I really love this place. It's good for when I just want the classic Chinese take-out experience I've enjoyed all my life. I can tell the staff and owners are really nice. I've never been disappointed with their delivery service. I especially like the Live(Light?) & Healthy menu. The meat and shrimp are of good quality. Veggies always taste fresh too. Thank you China Palace for being you, even during this pandemic. read more

Best Rangoons ever and dumplings were good so was sesame chicken and mamma L was super nice

This place has the best hot and sour soup I've EVER had. I'm not exaggerating... I've moved away from Austin, and to this day I'll find myself day dreaming about it. Don't even get me started on the crispy wontons that come with it... Please, for me... go here immediately. read more

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Great food and great people! You're missing out if you haven't tried this place! Everything on the menu is delicious!

I really enjoy the food and the service at this family owned restaurant. Very consistent quality of food every time I

Haha, this might appear to be a joke but this shitty Chinese food is exactly what I am looking for when I want something cheap, American, and bad for me. I had General Tso's and Spicy garlic chicken delivered and they were reasonably priced and the wait wasn't too long (they were only 7 minutes late). I love being able to use Yelp weekend coupons to take a few bucks off and I will be using China Palace again in the future. Can't believe this place is better than Shanghai! read more

Short and sweet because I'm tired! I like China Palace * Like the food * Like the ease of ordering online * Like that the delivery guy never gets lost (employee of restaurant) * Like how quickly my order is delivered * Like that they don't have an exorbitant minimum ($15... reasonable for one person!) I also like that I always have leftovers to take to work the next day! read more

I haven't been there since I moved out of the neighborhood about 3 years ago. I see the different reviews, with some people saying it's good and some people saying it's bad. I have to say it varies. This may not still be true, but on weekday nights, when the old man is in the kitchen, it's excellent. At other times, it's not as good. However, it's never been "inedible" as some people say. read more

I like this place. I've been ordering from here for a couple of months now. I'm not a fan of very sweet/sugary Chinese food and have been looking for a good and cheap spot. This is it. I haven't tried dine-in or delevery but the pick up is always ready when I walk in and the order it always correct. They also send you home with a bag full of condiments and utensils. (Chop sticks upon request) read more

Worse Chinese Restaurant I have even been. Food quality and taste were terrible.

I ordered food to go on-line and when I arrived I had to wait another 20 minutes for my food to be finished past the time I was told with my on-line order. The lady at the cashiers desk told me my total and I told her that I paid on-line with a credit card. She looked it up and apologized. I ordered the beef kabobs and the Kung Pao shrimp dinner speacial which came with eggroll, soup choice and rice choice. The beef kabobs were the highlight of my meal; the right amount of soft, crunchy and sauce. This is a really large portion for the price and could be done as a meal with an egg roll. I chose the won ton soup and was really disappointed when I opened it to see one small and fallen apart wonton but, then I realized there was lettuce in it as well. I have never seen won ton soup with lettuce in it. The lettuce was warm, limp and the flavor permiated the entire soup. The eggroll was delicious so no complaints there. The kung pao shrimp had an overwhelming amount of peanuts on it. I picked through them and just ended up eating the shrimp which I thought the seasoning and sauce could have had a bit more flavor to it. I chose the fried rice and it was decent. The prices are good and you get large portions and I will be back to try something else since everyone has such good reviews of this place. read more

China Palace - Lettuce in the wonton soup was odd. - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Solid Chinese-American fare. We order take out almost once a month from here. We like the generals chicken, honey chicken, and sesame chicken. The crab rangoons, fried dumplings and egg roles are our favorite appetizers. We usually order a dinner entree and split it as they are generous portions. The staff are always friendly and the food is hot and fresh. read more

China Palace - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

The General Tso's chicken is awesome. Also, as an avowed carnivore, I will not hesitate to steal my girlfriend's fried tofu. The stuff on the pink menu is weird, and I mean that in the best possible way. Definitely not your typical "American-Chinese food". The tea smoked duck and the Napa salad are my faves. read more

Another Friday night with the where do you want to go, I don't know routine. My wife suddenly thought of a place we had not been to in a long time and she remembered she liked it. So the old Bat Mobil whizzed out of the neighborhood and headed to China Palace on Airport Blvd. This place ain't no disco! China Palace has been at that location for a long time. We arrived and were seated right away I am guessing because there were only two other tables in use. My wife remembered what she liked to order and places the order for everyone but me. I am always the odd man out mainly because I don't like a lot of the items my wife and her other Chinese friends like to order. They ordered off the Chinese menu and I ordered off the good old American menu. You can see the pictures of what they ordered, I uploaded them. I don' really know what the wife ordered in was done in Chinese but I ordered the beef and broccoli with egg roll and hot and sour soup. The wife and her friend really liked what they had and I like mine. I also ordered the pan fried pork dumplings for a warm up. They were good I used soy sauce they used the special sauce. I did not see two all beef patties! The service was excellent and our waitress was very nice, she and my wife only talked in Chinese So I could not understand anything. I did hear my name once so I guess they were talking about me and my food fetish. Would I (we) go back? I would, the wife and her friends like it a lot. read more

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The lunch buffet prices have not changed in all the years I've been here since 2003 or so: $6.29 for dine-in lunch buffet and $7.25 for to-go lunch buffet where you can stuff your styrofoam containers full of three meals' worth of food. I am updating my review to five stars because they recently hired a Caucasian waiter who treats patrons like they are dining in a five-star restaurant. The previous waiter who he replaced was awesome, too, and I will miss him. The host and waitresses are all still friendly and attentive. China Palace is my go-to place for a fast lunch when I haven't got much time. It's still pretty decent Chinese food for Austin-Chinese-restaurant standards. read more

The worst Chinese food ever!!!!! When I first moved to Austin, my friend, Cybele Woon, took me to China Palace. The whole menu was in Chinese and most of the patrons were Chinese. At that time, they served The BEST Chinese food I have ever had in my entire life. (I had even been to Chinatown in NYC) So I went there today...First off, I am typically able to rate how good the food is at a Chinese restaurant by the quality of their Hot and Sour Soup. China Palace's Hot and Sour was temperature hot but the flavor was neither hot nor sour, in fact it was pretty flavorless. The waitress kept pushing the buffet when I was ordering. I knew better than to leave my fate in the hot pan's hand but I went ahead and took that option. The egg rolls were small with a crispy wrapper but you could hardly even see any filling. The chicken skewers were dried out and flavorless. The naked Sweet and Sour Chicken was decent. I passed on the Crab Rangoon and Fried Buns. The entrees were composed of very sloppy Chinese dishes. The General Tso and Sesame Chicken were a mushy consistency instead of slightly crispy. The fish was thickly breaded Tilapia (I think). There was Beef and Broccoli and some kind of chicken dish(that wasn't fried) dish,Lo mein with and without Hoisin sauce, dumplings, white and fried rice. All of them bland and tasteless. The only dish that had any flavor was the Salt and Pepper Shrimp. Small breaded shrimp spiced with salt and pepper. I thought they had lost the basic seasonings by the lack of flavor in everything else but there they were. The one part of the buffet that was decent was the fruit buffet. China Palace should have a fruit buffet option on the menu. It would actually be a good deal. The sesame encrusted mini moochi was okay. To throw insult to injury...the fortune cookie did not reveal a prediction. It was a riddle - Q. What is contain it everything? A. Wisdom - with bad English. Note: Do not waste your money here! Go next door to Jack in the Box for American slop. I challenge China Palace to show me they can do better...I am not sure they can. read more

Some friends and I were visiting Austin and were craving some Chinese food. Found this place near our hotel and we all enjoyed what we got. The portions were good, the prices were fair, and everything tasted great! We really wish we had enough space in us to eat it all, lol. Also, the lady who got our online orders for us was very sweet. Would love to go here again whenever I'm back in the city. read more

Whether you are having lunch or trying to find a good dinner; this is not the place for you...asian cuisine should allow more than bland taste and ill service. The decor leaves much to be desired and still fake in appeal. Prices are moderate, yet left much in lacking of chinese flavors and genuine appeal. Once was enough for us to decide not to come back and the lack of customers certainly should have been an obvious sign of their reviews... Pass and try Mediterranean; which offers a difference and more variety. read more

Some very solid Chinese food - I wish i could have given it the 4th star - and hopefully an updated future review makes that happen. You are able to place your order online, and it then gives you your pick-up time. Well laid out and easy to use system, ordered some general tso chicken with fried rice and some hot and sour soup... Basically as Americanized as can get.. But still very tasty! - the portion was huge for it being the combo dinner deal that came with an egg roll and soup all for only $8.50! I did place some special instruction to make it very spicy, which he acknowledged when I picked it up. It still wasn't even remotely spicy which was a bummer... oh well. The chicken pieces were meaty with very little fat or random crispy attachments like most places. The soup, I was not a fan of the soup, it's ok soup if it's labeled regular soup, but It was your hot and sour soup without the sour aspect and had a very peppery strong smell/taste to it, guess they used that powered pepper to achieve the spicy level they desired. The egg roll was fine, no complaints and the fried rice was pleasing. The decor inside is minimal - giant seating to your right around the corner with a pretty large LCD screen. Buffet to your front left when walking in as well. I will be back and probably will make this my go-to take out Chinese spot moving forward. Hopefully they will get that extra star soon! read more

China Palace - General tso chicken - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

It just occurred to me that I always eat Chinese when I'm out of town. It must be a subconscious thing, because I was close to ordering Thai food about an hour ago. Still, I ended up ordering China Palace to be delivered to my hotel room. First, I like the seamless online ordering. It was quick and easy. The delivery guy showed up at my door within 30-40 minutes. Excellent. The Soup As always, I order Hot & Sour soup. While this one has a nice consistency, and plenty of tofu, mushrooms, eggs and bamboo shoots, it's missing two things: hot and sour. It's not terrible. It's just bland. Think of it as a really rich Chinese-style chicken soup -- with a few pieces of tender pork. If that's your thing, this is the soup for you. It's not the soup for me, however. Not hot & sour, anyway. Szechuan Eggplant It's a treat when a Chinese joint serves eggplant, because frankly -- it's rare. The eggplant at China Palace is just downright good. They do peel it before cooking ... and I'd rather be seeing purple skin. But that's not a deal-breaker. There is a slightly sweet flavor that gives way to a little bit of heat. The eggplant is very tender, and there is enough for three people. Seriously. It's unfortunate that some of this is going to be left in the hotel room fridge. General Tso's Chicken Let's face it. General Tso's is to my 40-something generation what Chow Mein was to our parents. It's the thing you order when you don't know what to order. It's the epitome of Americanized Chinese. That said, China Palace's version is damn good. I don't even know why I ordered it, but I'm glad I did. The batter is light. The sauce is slightly sweet and garlicky. There are crisp tender chunks of broccoli, along with a few mushrooms and some water chestnuts. Again, there is enough here for three people. I was honestly thinking this place would get three stars, based mostly on its service. The bland soup must've been an anomaly, unless the locals happen to like it without pungency or spice. If I lived here, I would be a regular customer of China Palace. Outstanding. read more

One thing that really sets China Palace apart for me is the seaweed salad. I'm not sure if they use kombu or just really thick strips of wakame, but it is hearty, dressed with chopped garlic, red and green bell peppers, and a slightly sweet vinagrette. When the lady who makes it has time she even ties the seaweed strips into knots which gives it a super hearty texture. This isn't always the seaweed salad I want to eat, but it's nice to know there's a place I can get it when I want it. I usually order from them so I haven't delved much into their menu when I've gone into the restaurant, but according to Sharon F.'s review there are some more authentic and less americanized dishes available. I'll be curious to try out some of these over time and come back with an update. read more

China Palace - Seaweed salad with some nice, plump knots interspersed - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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This place is THE BOMB DOT COM! The food is always super delicious. They always serve you waaaay too much which is perfect for leftovers. Every single dish on the menu is delish! And the customer service is fantastic. This is definitely your next go to Chinese take out place. read more

My husband and I have been coming here for years. The food is good and the service is friendly. Our favorite used to be the lunch buffet. However, we're in our 70s, so since COVID hit we've stuck to takeout. We usually get the Orange Beef and Pan Fried Pork Dumplings. They have a lot of other interesting dishes, but we are addicted to the tender beef chunks in flavorful orange sauce. read more

China Palace is a solid Chinese option in central Austin. Din Ho and Ho Ho are our favorites, but China Palace is the closest. It's also a dollar or so cheaper per dish than most places. We've had the combo fried rice (great, the beef in it is questionable), sesame chicken (typical), sizzling scallops (tasty, but better eaten in the restaurant), and shrimp with snow peas (solid). Oh, and being an egg drop purist, my husband prefers his soup without corn, peas, and carrots in it. read more

I have never had such bad Chinese food but for some Casinos. This was the worst and I took two bites of everything and threw it all out. I am sorry for the folks that think this food is good. . . read more

China Palace - Beef and Broccoli? - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

I like buffets a lot , but this is what I'll say about this pl If you're going to splurge. This is not the place to do it, The food is below minimum, and doesn't taste good. I recommend buffet Palace for all your buffet needs. read more

the last time I ordered from here was very recent. I got delivery (fast and convenient) for Orange Chicken, Beef Lo Mein and General Tso's Chicken. Overall just bland - unbearably bland. I ended up not finishing it and just threw it away. pass for me. read more

My brother has been ordering takeouts from this place pretty frequently and today I got the chance to try out some of the food. First of all, their food portion is AMAZING. Definitely worth the money u pay for. The fried chicken wings and the steam dumplings are super delicious when pair with the chili oil, which is not even that spicy but still great !! They also gave us extra sweet snacks along with our food which u thought was super generous of them. DEFINITELY recommend this place. It is also pretty close to the ACC campus so if you're a student, go check it out !!! read more

We haven't been here in years since we graduated but came back and its still trally good. We pretty much order all the chinese appetizers, not the american side of the menu. The garlic bacon is the best, fried tofu, spicy wonton, seaweed salad and scallion pancake are all must eats. read more

China Palace - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

I go here often enough, and almost every time, I order extra broccoli with my General Tso's chicken. Invariably it gets missed oh, so I was surprised this time when my ticket price was different from what I had online and asked about it. They told me that it was because I added extra broccoli, which I was excited to have finally gotten. Very disappointed when I opened the box and found regular broccoli. The only thing they remembered to do is charge me extra for it. I'll still go here, but maybe not as frequently. read more

Ordered the fried dumplings, Mongolian beef, and general tso's chicken w/ fried rice. The beef was actually just 80% onions, and tasted like it was going bad. The chicken was bland, as was the fried rice. About a quarter into the carton of rice, I felt like I was chewing glass and found what appears to be a small rock. After that point it all went into the trash-- $30 literally in the garbage. We won't be ordering again. read more

Honestly, got this place delivered through yelp and was surprised at how good and quick it came! Was at my house within 30 minutes and the food was still warm. The seasame chicken was good and came with fried rice and wonton soup and eggroll for only $9. I also ordered the pan fried dumplings for $6 which gave me 8 dumplings. It's so hard to find cheap dumplings around here and this place was serving them up. Would highly recommend for cheap chinese takeout but good quality for what you are paying. read more

Honestly isn't terrible but nothing I ordered was particularly good. Some of it was 3 stars, mostly 2. On the whole though I think there are a lot of great options for Chinese in Austin. This wouldn't really be good even in my tiny home town, but maybe 3 stars instead of 2. I tried: egg foo young, Mongolian beef, sesame chicken, rice soup, mooshoo chicken. Egg foo young was particularly disappointing. Mongolian beef wasn't good. Seasame chicken got the job done well enough, I'd give that one 3 stars. read more

this is THE HIDDEN CHINESE SPOT on this side of town. Always get it to go... dont go in and eat, I dont ever see anyone going in to actually eat. I am a huge fan of the crab rangoons, the hot and sour soup is delicious and my husband loves the egg drop soup. Portions are huge and we can easily share the yummy general tsos with enough for the next day. super reasonably priced. I wish the fried rice had eggs and veggies in it buts thats literally the only con. try it! read more

I've been coming here with my dad since I was at least 5 years old and the quality of food and service has always been incredible. This place is a true hidden gem. I've had a lot of fried rice and their fried rice is still my favorite fried rice ever! Don't miss out on the crab rangoons with duck sauce. It's been hard to visit since COVID had cut their hours down for a while, but it's always a great day when I manage to order take out or delivery. I hope they stay around forever. We love you, China Palace! read more

I love China Palace. Is it the absolute BEST, no but it is always good and the staff is great. The portions are huge, we always have enough for lunch the next day and the food is always hot and fresh. read more

I LOVE China Palace. I've gone for dinner and also ordered delivery. Both times I was extremely satisfied with the tastiness and the huge portions. First time dining in my friend and I split scallion pancakes and spicy wontons; I got the General Tso's chicken + hot and sour soup while he got Kung Pao chicken + wonton soup. My General Tso's chicken was AWESOME. It was super crispy and such a large portion. Considering our bill was under $40 (and we each had a beer too) I knew I would be coming back. A few weeks later my sister was in town, and we wanted to stay in watching movies. I remembered China Palace delivered and was craving some Chinese food. Delivery was fast, the food well packaged, and the portions as amazing as ever. On my next trip back, I plan on trying out their traditional menu (check the last 2-3 pages). Jellyfish and pig intestines sound perfect for me. However, other reviews don't seem to recommend the lunch buffet - I might give it a shot next time I can though. read more

What most people dont know is they can make 2 kinds of chinese food. One is americanized chinese food (soy sauce + sugar+ fried stuff ) that is for people who grew up in Texas and never been to taiwan or china, the other kind which is the authentic taiwanese/chinese menu is on the chef's special + last 2-3 pgs of the menu. I always tell the server to tell the chef that i like authentic taiwanese/chinese taste, so pls no americanized chinese cooking for me. So if u r into authentic tasty food like I do, u will be glad u did that. Although, i came to live in the usa when i was little. So i understand that some people grew up eating the americanized chinese food, so they like it like that. But i grew up eating at home with our native food, so i like them differently. I am a long time veteran, and we go in a big asian group, thus we even call them a week earlier to make us some stir fry lobsters with ginger and green onions, or just tell them to make it however we like it. so i can tell u what is good only in my personal opinion. 1. Three Cup Chicken Chef's Special 2. Ma Po Tofu 3. Fire Dragon Squid Chef's Special 4. Sizzling Beef and Scallops 5.sizzling seafood (i like sizzling plates :D) 6. Crispy Duck 7. Tea-Smoked Duck 8. Seasonal Chinese Greens 9. Shrimp with Snow Peas, 10. Salt and Pepper Shrimp Or Squid 11. Shredded pork and squid with mustard green 12. steam fish, steam fish with spicy sauce 13. stir fried beef with flat rice noodle 14. Beef noodle soup, and sorry i cant find there chinese menu online, so i only remember the 2 yellow menu in the back is authentic. Oh yeah, i like their intestine sour muatard soup and 五更腸旺 (spicy intestine with pork blood) it is sad that there r only a few authentic asian Restaurants in austin. Cuz i used to live in taiwan, Houston & los angeles, they have so many authentic ones there. So i pray that they will open others soon. I hear that 99 ranch is coming next year to austin, yay! More authentic food! read more

I really like this place. The service is fantastic and I lived my egg drop wonton soup. The shrimp with lobster sauce and white rice was divine. I never get the buffet because it is too much food. The hot tea is delicious as well. read more

This is our go-to for classic local Chinese takeout, something that Austin is really lacking in. Nobody apparently eats here for dinner, because if you come pick up your food it's like a creepy ghost town inside. No matter, the food is really good, no frills, and it's exactly what you imagine in your head when you think of American Chinese takeout food. Their food is NOT overly sweetened or super gooey, which is a pet peeve in my house when it comes to other Chinese places. We are fans of the hot and sour soup and the BBQ pork fried rice. read more