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Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, CA

Genghis Cohen

4.6
4.6
341 Reviews
$30 and under
Chinese
New York Szechuan Chinese Food, Classic Tiki Cocktails and Live Music Nightly.

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Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Chinese

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch: Daily; 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday; 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm; Friday & Saturday: 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm;

  • Phone number

    (323) 653-0640

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Neighborhood

    West Hollywood

  • Cross street

    Melrose Ave.

  • Parking details

    Private Lot

  • Additional

    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 341 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.6
4.6 based on all time ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.4Value

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  1. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    29 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a pleasure going to Genghis. It's casual, it's fast, and food is consistent. Staff super nice. Get there early to find parking in the lot next door.
  2. luv2dineout

    Los Angeles

    41 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    41 reviews

    Dined on February 1, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great food, great service and well priced. Love this place!
  3. CADiver2004

    Palm Springs

    4 reviews

    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 1, 2020

    overall1food5service1ambience1
    Customers for 20+ yrs. Gave glowing review to new neighbor. Tonight we go in for dinner, wait 15 minutes for service in half empty room, no waitress, a bartender who's too busy changing tv channels to take drink order and manager who can't be bothered. Even after one of the bus men pointed to us to say we hadn't been served. We left and went someplace else where we were appreciated as customers and spent more than $200.00. Unfortunately we will not be going back. After 20 years time to find a new Chinese restaurant.
  4. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 27, 2020

    overall1food4service1ambience1
    Really bad service this time. I booked for 6 people and they put us in a 4 person booth, which they felt was fine because we had 2 kids. Absolutely no space for that many people to sit and eat comfortably let alone have space when the food arrived. They said the larger booths were reserved for 7 people however both parties that came in to sit in them were 6 people. Food took over 45 min to arrive and we didn’t have a set waiter the whole time and no one checking on us. Not an enjoyable evening being very cramped and ignored. Next time please don’t accept a reservation for 6 people if you don’t have proper space to fit them. I could have just booked at another restaurant.
  5. TylerG

    Los Angeles

    76 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    76 reviews

    Dined on January 23, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love this place! Order anything In the menu. You will be happy.
  6. PaulA

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 21, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It's ALWAYS fabulous dining at Genghis Cohen!! I'm looking forward to the next time!
  7. jeffreyb

    Los Angeles

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Good. ..,.,,,
  8. thomas

    New York Area

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on January 20, 2020

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    ALWAYS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FAVORITE...GOOD SERVICE AND EXCELLENT FOOD
  9. JoyceH

    Central Coast

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 16, 2020

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Delicious as usual. Repeat customer since originally open many years ago! Cant get enough! Best waiter Hugo/best waitress Mocci. They take such good care of us for many years!😋😃👍👏
  10. ReneeR

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 13, 2020

    overall2food1service2ambience2
    I would only recommend this to someone because there is a lack of decent, sit-down Chinese restaurants in this part of the city. The owners who owned this place for many years sold it a couple of years ago. At first, I was quite hopeful. The new owners did an update on the decor which was good. However, after eating here recently, the food quality has plummeted.
  11. Jess

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love! Love! Love! Genghis Cohen! 🙋🏻‍♂️
  12. tracyb

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 1, 2020

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My go to for Chinese food. We go as a family so often that the wait staff knows us by name and has our drinks and appetizers on order when we step in the door. Cheers!
  13. LeaY

    Los Angeles

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    They had an awesome holiday menu, not as many options as their usual menu but it’s the best of the best. We book our Christmas Day dinner there every year, several months in advance and are always glad we do!
  14. MichaelK

    Baltimore

    46 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2019

    overall5food5service4ambience2
    Great authentic old school Chinese food!
  15. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 25, 2019

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Christmas Eve
  16. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    30 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2019

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Hands-down the best place for Christmas Eve Chinese food. Friendly staff, speedy service, good food. Fantastic evening. Happy holidays Genghis! We'll be back in a few days.
  17. NiteOut

    Los Angeles

    38 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on December 24, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was a very nice experience. We enjoyed our time there.
  18. Live2Love

    Los Angeles

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on December 23, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Annual Christmas/Hanukkah dinner with friends.
  19. JamesW

    New England

    31 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    31 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2019

    overall3food3service2ambience2
    Nasty hostess though we had a reservation. Too much attitude and u friendly! Pork dumplings tasted very odd inside. Fried rice was not great. Drinks are pricey!
  20. AmySM

    Los Angeles

    16 reviews

    4.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2019

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    Pretty good Chinese food - lots of choices on the menu.
  21. Qtothe

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best Chinese food in LA, possibly the world!
  22. jeanettes

    Los Angeles

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had such a great time here b/c of the food and people. Very entertaining!
  23. luv2dineout

    Los Angeles

    41 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    41 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2019

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    This was the first time we went to this restaurant. Food was really good! I’ve been looking for a good Chinese restaurant and I’m happy we found this place. Plus it’s really close to where we live. The only disappointment was that I was looking forward to a mai tai. It came in a tall glass completely jampacked with crushed ice. So much ice that I couldn’t even stir it. Was disappointed and will probably not order a bar drink again. Seems they want to save money on their liquor by overfilling the glass with ice and they charged $14! I’ve never had a mai tai with crushed ice in it before. Just doesn’t seem right!
  24. Chuck

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2019

    overall4food4service3ambience5
    This place is a Hollywood classic. Great for private parties and dinner dates. Simple yet consistent. Always make a reservation because it's always full for dinner.
  25. DavidM

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 3, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food, best Chinese around. Really love going there. Everything is just top notch.
  26. FrederickR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 7, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent New York-stile Chinese food (the Orange Chicken is particularly tasty). Amazing (and generously poured) drinks. Great service, topped off by the homey ambiance. Long story short: this eatery's a treasure.
  27. RoslynF

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 4, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent Chinese food. Never disappoints. The service is good. Servers are very polite. New York egg rolls are just like New York ones.
  28. GreggS

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2019

    overall3food3service5ambience3
    I’ve been going to the restaurant for many, many years but the food over the past few months has been only so-so. The food is longer 100% reliable. Not sure what changed but it is sad as Genghis Cohen is an institution and was always solidly consistent.
  29. ToddG

    Orlando

    26 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2019

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    Really had high hopes for this place....but those were dashed Small portions if you expect to share and although they can this NY Chinese.....it is close but no cigar. I mean who puts corn on cashew chicken and they served us Mongolian beef....it should have been Mongolian scallions. I thought I would have to find the Wendy’s woman to ask “where’s the beef.”
  30. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 27, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I live in the area, and I’ve always noticed this restaurant. After doing a wine tasting at Froma nearby, my bf & I spontaneously decided to walk over and check it out. The restaurant was everything I wanted, and it was actually better than I expected. I liked the commitment to the theme in their decor, with lanterns strung across the restaurant, etc. Food was delish. Food was great as leftovers the next day, too!
  31. Mark

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 22, 2019

    overall2food2service4ambience3
    The quality has gone downhill in the past year. The chefs are lmconsistent and it appears they are using lower quality ingredients. Their honey walnut shrimp used to be outstanding and now tastes like it’s swimming in soupy mayonnaise with no flavor. Smaller shrimp. The orange chicken is often over cooked and too friend vs before it was cooked perfectly with quality chicken you can taste. With quality that bad you might as well get Panda Express. After several bad experiences, my friends and I deciddd to give up on this place, despite its outstanding quality in the past.
  32. MARLY

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 22, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always good food, ambiance and friendly staff. Value for money too
  33. Nady

    Los Angeles

    48 reviews

    4.0

    48 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2019

    overall4food4service4ambience2
    Just good Chinese good. Nothing fancy. Servers put the food down and run but they are nice about it. We’ve had the Peking duck a few times but last time the meat was very tough so doubt we will order it again. The food is like Chinese food was in the 60’s. Not gourmet and that’s what we like about it.
  34. LouiseO

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place to go for Chinese food ambience and entertainment.
  35. StarrH

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2019

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Everything was fine, I felt we sat at the table a little too long before someone came over to take our drink order. Other than that the service and food was very good.
  36. Tammy

    Los Angeles

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best Chinese food outside of NYC! Fast friendly service
  37. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The New York style egg rolls are really close to what the wife and l use to get as kids. These are very good. The Queen Chicken and Cilantro Shrimp was delicious and the Old School Mai Tai has a nice kick to it. We will definitely be coming back the next time we are in LA.
  38. SteveB

    Los Angeles

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on August 19, 2019

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Dinner with my sister. We had a great time.
  39. Jesse

    Baltimore

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 1, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Perhaps the best Chinese restaurant in all of Los Angeles - certainly in the top 2 or 3. And for ambiance, it cannot be challenged. Genghis Cohen is a restaurant worth coming back to time and time again.
  40. KAtay

    Los Angeles

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on July 31, 2019

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A truly delicious meal. Potstickers are 100! Walnut shrimp, queens chicken, beef and broccoli, three flavor lo mein and the string beans. Everything amazing. The decor is so fun and feels classic Hollywood, too. The drinks are great. And we had terrific chocolate cake!

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Genghis Cohen does offer delivery in partnership with Chow Now, Postmates and Uber Eats. Genghis Cohen also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (323) 653-0640.

Genghis Cohen is rated 4.6 stars by 341 OpenTable diners.

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Additional information

  • Cross street

    Melrose Ave.

  • Neighborhood

    West Hollywood

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch: Daily; 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday; 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm; Friday & Saturday: 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm;

  • Cuisines

    Chinese

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    Private Lot

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Additional

    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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