The food is consistently fresh delicious and bountiful This establishment has been in the same location for over 15 years, weathered and survived COVID, and continues to thrive. We order TO GO, and have seldom been disappointed No real ambience here, a small serviceable dining room with approximately 10 tables read more

I love every time that I stop at a new place and to eat and it ends up being wonderful. This New China was seriously so perfect delicious. Everything I ordered was completely perfect. Also, I had a long day working and I literally had not eaten anything yet so I ordered a bigger order than normal dinner and each one was seriously delicious. The server was super nice and helpful too. I'll definitely recommend this to people and I will absolutely come back here again. Very yummy read more

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Food and service is great! We have only been for lunch. You get a free drink with lunch. Small place, but worth trying it!!

Great food and service. Loved the egg rolls- best we have had in this area.Also, both the pork lo mein and General Tso's entrees were excellent. Love that we ordered takeout at the counter and we received our order extremely fast. Definitely a favorite for us!! read more

My fav local Chinese place. If you want to eat in, don't expect much ambiance. It's largely a to-go shop. But food is great.

Hands down best Chinese takeout in town! Great service and a very chill environment. would 10/10 recommend to anyone around the area. The location is kind of tucked away but it's 100% worth the find. I had the twice cooked pork and general tso's this time and they were both great! Last time I had their mongolian beef, hunan chicken, and fried rice. All of them were super good and I will definitely be getting those again in the future!! It is a family owned business and they are sooo sweet. They are definitely busy at meal times but they were super accommodating for us and tried their best to make it a good experience. read more

New China - Crab Angels Egg Rolls Hot & Sour Soup Twice Cooked Pork General Tso's Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Our favorite Chinese food! Lots of options on 280 New China is still the best. The only concern is that the restaurant is to go only. After COVID, they only do take out or you can sit in and eat your takeout in the restaurant but that's the o my option. I wish they would go back to full service. read more

One of the very best Chinese restaurants ever! Fast service, decent pricing, consistently GREAT food! Been eating here for over 15 years and every meal was delicious. read more

We love New China! The General Tso's Chicken is the best I've ever had. Prices are reasonable and great portion sizes.

This is exactly what I want in a neighborhood Chinese place: delicious Chinese staples served in an unpretentious atmosphere at a reasonable price. I usually come here for takeout. My food has always been prepared quickly (phone orders are ready in 10 minutes!) and everything I've tried has been good so far. I like the hot and sour soup, the eggrolls, and the various entrées are prepared exactly the way you would expect. Ingredients seem to be good quality. The owners have always been very nice. New China is an asset to our community and I have been very pleased to discover it. read more

Good take out. Best Hot and Sour soup around. Only downside, no dine in available. Consistent! We eat there often! read more

This is our go to Chinese restaurant. The owners daughter has the best personality! This is the one on 280 by Walmart.

I had the Generals Chicken. Egg rolls were good, egg drop soup was good. The General may be using old retired egg layers for the chicken. It's a cheap way to keep prices (and edibility) down. The texture was rope like. As you chew the strands come apart but no matter how long you chew it doesn't break down. I hope that was a bad batch and that this isn't regular practice but I don't think I'm going to gamble by going back to find out. I'll give them a 3 just in case, instead of a 2 since I'm not going to give them a second chance. I was hoping we had found a new place to eat. read more

Our family loves New China! This is some of the very best consistent Chinese food in this area. Nothing fancy, nor sophisticated, but just a wide selection of good quality, tasty food. And we appreciate the great service of the family who owns and operates this restaurant. Mom works the front counter and phone, Dad works the grill/kitchen, and their daughter cleans and serves (and has been the resident artist since she was a small child - check out the increasingly complex art now covering the walls after the past ten years!). Today, we ordered takeout for lunch. It was ready when promised and still steaming hot when we we got home 15 minutes later and still very warm when we finished...must have been at least 30 minutes later. New China is a well-run business with attention to detail. Hope you like it as much as we do! read more

Food is really good. Getting to go order was super quick! Would highly recommend. This is our new place to get Chinese .

Love the food. I travel out of my way and pass several other Chinese restaurants to go here.

Lunch is ok for dine in. Takeout is fair. Average American Asian food. Nothing special, but will fill the hole. Peace and love read more

Small family run Chinese restaurant! I always call in my order for pickup. Food always taste the same. Perfectly cooked and good quantity!

I agree with other reviewer!! Great food and price. Love all the princess coloring pages on the wall! A small artist must frequent New China, lol!! Chicken fried rice and egg rolls were fantastic! read more

New China - Front Counter! - Chinese Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Stopped by the other day for lunch. They are more of a takeout spot. If you're dining there be prepared to eat out of the takeout containers. Great prices. Be advised that what they refer to as chow mein is actually Chop Suey in most other Chinese restaurants. 3.5 stars overall read more

Well... I'm trying to support the local business. But come on!! No one was wearing a mask. This family ran business, a child was in the dining room by the register not wearing a mask, father whom I'm assuming the owner was watching some Chinese show on his phone at full volume not wearing a mask, and wife who was at the register not wearing a mask. To top it all off, I got home and container leaked through and the bag it's in and left a sauce in my car!! This is the last time. Sorry. Will be supporting another local business. Update: 10 mins later. After cleaning up, as we are eating... the rice is dry as f*%k !!! read more

I tried to place an order over the phone this afternoon. The rude woman on the phone interrupted me while I was speaking to say, "hold on there's another call coming in." She then placed me on hold. I hung up and took my business elsewhere. Terrible customer service. read more

As Chinese places go, this one's pretty darned good. The restaurant itself isn't necessarily one I would run you over to be first for a seat in, but we order take out from New China at least once a week. The atmosphere is just a little quirky - but what Chinese restaurant atmosphere isn't? The Run Down: APPS Love the fried Won Ton - Not your typical won ton with the pork inside - this one has the cheese filling but still tastes great and at $3, it's a deal. Their egg rolls ($2.50 for 2) are REALLY good, fresh crunchy veggies, not soggy at all. SOUP I have had the Egg Drop, Won Ton and Hot and Sour soups and have not been disappointed with them at all. The Won Ton soup is probably the best (and most fresh) I've tasted anywhere. (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/new-china-birmingham-2?select=KDFUnynze12y0pN1NhxT6Q#KDFUnynze12y0pN1NhxT6Q). I'm not crazy about the Hot and Sour - it had a strange consistency that made me think I was eating a bowl of duck fat (not that I've eaten straight up duck fat or anything). ENTREE ohhhhh wow - Don't even know where to start here. My favorite has to be Sesame Beef ($10). It's so good. I get mine extra spicy and with additional broccoli. They don't seem to mind the requests for extra veggies (read: no upcharge!). I'm also a fan of the Kung Pao Chicken ($8.95) and the Kung Pao Beef, as well ($9.50) http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/new-china-birmingham-2?select=KDFUnynze12y0pN1NhxT6Q#KDFUnynze12y0pN1NhxT6Q. The Chicken w Asst veggies ($8.95) (extra broccoli) is very good too. Lots of fresh veggies. All white chicken. Not too many of those crazy little corn on the cob things (those always confuse me - weird). And we always end up with a Lo Mein. The pork is awesome. The chicken is my 2nd fave. Good price for those ($8). The restaurant is clean. They staff is very friendly. When they say it will be done in 15m, they are on the money. The Verdict: As I eat my way through the Chinese food options in the N. Shelby County area, I think this one fits the bill for consistency, price / value, tastiness. read more

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My family loves this place, it is almost tradition of ours to eat here on Sundays. We have been going here for almost 10+ years and it is still the best. They just now are letting people eat back inside after only doing to go since covid hit, but we have always used take out anyway. The food is always good, served hot and ready, the family is so sweet and the best cooks, I swear they know our phone number and orders by heart now. read more

Got this on Monday as my go-to Chinese place near me seems to be closed on Monday. It was good. I wouldn't say it surpassed any expectations by any means, but it was decent. I wasn't mad about it, and I'd eat there again, but if you're in the area, I'd recommend Hunan Cuisine or Hunan Garden if you don't mind driving a little further. But if it's a Monday or you don't feel driving a little further, it is passable. read more

We have been going here for 10+ years! We have tried many other Chinese restaurants in the area but no other restaurant comes close to New China. We have watched their 2 girls grow up and their youngest daughter still works there and knows our order every time without us having to look at a menu. read more

Great place to grab a delicious and reasonably priced meal. The staff is always really fast and very polite. read more

New China - Got so much food it had to be Putin a box. - Chinese Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

I'm a very consistent customer here and have been for years. I've just tried to place a takeout order at 8:03 (keep in mind their hours still claim to close at 9 PM) and was told they decided they're closing early tonight and asked how long I would be till I got there. I told them I could arrive in 15 minutes. After what sounded like aggressive conversation in Chinese in the background, I am told "sorry we can't take your order, goodbye" What a way to run a business, especially to a long time, loyal customer. Definitely won't be back here. read more

Love this place and the family that operates it! I've been eating there for years now.

I was so grateful to New China on Christmas! I had a great spicy tofu thing. Quality Chinese food!

Five stars for the food! New China has, by far, the best Chinese food I've had in Birmingham, and I do love Chinese food. The flavors and textures are superior - fresh and flavorful. They do a tremendous take-out business, as their food travels well. The dining area is ok, needs to be updated, but go anyway and enjoy your meal. This is a hidden gem! read more

The menu has changed since this users' last visit. The prices have gone up, but I guess that is to be expected with inflation. They still have mouth watering egg rolls and the sweet and sour chicken is still awesomely good. Parking is still an issue because of its location inside the shopping center. During the week, parking doesn't seem to be an issue. The place is never crowded so seating is open range.....unless the owner tells you to sit at a certain table to get service like they did with my party. :( Enjoy. read more

This place is the best. If you are in the mood for some good ole Chinese food at a decent price this is the place to come. Family owned and operated by really friendly people. read more

The food, as written in a previous review was so so- nothing rare about the food- service was definitely missing- the young lady attending to our party of 6 wasn't welcoming nor were we addressed - several times the waitress/ cashier reached over my entree, soup and drink to obtain condiments to provide to another tables , without the first excuse me or do you mind etc.... I could have taken my time and money to Kobe's for a much better product and experience- if you are into lack luster service/ food, this is your spot. More should be asked of this business in my opinion. read more

The BEST Chinese food in Birmingham! Friendly & family owned. The food is made fresh to order so it's not like other Chinese places where the food sits out on a buffet for hours. Seriously the best ever!!! read more

This is the second year in a row we've gone to the Birmingham Bowl. And our second time to the small, family run restaurant. The food was great both times. Fast, delicious, good quality and reasonably priced. I wish this place could take over the little Chinese restaurant in my neighborhood back in Dallas. My wife and I will return if we ever come back. We highly recommend this place. read more

Ever since our old favorite, Chop Suey Inn, closed and sold their business to the proprietors of what is unfortunately now Rice Lovers, we have been on the search for a new go-to Chinese place. The Chinese food craving didn't hit very hard during the summer, but it hit hard and fast tonight. Having seen that New China had such positive reviews on Yelp and Urbanspoon, we decided to give them a shot. The decision was somewhat spontaneous (ordering Chinese food usually is), and it was a little late in the evening on a Sunday, so I decided to call and make sure they were going to be open long enough to put in an order. The lady informed me in the broken English so typical of the most-beloved Chinese restaurants that they may close early due to a slow night, but maybe not. The vagueness was a good sign, as the best Chinese restaurants generally play by their own rules and don't really care what you or I think. She happily told me that I could put in my order right then on the phone, which I did. I decided to play it safe, and ordered a sesame chicken and two egg rolls. After I was informed it would be ready in ten minutes, I ran out to the car and headed to where Google Maps and Yelp claim that New China is located, roughly somewhere around ABSCO Fireplace & Patio or Zaxby's, even though I don't remember a Chinese place over there. As I was pacing up and down the 280 access road, I got a call on my phone. I answered and promptly was asked if I was coming to pick up my order. With a chuckle, I said yes, but that I was having a hard time finding the place. The lady then told me that they are located (Fellow Yelpers, take note) behind the Krispy Kreme on 280 and then proceeded to curtly ask me to hurry up as they had decided to close for the night. I took no offense to this, as again, this is pretty standard for a Chinese restaurant; bluntness is apparently part of their culture. When I arrived, the staff was very friendly and apologized for the confusing directions, which of course was not their fault at all. I received my food and my card was processed promptly. I was in and out in 60 seconds flat. The dining room was simple and didn't have the chintzy decor so often seen in Chinese places. I wouldn't make plans to dine in, but for the once out of ten times that I decide to dine in for Chinese, it would be more than suitable. Now on to the food. First, the egg rolls. Oh my. A perfect ratio of crispy outside to hot and soft outside, and they were very hearty egg rolls to boot. Totally worth the $2.50 for the two of them. Next, we split the sesame chicken with steamed rice. The rice was quite good, not the mushy mess that some places serve you. The chicken pieces all appeared to be white meat chicken; they were moist and full of flavor. The best part was that they were only lightly breaded and lightly sauced, unlike some restaurants that give you triple-breaded dark meat chicken drowned in sauce. My only complaint was that the sesame seeds were all concentrated on about five pieces of chicken at the top-center of the pile; there wasn't much of an effort to spread or toss the seeds with the other pieces of chicken. This isn't that big of a deal, but it would have been nice to have the entire dish resemble sesame chicken rather than only part of it. I think we have found our new staple chinese take-out restaurant, especially since it turns out that it's only about two minutes from where we live. I will definitely be returning here for that spontaneous Chinese craving. Highly recommend. read more

I was disappointed with the food. I got sesame shrimp. What I received was deep fried small, flavorless shrimp covered with a batter that was about twice the size of the shrimp. A few sesame seeds were sprinkled on top after they were cooked. They were covered with a sweet sauce that did not add to the flavor. I also got the chicken wing appetizer. They were ok, but small. I doubt that I could recommend this restaurant to anyone who was looking for a good Chinese meal. read more

This place is so good right by my house so we've been going to new China for years. The people that own the place are really nice and have never messed up our orders. The food is always delicious and to go's are done VERY QUICKLY!!!! This is my family's go to Chinese place! Will be coming back often! read more

Great general tso chicken. However the lo mien noodles are gross and shaped like linguine. Quick service and friendly staff helped it get to 3 stars. read more