Very solid New England style Chinese food. I ordered the PuPu platter for 1 and house fried rice. The standouts were the Crab Rangoons and the fried shrimp. Excellent. Wings could be bigger. Fried rice was a little dry and bland. Amazing home made duck sauce. Super hot mustard. Building could use a little sprucing up, kinda ghetto looking. But I'm here for the food!! read more

Awful...awful..just terrible 50 dollars later. Please don't do. A dinner with fried rice... which was bland ... lobster sauce and only 2 chicken wings...$12.95? Ripoff. Don't go. read more

I was greeted by an adorable little girl who was the owners daughter. The food came out quick and was not bad for the price. The restaurant is small and meant for take out. I'd come back again. I ordered the beef and peppers combo Hot and sour soup was ok. Dumpling were ok. read more

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I'm shocked by the numerous negative reviews regarding customer service and food freshness at this establishment, particularly since I've only had a great experience here. It's essential to note that this is not a high-end Asian fusion restaurant; instead, it serves classic Americanized Chinese comfort it's that food you want at 2 am and you're starving. Or it's the cozy comfort food when you just want to stay home in sweat pants and not care about your diet for just one day. My recent order, which cost around $28, consisted of vegetable lo mein plate with your choice of two appetizers: beef teriyaki skewers and an egg ro were mine. While I ordered that I asked them to make the egg roll well done because the last time I ordered one is was under cooked and a little greasy which of course meant it was a chewy,still eatabl and had I had an air fryer available it would have been 2 minutes to deliciously perfect. The lo mein was flavorful with a well-balanced sauce, while the beef teriyaki was tender and delicious. I also received two complimentary, perfectly cooked egg rolls as a nice little surprise for the mishap the last time I ordered. Additionally, I ordered crab rangoons, which had a well-balanced cream cheese and crab mixture. Unfortunately, my order was missing the chicken soup I was craving due to a sore throat. However, after contacting the restaurant, the manager promptly called me back, apologized for the mistake, and offered to deliver the soup quickly. It arrived within 20 minutes. Regarding complaints about requesting extra sauces, Im a saucy girl so I always ask for extra house made face melting mustard and duck sauce I see a few compliant about it being apple sauce it is not.It is however apple based.Duck sauce is usually made with apricots,plums or apples, it's true most places do use the apricot based.So they're not wrong in how they make their sauce it's just not the one you're accustomed to. The first time I ordered it I was a little confused myself because it was a little thicker. I googled duck sauce where they talked about the history of duck sauce and the differences between each variety of the sauce they had pictures and one looked exactly as the one from China Rama. So eveI have no issues with the amount of sauces I've always received four 2 oz containers of duck sauce and five 1 oz containers of hot mustard. I encourage others to keep an open mind and give this restaurant a try. They offer excellent, affordable comfort food, and I will continue to give them 5 stars. China Rama has solidified its position as my go-to spot for satisfying my cravings. I really wish I could have gotten some pictures but I wasn't planning on writing a review, but then I decided to check the yelp page for them and had to say something to bring this small town business some praises read more

This is a 3-star review, but bumping it up to 4 stars to support local business. Honestly, I'd probably give 2 - 2.5 stars for its food. Plus 1 star for its ease of online ordering, where you don't have to sign up for an account. Plus 1 star for supporting local business. There are not a lot of (even Americanized) Chinese food options in this area. You have Shabu Lee and Panda Express. The menu is definitely trying to be Americanized Chinese food, but here are my opinions: 1. Crab Rangoon & Chicken Wings, definitely on the smaller side in terms of portion size. 2. Orange chicken. It is okay, probably decent. Sauce heavy. 4. Happy Family. It has the classic Americanized Chinese ingredients like baby corn and snow peas, but still just too sauce heavy. Crab Rangoon [7] - $5.75 Spicy Buffalo Wing [4] - $5.75 Happy Family - $13.95 Orange Tangerine Chicken - $11.25 For a meal that is $40 and we ended up splitting over three meals, I'd say the value was good. I like the online ordering system. You can choose the guest checkout option, and all you need is to verify your a code sent to your phone. It does not give you an online payment option, so either bring in cash or your credit card to pay in person. I put in an online order to pick up for later, but ended up arriving about 20 minutes earlier than expected. I called and asked if the food would be ready a bit earlier, and they said sure. So that was a nice of them. The restaurant is located at the strip mall, with plenty of free parking. So that makes it super convenient. read more

China Rama - Happy family - Chinese Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

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Enjoyed the food Hated the service Spent 75 dollars and was given a hard time when I asked for extra duck sauce. The young man behind the counter was just plain rude! read more

I posted a review a while ago and wanted to update it. One of my favorite Chinese food restaurants. Small but yummy chicken wings and that perfect old school flavor thats difficult to find. I CRAVE these wings. I usually order online and go pick up my order. Customer service is very friendly now. I'm always greeted with a smile.. read more

Definitely, under new ownership, you can tell by the quality of the food and their customer service skills. I grew up going to china Rama, have been going there for over 20 years but recently it's been horrible. Used to be my favorite Chinese food place to go... Loved the old owners and the old staff wish it was how it used to be read more

We've lived in Norwood for more than a few years, and from the beginning China Rama has been our go to place, so much so much so that our relatives in Canton and Westwood took our advice and ordered from here. These was a period of new ownership when everything was pretty disappointing, but now it's back to what were used to: delicious. Don't look at previous reviews and try again. read more

I ordered the beef with broccoli among other things. When I opened the container at home the scent was nauseating. I tried some and it was repulsive. I just can't understand why a restaurant would offer something that is just inedible. Don't go there. Much better options available. read more

Good establishment for a quick source of Chinese food. Very friendly staff as well. Their lo me in noodles taste amazing

RAW RAW RAW Very disappointed. Ordered $30+ worth of food and and tip. It was raw and cold. Never again. Had to give one star to post review. read more

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Well ordered the shrimp cashew meal. Basically a bowl of celery. Called and complained but didn't do much good. No wonder they have 2.5 stars read more

China Rama - Shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

My first experience eating China Rama was HORRIBLE!!!! I ordered beef and broccoli and the meat was EXTREMELY GAMEY (soft and chewy).. the gravy was WAY TOO THICK! Also when ordering i couldn't find a menu online so i called in and the lady hung up on me and told me to go find the menu. The egg rolls were also EXTREMELY SALTY! .. i wouldn't recommend China rama AT ALL .. a waste of 23 dollars never again .. PLEASE LISTEN! ... Go to DEDHAM ( CATHAY KITCHEN) they are very respectful clean and food IS PHENOMENAL ..iF I COULD PUT ZERO STARS I WOULD... read more

China Rama - a man in a suit and tie - Chinese Near Me - Norwood, Massachusetts

Decided to grab a quick bite for Christmas eve. Not many restaurants open, decide to try them. The bref and broccoli was by far the worst meal i ever had in my life, just the smell when i opened the container, nauseous! I would just say restaurant should not be open. It was that bad! I don't post many reviews but i felt compelled to do this... read more

Fast and good food. Family owned and operated. They installed a good barrier protection for Corvid.

What is going on?? Tonight once again my food tasted like a whole container of pepper was dumped in it it was absolutely disgusting, 2 weeks ago the same thing!! Please check the food... I'm coming in tomorrow with the food and returning it read more

Ordered online on Xmas Eve at 7pm..said order would be ready at 715..when we arrived, people were waiting outside, only 3 people allowed inside at once. when I went inside at 715, they said they were running behind and it would be another 15-30 mins. Our order wasn't ready until 8:55! And they then told us they ran out of french fries. The next person was told they were out of chicken fingers and chicken wings. On top of that, when I finally got my order, they didnt even apologize for being over 90" late! They've lost my business. read more

Was asked tonight by the young kid behind a completely closed in window if i had been drinking tonight. Really? Never in my life has this happened. I won't go back. So rude. read more

This place has gone down bad. going for 15 years. great guy used to take the orders, where is he? last three times messed up my order bad once. Then lunch time waited 10 minutes to order because they messed up the guys order. straightens it out and she walks away . she saw me waiting ten minutes and walk to the back room . I am a customer!. the other guy says " do u believe this place" Today the last straw. 46 dollars of food. Asked for extra hot mustard. said I would pay extra. talked about how I love hot mustard. Says she gave my extra hot mustard when I picked it up. got home 2 tiny hot mustards. Not even enough if didn't ask for extra. In what world is 2 tiny mustards extra ???! No care for customers. No service. incompetent. And hot mustard cheapskates . read more

AWFUL customer service. Tried ordering several items, one of which was a large chicken and broccoli. At the end when I wanted to confirm my first time of gen gao's chicken was a combo the man began yelling telling me I ordered all lathes and too bad. Too bad? I haven't even placed the order yet. He continues to argue w me saying "you didn't say combo!" I told him I was telling him now and he continued to argue. Finally I said I would call somewhere else and he hung up. Based on reviews looks like I dodged the bullet of crap food. ‍ read more

Not sure if under new management but really bad experience, they got my order wrong, same order I get every time, would not take responsibility, argued with me, I wasn't about to continue fighting about $10 but I'm not sure I will be back in a while. The former management was excellent but who ever is in charge now knows nothing about keeping loyal customers happy. I guess I'll try to find myself a new Chinese restaurant in Norwood. read more

This was one of the worst Chinese experiences I have ever had. It is incredibly difficult to find decent Chinese food in Norwood, and unfortunately this place doesn't change that. read more

Great take out Chinese food. Always hot and fresh! I ordered pan fried noodles (pork), Ham fried rice and egg rolls tonight. Quick friendly service. I would recommend this place to friends and family. read more

We are regular customers. I placed (I thought) online Mother's Day night. I got a pick up time but the process was not complete....my error. There was no order when my son went, it was almost closing time and they stopped taking orders by the time we realized what happened. I called explained and they took the order and stayed past closing time to fulfill our order!!!!A+++ customer service! Thank you!! read more

The food has gone way down in quality over the years. Really bad And the guy who is there daily is so nasty Try Bejing in South Norwood or even better is Sichuan in Sharon -- low prices fabulous gourmet food. read more

Awful. Gen Gao's doesn't taste anything like Gen Gao's should, The crab Rangoon tasted just like balls of cream cheese & nothing else. The rice was just eh & they have the weirdest duck sauce ever. It looks like it's half duck sauce, half applesauce. Very strange. I won't be back. read more

Super friendly and helpful staff. 5 stars for customer service. Portions were huge. Food was ready fast. The fried rice and fresh made crab Rangoon were delicious. I didn't care for the GENERAL Tsos chicken...tasted fishy. I'd go again but wouldn't get the same chicken. read more

Worst Chinese food place in Norwood, waste of money, and I will personally never be ordering from here again, 1.)The appetizer combo plates are very limited, and to add to that they offer a lot less food than any other place in the area for the same price, 2.)The duck sauce is applesauce, when I order duck sauce I want duck sauce not damm applesauce 3.)Pork in pork fried rice had no flavor and added no taste, on top of that here was little to no veggies in the pork fried rice, was bland 4.)Crab Rangoon's had no crab meat, and was more or less cream cheese and mayo fried in a shell 5.)Chicken fingers had very slim amount of chicken actually In them, and was just a bunch of batter on a small piece of chicken 6.)General gaous chicken was pretty good, not great but good, but that's not to say the dish was good they offered very little broccoli in the dish any 2 clovers to be exact and for someone reason had a full pineapple in there, I've never seen pineapple in general gaous but that's cool i guess Tip.)Is suggest going too Golden Abacus, or Bejing kitchen they have much much better food, as well as having a lot more food read more

Should've known something was up when I asked the manager if I could have what he was eating and he said, "No, I bring my lunch from home". And now I know why: this is probably the worst Chinese food I've ever had. read more

This place has gone downhill fast. Absolutely terrible. The only good thing on the menu is the teriyaki chicken and chicken fingers. This place used to be so good. Maybe they changed management. DONT GO!! read more

Don't know what other reviewers are raving about. Spring rolls were disgusting and just an egg roll dipped in batter and fried again (this is NOT a spring roll). Ordered the Crab Rangoon because of all the positive reviews, there were just average...nothing to rave about here. Pancakes with the Moo Shi Pork were hard and stuck together, the Moo Shi was flavorless. The General Gao chicken was the only saving grace, the chicken was moist and fresh prepared, though overall taste was average. Will not be a returning customer and will hit up other Chinese take-out places in Norwood. read more

Food gets a 5 star though I will give the recent customer service a zero star the man and woman named Amy I believe she's the owner are awesome but the new older lady they have there is a witch for lack of words made me feel so uoset that ai was being spoken to the way she did then she calls me 15 minutes after I ordered to ask me are you picking up your food or not. I've never heard of this restuarants calling you to ask and in that tone . When I asked her is there new ownership her reaponse was everyone quit and fired they didn't come and amy is owner she will nwver come when do you see owner at job so rude this will ruin business if she keeps it up. Also not mention rice portions are getting less everytime . love this place but this new older lady attendant has got to get some customer service skills read more

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! I knew I was in for a special treat when I spotted a little old almost run down looking place that was China Rama! Upon entering I was hit with an aroma that kind of smelled like an mixture of bitter melon and minced fish. I had to give this a try so I asked what the manager what that wonderful smell was! I ended up getting a seafood delight and a chicken wings and teriyaki chicken combo. The seafood was a pleasant surprise. The sauce was nice and thick and tasted like chicken. The chicken wings were nice and dry just the way I make them and the teriyaki chicken was decent as well. My favorite is probably the fried rice. It was nice and dark, almost kind of black. It had a nice crisp burnt taste and the texture was nice and hard. Will be back soon! I fully recommend it! read more

extremely rude!!!! i placed a large order and there was no way to pay with a card online, so i called to pay with a card over the phone and the person answering the phone replies with "jesus christ" out of frustration and then immediately hung up the phone after giving him the card number. read more

Average Chinese food. It's nothing special but still better than other Chinese food restaurants. The prices are reasonable and the food is prepared fast. The place could be cleaner but that's no big deal. The parking lot can fill up fast though. read more

Pretty average - won't be blown away but won't be disappointed. Strictly take-out unless you like eating in bus stations.

Sadly it's gone downhill. Not that it's quality but it always satisfied your craving. Esp when you move outta state and the Chinese food is horrid where you live. We come home and grab a quick plate. Today three of the dinner containers broke bc they put too much and styrofoam broke, we called they told us to come back. We took pics bc it was on the counter and all over the floor. So we bring back then they asked for the boxes...... Uh it's in the trash bc it was all over. Like I have pics of shrimp and lobster sauce, rice etc on my iPhone just for shits and giggles. Sadly, I will never return but there's a million other places. read more

This place is by far the best Chinese food around. They have been here a long time and the reason is everyone knows they are great. I have tried all the others in the area and nobody comes close to them. read more

This will always be a local favorite. It's American Chinese food at its finest. From crab Rangoon's to fried rice it's all good. It's cheap it's good and it's close . The service is always friendly and fast. read more