Ho Ping House

I'm always iffy on Chinese places I've never heard of, but the Yelp reviews put me at ease. I loved everything we had. We started with hot tea, and Crab Rangoon. It was probably the hottest (temperature) crab rangoon I had ever had, which meant they weren't sitting under a heat lamp waiting for us to order them. I ordered the Empress Chicken, which wasn't heavy in terms of coating, the sauce was light and the veggies were crispy. The only reason they don't get 5 stars is because one of the people in our party thought the vegetables in her entree were 'cold', but I'm guessing it was because they weren't overcooked and soggy. The other thing I couldn't help but notice was how quick the servers were on a Saturday night. And also, for a Saturday night, their bathrooms were very clean!

This is one of the better chinese restaurants my wife and I have been to, especially since chinese restaurants are a dime a dozen, however we enjoyed the atmosphere and the veggie menu options. We liked the broccoli with garlic sauce, the country style bean curd and vegetable mushu. The only reason why we don't give it 5 stars is because they don't have veggie meat and limited on the noodle entrees which the restaurants in CA have a variety of. But will definitely come again, especially during special occasions!

I grabbed take out during my first visit to Ho Ping House.  While the food lacks WOW factor, it's pretty good.  The Empress Chicken was the highlight of my meal.  The egg roll and lettuce wraps were fairly bland, but not bad.  The service was good, the restaurant looked clean (although dated) and the prices are very affordable.  Good value for the money and a great local option compared to all the fast food joints on US 31 N in South Bend.  They appeared to be very busy on a Wednesday evening (a good sign).