Atmosphere is dated but I ignored that red flag. The staff are very friendly and attentive. However the devil is in the details. 1. The plastic cup was questionably cleaned 2. The wonton soup was so bland, cup of noodle soups had more flavor 3. The "fried rice" seemed steamed or heavily drenched in oil that my "rear end" started to pucker in fear of bubble guts 4. The "chicken" was flavorless and the sauce tasted like oil and chicken bullion. We ended up not going past 3 bites and taking it "to go". In fear of offending the restaurant staff. read more

China Kitchen - General Tso chicken w/ white meat - Chinese Near Me - Shepherdstown, West Virginia

I have been going to china kitchen for years. The food always tastes on point and is delicious

Today we felt like having Chinese food! So we came to shepherdstown to Christmas shop and have lunch. As we walked in, the lights were off, but they turned lights on once we were seated. Me and my children ordered Orange chicken, Crunchy chicken with walnuts, the children's special, and sweet and sour chicken. We were first served wonton soup, which tasted like plain oil. Once we got our food, the Orange chicken was sour, and the sauce was very sweet. The sweet and sour chicken though was good, and the Crunchy chicken was good too. Water began to drip from the ceiling, and the waitress did nothing to stop it, just watch anime. Once we finished eating, I went to pay. The prices on the menu were somewhat cheap, but the waitress rose the prices by 10 dollars! Also, did I add that we say some sort of drugs/medicine on one of the tables and nobody else was there? Please, do something to fix this. read more

The service sucks. Food was burnt tasting and just wrong. Except the fried rice. That was good. But dont go here

I don't understand the bad reviews of China Kitchen. What did you expect? Some fine dining? Get over yourself. This is the same Chinese restaurant all of us who grew up in small towns experiences. The setting is dated, way too bright, and lacking the omnipresent Chinese tapestries and calendars. It's sterile. The service was quick (though, admittedly, my friend and I were the only ones there). The friend dumplings were great, the General Tso's decent, and the beef and broccoli very good (tender meat cooked just right). Expect a MSG high because the food is soaked in it and corn starch. Anything better would have disappointed me. They don't have a liquor license to my friend and I poured a Tsing Ha into our water bottles. The weird thing was that the seven staff sat at a big table and stared at us throughout dinner. We're respectable guys so maybe it was just impatience so that they could close up. China Kitchen is not your best bet. But it doesn't pretend to be anything but what it is. That's refreshing. read more

Very bland atmosphere. Ordered sesame chicken, egg rolls, and a Pepsi. The chicken was dry and the sauce was very sour. The egg rolls weren't terrible but also not the best. The unopened can of Pepsi was flat so I'm not sure how old that was. There was also rotting fruit on the counter. I will not be going back. read more

China Kitchen - Rotting bananas - Chinese Near Me - Shepherdstown, West Virginia

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I understand we are in a pandemic. I realize that places may not be as busy as before. So my rating is solely based on the quality of the food, leaving all personal feelings aside. Steamed Meat Dumplings- Not appetizing at all. Usually I find a great chinese restaurant will take great pride in the dumplings they make/serve. The filling was bland and greasy. The dumpling sauce was just pure soy sauce with some minced garlic. Steamed rice- Did not taste fresh at all. A little on the dry side General Tso chicken- The best of the meal. It was just okay. The chicken was tough, sauce had decent flavor. I understand this is a dish made for western tastes. The side of broccoli was cooked just right. Wonton soup- Bland, green onions appeared to have simmered in the broth for hours. The wonton dumpling itself was overcooked and no filling inside. In short, perhaps the food would be better were it not for this pandemic. I'm willing to give this place another try in the future. read more

Served me under cooked food & when I came to return the food he took it to the back ..then refused to refund my money then gave me only 2 dollars when I threatened to write this review read more

China Kitchen - Wouldn't refund my money gave me only 2 bucks - Chinese Near Me - Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Visiting Shepherdstown on a road trip. This is the WORST Chinese food I have ever eaten. The soup was flavorless, and the tables were dirty. The lady was on her phone, and never once washed her hands. The food was mediocre at best, and tasted like it was thrown in the microwave. Absolutely disgusting. read more

China Kitchen - Flavorless wonton soup. Warm water. - Chinese Near Me - Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Gotta be the WORST Chinese food I've ever had. Don't waste your time or money here. You're taste buds and stomach will hate you ! General TSO and Sesame chicken were crispy(only good thing) but the flavor was bland and stale tasting. Cho cho beef tasted severely freezer burnt with no real seasoned flavor. The staff were nice. 100% I won't eat from here again even if it was free. read more

This is our go-to Chinese food. The General Tso's chicken is the best I've had. They are masterful with the steamed broccoli on the side of the dish. The chicken is good quality instead of the garbage sinewy stuff you tend to get elsewhere. And it has a crispy breading coated in a very flavorful sauce. So far, I've tried their lemon chicken ( breaded with a tangy and bright flavor), General Tso's chicken (the winner), orange chicken (wannabe General Tso's), and today I tried the Dried Ginger Mango Chicken. I've enjoyed them all. The ginger mango chicken is like a sweet and sour chicken with cooked carrot, snap peas, and mushrooms. But instead of breaded chicken, it is thin slices of tender white meat. It had what tastes like big chunks of cooked apple in it, but I'm guessing that was mango. Usually I eat my mangoes fresh, so it was new to me. I would get this again. Always always always get the eggroll! They come piping hot and fresh with a great crispy wrapper. They are delicious, but beware the heat. You really need to cut them open so they can cool first. I also highly recommend the hot and sour soup. It is spicy, full of tofu and strips of mushroom and bamboo. Bring a tissue, because your nose will start running. Worth it. I'd imagine that getting it for takeout when you have a head cold would be positively medicinal. I really wish we were closer, so I could eat here more often. They bring you this big metal pot of strong tea, ice water, and a bowl of those crunchy won-ton strips with your menus. The staff is quietly attentive. It's a family-run establishment. The food is quick, fresh and of good quality. I particularly enjoy this restaurant on a brisk day when I've been wandering around Shepherdstown and need to warm up. It's comfort food basically. So yea, you should give it a shot. read more

China Kitchen - Dried ginger mango chicken and general tso's chicken. Egg roll on the left. Big pot of jasmine tea comes with everything. - Chinese Near Me - Shepherdstown, West Virginia

China Kitchen (or "Betty's" to frequent diners like us) is a Shepherdstown landmark. We have been customers for well over 20 years, so my love is deep for Betty & her husband!! They serve simple, satisfying, traditional home-cooked Chinese food. Our absolute favorites: Crispy Beef Pork (or chicken) Fried Rice Kung Pao Combination Pork in Black Bean Sauce Moo Shi Pork (or chicken) Hot & Sour Soup Beef Cho Cho Also their eggrolls & wonton soup are super delicious. Betty's is our local go-to-place for Chinese. We're always satisfied when we dine-in or order carry-out!! read more

China Kitchen - Delicious wonton soup - Chinese Near Me - Shepherdstown, West Virginia

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I come here often and I always get good fresh and tasty entrees. I enjoy the mooshi pork and the beef and scallops. Vegetables are fresh. I recommend this place for good Chinese food. read more

Menue does not accurately reflect prices. My total was almost twice what I expected. Food has little flavor and an odd aroma. I took a gamble going here after seeing the 2.5 stars but I now understand why. read more

Food is so so. Nothing spectacular but also not many options here. Stomach starting hurting before I left. The veggie spring roll is food though! read more

Pretty good! I would recommend it I had the China Kitchen Lo Mein and I was pretty impressed. We live in Harper's Ferry just moved to WV and so far this has been the best in all this area. The Children's special comes with a lot of food, btw you could feed 3 small children. The Jasmine Tea was great, had never been served to lk that with my meal. read more

China Kitchen - a plate of fish and chips and broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Shepherdstown, West Virginia

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Let me start by saying that the hostess was very friendly and attentive. We were greeted and seated quickly and had water and menus in short order. The meal itself... Miso Soup= Watery, tasteless and served with stale fried noodles. We intended to order Sushi but were told that they were not serving it any longer-- apparently, it had been off the menu for a month though the menu still featured it. We ended up ordering Chinese-- my GF had "Shrimp and Scallops with Vegetables in special Sauce"....she said it wasn't bad but rather bland. I had General Tso's Chicken. The sauce was good but the chicken was way overcooked and dry. The broccoli was served separately and cold. read more

Just a quaint local Chinese food restaurant. Not terribly busy on the night I dined which in some ways was a good thing after a long day. I was the only one seated in the restaurant. Other patrons (about 4) showed up for dining about 45 minutes into my meal. One person came in from outside for takeout pickup. Service was friendly. My meal was OK. Nothing terrible but nothing out of this planet. Just your standard Chinese fare. This restaurant was one of the very few open after 6 pm so I was grateful for that as I was in town only for a few hours waiting for a graduation ceremony to end at the university. I ordered Chicken with Cashew Nuts. It was just OK. The plate of chicken, I have to say, was **huge** compared to the very tiny little bowl of rice accompanying it. The rice proportion didn't seem right with just how much chicken they served me in one setting. Reasonable pricing. read more

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I was not expecting great Chinese food in a small town in West Virginia, but this place was better than I expected. The menu was extensive and had quite a selection of dishes. There was also sushi on the menu (which I was really excited about even though I found it odd on a chinese menu) but we were told upon being seated that there was no sushi that night. Bummer. We ordered egg drop soup, lettuce wraps, shrimp & snow peas, and beef & broccoli. When the waitress brough our tea and water she also brought a bowl of friend wontons. Weird. Egg drop soup: bland, but okay Lettuce curls (wraps): filling - good! Lettuce - wilted Shrip & snowpeas: soso, the sauce was a little watery Beef & broccoli: This was the best dish we had! Food: Okay Service: Okay. Prompt, not very warm Value: Moderate Menu: GREAT selection read more

Worst Chinese ever! We ordered Kung Pao chicken and Chicken lo Mein for takeout. The meat in both dishes was certainly not chicken. It was smelly, yucky and hard to figure out which animal it came from. We had to throw all our food. read more

Customer service could have a lot better, food was ok. We brought our two children here a couple years ago, service was better and I remember the food being better too. In the winter don't sit next to the window....brrr read more

Worst Chinese, please save your money. I ordered general Tao chicken. It was not chicken. Instead I received chicken fat fried to a rock. It was horrible experience I will never ever go back there. read more

This is not a good place. First, the sign says sushi and there is a sushi bar, but there is no sushi. The fried rice lunch portion had two mounds of rice. The Lomein had a side of fried rice. The fried rice was bland and partially cold. The General tso's chicken was fried beyond recognition and rock hard. The soups were fine. The place is dark and dingy. The service was not good. I'm really sorry that our first meal in Shepherdstown was at this place. read more

I would give 0 stars if possible. Ordered 2 General Tso Shrimp over the phone. Went in to pick it up and realized it was CHICKEN. Circled the block and they had already closed and locked the doors. They even charged us for the shrimp dishes which makes me believe they realized their mistake and didn't want to deal with it. So unprofessional. read more

Actually less than one star. Dingy atmosphere, inedible food, nominal service. My whole family was sick after. I'm usually not that picky with Chinese food but how hard is it to make fried rice and Chicken wings. Very disappointed. Please do yourself and your GI tract a favor and go to one of the many good restaurants in S'town instead. This is the first review I've ever written and was compelled to do so to warn my fellow Yelpers. read more

DO NOT EAT HERE. The sweet and sour chicken is a joke - it's somehow a ball of fried air with a small unchewable nugget of burnt chicken inside. The soup is bad, the tea is a joke of an excuse for dirty boiled water, and the health rating is appalling. I'm almost convinced that it's just a drug front - I don't know how else they've stayed open. Every time I've eaten here (3 times ?) I've gotten sick. read more

Absolutely horrible. Ordered takeout and the women on the phone was a tad rude while taking the order. Ordered shrimp chowmein, egg drop soup, egg rolls and pork fried rice. The chowmein tasted like bean sprouts and canned shrimp in a nasty think, brownish,soy sauce heavy sauce. There was no cabbage or onions or anything you would usually find in chowmein. The egg drop soup didn't have much taste and the fried rice was loaded with soy sauce to the point of being almost black. The meal cost over $35 as well, complete waste of money!! read more

We've lived in Shepherdstown for 5 years and have dined here about 4 times. We keep trying it once every year or two to see if the quality or taste has improved, but each time we don't find anything worth coming back for. This latest visit, we tried a wide range of items to see if anything was appealing enough to come back for. After our family of 4 had sampled Barbequed Spare Ribs, Won Ton Soup, Lettuce Curls, Steamed Dumplings, Seaweed Salad, Shrimp and Scallops with Vegetables, and plain Edamame, we came up with nearly nothing worth coming back for. Our son liked the spare ribs, and our daughter's favorite was the edamame. My husband's shrimp was rubbery and the overall shrimp and scallop dish was in a sauce that was somehow both bland and overly strong with salt and garlic, (and all-around unappetizing). We were ready to chalk the dinner up to another learning experience at worse, until our son began the vomiting. Our best guess was that the seaweed salad was old and bad, since that's the only dish our son had to the near exclusion of the rest of us (I had a small bite or two but my tummy was fine). Once our son finished vomiting up all the seaweed salad, about 24 hours later, he began to recover. We moved here from San Francisco, so maybe our standards for Chinese food are unrealistically high for West Virginia, but I'd like to not believe that. I would have loved to have found a place for some good Dim Sum, but I had already drastically lowered my standards to simply hoping for a place to get the idea of good Chinese food. Unfortunately, China Kitchen does not even meet that standard for us. read more

Fastest service I have EVER had. We were in and out in under 25 minutes! Two chicken dishes were superb with hot tea...very hot temp so fresh. Fast service! Would highly recommend the food! read more

I've eaten a lot of good Chinese food, from Philadelphia to Vancouver. And I've eaten some really bad Chinese food along the way. This place has to be close to the bottom of the list. The food was bland and way way over-cooked. Worst of all, my wife witnessed the cook smoking in the kitchen, over the food. We paid only because we ate two bites before we feared for our health and decided to walk. We learned from the locals that they've heard similar complaints and known people to have become ill from the food and so, upon suggestion, we went back and had our money refunded. This place should be closed. DO NOT EAT HERE. [Sidenote: the Greco-Roman themed dishes are amusing.] read more

This was a nice find. We had gone to Shepherdstown to eat at the Thai restaurant across the street, but they were closed for a private party. I wasn't really into Chinese but we went here anyway. I was pleasantly surprised that their menu has a extensive choice of Chinese and sushi items. My kids shared sweet and sour shrimp which was very good and not done the typical fried in batter way. My wife and I had the sushi lunch specials that are served 11am until 4pm. They were an excellent value and very good sushi. The dining area is very pleasant. Shepherdstown is a college town and the clientele reflected this. read more

I ordered the General Tso's dinner portion to go. It came with a side of white rice. The food was pretty good, not the best Chinese food I've ever had but a good option whenever I'm craving it. The portion was small compared to what I'd expect for Chinese food, but I was stuffed nonetheless. read more

Good Chinese food for the area. Consistent too and reasonably priced. Can get crowded during lunch throughout the week, especially when the University is in session. Sushi not always available each day of the week. I've never been disappointed when eating here. Food is served quickly and take-out is never a wait either. Good place in She'town; better than A-Wok; the other Chinese restaurant in town. read more

Someone please tell them that good service can occasionally off-set mediocre food. The Chinese dish I chose was not the best I've ever had however I like to support local businesses. That being said the service was just terrible. The worst. Not rude, but so indifferent I almost left before ordering. Just walk by, there are many better options in shepherdstown. read more

Stay away! Food was cold and tasteless and service was only ok. Way too much money for the quality and service. I was warned that the restaurant's quality had gone down hill since I lived here but did not want to believe it. I should have listened. Don't make the same mistake - heed this warning. read more

Absolute garbage the service was terrible and the food followed suit I will not be coming back go anywhere but here my family was sick the entire night after and the food was undercooked. read more

Stopped here for lunch today. I ordered the General Tso's Chicken, which was very good. The chicken was prepared well and the sauce was more complex than I'm used to getting in this area; just the right amount of garlic with scallion and hot pepper with neither ingredient overpowering the other. I hope to come back here soon so I can try their Hunan beef. read more

We went in for dinner but asked first if they could accommodate gluten free, and they didn't seem to really know. We left.

Was not impressed with the food here. Was not horrible but didn't feel good about the variety of takeout dishes we ordered. Didn't go back for seconds of any. Seemed to lack flavor. read more

I like this place, most of the time I get takeout though I like to dine in if I am looking for a more quiet, casual meal in Shepherdstown. My favorite things on the menu are the fish and black bean sauce, and the chicken and string beans (ask for it extra extra spicy). Overall, the food is pretty good though sometimes the quality is great and other times it seems seriously deficient. It's solid Chinese food for college kids, though there are safer options nearby if you're actually looking for a nice dinner out. 3.5 stars. read more