swung by for a quick dinner and ended up getting served so much food that it made three meals. I ordered the combination plate, sesame chicken, which came with fried rice, an egg roll, a cup of soup, and sweet-and-sour chicken. The fried rice looked more like brown rice. There were no vegetables or eggs in it. The food was so hot that it scorched my tongue. staff promptly took my order and served my food. The atmosphere is just that of a traditional Chinese restaurant. read more

This is a great little hole in the wall place. I try to eat here a couple times a month if I have time. Funky atmosphere with Asian decor mixed with storage in the dining room...lol. I love their food and they have excellent t lunch combos to choose from. Very generous portions! The service is always polite and efficient... read more

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Eat first is so good. I love their egg drop soup and it's usually so quiet and peaceful in the restaurant. This will always be my go to Chinese restaurant in ABQ. The staff are always very nice as well. read more

We eat here all the time, for years. Small family owned...service is quick and helpful. Lunch specials are cheap and huge, and cooked to order - so hot you have to let it cool down. Always can order 'extra spicy' and it's very flavorful. They do lots of takeouts, but we eat in. I have never had the negative issues noted in other reviews. read more

$13 Lunch specials #10 & #11. Superb! Hot n Sour soup had Tofu, Snow Peas & Mushrooms. Egg Drop soup is included. read more

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On google the hours show 12:00 very deceiving. It's bugs when hours aren't true. I purposely won't go here for that reason. I suggest you get it fixed. Their egg drop soup did have enough egg it was mostly broth. Good broth read more

I got beef Lo Mein to go. When I opened the to go box I was confused. Lo Mein using Vermicelli (very thin) noodles? Insane. I was starving so I ate some of the tasteless mess and threw the rest away. I should have taken a picture. read more

GROSS! I called the health department! Live cockroaches! I will NEVER go back! when I showed one of the employees all she did was sweep the roach off the table with a dirty broom and then swept it out the door. Disgusting. read more

I used to come here quiet often. Moved away, moved back. Went for lunch and wonder if it has a different owner. The food wasn't good. And into the restaurant there were boxes of merchandise and just wasn't to clean. I won't be coming back. read more

Another hole in the wall restaurant. Small & cluttered - sign of a very small store. They run lunch specials 7 days a week so it was a #17 Szechuan Beef lunch special & for me a #4 Mongolian Beef & Sweet & Sour Chicken Combo. Egg drop soups came out first. They were flavorful, hot and thick. The meat dishes were nicely spiced( not overly hot for what we ordered) the beef was tender and delicious. Sweet & sour chicken was not overcooked or dry. I was surprised to see it on the side instead of on the plate. Good stop for lunch, prices were wallet friendly and on our return to list. read more

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My first visit to this Chinese restaurant. Don't be put off by its lack of curb appeal. It has a rather mundane appearance from the parking lot. Further, once inside it appeared that they are in the midst of either a cleaning or remodeling project, and there were boxes and things piled up everywhere. But, I was greeted and seated within a few seconds of arrival, and had a nice lunch of beef with broccoli. Very large portion, nice flavors, tasty egg drop soup. I certainly will return to try some other menu items to get an idea of the balance of their menu. read more

Eat First Chinese Restaurant - Beef with broccoli, rice - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

The food is okay, not very flavorful. The teriyaki chicken just kind of tasted like soy sauce cooked chicken. And it's very overpriced in my opinion. But staff was very polite. read more

Really good Chinese food! Went in on a chance, happy we did. You won't be disappointed.

Favorite Chinese restaurant in the city! Been coming here since I was in high school 22 years ago!!

Always hot and fresh! Ready super quick also. Best Chinese on westside. I have never had a wrong border

This is our go to Chinese place for takeout. The portions they serve the last 2 to 3 days. They are humongous! I usually get the chicken mushroom. It is so tender and filled with juicy vegetables in the sauce is amazing. It comes with white rice. My husband gets the Kung pow chicken with the pork fried rice, and it lasts for days! The only downside is it's pretty pricey. It was about $15.50 for my mushroom chicken or any other entrée I believe the combos may be a little cheaper. But compared to all the food that you are getting it's worth it. I would recommend calling in before ordering and they usually make it pretty fast. Also check out the almond cookies they have. They're pretty good as well and they're only $1.50! read more

Egg drop soup is great. The prices are very reasonable and seems to have locals in the place. Customer service is not to be expected here, while they are nice they also have no concept of customer service. They do not ask you if you need a refill you have to track them down for that. The food is good though I have to say that again. I was worried that food is left out as I got there a big bowl of Chicken was left in the kitchen prep area. It was there before I got there as I could see it there and was still three when I left. As I was eating the cleaning lady came and placed all the dirty dishes on my table to clean the table next to me. read more

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This restaurant is just beyond gross. I do not know how it has gotten the ratings it has. Everything was fried, frozen, cheap quality. Yes the portions they serve are huge, but seriously they should consider serving smaller portions, and better quality. I think the sweet and sour shrimp was the grossest thing I have ever eaten. The egg rolls were sticky and nothing inside. Just fried nothing. Was not worth the $60 I spent. I hope we don't get sick. That being said, our waiter was kind and tentative. He was fine, but the food... oh my gawd, just don't. read more

My go to Chinese restaurant!!! Love everything I've tried n I've tried almost everything on the menu! Come check em out read more

Eat First Chinese Restaurant - the dining room - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This place needs improvement. No prob with curb appeal or inside (looked OK) but the FOOD is horrific. MSG, way OVERSALTED and tasteless...guess they thought the salt would add taste? My fried rice was the worst I have ever had (and it was not made w/ regular rice but sticky rice....awful). My husbands chow mein shrimp dish was also terrible. I had egg drop soup and it was a gelatinous mess ...full of CORNSTARCH to make it thick. The food was not good and it did not even LOOK GOOD or appetizing. They really need to IMPROVE. That is why I am writing this. How about FRESH items in the food? And some taste besides salt or MSG? It our first time and it will be our last time. read more

Always awesome! Been going over 20 years and not going to stop. Fresh, tasty and good variety of flavors.

Food was amazing fast and hot. Very kind customer service. I wish I was a local to come here often!

Not the best food I've ever had. Sweet and sour chicken, more breading than meat. Food was rather bland!

I used to take family to East First many years ago . We enjoyed the ambiance, value, service, flavor and quality of the food. I recently order food to carryout and found it to be expensive and the food lacked flavor and spice. Thankfully, there are better alternatives in chinese food in Albuquerque. read more

A bit pricey, bland, and not as good as China Casa. Really liked them a few years back, but the food was quite lacking now. Tried about six different dishes. The orange chicken was overcooked. read more

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Would not recommend. The food was bland, and did not taste good at all. Some of the items were unrecognizable that everyone refused to eat. The orange chicken looked like frozen chicken from a bag and some type of sweet honey sauce on it. read more

Excellent customer service! The food is decently priced for a large quantity. I eat here often and have never been disappointed. Considering the lack of good customer service these days, I come here to be reminded of what good business owners are like. I definitely recommend supporting this place. read more

EF Chinese is back!!! This place is one of kind in Albuquerque. The food is very authentic and the portions are in real. I highly recommend this restaurant if your looking for Chinese food that doesn't get cold on the buffet. The best in town. read more

Eat First Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Good food, decent service. It's not haute cuisine but it gets the job down. Good job.

Eat First it EF Chinese Food is a little hole in the wall restaurant in the corner of a strip mall type of building. I have been coming here for many years and always have enjoyed the food and had wonderful service! The food is freshly cooked, and is very generous with enough for one combo to feed two people! I really recommend ordering from this restaurant and when indoor dining is back to normal, enjoy the hot food there! My kiddos love the food as well! Best kept secret on the west side of Albuquerque which shouldn't be a secret! reasonable prices too! read more

HUGE portions! Fast service. I ordered the Shrimp and peapods. Lots of larger shrimp, more than I was expecting. My son ordered the broccoli, bamboo and mushrooms. He had lots and lots of veggies. Ordered Won Ton soup too and it was delicious! One really gets your money's worth here. Three hits no misses. read more

Eat First Chinese Restaurant - HUGE servings - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

We were in town overnight and decided to try this restaurant. I wouldn't recommend it. The egg rolls would have been good, but they tasted like the fryer grease needed changed. The soup was very good. The rest of our meals were just okay. Service was good. They were out if white milk so we ordered chocolate milk, and it tasted funny. read more

I was first introduced to this place years ago by a friend. She ordered us the pork fried rice, which I have never tried from anywhere before, and the eggrolls. They were both great! Nowadays when I visit, these are the only two items I order. As for other meals, I also was a bit let down with portions compared to other locations I like to visit. Still, the food and price are pretty good. read more

It's been awhile since I've ate here and I don't know why! This is great eatery! huge portions and good flavors throughout. We will be coming back for sure! read more

Eat First Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This is my favorite Chinese food restaurant ( I usually do take out) I've tried a lot of the menu , but love general Taos chicken, always hot n freshly cooked! read more

This was such a good place to eat! Fried rice was fresh, food was very hot and fresh. Server was awesome. Very attentive. It's in a small corner, small but intimate. Definitely delicious! Soup was on point also. read more

Eat First Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Don't be fooled by the tiny location in a small strip mall off of Coors. These folks give you a ton of food for what you pay and it's very good! I got the sweet and sour chicken dinner combo. It was pretty good. One thing I really liked was that their home made hot Chinese mustard was perfect!! I'll be back. I think I've found my new favorite Chinese restaurant to hold me over until I go back to Miami. read more

I love this restaurant. The food is great and the portions are big so I get more than one meal out of my order. The staff is very nice.

RIP OFF ARTISTS! Combination plate 13 is supposed to be teriyaki chicken fried rice, egg roll and sweet & sour chicken. So what do you have when you get home? Teriyaki chicken tasting like a salt lick block and three giant loads of rice. Oh, and don't forget the first in the world serving of soggy lo mein. $35 for that garbage and good crab wonton. read more

Big portions don't make up for below average food. Kung Pao chicken was unrecognizable, potstickers were deep fried and got thrown away, wings were overly battered in a flavorless batter and met the same demise as the potstickers. Count us one and done at this surprisingly high rated place. read more