I was at the MDW airport and wanted to get some Thai food and so I headed to New China Tea. The ambience is okay, it seems like a good restaurant for family hangouts. There is a mini aquarium at the entrance that's really a kid-magnet. The kids in the restaurant were really fascinated with it. It's a small restaurant and seemed authentic. I got the combination fried rice and pineapple smoothie. The smoothie was soooo delicious I still think about it. I thought the friend rice was delicious as well. I think the only problem I had was getting the attention of the server. I was waiting for a while and had to continuously wave to see if he'll notice me. Besides that, I had a good experience overall. I would 8/10 recommend the place. read more

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The dumplings, the rice, were nasty. It's the first time I order and their food isn't good. I've ordered before and their food was not bad. I'm not ordering from them anymore. They probably have a new chef who isn't good. read more

Horrible customer service , I placed an order and was also charged $70 for them to tell me they didn't have my order. After arguing for 23 minutes " they found my order" an hour and 45 minutes after it was suppose to be delivered. After I asked for a manager she said they couldnt give me that information more those names. She wouldn't even give me her name. Wouldn't give me my money back and I didn't get my food. I'm out of $70 and no food. They are new owners and are horrible! I don't recommend them! read more

I enjoy both the shrimp fried rice and the orange chicken. However, I wish the orange chicken were better drained, since there's a lot of sauce at the bottom, which makes it less appetizing. The pieces on top that aren't submerged in sauce are actually very good. read more

New China Tea - 6. Orange Chicken Combination Lunch Plate with Shrimp Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

When we are looking for Chinese food close to home, New China Tea is the place we go to. Been in the neighborhood for as long as we can remember. Food is always fresh, hot and tasty. Portions are nice-size and the menu choices do not disappoint. We always call our order in and do a pick-up. Have never had an issue with accuracy. Always spot-on read more

Food was alright. But the service was shit. Lady literally threw rice on me. If it wasn't for my family and kiddos around I would have flipped my shit. She's lucky my dad told me to chill. But seriously we order out from here all the time. Always recommend to family and friends but after today especially after celebrating my birthday, NEVER AGAIN!!! Worst experience ever. She even yelled at my niece "what do you want?!" Smh. Very disrespectful and beyond disappointed with this place. Be a better person and make your customers feel welcomed. read more

Sauce from the sweet and sour taste like peanut and pineapple. And got the king po chicken but more like king po bell peppers read more

New China Tea - Kang 10. Kung Po Chicken Combination Dinner Plate. More like king po bell peppers.sauce taste like peanuts and pineapples. - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great food, fast service and friendly people. A bit pricey for daily eating but every now and then it's okay to splurg! My girlfriend and I love the potstickers. read more

Five stars all around! Excellent food, service, ambience, service, and prices. Nice family run restaurant that takes pride in what they do and they do it well. Thoroughly enjoyed my lunch there and will be back! read more

Priced right, food was oily but not too oily, orange chicken was 7.5 outta 10. Food was ready pretty fast too.

Very good food. Went for lunch special under $10.00. I had another meal out of my lunch. All was very tasty and a wonderful experience. The Hot and Sour soup was very good. Only little thing I would like is Tofu in the soup. The only time I eat Tofu perfect soup. I could just eat the soup. Go for lunch excellent value. And the food was very good. read more

New China Tea - Hot and Sour soup. Best I have tasted - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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If I can't make it to china town I come here . Fried rice , shrimps wit jalapeños huge size ,sweet n sour chicken crispy af , black bean chicken. I liked that the fried rice actually tasted like it was cooked and not just steamed rice n soy sauce . read more

Ordered from here for delivery a few times. Always hot, always tasty. And super quick on delivery.

Small quaint location, however dont let the size full you, they prepare authentic Chinese dishes. The staff is very helpful and friendly. Potsticker and teriyaki beef on stick to start off your favorite traditional Chinese dish. Have a mai tai if you enjoy a good tropical drink or a very refreshing fruit smoothie if you prefer. I will definitely come back. read more

My neighborhood chinese food place. Although I do order alot from them, the last 4 times, they forgot something. It gets to be really bad when you have to go out from ordering delivery or they have to come back to fix the order. Although their food is good, and I always take advantage of the coupons. Not a bad place. read more

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Best Chinese food in the neighborhood. They've been around for as long as I can remember.

Portions are huge, food is good, a lot of items to choose from honestly, it's a good place to eat if you want comfort food, hanging out with friends, or just want a nice filling meal with your partner. read more

If you can handle Chinese food, this might be a 4 or 5 star review. Unfortunately, although I asked for "No MSG and no /low salt", if they actually honored my request, there is something else in the food that is making my heart race (and not in a good way :) and body feel pretty creepy in general. Memory Lane (scroll past for more pertinent info :) I haven't ordered Chinese food for over ten years because it always seems too salty and generally unhealthy. Because I decided to hibernate to ride out the very cold, treacherous weather, I decided to order out for food. I thought I would give New China Tea a try. We had eaten in the restaurant about 16-17 years ago and I did not recall any problem with the food - - although I do believe the service was slow at the time. Hopefully it has improved over the years. I also decided to order here because I noticed another Yelp review that mentioned Thai food, which they did not have on the menu years ago. Placing the Order Placing the order went well. The phone was promptly answered and I found it easy enough to talk to the call taker, Orlando. He said that I could get my order w/o the MSG and salt. He gave me the cost of my order and said it would be delivered in about 45 minutes. Getting the Delivery About 30 minutes later, the delivery driver called to let me know that he was in front of the house and would bring up my order. He was nice and I didn't mind giving a little extra in the tip for service on such a cold day. I guess because the weather was so cold, the food was more warm than hot. Enjoying the Food (at the time) The food was packaged nicely. You truly can't beat the Chinese lunch specials. I ordered three different dishes to sustain me during the coming cold days. The two lunch specials that I ordered were the Orange Chicken and the General Tso Chicken. They both came in large foam containers. I did not specify the type of rice and was actually glad to see fried rice - - and a lot of it - - in each container. There also was plenty of chicken in each container. Both dishes were hot /spicy. I forgot to let Orlando know that I wanted mild. Due to the hot/spicy factor, both dishes tasted pretty much the same until you add the orange sauce. The orange sauce came in two separate small containers. As I said, there is a LOT of food in these containers and I split the food into separate containers for future meals. I put a sampling of each one on a plate. Although spicy, the chicken from both orders was still very tasty and the fried rice was also very good. An egg roll comes with the lunch special. I had one of them and it was good also. The other item I ordered was a small Pineapple Curry with chicken. It came in a plastic container with a separate small container of white rice. This is the first time that I ever tried this particular dish. It was okay. The chicken is not breaded like the other dishes that I ordered. It did not taste particularly good. I think if I cook it a bit more it might taste better. This was definitely the healthiest of the meals that I ordered and I am hoping that it may be safe from the salt and MSG. I can't really tell just now because I sampled everything together. There were three fortune cookies and three small forks in the bag. I made a point to ask for 2 packets of mustard - - since other places have neglected to include the mustard in the past. I also asked for 4 packets of the sweet sauce. I told Orlando I did not need any soy sauce. I ended up getting numerous packets of all three. This place served up a lot of (for the most part) VERY GOOD TASTING food for a REASONABLE PRICE and DELIVERED it QUICKLY . If you can handle Chinese food without feeling like you may have to make a trip to the Emergency Room, this could be a good place. As for me, I think that life will be easier and longer if I stay away from Chinese food. read more

This place has been a fam favorite for 20yrs. I did notice that there was a change possibly ownership and that some food items had slightly changed. Nevertheless I still continue to be a patron of this establishment. Egg rolls & smoothies are my favorites. read more

The food was not good, the mushrooms tasted like they were canned. The food tasted off like it wasn't fresh. There was inconsistencies with the vegetables, some tasted half raw and others tasted over cooked. I usually take my leftovers home, but it was so gross that I couldn't. read more

My favorite Chinese local spot , just been a fan for years. Usually take out sometimes the lobby is too dim

Went to dine in with my partner and had a terrible experience. The old lady waitress was very rude and kept rushing us when we had more than 1 hr before they closed. When I paid she told me "next time come earlier". Never coming back here, horrible experience. read more

Just horrible! I spent $18 on take out and ended up throwing most of it out for animals on the street to eat. One star just because the guy inside was nice. Food, not so much! read more

The best place in my neighborhood. They are nice thougful and the food is authentic. Some people cant appreciate the real chinnese food. But I can. read more

I ordered teriyaki chicken sticks and lo mein. The chicken was cooked perfectly although I think they forgot the teriyaki sauce. The chicken tasted great without the sauce either way that I didn't mind. The lo mein was good not great. I ordered pickup but the lady was very friendly. I will definitely be ordering the chicken sticks again. read more

Best orange chicken around me The little old lady is the best! Didn't like egg rolls until I had these with the sweet and sour it changed my life!! read more

I've came here since a kid, always was pleased by the environment and the food, staff is really friendly.

Still going here. Still getting (speedoflight) delivery. Still cute. YumYum.

The food is always delivered Hot and Fresh. One of the best on the Southwest Side, You cant go wrong here,

I use to eat from here years ago and since I was in the neighborhood I didn't see why not to have it for lunch. Well I order $50 worth of food for my family I didn't receive the egg rolls I brought and even asked for sweet and sour sauce for the fried rice and didn't have 1 packet in the bag. Chicken fried rice was dark brown and burnt the pineapple chicken fried rice was white rice with undercooked chicken. The only thing that came out right and good with the beef tomato green pepper extra spicy. I paid extra for extra meat but it seems like it didn't matter I doubt I'll go back here ever again with the poor service and food being off read more

New China Tea - The Fortune gave me hope but eating a stale fortune cookie didn't I never ate a bad fortune cookie till today - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Have been coming here for about 20 yrs now and it's always the best Chinese food!! Their egg rolls are always so nice and brown and non greasy crunchy, yum just the best ones !! Every time I come here they never disappoint me. This is like an unknown gem, not too many people know about this place but they should give it a try !!! read more

New China Tea - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Nothing new about New China Tea. Somehow, amazingly they have avoided decorating this place since Nixons trip to China. As a kid any ethnic restaurant was Taboo for my father, he had many pseudo racist fears about furiners and their habits in the kitchen, in fact the only Chinese restaurant he would get take out from was ten miles from my home, and the only thing he would eat was either Chicken chow mein, or Beef chop suey. I say yuck to both. Because of my Fathers narrow ways, I missed out on those old kitschy Chinese experiences, I rarely ate the Americanized stuff. This adds up to one apprehensive boy when I walk into a place that looks like time stood still. A friend had told me when he was younger he would order the famous Scorpion drink, well I knew about Scorpions from another restaurant on the South side, so I was somewhat at ease knowing I could get a good buzz on while ingesting corn syrup and food coloring. The drinks were fine, reasonably priced, and I got my buzz on, er should I say added to my buzz I brought with. The staff is older and shrinking, I believe them to be the original staff, they have aged gracefully, but they seem tiny, even to my 5 foot 7 frame, these are very small people, another reason for this is the 8 cops that are scattered in the room all have on the full gear, making them look like transformers. Between the broken English handling the phone orders and the police radios blipping bits of coded information, it is quite the circus in there. I had the Ma Po Tofu, it was fine, a little greasy but the flavor was good and the tofu fresh. The pork in the dish was slightly charred which added a nice depth to the dish, my girlfriend had sweet and sour chicken which I am vehemently opposed to, thick soft batter doused in a glow in the dark tooth achingly sweet sauce, sends shivers down my spine thinking about it. She liked it. Pricing is basement prices, entrees come with choice of soup, and an egg roll, I think, I can't remember, did I mention i was drinking. Parking is a breeze, well unless you go on a Wednesday, park behind an Hispanic Pentecostal Church. When you exit the restaurant you will find yourself boxed in. I guess when speaking in tongues on a Wednesday it is tradition to pull up to the back bumper of all the cars to ensure the son of god doesn't have any worshipers leaving early. As an atheist, I avoid houses of religion. I walked to the back door and looked inside, this is not a "church" in the traditional Gothic style spired structure, this is a building that could just as easily be a Liberty Tax office or a Tanning salon. I looked inside and saw people waiting in a central line, they were being greeted by the minister and he would place a hand on their heads and, well once I saw the shaking, I couldn't take any more, I walked away. I decided to take a walk to a Mexican bakery and burn some time, did you know the stuff inside a Mexican Bakery all looks the same, just a different color? I burned 15 minutes and returned, they were still shouting and singing. I assessed my parking situation, Maybe I can move the concrete bumper? I searched the trunk for a pry bar, nothing big enough. I searched the alleys high and low for something anything, to build a ramp to drive my Subaru over the parking bumper. I returned with a shopping cart full of scraps of wood, a pallet and a couple of bricks. I then dragged over the dumpster from the Chinese restaurant, two of Chicagos finest looked at me but didn't seem concerned, I built a ramp out of a pallet and card board, This did not work. I was getting restless, my buzz was coming to a quick end, and I could feel the, "I told you not to park there." comment, brewing up from my patient gf. Looking around, I could see a pile of garbage in the alley, a dumpster 100 feet from where it belonged, my hands were greasy, and the damn Christians were still building up to the frenzy that my imagination decided would culminate in some kind of sacrifice soon. My Girlfriend says, "why don't you call that number." "Yeah, just call them in the middle of the sacrifice." I dialed the number, someone answered in Spanish, I said, "por favor, mi carro ay yer." Immediately a Gentleman with no blood or anything on his clothes came out, he assessed the situation and we were soon on our way. Leaving behind a pile of cardboard, a pallet, two bricks and a shopping cart. Gifts from god for the church. read more

I looooove this place! I've been coming here since I was a kid (so over 20 years). The food is always delicious, and the staff is usually willing to customize your meal anyway you prefer it. While they do have some American dishes, I would not recommend them. Stick with the Chinese cuisine. The current waiter is a sweetheart, but he is down to business! Don't get offended if he seems impatient -- he's the only guy working the entire floor! Cops still flood in here, so they've gotta be doing something right! Parking is only street parking, so if you land on 55th, HUG the curb! There are a few spots on Komensky, but don't go too far down the block as it's permit parking. read more

Reliable little neighborhood place for eat in, pickup, or delivery. Though it has changed owners once or twice over the years, the interior has barely changed since the late 70s (I've been coming here since, so I should know). The carpet, booths, and bamboo/tiki decor are, truth be told, looking a little crummy these days. But it is sort of cozy and has its charm. Nobody comes anymore for the bar, but the smallish dining room usually has some business, and the take out seems busy. Food is usually tasty, assuming you like standard south side Cantonese-American grub. The shrimp egg foo young is exceptional, though -- it's one of our family staples, and I like their preparation better than just about anywhere else. Never overcooked, good loose, coarse texture, generous with the shrimp, and the gravy is a bit lighter in color than most places. read more

This is like stepping out of a time machine, and finding yourself in post-War (that would be, "the Second World...") America. Wow. Tiki always makes me happy, and though this isn't a tiki bar per se, it does have a lot of that kitsch around. And for some reason, a display of popcans on top of a giant fish tank! But you do come for the food, and it's delicious. True to Chinese restaurant tradition, the lunch specials are great deals: a generous amount of food, soup, a scrumptious egg roll, and cookies for dessert. And you won't break the bank. The waiter is a friendly guy and takes care of you quickly and efficiently. As other reviewers have noted, this seems to be a favorite cop spot. So you basically never have to worry about the place being held up. Come for the atmosphere, stay for the food! read more

Mindful that we had a reservation that night at a superior, top-notch Chinese restaurant, Sun Wah, we were not looking to dine in the same style here. We just happened to be on the south side at lunch time and this was a place we had passed while looking for parking a hour earlier. As old-school Chinese places go (i.e., Orange Garden), this was typical and not disappointing. The main room is in semi-tiki bar style decor: a ceiling grid of real bamboo, framed Asian 3-D flower art, and dim, lounge-like lighting. The place is probably a welcome, cool escape on a hot summer day. Upon entering, you can go directly past the large fish tank into the dining area, which has a half dozen tables for 2's plus another half dozen booths for 4's. Face away from the fish tank to see a huge flat-screen TV, probably the only thing that's been added here since the 1950s. A wall of glass windows divides this room from the well-stocked tiki bar, which has another set of 3 booths for 4's. We were willing to go with two of the pre-set luncheon meals from their lunch menu (everything is $4.99.), but the lone waiter (who may remind you of an Asian personification of Elmer Fudd) acknowledged that we were Chinese, and offered to substitute two dinner dishes for us. So we wound up with Chicken Chow Mein Cantonese Style (with pan-fried noodles) and Chow Fun Shee (a shrimp and curry noodles dish). Both were tasty and not overly sauced with corn starch. The portions were huge for two people and we wound up taking a third of it home. We observed that at another table, the people there took the luncheon specials and those plates were also overflowing with fried rice plus entrée. However, they were also given the included soup, egg rolls, and fortune cookies-- items that we did not get as part of our customized service at the same price. We also got no white rice. read more

We just ordered for the first time and it was the best food we've had in awhile! The grab Rangoon orange chicken Mongolian beef was amazing. We will definitely be ordering again soon! read more

This is an interesting review. I was recommended to this restaurant by a friend who lives close by. I owe her big time. The food here is Flavorful and Delicious! I have been to this establishment many times and they never disappoint. They have Chinese and Thai food selections. You can dine in or take out which I have done both. On 6/29/15, I had a situation that could of been bad but in the end, it turned out positive. I ordered take out like usual and then drove home (I live 35 minutes away). When I was ready to do a serious dig into my food, I discovered that one of my entrees didn't have the extra ingredient I asked for. I called and talked to the staff who wanted me to come back into the restaurant with the entree. Not possible. So I asked for the manager. Manager was very professional, offered me the same thing and I explained that I didn't live nearby. I asked if he could just credit my account. He said he was willing but that would mean on their end they would have to credit the whole take out order. I definitely didn't want that as that wouldn't be fair to them. We came to a compromise for the next time I get take out which was a win win. Nobody is perfect and mistakes can happen and this was the first time there was an error. 5 stars to the manager who went over and beyond to make things right for me. P.S. Tried their smoothie for the first time - the Pineapple flavor and let me tell you...that treat had the angels singing from the heavens my friends!!! :) read more

Tried this place a few years back and was happy to try it again recently. Great taste and value!! Found a new spot in the neighborhood.

I dig the dingy, dank 1973 era wood paneling. But food/service isn't great. I did carry-out maybe 5 times when China Ho was doing their move, and ate in the restaurant once. I thought at the time tha China Ho on Pulaski, went out of business, and eating at NCT always made me want to cry a little bit into my soggy orange chicken. China Ho down Pulaski reopened, I no longer weep into cartons of chinese, and thank goodness, New China Tea is no longer my go to place for chinese in the hood. read more