Handy Kitchen

This place is by no means a 5 star restaurant. I'm rating it five stars bc it is what it should be…read moreand as a local I'm often let down by a lot of the restaurants in banner elk (china house not being one of them). They are your average take out Chinese place but the food is good and the staff have great customer service! Highly recommend the sesame chicken and fried dumplings get it every time!

Was looking for some takeout for the night with my boyfriend and decided this looked promising from…read morethe photos and other reviews. I am sooo glad we went! The staff was super friendly and thankful, the man at the register even gave me extra fortune cookies for free! Beware, the prices have changed from the past menu photos, however, I've included up to date pics of the menu. I got a small chicken lo mein and a krab ton wonton appetizer. For $5.50, I got 8 of the krab wontons and the $5.95 chicken lo mein filled my entire bowl (and stomach). Everything was delicious, I loved the lo mein and so did my boyfriend, he also loved his large chicken curry. The chicken curry came with a ton of chicken and my boyfriend, who is into weightlifting and on a bulk, couldn't finish the meal and now has a great protein rich meal for tomorrow! The krab wontons we're not the best I've ever had but they were still very very tasty and I would still recommend them. Overall, great establishment and I'm looking forward to trying their other meals!

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China Wok Buffet

3.4(31 reviews)

5.0 mi

Its buffet included all the basics: soups, chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, egg rolls, and desserts…read more The wonton soup wasn't good - skins without much meat. But the fried wontons with cheese were good. Everything else was per normal. The service was attentive. All staff worked very hard. The prices were inexpensive - $11.95/pp. It's like McDonald's price for a meal yet you get much more food with much more variety. Frankly I wonder how they make a profit.

1st, I've been going to China Wok for many years. Through good & bad mgmt. Staff there now are rude…read more& quality of food has definitely taken a hard hit. The buffet food was dried up & most had no sauce at all. Egg rolls & wontons were old & grease was dripping off of the egg rolls. We went to check out & the cashier with greasy hair & chewing food said I owed for 4 buffets but only 3 in my party. I asked & she said I was seen putting food in my purse on cameras. I said no you didn't see that. She said empty purse! I did & what she saw was me putting kleenex in my purse. No apology & she said I know what I saw. Worst management ever! I say to anyone considering eating here to rethink it.

Buffet

Pepper chicken lunch

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Little Panda Restaurant

4.3(61 reviews)

8.0 mi

This place is truly fire. I am a food snob and it is simply delicious. Very authentic and hits…read moredifferent because of it. Try the dang dumplings. Great service. Great place. Kind people.

I ate my food too fast to take a picture, but oh my goodness. Go the extra miles from the highway…read more Eat here. You deserve it. We all deserve it. This is Chinese at its best! Do yourself self a service and eat the garlic sauce dishes...and the egg rolls....and the soup.....

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Gorgeous inside with beautiful Asian music. Plus the view from the window is perfect.

Shanghai Chinese Restaurant

4.2(51 reviews)

21.2 mi

I have been eating at Shanghai since it opened 30 years ago. No matter how much time passes…read morebetween my visits the owners treat me as if I am their favorite customer in the restaurant. Over the past several years I have only ordered takeout and I am never disappointed. The food is always hot and fresh and prepared exactly as I ask. There is one dish I order with a modification and they haven't gotten it wrong in 30 years. The primary reason I keep returning is taste. I often find that Chinese restaurant food has an unusual taste that I do not like. The food at Shanghai does not have this taste. Taste, freshness, order accuracy, family atmosphere and friendliness has kept me coming back for 30 years.

The good: plenty of choices beyond the basic Americanized Chinese options. Nice couple working a…read morevery slow restaurant for 7 pm on a Friday. Food came out in decent time and overall was packed full of flavor. gentle instrumental music made for quiet environment. The not so good: order and food delivery but no checking in so don't count on refill. Scallops were overcooked and rubbery. Really had high hopes but just a solid average with maybe a bonus point for being in business for so long.

Chicken teriyaki

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Egg roll with meal

China King

3.4(17 reviews)

15.5 mi

We had the fried dumplings, crab rangoon, the kung pao combo and the orange chicken combo. Both…read morecombo plates came with chicken fried rice and an egg roll. The highlights for us were the fried dumplings, crab rangoon and the orange chicken. The egg rolls were pretty good too. The fried dumplings were not like others I've had. I think they make them there. They tasted homemade. Would definitely order those again. Can we talk about the orange chicken?! Wow. It's not like every other orange chicken recipe. It's more of an orange peel chicken and it is freakin' delicious. If you love oranges...try this!! Orange chicken normally has orange zest in the recipe...the recipe here has little pieces of dehydrated orange peel in the sauce and it makes this dish special. It tastes super fresh. The sauce is on point. We'll try it again for sure. The drinks are bottled Coca Cola products. No ice or cups. Wasn't crazy about that...but that's just a personal preference thing. The chicken fried rice was a little plain...but it was still good. I paid the .35 extra and got the hot chili oil and added it to the rice. It wasn't too spicy and it added a little "oomph" to the rice. We left with lots of food leftover and we were super full.

Ordered take out over the phone for a birthday lunch, mind you I checked their website prior-to…read moreorder correctly on the phone as it was our first time here and just hoping to find a new chinese restaraunt near us. We originally ordered 3 spring rolls, a half order of crab rangoons(4), a full order of fried dumplings (8), and a chicken lo mein combination plate with fried rice all listed back to me on the phone all sounding correct. Our first problem was when my boyfriend arrived to pick it up it was $60, and was somehow completely ordered incorrect, in which he notified the woman at the register that there was a confusion, where she then rudley kept repeating the order she was charging us for. Which was 10 spring rolls, 4 orders of 8 each dumplings, the half order of crab rangoons, and the combination plate with the lo mein and fried rice. Coming out to $60!! My boyfriend stood firm that our order was incorrect, as we didnt need that much food as it would be 32 dumplings between 2 people for lunch and we were not really intending to spend $60 just on chinese takeout for lunch. We didnt even order an entree beyond the 1 order of a lo mein combination plate. But in return the lady at the register was very irritated, which I understand they prepared more than expected, but the whole situation was just really off and not a great experience especially for something so simple as a take out order that was repeated on the phone. But after she took back the other orders of dumplings, and we kept the spring rolls and still ended up paying around $38. I have not a clue what went wrong when ordering. We also thought the food was not the greatest. The dumplings were good as we love dumplings, but very similar to store bought and super cold. The fried rice was very bland. The lo mein had flavor but the chicken was strange and completely different than in the fried rice. The spring rolls were okay. The crab rangoons were good very similar to most chinese takeouts. But we will not be back, and hope others have a better experience than we did!

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China House Chinese Restaurant

3.4(35 reviews)

6.4 mi

Great food, fast service, and the place is always clean and cozy. They make the best spring rolls…read moreI've ever had and I see why all my friends sometimes pick dinner up here! They can also make a General Tso's Tofu and it's good fresh but tastes even better the next day since tofu soaks up the sauce the longer it sits in it.

Dumplings were some of the best I've ever eaten. And that's coming from a New Yorker born and bred…read more But sadly that was the only good thing.

62. Curry Beef with Onion

3. Chicken Noodle Soup

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Chicken with mixed vegetables combination plate

Ming Garden

3.5(44 reviews)

6.2 mi

We order takeout from here through doordash and it's always amazing! Portion sizes are great for…read morethe price, and they always follow our requests in the comments. Absolutely love that they were able to make my vegetable mei fun without broccoli!

This is our go to place for local Chinese take out and is a family favorite. The staff are always…read morekind, the food is good, and the restaurant is always clean when we dine in. They have some of the best prices for the buffet and even though takeout gets a bit pricier (we always spend a good chunk here around Christmas; Ming Garden has become an accidental Christmas ritual for us but it's worth the cost!), it's well spent especially whenever I'm craving egg foo young or something else not found in the buffet

Vegetable Mei Fun (no broccoli)

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Their French Fries, Smiley Fries, Hush Puppies, and eggs rolls.

Wok and Hibachi

4.0(71 reviews)

23.4 mi

This is some of the best hibachi I've ever had!…read more Seriously, was in town for a dog show, stopped here on a whim and was blown away by the quality. Two thumbs up!

Love their food and service. It had been some time since our last visit and we are never…read moredisappointed with their food, the drive was so worth it!

Resturant

Wontons and duck sauce, served immediately

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Red Flower Chinese Restaurant

4.1(45 reviews)

53.4 mi

A staple to Richlands. I've tried so many things on the menu…read moreand I've never been disappointed. Bourbon chicken is SO GOOD and I feel like it's a hidden gem. You'd never expect to see a Philly steak and cheese egg roll on the menu, order it. It's so surprisingly good. BBQ spare ribs are phenomenal. Wontons and Dumplings are made in house. One of my favorite places for sure.

My son has ate here for years and loved it until last night he got food poisoning from there. No…read moreneed to call and tell them because you can't understand a word they say and they can't understand English. He said he would not ever eat there again.

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General tso's chicken mountain

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Scott H.

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11 years ago

Excellent place to eat! I try something different everytime I go and it all has been amazing! Definitely most try if you havent already!!!

Andrea H.

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11 years ago

Very good cuisine! They do not take credit cards. Cash or check only. I will definitely be recommending this to all my friends.

Andrew S.

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11 years ago

Bro. Handy Kitchen is so good. The best. General Tso is on point. Pay in cash. Totally not sketchy though. It is the best.

Nic R.

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14 years ago

Best chinese in the Tri! Best General's Chicken I've ever had. Very nice service, and so much food for so little money.

JoAnne W.

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4 years ago

Wonderful food. Good prices. Large servings. They are always very friendly when you get food.

Ryan F.

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4 years ago

All 100% food is awesome service is good and great ambiance very good environment and service

Somi R.

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4 years ago

The food was fresh and delicious. Excellent Taste. I would definitely order from here again

Thomas S.

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3 years ago

Shit bussin godamn bruh like the fried rice deluctable bruh service good food quick

Private W.

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4 years ago

Great little family business. Great food, great prices great service.

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