Chang Wang

My wife and I have been going to Chang Wang somewhat regularly for the last four years. When we first discovered them, we absolutely loved their chicken sticks. We’ve tried several other things on their menu over the years, but the chicken sticks have always been the favorite. That was true until recently. I don’t know what changed, but something definitely did. It feels like they’re skimping on the chicken more and more with every visit. It’s hard to ignore. You can see chicken grease on the stick in spots where there is no chicken, which makes it look like they put on full pieces and then removed some after the fact. It honestly looks like they’re short on chicken and are breaking down finished skewers just to fulfill other orders. This never used to be the case. For years the chicken sticks were full, consistent, and satisfying. Now they feel empty, like you’re being cheated. And the prices haven’t changed to reflect that. You’re paying the same, maybe more, for less food and a worse experience. This last time was the final straw. I won’t be ordering from them again. It’s disappointing and disrespectful, especially after being a loyal customer for so long. I have photos that try to show what I’m talking about, but even if they don’t fully capture it, I hope you’ll take my word as someone who used to genuinely enjoy this place. Something changed, and not for the better.

We were very frequent costumers for the last 5-6 years or so and always enjoyed the convenience of the delivery and overall decent food. Unfortunately, the last time we ordered which was about a couple weeks ago, they messed up our order so we called to have it fixed. Whoever is at the front now has the worst customer service we have ever dealt with. She had her driver come to our door empty handed to take back the sushi rolls they got wrong, which whatever we did just that but not only is that unhygienic, she was also extremely rude. She proceeded to get into an argument on the phone with my mother in law for a good ten minutes. It’s a shame they lost loyal customers over two sushi rolls. They really need to check whoever is answering phones because she cannot speak to the people who pay their bills like that.

We've been ordering from here for the past 5 years, within the last few orders, the food has declined. I'm being honest when I say we love Chinese food. We won't be ordering from them anymore. The price has gone up, the portions are smaller & the food is subpar at best.

This is by far the worst restaurant I’ve ever been to. We ordered chicken and vegetable lo mein, we asked for extra chicken and vegetables. When we opened it, there were hardly any of either. Do we drive back and asked for them to give us one with more chicken and vegetables and the woman refused. She claimed we picked all of the vegetables and chicken out and then took it back. The service here is absolutely horrible, not to mention ruin the food isn’t great. I would never recommend anyone to go there ever. Save your money and go somewhere else.

Ordered takeout for first time in 3 years due to a bad experience. I'm happy to report things appear to have improved back to their high quality food and on time delivery. Everyone deserves a second chance.

I have to say it’s disappointing to see how this restaurant went downhill. We used to order every Sunday. But we took a break after our order is messed up. Figured we give them another try tonight. The food was bad. The dumplings were so dry and they look like they are so old. Also, my order was messed up. I usually get steamed chicken and broccoli with garlic sauce on the side. I ended up getting beef broccoli and call back and let the lady know. I wasn’t looking for free food or anything but she gave me the biggest attitude and started yelling at me saying that she repeated the order back and I said yes to it. I could’ve definitely been a mistake on my part, but the point is screaming at customer that has gave you business for over two years. Won’t happen again. Check out the picture dumplings were dry and old. Won’t be ordering here again

Hands down one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in Jersey. I’ve tried plenty, and this one has EXCELLENT fresh food. Not super greasy, all white meat chicken and not loaded with breading, and the staff is also very friendly!! If you’re looking to order take-out, this is the place!!!

This is the WORST food I have ever eaten ..there is now way this food was fresh made..rice was day old without a doubt...no flavor at all in my meal...worst egg roll ever..I could go on but I wont

Customer service was impeccable. Sushi was phenomenal! Thank you Emma for your wonderfully spectacular service! I was hesitant about this place at first due to the reviews but as a minority, Emma was pleasant and made me feel welcomed.

poor customer service and have been unfriendly the few times in person. prices are more inflated on apps vs online(website) vs in store, more so than most restaurants in the area with the same quality food. some is always expected but it's a big jump. Also why is it $20.99 for just chicken teriyaki? weird

BEST CHINESE/JAPANESE w/ Delivery available-- in/near Brick, NJ. Japanese sushi rolls are the freshest, gently assembled I've had in years. And I've been to Japan several times. Very subtle, delicate flavors, truly characteristic of the freshness of their avocado & beautifully fresh fish. Refined as can be. Seafood Udon is great. The Chinese menu is flavorful--even the pork fried egg rolls are special. Spring rolls weren't as good. Steamed garlic string beans are terrific. Wonton soup is all I've tried of their good offering of soups so far; I don't want to leave it out. Good on-the-bone bbq spare ribs, plenty meaty and not overcooked. Everything I've ordered is good here; wish I found them when I first moved to the area--all other Chinese locally has frankly been almost a waste of money. Chang Wang is super! They deliver earlier than is featured, too.

Food was very tasty and prepared very quickly. I use Chang Wang often. I only wish they did their own deliveries and a service was not necessary

Loved my fried rice and chicken with green beans. Was right before closing and the cashier was very nice. Disappointed they didn't have dine in but could have been because they were closing. I didn't ask. I go there again.

this food is amazing its so good i got the sesame pork fried rice i think and its sooo good

A lot of people just order takeout from here, but the interior of this restaurant is just beautiful! The food is great and the people working there are super sweet! I highly recommend their Sesame Tofu & Sweet Potato Sushi! They also have a lovely selection of deals and meals:)

My family and I were on a getaway and stopped by this place. The place was really big inside. Also when we went, there was an event there. The food was really good. My family ordered a lot of sushi's and all of them were good, I am not sure wat they ordered though. Although, I do remember their dumpling, which was one of my favorite appetizers. All in all, the food was great, the service was great, and the interior was spacious.

Not many places to order Chinese in this area that has good Chinese but this place is pretty good. Not the best in the area and a little expensive for the size potions they offer but all and all would recommend.

I can only speak for the sushi, by which I'm not an expert on by any means. We had friends over one evening and we ordered some Halloween rolls,California rolls, avocado and avocado cucumber,and Philadelphia rolls and the spicy tuna rolls. All were very tasty and average size. Our friends were much more verse in sushi and said they were delicious as well. My only complaint was the price, from which reading other reviews on this place is average, but I've gotten the same items at a place in Brick for 1/2 what I paid here.

So disappointed. Food was AWFUL. Got the General Tso's dinner combo. The whole meal was stuck together. I literally picked up the rice in one clump. Chicken was soo dry and hard, barely any sauce. Definitely sat there for some time. Awful!!!! I was so mad, I tossed it. Never again.....

Another order well done at this place. .. Great food. .. and fast. By the time i fill my gas tank at wawa i go right to wangs and the food is waiting for me. Don't forget 2 egg rolls for the drive home

I've lived in ocean county going on 2 yrs now and being from the north there are plenty of fabulous Asian restaurants no so much down here.so when I finally found this place I was happy ..great food standard prices I've never had a bad meal..

This place is good! I esp loved it when they were located in lakewood. Now that they're in the stop and shop Plaza in Toms river, it seems perhaps they have a different cool. The food isn't bad, it's just not as good as they used to be. It's also increased in price quite a bit. I recommend- sushi, chicken/shrimp chow mein, beef and broccoli, chicken wings, and their egg rolls are really good!

This was my first time ordering from this place, fancy but empty inside. The prices r comparable to most Chinese food places and it was clean inside, staff was friendly. BUT , will probably never order from there again because although the food isn't bad, it's not great either! I had sesame chicken and it was made from all white meat, um, all white meat is awesome if you were ordering chicken fingers, but for sesame chicken it's lousy ! White meat is very dry and so it was hard to eat without some extra sauce for dipping. The egg rolls were really good though.

We returned for a Chinese dinner & was just as happy with the dinner as I was with lunch!

This is the 3rd time ordering that they forgot something or sent something cold, I always order sushi and for some reason they never send chop sticks, my steamed dumplings where so mushy and our rice and lo mein was cold. This is not good service, I used to order all the time before moving away and come back and now its terrible will not order from here again!

The food is good and prices are fair. But they have Fake News CNN on the TV and I find that a bit divisive. I got take out.

We really wanted this to be good shushi since it is so close to the house. The shushi was horrible it had a weird taste to it and was not good at all.

The sushi is fine but over priced. I've never spent $30 on a lunch. We have tried twice but they never have a promotion. It's unfortunate but it's understandable why it's always empty. I would suggest they try Living Social or postings Yelp deal to get more customers

Delicious Chinese, and sushi! It's great they have a wide variety of Chinese, and sushi. I got takeout and it was ready within 10 minutes. Very good service!

Since Bamboo Garden was closed on Monday's, I decided to try out Chang Wang (next to Stop&Shop) on Route 9/Lakewood Road in Toms River. The egg roles were tiny almost yellow highlighter thin in size and did not taste well as they were not cooked properly. The white rice did not taste right (not the usual Chinese rice). Beef broccoli was too dry. Will never order from Chang Wang ever again.

We have Fun Friday Lunches during the summer and our office ordered from Chang Wang earlier this afternoon. Their delivery was prompt, the delivery driver was really courteous and helpful and the food was still hot and delicious. We highly recommend this restaurant and we will be using them again.

This place gets it right every time. I've been ordering from this place since the week it opened and I've never been disappointed. To be fair, I order the same thing every time so it's hard to mess it up. Chang Wang is a solid restaurant and lives up to the stars it has received from others.

We have been fans of Chang Wang since they improved their food in 2014 and moved to their present location. Unfortunately the last couple of times that we have eaten there, the quality of the food left much to be desired. The Mo Shu Vegetable was watery and the Pork Fried Rice had hardly any vegetables in it and tasted a little off. The Spring Roll was exceptionally greasy. I don't know how the sushi is because we don't eat sushi. We are going to lay off the place for a while.

We've ordered delivery and take-out. Delivery was always quick and food hot. Since they are close, we also stop by for take-out. Our favorite is the combo egg foo yung. Portions are large and enough for the two of us....hot and delicious accompanied by a fresh tasting delicious egg roll. The pork fried rice is reminiscent of the rice of days gone by....no yellow rice here....the real deal for sure. Love the place!

There's something about the name Chang Wang that brings out my juvenile side. It sounds made up, or like the punch line to a ten year-old's bad joke. It dares you to have fun at its expense, as you might have in the time before you were aware of other cultures, perceptions of racism, or were truly cognisant of other people's feelings. It reminds one of sing-song rhymes involving urination in soft cola beverages. Even knowing better, I can still barely resist. I admit it. I'm silly. When people ask, "Hey, where'd you go for Chinese?", I want to jump up and shout "Chang to the muthafuckin' Wang! Wuuuuuuahhh!", as I execute two karate chops and a high kick, or perhaps to sing "Chang chicka Wang wang..." in the style of 70's porno music. That's not cool, but accepting and understanding your failures as a person are the keys to overcoming them, and I'm getting better every day. Nevertheless, the name is good branding - I can't get it out of my head once it's in there. But enough about how much of an immature idiot I am. The last time I ordered here, I didn't get sauce for my dumplings, crunchy noodles, a menu, or a fortune cookie. Today, I got sauce for my dumplings; it is very understated, slightly sweet, and it trails a tiny bit of heat that comes on after you've swallowed your bite of food, giving it a pleasant finish. I also got crunchy noodles. They came in a pre-packaged plastic bag like oyster crackers. I'd rather I hadn't. I ordered the Hunan Chicken as the main dish. When I opened the lid, all I could smell was green bell pepper, and I thought, "Oh no, this is going to taste like those crappy Pepper Steak Benihana frozen dinners from back in the day," but it did not, at all. It wasn't quite as spicy as I would have preferred, but like with the dumpling sauce, there was some heat; it was just a little late in arriving to the party. This is not a restaurant whose dishes hit you over the head with strong flavor profiles. I have never before experienced such delicately flavored Americanized Chinese food; the chicken actually tasted like chicken. I can't say either that I have ever actually tasted chicken in a take-out Chinese dish; it's more typically just a neutral protein matrix upon which to suspend sauce, while offering a contrasting texture to the vegetables. I was taken by surprise. Usually, I stuff myself like a pig on Chinese food, feel slightly ill for a while thereafter from all the grease and salt, and am overcome by the urge to sleep it off. I really packed it in today, and I felt great afterward. I still didn't get a menu, nor did I get a fortune cookie, but I suspect those things mostly go in the garbage, so kudos to them for curbing waste. I am giving Chang Wang a two star bump for today's offerings; I really think they're on to something here.

People are so stupid here, ordered steamed chicken and broccoli with garlic sauce. What did I get? Everything but the steamed chicken, had a platter filled with broccoli. Ef you Chang wang never ordering from you again!

I have been wanting to come here ever since we moved to the area. To put a long story short , they were above and beyond rude to us. I don't know if it was because we had our toddlers with us or the woman is just naturally an asshole. But she asked us rudely if we wanted a beverage and when I said I didn't get a chance to look yet she rolled her eyes ... I ignored it and we still decided to stay. Then she brings our high chair we've been waiting for I said thank you , she ignored us .. Now, we brushed that off too as maybe she didn't hear us. (Which I'm sure she did ) so now we are ready to order, we kindly raise a hand so she knows we are ready , she screams out while rolling her eyes... "oh now your ready?!" I honestly couldn't believe she was being so rude to us. We came in politely and did nothing to be treated like complete assholes. She was a horrible waitress and rude. I really wish I could say something about the food but we didn't even get to eat. We just left after that. Enough was enough .

I have gone there for Chinese food lunch clean nice setting good service. I tried to order take out today sushi was too 15min arrived and waited for 40minutes and nothing. Very bad customer service disappointing when you're at work and now don't have a lunch because 15minutes turned into well over and hour.

The is my go-to Chinese restaurant in the Manchester - Toms River area here in NJ. The food here is much much better than Tang Dynasty in Toms River and the nearby Good Taste. Last time I came here was the summer of 2016. The food had improved quite a lot since then. I like the veggie fried rice and sauteed green beans here. I'm still very traumatized by the bad Chinese food I had tried in this area and I have yet to venture into saucy and soupy Chinese dishes. Now that I found 2 dishes I like from this better Chinese restaurant, I will stick with them for a while...

Never disapointed . Food Tastes great never greasy . They deliver quickly and the food is hot. And sometimes they will add a little something as a thank you.Their dumplings my favorite.

Well, I went there frequently since several year ago and for my concern, it was pretty good. I mean, I got the nice service, the cashier is friendly enough. I enjoyed chatting with her. She sometimes introduces chinese culture to me which could give me some basic ideas of China. Of course, I loved the food I ordered from this chinese restaurant. Compare to the other ones in the neighborhood, I prefer to go there. I hope this may help. Enjoy!