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    3.5 (97 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Sasha L.

    I am super happy with my food, which I always order, very tasty and very good, thank you very much, I am your number 1 customer # ‍

    Lily S.

    I'm surprised by all the negative reviews because I really enjoyed my delivery order from here. As someone else mentioned, they have fantastic rice! It's closer to jasmine rice than regular white rice. I LOVED it. The orange chicken was what I was expecting. The fries were really thick cut and deliciously seasoned. Crab Rangoon was also your standard American Chinese fare. Would order again.

    C13. General Tso's Chicken Combination Platter
    Valeria B.

    I was very impressed by this placed. I tried China Cafe by chance because my regular place was closed. They were quick with service and the pricing wasn't bad. The food was flavorful and fresh. I was happy with my experience. Definitely will be coming back.

    Liz H.

    Very large portion for very cheap prices! To be honest, the food is not too delicious but if you don't want to cook and just want something quick to eat, this is a good option. I ordered crab ragoon, lunch beef lomein and kungpao chicken. All of them were missing flavors so we heated them up with sauces at home. 2 of us had to eat that for lunch and dinner because the portion was wayyy too big.

    31. Chicken Lo Mein
    Brad M.

    Pros: delivery was fast, when I ordered the estimated delivery time was 45 minutes but I received my order in less than 30. The food was hot and the portion sizes were large which makes it great for leftovers. Con: as others have said in their reviews, the food tastes plain with a complete lack of flavor. I asked for my general tsos to be hot and spicy, I put emphasis on spicy in the comment section but it tasted as plain as the white rice that accompanied it. The chicken was even drenched in sauce. Womp womp. The sesame chicken was better, drenched in sauce and had a significant amount of sesame seeds. The chicken lo-mein tasted the best out of the three orders I had but still lacked any real flavor between the noodles, and chicken.

    Chicken is a vegetable O.o
    Andrew C.

    When it comes to carryout Chinese food, I have a high expectation, because I've worked in one for a third of my life and my family owns one. Referred to this place by a nearby family member. The thing I like about this place is the texture of the brown sauce. It's not watery nor is it too thick (heavy cornstarch). The chicken with garlic sauce had the balance of sweet and spicy. Broccoli was not over cooked, and the chicken was not dry nor chewy. The pepper steak on the other hand, there were more onion than pepper and steak combine. Prices are decent, have the variety of options of a typical Chinese carryout, staff speaks English, delivery is quick, have came back a few times, and haven't been disappointed yet.

    Pork Lo Mein. I put 1/2 into a separate container prior to taking this photo.
    Karyzma P.

    This no-frills, hole-in-the-wall restaurant serves my favorite Chinese food in the area. It is the most authentic Chinese food I have found in the States since my three month internship in China. If you can look past the worn exterior, you'll be pleasantly surprised. Today, I had food delivered for a $1.50 fee (not bad at all). The food arrived rather quickly, piping hot, and tasted fantastic. I ordered the pork lo mein, which was flavorful and not overly oily. The container was packed so full that the top could barely stay closed... I will be eating lo mein for days! I also ordered the fried pork jiaozi (dumplings), which were ginormous, meaty, and tasted great! They reminded me of the hundreds of jiaozi dumplings I shamelessly consumed while in China. My only complaint is that these could have been fried longer as the dumplings seem to have been boiled first and only lightly pan fried on one side, so they weren't crispy like they're supposed to be. All in all, I still love this place for their fast, friendly service, good prices, tasty food, generous portions, and convenient online ordering system. One of these days I will try to NOT order the lo mein, so that I can try their other dishes.

    S7. Sesame Chicken for dinner with the most delicious white rice I've ever had
    Pria B.

    Sesame chicken: it was okay, it wasn't as hot as I would've liked it to be, but the chicken pieces were yummy. The sauce however was sweet as expected but it kinda tasted a little like ketchup was added. The white rice was the star in this, I never eat my white rice at any Chinese restaurant bc it's always subpar, but the white rice that came w this...delicious!!! Lol I just poured soy sauce on top of the rice and ate the chicken w it. I'm literally contemplating going back to ask what brand rice they use and buying a side rice by itself lol I remember getting c fried rice from here when I was like 7 and it was delicious, and another time when I was like 12 and it was spoiled so, it's been kind of hit or miss from my experience but when it hits, it's absolutely delicious. I've gotten orange c from here countless amounts of times and it was my fave back then, always super hot, fresh and delicious and loved it, this was my first time getting sesame c from here. I shall go again and try some of the other stuff and see how I like them as an adult. I'm excited to go back.

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    We love this place. Have had about 5 different entrees and they were all excellent. I lean toward General or hunan they are both excellent.

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    best veggie meat. good lo mein.

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    Larger seating area toward the back.

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