game compared to the other Chinese food places I’ve been to. Their crab rangoons were made with a different kind of wrapper, and was thicker and not that great compared to other restaurants who use more of a lighter, fluffier wrapper to fry. The lo mein was used with «american chinese» noodles. Are you following me? I was really weirded out by this and have never gotten these kind of eggy thick noodles served as «lo mein».
A one star because I probably most likely will not return. Their beef sticks are recommended, but I would stay away from their crab rangoons and noodle dishes…
Boston Chinese restaurants do it better

I order out from Zhang’s not because of I crave its Chinese food, its because I want food and want it delivered cheap.
Zhang’s lunch menu ranges all under $ 6. It however has a delivery requirement of at least $ 10…but its not too much of a problem, I just order for dinner too. The entire menu is Americanized and you wont find any place around here that is not. The first item in the menu confused the hell out of me. how can you have Chicken Chow Mein with Pork Fried Rice! Its like having grains with grains as opposed to grains with vegetables/​meat.
While ordering, you will find that there is a lack of employees on the other side. There is only one person available to pick up the call and they will always tell you to hold while they pick up the other line only to tell them to hold the phone. The delivery takes place in about 30 – 60 mins, depending upon the day of the week. They are usually really busy during the weekends, so expect to wait about an hour or so.
The food at Zhang’s follows the saying ‘what you pay for is what you get.’ The Chinese food tastes mediocre but so does the rest of Chinese joints in Amherst. I have ordered four meals from Zhang’s till and none of them have been any good. The only reason why I order from Zhang is because I like my daily veggie servings and it fills you up. Whatever it may taste like, I guarantee you that it tastes better than the Chinese food available from the university dining services. Zhang’s food lacks flavor at all times, and it seems like they use the same condiments for all their dishes… in other words all their dishes taste alike. I am lucky to have all the Chinese sauces in my room, in my humble attempt to recreate what the dish originally tastes like. Their steamed dumplings are the exact same ones you can buy in any Chinatown and they charge you a little of $ 5 for eight little pieces.
I havent really eaten in at Zhang’s but have passed by it several times and it looked small with little or no décor. If you are looking for a nice dine in restaurant, Zhang is definitely one place you dont want to go. I dont blame them for the ambiance or anything because their primarily a delivery place.

Yeah, you aren’t that good. I ordered from you once… you were kinda pricey. So goodbye. Though my friends like my lobster sauce over their food, I still feel you guys weren’t up to par. the way I like it.

I’ve never been to the store, but it is one of the few places that will deliver to the Boulders/​Southpoint residents.
The person on the phone is actually fairly capable of understanding you, which is usually a problem with a chinese restaurant. You have to order over $ 10 to get a delivery, but it’s usually not a problem when I order with my roommate. I think the food quality is actually very normal. They are very mediocre, americanized chinese food. Slightly greasy, but they give you choice of white rice and brown rice, which is nice. The delivery person is always very nice and generally prompt.

I rate on the basis of Accessibility, Price, Food Quality, Ambiance, and Service.
As one of the only Chinese places, perhaps the only one that will deliver to Hampshire College, this initially looks tempting. But let me assure you, this is only to be eaten if you are an inch away from death and the only cure is eggrolls.
Ambiance: None. This is a hole in the wall that is in the middle of nowhere. Dimly lit, dirty, relatively no décor.
Accessibility: There is a bus stop right in front of it, but there’s no schedule as to when you’ll be picked up, so you have to chance it. Zhang’s does deliver to the colleges in the area, which is it’s only definite plus.
Food Quality: As a former resident of the Bay Area in California, I feel that Massachusetts asian cuisine leaves a lot to be desired. This place has the worst Americanized Chinese food I have ever encountered. This is not to say that the food is bad because it has an American slant; the food is bad because it is just bad, basically inedible. I ordered Chow Mein and was presented with stir fry; apparently, at Zhang’s what the rest of the world recognizes as Chow Mein is called Lo Fun (or something similar)
Service: The guy who delivers my chinese food is always very nice and usually the food comes earlier than estimated by about ten minutes. The only other plus about this restaurant.
Price: The food is not the cheapest I’ve ever seen, and you have to order at least $ 10 worth before they’ll deliver to you.
I’m sorry Zhang, I really wanted you to succeed. If I saw any potential, or any chance that you could make me happy, I’d order from you at least three times a week. Sadly, you’re just not cutting it for me and I can’t be with you anymore. I’m breaking up with you.