On our first visit, the lady seemed nice on the phone and equally nice when I picked up my order. She proactively suggested the Kung Pao Chicken. She also confirmed they had Chow Fun -- one of our favorite dishes. Everything was okay. Nothing to really get excited about. We had the following: Triple Delight ($15) - I've had better General Tso ($14) - not bad Chicken fried rice ($10) - exactly what you'd expect On my second visit, I tried the following dishes and was much more satisfied. Kung Pao Chicken ($13) - Pretty good! Though I'm used to a bit more veggies with my KPC... but I would definitely order this again. The only veggies I could see were the dried red chili peppers and peanuts. Beef Chow Fun ($13) - Good, but....I loved the wide noodles and they were pretty well prepared; not clumpy nor mushy. My only beef (pun intended) was the lack of flavor. I should have prefaced this by saying that I also ordered the same dish at the ToHK so we literally did a taste comparison. Standing alone, I may have thought this was really good. read more

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"I ordered beef fried rice and it came super fast, like in just 1 minute. Thank you so much. But sadly... there wasn't even a single piece of beef in it what is this..." it's all fat not beef haha god read more

China Cafe - Supposed to be Beef Fried Rice it's not beef all fat hahah - Chinese Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

We absolutely loved the vibe of this place. It felt family oriented and local. The staff was incredibly kind and accommodating, checking in on us while we dined in. The food was as expected, fresh, and homemade. This may be our new favorite Chinese food spot! read more

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Definitely the worst wonton soup I've ever had. It was just 2, TINY wontons in a huge bucket of broth. The rest of the food we ordered was pretty dry and seriously lacked any flavor. Service was good. read more

As long as Linda is there, this food will be great! Been going for decades. The Singapore Rice Noodles are my favorite read more

China Cafe - Singapore Rice Noodles, General Tso's Chicken and Shrimp Toast - Chinese Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

I've been coming here for decades, over 20 years now. It was my go-to for Chinese take out, still is, and is my standard for comparison whenever I get General Tso's, Orange Chicken/Beef, Kung Pao, and Signapore Rice Noodles, to name some of my favorite classics. The staff and owners are very friendly; I didn't have any issues when I used to order delivery from them, either. I try to order from them any chance I get! read more

Food was bland and lacked spice. We ordered the Hunan Beef, Crispy Beef and fried dumplings. The crispy beef was soggy and tasteless. The Hunan beef could have been made from unflavored tofu. The fried dumplings were soggy. Would not order from here again. read more

Delicious food ! highly recommended. I've been going for years with my family. Try their beef and broccoli .

Love China Cafe and we always get hot, great food with delivery The staff are so friendly and usually know exactly what we want.

Shrimp in garlic sauce was just ok in flavor -WAY TOO MANY celery pieces! I know it's a cheap filler, but that was overboard! There's other cheap vegetables that can be used. Mongolian beef was good, nice grilled flavor on the meat but so many onions! Crab rangoons were average. Filling was thick/heavy. Sadly, our mission to find great Chinese food will have to continue! read more

China Cafe - Shrimp in Garlic Sauce -TOO much celery! - Chinese Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

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Put in an Uber eats pickup order at 9pm. They are set to close at 9:30. I show at 9:10. Lights turn out at 9:11 as I'm walking up. Phones aren't answered. Order gets canceled at 9:25. Was going to try a new Chinese place. But won't give this place the time of day again read more

They charge you more than 20% on TAX and Food suck Because of Covid 19. I have not ordered Chinese takeout for a while. I decided to give them a visit. The order of Chicken & broccoli cost 8.25 for lunch combination with egg roll and fried rice. They end up charging me $10.07 that is more than 20% tax. Also, the food is so salty and nasty. If you can't conduct an honest business, you should not be running any business. This is my last time at this restaurant. They overcharge you money for food and treat customers like some beggar. We are your customer. If you're not happy to see us, we are not happy to see you. The food that you served was only good for the pig to eat, not for humans. read more

one of the best Chinese foods in the area , I've tired countless orange chickens around the dmv area due to my work and the orange chicken here is by far the best one read more

Food is delicious! I actually enjoyed it. I don't know why I'm forced to write a long review. Smh

I came in for a pick up order last week. I wanted to love this place because it's so close to my house. While they're processing my credit card I saw a brown mouse run underneath the soda cases that line the back wall. I thought I was seeing things until a darker mouse ran by. I told the woman at the cash register, the younger woman behind her didn't seemed surprised and barely moved. The food wasn't that great the first time I came, I thought I'd give it a second shot because they're a mile and a half away. My quest for the perfect Chinese spot continues. read more

Craved chinese takeout so we chose this place last night. We may have ordered too much for two people: 1. Pork fried rice: so good, flavorful, tons of pork, definitely recommend 10/10 2. Vegetable lo mein: pretty good, LOTS of veggies but the noodles were a bit mushy and kept breaking off easily; maybe overcooked a bit? 8/10 3. General Tso's chicken: not as orange but definitely has a good flavor and right amount of sweetness. Wish there was more sauce to eat with the white rice but overalll, very good. 9/10 4. Kung Pao Beef: pretty good, it's different from other kung pao dishes I've tried. It had a LOT of this crunchy vegetable inside, which I wasn't a fan of. Could've used more peanuts and more veggies but the beef was very good. 8/10 5. Crispy shrimp with walnuts: I ordered the wrong thing... I was hoping for that fried shrimp dish with the sweet white glaze on it and candied walnuts. This was a red sweet & sour sauce on fried shrimp with bitter tasting walnuts. Not a fan. 5/10 Order came out quickly. I tried ordering on their website and put in my credit card information but when my boyfriend went to go pick it up, they said they needed the card again. That was weird. But overall, I'd definitely order from here again. read more

This is the only small carry out type Chinese place my family will go ALL together. The owner's chicken lowmen is the best in town, period! Some authentic Chinese dishes hung on the wall are a must try, it's all in Chinese, ask the owner to explain it to you, that's his "Chef's Special". read more

Love these guys!! Great food at amazing prices. This is my go-to Chinese place, despite living almost an hour's drive away. It's worth it! Prices are great. And quality and authenticity are some of the best you can get for that price. read more

This is how chinese food should taste!!! It's incredible how authentic their food has remained for over 20 years! Hands down, my favorite Chinese food! read more

Ordered from China cafe today for lunch and the shrimp egg foo young was really good. The gravy was also great. There was a good amount of shrimp inside and they were large too with a great fresh taste. The disappointment was the rice. I asked for fried rice instead of white rice. The rice tasted like mushy bland water. Basically like nothing. I tossed it and ate the egg foo young only read more

China Cafe - Shrimp egg foo young with gravy and fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Love this place!!! It's my fav Chinese place! This place has huge portions for a cheap price. My boyfriend and I never finish but always end up happy and full:) We always order Kung pao and chicken fried rice and it's super delicious. There's also places to sit which is convenient since most Chinese takeout restaurants don't have a proper place to sit. read more

Absolutely the worst Chinese food that I have tried in this area. The food had zero flavor. Although the meat and portions were good, there was no flavor. Proceed with caution for your dollar. read more

$15 was all I had left after all my hard worked money slipped out of my bank account to sustain my bare minimum of human dignity for this month. 11 days has passed, early morning and late night college lectures and a full time job... ramen has been sustaining me mostly, but after all the temptation for Korean bbqs and Japanese sushis that I managed to escape myself from, I finally craved something more than noodles, something that fits my budget, something with chicken, and sweet... orange chicken was the answer. But how could I? I have to last 21 days with this money, and after this short pleasure, I'll be barely surviving with noodles again, maybe buy some groceries? Macdonald's nuggets..? Suddenly a news article that I saw few years ago flashed before my eyes, a news of a college student dying from lack of nutrition from eating ramen for too many days. So what if I die too? From lack of nutrition? Then I'll be grieving in hell for not eating that orange chicken. I had to eat it, I had fought through hard in my life for this day, I deserved to feel like a member of this society with solid human dignity for once. Besides, thinking of some chicken had already drooled my mouth, not feeding myself with it would greatly disappoint myself, and I had the whole world disappointed in me, I didn't need another one added to that list, such as myself. 'It's been so long since I ordered anything from a restaurant, perhaps yelp could help me out, I need to save gas too, so something that's close by... China Cafe it is, but how much is orange chicken? I vaguely remember my friend's mom buying us some back in 5th grade... it was something under ten dollars for sure... Someone picked up the phone, orange chicken! They have orange chicken, great, oh do they take card? Okay they do great! Going perfect so far, I'm hungry, so hungry.. ten minutes, I waited eleven days, so another ten can't hurt.. but I better start driving there. ...Sweet Jesus the sweet spot of my day is waiting for me, I smell it! I smell my food, let's pay for it fast so I can pick it up and go as soon as it's ready, and.. huh? $11.61 total.. eleven... almost twelve.... it... it's okay, it just need to taste good, it's worth it, thank you.' When I got home and unwrapped orange chicken, my heart pounded fast as if I've gone back to the days when I peeked over my crush at school and drooled for the piece of happiness that's capable of perfecting my life for a moment. And when my teeth dug in to the first piece, the sweet sauce, sweeter than my first kiss spread through, exciting each and every cell that takes part of my body. But that was it, soon my teeth was hit by hard and dry chicken meat that once again reminded me of a fact that after everything sweet, hard and bitter reality hits and this small instant happiness was no exception. Suddenly, everything loud inside me seemed silent, I took another bite, it couldn't be, I stabbed my plastic fork to another piece and took another bite, maybe that piece just had some problem, ..., I dug one from the bottom, one in the bottom should have sucked up the moisture and must be soft, and as I took another bite, an image came clearly to me, overly microwaved instant food that was left out of freezer for too long by one of my busy parent when I was younger. I ate few more mindlessly, maybe it was the starvation, maybe a shock, but for each and every bite, I could feel the familiar feeling of silent frost creeping up on me, chilling me down hard to the reality I live in. That was it, I was just a small piece of this society without dignity or power to even control the smallest happiness in my life. I put down my fork, carefully thinking if there is anything at all that I could do in this situation, this sadness, disappointment, and uneasy sense of even the smallest things in my life being out of control. After some moments of bitter silence, a quote that I once read whispered to me, 'The Pen is mightier than the sword." I opened up Yelp app. read more

I been coming here since I was a baby... great family business(husband n wife) customer service on point... now that am a Sous Chef for hospitality management it's still by far the best Chinese food around! Or at least my fav.. There orange chicken sauce is on point.. it's not that fake orange honey chicken... NO this sauce they use is incredibly full of flavors. Kung pao chicken as well.. it's straight to the point no fillers needed like squashes or carrots like some do. This is straight flavorful chicken and peanuts with side of white rice. Super clean, also accurate with time. Extremely recommend them! I always do whenever they ask me wheres a good chinese food spot.. I always say China Cafe in Chantilly! read more

Ordered delivery 4 times in the past month. Absolutely delighted each time. My wife and I have tried 2 or 3 different dishes each and were pleasantly surprised. Egg drop and wanton soups were wonderful. We have eaten there several times and the food was always good. Only drawback is I hate eating on Styrofoam plates. read more

The food here is fantastic lately and I've been ordering here for awhile. I dont jnow what changed but it is really good now. Not that it waant before but it got even better now. Ordering for delivery is speedy usually with an odd slow day in the mix. Always willing to accommodate for special orders and fulfils them very well! read more

I ordered delivery last evening for the first time at this restaurant. My husband loves Chinese food and his favorite is Beef Szechuan. When I got home with the food he took the first bite and asked me what was wrong with it. It looked normal but when I tasted it I cannot explain but it was like jelled and the meat did not taste real, no flavor. I told him maybe it needs to be heated up so we tried that and it tasted worse. I would not recommend the beef szechuan and would like my money back for that dish. My dish the Mu shi chicken with the pancakes was good but they did not put the plum sauce in the bag so that was disappointing as well. I will not be ordering from here again. read more

Update: I believe this restaurant has been bought out by another family. I've notice a change in the last few visits. The famous lo mein I used to rave about no longer tastes or looks the same; the noodles are more like thick udon noodles making it difficult to twirl on my fork (if you know, you know). The general tso chicken is no longer mostly chicken but almost all breading. I even got some pieces that were just breading! I'm sad to see the change and am reluctant to say that I'm back on the hunt, after all these years, for good takeout Chinese. read more

I wouldn't know authentic Chinese food if it bit me in my fat American face. I enjoy Sichuan Village's buffet even though another reviewer called it an "insult to Chinese people." Well, the Asians who eat there don't look too insulted. Granted, I don't know how many of them are Chinese, but it's a popular joint. Too popular; I went there for dinner last night, and as I parked and got ready to head in, TWO bus-loads of Asians streamed in (incidentally, they didn't look insulted either). Wanting to get my Kung Pao on but not wanting to beat back hordes of little old ladies, I decided to once again pick up that oft-abandoned quest, to find GOOD Kung Pao. Like I said... No clue what it's "really" supposed to look or taste like. All I know is that I grew up on the Kung Pao from Foong Lin in Bethesda and was totally in love with it. Little did I know that everywhere else in the country, Kung Pao is brown. MY (and Foong Lin's) Kung Pao is a glorious, smoldering red. Only a precious few places make it that way, and since I'd moved to Virginia, I couldn't find one. Until last night. A yelp search from the parking lot for "Kung Pao" turned up China Cafe. I'd never seen it before. I'm outside their delivery area, so I never got their menu on my front door. (By the way, am I the only one who believes that kind of "advertising" is really littering?) But a previous reviewer glowed about my sought-after dish, so, famished and rudely denied at the buffet, I fired up the GPS and went hunting. For those of you who are as directionally challenged as myself, a word of warning: TomTom isn't all that helpful in finding this place. It dropped me equidistant from three different strip malls. Oy. Anyway, find it I did. Try it I did. Love it I did. I sampled two different Kung Paos (chicken and shrimp), and picked up a combo lo mien, which I'm now eating for breakfast. All were/are delicious, and GLORIOUSLY RED! ok, the lo mien isn't red. It's normal tan. But it's definitely yummy. My only complaint is that the Kung Pao shrimp was more water chestnut than shrimp. I figured it wasn't going to be solid shrimp since it cost basically the same as the chicken, but I'm not a big fan of water chestnut. Next time I'll get one of the combos with shrimp and see if I can improve the ratio. Anyway, as long as China Cafe is open, my quest is complete! read more

This is about the best takeout chinese in this neighborhood. I usually get the Hunan Combo, a generous portion,they have excellent shrimp egg rolls, they are quick and the price is right! read more

I've read a lot of reviews of Chinese restaurants off of rt. 50 and decided to try China Cafe. I frequent Backyard, the restaurant next door and have noticed that there's always people dining in and taking out. We ordered steamed dumplings, general tso's chicken, chicken lomain and beef and broccoli. We really enjoyed the dumplings, gen. chicken and lomain. I wasn't crazy about the texture of the beef in the beef and broccoli. However, I do have to say the broccoli was very fresh! It was crunchy not soggy, which I liked. They giver you a lot of food for $10.95 for an entree. I will definitely be back but maybe not for the beef and broccoli.... or maybe I'll just go back for the broccoli read more

My go to for carryout Chinese food when I'm in the area. Been going here for over 15 years and never leave disappointed. I always get their General Tso's and it's the BEST. Crispy and the sauce is excellent. The restaurant is always very clean and the people that run it are very nice. The review below on the General Tso's seems odd, I've never had a bad experience with their General Tso's. It's always meaty and crispy, which is how I like it. I hate biting into soggy General Tso's chicken, and you never get that here! read more

I'm not from the area, in town for business. I was looking for some decent Chinese. This was the wrong choice. No dinner specials. Would not allow me to pay extra to upgrade. Then the overpriced food I did buy was not good. I should have followed my instincts and just went somewhere else, very bad experience. read more

The original staff is back! The chef was on vacation for three months and the food was lacking. I came back today and all is good again!!

Another solid lunch served with a smile! Love this place, the employees are so friendly and happy to have repeat business. Today I enjoyed the sweet and sour chicken, and the tempura batter was crispy and very hot still when I picked up lunch and brought back to my job. They had a nice crowd in the cafe but didn't slow the service which I really appreciate, since I have to bounce over and pick up quickly and get back to my job. I recommend this place to anyone looking for a quick bite of traditional Chinese takeout! read more

China Cafe - Sweet and Sour Chicken, lunch combo comes with a spring roll. I opt for white rice every time! (And only 1 scoop) - Chinese Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

Good enough to order weekly for the past 10 years. Today they forgot to include the drinks I paid for on a delivery. The person answering the phone argued that they WERE delivered. WTH? NEVER AGAIN! read more

We have been going to China Cafe for years. Their food is always terrific. The steamed Dumplings are huge! I love their Lomein with Jumbo Shrimp and my wife loves their Sesame Chicken. The Crab Rangoon are awesome as well. They always greet us with a smile and are very friendly! They have always delivered to our house in a timely manner. We will continue to be a loyal customer! If you eat in they have free hot tea and ice water dispensers. read more

A small and neat joint which serves you great food at a nominal price. I went to this place today for the first time. I recently moved to this area and had no idea of good restaurants around. Found China Cafe on yelp and thought to give it a try. I would say trying this restaurant was absolutely a right decision. I am a Vegetarian and was wondering if I could get some options here but luckily they have a no-meat/Veggie variant of almost all noodle dishes. I am a Noodle lover so preferred to go for Vegetable Lo-mein. They have two quantity options Lunch-$7.95, Dinner-9.95. I was with my girl and as we were new to the restaurant, we went for sharing the 'dinner'. The dish was good in quantity for two for a light meal and more than sufficient for one person's heavy meal. The taste was really awesome and in the very first 2-3 bites I was convinced to come back again. We enjoyed the dish till the end and made up our mind for coming next time. The place is clean, the staff is professional and polite. Price range is also not high. The cafe is in a shopping plaza so u have ample of open parking just in front. The place is not very big, but not very small either. I think people mostly go for take aways so they don't have that big arrangement for dinning there. If you are expecting a fancy restaurant with waiters, garnished food in stylish crockery then this is not the place. they serve food in disposable plates, and no waiter service. This place is for best bang for ur buck. You get all of what you pay.. a delicious meal for a reasonable price. If you wanna go for chinese food, You must try this place at least once. I am sure you will not be disappointed with taste. read more

$20.90 for two people getting a dinner dish with a drink. Not horrible. Portions are large and the food taste just the way American Chinese food should. I got the Kung Pao Chicken after reading a review, and my brother got the orange chicken. Very normal orders for a Chinese place. They both tasted better than our go to place in the past which went out of business. The orange chicken was very sweet, and my brother loved it. I would have want less sweetness and more spicey like the orange chicken I grew up on. However my brother disagreed and swore it was twice as good as the one we used to get. I thought that the Kung Pao was amazing. Spicey but just the right amount, and the peanuts added a good flavor and also added to the texture. I will come back again for lunch. All the combo deals at lunch time are under 6 bucks! Come try this place. read more

China Cafe - Huge portions! An entire plate filled with meat, and a bowl of rice. This is dinner size, NOT LUNCH. - Chinese Near Me - Chantilly, Virginia

I've been in the area for years but didn't give this place a chance. Once I did I was hooked, great food for a great price. The service is awesome too, they remember regulars and have a smile everytime I walk in which I appreciate. I enjoy their combination fried rice and General Tso's Chicken. read more