Menu
Introducing the menu at CHEF TAN, a Chinese restaurant located at 108 E Main St Newark, DE 19711. They offer a variety of cold dish appetizers like Beef and Tripe in Chili Oil, Chicken with Chili Sauce, and Spicy Crispy Cucumbers. Their appetizers include Dan Dan Noodles, Cold Sesame Noodles, and Wontons in Chili Oil. For soups, they serve Pumpkin Seafood Tofu Soup and Minced Chicken and Corn Pottage Soup. Customers rave about the authenticity of the dishes, with options not commonly found elsewhere. Standout items like Chef Tan's whole tilapia and Szechewan Wonton have received high praise for their delicious flavors. The restaurant also offers delivery, takeout, and catering services, making it a convenient choice for those craving tasty Chinese cuisine. Experience the unique flavors and exceptional service at CHEF TAN for a memorable dining experience.
Cold Dish Appetizers
 
 C1. Beef and Tripe in Chili Oil
C2. Chicken with Chili Sauce
C3. Shredded Tripes with Chili Oil
C4. Spicy Cripsy Cucumbers
C5. Country Style Black Fungus
C6. Edamame
C5. Sliced Pork Kidney with Chili Sauce
Hot.
C4. Pork Belly with Sweet Garlic Chili Oil
Medium.
C7. Sliced Pork Kidney
Medium.
C8. Scallion Shrimp
Very mild.
C2. Beef Chili Oil
Hot.
A1. Dan Dan Noodles
A2. Cold Sesame Noodles
A3. Cold Noodles with Chili Oil
A4. Wontons in Chili Oil
8 pieces.
A5. Wontons in Chicken Broth
8 pieces.
A6. Steamed Stuffed Buns
6 pieces.
A7. Steamed Chicken Dumplings
6 pieces.
A7. Steamed Pork Dumplings
6 pieces.
A7. Steamed Vegetable Dumplings
6 pieces.
A8. Pan Fried Chicken Dumplings
6 pieces.
A8. Pan Fried Pork Dumplings
6 pieces.
A8. Pan Fried Vegetable Dumplings
6 pieces.
A9. Scallion Pancakes
A10. Sichuan Style Hot and Sour Glass Noodles
A11. Beef Noodle Soup
A12. Vegetarian Spring Rolls
2 pieces.
A6. Steamed Stuffed Buns with Crab
6 pieces.
Appetizers
 
 Soups
 
 Pumpkin Seafood Tofu Soup
Minced Beef Chowder Soup
Minced Chicken and Corn Pottage Soup
Kelp with Spare Ribs Soup
Pickled Vegetables with Flounder Fish Soup
Egg with Tomato Soup
Mixed Mushroom with Chicken Soup
Winter Melon Ribs Soup
Chef Tan Broiled Whole Fish
Whole tilapia (bone-in) with onion, long hot pepper and cumin Chongqing braised fish in red soup.
Braised Fish Filets and Chongqing Style
Sliced tilapia (boneless) with chili oil and peppercorn.
Spicy Pork Stew
Whole Fish Steamed with Mashed Pepper
Steamed whole tilapia (bone-in) and tofu with chopped hot red peppers.
Fresh Fish with Pickled Vegetables
Sliced tilapia (boneless) with picked cabbage, chili peppers and peppercorn.
Spicy and Sour Ribeye Pot
Ribeye cooked with red hot peppers, pickled mustard greens, enoki mushroom, bean thread glass noodles, and topped with fresh cilantro.
Fiery Ribeye Brew Pot
Traditional Sichuan hot pot sauce infused with beer and simmered with enoki mushroom, bean thread glass noodles and peppercorn.
Herbal Tea Smoked Duck
Boneless duck, crispy outside and tender inside.
Sichuan Farmer's Dry Pot Lamb
Lamb cooked in Sichuan country style sauce with green and red hot peppers mixed with bamboo shoots served in a sizzling mini wok.
Lamb with Garlic
Deep fried sliced lamb with garlic, scallion and chili peppers.
Spicy Crispy Short Ribs
Sauteed Beef with Pickled Wild Pepper
Deep fried shredded beef with Hunan style green and red chili pepper.
Smoked Bamboo with Pig Tripe
Shredded pig tripe with smoked bamboo shoot and dried chili pepper.
Preserved Pork with Leek
Shredded pig tripe with smoked bamboo shoot dried chili pepper.
Braised Pork in Mao's Style
Braised pork with brown sauce, sweet and sour.
Steamed Eggplant
Steamed eggplant with salty duck egg yolks.
Lychee Fish
Flounder fillets lightly battered and topped with house made sweet and sour sauce.
Beer Brewed Duck
Stir-Fried Lamb with Hot Peppers
Stir Fired Frog
Braised Lamb and Raddish
Hunan Style Free Range Chicken
Braised Beef Brisket in Casserole in Spicy Sauce
Iron Platter with Short Rib Beef
Braised Pork Tongue with Pepper
Spicy Beef Brisket Pot
Beef Ribs with Black Pepper
Smoked Bamboo Shoot with Preserved Pork
Spicy Crayfish
Spicy Clam
Preserved Pork with Lettuce
T11. Sauteed Preserved Pork with Dried Vegetables
Fried preserved pork with dried turnips, dried string beans, dried chili pepper and dried asparagus. Mild.
T13. Ginger Shredded Duck
Flaming wok with shredded tea smoked duck, ginger and scallions.
Specialties of the House
 
 Entrees
 
 E1. Kung Pao Dish
Flaming wok with kung pao sauce, peanuts, celery and chili peppers.
E2. Garlic Sauce Dish
Flaming wok with sweet, sour and spicy sauce, ginger, garlic, bamboo, wood ear mushrooms and bell peppers. Very mild.
E3. Twice Cooked Dish
Twice cooked flaming wok infused with broad bean sauce, leeks, hot peppers and fermented black beans.
E4. Scallion Dish
Flaming wok with oyster sauce, onions and scallions.
E5. Sichuan Fried Dish
Flaming wok with minced pork, pickled vegetables and pickled chili peppers.
E6. Fermented Black Bean Dish
Flaming wok with fermented black bean sauce, bell peppers and onions.
E7. Green Peppercorn Hot Sauce Dish
Flaming wok with cabbage, garlic and celery in an authentic Sichuan chili oil hot sauce.
E8. Dry Pot Dish
Served in a sizzling mini wok and cooked in a spicy hot sauce with mushrooms, bamboo shoots, bell peppers and Sichuan peppercorn oil.
E9. Hot Spicy Pot Dish
Hot spicy pot with assorted ingredients cooked in a spicy hot sauce and Sichuan peppercorn oil.
E10. Sichuan Spicy Tofu Dish
Silky tofu with spicy sauce.
E11. Golden Dish
Silky and crisp dish lightly folded in duck yolk batter with bell peppers.
E12. Dry Pepper Dish
Triple flash fried with long hot and dried chili peppers.
E13. Cumin Dish
Cumin-crushed and stir-fried with bell peppers, dried peppers and onions.
E14. String Beans
H1. Bean Curd with Shredded Pork
H2. Three Cup Chicken
H3. Salt and White Pepper Crispy Chicken
H4. Sauteed Crystal Glass Noodles with Minced Pork
H5. Mapo Tofu
H6. Sauteed Pork Kidney
H7. Sauteed Pig's Intestines with Hot Chili
H8. Minced Pork with Sour Pickled Bean
H9. Hot and Sour Gizzard
H10. Braised Pork with Chestnut
H11. Pork with Long Hot Pepper
H10. Salt and Pepper Squid
H12. Home Style Fish
H12. House Special Tofu
H13. Spicy Cauliflower in Hunan Style
H14. Chiba Tofu with Pork Belly
H15. Stir Fried Fish Maw
H16. Yam with Black Fungus
H17. Smoked Bamboo Shoot with Perserved Pork
H18. Sauteed Pig's Intestines
Homestyle
 
 Vegetarian
 
 V1. Vegetarian String Beans
V2. Sauteed Cabbage with Chili Sauce
V3. Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
V4. Bok Choy with Garlic
V5. Spicy and Sour Shredded Potatoes
V6. Napa Goji with Chestnuts
V7. Golden Napa Cabbage
V8. Quick Stir-Fried Lotus Root
V9. Pressed Tofu with Long Hot Pepper
V10. Eggplant with String Beans
V11. Romaine Lettuce with Garlic
V10. Hunan Style Cauliflower
Very mild.
V8. Five Point Tofu
F1. Chicken Lo Mein
F2. Pork Lo Mein
F3. Vegetable Lo Mein
F4. Shrimp Lo Mein
F5. Beef Lo Mein
F6. House Special Lo Mein
Lo Mein
 
 Rice Noodles
 
 F1. Chicken Rice Noodles
F2. Pork Rice Noodles
F3. Vegetable Rice Noodles
F4. Shrimp Rice Noodles
F5. Beef Rice Noodles
F6. House Special Rice Noodles
F1. Chicken Fried Rice
Stir fried rice with poultry.
F2. Pork Fried Rice
Stir fried rice with pork.
F3. Vegetable Fried Rice
Stir fried rice with vegetables.
F4. Shrimp Fried Rice
Stir fried rice with shrimp.
F5. Beef Fried Rice
Stir fried rice with beef.
F6. House Special Fried Rice
Stir fried rice.
F7. Chef Tan Style Fried Rice
F8. Scallion Fried Rice
Brown Rice
Fried Rice
 
 Sides
 
 White Rice
L1. Minced Pork with Sour Pickled Bean Lunch Special
L2. Long Hot Pepper Tripe Lunch Special
L2. Long Hot Pig Tripe Lunch Special
L3. Bean Curd with Shredded Pork Lunch Special
L4. Sauteed Preserved Pork with Sour Pickled Bean Lunch Special
L5. Sauteed Preserved Pork with Leek Lunch Special
L6. Hot and Sour Gizzard Lunch Special
L7. Mapo Tofu Lunch Special
L8. Kung Pao Dish Lunch Special
L9. Garlic Sauce Dish Lunch Special
L10. Twice Cooked Dish Lunch Special
L11. Scallion Dish Lunch Special
L12. Sichuan Fried Dish Lunch Special
L13. Fermented Black Bean Dish Lunch Special
L14. Cumin Dish Lunch Special
L15. Long Hot Pepper Dish Lunch Special
L16. String Beans Lunch Special
L17. Vegetarian String Beans Lunch Special
L18. Eggplant with Garlic Sauce Lunch Special
L19. Bok Choy with Garlic Lunch Special
L20. Spicy and Sour Shredded Potatoes Lunch Special
L21. Five Point Tofu Lunch Special
L22. Golden Napa Cabbage Lunch Special
L1. Braised Pork in Mao's Style Lunch Special
Served with white rice.
L3. Smoked Bamboo with Pig Tripe Lunch Special
Served with white rice.
L23. Green Pepper Beef Lunch Special
L24. Mushroom with Chicken Lunch Special
Lunch Specials
 
 Desserts
 
 D1. Glutinous Rice Balls Soup
D2. Sesame Glutinous Rice Ball
4 pieces.
D3. Mini Steamed White and Brown Buns
6 pieces.
D4. Pumpkin Cakes
6 pieces.
Diet Coke
Sprite
Iced Tea
Sunkist
Herbal Tea
Coconut Juice
Beverages
