Chef Cao's

Authentic Chinese Food in the Brazos Valley using fresh ingredients from Texas, US, and Canada.

Chef Cao's 3 at Towerpoint. has been open since 2011. Our original location on University has been in business for decades.

Top 100 Chinese restaurants in the US in 2003.

Candy 95.1 Best Asian Noodles Award winner in 2020.

Nextdoor community favorite 2021.

Chef Cao's is a chinese restaurant in College Station, Texas. It is listed at 1255 Arrington Rd Ste 100, College Station, TX 77845, which places it among the local businesses of College Station that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Google also lists it under asian fusion restaurant, asian restaurant, brunch restaurant, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

In cities with a Chinatown, weekend mornings bring dim sum carts or order sheets, and lines form early at the most popular spots in College Station; walk-ins are standard and reservations are uncommon outside large banquet restaurants. Regional labels matter: Cantonese, Sichuan, Hunan, Shanghainese and Taiwanese kitchens cook very differently, so a restaurant's stated region is a better guide to the food than the word "Chinese" alone. Some smaller restaurants in Texas are BYOB with no corkage fee; call ahead to confirm. A tip of 15-20% is customary for table service but not expected at counter-order takeout. Spice level, MSG and allergen questions are normal to ask before ordering, and most kitchens are happy to leave an ingredient out or tone down the heat if you mention it when ordering rather than after the food arrives.

Hours are published for 2 days a week. Typical hours are 11 AM–10 PM. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach Chef Cao's at (979) 690-2888; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. More information is available on its website, chefcaos-3.m988.com.

Its Google rating is 4.2 out of 5 from 495 reviews, a solid but mixed picture; reading the most recent reviews will tell you what to expect.

College Station is in Texas, in the South, where summers are hot and humid, winters are short, and severe storms in spring are a fact of life; businesses run air conditioning most of the year and many open early to beat the heat. Traffic in College Station peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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