Highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Evansville

Forget General Tso's and chop suey. Today's Chinese restaurants are skipping the American takes on Chinese food and instead are bringing diners on a culinary journey through the diverse regions of China. Fiery chili-infused Sichuan food, stuffed bao from Beijing, Shanghai-style soup dumplings, Guilin rice noodles, and Cantonese seafood and dim sum are just some of what the country has to offer.

By seeing the world through social media, more consumers have learned that there's more to Chinese food than fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, and egg rolls. Consumers increasingly want to go deep into Asian cuisine and understand the variety of flavor profiles, which in turn is influencing how we eat. Forty-five percent of consumers believe that Asian food and flavors will have a big impact on food trends, second to American cuisine by just 1%, according to the American Culinary Federation's 2025 trends report.

That's evident in the rise of chili crisp as a must-have condiment, which was on menus 77.8% more times between 2023 and 2024, compared to just 10.5% for hot honey, according to Technomic.

Social media and restaurant review sites have made it even easier to hunt out unique and delicious options for Chinese food. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Chinese restaurants in Evansville based on diners' reviews on Yelp as of July 2025. Restaurants with at least 20 reviews tagged as "Chinese" on Yelp and within a 10-kilometer radius of Evansville were included. Some restaurants featured may serve other food items besides breakfast food. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, national chains with more than 10 locations nationally, based on the Yelp data, were not included.

Lincoln Garden

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#14. Lincoln Garden

- Rating: 3.1/5 (32 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2001 Lincoln Ave. Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

Crazy Buffet

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#13. Crazy Buffet

- Rating: 3.3/5 (68 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 701 North Burkhardt Road Ste D Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Canton Inn Restaurant

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#12. Canton Inn Restaurant

- Rating: 3.3/5 (56 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 947 North Park Drive Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Buffets, Cantonese, American
- Read more on Yelp

Yen Ching Chinese Restaurant

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#11. Yen Ching Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 3.8/5 (77 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 406 South Green River Road Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

Grand Buffet

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#10. Grand Buffet

- Rating: 3.9/5 (48 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1356 North Green River Road Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese, Buffets
- Read more on Yelp

China King

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#9. China King

- Rating: 4.0/5 (29 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 590 East Diamond Ave. Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Mama's Kitchen

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#8. Mama's Kitchen

- Rating: 4.1/5 (62 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1624 North Green River Road Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese, Korean, Thai
- Read more on Yelp

Jimmy Gao's Szechwan Chinese Restaurant

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#7. Jimmy Gao's Szechwan Chinese Restaurant

- Rating: 4.2/5 (108 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 669 North Green River Road Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Szechuan
- Read more on Yelp

Lin's Asian Express

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#6. Lin's Asian Express

- Rating: 4.2/5 (38 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 520 North 1st Ave. Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Japanese, Chinese, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp

Taste of China

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#5. Taste of China

- Rating: 4.2/5 (25 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4579 University Drive Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Yang's Shabu Shabu

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#4. Yang's Shabu Shabu

- Rating: 4.3/5 (52 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4700 Vogel Road Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Chopstick House Restaurant

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#3. Chopstick House Restaurant

- Rating: 4.3/5 (82 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5412 East Indiana St. Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Ma T 888 China Bistro

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#2. Ma T 888 China Bistro

- Rating: 4.3/5 (84 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5636 Vogel Road Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

Gracie's Chinese Cuisine

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#1. Gracie's Chinese Cuisine

- Rating: 4.3/5 (41 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 12500 Hwy 41 North Evansville, Indiana
- Categories: Chinese
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 317 metros.