CheLi - Flushing

“Great experience. Che Li is such a beautiful restaurant. The atmosphere feels elegant and peaceful, almost like a traditional Chinese garden. My family celebrated my birthday here, and the staff made it feel very special by preparing a birthday bouquet on the table. The servers were incredibly friendly, kind, and attentive. They even gave me an adorable peach-shaped bun for my birthday, but I forgot to take a photo of it, haha. It was such a sweet and thoughtful gesture. The food was, as always, delicate, beautifully presented, and delicious. The staff really care about your experience, and the whole meal felt warm and memorable. I would definitely recommend Che Li, especially for special occasions.”

“I went in with a party of 6, waited for a bit for a table to open up, and was immediately astonished by the decor, service, and food quality. There is an energy of coziness and warmth with the ornamental wood pillars, golden lanterns draping from oriental roof tiles, and the blue seats that compliment a central white table. You order from a handheld device, but if you need a personal server, you can request them in less than a second with a tap of a button from the tablet menu and get an equally fast response time. The food was the best part. I ordered the osmanthus plum juice, and it had one of the most contemplative, yet refreshing taste I have ever experienced in the last 5 years. My party ordered over 5 dishes, and 3 of which had a distinctive and prominent taste. Chilled, quenching wine-soaked chicken; succulent crispy duck; savory stir-fried Shanghai noodles. I recommend the crispy duck the most, but all of them are of amazing quality for any new guest.”

“Had a fabulous dinner here on a Saturday night. We arrived right before the dinner rush and got seated right away. I do recommend making reservations if you can. Food: -Che li’s pork belly 10/10, loved the texture and flavor -Crispy smoked fish 8/10, fish was crispy and flavorful -Hot stone braised rice 10/10, loved the toasted rice texture -Flaming beggars chicken 8/10, loved how they presented the dish Service: 10/10. Waiter was attentive and welcoming. Atmosphere: 10/10. Beautiful decor and loved the walkway path.”

“The food and service was amazing. Our server, Ryan was so sweet and helpful and also very accommodating! Definitely recommend coming here to try the food and hospitality again! Also the decor inside was impecable! I felt like I was transported to another place. We also got the sake cocktails, would not recommend and the dessert was okay, the cookies were amazing though! The savory part of the dinner and the star of the show were definitely the dinner plates.”

“We somehow secured a Mother’s Day dinner here for 5 without reservations! We gladly accepted a smaller table to get in. We had tried the restaurant next door jiang nan before and when we first entered we thought it was the same restaurant due to the decor, but staff said it wasn’t. Finding the restaurant - easiest by accessing it from in front of the Tangram mall, maps initially had us walking through large restaurant area outdoors and going in circles for a bit. I broke my rule of never going out on Mother’s Day because service is usually subpar, food is too and it’s just too busy but we took my mom to NyC for the day so had to eat lol. Food was quite good, though overpriced a bit. We had the soup dumplings, sweet and sour fish, beggar chicken (with a small show), ham and vegetable clay pot rice, and a veggie dish. It was all delish! I especially loved the rice and hope to replicate it at home. Osthmanthus dessert (warm) wasn’t good, I probably should have gotten the cool one. Service left a lot to be desired, which may be due to it being so busy. Hard to get staff to ask questions about the order. For the prices, one would think service would be exceptional. The staff were busy and seemed annoyed at requests for water, tea, etc. I would try it again on a less busy weekend.”