Chai Lan

About Chai Lan

Located at 3951 Irvine Blvd in Irvine, California, Chai Lan is a Chinese restaurant. It's part of our guide to 256 restaurants, cafes and bars in Irvine. Expect affordable prices, around $10–20 per person.

Chai Lan is open 7 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:30 PM. Note that it closes between lunch and dinner service on 5 days of the week.

The menu we have on file lists 27 items across 2 sections, including Noodles and Rice. Listed prices range from $5.00 to $25.00, with a typical item around $14.00. Dishes worth a look include Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup with Assorted Vegetables, Rice with Sliced Pork, Seafood and Vegetables with House Sauce, and Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup with Vegetables in Clear Chicken Broth.

Service options include outdoor seating, takeaway, and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual and cosy, and it is a good fit for groups, tourists, and university students. The place is family friendly. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include alcohol, beer, comfort food, quick bite, and small plates.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible car park, wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: free of charge street parking, free parking lot, and parking. Phone: (714) 389-1119.

Quick facts

Category

Chinese Restaurant

Address

3951 Irvine Blvd, Irvine, CA 92602

Phone

(714) 389-1119

Price range

$10–20 per person

Hours

Open 7 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Menu

27 items · $5.00–$25.00

Listing updated

April 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared Chai Lan’s weekday schedule with 9 other Chinese restaurants in Irvine. On a typical weekday it opens at 11:00 AM, close to the local norm of 11:00 AM and closes at 9:30 PM, later than 67% of them (typical closing time: 9:00 PM).

In total it is open about 68.5 hours a week, 8 hours fewer than the local median of 76. 100% of Chinese restaurants in Irvine open on Sundays, and Chai Lan is one of them.

Compared with 9 other Chinese restaurants in Irvine that list their hours in our guide.

• Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup with Assorted Vegetables$12.00
• Rice with Sliced Pork, Seafood and Vegetables with House Sauce$14.00
• Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup with Vegetables in Clear Chicken Broth$12.00
• House Fried Rice with Seafood$12.00
• Black Bean Sauce Noodles$9.70
• Steamed Rice and Seafood with Special Sauce$14.00
• Noodle Soup with Seafood and Fresh Vegetables$12.00
• Tofu in Spicy Special Sauce with Egg Fried Rice$12.00
• Spicy Fried Noodle with Seafood and Vegetables$16.00
• Stir Fried Glass Noodle, Pork and Vegetables with Rice$11.00

Typical prices for Chinese restaurants in California

Based on 204 menus with 19,350 priced items from Chinese restaurants in California, the median menu item costs $14.99, and half of all items are priced between $11.75 and $18.95.

At Chai Lan the median listed price is $14.00, close to the typical $14.99 for Chinese restaurants in California.

Calculated from 204 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of Chai Lan there are 6 other places to eat and drink in our guide, and 18 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Mexican & Tex-Mex (3), Chinese (3), Cafes & Coffee (2), and Sandwiches & Delis (2).

Competition is healthy: 3 other Chinese restaurants are within a mile and 13 within three miles. The closest is Noodle St, < 0.1 mi away.

5 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week.

Nearest places of other kinds

• Mexican & Tex-MexChipotle< 0.1 mi
• KoreanGooyi92< 0.1 mi
• Sandwiches & DelisSubway< 0.1 mi
• Cafes & CoffeeStarbucks0.1 mi
• Burgers & Fast FoodMcDonald's0.9 mi

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