Overpriced, food is great but you can make your own for cheaper. Price gouging. Prices aren't updated regularly so you have to call to get the real price. read more

The chicken wings were fresh and hot needed seasoning for me. But enjoyed them anyway. Service was fast and courteous. It's your typical carry out experience. read more

Walked in at 7:45 PM to get some dinner, only for them to say they are "closed" with no good reason. Supposed to close at 9 PM, so this is unacceptable! read more

Grand China Carryout - Claimed business hours that they don't actually adhere to - Chinese Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

What can I say, this is a typical neighborhood take out, with thick plexi glass barrier. Call ahead and place the order, the lobby space is small and parking is limiting, especially during game days. All you need to do is not look at the Kitchen cleanliness... and the food will be up to the standards for take out. Full of MSG, the wonton noodle wrap is thick, the fried rice id fried and greasy, egg rolls are a decent size and adequate in taste (no meat - all cabbage). Treat the workers right and they are friendly. The menu is typical for takeout and some... if you are looking for wings or fried fish / shrimp. read more

Cheap Chinese takeout was one of my favorite things to eat when I was in college. I tried Grand China Carryout because it's been years since I had Chinese takeout. The store was honestly kinda beat down and didn't look super clean. That being said, the woman taking the orders was very friendly and the food was actually pretty solid. I got General Tsos chicken and it tasted pretty great. It cost about $16, which is double what I used to pay back in the day. Regardless, I scratched the itch that I had for Chinese takeout. read more

Grand China Carryout - a plate of chicken and broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This Carry out is good but not that good to deal with rude customer service. I am not sure if its rooted in racism or she just hates her job but I've noticed on game day ( baseball or soccer) the lady who take orders is nice to me. On other days she lets the phone ring, she puts the phone down when you pause while talking and she cuts me off to talk to people in the background. I am from the area, so I've patronized this restaurant a lot but today was my last straw. The lady was rude again to me today. I called the first time to order chicken wings and fried rice; she put the phone down to take someone order that was already in the restaurant in the middle of me ordering. when she gave me the price I was shocked at high the food was an asked her why was it so high. The woman yelled at me and asked me where I get that price and proceed to put me on hold I was not aware of just to do something in the back. At this point I did not feel comfortable ordering my food. read more

Came in Saturday for their lunch special and was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. The portion of fried rice and general tsos was large and quality was good. Will come back for more carry out read more

Nothing to really write home about. Had the whole fish and cheese sub with two orders of fries. Cheese wasn't even melted. Bread was kind of tough. Skimp on the condiments and toppings. Hardly any napkins given in the bag. $22 was a little overpriced to me. I just expected more. Here's a carry out in the hood...former hood...and they should know how to cater to their patrons. They claim that their fish sub is whiting but I'm not so sure. I know that fish is supposed to taste like fish but this fish had a real fishy taste (mercury) if that makes sense. I won't be back. I will say that their mambo (mumbo) sauce is good. My colleague suggested that I try it on my fries and it was pretty good but mambo (mumbo) sauce ain't enough to bring me back. read more

First time trying Mumbo sauce, it was ok, service was fast, wings were fresh and cooked nicely, could've had more seasoning but I enjoyed it, the sauce could have been better but all in all, good eating! Nice retro Chinese restaurant vibe inside! read more

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Decided to ride into DC to see what all the talk is about on Mambo sauce. I have be told that the Chinese carryout's are the spot to get some of the best sauce and chicken so I decided to visit Grand China to find out for myself. I arrived to the establishment on March 2 2021 at lunch time (12:45pm) to discover that they have a parking lot which was very nice b/c I didn't have to pay. The outside was clean for the city, but you have to be careful if your alone because this area gets some foot traffic. Once I walked inside I noticed that only 4 customers are allowed inside right now during COVID-19 so if your walking be sure to be able to stay warm waiting for your food outside if your not driving or just call ahead. It took less than 15 minutes for me to get my food and it was very tasty!! The Mambo sauce on the chicken taste very similar to a sweet and sour sauce, but just like others mentioned it is kind of bland and its more sweetness than sour. I personally prefer Capitol City sweet hot Mambo sauce because it has more flavor and heat. The fried rice was amazing and cooked to perfection with a good amount of vegetables and seasoning. Overall, if you the type of person that wants to get that flavor of DC Mambo this is not a bad choice but I still recommend you try Capitol city bottled sauce as well! Be sure to let them know you want Mambo sauce when you order because it does not automatically come with wings and if your going to have to travel some distance I also recommend you get the sauce on the side to prevent your wings from becoming soggy. read more

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I called this restaurant earlier today to place an order. They hung up on me while I was ordering over the phone. While I was speaking to them they did the usual act like they don't speak English shenanigans. So I went ordered from Panda Express. This business really missed out because I live close by them and never noticed them. Oh well I'll never choose them again. This was a horrible first impression!! read more

I just left this place I ordered the mambo chicken it was extremely bland...ALSO I ordered the chicken chow mein and they gave me some gooey chicken instead, they probably gave me someones order that wasn't picked up so they wanted me to pay for it!!!!! But because I was already home I decided to eat it because I didn't want it to go to waste ALSO!!!!! the veggie chicken had a bug in it!!!!! This place doesn't look the cleanest but I decided to give it a try. I am BEYOND disgusted and disappointed!! This is the first and last time You will see me here!!!! read more

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You do NOT want to waste your money here! These review sites need to start allowing ZERO stars! I cannot fathom how this place is still in business with that woman they have taking orders! she has got to be one of the rudest people to ever come across. It's not worth her abuse to get food there. It is not the cleanest either, so take your chances if you want. for me, I'll will NEVER frequent this place again! You shouldn't either. read more

Despite looking really shady and not having great reviews on Yelp the food was surprisingly really good. When you walk up at night you will probably second guess your decision especially when you walk up to the bullet proof window to order your food but if you can get past that you'll be in for a treat! I ordered thier famous chicken wings and beef and broccoli. I almost forgot about the mumbo sauce until I heard a customer after me ask for it. I'm glad I did as from what I read/saw on YouTube it's a local flavor. Mumbo sauce is kind of like a mix of sweet and sour sauce and Tabasco (most sweet than spicy). Also I was surprised to see that this exact hole in the wall take out restaurant was actually featured on YouTube. The chicken wings were cooked perfectly (crispy and enough flavor without being too salty). It was probably up there in terms of the best wings I have eaten before. Beef and broccoli was anything special but overall it was pretty good. If I come back to DC I'll make sure to stop by again! read more

Grand China Carryout - Chicken wings with mumbo sauce on the side - beef and broccoli and generic ginger ale. Overall everything was really good! - Chinese Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Food is great! Best chicken wings I've had in a long time. Only thing is the more wings you buy, the smaller sizes of the wings you will get. read more

I've been going to this place since I was a kid and the food has always been amazing. They have the best friend rice, steak and cheese, wings with mumbo sauce. Everything is just so good. Their New York style wings are a hidden gem as well. These items are all a must try!! Don't judge this place for how it looks the food speaks for itself! read more

Ok so if you can see beyond the exterior and interior of the place you will know that they have really good food. I had the taste for some chicken wings, fried rice and mambo sauce, so we stopped by Grand China after reading reviews and noticing it was only about 5 minutes away. I can honestly say I was not disappointed at all. The food was fresh, hot and the prices were very reasonable. If we ever travel back to DC this will definitely be our go to spot. Just an FYI if you are familiar with mambo sauce then their sauce is about a 5/6, but thankfully Safeway was near so I ran in and grabbed a few bottles of Capital City!!!! read more

Nice place very good service. Definitely wi return to this location in the future. The food was amazing

This is one of those places where you may want to make a judgement based on the appearance of the carry out restaurant from the outside. During my last year living here I have been to Grand China several times and have not had one bad experience. The menu is vast, including wings and sandwiches. Definitely give this spot a try If you live nearby and are craving some descent Chinese food. read more

I am a huge fan of Wings and M(a/u)mbo sauce but I enjoy the finished product a lot more than the process. The older I get, the more that carryouts give me the Heebie Geebies. Grand China did just that for me. I found out about Grand China from the Food Grails episode that I am including below. I love the series and since I had already visited many of the other places in the video, I had to try the one where they bought wings and enjoyed said wings with smiles on their faces. Walking in, I thought this can't be the place from the video, this place is more dingy than I pictured. It is the same place and may not have been cleaned since god knows when. I didn't want to sit and wait for my food, not that there are seats. I couldn't have waited in the car but they did have a space heater going, another plus. The wings were calidad and I enjoyed their M(a/u)mbo Sauce. It was sweet and tangy. Not the best I've had but above average. I don't think it was as great as it seemed in Food Grails but how many people really tried this spot on the account of a webseries hosted by Miss Info. I am not even going to lie by saying I am done with carryouts, because I will hit one up here and there but for my fix, I think I will stick buying my own sauce or making my way to Henry's in Oxon Hill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_44jTTbD8Yo read more

Grand China Carryout - Menu with drawings. - Chinese Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

The food was a little bland but perfectly cooked the restaurant could use a deep clean in a remodel I did see the reviews with the bugs in six prior to placing my order but didn't witness any critters there but the actual restaurant is filthy read more

Decent, cheap food. Terrible customer service. Little parking (to be expected downtown) and the ambiance is completely lacking. Don't bother calling your order in, as they won't begin cooking until you arrive for pick-up. The small-sized woman as the cashier is overwhelmingly rude to customers. She walked off during the middle of taking my family order to go grab some supplies for the cook and said nothing...came back and impatiently took the rest of my order. Claps at customers to get their attention (Why not call the order number at the bottom of the ticket they provide?). Stingy with the sauces unless you ask for more. Leaves me to wonder whether they would treat customers this way if they were completely surrounded by an affluent community. Food was decent but I won't pay to be mistreated again. My hot and sour soup was not spicy at all. #LetDown read more

I ordered shrimp egg foo hung. It was delicious until I saw a roach in my rice. I almost missed it because of the color it blended with the color of the rice. I was totally devastated. Never again read more

Grand China Carryout - Roach right in the rice - Chinese Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Totally disgusted found a piece of metal in my boyfriends food. Check your stuff a couple of times when you buy from here not cool someone could of been hurt with that think if a child was to bite that and cut there mouths or even swallow it not coool!! If you call they will say bring it back. I cant its already in the garbage. read more

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I ordered some some fries with mambo sauce, and the mumbo sauce was tasteless but edible. Would have given them 4 stars but the lady was a bit rude. read more

Hole in the wall carryout spot with not great aesthetics but on point wings and fries. Always get the house made iced tea/lemonade mix and mumbo sauce. read more

Mumbo sauce is a little bland; however the shrimp fried rice and lo mein was good. The shrimps in both were a good size and it was a lot of them. read more

We came here for the frost time tonight to try the mumbo sauce. We ordered the four wings with French fries and the other one with fried rice. The wings we're crispy, the fries tasted good, and the fried rice was pretty good! I didn't think the mumbo sauce was amazing, the taste was a little bland for my liking. Overall not bad for what it is. read more

This hole-in-a-wall was really a let down. The menu is a bizarre mix of Americanized Chinese (with faded photos from the 80s), hoagies, and chicken wings. Apparently they sell a lot of the latter, because I was the only person there ordering Chinese. They also sell Black and Milds in case you have a craving. This is a carryout-only establishment with nowhere to eat-in. The food was a real let down. The only reason why they get two stars instead of one is because the broccoli was fresh and crispy, and nothing was greasy. The reason why they barely deserve two stars is because there was no flavor in any of the dishes, and the meat was poor quality. They serve the worst fried rice I've ever had, and the beef in the lo mein was so fatty that it was inedible. The general tso's chicken was barely marginal. While the portions were large, the flavor and quality was totally absent. Also, be prepared to encounter a few homeless addicts while you're waiting for your order. While outside, one guy walked up and got within an inch of my face, and anticipating an attack and/or mugging, I gladly complied with his request for a sandwich. Interestingly, the woman with his crew later came up to me and apologized that her friend got in my face, even saying "that is no way to treat a person." I thought that was very gracious of her. read more

Please just keep riding on by. Just keep going!! An entire mess. Found this spot on You-Tube when trying to find the best place in DC/MD/VA to try Mambo Sauce. This was not it! First, the lady at the counter was a complete BITCH! Just nasty for no reason. We were one of the first people there when they first opened, so it's not like her ass was there all day dealing with customers and food. I finally had to ask what her problem was and I guess she caught herself and got a little nicer but not really. Inside looks like something from a 80's movie in the projects. They even had a cigerette machine hanging on the wall. WTH! We ordered 4 different plates. 2 wings/mambo sauce over wings/fries. 4 wings/mambo over wings/fries. 2 wings, mambo over wings/shrimp fried rice. 4 wings, mambo sauce over wings/fried rice. Mambo sauce tasted like thick duck sauce with red food dye. No spice to it. Chicken had no flavor just fried in thick batter. Inside pink as hell! Fries soggy with grease spilling out with every bite. Shrimp fried rice was actually tasty if you take time out to clean out the shrimp shit before eating. This place was a complete fail! They should close. read more

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Good was good. Got the seafood fried rice, sweet and sour chicken and the beef and broccoli. Don't let the look of the place scare you off, it's still good. The lady behind the counter is feisty... read more

I was in town for the night and stayed at a nearby hotel a few blocks away from Grand China Carryout. I called ahead to order and ask if they had delivery, which they didn't, no big deal for me! I walked a couple blocks and picked up my carryout of General Tso chicken, a side of fried rice, and an egg roll. The lady at the counter and phone was super friendly and nice, great customer service. The food was even better though!! I was kinda wary at first of past reviews but don't let them discourage you. The general tso dish was packed full of chicken and tasted delicious! The fried rice and egg roll were super enjoyable as well. I definitely would recommend grand china if you are craving Chinese carryout food! read more

Very good food, at this carry-out. They have the best Singapore noddles WOW. read more

Grand China Carryout - Chinese Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Well, what can I say, this place is sketchy!!! Deal with it, and order wings with fried rice, mambo sauce, & extra hot sauce. You will thank me. I used to live within walking distance and boy do I get CRAVINGS!! Now that I'm married and about 13 miles away in suburbia, my husband will suggest a quick ride to SW to pickup a "picnic" and then go sit by the river to watch the sun set. Now, that's what I call awesome. read more

Had the pleasure of going to Grand China. Got there when it opened so did not wait long for my order. If you go later, you may want to come about 20 min earlier than you want to eat. The lobby is small with a few benches to sit on so do NOT in any way think that you are going to eat there b/c u are not. This location is in downtown d/c next to the Capital one Arena where the Washington Wizard's play. Lot's of traffic and all types of people come in. The food. The chicken fried rice I had was exceptional. So were the fries. The wings were fresh out of the fryer, large ...actually the whole plate of food was enough to feed two people. The wings were.... fine. Not at all seasoned. They depend mostly on the Mumbo sauce for flavor. WARNING: I did not ask for it on the side and I regret it. B/c all these carryouts Mumbo have slightly different variations of Mumbo sauce. This one, was a little bland for me and not sweet enough though others liked it very much. I'm from New Orleans so I'm use to food being highly seasoned. Anyway I enjoyed my visit, would go again, but would have sauce on side and perhaps add a little Cajun hot sauce. read more

The service here is horrible , I recommend eating somewhere else, the food is crap as well. I got hung up on like three times when I asked for delivery. This place deserves 0 stars. I only rated 1 star cause I had no choice. They suck!!!! read more

We've ordered a few times and have been pleased each time. Egg foo young is particularly good. Fresh, fast, tasty, good potions, friendly service. very pleased to have this neighboorhood option. read more

Chicken wings are so good. They're best when they're hot right out of the fryer. They're big pieces. I get them whenever I come back to dc even if it's out of the way!! read more

Been here for a few times for some late night cravings and it serves its purpose - greasy "Americanized" Chinese food. The wings are pretty darn good too! read more

Bland China Carryout: Home of the Most Abysmal Customer Service The bullet-proof glass coupled with the sharp smell of bleach should have been my first indication to visit an establishment with more class, but my grumbling stomach and the lack of nearby eateries prompted me to place an order. I was met by a woman behind the counter who had all the surliness and friendliness of Oscar the Grouch. I asked for white rice and misheard her when she repeated my order back to me. Instead of civilly handling the issue, she snapped at me and yelled across the whole restaurant, "White rice is white rice lady! Don't be so stupid!" Her attitude was not only rude, but it also made others in the restaurant uncomfortable, evident in the way the guy behind me shook his head after she had her apoplectic screaming fit. Before I left, I told the woman that she needed to treat her customers with more respect or at least try to be nice once in a while. She just gave me an icy cold death stare. When I got home, I opened the cheap Styrofoam container and tried the inedible mush piled within it. The slop that I was served was just as repulsive as the attitude the woman gave me in her restaurant. Unless you want to be berated and treated rudely by the woman behind the counter, do yourself a favor and save your time, money, appetite, and dignity on a place with better customer service and better food. I would give ZERO stars if I could! read more