Three of the Best Chinese Restaurants in Springfield

Looking for a Chinese restaurant with delicious food and great service? These are three of the finest Chinese restaurants in Springfield to satisfy your craving. This guide provides information on menu choices, prices, hours of operation, and location. Enjoy!

1. Ocean Zen Pacific Rim is a great choice for Chinese food. They offer outstanding cuisine, great ambience, and reasonable prices. They have an extensive lunch and dinner menu with great appetizer choices such as Crispy Chinatown BBQ Chicken Spring Rolls with a Mango Orange Chile syrup (my personal favorite), Blue Crab and Cream Cheese Stuffed Crispy Wontons with a pineapple salsa, and Island Style Crispy Coconut Sesame Crusted Shrimp, to name a few. For dinner, try their Garlic and Herb Grilled Portobello Napoleon with Farfelle Pasta and Balsamic Cream Sauce, Pineapple Citrus Glazed Crispy Wok Chicken with Asian Vegetables, or the Island Style Slow Roasted BBQ Pork Tenderloin with a spicy sweet potato side dish. With 20 dinner menu items and combination plates, there's something for everyone. If it's seafood you're hungry for, they offer Sesame Nori Crusted Seared Rare Ahi Tuna, Pan Roasted Blue Crab Crusted Chilean Sea Bass, and Herb Crusted Pan Seared Alaskan Halibut. Dinner dining hours are 4:30 pm to 10 pm. Dinner menu prices range from $9.95 to 26.95. Check out their website for a complete menu. Ocean Zen is located at 600 E. Battlefield. Lunch is served between 11 am and 3 pm, Monday through Sunday. Dinner hours are 4:30 pm to 10 pm, Sunday through Thursday, and 4:30 pm to 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Contact them by phone at (417) 889-9596.

2. Canton Inn is a favorite among Springfieldians. With so many menu choices available for take-out or dine in, you just can't go wrong. Their prices are very affordable with side orders such as fried rice, crab Rangoon, and egg rolls ranging in price from $0.99 to $2.80. For vegetarians, they offer six dinners priced from $4.85 to $5.50 such as Vegetable Egg Foo Young, Vegetable Chop Suey or Chow Mein, or choose a Vegetable Combo. Standard favorites from their daily menu are priced from $4.45 to 7.95 and include cashew chicken (my favorite), sweet and sour chicken, shrimp, or rice, Mandarin rib, and sesame chicken, among others. Most of their dinners are served with rice or lo mein. Check out their menu for more selections. Canton Inn is open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm and on Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm. They are located at 205 W Sunshine St and you can contact them by phone at (417) 862-5444.

3. Lucy's Chinese is one of the original Chinese restaurants established in Springfield and now has multiple locations. Lucy's dinners are delicious and you can choose from full and half-orders. Most dinners are served with rice, such as General Chicken, All White Meat, Spicy Chicken, Sweet and Sour, and Cashew Chicken. Lucy's also offers vegetable and shrimp Lo Mein, stir fry choices such as Hot Beef, Chicken or Beef Broccoli, Stir Fried Beef, and Pepper Steak. Like fried rice? Pick from vegetable, shrimp, chicken, beef, ham, or a combination of any two. Dinner prices range from $3.55 to $5.99 for full orders. Check out Lucy's menu here for more choices and pricing information. You can find Lucy's Chinese restaurant at 3433 S Campbell Avenue, 2456 E. Sunshine, or 18 E. Central for take-out or dine-in. Contact them by phone at (417) 882-5383 for store hours. They accept cash, debit cards, and most major credit cards.