Asian Chao

"Very rushed and forceful. wouldn’t answer if food was vegetarian or not. matches my college dining hall level of food, not very good. Chicken was very soggy and not crispy. SO EEXPENSIVE for such little food"

"Portions are so small for the price you’re paying. $13 for a small scoop or rice, chicken and vegetables a joke. The employees are rude. They also put it in the flimsiest styrofoam box that leaks ALL OVER the bag they put it in. Just avoid this spot and try the one next door."

"Food is great sometimes. They are so quick to make your food and never make it right. Also too expensive for very small portion!! The food there is good just that its too expensive and small."

"I grew up going to the Asian Chao at Richmond Mall. The owner served the food and he always filled the containers for me and the other poor, hungover lifeguards while on our break from Lyndhurst Pool. The meals were $3-5 back then (2006-2013) and they were beyond delicious. As Richmond Mall’s visitation rapidly crumbled, the guy hung on longer that anyone could have imagined. He used to go to the bank my mom worked at and everyone there loved him - a true staple of the community. When he retired and moved away, so went the Asian Chao. I’ll occasionally go to the Chao at Beachwood Mall, but year after year the portions got smaller, the food got more expensive, and less delicious. Today, I felt the hunger for Chao and that beautiful flavor of friends, family and the inevitable coma-like nap I would get to take afterword. They hurt me today. $11 for a laughable portion of garbage. Orange chicken, burnt. Bourbon chicken, dry. Noodles, flavorless. I won’t let the Beachwood Mall Asian Chao take those memories from me. Won’t eat here again (jk probably will next year and will hate myself for it). I suggest you avoid it at all costs. Don’t let their swill tarnish the good Asian Chao name. They should be ashamed, but I’m sure they won’t be. RIP the Chao of the old days… (photo of the moment I opened my meal today, dropped my fork, and held back tears)"

"I absolutely love this place! The bourbon chicken and orange chicken are delicious! So are the vegetables and noodles. I ask for extra bourbon sauce on the noodles and that just makes them super yummy! I drive a long way just to go here for lunch or dinner. Also I love variety, so the price is great considering I can get four items for way less than 4 items would cost at a take out place. Staff are very nice as well. It may be mall Chinese Food, but it is by far one of my favorite things to eat!"