Oriental House in St. Matthews - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Still the ONLY Chineese food I eat in Louisville. 20 years later...

The best place for Chinese food in the city; you can choose from and extensive menu of both American Chinese food and traditional Chinese food. The staff is fantastic and the food is amazing. Try the Orange Beef! Update: newly remodeled; it's beautiful.

Louisville icon! Staff is friendly. Food is good

My family loves to eat here. We come a lot! The service is great - very friendly and attentive. The food is consistently very good and we enjoy the family friendly, casual atmosphere. We recommend the crab ragoon, edamame and steaming beef plate!

Not perfect, but dim sum is worth a try in this district.

Tried the Orange Chicken and several items from the dim sum menu. The orange chicken was pretty good with a strong, fresh orange flavor. However, I would not return for the dim sum. The steamed ribs and beef crepe were very overcooked and mushy. The texture was slimy. The shrimp and chive dumplings are tiny and had zero shrimp in them.

Love this place. A Louisville must for oriental plus lunch until 4pm.

This place has been a special place in my heart since I was 12 years old. I can’t believe this establishment has been around for 30 plus years. I was genuinely surprised to see the remodel as I have not made a visit in years. The duck was just as good as I remember it and you really can’t go wrong with any dish here. I didn’t remember this spot being packed when I was a regular years ago. Now it’s insanely popular and packed now. It was relatively unknown and hidden gem for awhile

I gave it a 3 for atmosphere just because it's cute. (Even though we didn't dine in) Friendly staff. I got the fried rice, it was ok. It tasted like it had curry in it, which I thought was unusual, but it was alright. My husband got the general tso chicken. He thought it tasted burnt. He did NOT like it. The crab Rangoon was delicious and so were the shrimp egg rolls. I did take a couple pics. Would we go back ~ eeehhhhhh maybe....

Food was delicious and nice portions. The chicken and broccoli was fresh and looked healthy. The wall was unfortunately filthy. I am assuming it was food so made eating not as enjoyable. May go back one day.

I recently dined at Oriental House and had the opportunity to try their General Tso’s Chicken. The dish was exactly what I expected—crispy chicken pieces coated in a sweet and tangy sauce, with a satisfying balance of flavors. It wasn't extraordinary, but it certainly met my expectations for a classic General Tso’s Chicken. The service at Oriental House was commendable. The staff was attentive and friendly, ensuring that our dining experience was smooth and enjoyable. They were prompt with our orders and checked in regularly to make sure we had everything we needed. Overall, Oriental House delivers on what it promises—a solid meal with good service. If you’re looking for a reliable spot for Chinese cuisine, this is a great choice.

It’s been about 30 years since I’ve been to the Oriental house so I was very curious to see if it was still as good as I remembered. First, I read the reviews To see if it was still top-notch. We couldn’t decide between hot and sour and egg drop so we did the Goldilocks approach and did half-and-half. They were very accommodating input half of one soup and half of the other soup into a large bowl which made it already mixed and perfect! I have to say it was and still amazing! I highly recommend this place and look forward to going back.

The Peking duck is as delicious as ever, but the dough is too thick. The service attitude is still good, and the proprietress is also very enthusiastic. It is a good place for friends to gather and enjoy delicious food.

This is our second time back since they reopened after the renovations. This time we came for dinner and was surprised with the amount of food for the price. Although the General Tso’s chicken was fine we were really impressed with the vegetable lo mein that was quite delicate and tasty. And yes, we had leftovers for another meal. Service was very good and attentive.

Food is good but service is bad, the floor was unswept under the table, the menus are so old and crinkly they feel gross. When one of tge orders was brought wrong, we were told "no you ordered *wrong dish*" It doesnt make sense to argue over who messed up. We got dim sum for the table, and the prices are listed, but we didn't know how many portions each dish had. Also, we didn't know what the vegetables were stuffed with, which our friend who can't eat certain meats due to her religion found out she ate something she didnt want to and was upset. It's a beautiful restaurant with good food, it just needs certain changes.

I have been going to the Oriental House for 42 years. My grandmother loved this place and always took me for my birthday there. I loved this place and always was excited to go. Yesterday I took my friend there. I loved the "war su gai" dish and it's my favorite. It was not good for the first time in 40 years. I was so disappointed, overpriced lunch menu the amount, but whats worse is since the new ownership and the new remodeling the place has lost it's authenticity and it's originality. No place made dishes like they did. The service was stoic and not as warm as it once was. Major disappointment. I may not go back to my favorite place.

This has become our Chinese restaurant take out of choice. They are closed on Tuesdays so beware. I recommend ordering from Chinese picture book over the traditional/Americanized/commercial plug into any Chinese restaurant menu. They also have a separate menu of dumplings, buns, appetizers and other small munchies type menu. A take out favourites is the Korean bbq ribs, flat noodles, bbq pork buns and sometimes the duck. The service has changed and I’m not sure its for the better.

Some dishes are really good and some are not that tasty. Depends on what dishes you order. Salted fish fried rice and pan fried noodles with seafood very tasty.😋

The hot and sour soup was filled with vegetables and delicious! The shrimp with cashews was fresh and so good.

perfect. and has been for 60 years. went there when i lived in louisville, and go back when back in town. delicious

Excellent service and food. Hot and sour soup is great along with the General Tso Chicken.

First time dining at restaurant, which was recommended by a friend. We were promptly seated and gave menus but waited over ten minutes before server took our order. Table behind us came in after us and their orders was taken before ours and there food arrived before ours. We ordered new dishes that we never tried before (Hong Kong Chicken & Wor Su Gai). My food had the gravy dripping off the plate onto servers tray and ended getting all over the table. I had to remove some of the gravy onto another plate just to be able to cut up chicken to eat it. Total mess. The other entree tasted just like my dish but prepared slightly different as it has no vegetables other than the chicken sitting on a bed of warm iceberg lettuce. I was not impressed with service or meal.

It’s the first time we have been back to The Oriental House since they have remodeled and reopened. The place has a more modern and cleaner look and feel. Much improved. Service was very good and the lunch specials were very good and extremely reasonable. Portions were very large for what we paid. Was it the best Chinese food we have had? Maybe not but certainly it was a better experience than our previous visit some time ago. They do offer Dim Sum, however, we didn’t try it this visit. Perhaps in the future we will check it out.

I have tried something different each time. And each time it has been tasteful, presented well. Staff is always on it

Oriental House is my go-to for dim sum in the city. It consistently offers a good selection of tasty and authentic dishes. It’s a straightforward choice if you’re in the mood for some reliable dim sum. Definitely worth a visit for anyone looking for a decent dim sum experience.

Great place to get authentic Chinese. They have two menus: an "American Chinese" and an "Authentic Chinese." They have dimsum and full dishes. They have a funny little dimsim robot. My only gripe was the rock muzak. It was too loud and not appropriate, IMO. YMMV.

My wife and I were traveling through the area and excited about ordering War Su Gai. The reviews looked promising. What we were served wasn't anything close to the real thing. They used the plain breaded chicken from Sweet and Sour Chicken to pile on top of lettuce. That and the very salty, poorly flavored gravy was all we got. No almonds, no mushrooms, no scallions, no flavor. Oh, the rice... The waitress asked if we wanted steamed or fried rice. My wife chose the fried rice. They gave her a bowl of rice fried only with soy sauce. There was no egg or vegetable pieces in it. It tasted terrible, and they upcharged her a dollar for it. The egg roll wasn't very good either and skimpy on ingredients. We were waiting on someone to refill our water, and since it was 30 minutes till closing, they were too busy cleaning up for the night to notice customers. A bad eating experience. Frankly, if a Chinese restaurant can't get fried rice and egg rolls right, then why should I be surprised when they skimp on the War Su Gai? We wasted $35. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.

Seated right away. The service was immediate and appetizers were out promptly. The duck was very well prepared very soft and warm. The dumplings and crab lagoons were awesome. The pork was alittle cooler than I would have liked it but ordered abit of food so understandable. All around a great experience and will go here again. The service was definitely on point and never had a dry glass.

The food is so good and the staff is friendly.

I remember being at the Oriental House in the 1970s. It's been updated quite a bit since then, but the food is still some of the best in Louisville.

Excellent service and very good food... It reminds me of Chinese food from Venezuela.

So so good and really authentic. The dim sum was incredibly good, especially the chicken feet. I cannot wait to come back. Ordered some other items off the menu the next time I came back, and so authentic.

Everything is amazing there, and such large portions. We shared everything and still had to go boxes. Highly recommend.

Best Chinese food in Louisville! No one else even comes close. Their ingredients are fresh and they also have many authentic Chinese dishes. Expect longer wait times during the weekend. Update 3/24: Still excellent Chinese food. Everything is freshly made to order and no frozen vegetables. They can be busy during lunch and dinner time so if you plan on eating there plan for a wait. If you get there by 5:45 PM, you should be able to be seated without much of a wait.

The foods are delicious but this one lady is kind of rude . I asked her nicely if she could clean the chair because there were foods on it. She did swapped the chair but pushed it to my table like she was upset. I understand how busy she was but that attitude is unacceptable. She is the tall skinny lady with black long straight hair.

I was surprised with how good the food was. This is my new go to for Chinese food.

I haven't been here for a while, since I live a good distance away. This place is a very large step up from the average overly sweet, overly oily, Asian fast food that I generally find. I got an eggroll and chicken lo mein. They have the real, curiously hard to find, light-you-up Chinese mustard at the table. (It's so disappointing when you're expecting the real thing and get the fake stuff.) The lo mein was really good. It was full of chicken and the variety of veggies one would expect from a quality plate of lo mein.

I had the vegetable lo mein. It came out hot, and the portion size was large. However, I just didn't like the taste. I am a huge lo mein fan, but this dish just didn't have any depth of flavour, and the noodles were similar to linguine or fettuccine, which I do not like in lo mein. There was also too much juice, so the noodles were swimming in the bowl. Our server was wonderful, and the atmosphere was great, so I will have to give it another go and order something else.

It's been a long time since my wife and I have gone to Oriental House. The last time we went there was well before they remodeled. So we decided to go back for another try. Personally I still did not see anything special about the food the orange chicken was way overdone, hard in some spots, and very chewy. The Mongolian beef barely had any beef in it but the combination fried rice was good.

Ordered take out after seeing Goodall’s review. One of the most flavorful Chinese dishes I’ve had, especially in louisville. We got the Hong Kong chow mein, LO mein, and sugar donuts. Everything was excellent! Will def be back for more.

This has to be the best dim sum in town! Recommend 100 percent.

Was the best tasting chinese meal ive had in years... best dumplings

Grateful they are reopened & remodeled ! 1. I eat mostly vegetarian; therefore, I love the Buddha’s delight. 2. Try the delicious almond cookies. 3. Try the tasty egg drop soup. 4. Try the hot tea . 5. Beautiful ambiance with Chinese decor.

I love me some good potstickers and the ones here are great. We were passing through Louisville and while we arrived to late to be seated, our food was ready in 15 minutes. The hot and sour soup was very good, the shrimp in the lo mein was fresh, the fried wontons were delightfully crunchy and the BBQ pork fried rice was well balanced and delicious. I am in Louisville frequently and will definitely be back.

The crab rangoons were literally fried dough twisted up w nothing inside.

Solamente con llamar por teléfono y escuchar el mal trato que dan, es suficiente para jamás querer visitar ese restaurante. Only with a phone call you will never wish to visit that place, i was on the phone only asking for a service and the way to speak of the manager was pure cra......, i will never tell to my friends about this plece. Their ar not polite.

Lunch special. Affordable and delicious.

I've been going to orient house since 1973, and this is the first time I've had a bad experience with the food. I'm not sure what's changed, but of note the egg rolls and the crab rangoon were under par from what is normally served. Granted I haven't been there in about a month or two, but I'm guessing they change suppliers and it's not for the better. The vegetable egg rolls had little to no flavor and way too much wrap, and the crab rangoon had little to no filling. Also, the homemade duck sauce which used to be completely awesome, has changed since they remodeled the restaurant. Not sure why they changed the recipe but it has absolutely almost no flavor anymore. I hope that they read this and make it changes as needed, because I do not want to stop going there, but if the food keeps going downhill it will be like every other Oriental restaurant in this city that may changes and not for the better. A lot of the good ones are no longer around.

Excellent food. There are not alot of great Chinese restaurants in town and this one the best

This place is a present surprise. A lot of dishes on the menu, price is reasonable, food tastes good and what’s more important is that you could tell they’re freshly made in house, especially with the shrimp & chive dumplings. Many of the dim sum places I’ve been to in the US serve re-steamed grocery store frozen dim sums, but this place is completely different. Gonna come back for more food.

War Su Gai was amazing. This will be my go to whenever I’m in Louisville.

My favorite! Food is always great. They have a wonderful selection of authentic dishes.

Very very good!!! Wish we had good food in Madisonville Ky .

The food here is great. Our server was fantastic, she is probably the nicest and friendliness server I've had in any restaurant. The place is very clean. I highly recommend this place for a wonderful dining experience.

Food is mediocre at its best. Service was horrible. Had to ask for refills and to go boxes. Most definitely will not return.

Overall a great experience. Wonton soup had added bonus of fresh scallions, crab rangoon one of the better ones in the area and the general Tao actually had a spicy kick to it. Definitely worth the trip.

The food is fantastic and the service outstanding.

The food is a little greasy for me, just my opinion, but thats okay. My family loved the food.

Delicious food and great service

Highly highly recommend even if you have to wait! I went today on Thanksgiving because I recently moved the Louisville area. There is a reason this restaurant is on the top of some list for Chinese food. They were super slammed and had about 30 take out tickets and boy did they keep their heads about them. They got me my food a little late which was expected with that many orders but by golly was that the best Chinese food i have ever had. I will happily drive the 30 minutes to think restaurant for their food.

We’ve been going here for about ten years and it is a family favorite. They have remodeled recently and it looks great! If you want authentic Chinese food with “Family Style” portions, look no further! The Dim Sum is legit and delicious and so are the main dishes. There is a lunch menu, and an Authentic Chinese menu of 88 items.

The food is so good! Excellent service by all!

Discovered the most delicious Chinese cuisine in town, especially the Hong Kong-style dishes. Don't miss out on their signature roasted duck—it's a must-try! Be prepared for a short wait during peak hours, around 5 to 10 minutes. The interior is tastefully decorated, and there's a cozy spot to enjoy some drinks. The staff is exceptionally friendly. Looking forward to my next visit! 🍽️🦆🥂"

Remember - this is the place with brown sauce w/pork in the shrimp & lobster dish. Not what I want in a seafood dish. The menu does say 'pork' for this dish - I overlooked this. Very good service. Maybe go back, but be very careful reading the menu.

Food was wonderful! I had vegetable spring rolls and shrimp fried rice. Perfectly delicious! The place was packed on a Friday night, so the servers were busy but still got us drink refills and made sure everyone was happy with the food. Thanks!

Went on a very busy Friday night, service was great. We didn't have to wait long to get a table or be served food. Staff was great!

Been their customer for a little over 10 years as I always stop by to order my favorite roasted ducks whenever I pass by Louisville. They kept me amazed every time as their recipe has never changed, which is an amazing thing considered how authentic and tasty every dish is. Even after covid and their most recent renovation, almost every dish I've ever had here still tastes the same and somewhat even better. Will keep coming back here for sure!

Food was most definitely lacking. This was our first ~ and last visit.

Chinese vegetable soup good along with tofu entree but soup should have been served first, not at same time as dinner. Will ask to have the tofu cooked better next time. Though there were peapods in the but apparently not. Unfortunately, way noisy for patrons and employees to hear.

What a horrible chinese place, the food was horrible, I will never ever go back to this place again on shelbyville rd louisville ky, I simply could not eat it, was that bad. Id I could give it 0 stars i would, thats how bad it was,

Be careful eating here. 2.5 hours after eating take out I was experiencing food poisoning. 🤮

Terrible service and dirty restaurant. No parking. Avoid if you can.

Our favorite Chinese restaurant! We came back today to celebrate our 23rd wedding anniversay and they made it an unforgettable experience. Our server was friendly, courteous and very attentive to our wishes. As usual we started with a pot of tea along with a bowl of mixed vegetable soup for my wife and a bowl of hot and sour soup, my favorite, for me. Then we enjoyed a plate of delicious pot stickers for an appetizer. For our main course my wife had the shrimp lo mein with mixed vegetables while I opted for the hunan duck, batter dipped and fried served with oyster sauce and delicious mixed veggies. We finished with an order of pork and shrimp dumplings (not pictured. We had those packed up to-go) and a serving of two sweet custard tarts compliments of the house for our anniversary. Altogether we had a fabulous meal (with plenty of leftovers) served by a wonderful crew in very comfortable surroundings. A+ 5 Star ratings for everything, in my book. Stop by and enjoy a dinner some time. I promise you won't be sorry

The experience here started out great but at the end we noticed that there was an item that we ordered that was not at the table. We informed the waitress and asked if we can either have it taken off our receipt or give it to us to take home. The waitress told us we were wrong and told us she brought in every dish but we explained and we able to name every empty dish at the table and the dish was never there. Asked to speak to the manager who couldnt be bothered to talk to us telling us that if she said she brought the dish out then we definitely ate it and walked away without another word. After countless arguing back and forth they still made us pay and would not give us an itemized receipt when we had picture proof of a missing item as we took pictures of all the dishes before we ate. NEVER EATING THERE AGAIN

As good as it was 30 years ago.

Our server was fantastic! Food was good and quick!

Food is good, but the temperature is terrible. Food is cold half way thru the meal.

We loved the juicy and fatty, roasted duck, bbq short ribs is very tasty with every bite and the deep, fried flounder is crispy and delicious. I recommend anyone who wants some authentic Chinese food. The best one in Louisville! Great for the whole family and friends to enjoy!

So glad they have reopened!! Yeah! Food is fresh and great. Service is top notch.

my wife wanted to try this place for the first time, and I was not impressed , the food was okay. I think it could have been better.the beef was very chewy, and the beef had a lot of fat in the beef

The food may is good and service has greatly improved since the renovation.

I wanted a change from fast food for me & my husband. I got the sweet & sour chicken and I'm sorry to say the chicken was very tough & over cooked. The spring rolls were good & so we're the egg rolls. I got the General Tso's chicken & my husband it was tough too. I hate saying these things but this was our experience but maybe you'll have a better experience. I hope so.

Great place to eat if you want authentic oriental food everything is always fresh., hot and delicious.

Food was really good & authentic.

Our favorite for decades, we travel to dine here. Pick up carry out anytime we’re close. The family gathers here to celebrate x8. The roast pork is amazing. Huge menu. Fast. Check hours & days open.

Spent 200 at the restaurant, food is a little pricey.. the old lady had the baddest attitude on the phone call when I questioned about a mistake they made on the my order..will never go back again...

It's been awhile that i haven't been here. The remodeled place is nice, the food are delicious and the price is reasonable.

Have driven past the Oriental House several times, but this was my first time here and for Father's Day at that. We were able to be seated right away. Thoroughly enjoyed the food (we ordered a few dim sum items and an entree). Will defin

Go to place for authentic chinese food. Egg tarts are a must and the seafood soup.

Peace! My new favorite Asian spot in the VILLE! Let’s face it it’s hard to find good Asian spots here, that’s on Snapple facts! BELIEVE T H E HYPE ONE ☝️

Dim sum menu is short and sweet but done right.

Selama makan disini untuk suasananya agak sepi, untuk rasa makanan bisa dibilang enak

Great experience! Authentic Chinese cuisine.

Food was good service was great wish they had a drive thru and were a little less pricey but was one of the better oriental places I've been to 👍✌️😎

I purchase lo mein noodles, not real lo mein noodles but spaghetti noodles

Remodeled and very nice. Food was good, I recommend oriental house for a great Chinese meal.

Great local Asian restaurant. We've been here a few times now and it's a great restaurant. Great service and food.

entrees were good, general tso's chicken and chicken fried rice. Also ordered fried jumbo shrimp which was 1) terrible and 2) definitely not jumbo

We are regular diners here. I have tried several of the entrees. It is always fresh and delicious. Excellent DIM SUM. THE servers are very professional. The quality, quantity, service are all excellent! !!!

据说是开了三十多年的中餐厅，虽谈不上特别正宗，但所点每个菜都在线，味道挺好