Delicious food, friendly service. As of May 2026. Carryout only. I go there at least once a month.

The food is always fresh and delicious. The staff is always friendly and fast. It's not a dine in restaurant any longer, which is disappointing. We love dining there. read more

Love the food and owners/servers are always nice and friendly. General Tso Chicken is our favorite read more

Ordered carry out yesterday. Fast polite service. Ordered a small order of General Psos Chicken, white rice, 2 egg rolls. Price seemed high. Egg rolls so salty they were not edible, I had not added soy sauce. Chicken was enough for 4 people, not much sauce, tasted old. I had gastric and intestinal distress all night. Threw it all away! Makes me sad to post this, I have had better food there, but have not been there in a while. read more

I ate it once while on a business trip, and halfway through I found a hair in it! After I went back, I had diarrhea! It's really disgusting!

China City probably is the best Asian in Portsmouth. It probably is because there aren't many Chinese restaurants. The food is better than you would expect in this area. It has competent service, not stellar but good enough. The restaurant is good for healthy and vegetarian eaters in an area with limited options. If you're going into Portsmouth from the north, it's kind of hard to see it. It's off the side of Route 23 in a crappy strip mall. The outside may seem sketchy. Inside the restaurant isn't much to look at either. That isn't really much of an issue because the restaurant seems to be popular with takeout. Homestyle bean curd is pretty good. It's about $6 for the lunch portion. Anyone looking for a healthy meal in the area should look here. Many restaurants serve up fried shit. If you're looking for something vegetarian this is better. Whatever you want it's usually really cheap. In Portsmouth I would get Chinese from China City. It could be the cheapest in town but it's pretty good. The best tip would be to get carryout because the inside of the restaurant kind of sucks. read more

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The food is always good and hot. The workers are always super friendly. Just wish they had dine-in open

This is my favorite Chinese place. The food is good and service is always top notch. It's always fast and the staff is so friendly. Highly recommend read more

Very limited buffet . Not many choices available. Service wasn't the best . It was difficult being handicapped and getting around the restaurant read more

General TSO Chicken is Amazing!! Cream cheese wontons are great! The service is quick and food is hot. Very generous portions.

This was the highest rated on yelp and deservedly so. The food was AMAZING. The service was great, the water tasted good and the place was super clean. I went in by myself as I am in town for work tomorrow. It is in a strip mall 2 doors down from H&R Block. The sign wasn't lit up so it was hard to see as it was on the very end on the right side of the strip mall. The curry chicken was perfect, just spicy enough. The veggies were also perfectly cooked so they still had the crunch to them. The white rice was just sticky enough to get some of the sauce. The crab rangoons were great. They were fried in nice clean oil and had an adequate amount of filling that contained visible pieces of crab and the filling had taste. The decor is just as I would want it with the red lanterns and such. Staff was very friendly. I'll definitely come back!! read more

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All the food we have gotten here has been great! Wish they made the spicy stuff a bit hotter ( maybe use a heat rating for orders?)

Ordered lunch at China City in Portsmouth today. I went with Cashew Chicken. Not sure what I got but it wasn't that. It had chicken, broccoli, potatoes, and 5 cashews. Pretty sure every dish I have had of this was carrots, celery, water chestnuts and chicken. If you do have product why not be honest with your customers? Instead, I came home and added the correct ingredients and got more upset after cutting up everything that actually went in it! I just know if you walked into our business and received something totally different than what you wanted...we wouldn't be in business! read more

Good local food. Needs better atmosphere. Takeout a must.

Worst Chinese food I have ever had. Everything was completely bland and tasteless. Far too expensive for Chinese take-out. After a few bites I gave the rest of it to my dog and even she would not eat it, and she normally will eat anything!! Don't even bother with this place. read more

Ordered takeout from here for the first time. It was delicious! Best Chinese in town!

I really like this place; the food is good, service is good and it's a pleasant atmosphere. One of, if not the best Chinese restaurant in Portsmouth. read more

This is the best Chinese in the area! They're fast and they always get my order right. The sweet and sour is great. The crab rangoon actually has crab meat in it unlike the other places around here. I wish they had a buffet! read more

We cannot say enough about this place we drive from Wheelersburg all the way to the trail just for their food The Price is Right, the food is flavorful lots of variety ,the staff is overly sweet we just love this place and highly recommend it combo is atound $7 read more

China City is an amazingly good restaurant that is, unfortunately, easy to miss. It is a small "hole in the wall" just off of highway 23 in Portsmouth Ohio. The prices range from $6 for lunch to around $9 fir dinner and boy do you get what you pay for. Giant-sized portions come with every meal and everything I have had (from general tso to cashew chicken to wonton soup) tastes absolutely terrific! I cannot possibly recommend this restaurant any more than I already have. This is a must try! read more

Absolutely love this place! My roommates and I order take out from here. It's so fresh. Good portions for a great price

We order from this restaurant A LOT!! And have never been disappointed. All the food is delicious. Always hot and fresh and you get quit a bit definitely enough for leftovers the next day... I will not go to any other place but here for Chinese and Szechuan and Hunan read more

I love China City!! The soup is always hot enough. The egg rolls are not limp and/or greasy; they are hot and crispy. The fried rice is perfection. It isn't salty or clumpy. It is wonderful. Their vegetables are cooked perfectly. They still maintain some of their crispy freshness when they get to your table. They're not under-cooked, however. China City does it just right. You know they are authentic when you taste their vegetables. They are obviously made by someone who takes pride in their work. They're perfect every time. The meat is always tender. It's cut across the grain, as it should be. It's cooked very fast at very high heat. It's always tender and it's always got the right amount of vegetables and sauce. It doesn't matter what I've ordered. It's always great. From the outside, the place doesn't look like much. When you walk in the door, the place doesn't look like much. The food is what makes it fantastic. These people know how to make delicious food. Portsmouth is seriously short on good, privately-owned restaurants. You owe it to your family and yourself to give China City a try. read more

This restaurant has the best lunch special in town at 5.50 which includes you choice of main dish with your choice of white or fried rice and either an egg roll or choice of soups. It is consistently good although on my last couple of visits the General Tso's chicken was not as good as it used to be, I think they are using a cheaper cut of chicken or something as it was all dark meat and had a funny flavor, the sauce was delicious as always but I wish they would change back whatever they did to the chicken as it killed the dish for me, on this last visit I ordered the sweet and sour chicken instead and it was amazing as it would be harder to hide a cheap cut of chicken in that recipe versus the generals I would guess. read more

I've had good Chinese cuisine, I've had mediocre Chinese cuisine... their takeout delivered to the hotel we stopped at was the worst I've ever had. EVER. Do yourselves a favor - give China City a pass. read more

I'll put it this way you get what the picture shows great flavor and amazing quantity for the price one of my all time favorite places to eat!!!!!!!¡ read more