Chang An

Located in a quiet strip plaza (Plaza 129), Chang An is casual no-​frills Chinese takeout restaurant. The place is order at the counter and there are a few tables for eating in. The kitchen is in the back and not visible.
They serve up the standard Chinese American dishes including Cantonese and Hong Style cuisine. They offer eggplant with garlic sauce, moo shu, and plenty of fried appetizers (chicken fingers, calamari, scallops, shrimp chips, egg rolls, fried banana). Most of the items/​dishes on the menu are under $ 11, chef’s specialties priced $ 9.50-$ 18.50.
29 Luncheon Specials ($ 5.75-$ 8.30) served with pork fried rice or white rice, some include appetizer (s) are offered Mon-​Sat until 3PM (except holidays). 24 DInner Combinations ($ 7.60-$ 10.50) served with pork fried rice or white rice and appetizers are offered, except Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.
I stopped here for lunch takeout recently on a quiet sunny Saturday. I ordered the L27 Yu-​Hsiang Scallop with pork fried rice and spring roll. The food took about 12 minutes to be ready as I waited near the counter and I could hear the microwave beeping and the woks sizzling in the back kitchen. I proceeded homeward bound. However when I opened the paper bag of food, they gave me the wrong order, L23 Orange Beef ($ 8.05 plus tax) with Pork Fried Rice instead of the L27 Yu-​Hsiang Scallop that I ordered.
I decided not to drive back to Billerica and tried out the given Orange Beef, which had three slices of beef steak coated in a deep fried batter and a spicy sweet tasting orange sauce with red chili peppers and broccoli. The beef was extremely chewy and I needed to use a sharp kitchen knife to cut up the beef into smaller pieces. The pork fried rice (light brown color) was standard with a soft texture and pieces of roast pork and onions. The portion of food was good sized too.
Overall, the food tasted just fine, though again the orange beef was chewy and slightly tough. If I do return to Chang An (it may be awhile), I will be sure to ask the order taker to repeat what I ordered. I was a bit disappointed for not getting the scallops I ordered for lunch.

I had a craving for some egg rolls which I usually don’t like or buy but I’m just really wanting a few today. This place is really close to my house so I thought I’d check it out. I know they are new, not sure how long they have been there. The egg rolls were the best egg rolls I’ve ever eaten! I can’t wait to go back there and try other things. I’ll post further reviews after trying a few more dishes.