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China Gate is Chinese restaurant in South Euclid. You'll find it at Cedar Center North Plaza. It's…read morea convenient stop if you're shopping nearby. Also, a central destination if you're tracking from South Euclid, Cleveland Heights, or Beachwood. I was craving Chinese food for dinner and stopped here for takeout. It won't be by regular takeout destination. AMBIANCE: China Gate is a takeout only place. The restaurant is very small and not so clean. Half of the restaurant and seating is obstructed by random boxes and storage. There are three tiny tables inside. The chairs and tables are affixed to each other with little room between the two. It's impossible to sit comfortably. It was very uncomfortable to even sit and wait for takeout. Dining in is not a good option. FOOD: The menu is multi-page containing options like combo plates, soups, fried rice, lo mein, and other familiar favorites. Spicy dishes are clearly denoted in the menu. There is a pink sheet with up charges for items - oil, soy sauce, fortune cookies, and others. I ordered Sesame Seed Chicken Combo Plate ($14) and Wonton Soup ($6.50). There were plenty of problems with my order. The main one being it wasn't quite my order. Sesame Seed Chicken Combo Plate comes with pork fried rice and egg roll. My order came with small white rice, no egg roll. There was a generous portion of chicken (container full) but it was awful. It was not a cohesive dish. Some pieces were very dry, others too soggy. Some were sweet, others a bit sour. The chicken was not evenly coated in sesame seed and honey sauce. So it was essentially half sauced. The sauce tasted like honey from honey bear container that was extremely diluted. The sesame seeds tasted slightly burned. The entire dish was bland - not sweet, not salty, nothing. Won Ton soup was not good. The broth was considerably darker than similar soup at other places. There was too much onion. The won tons had a lot of dough and teeny tiny meat pieces inside. Single pieces of meat were nice but they were too fatty. Overall, the soup was too concentrated/dark soup base but also lacking flavor. SERVICE: Service was chaotic. I walked in to place an order in person. The employee took orders of multiple people calling in before acknowledging me. I was standing right in front of her. She was raising her voice at customers on the phone and almost arguing about what the orders contained. I will say that there were lots of questions asked to ensure that the orders were right on the phone. Average wait time provided was 10-15 minutes. My order was up very quickly. Overall, I found service to be very unwelcoming and too animated. SOUVENIRS: Cute glass and ceramic Chinese horoscope figurines are available at the counter. It is unclear if they are for sale, no prices are listed on them. PARKING: Large parking lot is available at this plaza. Plenty of places to park. I was pretty disappointed with my visit. I didn't get the right order. My order was not tasty at all. I'll sound silly, but after tasting my meal, I strongly considered immediately going to another Chinese restaurant for another takeout. I will not be returning because no part of my visit was satisfying.

Had been here once long ago and enjoyed the food - tried it again recently and will never return -…read morenot sure what happened here but the fact that they had no other dine in customers when we arrived should have been a clue - both got won ton soup which was good but not very hot and it was served with fried chow mein type noodles .. not shrimp puffs like we would have preferred .. both dishes came with fried rice that was tasteless .. as well as the entree's themselves .. just nothing special and therefore no reason I would think we would have to ever return .. the huge pictures of other dishes on the wall are also a bit of a decorative turn off

Disclaimer: Disregard my 2018 review... I used to love this restaurant... Now they have changed…read moreowners and use MSG. My favorite Chinese restaurant is now on the no go list due to a severe allergy. So if you are MSG sensitive do not think about visiting. Such a shame that establishments feel the need to use MSG.

This is a tiny spot with few customers. (Makes you wonder what really keeps them in business). The…read morewaitress wasn't all that attentive but she got the job done. The window was full of dying plants starved for attention (after the waitress pronounced one plant dead, my date took it home and revived it. She ought to open a Plant Rescue!) I ordered the General Tsao's Chicken because I just moved from South Florida where I saw plenty of Thai but no Chinese. Happy Buddha was above average. I say that only because I was desperate for Chinese food. So, I even took a little home for later. It was OK. I don't remember what my date ordered although I remember her description: "It's OK." (Our new mantra)? That was unusual since she's typically got plenty to say about everything. (You could point out a dead bug on the sidewalk and she'll honor you with a 65 minute soliloquy on the bug describing its tragic end and the life it could have enjoyed if humankind didn't stack the deck against it). Typically, I'd give Happy Buddha a second chance before giving it 4 or fewer stars. But I don't wanna go back.

Wow 5 tiny shrimp in the chow mein!! Over $20 for lunch. Bring back Shirley!! What happened to this…read moreplace? We miss you Shirley

the food here is extraordinary maybe describe as Chinese…read morefusion think Chinese with extraordinary and original flavors everything I have had there has been phenomenal located in old diner car on Lee avenue-also excellent servers

I have been lucky enough to eat at some amazing restaurants in North America and throughout Europe…read more I really wanted to leave a great review for this local restaurant... I really wanted to. Since a number of our friends have been to this establishment and left great reviews, I really wanted to do the same. I really wanted to. However, I'm struggling to do so. It started with our table not being ready yet, no worries there, we understand. The host took us to a lovely little alcove and sat the four of us down and we were quickly approached by the Sommelier. This establishment obviously takes their wine very seriously, almost to the point of being pretentious. But not all of us are wine drinkers. Due to an allergy to sulfites. When we looked at the list of available mixed drinks, nothing really appealed... So my wife asked for a simple vodka and tonic. She was informed that that was not one of the "APPROVED" drinks that they offered. What !?! They have vodka, they have tonic... Why can't we get what we want? When my friend requested an IPA he was informed that IPAs don't pair well with the food offerings, consequently, they do not have that option. Frankly, shouldn't that be HIS decision what he feels pairs with HIS palette and not the restaurants? Just a bit pretentious. Did I mention I really wanted to write a great review? So we sucked it up and ordered two glasses of overpriced white wine ($18 for a glass of mediocre wine) and two of the "approved" drinks offered. At this point, I'd like to state that the service we received other than the initial pretension exhibited by the wine Sommelier, was amazing. Our waiter was attentive and well trained and the support staff made sure that our water glasses were filled. Thankfully, I can leave a great review with regards to them. Now to the food... the dumpling sampler was delicious. The four of us ordered the ribs, the duck, the beef and I ordered the Dan Dan noodles. Honestly, almost all of the dishes were deliciously prepared, albeit a bit modest on the quantity of food presented. Our waiter initially suggested that these could be shared... I'm not sure how we would do that with the smaller plates offered as entrées. My noodles, however, came out as a solid chunk of over microwaved noodles, the kind that you get if you forget to take your Costco ramen out of the microwave in time. It was a solid block of dried out noodles. I was about to call our waiter over and ask that they give it another shot. When out of the corner of my eye I saw my wife giving me "the look", don't make it a thing her eyes said to me. So I took my chopsticks and pried the noodles apart, and tried to mix them with the sauce as best as I could. So to summarize; *A little too pretentious on the whole drink thing. I think they're trying too hard. *Service was great *Three out of four entrees were a success * $17 for a mixed drink is pricey but doable, $18 for mediocre wine not so much. As I mentioned, I really wanted to leave a good review... sadly other than the waiter and the support staff I find it difficult to do. Thank you

Very good!! Service was stellar! Not a lot of room in the restaurant but you do not feel squeezed…read morein.

My husband and I came here with my parents and we shared everything. We got:…read more- Peking Duck - Crispy Prawn with Honey Walnut - Three-Cup Chicken with Basil - Pork Lo Mein - Dry Chili Cauliflower The menu is huge and our waitress was helpful with recommendations of what to order. My favorite things were the Honey Walnut Prawns, Three Cup Chicken, and Pork Lo Mein. If you're looking for great Chinese food in the Cleveland area, check out this spot.

Called ahead for takeout…read more Good value, meal tasted good. Rice was a bit dry, chicken was okay. Affordable, quick and satisfied our craving.

Easy and great take out for Chinese food. Fast service and great prices. You cannot eat in as…read morethey do not have sitting area. When you order so much food they give you a free 2 liter. Definitely a place to try.

Been going here since I was 5 years old. Always consistent. Back for the holidays and I was…read morecraving. Still the best. Please go support this small business, they're such hard workers, so kind, huge portions for the price, hot and most importantly tasty.

Great takeaway place.Honestly I came here because I loved the sign, but the food is good and made…read moreto order. It's fresh, plentiful and cooked with the amount of spice I request. It seems to be a couple that run the place and they're both very nice. I've only been during off times so I wait in the pass through window so I can watch them cook and they don't seem to mind Nita fascinating to watch the efficiency of their movements. The first time I called ahead, but they waited until I got there to prepare my meal. Maybe they do it differently when there are multiple meals ordered at once. The portions are enough for lunch, dinner and a breakfast snack. I order an extra egg roll and they're very generous when I ask for extra mustard. They're equally grateful when I say I don't need packets of other sauces or paper products. Lunch comes with an orange.

Highly recommend. Food was great--fresh and flavorful. Everyone enjoyed the meal, even my teenage…read moresons who had to take the rest home! Service was great- not too busy for dinner in the middle of the week.

Take out order, they were busy, it was extremely loud so had a hard time hearing the man on the…read morephone. I told him several times I couldn't hear him, but he ignored me. Food was good, but service was lacking. We ordered 3 meals, plus soup, spring roll and crab Rangoon. Husband got home with order, it was missing crab Rangoon, and spring roll. Called and was told we would get credit for next time. Not one apology!! And very abrupt. We spent $90 for the take out, receipt was not itemized, should have been. (I do know from eating inside several times, that service is good, but no one smiles in that place. Starting with man at the front desk.

UberEatsDriver: I've picked up orders from here dozens of time over several years. I have never had…read moreany issue with wait times or customer service. Parking is never an issue. I will gladly accept any fair paying order from this location. Always a smooth experience.

Huge portions, very quick, nice staff. Offers delivery. I'll be happily eating that Mei fun for…read moredays.

I can only speak to their wonton soup lol it was good. So was my eggroll. The wonton were unique in…read morethe soup - I'm not sure I've never had wontons like them before not bad or good just different. Will come back to try other things!

Very good food at reasonable prices. Unfortunately they do not offer sweet and sour pork. Don't…read moreknow why as it is on the menu.