Chef Lee's – Chinese
Steaming platters and the golden crunch of hand-rolled appetizers define the communal spirit of this neighborhood staple, where the air is fragrant with the savory promise of a traditional feast. Elaborate multi-course banquets invite families to gather around shared tables, transforming a simple meal into a grand celebration of abundance that honors the timeless art of the Chinese kitchen.
2031 North Fremont Street, Monterey, California 93940 https://chefleesmandarinhouse.comRating: 5/5 (1 reviews)
Cuisine: Chinese
Price range: $$$
Dietary options: dairy-free, gluten-free, halal, high-protein, keto, low-carb, nut-free, vegan, vegetarian, heart-healthy, low-fat, low-sodium, mediterranean, paleo, pescatarian, plant-based, whole30, anti-inflammatory, atkins, dash-sodium-reduced, gerd, high-fiber, low-cholesterol, south-beach, aip, alkaline, carnivore, low-fodmap, renal, tlc, volumetrics, zone, lectin-free, macrobiotic, slow-carb, sesame-free, soy-free
Diet fit at Chef Lee's
Dairy-Free at Chef Lee's
Chef Lee's in Monterey has 21 dairy-free-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Pot Stickers (6), Beef with Asparagus and Crispy Chicken (Peking Style) Half. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Gluten-Free at Chef Lee's
Chef Lee's in Monterey has 19 gluten-free-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Deep Fried Prawns, Pot Stickers (6) and Beef with Asparagus. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Halal at Chef Lee's
Chef Lee's in Monterey has 17 halal-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Deep Fried Prawns, Vegetable To-Fu Soup (Small) and Tomato Egg Flower Soup (Small). Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
High-Protein at Chef Lee's
Chef Lee's in Monterey has 12 high-protein-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Crispy Chicken (Peking Style) Half, Three Ingredients and Chef Lee's Chow Mein. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Keto at Chef Lee's
Chef Lee's in Monterey has 6 keto-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Beef with Asparagus, Crispy Chicken (Peking Style) Half and Crabmeat Fried Won Ton (6). Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Low-Carb at Chef Lee's
Chef Lee's in Monterey has 12 low-carb-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Pot Stickers (6), Beef with Asparagus and Crispy Chicken (Peking Style) Half. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Nut-Free at Chef Lee's
Chef Lee's in Monterey has 6 nut-free-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Beef with Asparagus, Crispy Chicken (Peking Style) Half and Crabmeat Fried Won Ton (6). Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
Vegan at Chef Lee's
Chef Lee's in Monterey has 7 vegan-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Vegetable To-Fu Soup (Small), Steamed Rice and Northern Style Vegetable. Tags come from dish-level menu analysis and update when the menu changes.
How tags work: Dish-level menu analysis by Chefi's rule-based diet engine with AI assistance; nutrition values are estimated from ingredients unless marked verified. Allergen and certification claims are never inferred.
What to order at Chef Lee's
| Dish | Net carbs | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Chef Lee's Chow Mein | 4.2 g | 88.2 g |
| Sizzling Rice Soup (Small) | 48.3 g | 67.2 g |
| Crispy Chicken (Peking Style) Half | 0 g | 59 g |
| Three Ingredients | 10.5 g | 54.7 g |
| Barbecued Pork | 2.2 g | 51.4 g |
| Singapore Noodle | 30.3 g | 51.3 g |
| Snow Pea Beef | 15.2 g | 48 g |
| Special Appetizer | 45.6 g | 42 g |
| Mu-Shu Pork | 8.5 g | 41.9 g |
| Barbecued Spareribs (4) | 2.2 g | 40.8 g |
| Twice Cooked Pork (Spicy) | 0 g | 39.4 g |
| Chef Lee's Dinner for Five | 108.7 g | 37.6 g |
Nutrition values are estimated from ingredients.
Currently closed
Hours
- Monday - Sunday
- 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
What diners are saying
Guests celebrate the savory salads and expertly prepared dishes, noting that the kitchen takes immense pride in delivering high-quality flavors. Reviewers highlight the cozy and pleasant atmosphere as a standout feature of this neighborhood gem, while the service is consistently praised for being both professional and timely.
Menu
Peking Dinners
- Peking Dinner for Two - $70: Soup of the Day, Fried Won Ton & Egg Rolls, Pineapple Sweet & Sour Pork, Almond Chicken, Steamed Rice, Hot Tea & Cookies Available at: dinner, lunch
- Peking Dinner for Three - $105: Soup of the Day, Fried Won Ton & Egg Rolls, Pineapple Sweet & Sour Pork, Almond Chicken, Assorted Vegetables, Steamed Rice, Hot Tea & Cookies Available at: dinner, lunch
- Peking Dinner for Four - $140: Soup of the Day, Fried Won Ton & Egg Rolls, Pineapple Sweet & Sour Pork, Almond Chicken & Pepper Steak, Assorted Vegetables, Steamed Rice, Hot Tea & Cookies Available at: dinner, lunch
- Peking Dinner for Five - $175: Soup of the Day, Fried Won Ton & Egg Rolls, Pepper Steak & Almond Chicken, Pineapple Sweet & Sour Pork, Assorted Vegetables, Shrimp with Green Peas, Steamed Rice, Hot Tea & Cookies Available at: dinner, lunch
Chef Lee's Dinners
- Chef Lee's Dinner for Two - $80: Sizzling Rice Soup, Spring Rolls & Fried Prawns, Mongolian Beef, Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken, Steamed Rice, Hot Tea & Cookies Available at: dinner, lunch
- Chef Lee's Dinner for Three - $120: Sizzling Rice Soup, Spring Rolls & Fried Prawns, Mongolian Beef & Vegetable Combination, Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken, Steamed Rice, Hot Tea & Cookies Available at: dinner
- Chef Lee's Dinner for Four - $160: Sizzling Rice Soup, Spring Rolls & Fried Prawns, Mongolian Beef & Sauteed Happy Family, Vegetable Combination, Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken, Steamed Rice, Hot Tea & Cookies Dietary tags: High-Fiber Available at: dinner
- Chef Lee's Dinner for Five - $200: Sizzling Rice Soup, Spring Rolls & Fried Prawns, Crispy Duck (Half), Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken, Mongolian Beef & Sauteed Happy Family, Vegetable Combination, Steamed Rice, Hot Tea & Cookies Dietary tags: High-Fiber Available at: dinner
Appetizers
- Fried Won Ton (10) - $10.95 Dietary tags: Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, South-Beach, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Egg Rolls (4) - $11.95 Dietary tags: Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, TLC, Renal Available at: dinner, lunch
- Barbecued Pork - $15.95 Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Atkins, South-Beach, Low-Fodmap, Carnivore, AIP, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free, Sesame Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Barbecued Spareribs (4) - $16.5 Available at: dinner, lunch
- Crabmeat Fried Won Ton (6) - $16.95 Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Halal, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Atkins, South-Beach, Low-Fodmap, Carnivore, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free, Sesame Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Pot Stickers (6) - $14.95: Chicken or Pork Vegetables Dietary tags: Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, TLC, AIP, Renal, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Deep Fried Spareribs - $16.5 Available at: dinner, lunch
- Deep Fried Prawns - $16.5 Dietary tags: Halal, Gluten-Free, Pescatarian, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Fried Chicken - $16.5 Dietary tags: Low-Sodium Available at: dinner, lunch
- Chinese Chicken Salad - $17.5 Available at: dinner, lunch
- Special Appetizer - $16.95: 2 prawns, 2 B.B.Q. ribs, 2 crab won ton Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, Low-Fodmap, Carnivore, AIP, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free, Sesame Free Available at: dinner, lunch
Soups
- Sizzling Rice Soup (Small) - $18.95: Chicken broth blended with shrimps, mushrooms, water chestnuts and sizzling golden rice crusts. Dietary tags: High-Protein, Low-Sodium Available at: dinner, lunch
- Hot and Sour Soup (Small) - $18.95: Stock broth blended with sliced bamboo shoots, shrimps, pork and bean curd. Dietary tags: Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, High-Fiber, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- San San Soup (Small) - $18.95: Shrimp and scallops blended with egg whites. Dietary tags: Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Won Ton Soup (Small) - $19.5 Dietary tags: Low-Carb, Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Alkaline, AIP, Renal, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Tomato Egg Flower Soup (Small) - $16.5 Dietary tags: Vegetarian, Halal, Dairy-Free, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory Available at: dinner, lunch
- Seaweed Soup (Small) - $18.95 Dietary tags: Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Anti-Inflammatory, Alkaline, AIP, Macrobiotic, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Vegetable To-Fu Soup (Small) - $16.95 Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Dairy-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
Beef & Lamb
- Mongolian Beef - $18.5 Dietary tags: Low-Sodium, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- Hot Braised Beef (Spicy) - $18.5 Dietary tags: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Anti-Inflammatory, AIP, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Snow Pea Beef - $19.5 Dietary tags: High-Protein, South-Beach, Slow-Carb Available at: dinner, lunch
- Beef with Asparagus - $19.5 Dietary tags: Keto, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Low-Sodium, Atkins, South-Beach, Carnivore, AIP, Renal, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free, Sesame Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Ginger Sauteed Lamb - $23.5 Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, Low-Fodmap, Carnivore, AIP, Renal, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free, Sesame Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Chef Lee's Special Lamb - $23.5 Dietary tags: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Paleo, AIP, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
Pork
- Sweet and Sour Pork - $16.95 Dietary tags: Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, GERD-Friendly, TLC, Renal Available at: dinner, lunch
- Twice Cooked Pork (Spicy) - $16.95 Dietary tags: South-Beach, Slow-Carb Available at: dinner, lunch
- Mu-Shu Pork - $17.95: With 4 pancakes Dietary tags: High-Protein, Low-Sodium Available at: dinner, lunch
Fowls
- Lemon Chicken - $17.95 Dietary tags: Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, TLC, Renal Available at: dinner, lunch
- Almond Chicken - $17.95: Diced chicken meat with crunchy almonds, bamboo shoots, onions, green peppers, and mushrooms Dietary tags: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, GERD-Friendly, Volumetrics, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Kung Pao Chicken (Spicy) - $17.95 Available at: dinner, lunch
- Crispy Chicken (Peking Style) Half - $19.95 Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Whole30, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, Low-Fodmap, Carnivore, TLC, AIP, Renal, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free, Sesame Free Available at: dinner, lunch
Seafood
- Sweet and Sour Shrimp - $20.95 Dietary tags: Halal, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- Walnut Shrimp - $21.95 Dietary tags: Halal, Pescatarian, Low-Sodium, Alkaline Available at: dinner, lunch
- Sauteed Happy Family - $22.95: Sliced tender beef, sliced chicken pork and assorted seafood with vegetables. Dietary tags: High-Protein, Low-Carb, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- Three Ingredients - $22.95: Seasonal choice of shrimp, sea scallop, delicately and sauteed. Dietary tags: High-Protein, Low-Carb, Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, Alkaline, AIP, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
Vegetables
- Northern Style Vegetable - $16.5 Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Mediterranean, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Alkaline, AIP, Macrobiotic, Lectin-Free, Soy Free Available at: dinner, lunch
- Spicy Bean Curd - $16.5: With pork or without Dietary tags: Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- Dried Sauteed String Beans - $16.5 Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Dairy-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, GERD-Friendly, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC, Alkaline, Renal, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb Available at: dinner, lunch
Noodles & Fried Rice
- Chef Lee's Chow Mein - $16.95: With shrimp, pork, chicken, beef and vegetable Dietary tags: High-Protein Available at: dinner, lunch
- Singapore Noodle - $17.95 Dietary tags: High-Protein, Anti-Inflammatory Available at: dinner, lunch
- Chef Lee's Fried Rice - $16.95 Dietary tags: Halal Available at: dinner, lunch
- Steamed Rice - $7.95 Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Dairy-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, TLC, Renal, Macrobiotic Available at: dinner, lunch
Dessert
- Chilled Lychee - $11.95 Dietary tags: Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Mediterranean, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Heart-Healthy, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, South-Beach, DASH Sodium-Reduced, Low-Cholesterol, GERD-Friendly, Zone, Volumetrics, TLC, Alkaline, AIP, Renal, Macrobiotic, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free
- Deep Fried Bananas - $10.5 Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Halal, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Sodium, South-Beach, Slow-Carb, Lectin-Free, Soy Free
Lunch Menu
- Happy Family Rice Plate - $17.95 Available at: dinner, lunch
- Orange Chicken Rice Plate - $16.95 Dietary tags: Heart-Healthy, Low-Sodium, Low-Fat, Anti-Inflammatory, DASH Sodium-Reduced, GERD-Friendly, Volumetrics, TLC Available at: dinner, lunch
- Kung Pao Beef Rice Plate - $16.95 Available at: dinner, lunch
Frequently Asked Questions about Chef Lee's
- Is Chef Lee's dairy-free-friendly?
- Yes. Chef Lee's has 21 dairy-free-tagged dishes on its current menu, including Pot Stickers (6), Beef with Asparagus and Crispy Chicken (Peking Style) Half.
- What can I eat at Chef Lee's on a dairy-free diet?
- Pot Stickers (6), Beef with Asparagus and Crispy Chicken (Peking Style) Half carry the dairy-free tag, out of 21 tagged dishes on the current menu. Every dish's diet tags are listed in the menu.
- Does Chef Lee's have vegan options?
- Yes. 7 dishes are tagged vegan on the current menu, including Vegetable To-Fu Soup (Small) and Steamed Rice.
- Is Chef Lee's gluten-free?
- 19 dishes are tagged gluten-free on the current menu. Chefi never infers allergen tags from a dish name alone, but a tag is not a certification — confirm preparation with the restaurant if you have celiac disease or a severe sensitivity.
- What is the highest-protein dish at Chef Lee's?
- Chef Lee's Chow Mein, at roughly 88.2g of protein (estimated from ingredients).
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