Came for the good and stayed for the music. Quality of food is consistent and delicious. Getting a mini concert from time to time makes this place special read more

good food, great service and friendly staff. We order dinner at least once a month for the last couple years..

Very good food and friendly service. Great live entertainment aswell. Very dope vibe and ambiance inside and outside

Very clean and super friendly! The food is always great! I'm a pescatarian and the owner always makes sure that when you don't order pork she offers you a veggie or shrimp roll. Even when the restaurant is busy she is still super friendly and takes great care of each customer. I highly recommend if you are in the Newark area and want some amazing Chinese food. read more

Food is always good and hot! I eat here pretty often and am never disappointed. Service is fast and friendly!

Wonderful Service Delicious Food Good Customer Service Very convenient great location overall wonderful experience

Absolutely the nastiest place I've been in not even completely because of the food this store is DIRTY! The rice is bland and undercooked...not much to say because the looks of this place says enough read more

New Number One Chinese Restaurant - Disgusting store - Chinese Near Me - Newark, Delaware

Don't eat here. The place is filthy. I'm not sure it's ever been cleaned. It's a takeout joint so don't plan on staying to eat. The kitchen is so dirty. I'm not sure how they passed the health inspection. The lunch menus is average priced, but portions are small. Beef and broccoli was mostly undercooked broccoli. Hardly any beef. A big PASS for me. Go anywhere else. read more

New Number One Chinese Restaurant - Beef and Broccoli. Maybe 5 small pieces of tough beef - Chinese Near Me - Newark, Delaware

The last few times we did takeout I was not disappointed! The shrimp with mixed vegetables was fresh and the white garlic sauce was delicious. The lo mien was very flavorful too. read more

Is this the best Chinese food I've ever had? No. Is it comfort food through and through? Absolutely. This little hole in the wall spot has been here for 30 years. It (currently) has no sign, very little atmosphere, and nothing that you won't see on menus for similar places. What it has is consistency. Decades of steady orders. Of pleasing the community. Of feeding hungry UD students and busy families night after night. As a student my regular order was beef chow fun or mu shu chicken with an order of steamed dumplings. My recent visit reunited me with the dumplings, but with a different choice for my main meal. My General Tsao's chicken was tasty enough to know that it must be a crowd pleaser. The dumplings were just as I remembered them, doughy and sweet and just what I wanted. I appreciated their commitment to safety. There was no dine in available when I went, but my order was taken and handed over with care. Gloves and masks were evident and what I saw of the interior was clean. This restaurant will always be a part of my college experience. My then boyfriend and I shared an order of the steamed dumplings almost every weekend during my senior year. This time we ate our dumplings in the front seat of our car, which is as close as I guess we will get to the scratchy fabric of a dorm room loveseat. It was a familiar meal shared with my partner, and was a lovely reminder of the joys of consistency. read more

New Number One Chinese Restaurant - General Tso 's Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Newark, Delaware

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Don't walk run away from this place I don't recommend at all. I order from there tonight and I very disappointed. The food had no flavor left the bad aftertaste. read more

I don't understand the low reviews! The food is always good, never greasy, and very flavorful. This is our go to Chinese place in the area. Very friendly staff. read more

The New Number One Chinese Restaurant has been an old favorite for a very long time. How long? I ordered takeout from them in 1991. I again ordered from them just the other day, when I was passing through the area. I have had the privilege of eating Chinese food all over the country, and during one trip I had Chinese food in China. Number One does not disappoint. This is classic take out Chinese food. It is not a fancy sit down restaurant. It's take out, take home, and enjoy. They are consistent. Nothing adventurous. Nothing crazy. Nothing too spicy (for most people). Nothing bad. Just consistently decent food. This may not seem like much, but you try maintaining a standard for three decades. They have adapted to the pandemic of 2020. Call in your food order. Once your food is ready, it will be placed on a table on the other side of the front door. Take the napkins, condiments, and utensils you need, and wave from a distance. Fast fast food and quick & friendly service. read more

Ok this is the second time this has happened. I ordered online, received a confirmation, got to the restaurant 25 min later and they didnt realize I had ordered. read more

Got the chicken and cashew meal, really no flavor and the vegetables seemed more for a chicken stew than an Asian dish

We like this place and get take out regularly. It's a simple storefront, not really for dine-in. Full Chinese menu ( ie lots of menu items). We like the pu pu platter, moo shu pork (roll your own-if you've never had, try it), and the perennial favorite, orange chicken. read more

Fried rice too plain. Chicken broccoli gross. Wonton soup too sour. Forgot to give my drink to door dash

To start, I am an avid lover of Chinese food. I've been going to the same hometown Chinese place for 20+ years. I ordered from New Number 1 Chinese and got the beef and broccoli with fried rice, and the dumplings. The dumplings came steaming. The dumpling skin was extremely thick for some odd reason. It didn't appear cooked in places because it was so thick. The meat was however good. Kind of had a unique flavor. On to my entree of beef and broccoli; it seemed very oily. The sauce did not stick to any of the ingredients due to the high amount of oil. The meat seemed a bit on the rubbery side. The veggies, good but now oily. Finally, the fried rice that came with the beef was extremely dry and over cooked. Ever eat dry rice? It's not great. Also no sign of those signature veggies (green beans) etc. This was some of the most lackluster Chinese food I've ever had. Really a shame too as I had been told it was good. I'll stick with Red Bowl on Main Street while I'm at school. read more

New Number One Chinese Restaurant - Dumpling skin extremely thick. You can see parts of the skin aren't cooked. - Chinese Near Me - Newark, Delaware

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Staying at Marriott Courtyard and decided to try this for takeout. The fried rice was okay but the Kung Pao Chicken I ordered should have been called Kung Pao Carrots. Very disappointed with too many carrots and very little spice associated with this dish. read more

New Number One Chinese Restaurant - Kung pao chicken - Chinese Near Me - Newark, Delaware

This has been a staple of Newark DE Chinese food for some time. The food is always prepared timely and is always good. Service with a smile! We always order the same thing and have never been disappointed pointed. They will customize dishes upon request, whether it is "extra spicy" General Tso's chicken or mushrooms in the chicken broccoli, they are always very accommodating! Update 10/6/19 - continued to get same good service and food, ordered for a group tonight and all were please with the choices. read more

do not order food from this place. worst service i've experienced. person who answered the phone when i inquired about my order stated it would be another hour after waiting 1 hour and rudely explained either wait or cancel the order and hung up. worst experience ever! read more

Really? First to review? Exactly what you would expect in a take out Chinese food place, and essentially our go to place for Friday night take out. The typically MILLION choices and always a bit of confusion as sometimes they ask for your name or a phone number when you call in an order, and other times, they don't - you just go in and wait until they call out an order that sounds interesting. Really. It's good. read more

That food is very good. Lo mein was very good. Egg rolls are good as well. Beef teriyaki is out of this world. I give them five stars for their food. I ordered online and after waiting an hour I called. I told them what happened and they said it's in its way. I didn't tell them who I was. 10 min later nice young man hands me my food and says he's sorry about the long wait. We ordered PU PU for two and Lo mein. They didn't include any silverware or sauces. I've never ordered Chinese before and not gotten any sauces. I'm sure it was a one time mistake, but made for a dry meal. I will order from them again hoping for a better experience. Ok this is an update to the above review. I changed from 3 stars to 5, just because the food is so good. I may move to DE so I can eat this everyday. Service tonight was faster and they brought tons of sauces and two forks and fortune cookies. It's cheap and amazing. You have to try it. read more

I love this place. Not only is the service amazingly fast, but the food is good. I have never been disappointed, and I try to order different menu items each time I visit. I can vouch for their soups -- all delicious. I enjoyed the Chicken and Broccoli, Cashew Chicken, Shrimp dishes, General Tso's . . . all tasty, hot, and flavorful. The dining in option is not good, though . . . no atmosphere, and really just a waiting area for waiting for your food. read more

Excellent food, especially on a cold rainy day! My shrimp rolls were fresh and hot! I ordered couple times a week now, since I work right around it! Worth it read more

Don't waste your time food is not fresh this must be the normal for the restaurants here poor quality definitely not good

This store is convenient to me and the food is not bad but the girl- the wife of the owner i am assumed because the two kids always there they called her mommy, she is not nice and very mean girl! Never smile and she has an attitude that is annoying to the customers. She should not be working there or else customers will go to other chinese take out which is not hard to find one. Every corner has Chinese store!!! read more

Go to Chinese place in newark. The best crab Rangoon I've had so far! I'm going to be sad when I leave UD.

Rude service, and the food was very bland. I stopped because it was on my way home, I should have taken the time to go to a good Chinese restaurant. read more

This place took 3 and a half hours to deliver 1.6 miles. Their excuse was "we are very busy". Now I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure that if I was in the restaurant it would not take 3 hours to get a pretty general amount of food. Now that it's here I'm not impressed with the quality of food either. It was room temperature, average tasting, and overall a bland experience. In all it was probably the worst Chinese experience I've ever had. NEVER EVER go there. read more

The female owner is rude and arrogant, as if she was customer . She has no smile and no thank you. I wil give it only one star and will never never come back again!!! read more

I have eaten here my entire life. I do not eat Chinese food unless it is from this restaurant. I don't trust eating anywhere else! I'm not saying it's the best Chinese food because I've only tried two others in my life and I've gotten sick both times! This place is very good and if they ever go out of business, I will never eat Chinese food again. They always give me Chinese calendars, home made sweet tea, tons of sauce, great service, and a smile when I walk in! I can personally testify that the other negative review is false. Do yourself a favor and grab yourself some general sooo! read more

Food is always good. Fast and friendly service. Never disappointed. They're Won Ton soup is fantastic. Make sure you get their combo as a better value, although their prices are very low overall. Really good value. We go once a month or so. read more

The best Chinese food in Newark! Ate here all four years of college. Their combo platters with eggrolls and rice are really good as are their chicken tenders (sweet and sour without the sauce). They deliver SO quick and they are so friendly! read more

This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Newark. The family that runs it is very friendly, the facility appears clean, and the food is good for the price you pay. Lunch specials are a great deal! read more

The only good thing about my order was the rice and veggies. Chicken & veggies were covered in a slimy like sauce that drowned my rice when I added it to the chicken and veggies. The chicken tasted like rubber and had no flavor. Steamed dumplings were large and tasted ok but, not great and at first glance had much to be desired. I have not had a problem with a combo platter before, so I suggest going with that instead. read more

New Number One Chinese Restaurant - Chicken and veggies added to white rice. You can't see the rice since it's drowning in the sauce. The blue bowl is my own. - Chinese Near Me - Newark, Delaware

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The food here used to be very good. Now they serve the yellow pork fried rice with no flavor. A real shame

Most atrocious service I have ever received, they told me an hour and a half which is already insanely long for an order, then when we called an hour and a half later they told us ANOTHER HOUR. How awful can you be? If I was in the restaurant, would it have taken this long? Awful, awful service, will never go back read more

We used to go here often-not because the food was exceptional, but because it was convenient. After a recent incident, we no longer support this establishment. I received an order of chicken egg foo young. After arriving home to eat it, I found 2 burnt patties. I called to advise them of this and to my amazement, the lady who answered the phone yelled at me, called me a bad customer and hung up on me. I returned to the store, with burnt patties in hand. She made no apologies, but returned my money. I suggested she might want to refrain from being so disrespectful to her customers. I remained calm and controlled throughout the phone conversation and in person at the restaurant. I am really surprised, as we have purchased food from this place numerous times. If she had simply acknowledged that the food was not edible and provided a replacement, I would still buy food from here. Since she felt the need to be verbally abusive and never offer an apology, I would be foolish to continue purchasing food from New Number 1 in Newark, DE. read more