Plano has no Chinatown; the one the metroplex calls DFW Chinatown is on Greenville Avenue in Richardson. The eight kitchens here sit on Legacy Drive, Preston Road, Independence Parkway, North Central Expressway and Coit Road, and they cook dim sum, Henan noodles, Peking duck, Taiwanese dumplings and Sichuan dishes.
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Dim sum and roast duck on Legacy Drive
J.S. Chen's is at 240 Legacy Dr #118. Order Shrimp Dumpling at $6.00 and Steamed BBQ Pork Bun at $5.35 from the dim sum list, and B.B.Q. Duck (half) at $15.95. The operator lists 10:30 AM-9:30 PM on Saturday; the DoorDash page says cart service runs Saturday, Sunday and holidays 10:30 AM-3:00 PM.
Uncle Zhou is at 8200 Preston Rd, Suite 110. Order Dial Oil Hand-Drawn Wide Noodle at $13.95 and Lamb Dumpling at $11.95 from the pickup menu, and Mapo Tofu at $13.95 if the table wants a vegetable dish. Hours are Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM and 5:00 PM-10:00 PM; Sunday is closed.
Royal Kitchen is at 3100 Independence Pkwy Suite 322. Order Beijing Roast Duck at $68.00 with Beef Chow Fun at $16.00 and Dry-Fried String Beans at $14.99 from the ordering menu. Tuesday is closed; Friday and Saturday dinner runs 4:30 PM-9:30 PM.
J.S. Chen's is the Cantonese dim sum and roast-meat house in this guide, at 240 Legacy Dr #118. The dine-in menu PDF has a Dimsum section with 34 numbered items, a Barbecued & Marinated Specials section and noodle soups, and the DoorDash page carries a Vegetarian category.
Build an order. Order Shrimp Dumpling (DS1), Shrimp & Pork Dumpling (DS2) and Steamed BBQ Pork Bun (DS16) from the dim sum list, then B.B.Q. Duck (B1) or B.B.Q. Pork with Honey (B8) for the roast side. Pan Fried Vegetarian Tofu Roll (DS25) and Chinese Broccoli w/ Oyster Sauce (B18) are the vegetable-leaning picks on the PDF.
Before you go. The operator site lists Monday-Thursday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM, Friday 11:00 AM-9:30 PM, Saturday 10:30 AM-9:30 PM and Sunday 10:30 AM-9:00 PM, with a reservation line at 972-517-2332. The DoorDash store text says dim sum cart service runs Saturday, Sunday and holidays 10:30 AM-3:00 PM, and its ordering window runs to 10:25 PM, so use the operator hours for dine-in. The ordering links on the operator site were not all usable on 2026-10-01; see delivery.
Operator dine-in menu PDF, read 2026-10-01; the PDF file is dated March 2022 in its metadata and its dim sum column is headed Dinner Price. The DoorDash listing read the same day shows B1 BBQ Duck at $19.14 and B6 Combination of 2 items at $20.34, which are the PDF prices of 15.95 and 16.95 plus 20 percent, so the PDF prices still match; delivery prices are 20 percent higher. 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 1, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Zhang's Kitchen describes itself as a Chinese restaurant with handcrafted dim sum, at 3948 Legacy Dr Ste. 103. Its ordering menu prices dim sum in four tiers, from Small to X-Large, and adds a Handmade Dumplings list with pork, chicken and beef soup dumplings.
Build an order. Order Shrimp Dumpling (DL2), Steamed B.B.Q Pork Bun (DM4) and Pork Soup Dumplings (8) (H1), then add Shrimp Rice Noodle (DL23). Vegetable Dumpling (8) (H11) and Traditional Buddha Delight (V8) are the vegetable-leaning items. Peking Duck is listed at $38.95 with pancakes or buns for a table.
Before you go. The operator site lists Tuesday-Sunday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM and Monday closed. The ordering page printed Opens THU (Today): 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM. The ordering page lists lunch specials Tuesday-Friday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM. The dim sum items are on the ordering menu through the day; the pages do not say whether dim sum is also available on a different schedule in the dining room, so call 972-491-2621 to ask.
Operator-linked MealKeyway ordering menu for 3948 Legacy Drive, read 2026-10-01 while the store was closed for the night; page showed Pickup. A plus sign after some entree prices means size or option choices may add cost. Dine-in prices are not separately published. 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 1, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Uncle Zhou is the Henan-style noodle pick, at 8200 Preston Rd. Visit Plano's listing describes Henan cooking with hand-pulled noodles and lamb noodle soup, and the ordering menu has nine Hand Drawn Noodle items, six dumplings and a 17-item Vegetable list.
Build an order. Order Dial Oil Hand-Drawn Wide Noodle (H1, spicy) and Lamb Hand-Drawn Wide Noodle (H2), add Lamb Dumpling (B2) and Cucumber Salad Henan Style (A4). For vegetables, V10 Mapo Tofu (spicy) and V14 Eggplant Henan Style are on the vegetable list; V15 Dry Stir-Fry String Bean is also spicy.
Before you go. The operator's Location and Hours page lists Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM and 5:00 PM-10:00 PM, and Sunday closed. The page was read at 3:00 AM Central, when the store showed Closed, Opens at 11:00AM. The operator pages print 8200 Preston Rd without a suite; Visit Plano's listing adds Ste 110.
Operator's Chinese Menu Online ordering menu (All Day Menu), read 2026-10-01; page set to Pick up. Dine-in prices are not separately published. 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 1, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Royal Kitchen's own home page leads with Beijing roast duck, noodles made to order and Northern Chinese cooking, at 3100 Independence Pkwy Suite 322. The ordering menu lists Beijing Roast Duck as the signature dish and has handmade flat noodle, lo mein and vegetarian categories.
Build an order. Order Beijing Roast Duck (served with thin pancakes, scallions, cucumber and house sauce), Beef Chow Fun, and Dry-Fried String Beans from the Vegetarian category. Add Beijing Style Sweet & Sour Pork Ribs or Cumin-Spiced Lamb for a larger table. Extra pancakes for the duck are a separate $5.50 side.
Before you go. The contact page lists Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 10:30 AM-2:30 PM and 4:30 PM-9:00 PM, Tuesday closed, and Friday and Saturday 10:00 AM-3:00 PM and 4:30 PM-9:30 PM. The ordering page says lunch specials run Monday-Friday before 2:30 and not on weekends or holidays.
Operator-linked MealKeyway ordering menu, read 2026-10-01 while the store was closed for the night (Pickup and Delivery both said starts 10/01 at 11:00 AM). Dine-in prices are not separately published. The home page also names Xiao Long Bao, which was not on the ordering menu read here, so it is not used. 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 1, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Wu Wei Din's Plano 75 store is the Taiwanese pick, at 1505 N Central Expy. The operator's pages describe beef noodle soup simmered for 8 hours and soup dumplings made in-house daily, and the ordering menu has Xiao Long Bao, wonton, potsticker and beef noodle soup categories.
Build an order. Order Xiao Long Bao (6, item W7), Braised Beef Noodle Soup (B1) and Spicy Wonton (Pork) (W1). Add Sauteed Bok Choy w.Garlic (V3) or A1 Cucumber Salad for a vegetable side. W9 Black Truffle & Pork Xiao Long Bao is listed at $20.00 for a larger table.
Before you go. The operator's locations page says the Plano store is open seven days, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM and 4:00 PM-9:00 PM, closing at 9:30 PM Friday and Saturday. The ordering page, read overnight, said Pickup starts on 10/01 at 11:00 AM. The operator page also lists a Plano Independence store at 2909 W 15th Street as merged into this one on 2/16/2025, and its phone 972-985-1688 is the number printed for media inquiries, not this store.
Xiao Long Bao (6) $11.00 · Braised Beef Noodle Soup $13.50 · Sauteed Bok Choy w.Garlic $12.99
Operator-linked MealKeyway ordering menu for the Plano 75 store, read 2026-10-01 while the store was closed for the night. Dine-in prices are not separately published, and delivery-platform prices differ. 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 1, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Mah-Jong Chinese Kitchen calls itself Refined Cantonese & Sichuan Cuisine, at 4025 Preston Road. The menu has a Small Eats list with xiao long bao, har gau and shu mai, Szechuan-style entrees, Beijing-style duck, and vegetable plates, and it takes reservations through OpenTable.
Build an order. Order Shanghai Xiao Long Bao, Szechuan Chicken Dumpling in spicy garlic vinaigrette, and Szechuan Style Kung Pao Beef, then Beijing Style Crispy Duck Breast with Mandarin pancakes for a shared dinner. Szechuan Kung Pao Tufu and Mushroom Trio Clay Pot are the vegetable mains. Dishes marked S and VS on the dine-in menu are spicy and very spicy.
Before you go. The operator home page lists Sunday 11 AM-3 PM and 4:30 PM-8:30 PM, Monday-Thursday 11 AM-2:30 PM and 5 PM-8:30 PM, Friday 11 AM-2:30 PM and 5 PM-9:30 PM, and Saturday 11 AM-3 PM and 4:30 PM-9:30 PM, phone (972) 403-0163. The Toast page, read overnight, said Currently not accepting online orders, Opens at 11AM. The home page links OpenTable for reservations; that link was not opened, so no reservation URL is given here.
Shanghai Xiao Long Bao $9.00 · Szechuan Style Kung Pao Beef $22.00 · Beijing Style Crispy Duck Breast $34.00
Operator-linked Toast online ordering menu, read 2026-10-01. The operator's own food-menu page lists some small plates at different prices (Chicken Lettuce Wrap $12.00 there, $13.00 on Toast; Panko Fried Shrimp $10.00 there, $11.00 on Toast), so online prices run higher than the website for those items. 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 1, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Canton Express is the Chinese-American pick, at 1501 Preston Road #250. The operator's story says the owners' families ran Chinese restaurants in Columbus, Ohio. The ordering menu has lunch specials, fried rice, lo mein, vegetable and bean curd dishes, and an Authentic Chinese Dish list.
Build an order. Order Moo Goo Gai Pan, Vegetable Deluxe and Steamed or Fried Dumplings (8), then Shaking Beef from the Authentic Chinese Dish list. Lunch specials come with egg roll and fried or steamed rice, available daily 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Weekend After Hours Menu is a shorter list for Thursday to Sunday after 9 p.m.
Before you go. The operator site lists Monday-Wednesday 11 am-9 pm and Thursday-Sunday 11 am-midnight, open seven days, with delivery, dine-in and carry out. The menu page says the Lunch/Dinner menu runs daily 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and the Weekend After Hours Menu runs Thursday to Sunday 9 p.m.-12 a.m. A plus sign after a price on the ordering page means options may add cost.
Steamed or Fried Dumplings (8) $8.75 · Vegetable Deluxe $13.75 · Moo Goo Gai Pan $13.75
Operator-linked Menufy ordering menu, Lunch/Dinner list, read 2026-10-01. The Weekend After Hours list prices some of the same dishes higher (Moo Goo Gai Pan $14.75). Dine-in prices are not separately published. 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 1, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Sichuanese Cuisine is the dedicated Sichuan kitchen in this guide, at 2001 Coit Rd #315 in Park Pavilion Center. Its ordering storefront lists Sichuanese Boiled Beef, Boiled Fish, Crispy Spicy Chicken and a Vegetarian Mapotofu, and its menu has Tofu and Vegetable, Beef, Lamb and Fish sections.
Build an order. Order B6 Sichuanese Boiled Beef, F5 Sichuanese Boiled Fish and V3 Vegetarian Mapotofu, then V17 Dried-Cooked String Bean. P19 Sichuanese Smoked Tea Duck is the duck dish on the featured list.
Before you go. The storefront's online ordering hours read 11:00 AM-8:40 PM when read overnight (it said Opens 11:00 AM). The operator's own website, sichuaneserestaurant.com, did not load in a browser on 2026-10-01, so the storefront is the only operator-linked page used. Call 972-758-0808 for dine-in hours and large parties.
Merchant storefront on DoorDash Commerce Platform (order.online) for Sichuanese Cuisine at Coit, read 2026-10-01, with Delivery and Pickup tabs. Dine-in prices are not separately published; the Uber Eats listing may price differently. 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 1, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
J.S. Chen's Dimsum & BBQ prints 240 Legacy Dr #118 and Zhang's Kitchen prints 3948 Legacy Dr Ste. 103, both in ZIP 75023. These are two separate addresses on one street, not one shopping center. Wikipedia places the corporate campuses on Legacy Drive in ZIP 75024; no restaurant in this guide has a 75024 Legacy Drive address.
Canton Express prints 1501 Preston Road #250 and Mah-Jong Chinese Kitchen prints 4025 Preston Road, both ZIP 75093. Canton Express is the Chinese-American, late-night pick; Mah-Jong is a sit-down room with Cantonese and Sichuan dishes.
Uncle Zhou's own ordering site prints 8200 Preston Rd, Plano, TX 75024, and the Visit Plano listing adds Ste 110. It is the Henan-style hand-drawn noodle stop and a different ZIP from the other two Preston Road kitchens.
Royal Kitchen's contact page prints 3100 Independece pkwy Suite 322 Plano TX 75075 (the operator's spelling) and its ordering page prints 3100 Independence Pkwy #322. The home page describes Northern Chinese cooking, with Peking duck and noodles made to order.
Wu Wei Din's ordering page prints 1505 N Central Expy, Plano, TX 75075. The operator's locations page says its older Plano Independence store at 2909 W 15th Street merged into this one on 2/16/2025, so this is the Plano store that remains.
Sichuanese Cuisine's storefront prints 2001 Coit Road, and its Uber Eats listing prints Park Pavilion Center, 2001 Coit Rd #315, Plano, TX 75075. D Magazine's directory lists a second Sichuanese Restaurant at 141 W. Spring Creek Pkwy; this guide uses only the Coit Road branch.
Plano has no Chinatown. DFW Chinatown is in Richardson: the Dallas Chinese Community Center describes itself as at the heart of DFW ChinaTown at 400 N Greenville Ave, and Richardson's Core District page places Chinatown on Greenville Avenue north of Main Street. Wikipedia says DFW's Chinese restaurants catering to ethnic Chinese are mainly in Plano and Richardson as of 2011. The eight kitchens in this guide are on Legacy Drive, Preston Road, Independence Parkway, North Central Expressway and Coit Road, not in one plaza.
Where can I get dim sum in Plano?
J.S. Chen's Dimsum & BBQ at 240 Legacy Dr #118 lists a 34-item Dimsum section; Shrimp Dumpling and Shrimp & Pork Dumpling are $6.00 each on its dine-in PDF, and its DoorDash page says cart service runs Saturday, Sunday and holidays 10:30 AM-3:00 PM. Zhang's Kitchen at 3948 Legacy Dr Ste. 103 prices Shrimp Dumpling at $5.95 and Steamed B.B.Q Pork Bun at $5.75 on its ordering menu, open Tuesday-Sunday 11:00 AM-9:00 PM and closed Monday. Mah-Jong Chinese Kitchen on Preston Road lists Black Truffle Har Gau and Steamed Pork and Shrimp Shu Mai at $9.00 each as small eats, not as a dim sum cart.
Where is Sichuan food in Plano?
Sichuanese Cuisine at 2001 Coit Rd #315 is the dedicated Sichuan kitchen here: its storefront lists Sichuanese Boiled Beef at $15.95 and Vegetarian Mapotofu at $12.95. Mah-Jong Chinese Kitchen at 4025 Preston Road describes Cantonese and Sichuan cuisine and lists Szechuan Style Kung Pao Beef at $22.00 and a Szechuan Chicken Dumpling at $9.00 on its Toast menu. Uncle Zhou at 8200 Preston Rd is Henan cooking; its Mapo Tofu at $13.95 and Dry Stir-Fry String Bean are marked spicy on the menu.
Which of these are Chinese restaurants on Legacy Drive and Preston Road?
On Legacy Drive in ZIP 75023: J.S. Chen's Dimsum & BBQ at 240 Legacy Dr #118 and Zhang's Kitchen at 3948 Legacy Dr Ste. 103. On Preston Road: Canton Express at 1501 Preston Road #250 and Mah-Jong Chinese Kitchen at 4025 Preston Road in ZIP 75093, and Uncle Zhou at 8200 Preston Rd in ZIP 75024. Wikipedia places the corporate campuses on Legacy Drive in ZIP 75024; none of the Legacy Drive restaurants here has a 75024 address.
Which of these Plano Chinese restaurants deliver?
On 2026-10-01, Royal Kitchen's ordering page printed a Delivery start time and Canton Express's home page lists delivery with a $12.00 minimum in a limited area. J.S. Chen's and Wu Wei Din (Plano 75) had DoorDash pages with Delivery and Pickup options, and Sichuanese Cuisine's storefront has a Delivery tab. Zhang's Kitchen and Uncle Zhou showed pickup only on their ordering pages, and Mah-Jong Chinese Kitchen listed no delivery. Every ordering page was read overnight, so confirm fees and radius by phone.
Reading the menus
Words you may see in Plano.
Mala A Sichuan flavor pairing the tingling numbness of Sichuan pepper with chili heat; the name means numbing and spicy.
Sichuan peppercorn The dried husk of a Zanthoxylum berry that gives Sichuan dishes a citrusy scent and a tingling, numbing buzz; it is not a true pepper.
Doubanjiang A salty, savory fermented paste of broad beans, usually with chili, that anchors many Sichuan dishes; the Pixian version is the most renowned.
Guotie (potstickers) Pan-fried dumplings browned on one side, then steamed with a little water under a lid; 'potsticker' is the English form of guotie.
Baozi A yeast-leavened bun with a filling, most often steamed; unfilled steamed buns are called mantou.
We selected 8 Plano 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 1, 2026, and left out places we could not verify.
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