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Our dining team arrived at Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant at 8:25pm on a Saturday evening. There was plenty of parking right in front of the restaurant and it was brightly lit and welcoming. We were greeted upon entering by co-owner Chang Lam, a recent Charleston, SC transplant who is originally from Hong Kong.

Our orders were placed at the counter, and payment is collected when your order is placed.  We took our menus to our table to mull over the vast offerings of Szechuan, Hunan, and Cantonese style menu items.  We served ourselves from the usual offerings of soft drinks and sweet tea ($1.10) and took our seat.

The dining room was bright and cheerful and has 10 tables that each seat 4.  As you step up to the counter you have a full view of the kitchen.  Everything was clean and we were able to observe how our food was prepared. We made quick trip to the restroom, which was very clean, and then we sat down to concentrate on our order. After careful consideration we chose for our appetizers the hot and sour soup($1.75), house special soup($2.50), and the Pu Pu Platter for two($8.25). The soup was served within five minutes, steaming hot and aromatic. The hot and sour was spicy without loosing its flavor. 

This reviewer’s special soup was loaded with crisp, fresh vegetables, chicken, pork and shrimp, all floating in a delicious rich chicken broth. The Pu Pu Platter was more than four could finish let alone two.  It came loaded with shrimp toast, spareribs, wontons, jumbo shrimp, chicken wings, and dumplings (a substitute we requested in place of egg rolls).  Although the Pu Pu Platter came warm, scrumptious and was delicious, it was served after the entrée arrived.  This is a pet peeve of mine, so it diminished my enjoyment somewhat. 

The other member of the Dining Team, who has a taste for the spicy, chose the Hunan Beef combo ($6.25). It was spicy, but not too much, and the veggies were crisp and fresh with lots of flavor. 

The Pork Egg Foo Young combo ($5.50).  It was loaded with fluffy egg, sweet onion, hunks of pork and fried golden brown and covered in a rich brown sauce.  Both entrees could have served three easily and came with pork fried rice and an egg roll. 

Our entrees were brought out approximately twelve minutes after we placed our order. They too were fresh and steaming hot. Co-owner Chang checked on us several times to be sure we were enjoying the meal. 

Overall, we got a great deal for our dining dollar and felt valued as a patron of the establishment. The total for our dining was $28.04. The food was good and the restaurant was clean and cheerful. This team loves oriental food and look forward to dining there again.

Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant
520A Calhoun Street, Johnston, SC 29832
Phone: 803-275-9388

Co-owner – Chang Lam
Hours – Mon-Thurs: 11am to 10:30pm
              Fri & Sat: 11am to 11pm
              Sun:  12 noon to 10pm

Types of payment:
Cash & Check
Starting week of Jan 16: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express

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