Recently ordered the #59 Sweet and Sour Shrimp which was nicely fried and loaded with 10 pieces of large shrimp and a very tasty dipping sauce. I remember years ago when most restaurants S&S dishes included green pepper slices, onions, and pineapple but those days are over. read more

China 1 - #59 Sweet and Sour Shrimp. - Chinese Near Me - Dumfries, Virginia

I love Chinese food. Chicken and cashew nuts is one of my favorites. I ordered chicken fried rice, egg rolls, spring rolls, fried wontons and my favorite, chicken and cashew nuts. Everything I just named was horrible. The egg rolls wontons and spring rolls were chewy and almost empty. The chicken fried rice was the best but that just meant it was edible. The meat was odd. The chicken and cashew nuts were the most disappointing. It was mostly celery and green peppers. The meat was also odd. The flavor of the sauce was not the rich brown sauce I expected from this dish. I couldn't believe after spending $100, I had to make something for dinner. read more

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I ordered take out, so I cannot comment on the ambience of the restaurant or the quality of the service. This is not my first time ordering from them, but it is my first time rating them. I ordered crab rangoon, General Tsos chicken, and Singapore Chow Mai Fun (with chicken). Crab Rangoon is my favorite appetizer, so I always order it from every Chinese place I eat at. Their crab rangoon was good and tasty--pretty standard fare. General Tsos chicken is my go-to order for Chinese food, and China 1's did not disappoint. The sauce was sharp and tangy, and the chicken was not dry or overcooked. My only complaint (if you can call it that) is that they gave me a little too much chicken fried rice. This was my first time trying Singaporean Chow Mai Fun. It was a heaping portion, loaded with a curry-like flavor. Very tasty, with a subtle hint of spice. All in all, China 1 is one of the better Chinese restaurants in Dumfries. read more

Just ordered 2 different plates and both were extremely bland! The shrimp lo mein was not flavorful but there was a slight hint of shrimp flavor in the lobster sauce (also bland). The fried rice has no flavor. I had no problems with the service but definitely can't recommend if you're looking for good tasting Chinese food. read more

Finally a Chinese restaurant that reminds me of what I know to be the standard. The orange chicken was divine. The flavor was perfect, the size of the chicken pieces was perfect, and the batter was perfect. The rice was so well made I almost cried. Finally the seasoned yellow fried rice that I remembered. Next time I will ask that the vegetable fried rice not include mushrooms or snow peas, but I still loved it. Not even noting that the rice had bean sprouts. Heavenly. The egg roll was good and the shrimp toast was decent. I probably wouldn't get the shrimp toast again. I will try the crab Rangoon and spring rolls next time. Also what is noteworthy is the price. The lunch specials aren't even $7. That is wild for the quality. So happy. read more

China 1 - Orange chicken combination with vegetable fried rice. Egg roll not pictured. Vegetable Fried Rice Chicken W. Orange Flavored - Chinese Near Me - Dumfries, Virginia

Gave this place a try tonight and it was great. Ordered the Thai chicken fried rice and chicken with mixed veggies and requested garlic sauce. read more

China 1 - Chicken Thai fried rice. Chicken with mixed veggies and garlic sauce - Chinese Near Me - Dumfries, Virginia

I order delivery at least 3-4 times a month. I find nothing wrong with their food. It's delivered hot well packaged and best of all FAST. ITS CHIINESE FOOD! If you're expecting MIchelin stars you called the wrong number. read more

China 1 - Free Orange chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Dumfries, Virginia

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Awful customer service, store cancelled Uber eats order. Placed order again as pick up, only for store personnel not o refuse and o make second order. Even after Uber Eats rep contacted the store. Owner was too proud to admit he made a mistake and refused a refund or service. Stealing money from the community. I suggest finding an honest restaurant with better customer service. read more

Over the last few orders, the food doesn't taste good. This past order I got the fried chicken wings, kung po chicken, shrimp and chicken fried rice. The fried rice was cold... the shrimp didn't taste fully cooked and the kung po chicken was everything but chicken. The last time I ordered before this one was the same with the kung po chicken. The fried chicken is okay but for $7 you only get 4 and sometimes they are tiny wings. Normally the delivery doesn't take long but for the past few orders it's been well over an hour wait. I've had to call the last two times and I think only then that's when my order was "out for delivery". As convenient as it is right up the street I think it's a no for me next go round. read more

I seen roaches crawling around the kitchen and dirty utensils being used... also making food without gloves or washing their hands. would not recommend to anyone. Back door stays open which i think is very unsanitary with animals running past. read more

went from 5 stars to 3. i don't order from here as much anymore because the food i get isn't as good anymore. i always ordered their lo mein because it was flavorful while not super greasy n oily nor drenched in sauce. that has changed. the lo mein is very saucy n greasy now. the portion sizes r still very generous however. i like my noodles dry n when i request for that it seems the request is ignored. :c read more

Our standard for Chinese isn't super high but this place was terrible. The egg drop soup tasted burnt/old and the shrimp fried rice was literally white rice with some shrimp (no veggies, egg, spices, etc). The hot and sour soup had zero flavor. I'd eat my own sleeve before I ate here again. I'd ask for my money back but we all know that wouldn't happen. China 1 definitely gets a China 1 star read more

the food was bland and they forgot rice on a platter with egg roll. the fried rice has no seasoning no salt just bland all together

Ordered pepper steak today only to find a rotten odor within. Ended up returning it only to argue what "rotten smells like". According to the lady behind the counter, "it should smell like this". I didn't feel my dollar was valued and was told not to come back... huh? I should have made my own! And definitely can not recommend. Don't spend here if you value your dollar or desire Good customer service! Send your own kids to college instead of hers. read more

This is probably my last go to for Chinese. Not very clean or great customer service. You can definitely find better in the Woodbridge area.

I dropped into this place on a hot July day after visiting my Dumfries office. They didn't have the air condition on and its a small place, so I wasn't too sure... But... I found this to be the most authentic Chinese tasting food of any restaurant I've been too in Northern VA. I've been to Beijing three times and eaten in some authentic "hole in the wall" places and this is what it reminded me of. It was really good and, frankly, a lot of food for less than $6.00. I did see the young lady behind the cash register but, frankly, nothing wrong with that. She seemed to be translating for her father (?) a bit. To me it demonstrates work ethic an initiative, something lacking in a lot of young folks today. I recommend this place and I will go back. read more

Do not recommend this place. You do not get what you order and pay for. I know what I ordered. I paid for 4 Egg Rolls; received 1 paid for 2 Spring rolls; received 1 Called them back and was told I read the menu wrong. Will not ever call these people again. P.S. No Condiments sent; I guess that's extra as well. read more

China 1 and China One is the same restaurant. I didn't like the food and found the restaurant incredibly dirty. 1/2 Chicken parts were being held in a tub, UN-refrigerated on a shelf close to the floor located under the fryer. This prompted me to look up this restaurants VA inspection reports which are available online at the VA Department of Health Website: VA Department of Health Inspection Report listed many critical violations: http://www.healthspace.com/Clients/VDH/Fairfax/Fairfax_Website.nsf The web also contains reports of prior critical food inspection violations: http://www.city-data.com/va-restaurants/China-1.html TO FILE A COMPLAINT, CALL THE VIRGINIA HEALTH DEPARTMENT COMPLAINT LINE: Main number 703-246-2411 or file a complaint online. This restaurant's food safety compliance needs to be enforced to prevent customers from getting sick. read more

Went here for lunch today, I ordered the small spicy shrimp. I thought this selection would be shrimp tossed in a spicy sauce, I was incorrect to say the least. The shrimp comes in a strange old bay-like mixture still in the shell. I have now spent the better part of my lunch hour un-peeling shrimp, creating a mess due to the mixture which by the way isn't even spicy. I have completely given up on the shrimp, so now I am eating white rice with duck sauce. One positive is the food is very reasonably priced. read more

Exactly what I was looking for. Everything had great flavor was ready extremely quick. I had a sesame chicken with fried rice, egg roll, and Crab Rangoon's. Generous portions definitely enough for 2 meals. read more

I've been here several times. It's your average Chinese joint. I typically order house special fried rice, broccoli and chicken and garlic sauce, or fried rice. Anything other than that not sure about read more

I ordered and paid for an order of the large quart sized house lo mien, expecting the noodles to be served in a large box type container. They delivered a lunch sized styrofoam container filled with noodles instead. When I called to have the issue rectified, they claimed they switched the sizing to the lunch size container. I will not order again ! read more

This place is pretty inexpensive but average Chinese takeout place. I don't order from here often because the food is just OK and it's a little troubling that the owners often have their young daughters man the cash register... However, if you're craving some Chinese food and there's no other option, this place isn't so bad. read more

It was my first time going to this chinese place , & as soon as I entered I noticed that everything inside was old & it honestly needs some new upgrades the bottom of the tables are covered in rust and disgusted me a little bit honestly I just think the place needs a little bit of cleaning and upgrading! read more

Ordered here tonight. It's not the best, but we've tried FOUR places in this area and this is the only one I'd give more than a 1 star rating. It was decent enough, not super greasy, the sweet & sour sauce wasn't all runny and had good flavor. Delivery was quick and the order was correct. I'm a little surprised by all the other reviews because this wasn't half bad. read more

I see a lot of poor reviews but I don't understand why. This is your classic Chinese take-out spot. You get what you pay for. The portion sizes are nice, they are quick and always get the order right, plus they let you get as much sauce as you want. This is a fav for my family. read more

If you don't expect to get what the "free" coupons promise and want crappy low budget food, then please order from this place. Crab Rangoon (obviously would be imitation crab meat) was supposed to be free, but never came with our order. When we called to inform and correct the delivery, the lady said in the expected improper English, "it come with next order". 5 minutes of pointless augmentative explanation led to no joy... unacceptable and beware! Oh yeah, and the General Tso's Chicken was bland and soggy. I have had this same dish elsewhere that was significantly better, so please take some advice and keep looking for your next meal. read more

Listen! From the time my husband said let's get Chinese food!! I was like ummmmmmm. Why didn't I follow my gut??!! I ordered shrimp in garlic sauce and the hubby ordered General tso. As I was getting ready to devour I noticed a strand of hair. In the trash it went bye bye. Ughh!! It was already after hours so that's dead and never again. Damn it!! I should have taken a pic ! read more

I appreciate the family aspect, but I feel sad for the young daughters that have to take orders all day...but I'll let that go. They definitely do not care for store ambience, as it is just not a place to sit and eat..the food is so-so. Some dishes (Chicken Lo Mein) are out of this world delicious. But, other foods are horrible (General Tso's/Any chicken dish). I think where they stumble is their reliance on frozen entrees. All of the chicken comes out in clumps and you know it was thrown directly from the freezer into the fryer or what have you. And, it definitely tastes frozen too, so the food is also just so-so, not that great. read more

Order food for take out omg, so gross just wasted my money possibly the worst Chinese food I've had do not recommend.

Very possibly the worst Chinese food I have ever had. The oil used has been reused 1 too many times you can see and taste it and it's disgusting. The food is greasy in a bad way and you can tell it's not fresh. We ordered combination fried rice, Singapore noodles, chicken wings, spare ribs, and hot and sour soup. The soup was the only decent thing everything else was absolutely gross. I'm not making this up. My husband was also grossed out. I'm sure that if you order early in the afternoon you'll have a different experience but by the time dinner hates the oil has been reused so much that you can taste it all over the food read more

This used to be my go-to spot when I lived in Triangle. I stopped by the other night to order Shrimp Egg Foo Young, it tasted like they had used something that was spoiled. I was quite disappointed, as they are one of the few Chinese restaurants that make the gravy right. I hope they were having an off night, but I'm not sure when I'll return. Oh, and they forgot my fortune cookie too :-) read more

Do not waste your time here food is old greasy not fresh at all! Waste of money very disappointed !

Sorry they don't listen they mess up on the order. When I called to let the young lady know I order was not right she arguing saying that I didn't know what I ordered and that she was happy I was unsatisfied with my order. I have to give it a one because I wasted my money read more

The food was very inexpensive. The sesame chicken and pork fried rice tasted great even fresh compared to other places I have tried in NOVA. The spicy shrimp was over cooked, but 35 shrimp for less than 5 dollars I guess I couldn't have expected anything better. The wonton egg drop soup wasn't appetizing to me. It tasted rather oily. Other than the soup and shrimp everything else was great. We also tried the crab wontons. Well they were definitely more cream cheese versus crab but they were cooked beautifully fresh and tasted very good. I would go here again for the regular dishes e.g.. orange chicken, general tso's chicken etc. read more

Oh dear God.. If you call this Chinese food I pray for you. This food is far below par. The egg rolls taste frozen, lost taste. The Steamed Dumplings were bland. I put the beef and broccoli in the fridge for later. This place needs help on food prep. I don't mean thaw and cook. Maybe Dumfries people don't know what real Chinese food is. Try Mandarin Court across U.S. 1 and see what it should taste like. read more

TERRIBLE FOOD TERRIBLE STAFF With the Number of Chinese restaurants in the area you would think this place would have better food. I will No longer order from this establishment after repeated wrong orders and sub par food I would rather go hungry. The hot and sour soup is thin watery and vaguely soapy tasting I could not eat more than 1 spoon full. the fried rice is terrible dry, and chunks of some mysterious "meat like" product with a terrible flavor. Any attempts to contact the restaurant about correcting incorrect orders is met with rude comments and arguments, I have been told they can fix my order tomorrow on one occasion and on another occasion they insisted the i never even placed an order with them after they delivered the wrong food and refused to correct it. Bottom Line DO NOT BOTHER WITH THIS PLACE !!! GO SOMEWHERE ELSE OR GO HUNGRY !! read more

It's a okay spot because I found hair in my food one time and when I told the lady she said I put it in there I feel bad for the kids there always working read more

The food needs a lil seasoning. The crab sticks was soggy. The fried rice looked awful. The beef and broccoli was nice and crispy. The sesame chicken was good. Lo mein noodles was super dry. The food tends to taste way better when they first open. read more

These people are RUDE. I've been eating here for years and just today I called and asked if they did delivery and the lady randomly said she'll call the police on me. They're idiots and do not eat here unless you want to be yelled at for no apparent reason, disgusting manners. read more