China Chen

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Chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA

4.2 · 559 reviewsOpens today at 10 AM

Understated Chinese outpost offers a variety of traditional Chinese dishes in a bare-bones interior.

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What China Chen offers, what it costs, and what people come for.

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Reputation

What reviews, press and directories say about China Chen.

4.2from 559 reviews on Google

While China Chen is celebrated for its comforting noodle soups and generous portions, service and cleanliness issues have led to mixed reviews. China Chen offers a casual dining experience focused on traditional Chinese-Vietnamese noodle dishes. Reviewers describe a nostalgic atmosphere with hearty portions, particularly enjoying the flavorful broth and wonton noodle soup. However, some express concerns about cleanliness and service quality, impacting the overall dining experience.

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Would go back87%87% of reviews give the visit 4 or 5 stars.Positive 87%, 4 or 5 stars · Neutral 0%, 3 stars · Negative 13%, 1 or 2 stars
The good
  • Flavorful broth
  • Wonton noodle soup
  • Large portions
  • Dry-style noodles
  • Authentic Viet food
The bad
  • Inconsistent food quality
  • Rude service reported
  • Cleanliness concerns
  • Long waits for service
  • Strong alkaline taste in noodles

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How AI sees China Chen

The AI Score is out of 100, read from 8 signals across search and AI.

55out of 100

37 San Jose avg

What the score is made of

Signal and how much it countsChina Chen

  • Retrieval grounding 26%Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.Does not apply
  • Off-property attestation 20%Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.39
  • AI visibility 14%Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.
  • Reviews & response 12%The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.77
  • Backlink & citation authority 8%Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.Does not apply
  • Google Business Profile 8%Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.78
  • Speed & mobile 7%Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.Does not apply
  • Content freshness & schema 5%Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.Does not apply

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Local AI Registry · Chinese restaurants in San Jose, CA · Editorial

China Chen, San Jose CA: Reviews

Steve Lee

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated October 26, 2026.

Published October 26, 2026 · Updated October 26, 2026 · Machine-readable version below

In short

China Chen is a chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA. Its AI Score is 55 of 100, which is fair.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks

Key facts

FactValue
TypeChinese restaurant
Address400 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA
HoursMon to Fri 10 AM to 7 PM · Sat to Sun 9:30 AM to 8 PM
Phone(408) 294-2525
Rating4.2 across 559 reviews on Google
UpdatedOctober 26, 2026

All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

GroupFactValueMarkEvidence
Location infoAddress400 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112, USAConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoDescriptionUnderstated Chinese outpost offers a variety of traditional Chinese dishes in a bare-bones interior.ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoHoursMon to Fri 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sat to Sun 9:30 AM to 8:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoNameChina ChenConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
Location infoPhone(408) 294-2525ConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursMonday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursTuesday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursWednesday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursThursday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursFriday10:00 AM to 7:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSaturday9:30 AM to 8:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile
HoursSunday9:30 AM to 8:00 PMConfirmedGoogle Business Profile

Services and prices

Known for

The team

Visiting China Chen

Address: 400 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA. Phone: (408) 294-2525. Hours: Mon to Fri 10 AM to 7 PM · Sat to Sun 9:30 AM to 8 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)

Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Understated Chinese outpost offers a variety of traditional Chinese dishes in a bare-bones interior."

Parking and getting in

Nearby

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Tacos El PalomoTaco restaurant1 min walk
ParkParking garage1 min walk
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2nd & San SalvadorBus stop2 min walk
Entre ComalesFast food restaurant2 min walk
Impark - 385 S 2nd St Lot 163Parking lot2 min walk

Reputation

4.2 average across 559 reviews: Google 559. (Confirmed, read October 26, 2026.)

While China Chen is celebrated for its comforting noodle soups and generous portions, service and cleanliness issues have led to mixed reviews. (AI guess, from 559 reviews.)

What people like

  • Flavorful broth
  • Wonton noodle soup
  • Large portions
  • Dry-style noodles
  • Authentic Viet food

What people do not like

  • Inconsistent food quality
  • Rude service reported
  • Cleanliness concerns
  • Long waits for service
  • Strong alkaline taste in noodles

Press

Awards

Directories

Questions people ask

best chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA

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The AI Score: 55 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Jose chinese restaurants run 24 to 56. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. China Chen scores 55, above the San Jose average of 37. The same method scores every business on the registry.

SignalWeightScoreWhat it measuresChina Chen
Retrieval grounding26Does not applyWhether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on.
Off-property attestation2039Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability.Poor
AI visibility14Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service.
Reviews & response1277The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim.Good
Backlink & citation authority8Does not applyDomain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you.
Google Business Profile878Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first.Good
Speed & mobile7Does not applyCore Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone.
Content freshness & schema5Does not applyCrawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals.

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a chinese restaurant: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business

Entity map

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China ChenLocalBusiness#businessSubject of this page
San Jose, CaliforniaCity#cityCity China Chen is in
Local AI RegistryOrganization#publisherhttps://localairegistry.comPublisher of this page
Steve LeePerson#authorhttps://localairegistry.com/team/steve-leeAuthor of this page

Topical map

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Lists

  • Best chinese restaurants in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose/chinese-restaurant
  • Best businesses in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose

Nearby

  • /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
  • /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
  • /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
  • /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
  • /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view
  • /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara

Every list

  • Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca

References

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Sources cited

  • [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ9YdtW7fMj4AR5NupPn-HNv4 (accessed Oct 26, 2026)

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Sent before the page. They tell crawlers the canonical address and that a plain markdown copy exists.

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# China Chen, San Jose CA: Reviews

Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca. Free to reuse with a link back.

By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Updated 2026-10-26.

Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca

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## In short

China Chen is a chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA. Its AI Score is 55 of 100, which is fair.

What each mark on this page means: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#marks


## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Chinese restaurant |
| Address | 400 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA |
| Hours | Mon to Fri 10 AM to 7 PM · Sat to Sun 9:30 AM to 8 PM |
| Phone | (408) 294-2525 |
| Rating | 4.2 across 559 reviews on Google |
| Updated | October 26, 2026 |


## All the details

Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from.

| Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Location info | Address | 400 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Description | Understated Chinese outpost offers a variety of traditional Chinese dishes in a bare-bones interior. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Hours | Mon to Fri 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sat to Sun 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Name | China Chen | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Location info | Phone | (408) 294-2525 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Monday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Tuesday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Wednesday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Thursday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Friday | 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Saturday | 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |
| Hours | Sunday | 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile |


## Services and prices

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### Known for

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## The team

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## Visiting China Chen

Address: 400 S Third St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA. Phone: (408) 294-2525. Hours: Mon to Fri 10 AM to 7 PM · Sat to Sun 9:30 AM to 8 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile.)


### Location info from Google Business Profile

From Google Business Profile: "Understated Chinese outpost offers a variety of traditional Chinese dishes in a bare-bones interior."


### Parking and getting in

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### Nearby

| Place | Type | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tacos El Palomo | Taco restaurant | 1 min walk |
| Park | Parking garage | 1 min walk |
| First Immanuel Lutheran Church | Church | 2 min walk |
| 2nd & San Salvador | Bus stop | 2 min walk |
| Entre Comales | Fast food restaurant | 2 min walk |
| Impark - 385 S 2nd St Lot 163 | Parking lot | 2 min walk |


## Reputation

4.2 average across 559 reviews: Google 559. (Confirmed, read October 26, 2026.)

While China Chen is celebrated for its comforting noodle soups and generous portions, service and cleanliness issues have led to mixed reviews. (AI guess, from 559 reviews.)


### What people like

- Flavorful broth
- Wonton noodle soup
- Large portions
- Dry-style noodles
- Authentic Viet food


### What people do not like

- Inconsistent food quality
- Rude service reported
- Cleanliness concerns
- Long waits for service
- Strong alkaline taste in noodles


### Press

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### Awards

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### Directories

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## Questions people ask


### best chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA


### are prices in San Jose higher than everywhere else


### Any membership pricing here?


### anyone been to both here and New Hwong?


### cheaper than China Chen in San Jose without it being sketchy?


### rough idea what China Chen costs?


### address for China Chen, anyone have it?


### what time does China Chen in San Jose actually open?


### people keep recommending this place, what for?


### regulars here, who do you book with?


### first visit at China Chen, what do I need to bring?


### going to China Chen on Saturday, what should I expect


### is the lot at China Chen ever full?


### Can I get in this week here?


### cancellation list here, is there one


### stopping by on a Sunday, will they be open


### bad experiences at China Chen, anyone?


### anything good on Third to kill time near China Chen?


### Busiest day here, anyone know?


### Do they post anywhere?


## The AI Score: 55 of 100

It measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. San Jose chinese restaurants run 24 to 56. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. China Chen scores 55, above the San Jose average of 37. The same method scores every business on the registry.

| Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | China Chen |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retrieval grounding | 26 | Does not apply | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. |  |
| Off-property attestation | 20 | 39 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor |
| AI visibility | 14 |  | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. |  |
| Reviews & response | 12 | 77 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good |
| Backlink & citation authority | 8 | Does not apply | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. |  |
| Google Business Profile | 8 | 78 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good |
| Speed & mobile | 7 | Does not apply | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. |  |
| Content freshness & schema | 5 | Does not apply | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. |  |

Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology

How AI decides what to say about a chinese restaurant: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-ai-decides-local-business. What to check before you choose one: https://localairegistry.com/methodology#how-to-choose-local-business


## Entity map

Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other.

| Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to China Chen |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China Chen | LocalBusiness | #business |  | Subject of this page |
| San Jose, California | City | #city |  | City China Chen is in |
| Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page |
| Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team/steve-lee | Author of this page |


## Topical map

Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the chinese restaurants in San Jose, linked to the lists and towns around it.


### Lists

- Best chinese restaurants in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose/chinese-restaurant
- Best businesses in San Jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose


### Nearby

- /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles
- /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco
- /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego
- /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine
- /mountain-view: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/mountain-view
- /santa-clara: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/santa-clara


### Every list

- Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca


## References


### Sources cited

- [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ9YdtW7fMj4AR5NupPn-HNv4 (accessed Oct 26, 2026)

The files every page on the registry shares, and how to copy this code for your own site, are here: https://localairegistry.com/developers

References, including locals

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  1. best chinese restaurant in San Jose, CA Question by patio_owl, Oct 23, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/best-chinese-restaurant-in-san-jose-ca
  2. are prices in San Jose higher than everywhere else Question by circling_menus, Oct 23, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/are-prices-in-san-jose-higher-than-everywhere-else
  3. Any membership pricing here? Question by reunion_regular_south_95112, Oct 22, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/any-membership-pricing-here
  4. anyone been to both here and New Hwong? Question by parent_birdie, Oct 22, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/anyone-been-to-both-here-and-new-hwong
  5. cheaper than China Chen in San Jose without it being sketchy? Question by specials_sam, Oct 20, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/cheaper-than-china-chen-in-san-jose-without-it-being-sketchy
  6. rough idea what China Chen costs? Question by holiday_commuter_west_95112, Oct 19, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/rough-idea-what-china-chen-costs
  7. address for China Chen, anyone have it? Question by corner_table_mabel, Oct 16, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/address-for-china-chen-anyone-have-it
  8. what time does China Chen in San Jose actually open? Question by reading_reviews_on_third, Oct 16, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/what-time-does-china-chen-in-san-jose-actually-open
  9. people keep recommending this place, what for? Question by counter_iris, Oct 13, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/people-keep-recommending-this-place-what-for
  10. regulars here, who do you book with? Question by long_overdue_van, Oct 13, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/regulars-here-who-do-you-book-with
  11. first visit at China Chen, what do I need to bring? Question by takeout_noor, Oct 12, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/first-visit-at-china-chen-what-do-i-need-to-bring
  12. going to China Chen on Saturday, what should I expect Question by walk_in_fern, Oct 2, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/going-to-china-chen-on-saturday-what-should-i-expect
  13. is the lot at China Chen ever full? Question by no_rush_specials, Sep 29, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/is-the-lot-at-china-chen-ever-full
  14. Can I get in this week here? Question by birthday_iris, Sep 25, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/can-i-get-in-this-week-here
  15. cancellation list here, is there one Question by takeout_wilder, Sep 22, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/cancellation-list-here-is-there-one
  16. stopping by on a Sunday, will they be open Question by menus_jo, Sep 18, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/stopping-by-on-a-sunday-will-they-be-open
  17. bad experiences at China Chen, anyone? Question by june_peach, Sep 15, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/bad-experiences-at-china-chen-anyone
  18. anything good on Third to kill time near China Chen? Question by brunch_fern, Sep 11, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/anything-good-on-third-to-kill-time-near-china-chen
  19. Busiest day here, anyone know? Question by browsing_seconds, Sep 7, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/busiest-day-here-anyone-know
  20. Do they post anywhere? Question by seconds_wilder, Sep 1, 2026. localairegistry.com/biz/ca/san-jose/china-chen-san-jose-ca/q/do-they-post-anywhere

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