Happy Family

Visiting my daughter so I decided to try some local Chinese while she was at work. I called in my order. The lady was nice but never asked my name or number. Just said "ok bye" then hung up. I left to go pick it up immediately after hanging up and I'm only 5 mins away. The place is very small with a couple tables. There was 1 guy eating in there. The food was ready and waiting when I got there . It was placed in a box lid for me to carry out. I got the lunch portion of general tso with rice. Menu said it was with white rice, but the rice was orange. 2 pieces of tough broccoli. It was flavorless and seemed like it had been sitting out since they opened. I ordered at 11:45 am. I took 2 bites and tossed it. I opted for the egg drop soup which was verrrrry hot in temperature. It actually tasted good until I saw the long black hair. 🤢 I called and told the lady and she offered me a free soup on my next visit. I don't live in Oklahoma and told her that. She didn't offer a refund. The crab Rangoon was good but greasy. I still ate them and they tasted good. The eggroll was room temperature and bland. Ate half then tossed. I also got a small chicken fried rice. The rice was orange and the chicken had a weird texture. It was flavorless. Took 1 bite and tossed it. The only redeeming items were the chicken sticks. It comes with 5. I ate two and saved the rest for later. My order cost $22 and I tipped $5 when I picked it up without tasting any of the food. Had I know how bad the food was I definitely would not have tipped. Based on this order I would not return. * the pic of the soup is before I found the hair. After I saw that I immediate dumped it without a pic of the hair. I also added black pepper. It does not come with pepper. Spend your money somewhere else.

Nice small place, clean, and well kept. They take your order at the counter and you are asked how spicy. Staff is friendly and food came out promptly. Food was delivered to my table steaming hot. Spice and flavors were excellent. Nice place to dine in or for takeout.

The service is very good and fast, the food is always hot and serving size is well rounded especially at the price point....that's why I wish I liked it better...the food looks good, but is very bland even when I ask for it extra spicy. I still stop here on occasion because the (lady) owner is very nice and is teaching her son to work (he took my order a few times) which I think is awesome and respectable!

My go to for inexpensive take out. Food is more than adequate for the price and some is very good. Except for possible language differences and the ladies stoic nature, service is prompt and friendly. Have tables and chairs but mostly not a dine-in place.

It's always hit or miss here. But lately (the last 4 months or so) is been a miss every time. The food is usually pretty decent, but nothing to write home about. They cheat you on the protein. I shouldn't have to pay $10 for beef and broccoli that barely has any beef in it. It's this way with all the other dishes too.There are plenty of vegetables, hardly any meat. I don't think anyone has ever eaten inside there. To be honest, I'd be scared to. The dining room is destroyed. Delivery is done by grubhub, which marks it up 30% or so, and it's DEFINITELY not worth that. It's edible, but there are better options, and for what you get, you'd be better off going somewhere else.

Minus ten stars. I don't know where the good reviews come from. This is the most abominable Chinese food I have ever seen, much less tried to eat. I left my food uneaten because I was afraid to eat it. Eggroll tasted like the fry oil was old. Not sure about the yellow rice; it was neither steamed nor fried. The broccoli tasted old, and the meat was semi safe because it was fried, but still questionable. You have no choice in beverage; cannot even buy a soda, they just give you bottled water. The place is filthy! The cooler door has so many finger smudges on it that it is literally greasy. The man who took my card and made my food had dirty nails and his hands were so dirty and nasty that I had to clean my debit card when I got home. The place has not been deep cleaned in ages. I don't how they can cook because the lighting is so bad back there. Decor just thrown together and nasty. There is a calendar on the wall from 2017. That is how little they care about upkeep. For the love of God, where is the health department??? I can eat just about anything, but I walked away from that FAST.

I’ve been eating here since I was 10, I love the place and the atmosphere food is always 10 out of 10 and you can tell the food is made with love. Their service is amazing she and her husband are very sweet people! You definitely should visit!! The price is amazing for the Quality! This place holds a special place in my heart!!

Used to be pretty good. Not sure what changed. Sesame chicken was just fried pieces of ..... not really sure. Please tell me what this pink meat is in my egg roll? Really cuz I have no idea and we ended up throwing everything out. Sad :(

My go-to is Moo Goo Gai Pan. It's always great. Fast service. I'm sorry to see a for sale sign on the door. BTW, photo of the dish IN NO WAY does the dish justice.

Chinese food is my favorite kind of food in the whole world. This is the cheapest and worst takeout Chinese I've ever had. It was bad 15 years ago and it's still bad. They leave the chicken sitting out in a plastic tub on the counter all day and then use it when orders come in. Very unsanitary. The last time we came here we all got sick. You get what you pay for I guess. Honestly, this place feels like a front for something else. The only good thing I have to say is that their wonton soup was decent.

This is a good choice if you are looking for a restaurant that delivers Chinese food. I had not used them for a couple of years and the man who delivered the food remembered me. The servings are large (we had two meals from each) and they gave us egg drop soup because we spent over $25!

Good tasting and very economical. Large servings that expand to cover two (or more) meals. Saw sign saying for sale. I hope they stay in business.

$8 delivery fee for less than mediocre food. Was a loyal customer for years, but they're bottoming out. Don't waste your money.

Great fast service and typical chinese food you would expect from anywhere else! Plus amazing prices for the quantity! I really enjoy getting a to-go order from this Mom and Pop shop.

Great fresh cooked food and price! I don't know how he does it with such a low price!

If I could give the food a negative 5 star rating I would. They were nice and polite, but the food quality is absolutely the worst I've ever had. I ordered food for a family of three and every last dish was flavorless. The Kung Pao Beef had almost no beef, no peanuts and no spice. The Orange Chicken tasted dry and the orange sauce was obviously from a can. The hot and sour soup tasted like dirty dish water! The Crab Rangoons tasted like they were cooked yesterday and then reheated. I had one and tossed the rest. When you're looking for Chinese Food, DO NOT order from here because and your family will definitely NOT be happy!

This is our absolute favorite Chinese take-out in Norman! We've been eating their mouthwatering food from Happy Family for nearly two decades and I don't believe we've ever had an incorrect order. Their egg rolls, fried rice, egg foo young, egg drop soup, and entrees are all great!

I ordered the King Po chicken, it had no taste to it, there was no sauce with it which made the rice bland, I did not taste any seasoning, this is truly the worst King Po I have ever had in town, and why is the chicken breaded, looks they used frozen chicken chunks. Save your money go somewhere else.

Terrible food! Order was overcooked and very greasy! Also order had 2 items missing, not to mention I was shorted on my change!

It doesn't earn a single star. I've been getting Chinese here since 2017; tonight was a total waste of 8.00 plus tip. Egg Rolls were meat instead of just veggies without cabbage (love cabbage), double fried to reheat and burnt edges, egg drop soup was deep golden rod broth and almost zero eggs stirred in. Chicken Fry Rice where wing size pieces of chicken, rice, no veggies, no sesame oil, peanut oil, dry without any favoring (surprise I got a lg instead of a small the way thrown together makes sense. Oil is way past time to change. Toss out. Never again.

They used to be a great place and I usually order a pretty good amount but lately the quality has gone down. The chicken is dry or maybe reheated. The rice has barely any meat in it. I think we will be finding a new place.

I liked the food we ordered but the lady taking our order was very short on the phone. I know they were super busy that night as I was told 20 minutes for my take out and it wound up being about 45 so I can understand. You can tell it's all fresh made as you can see the kitchen from the dining area/register. I would say give it a try and make your own decision. Food wise it was pretty good for a hole in the wall place. And I love those types of places.

I haven't eaten here in a long long time. I used to go here with my family a lot. Today I ordered the sesame chicken, fried pork wontons, and an extra egg roll. The food was great. Exactly what you would expect from an establishment small like this place. The chicken was cooked to a great crispy but tasty consistency. Egg rolls were on point and I really liked the pork wontons. Great job. I am enjoying my food and wood recommend takeout.

Very professional, good food. Prices are more than fair and the way they run the business makes customers keep coming back bb

Totally give this place five stars and I am blown away at how pretentious everyone is when this restaurant has a baseline of $5 for lunch... and delivers. This place is always good. And consistent. It's not going to blow your mind, but it will be hot and delicious. The price and the fact that they deliver sold me. I don't need this place to be a gourmet restaurant. I need it to be consistent and delivered on time. That's why I love Happy Family.

Me and my husband tried it for the first time today and it was awful.The egg drop soup was green and smelled weird and had a short hair in it and I found a bone in my general tso chicken. There crab Rangoon's were decent but barely had any filling. The only good thing about the whole meal you get a free soda with your combo meals. Best thing to say is DONT EAT THERE!!

Been going here for about a year maybe more. My fav is the lo mein but my roommates have tried various dishes and the four of us share the same opinion. This place is fantastic. Serving sizes are great. I always get more bang for my buck And the food is always so darn good!

Mediocre food at best. I usually get Beef or Pork Lo Mein and ask for it to be made spicy. Now whether or not they add the chili oil or not is a coin toss. It's best to ask for a side of it as well (and make sure you get the side). And if they forget to add it then you have it, if they didn't forget you can put extra on if you need to. They have Fried Garlic Chicken on their menu. They won't sell it to you though. They will offer you the Fried Chicken Wings instead and tell you it's got garlic in it, however it clearly doesn't. It's very bland and disappointing. The Crab Rangoon is a decent bargain at 8/$2.95. It's decent tasting and not overly sweet like some places. The Egg Drop Soup is hit and miss. Sometimes it's rich. Sometimes it's watered-down. I've also tried the Barbecued Spare Ribs. they want the best or the worst I've had. So yes, mediocre. The people that work there can be very moody the oriental lady is friendly somedays and just flat out rude others. And the fellow with glasses is the same way. Also, they have their curtain climbers on site at times, which can be a disturbance.

Worst food I have ever tasted! I got spoiled shrimp and lobster. Was going to let it go. I also got egg drop soup i got horribly sick! Honestly this place needs to be shut down!

Food is usually decent, but the sanitation of this place is borderline at best. I went here fairly regularly until a few years ago when I witnessed some things that turned me off for a long, long time. Now I only visit on the rare occasion that I'm so burned out on everything else and am willing to overlook the lack of cleanliness and take my chances. Tip: Only order take out, don't ever eat in the store. Considering that the vast majority of their business seems to be take out, it really boggles the mind how the dining area could be so run down and dirty all the time. By the looks of things, you'd think it was packed with patrons spilling food all over the floor and walls. Bizarre.

They were awful. My coworkers and I ordered off of their menu and first they took our address down wrong, so the delivery driver was really late, then they brought us the wrong food and denied that they brought the wrong food and said we read the menu wrong. they were not polite nor accommodating. They ended up bringing our money back and took our food back, asking if we had eaten or touched it because they were going to use it again for someone else if they were able to. They must have new owners because I have never had this problem, nor have the workers been so rude and hateful.

I love the food here. They are always open and have my food ready super quick. The place doesn't look like much but the food is yummy. I would recommend them.

Ehhhhh. Its not really good haha. But if you broke, its pretty affordable. I thought the rice tasted old... But the people are nice and its cheap enough to make up for the mediocre food.

I love this place. The food is greasy and unhealthy. The soda they sell is off brand. If you are looking for anything organic or with kale in it you are in the wrong place. It is delicious greasy Chinese food. The guy who owns this place is also one of the nicest human beings you could ever meet.

Pros: Inexpensive chinese food. Cons: Good gosh, the sanitation! Rice has been really dry the past few times I've been here. Also they burned my Egg Foo Yung. :( I want to like this place, I really do. The very first time I went here it was because Tea Cafe had too long of a wait and the food seemed pretty good. The last few times I've been sorely disappointed, though. Less than stellar cooking aside, I was looking around the place while waiting on my order and noticed a number of questionable health practices while waiting there. Poorly cleaned kitchens, no gloves/hand washing, hair in my food, and towers (literally) of unwashed pans stacked up on top of one another. I'm disappointed.

Look, we've all been there, drunk in the middle of a Saturday and your funds are a little on the low side. Pizza is out of the question, since that's all you've eaten for the last four meals. Who are you going to call when you're too drunk to drive? This is where Happy Family comes in at. It is consistently on par. Nothing fancy. Nothing even great. But I appreciate such mediocrity. It's my favorite greasy Chinese food restaurant. My favorite to get is the chicken and broccoli with white rice. The owner (?) is always nice and smiley. So if your poor and hungry, go here. And they'll deliver when you don't want to or cannot drive.

Sure, it isn't anything super-special. But Happy Family gives you pretty good Chinese at a price that's pretty tough to beat. I've been there several times and found the quality to be consistent, with no... ill after effects. You can get a complete meal here (entree and fried rice with an egg roll and a can of soda) for 6.25. If you're a snobby foodie, go elsewhere. If you would agree with the statement "My favorite part about food is that it tastes good." then give Happy Family a try. And yes, they are friendly.

Gross. This was probably the worst Chinese food I've ever had. I ordered Mongolian beef. There was no Mongolian seasoning/sauce at all. Just a ton of black pepper. As far as beef - there was maybe 1/6lb of beef and about 1/2lb of onion. So, if you like heavily peppered onion...then this is your place.

All the requisite Chinese food elements: prints of Asian landscapes in frames so cheap they sag; dusty paper lanterns hanging from a drop ceiling that makes you wonder what this place once was... But as far back as I can recall now this place has been the home of down low take out, so they must be doing something right. Since I worship at the church of branch vegetarian, there's not a ton I can eat here. The giant menu that spans the north wall is full of absolutely nothing I'll eat, but every time I'm here I marvel at the thought of how-the-hell-they-get-that-in-here?! If the lights inside that thing still lit up the whole dining room would look like the briefcase from Pulp Fiction. Most of the things on the walls are put up with clear packing tape. This seems to include the linoleum wall panels themselves. The base boards are also covered in tape or they may possibly be made of tape... The multitude of promotional college sporting schedules are clearly the nicest things hanging. I ordered a variety of dishes with the intent of taking them home for review: Veggie Egg Foo Yung and Mu Shu Veggies (both on the menu) and Crispy Orange Tofu (which was not on the menu, but Orange Chicken was. They gladly substituted tofu.) My order was ready by the time I'd finished ruminating on their decor- maybe 10 minutes. The entire order was so large they found it easier to put it in a box instead of a bag, and I think I kept it under $20. I honestly didn't expect the food to be spectacular, since I had change from a 20 and enough food to feed a family of Sumo wrestlers, and it wasn't. Wasn't bad though. The highlight of the meal was the Orange Tofu I asked for. The Foo Yung was delicious, but the sauce it came with had some sort of animal stock in it and I ate a couple good sized bites before I smelled it. Yeah, I guess I'm going to vegetarian hell now. Whatev. Lastly, the Mu Shu was tasty. If you know anything about Mu Shu, you know it's not the most graceful of foods to eat, and take out is not the way to go. The rice pancakes have a very short shelf life. They get too dry, they crack, they get to wet, they break. If you can make it through more than one pancake before you just say forget it and start mixing everything together, which is what I did, you're doing good. Something tells me that someone somewhere who is really into authentic Chinese "street food" would think this is the best place in town. I, however, am more into the Chinese "not street food", and will relegate Happy Family Chinese Restaurant, like pretty much everyone else here, to the status of "where to eat when you're broke and don't want to drive."

I've ordered delivery here b4 but i went in tonight... i was pleasantly happy with how clean the kitchen was... everyone asked how may we help u... i had few questions as i was interested in trying something new... choy souy and sesame chicken they were to die for... great flavor. I also ordered egg drop soup 3 of us ate and we have plenty of leftovers... thank u randy for ur suggestion... please keep ur cook hes great:)

I don't know what has happened to this restaurant. We usually eat here monthly, but the past two times changed that. Never again. They have screwed up our order the past two times and the food is not very good. (old and stale). This time we got all the way home to find out they forgot our fried rice and egg rolls. Their answer was, the next time you come in I will give you an extra egg roll. NOPE, there won't be a next time. There is a Thai restaurant right by this place that is 10 times better and they get your order right.

Had not eaten there in a while and now I am not sure why not! Great food, good portions and great price. The Lo Mein and Singapore Chow Mai Fun were excellent! Will be back soon

Friendly staff and decent food. It isn't the best I've had, but Norman is seriously lacking in fantastic Chinese food. Compared to other places in town, their food is the best. I recommend pork lo mein.

I have eaten here many, many times. Not the cleanest place but reasonably priced and the food generally good although I hate the fake, knock off sodas. Today I went to have a nice quiet lunch, usually I order takeout, but sat in the little "dining" room. The gentleman that is the cashier/delivery driver talked incessantly and loudly, then did the same on the phone for quite some time. Eventually it angered the lady owner and they yelled at each other very loudly for all to hear, then the two started downright fighting and yelling at each other extremely loud and it went on for a good twenty minutes. Finally one screamed, "You are making me mad" and the other said, "YOU ARE MAKING ME MAD". I had enough and told them both, "Well, you both are really making me mad and I can't take it anymore!" I deal with people all day long and I just wanted some peace and quiet during my lunch break instead I left without finishing my food and sporting a bad headache. Total lack of professionalism and it ruined my mood. So much that I wrote this review!

Went here for the lunch special its a pretty good deal for under $6. You get a big meal and a drink. The cashier was nice to chase after me after I walked out to let me know that my meal came with a drink.

This place is like a Chinese McDonald's. It's cheap and fast, with huge portion sizes, but you get what you paid for. I'd give it 4 stars if they had air conditioning.

I love this place. Their General Tsao combo is awesome. Service and speed are so-so but that chicken is so good!!!

Place is a bit run down but looks like many other Chinese takeout restaurants. The cleanliness is not the best.....did not seem super clean. Owner was very nice. I am originally from the East Coast so am looking for some good Chinese takeout here. This did not meet expectations......ordered the orange chicken and honestly not even s good as Panda Express. Fried rice and Egg Drop Soup seemed old. I ate here once and personally will not repeat. The price was very reasonable.