Chinese Restaurants in Cleveland

Pearl of the Orient is located at the Van Aken Shopping Center within walking distance of the private golf courses at Shaker Heights Country Club and Canterbury Golf Club. The restaurant serves lunch Monday through Friday and dinner everyday for carryout or dining in. Meat, seafood, and vegetarian entrees are available. Dishes made with kung pao or Szechuan sauces are prepared to taste with mild, medium, or hot levels of spiciness. The mu shu medley combines shrimp and meat with cabbage and tiger lily flowers. Vegetarians can enjoy a baby eggplant with water chestnuts or bell peppers served with either black bean or Szechuan sauce. Dinner for two typically cost less than $30, and a three-course Peking duck may be ordered for under $40. Give The Pearl of the Orient 24-hour notice if you want to order the marinated duck entrée. The restaurant contains a full bar with wine by the glass and craft beer selections.

Pearl of the Orient
20121 Van Aken Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44122
(216) 751-8181
pearl-east.com

Sun Luck Garden is a short distance from the private Oakwood Golf Club in the Cleveland Heights neighborhood. The Sun Luck Garden opens for lunch Tuesday through Thursdays and dinner everyday except Monday. Customers may dine in the restaurant or order carryout. The Garden cooks a signature butternut soup with yellow curry and wonton noodles. Their spicy mussels have tones of ginger, cumin and lemon grass. A signature pineapple stir fry uses pea pods and shitake mushrooms with a flavoring of a Mexican Adobo pepper. Sun Luck advertises Cantonese, Mandarin, and Szechuan cuisine and entrees that are priced around $15 or less. For dessert, the Sun Luck Garden offers almond custard, chocolate pecan pie, sorbet, and ice cream.

Sun Luck Garden
1901 South Taylor Road
Cleveland, OH 44118
(216) 397-7676
sunluckgarden.com/main.html

Li Wah is located in downtown Cleveland near Cleveland State University. This Chinese restaurant serves lunch and dinner every day and accepts all major credit cards. They serve typical appetizers and soups such as egg rolls, pot stickers, wonton soup, and egg drop soup. A fried rice meal may come with chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, or meatless. Noodle entrees include the stir-fried chow mein, the nonfried lo mein, and the chow fun wide rice noodle. Vegetarians can order a spicy ma po tofu or an eggplant dish with garlic sauce. Li Wah advertises some unique specialties like deep fried oysters, baked squid, and a strip steak with vegetables. Lunch for one typically costs less than $10 and most dinner entrees are priced under $15. A whole Peking duck may be ordered for under $35 while seafood specialties like crab and lobster cost over $20.

Li Wah Restaurant
2999 Payne Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 696-6556
liwahrestaurant.com