Luby Chinese Restaurant

Whenever I come back to Fresno for a family visit, I have a list of old favorite restaurants and I attempt to visit them all in the typically small time frame I have. Luby Chinese ranks somewhere near the top. Best chinese vegetarian food I probably have ever had. My friend and I usually split the veggie kung pao and veggie sweet and sour chicken with steamed rice. Granted the food is super greasy and probably not all that great for you, my stomach and I thoroughly enjoy our time! Does my stomach enjoy it when Tom the owner gives me belly rubs? Not so much. Tom is definitely a strange guy and he probably felt comfortable rubbing my belly because he rubs my friend's all the time like it's some sort of weird inside joke. But whatever, he's a nice guy who truly cares about making his customers happy, so I'll let it slide. Don't read the other negative reviews, this place is heaven. And I don't understand why people give 1 star reviews for places that aren't open anymore. Ridiculous! more

Thomas is finalizing plans and expects to re-open at the first of the year! More details to follow in the coming weeks! more

This place has been closed... Pros: NONE Cons: NONE more

Again on the interiors, Fresno! Don't bother dining in here. The dining area is far too small to be comfortable if it's at all busy, and the food's... more

Perfect place to take my wife for a quiet dinner, sometimes even out kids agree to come with us. We all like Chinese food, especially made h... more

Luby's is a dump. The place is filthy and it stinks inside. The food is horrible. I have tried at least 50 Chinese restaurants in Fresno in my years here and this has to rank among the worst. I went there this evening to order take-out for my family based on the recommendations I found here and on Fresno Famous, and what a mistake. The Fried Rice was very average and very greasy. Tiny pieces of chicken and some mushed vegetables. The color was even a little off, almost had a black tint to it. The Low-Mien had better vegetables, but again it was very greasy and very little flavor. It was not bad, just not very good at all ? average at best. next is the General Tsao?s Chicken, which is the dish most people complimented so much. Since I will never eat here again I don?t have to worry about trying to figure out why. A deep fried dish like orange peel chicken but with large pieces of dried out chicken with skin and other parts of the chicken still in there that I prefer not to eat. Black Bean chicken is one of my favorite Chinese dishes, but this one smelled so bad I couldn?t eat it and my wife almost tossed her breakfast when we opened it. It took 3 washes to get the smell off my hands. I think he spilled the fish sauce in it or something, but it was absolutely awful and is in the garbage can in front of my house at the present time. I would write more but I have to join my family in eating frozen TV dinners so we don?t go to bed hungry. Thanks but no thanks for the horrible recommendation. If you want good Chinese food try the China Kitchen on the Bullard Loop. I have not found better recently. Pros: quick Cons: Food more

Luby Chinese is the best place for yummy vegetarian food. the fake meat dishes are all so good that everytime I go there I have a hard time decidng what to get. I'm not even a vegetarian but the owner/cook Thomas has no idea because I love the veggie options so much. he's a chatty fellow and the seating options are limited so if that isn't your thing get the food togo but remember a visit to Luby is first and foremost about the foord. I most highly recommend the kung pao "chicken" and the garlic "chicken" but really every vegetarian dish I've tried i've enjoyed, even his newest addition vegetarian "shrimp". Pros: it's all about the food, it can't be beat Cons: very limited seating, mainly a place for to-go orders more

I went to this restaurant based on several recommendations. Maybe those people got take-out, because I would describe the food itself as tolerable or maybe even pretty good; but oh my goodness, this place is DIRTY! The floors, walls and tables in the dining area were filthy! Not sure why the health inspector hasn't closed them down. I'd pick mediocre Chinese food from a clean restaurant 1000 times over this restaurant. Save yourself - don't go there!!! Cons: Dirty, dirty place more

Thomas, the owner, will prepare your food to order, and the vegeterian hot and sour soup is so yummy. It is a very small place, but soooo good. Pros: the best vegetarian selections Cons: small restaurant more