Handy Chinese Restaurant - Durham

Tasty, classic no-frills Chinese food. You can see the kitchen from behind the counter where everything looks and tastes freshly prepared. New favorite takeout spot for North Durham!

Great little family owned take-out place. No this is not 5 star cuisine, but it's excellent for a wide variety of primarily Cantonese and Hunan dishes, with some specialty dishes thrown in for variety. Food is consistent, orders are filled quickly, and prices are great. I've been going there for 5 years and have never been disappointed.

The curry chicken dish is delicious. If you want it legitimately spicy ask for extra spicy, but either way I thought it tasted really good : The people there are nice and there are pretty good lunch combo prices and options. I get two meals out of it every time.

My parents recently bought a house in northern Durham, less than 2 miles from Handy Kitchen. Turns out this is going to be a problem because it's so good and fast that I end up eating there way too much. The egg drop soup can be a little gloppy like they didn't wisk the thickener enough, but the taste and ratio of egg to liquid is great. The sweet and sour pork was nicely crisp and good quality meat. The chicken lo main has been a crowd favorite. So was the honey chicken, btw they give you a ton of sauce so you can douse your food. Pork fried rice has nice chunks of meat in it. The only thing I'm not thrilled about is their definition of spicy. I've asked for spicy twice and feel both time it was pretty mild.

Having moved here 2 years ago from NYC and the ability to be picky about my 20 local chinese delivery options, I am so happy to finally be able to say I