China cafe

Lexii Lueddeke

2024-02

Cute restaurant, love eating here and working here. Family owned business. The owners work 7 days a week, even on their day off Monday for the business. They don’t get enough credit. Great people.Vegetarian options: You can have any meal made vegan or vegetarian

F M

2024-03

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Laurie Huff

2024-05

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Kiley Johnson

2024-04

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Cierra Nope

2019-05

This is one of the best Chinese restaurants you will ever visit. The food is cheap, plentiful, and delicious, and the staff are very kind people. Great service, too. Pictures are "General Chicken with fried rice," "Broccoli Beef with lo mein," and "Italian Cream Soda cherry flavored." We come here often, and everything is consistently wonderful. Not pictured are the crab rangoons, which are delicious also. Definitely order them if you come in, you'll love them!

P Chapin

2024-02

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Lori Anderson

2023-05

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desiree tarro

2024-02

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Marci Wallace

2023-08

The chef, in my opinion, prepares excellent food. The waiter (on his last day) was very attentive and checked in with us often. This Café has a warm and friendly atmosphere. The chef even stopped by to chat for a minute. The tables and chairs appear to be new, very clean. There is also an outdoor dining area. Prices are resonable.Kid-friendliness: They had crayons for children.

Edwin Wentworth

2024-05

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Shaela Crosby

2023-08

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Vic V

2019-05

Great service, great foods and clean restaurant.

Darlene Rohn Hansen

2023-08

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Clark Griswold

2020-05

Not bad. Decent food and service.

Darlene Rohn Hansen

2023-09

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Katrina Bentley

2024-02

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Robyne Field

2023-05

Gluten Intolerance:This is really important for those that are GF. Unbelievably, in our little town of Kooskia, ID., they even have GF soy sauce! Also, when you say you need your food to be GF, they're going to make it GF. That alone gives them my undying loyalty.Also: I have a family member that is a vegan & also GF who loves their food!The food:Is absolutely excellent. I love it! If I ask for any changes, it's never a hassle. The lady that cooks is a genius!(Okay, my only complaint EVER: Twice over the last 15 + years, they forgot to put the peanuts in my Kung Pao Chicken. So, I just remind them every time I order now, and it hasn't happened since. I'm still thrilled with the place & LOVE my Kung Pao Chicken!)Timing:Whether I eat in, or get food to go, the preparation is rarely ever more than 20 min. & often much less. (2 ppl.)Prices:The prices are very fair, in spite of the inflation we're experiencing. (I'll mention more about this below.)The curious:I want to speak on the 3 complaints that I have seen. It's not really important, because there's going to always be an unhappy customer out of all the happy customers.The owner/cook: (Keep in mind I'm only assuming the cook is the owner, also I make one more assumption that I'll note below.)As I mentioned earlier, the lady that cooks is a genius! She is a working machine!I'm sure the owner, whether it's the Cook or not, is really thrifty, but not at the expense of quality. I think it's the combination of her thriftiness, and preparing the food herself, that keeps the prices affordable.I say the above, as a precursor to the following.Some feel that she is rude. I really haven't gotten that vibe from herIn my opinion she isn't so much rude, as she is brusque. On a personal level, I just see a professional with a job to do, that she intends to do exceptionally well, and in a very efficient manner.I think most business owners would understand, but as Americans, we're used to customer service being absolutely exceptional, possibly even more important than the food quality or pricing.As I mentioned before, she's a machine... Her work ethic is unbelievable. She's working, & she hires waiters that are to be her customer service representatives. I think running the business efficiently, viably, and with quality is her priority.Also, maybe due to cultural differences, or the sensitivities that some have when dealing with proprietors, that brusqueness has hit a nerve with some customers.(So, I mentioned another assumption up above. The complaints could be about her hired help. I'm not sure. Although, I've never had a problem with any of the servers.)I also saw 1 complaint in an obscure location online about the prices. I've never had problems with the prices. I'm not sure what the circumstances were in that scenario.Finally,I hope those reading this will keep in mind how far away we live from a city where perishables can be bought at an affordable price, and in the volume that are restaurant would need.Personally, it takes me $100 in fuel RT to the nearest city that would have these resources, or even a Chinese restaurant with food at the same quality. Also, shipping here isn't always reliable, or remotely affordable, for the non-perishables.Also, everybody has a bad day. Personally, financially, or product wise, we never know what's going on behind that counter. If we're waiting on something & our order isn't coming out quick enough, maybe the wait staff had to run to the grocery store to pick up an item that didn't come in on time. Who knows. Sometimes, we all have bad days too.Personally I'm incredibly grateful to have this wonderful little Chinese restaurant here in rural Kooski, Idaho.DONE!

Lori Howard

2023-05

DO NOT eat at the China Cafe in Kooskia. I waited 1 1/2 hours for my to go order. Watched another lady come in twice to return her order that they got wrong, she was gone a half hour between trips. The last order she brought back I watched the guy switch the food from that bag to a new bag before trying to hand it to me as she had gotten my order. The woman in there argued with me when I refused to take the food, she started opening everything to show me it was my order and the first thing she opened clearly had a bite taken out of it, they did not apologize for the mistake or offer to remake the order. In the hour and a half I sat there I observed that none of the workers wore gloves and they dropped things on the floor ( including food and ice) and continued to pick it up and serve it.

Danielle Pattiasina

2023-06

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Wayne Weikart

2023-08

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Raymond Hawes

2023-06

I am originally from San Francisco area and it is pretty impressive to get such good Chinese food here in litter kooskia Idaho Ben & Grace are the best.Parking: Pretty easy to find a place to park

oo0 JACKAL 0oo

2023-10

Check your orders before you leave they get them wrong a lot I don't plan on going back there they messed up one to many times I went back and gave me hem another chance they messed it up again! They sed to be good a few years back now it seams they just don't care food isn't cooked right orders are messed up when you pay good money for mediocre food you tend to get upset!

jim conrad

2022-05

It's a bit quirky and definitely not fancy, but the service is hometown-friendly, and the food consistently exceeds my expectations. This is my regular stop in the Clearwater valley. I always dine-in but note they have a bustling take-out business.

Ayla Forsman

2021-05

Food was good. Didn't take long for them to prepare it, they were moderately busy. The food I ordered wasn't super flavorful, I'm sure their other food is, but the egg rolls were delicious! Would definitely go again or recommend to a friend!

Nina Doki

2021-05

Surprisingly a good find in the middle of nowhere. Tourists from Philippines who fortunately got the chance to do a road trip around August 2020. We just happened to pass by and after a long drive seeing nothing interesting to eat in, we find this cafe. Wasn't expecting too much but it was really a nice surprise to 3 hungry travelers. Staff are friendly too and food was really good 👌

Bobby Holland

2018-05

Food was really good, and the waitress was nice. They had color books and crayons for the kids. The food came out rather quickly and tased good, not greasy or soggy. I would eat here again. The only awkward part is the big fat guy statue right in your face when you stand at the cash register.

Jdub Allendorf

2020-05

Stopped on the way the home to Montana today. I had a real yen for Chinese food, so I gave it a try.What a GREAT surprise! The young waitress was so pretty it was hard to look at the menu!She made a few recommendations and I took her advice. It was some of the absolute best Chinese food since I worked in San Francisco!The young lady was on top of her game throughout my meal. I WILL RETURN!

Awesome_ Ana

2023-05

Great place, really. Best Chinese food in the whole entire county. Also, get the potstickers steamed, cause I didn't even know they did that and it's so good.

Idaho-YN Ohana

2020-05

Salt and pepper chicken was my favorite dish, though since turning vegetarian I haven't gone much. Ben and Grace make it with TOFU and it's even better! I hope all is well with your family!

rod k Johnson

2023-05

Food great. Service very good. Clean and decent prices.