Happy Chinese restaurant - Port Coquitlam, British Columbia

My family felt it was too hot in the house last night to cook, so we decided to try this restaurant that we've walked past for 20+ years but had not tried. We are so glad we did! Shanghai Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao) are difficult to do ... properly, and Happy Chinese Restaurant makes surprisingly authentic ones--complete with house-made ginger-vinegar sauce. If you like mushrooms, the Chicken with Mushroom stir-fry dish offers plenty. We had requested reduced MSG and oil and the chef did an excellent job with our food, which also included Shanghai Style Fried Thick Noodle and Honey Garlic Beef. The ingredients were of high quality, the flavour was pleasing and the texture was just right. We noticed that most of the restaurant's business was take-out (we were the only dine-in patrons at about an hour before closing), which is a shame as the service and presentation are excellent. Although the dining room does not have air conditioning, it is cool and quiet with simple yet modern decor and furniture. It was also nice to dine at an establishment with modern porcelain dinnerware as opposed to the plastic dishes that some places use nowadays. I recommend people try dining-in at this hidden gem on the north side of Port Coquitlam. Read more

First time coming here today. I have seen it a few times and decided it would he a good choice for dinner. I am glad did. I ordered the spring rolls which were delicious. The chicken soft chow mein which tasted amazing. I don't usually find ones I ... like but this one was great. I also go the kung pow chicken which the flavors were full and tasty. I am excited to go back to try more Read more

I have ordered here a few times now and the lady at the front now remembers me. She is so sweet and kind. The food here is amazing and the portions are great, four dishes for a group of four was wonderful. The spicy squid is one of my favourites ... and the sweet and sour pork tastes amazing. If I ever want Chinese food, I will always come here first. Read more

We love ordering from Happy Chinese! The kindest people working and the best food. The egg fried rice and Honey Garlic Pork are my fave. The potions are massive of course, and everything is cooked so well. We’ve ordered about 10 times now and so far not a single miss. ... Everything has always been awesome! Read more

Excellent tasting food. The Calamari could have been deep fried a little longer with more salt added. The fried rice is very tasty. Everything else is excellent. The price is right, and the lady owner is very courteous. Poor cashier girl was saying sorry to everyone as the restaurant was backlogged with ... orders. Skip the dishes driver picked up 10 dishes before I got my 5. All in all, the food was fresh n tasty. I had to give the 10% off to cash sales as a tip to the cashier. She was very courteous and apologetic to all the customers waiting for their food. The Richmond market squid was excellent !!!!!!!! I ordered more food 2day. The dishes were fresh, hot, and tasty. Bought 6 dishes today. The food did not taste fresh as there was an overnight fridge taste to the food. The Gen. Tso's spicy chicken was not good. It was not spicy at all n even worse it was made with sweet n sour sauce, ( I hate sweet n sour sauce). The fried rice was abit hard meaning it was left over many days rice. The beef n broccoli was below average as the beef was cut into small pieces to make it look like there were many slices of beef when actually there was not. When you are very hungry, most foods will taste good. Unfortunately, the food this day was not good at all. The cook must've had a bad day as his heart was not in it. Read more