Where to eat Chinese food in Lexington.

These seven operator-labelled Lexington branches span South Broadway, Nicholasville Road, Palomar Centre, Tates Creek Centre, Towne Center Drive, Winchester Road and Richmond Road. Compare their exact suites, weekly closures, menu sections and delivery channels before choosing a meal.

7 restaurants · 4 list delivery · checked

An unranked, researched shortlist from operator menus and locations. No ratings, and no claimed visits. How we research.

AI illustration of Illustration of a shared table with closed dumplings, noodles and greens.
An imagined Lexington-inspired table. AI illustration, not a restaurant photograph.

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“Lists delivery” means the operator’s ordering page or a checked platform listing showed delivery on October 9, 2026. Availability depends on your address and time. “Vegetarian options” means a specific option is named on the checked menu, not an allergen or cross-contact guarantee.

Ways to make a meal.

A bilingual soup-dumpling meal

Compare the pork, crabmeat-and-pork and shrimp-and-pork soup dumplings on the primary dim-sum image. Add the crystal shrimp dumplings or Hong Kong siu mai using that same posted channel. Confirm service and the final amount separately from the weekend buffet.

Panda Cuisine

Meatless kwachic and tofu

Choose Double Cooked Kwachic or Tofu w.Vegetable from the named Vegetarian Choice section. Kwachic is explicitly meatless chicken, while Dan Dan Noodle contains ground pork. Check OPT selections and sauces for your dietary needs.

Asian Wind

A Hunan-labelled combination

Use the all-day HUNAN COMBINATION for the source-described beef, chicken and shrimp dish with white rice. Singapore Style Mei Fun is a separate noodle order; BUDDHA’S SUPREME is explicitly No Meat. Check the published Monday closure and delivery area.

Golden Wok

Different kitchens, different meals.

J2C Asian Bistro

Sichuan broth dishes, golden spare ribs and explicitly fried shrimp shumai

South Broadway

561 S Broadway #140, Lexington, KY 40508859-303-8330

J2C identifies its cooking as Sichuan on the current South Broadway operator site. Its bilingual menu puts Sichuan Flavor Appetizers and Sichuan Dish beside spare ribs, noodle dishes and a Vegetable section, allowing a meal around either chile heat or vegetable noodles.

Build an order. 06 Shrimp Shumai (8) 虾烧卖 $6.99 is described as Deep fried mini shrimp dumplings. 71 香酥排骨Golden Spare Ribs $16.99 lists crispy nugget-sized ribs with onion, garlic and aromatic spice. 18 菜捞面VEGETABLE Lomein $12.99 describes egg noodles with vegetables and soy-based sauce. The C14 entry describes Sichuan broth with fish, duck blood, lunch meat, beef tripe, rice noodles, napa cabbage and bean sprouts; check its heat and ingredients before choosing it.

Before you go. The operator lists Sunday, Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM, with Tuesday closed. Its branch-specific menu has Pickup and Delivery controls and was closed overnight during this fetch. The primary FAQ confirms takeout and delivery; fees and an address-specific delivery range were not verified.

Delivery: direct The operator FAQ confirms takeout and delivery, and the current branch menu displays both Pickup and Delivery. Fees, service radius and eligibility for a particular address were not verified.

Menu snapshot

06 Shrimp Shumai (8) 虾烧卖 $6.99 · 71 香酥排骨Golden Spare Ribs $16.99 · 18 菜捞面VEGETABLE Lomein $12.99

Operator online ordering menu. These are current displayed menu amounts before selected add-ons, tax and any delivery charges. The shrimp shumai label explicitly states eight; its description says Deep fried mini shrimp dumplings. Soup items elsewhere carry plus signs for size-dependent starting prices. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Panda Cuisine

Three soup-dumpling fillings, crystal shrimp dumplings and Hong Kong siu mai

Nicholasville Road

2358 Nicholasville Rd, Ste 115, Lexington, KY 40503859-299-9798

Panda Cuisine identifies itself as Sichuanese and Regional Chinese Cuisine at the Nicholasville Road suite. Its own Hand Made Dim Sum image menu names pork, crabmeat-and-pork and shrimp-and-pork soup dumplings, along with crystal shrimp dumplings and Hong Kong siu mai.

Build an order. Steamed Pork Soup Dumpling 南翔小笼汤包 $10.95, Steamed Crabmeat & Pork Soup Dumpling 蟹粉小笼汤包 $12.95 and Steamed Shrimp & Pork Soup Dumpling 鲜虾小笼汤包 $11.95 are the three soup choices. Steamed Shrimp Dumpling 水晶鲜虾饺 $8.95 appears in the Hand Made Dim Sum menu with crystal-wrapper shrimp dumplings pictured in a steamer; Hong Kong Siu Mai 港式烧卖皇 $6.95 is another named dim-sum item. The printed amount/count captions read 10.95 (6), 12.95 (6), 11.95 (6), 8.95 (6) and 6.95 (4), respectively. Those counts follow the amounts, rather than appearing in the exact item headings.

Before you go. The primary site lists Sunday-Thursday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM and Friday-Saturday 11:00 AM-10:00 PM. It separately lists a Saturday-Sunday brunch buffet 11:00 AM-2:00 PM; those buffet amounts are separate from the dim-sum item prices. Its Online Order page has distinct Restaurant Pick Up and Doordash Delivery links.

Dishes to know. Soup dumplings, Siu mai

Delivery: via apps The current operator Online Order page explicitly labels its external option Doordash Delivery and separately links Restaurant Pick Up. Delivery fees, service area and live address eligibility were not verified.

Menu snapshot

Steamed Pork Soup Dumpling 南翔小笼汤包 $10.95 · Steamed Crabmeat & Pork Soup Dumpling 蟹粉小笼汤包 $12.95 · Steamed Shrimp & Pork Soup Dumpling 鲜虾小笼汤包 $11.95

Operator website Hand Made Dim Sum image menu. The posted image is undated. Its bilingual headings are followed by amount/count captions showing six for each soup choice and the shrimp dumplings, and four for siu mai. Tax and channel-specific fulfillment charges are separate from these posted menu amounts. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Asian Wind

Meatless kwachic, tofu and vegetable meals from a named Vegetarian Choice section

Palomar Centre Drive

3735 Palomar Centre Dr, Suite 40, Lexington, KY 40513859-223-0060

Asian Wind's Palomar Centre site explicitly describes Chinese, Asian and Vegetarian Cuisine. The linked ordering menu defines kwachic as meatless chicken in its Vegetarian Choice section, where it sits beside tofu, eggplant, green beans and vegetable dishes.

Build an order. Double Cooked Kwachic $15.99 describes sliced kwachic with mushroom, cabbage, green peppers and green onions in hot hoisin sauce. Tofu w.Vegetable $13.99 describes sauteed fried tofu with mixed vegetables in brown sauce. Dan Dan Noodle $12.99 contains ground pork and egg noodles, so it is not a vegetarian selection. The Vegetarian Choice heading defines kwachic as meatless chicken; confirm sauces and other ingredients for a specific dietary requirement. Roast Duck w.Orange Sauce $20.99 is a separately named House Specials option, without a stated half- or whole-duck portion.

Before you go. The primary site lists Monday closed; Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday 11:00 AM-9:30 PM; Friday-Saturday 11:00 AM-10:00 PM. The linked menu was readable while the branch was closed overnight. It marks the selected entries OPT, indicating further options; check their choices and the final amount before ordering.

No delivery listed No delivery listed on the operator's ordering page as of 2026-10-09; confirm by phone. The primary site explicitly offers dine-in, carryout and catering; a working delivery choice was not verified.

Menu snapshot

Double Cooked Kwachic $15.99 · Tofu w.Vegetable $13.99 · Dan Dan Noodle $12.99

Operator-linked online ordering menu. Amounts are the displayed menu amounts with OPT markers before any option selections, taxes or fulfillment charges. The primary address uses Drive; the ordering page prints Driver for the same street with matching suite, phone and ZIP. Vegetarian Choice describes kwachic as meatless chicken, without establishing vegan status. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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New Shanghai Bistro

Steamed bean-curd plates with rice and sauce on the side

Tates Creek Centre Drive

4101 Tates Creek Centre Dr, Suite 118, Lexington, KY 40517859-272-0588

New Shanghai Bistro's operator site fixes this selection to the Tates Creek Centre suite. Its menu separates a steamed Diet Menu from weekday lunch specials and a Moo Shu section that comes with pancakes only, alongside its separately priced appetizer dumplings.

Build an order. D3. Bean Curd with Mixed Vegetable $15.05 and D6. Vegetable Tray $14.75 are in Diet Menu (Steamed) (With White Rice and Sauce on the Side). L3. Chicken with Mixed Vegetable $10.75 is a separate Tuesday-Friday lunch item, served with white or fried rice and the listed choice of egg roll or soup. The Moo Shu section explicitly says With Pancakes Only, so do not assume it includes the steamed plates' rice. Appetizer 9. Steamed Dumplings $12.35 has no printed count in its item label.

Before you go. The operator lists Monday closed; Tuesday-Thursday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM; Friday-Saturday 11:00 AM-9:30 PM; Sunday noon-9:00 PM. Lunch specials are specifically Tuesday-Friday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM. The second published phone is 859-272-0828. Each menu category was opened on the current public page; no ordering or delivery link was verified.

No delivery listed No delivery listed on the operator's ordering page as of 2026-10-09; confirm by phone. The fetched operator site publishes menu, hours and contact details, but no working delivery or ordering link was verified.

Menu snapshot

D3. Bean Curd with Mixed Vegetable $15.05 · D6. Vegetable Tray $14.75 · L3. Chicken with Mixed Vegetable $10.75

Operator website menu. The first two prices are steamed Diet Menu plates with white rice and sauce on the side; the third is the separately timed weekday Lunch Special. These posted prices are not a fetched third-party delivery quote. Regular Moo Shu plates have a different pancake-only accompaniment. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Happy Panda

Chicken lettuce wraps and a clearly labelled dinner combination

Towne Center Drive

117 Towne Center Dr, Lexington, KY 40511859-388-9999

Happy Panda fixes its ordering menu to Towne Center Drive and separates Appetizers, Happy Panda Signature Dish and Dinner Special from ramen and hibachi. Its chicken lettuce wrap and dinner combination provide a different ordering path from the other branches' dim sum and steamed plates.

Build an order. 11. Signature Chicken Lettuce Wrap $8.99 describes minced chicken with green onion, mushroom and water chestnut, served with a lettuce cup. H6. Jalapeños Pepper Chicken $13.50 is a signature crispy-chicken dish with fresh jalapeños and house sauce. L 3. Sweet & Sour Chicken $10.25 appears under Dinner Special, which includes fried rice and a choice of egg roll, egg drop soup or hot-and-sour soup. Despite its L code, this is the fetched Dinner Special section. Honey Triple Cheese Dumplings are described as a cream-cheese mixture with crab meat, onions and celery, and are not soup dumplings or har gow.

Before you go. The operator lists Monday-Thursday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM; Friday 11:00 AM-10:00 PM; Saturday noon-10:00 PM; Sunday 2:00-9:00 PM. Its Delivery Info page states a five-mile radius, $15 minimum and $4 fee, with orders fulfilled by trusted third-party delivery services. Check the live order total and address eligibility.

Delivery: via apps Operator Delivery Info states a five-mile radius, $15 minimum and $4 fee, fulfilled by trusted third-party delivery services. Address eligibility and the current checkout total remain to be checked.

Menu snapshot

11. Signature Chicken Lettuce Wrap $8.99 · H6. Jalapeños Pepper Chicken $13.50 · L 3. Sweet & Sour Chicken $10.25

Operator online ordering menu. Appetizer, Signature Dish and Dinner Special prices are kept in their fetched sections. L-coded dinner items are not treated as lunch specials. The separate delivery page specifies third-party fulfillment, a minimum and fee; taxes and option changes may add to the menu amounts. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Happy China

Moo shu with four pancakes or a rice-and-egg-roll noodle combination

Winchester Road

1301 Winchester Rd #109, Lexington, KY 40505859-388-9088

Happy China's bilingual branch menu distinguishes Moo Shu, served with four pancakes, from Special Combination Plates with a rice and side choice. The Winchester Road address and phone match across the current home and hours pages; these amounts belong to that exact branch.

Build an order. 64. Moo Shu Pork 木须肉 $10.36 is in Moo Shu w. 4 Pancakes. C10. Chicken Lo Mein Combo Plate 鸡捞面套餐 $9.63 comes from Special Combination Plates, served with a choice of rice and egg roll or crab rangoon. 5. Steamed Dumpling (8) 水饺 $7.00 is a separately priced appetizer. The Vegetarian Dishes heading states white rice on the side; those dishes are distinct from the moo-shu pancakes and noodle combination. The ordinary steamed appetizer and wonton soups are separate items on this menu.

Before you go. The operator lists Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 11:00 AM-10:15 PM, Tuesday closed, and Sunday 12:10 PM-10:15 PM. The current public home page presents Order type: Pick up, with a scheduled opening rather than live overnight ordering. No delivery option was displayed on that fetched ordering surface.

Pickup only The rendered operator home page offers Order type: Pick up for this exact branch. No delivery option was displayed during the fetch; confirm other channels directly.

Menu snapshot

64. Moo Shu Pork 木须肉 $10.36 · C10. Chicken Lo Mein Combo Plate 鸡捞面套餐 $9.63 · 5. Steamed Dumpling (8) 水饺 $7.00

Operator online ordering menu. The selected items retain their bilingual labels and literal codes. Moo Shu includes four pancakes per its section heading; the count is not a dumpling quantity. The C10 item has its combination sides, and the eight-count steamed appetizer is separately priced. Taxes and modifications may change the total. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification

Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Golden Wok

Hunan-labelled mixed proteins, Singapore-style noodles and a no-meat plate

Richmond Road

3101 Richmond Rd, Suite 302, Lexington, KY 40509859-266-0538

Golden Wok's operator site explicitly names Szechuan, Hunan, Mandarin and NY style at the Richmond Road suite. Its all-day menu has a Hunan combination of beef, chicken and shrimp, a separate Singapore-style noodle dish and a plate explicitly marked No Meat.

Build an order. 103 HUNAN COMBINATION $13.85 describes beef, chicken and jumbo shrimp with garden vegetables in a spicy Hunan-style sauce. 48 Singapore Style Mei Fun $11.05 is the separately listed rice-noodle choice. 107 BUDDHA’S SUPREME (No Meat) $10.95 appears under CHEF’S SPECIALTIES (w. White Rice), as does the Hunan combination. 4 Barb-B-Q Spare Ribs $8.75+ is a starting amount with a literal plus sign, not a fixed full-portion quote. Appetizer 6a Steamed Dumplings (8) $7.95 is a separately priced appetizer.

Before you go. The operator Info & Hours page lists Monday closed; Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday pickup/delivery 11:00 AM-9:30 PM; Friday-Saturday 11:00 AM-10:00 PM. It states a $3 delivery fee within four miles and a $15 minimum. The menu's all-day items and chef-special rice accompaniment are kept separate from its Lunch Menu.

Delivery: direct Operator Info & Hours lists pickup and delivery windows, a $3 fee within four miles and a $15 delivery minimum. Confirm the entered address and total before ordering.

Menu snapshot

103 HUNAN COMBINATION $13.85 · 48 Singapore Style Mei Fun $11.05 · 107 BUDDHA’S SUPREME (No Meat) $10.95

Operator online menu. These are All Day Menu amounts; the two CHEF’S SPECIALTIES entries include white rice per their section heading. The selected mei-fun entry has no rice-side claim. Other entries with literal plus signs are starting amounts. Delivery fees, taxes and changes are separate from these menu prices. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
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Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.

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Choose a district. Then choose a table.

South Broadway

J2C lists 561 South Broadway #140, with operator-described Sichuan cooking and a bilingual ordering menu.

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Nicholasville Road

Panda Cuisine lists 2358 Nicholasville Road suite 115, with its own Hand Made Dim Sum menu image.

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Palomar Centre Drive

Asian Wind lists 3735 Palomar Centre Drive suite 40, with a linked Vegetarian Choice menu.

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Tates Creek Centre Drive

New Shanghai Bistro lists 4101 Tates Creek Centre Drive suite 118, with steamed plates and a separately timed weekday lunch menu.

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Towne Center Drive

Happy Panda lists 117 Towne Center Drive and publishes a delivery policy with third-party fulfillment.

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Winchester and Richmond roads

Happy China lists 1301 Winchester Road #109; Golden Wok is separately at 3101 Richmond Road suite 302.

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AI illustration of round pleated closed dumplings on a plain plate
Pleated soup dumplings. AI illustration, not a restaurant photograph.

Menus change. Check before you go.

Prices are a snapshot.
Each profile names the channel: dine-in menu, online ordering or a delivery app. Delivery apps commonly add fees and mark up dishes.
Delivery is address-specific.
A delivery listing shows a restaurant serves some addresses, not yours. Confirm on the restaurant’s own ordering page or by phone.
Learn the dishes first.
Read the dish guides and regional starting points to decide what to order.

A little more clarity.

Where are these Lexington Chinese restaurants?

The seven exact operator-labelled branches sit on South Broadway, Nicholasville Road, Palomar Centre Drive, Tates Creek Centre Drive, Towne Center Drive, Winchester Road and Richmond Road. No Chinatown district or municipal boundary is inferred from their street names. This guide covers Lexington, Kentucky.

Which dim-sum menu was verified?

Panda Cuisine posts three soup-dumpling fillings, crystal shrimp dumplings and Hong Kong siu mai in its Hand Made Dim Sum image. Its amount/count captions show six for each soup choice and the shrimp dumplings, and four for siu mai. Those quantities are printed after the prices in the image captions. J2C’s shrimp shumai is explicitly deep fried.

Which vegetarian-relevant meal is supported by the menu?

Asian Wind defines kwachic as meatless chicken in Vegetarian Choice and lists tofu, vegetable and green-bean dishes. New Shanghai Bistro lists steamed bean curd with mixed vegetables and a Vegetable Tray, while Golden Wok labels BUDDHA’S SUPREME No Meat. These are menu descriptions; confirm sauces and dietary requirements directly.

Which regional descriptions come from operators?

J2C explicitly identifies Sichuan cooking, Panda Cuisine says Sichuanese and Regional Chinese Cuisine, and Golden Wok explicitly names Szechuan, Hunan, Mandarin and NY style. Its HUNAN COMBINATION has a source-described spicy Hunan-style sauce. New Shanghai Bistro’s name alone is not used to claim a Shanghai specialization.

How do delivery and meal sections differ?

J2C and Golden Wok publish delivery through their own ordering surfaces. Panda Cuisine links Doordash Delivery, and Happy Panda specifies third-party fulfillment. Happy China’s fetched surface offers pickup. Asian Wind and New Shanghai Bistro have no verified delivery choice in the fetched pages. Lunch, dinner-combination, steamed-plate and pancake-only sections have different accompaniments and times.

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A guide you can check.

We selected 7 Lexington restaurants for different meals. This is not a numerical ranking or a record of dining visits. We checked operator menus, exact locations, delivery options and practical constraints on October 9, 2026, and left out places we could not verify.

Order suggestions are editorial. Food illustrations are locally generated AI images, not photographs of any restaurant. See the editorial approach. Other guides: all city guides.