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    No.1 Chinese Restaurant

    3.9 (64 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Leslie H.

    I don't know why I keep trying this place when it routinely grossed me out. It's close. That's my excuse I guess, but no more. The fried rice is a weird yellow color, the egg rolls aren't fresh, and any of the sauces-sweet and sour, coconut, etc all taste like they were just dumped out of a can. This last order was IT for me. My chicken pieces tonight were dry and had black spots in them. Needless to say I didn't eat it, and I hope I'm not sick on the few bites I had. I'm not usually a harsh reviewer, but don't charge me $13 for black chicken. I just can't find any redeeming qualities to this place.

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    Ray C.

    After dining out at a different local Chinese restaurant a few days ago and having a disappointing experience, it was a breath of fresh air to order the same food at No.1 Chinese Restaurant and enjoying what we ate. We ordered the Pork Lo Mein, Orange Chicken (requested crispy & sweet, not spicy) with roast pork fried rice, Fried Crab Rangoon, Egg roll, and Wings with Plain Fried Rice. I was so happy that the Fried Crab Rangoon came with sweet & sour sauce so that I could dip my egg roll into it. At the other Chinese restaurant, they had no idea what sweet & sour sauce was and offered me soy sauce and hot sauce instead. The Pork Lo Mein was a big hit with Joy. She was happy with the amount given even though she ordered a small. She noted it had plenty of vegetables, good flavor, and was not too oily. The only downside was that the pork seemed slightly overcooked and was rubbery in taste. The Wings were juicy, well fried, fresh, and made to order -- which takes about 20 minutes to prepare. The only issue was that it lacked flavor -- could not taste any seasoning such as salt or pepper or any marination. The Plain Fried rice was just that, plain, yellow, and slightly soggy. The Pork Fried rice was just average, nothing to write home about. The Orange Chicken was crispy, cooked perfectly, had lots of sauce, seemed fresh, but may of had too much breading and tasted more on the sour side than sweet. The Fried Crab Rangoon was crispy and had sufficient filling. One of the better fried crab rangoons I've had in awhile, but still has room for improvement. The Egg roll was packed, fried good and tasted fine. I was very pleased that this Chinese restaurant had fountain drinks and free refills. We will be back again to try new dishes at this restaurant in the future.

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    Pad thai noodles were too thin and there was little taste. To be fair I didn't want "hot"

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    10 years ago

    Good food. Been there twice and both times the food was consistent and well prepared. Try their Mongolian Beef. It's very good.

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    I have lived in more "cosmopolitan" areas and no one has EVER come close to having better food then No. 1 Chinese, NO ONE!

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    9 years ago

    Get beef and broccoli and the beef was very chewy like rubber and had hardly any flavor. Not impressed. Service was good.

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    Good food wish they had eggplant dishes. Broccoli is delicious with the garlic sauce. Yummy

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    Always great food, I have been going here for Chinese for years and never had a problem.

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