Honestly, I didn't really enjoy the food here. I expected better but as a New Yorker, out of state Chinese food can be hit or miss. This place struck out! The pork fried rice was lacking flavor, good color and can use some bean sprouts and scallions. The ribs were ok but I've definitely had better. Needs char and a good bbq sauce. The dumplings were blah, sauce did not help either. And the egg roll was mush inside, no meat either. Only good thing was the mustard packets. The service was quick, but too much lack of love put into the food. Gotta fix that! Typical takeout spot few chairs and tables. Not worth the price for the bland food that was served. Sorry guys, can't recommend trying them out to only be disappointed. read more

No 1 Chinese - Hoboken - Boneless spare ribs combo with pork fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

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We had our food delivered by Uber eats to the hotel in Hoboken . It was good but my mixed veggies were lacking in variety mostly broccoli . Uber Eat's service was not terribly long . read more

Your typical greasy Chinese takeout spot, but I must say that it's better than most spots I've tried in Hoboken. They have a $6.50 lunch special, so I ordered chicken and broccoli with regular fried rice (sans the old leftover roast pork), which comes with a soup - so I picked the wonton. I don't order Chinese takeout too often but would definitely order from here again next time I do. read more

No 1 Chinese - Hoboken - Chinese Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

This place always seems to deliver exactly what I am looking for. They make solid general tso's and sweet and sour chicken. This isnt 5 star gourmet food but if you are craving chinese food this is it. It is inexpensive, quick delivery, and good product. Not much more you can ask for. read more

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The food is delicious and very cheap. The customer service might not be the best but it doesn't matter. The inside is pretty small so there's not many chair for you to sit down and eat, but overall I love this place. read more

I used to order delivery (mostly combos) from number 1 a lot when i didn't live near a chinese food place. Then I moved and was pretty loyal to the place across the street for pickup. Moved again to someplace in hoboken and looking for another true chinese food delivery and decided to try number 1 again. The food came quickly which was great! But after starting to eat the dishes I ordered, I realized I had a made a mistake. Here's the low down. - Pork Dumplings (steamed): dumplings were huge which I liked, but the dough was really gummy. -Buffalo wings (8 pieces): These were pretty sad. The sauce was okay, but the wings were not crispy. Also, as part of the 8 pieces were 3 wing tips -- so really we only got 5 pieces. Our former place was 4 pieces, but had the entire wing (drummie, flat, and tip). -Eggdrop soup with wonton: I enjoyed the consistency of the eggdrop, but the wontons were filled with a mysterious meat that definitely tasted off. -pork chow fun: Super bland. Needed to add soy sauce to the noodle dish which I normally scoff at others that do this. The dish should be made to have flavor already! - Beef hunan style: This was the only saving grace of the 5 dishes we ordered. It didn't really taste any different than normal beef with broccoli, but it had some other veggies (onions, carrots, mushrooms). read more

I was looking for Chinese food and so glad I found this spot. I ordered the shrimp egg foo young, ribs combo with fried rice and egg roll, sautéed broccoli and chicken wings . Everything was great, good flavor , I will definitely go back again . Everyone was very nice. read more

I accidentally ordered here but meant to order from the one in weehawken. I ordered chicken fried rice with chicken wings for my bf and dumplings for me and was very disappointed. My dumplings were extremely doughy and lacked flavor they tasted like a huge ball of dough. My bf said his chicken wings were good but the rice was lacking seasoning. I also tried their egg roll which were smaller than usual eggrolls they were cold and had an oily flavor. I don't plan on ordering from here again unless it's only wings. If I would of known the food would not be to my expectations I would of never tipped for food i could not even eat. read more

Very surprised at the quality of their food and Execution of every item I have tried. I've lived on Pine st. for 3 years and had zero idea this restaurant existed. What a shame since the amount of times I've ordered garbage, takeout Chinese (specifically since China Chalet closed due to COVID). For the purpose of people who live in the area I would have to say that China chalet is the most comparable restaurant in the area. While the flavor was close in terms of them both being excellent have to give #1 the #1 spot in this competition. The sesame beef has historically been hard for me to find where the meat is tender and flavorful without being chewy and overcooked, their execution and quality of the beef was stellar. chicken and broccoli 5/5 sesame beef 6/5 ;) egg roll 3.5/5 (they are very good but a bit expensive, this is the one item I'd have to say China chalet has the upper hand in) Fried rice 4/5 To describe the fried rice does the restaurant justice as it is not the yellow rice or white rice with soy sauce that many of the takeout restaurants tend to serve but true fried rice with great pieces of roast pork. When looking at the menu I would not compare their pricing to any takeout restaurant in the area because as I said they are not takeout. I would not say they're fine dining in any sense but are a place that I would go and sit down and have a meal with my girlfriend (minus the pandemic). Last but not least I am quite picky when it comes to The manner in which my food is prepared they followed my instructions perfectly, not to mention I wrote these instructions in the comments and forgot to follow up with a call (usually how I confirm the changes) and was pleasantly surprised to find my meal executed perfectly. Keep up the good work guys and if you're looking for a good if not best Chinese food restaurant in the area give this place a try. You won't be disappointed. read more

First time ordering and best Chinese I've had in Hoboken! Amazing crab rangoons, dumplings, and general tsos with pork fried rice all for $20!!! read more

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It's good I got sesame chicken with pork fried rice combo. Lots of food and taste good read more

No 1 Chinese - Hoboken - Sesame chicken combo - Chinese Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

Terrible service. Ordered food for delivery. Said 25 minutes. We called after 40 minutes and they said they were backed up. We called at an hour and 35 minutes and they said they tried to call us several times (they did not my phone was on the whole time). I told them that is not true and reminded the same man that I have spoken to him several times already and every time he had a different reason for why we did not have our food yet. He apologized and said they will make it right now and deliver it. Didn't arrive yet and it's been 2 hours. Just canceled our order and are getting food from a different place. Super disappointed ... not sure why he lied? If there was a reason like they were under staffed or they forgot just let me know. So strange. 0/5 read more

I never write bad reviews. I used to come here a lot and get the same thing - general tsos. They either gave me the wrong thing or something is wrong with the food because I don't know what they gave me and it was basically inedible. I called to do the right thing and they were extremely difficult and rude. The only reason they get two stars is because they got my girlfriends order right. read more

We haven't been too impressed the last couple of times we ordered from here, and I'm sorry to say this will be our last. My chef special crispy white meat chicken with walnuts contained almost no chicken at all---it was just a bunch of mushy pieces of fried dough (see my photo). Inside a few of the larger pieces, there were pathetic tiny shreds of chicken meat strands. Our crispy bacon rolls appetizer were burned to the point they were almost black (how can you mess up fried bacon?). Even our favorite spicy mei fun beef thai style contained only a few tiny pieces of beef. They are definitely cutting corners, and it shows. When a place starts doing things like this, it is usually a sign of things going downhill and I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't around for much longer. read more

No 1 Chinese - Hoboken - Where's the chicken? We got a container full of soggy fried dough with no chicken inside. What a ripoff. - Chinese Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

Ordered chicken chow mein. Was then given the below photo. Just soggy chicken and soggy vegetables and no noodles. Called and complained and I was laughed at and told that chow mein doesnt actually contain noodles and it's supposed to be all vegetables. MEIN MEANS NOODLE read more

No 1 Chinese - Hoboken - Chicken 116. Classic Chow Mein - Chinese Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

This rating is based on both the quality of food and the price that was paid. It is 3 star food as pretty typical if slightly above average Chinese takeout. Prices are good as bill for dinner combo, two spring rolls plus another entree with delivery and mead came to under 20. Spring rolls were not overly greasy and light on the wrapping. Sesame chicken could have used more broccoli but otherwise very good. Delivery came quickly and available on delivery.com. I will order from them again when want Chinese. read more

No 1 Chinese - Hoboken - Leftover sesame chicken with one of two pieces of broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

I work in hoboken and i was ordering from another chinese spot because my co workers order from there but they never really switch it up. I decided to switch things up and try this place out. I ordered the basics. Chicken Wings and French Fries w an Egg Roll. It was probably one of the best Chicken Wings around here in hoboken. They werent burnt to a crisp like the place we usually order from. the fries were not soggy and the egg roll tasted like an egg roll lol. Def will be ordering from here again! read more

This spot is our go to Chinese place in Hoboken. Every dish we get is great. Egg rolls are SPOT ON perfect crunch perfect filling every time and never burnt. The staff is always really nice too read more

If I can give this Chinese Restaurant ZERO, I would. I've been ordering from here for about 10 years and I can say that this restaurant has gone down hill. I ordered a large chicken and broccoli with white rice, general tso chicken with light sauce and ice teas. I personally went to pick up my food and when I got home there was a long straight black hair in my white rice. There was no sauce on my general tso chicken. The ice teas was place inside the brown bag and spilled all over my food and all in the bag. My egg rolls was soggy because the juice spilled. Then when I called them around 9:15pm the Chinese man answered and then placed me on hold for about 5+ minutes. Once he got back on the phone he tried to say I didn't order from them in which I told him I have a receipt from you guys and what are they going to do because I'm hungry. He stated he was not giving me my money back and that they are about to close at 9:30pm and rudely said "that's your problem figure out what to eat tonight and bring me all the food tomorrow". So this man didn't want to issue me a refund, my whole order was ruined and I wasted gas going there. After he said he wasn't giving me my money back I told him that's fine I'll call my bank to cancel the transaction because they do NOT deserve my money after all of that. Beyond unprofessional and clearly have sanitation issues and seem to not get orders right. Now I have nothing to eat. Thank you for the TERRIBLE service. read more

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Wow!!!! I ordered in Hoboken.. I'll start with that.. but I got my order in 12 mins... delivered to my door! Crazy. Food was great!!

Lived in Hoboken and ate at every Chinese food shop in town - this is hands down the best. Used to order from Precious and always disappointed. Their Won Ton is very good (wish it had pork bits and some more green veggies in the broth), but the wonton are firm and delicious. Big fan of beef and broccoli, the broccoli are cooked through and not too crisp (this is the way I like it). Also pork fried rice is excellent too - pro tip, combine pork fried rice with beef and broccoli. Also crazy fast delivery for Hoboken. Literally took 20 minutes with my last order (I didn't use Yelp - I just called). The place looks like a hole in the wall, but their food is literally the best Chinese in Hoboken. read more

The hot and spicy shrimp came with 6 shrimp. The rest of the dish is onions. Just don't order this if you're expecting to get shrimp. And don't order from here if you expect nice service - I was hung up on when I called. read more

More like no 0. Dumplings were fatty and gristly and chewy. General tsos was soggy and even the egg roll tasted old and like a refrigerator. Sucked. read more

Consistently perfectly cooked food every time! I've been eating here monthly for a few years, tried nearly every menu item and I haven't tasted anything I wouldn't order again. Quick delivery or pickup and always a friendly smile when I walk in. read more

I found a piece of hair that was fried into my chicken wing, I called and asked for my money back and I was only given partial of my money back due to me eating 1 chicken wing before noticing the piece of hair.. this is disgusting and I will never order from here again. They hung up the phone on my several times and denied right to my face that it wasn't hair . read more

No 1 Chinese - Hoboken - Chinese Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

This is your typical take-out Chinese restaurant. I've only ever ordered in for delivery from here. The prices are very reasonable (although not the cheapest on the block) and they have both good and bad dishes. It's all about knowing what to order. The good: Dumplings - not bad. Skin is a bit more thin than your typical Chinese-American Take-out places. The dumpling sauce is always yummy, and they always come hot because they are in nice containers that keep the heat in well. Tofu - Their bean curd (Tofu) dishes are actually pretty good here. They don't use the really crappy quality stuff, so the tofu has a nice texture and retains a lot of flavor. The... not so good: Soup - neither the egg drop nor the hot and sour soup is very good. Eggplant in garlic Sauce - Now, I'm a huge fan of egg plant in garlic sauce, and I've tried this dish at least 3 times here. Each time, the eggplant was undercooked, and that just destroys the entire dish. The rest of the dishes are pretty mediocre (beef with scallions, sesame chicken, that birds nest thingy, fried rice). Actual rating might have been at 2.5 stars, but this restaurant has a little bit of the X-factor (meaning I have the possibility of ordering food from here rather than cooking) so I will bump it up to 3 stars. One annoying factor is that it is often difficult to give your order over the phone because of the language barrier. Delivery is pretty quick though and the food comes hot! read more

Good place if you want something quick and filling - Delicious Greasy Chinese is always a good way to fill up the cold winter nights. I have had a few vegetable dishes and was never disappointed - read more

If you ask me, every generic Chinese food takeout place would get 2 stars. Its not as good as a dining in experience, but it gets the job done, is cheap, and is easy. The places that are more geared towards takeout generally are of a little less quality, as is the case here. I definitely got enough food, but everything was a solid meh. I'll order from here again, but if I can afford it I'll look elsewhere. read more

Great place in wall street for good Chinese! Definitely recommend this place for the service is efficient and worth going back to

I know I know.... But I love this place. We usually order the same thing each time: chicken wings - Wish they would let you order 5 instead of 4 chicken and broccoli - Some places make watered down chicken and broccoli but here the sauce is thick and the broccoli is not soggy. pork fried rice - Very tasty 2 egg rolls - always crunchy Been ordering from this place for over five years and I have yet to have a bad experience. I mean for how cheap they are the food is very satisfying. read more

Thank you for making the best wonton soup in town. Not to salty and tasty broth, plentiful chewy tasty wontons that do not fall apart and hot on arrival with quick delivery. Oh and my new favorite dish is their chicken broccoli or chicken string beans: both great and they (like any solid Chinese establishment) don't overcook their greens!! read more

Ordered a little less than my usual feast to test, but after the standards, I'm not sure ill order again here. Had the general tso's chicken combo with fried rice, wonton egg drop soup, and an egg roll. The egg roll was nice and crispy, and probably the best thing of the day. Soup was a little thick for my taste, but the wontons were nice and doughy. The general tso's was good, but the pork fried rice was pretty bland. read more

No 1 Chinese - Hoboken - General tso's lunch combo. - Chinese Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

Been ordering from here for years, for cheap Chinese it's my favorite place in Hoboken. They deliver very quick and food has always been consistent for me. The wonton soup is my favorite! read more

OK, so I've only been to two Chinese restaurants in Hoboken (so far!) and I have to say... #1 Chinese is definitely, at most, #2. Yup, that's right. The sign was a bit overly ambitious and this place is no better than a big 'ol number 2. Everything was OK. I walked in and ordered take out. The staff was friendly and quick, but the food quality was nothing to write home about. It wasn't the worst Chinese food I've ever had, but it certainly wasn't the best either. Sorry, but it's nothing special. read more

Mai Fun Beef Spicy Thai Style... enough said. Combo dumplings are pretty good too. read more

Average of 3.5 stars, really? Either the restaurant had a really bad day or Hoboken has terrible taste (sorry Hoboken, maybe it's not your fault due to not having good Chinese food around). Visiting friends (who were also new residents of Hoboken) and since this place had decent reviews decided to try it. What a horrendous mistake. True, I'm not a fan of Canadian/American Chinese food (authentic all the way baby!), but my goodness even on the scale of North American Chinese food this was the pits. Everything was WAY TOO SWEET, almost like eating candy. Here's some perspective - it's my travel tradition to always try the local take on Chinese food and this is probably the worst of I've had (samples of the destinations: Florence, Brisbane, Lima, London...basically all over the world). The food here was so bad, we threw out most of it (and I never throw out food). Seriously, stay away. You'll do better just trying a recipe from Google University. read more

Typical chinese takeout. I get their food 1-2 times a week. Just make sure the front lady got your order right :) read more

This is the worst Chinese food I have ever had in my life. I agree with Courtney, the sesame chicken was not chicken, it was some squishy/battered substance..looked like clear rubbery fat. And we even asked for white meat only. So disgusting. The wonton soup..broth tasted like plastic, the wontons were weird with a strange colored meat.. Scallion pancake/hockey puck.. did not taste anything like a scallion pancake and I almost broke my tooth on one. STAY AWAY. Can I give it 0 stars? read more

I paid one dollar tip for delivery. Immediately They called me and asked me to pay two more dollars as delivery fee. I said okay I don't want to pay and you can cancel my order. They said no because they have already cooked it. I don't understand. If you demand delivery fee, why claim free delivery on yelp? The food is average. read more

Pretty good! We are new in the area and have tried out 2 other Chinese restaurants nearby. The others were not as good. This place was clean, competent and offered up the standard dishes that are familiar and well prepared. Highly recommend! read more