Why is Chinese food so hit miss? You can go to the same restaurant, different times in different days and come away with 3 different reviews of the food. I have only ever had consistent excellence in Chinese at one place in PA. Oh well, here I am ona very hot Friday and I just couldn't work up the energy to think of cooking something let alone actually turning the stove on. I thought why not give this place another go? One day I will learn. Once again this is a review of delivery, I did not eat in. The food arrived barely warm, so I know that it was cooked right away, just not picked up promptly. Also, the order was wrong, they gave me a regular egg roll instead.if the spring roll. The General Tsonchicken was these MASSIVE chunks of chicken in a not spicy sauce. Sigh Maybe one day I can find decent Chinese for that craving. This isn't it. read more

We ordered take out from here and we will definitely be back! The service was extremely fast, friendly, and the entire order was correct (with substitutions). We ordered the house fried rice (tons of meat!), fried dumplings, crab Rangoon, fried shrimp appetizer, spicy general tsos combination, egg drop soup, roast pork chow fun, and the donuts for our family. It was a ton of food, and all of the dishes were great! The restaurant is in a strip mall, doesn't have any inside seating so you will need to take to go. Awesome find! read more

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Their food is overcooked slop the service is horrible I would not go there ever again and I hope you don't either

Stopped here on our way to our vacation destination. The Chow Fun and Mei Fun were both excellent. Would travel some distance to eat this well read more

Decent Chinese food at decent prices. Strictly a take out place. Hard to find such in Williamsburg

My family regularly gets takeout from No 1. We got the General Tso's chicken, chicken lo mein, veggie fried rice, shrimp lo mein, veggie lo mein, veggie tofu, egg drop soup, and veggie spring rolls. Everything comes out quickly for pickup and everything has been consistently delicious! read more

This item is very plain and dry. Barely any sauce or flavor. I was expecting sticky, sweet honey sauce glazed naked chicken tidbits, maybe with some veggies. Did not realize it was basically just breaded like sweet and sour chicken which I dislike. But okay, never mind that. Decided to stay open minded upon realizing what the dish actually is/how it looks. When I bit into it, I just tasted bread. The breaded part makes up the entire dish, very little chicken inside the breading. I rate this a 2/10 because it's lacking flavor and CHICKEN even though it's called "honey CHICKEN". That's what $12.00 gets you, I guess. I should've just went to chipotle for all this trouble. Also I had the fried scallops which are also breaded and dry, but cost $7.00. 4/10, not as bad as the chicken, certainly still not great. I would've loved to taste more flavor and instead of this "fried everything". read more

No 1 Chinese Restaurant - 86. Honey Chicken This item is very plain. - Chinese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

Absolutely the worst Chinese food I've ever had. Ordered teriyaki chicken skewers, chicken fried rice, and spring rolls. Skewer's were gelatinous and fatty, rice had only big chucks of onion and tiny, chewy pieces of chicken, spring rolls were the width of my pinky finger. Never will I ever go into this spot again - don't waste your money! It I could give zero stars I would! read more

General Tso spicy is the best in the area. Everything is good. Friendly also. -------------

I really like this place. The egg foo young is great! The chicken teriyaki sticks are good too! Sometimes the fried chicken dishes (like General Tso can be a little harder than I would like but I don't usually get that). Crab Rangoon here is popular with my family too. read more

the order was ready upon picking up but the 'fried rice' was just yellow rice and the food was awful besides the crab rations. Panda Express is WAY better. Will not order again. read more

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Was in the area for work just decided to order from somewhere for a quick bite. Honestly was pretty disappointed when I opened up the bag and saw this. The pieces are so big, and some have extra fat on them. It wouldn't hurt to chop the pieces in half or more. The best part was prolly the white rice soaking up the juices. Only ate about half before throwing away. I'll make sure to not pick up from here if I'm ever in the area again. read more

No 1 Chinese Restaurant - L5. Boneless Spare Ribs - Chinese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

Well....I'm not quite sure what to say about the food we ordered... the "fried" rice was unlike anything I've ever had. It seemed more like frozen bright yellow rice. The chicken dish I ordered had a thick gelatinous semi cold sauce which was supposed to be Kung Pao chicken. We live just a short walk away and picked up our food immediately after ordering. It should have been hot. We also ordered Won Ton soup and the broth was extremely dark brown and tasted faintly like bourbon had been added. We couldn't eat it - actually I didn't eat any of the food. Very disappointed in the quality! read more

quick friendly service, food was decent (stir fry was not as saucy or favorable as I like it). not bad just not great. mostly carry-out kinda spot - no ambience. read more

Disappointed with the food we had tonight. Sesame chicken was hard to chew and rice under cooked. Based off the last visit to multiple Chinese restaurants this was not at or above average. read more

The food was fresh and ready in minutes. For a take out only Chinese restaurant this one is the best in Williamsburg. Not greasy like other places. I got the Szechuan shrimp combo and requested extra spice. The spice level was perfect and the price of $14 for the combo with the wonton soup was great. read more

No 1 Chinese Restaurant - 10. Szechuan Shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

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I eat here maybe 2-3 times per month. Most of the time their food is delicious. Last Saturday my wings were so hard. It was a Saturday night so I feel like the old may have been old or something. This is the best place around though, so I won't give up on them. As a matter of fact, I'll probably order today. read more

We ordered take-out for four last week and were not disappointed. All four meals were delicious and as expected except for the Hot and Sour Soup ... it was spectacular! The portions were generous and flavorful. Will return to this restaurant the next time I am in Williamsburg. read more

The presentation was very misleading. The boneless spare ribs were extremely tough and did not taste fresh. The rice tasted strange and the shrimp roll was very dry. Will not recommend. read more

Never had a problem lady's in the front are nice. Food is always perfect and exactly what I asked for and tastes perfect moved from New York and this is the best replacement for Chinese food. read more

I have ordered from here several times and it has been good. Unfortunately Williamsburg doesn't have any great Chinese restaurants but this one was one of the better ones. However, I ordered cashew chicken and it should have been called carrot and celery with a hint of chicken. This was pathetic. There was almost no chicken or cashews but more than half the box was cut up celery and carrots. I get that times are tough, but don't up your prices and then skimp on all of the quality. Not sure I'll be ordering here again. I should have taken a picture. read more

Solid curry steak combo. Reviews under rate this place. Made me hesitant but glad I did.

This is our go to place for dinner on a weeknight when we're all wanting Chinese food! So easy to order online, and it's always ready quickly. Food is so fresh and tasty, and the staff are friendly. read more

This may very well be the worst Chinese food I've ever eaten. I got General Tso Chicken. The chicken smelled off and was chewy and the taste was that of a bunch of Chinese food mixed together. I'll never come back and recommend you don't either. read more

No 1 Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

I ordered delivery and it was delivered pretty quickly. As for the food I would not recommend this place and I will probably not go back. I ordered the General tso Chicken and pan fried dumplings. The dumplings were good and it was a good sized order. The Chicken was horrible. It had no flavor. I ordered it spicy and it was not at all and barely enough sauce to even wet the chicken. The rice tasted dry and had no flavor either. They need to take some pride in their food and do better. read more

Spring Rolls, Egg Rolls, Shrimp Rolls, and chicken noodle soup are amazing from here!! Quick service!

The restaurant is great, kinda pricey which is why it isn't 5 star but the customer service is good. was not excited about the quality of a dish, I brought it back and they re-made it to fix the error. ALSO ALL of their Lo-mein comes with carrots unless you specify to not have carrots in it, this is the only Chinese place in town that serves their lo-mein with carrots but I did not know this. I also brought the shrimp lo-mein back because of this, we have a carrot allergy, they remade this aswell. Great customer service and now I know for the future to specify NO carrots in my lo-mein. The food was great, so we will be coming back here again no doubt, very great place and if you have any issues with your order they will fix it. Thanks No.1 China! See you guys again soon! read more

I was on vacation and getting HANGRY. My wife is on a diet and can't eat anything good so she was picking up some un-tasty things at Harris Teeter across the street. Anyway, I walked over to No 1 China to pick up two egg rolls. They made them fresh for me and I ate them when I got back to the vacation home. The egg rolls were very mediocre; being rather bland and not much meat at all. But I realized when I asked a different local merchant they they had charged me too much spotting me for a tourist. Egg rolls were $1.35 x 2 = $2.70 x 1.07 (Williamsburg tax is higher than regular VA at 7%) so the total should have been $2.90 but, they had charged me $3.30 I had run out of the Chinese place too quickly to do the math then. Mediocre food at overpriced does not equal good Chinese food read more

The sweet and sour soup is delicious. Everything else is inedible. Dumplings are thick and filled with nasty meat. Green beans are boiled rather than stir fried. The owner uses Cha Sue for everything, other two dishes are FUBARed. I almost dialed their number and thought they gave me the wrong dish. Absolutely shocked by how bad the food was. read more

Food is so good. Had it with a big group and got to try a bunch of different things. Loved it all. We had the spring rolls, egg rolls, beef chow fun, shrimp fried rice, orange chicken, cashew chicken, and crab rangoon. Definitely recommend giving this place a try!! read more

I like the food here. Always quick and service is great. I like to substitute lo mein for fried rice in the lunch combo and it's only $1 here. If you like chinese No 1 is worth a shot. read more

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After seeing a few glowing reviews, we were highly disappointed. I'm not sure if they're inconsistent or some people are not tasting the same thing that we are. The hot and sour soup was fine but mediocre--bland and a bit too sweet. The pepper beef was just bad. The vegetables were cooked well but the clear-ish sauce over the entire dish had no flavor other than being really sweet. We ended up throwing the rest away. I also really wanted eggplant with garlic sauce, but somehow this is the only Chinese restaurant I've heard of that doesn't serve it. We don't plan to go back, which is unfortunate because this is the closest restaurant to our house. read more

Mediocre at best. Very little flavor and it seemed to be freezer burned. Sad because it's close to the house and conveniently located. Will have to keep looking. Not recommended. read more

Good prices. Good food. They will also adjust how they prepare your order if you ask. The online ordering is excellent. You can customize your order with it, too. Example: I like Chicken with broccoli done instead with a white sauce and spicy instead of the usual brown sauce. Only down side are the dumplings as the dough is too thick but I think that they aren't homemade but from a company. read more

This place is the pits it doesn't even deserve a star. I should've known better on my 1st visit last month-only orderd wonton soup and chicken wings, my gf got sick immediately that night and thank goodness i just had a tummy ache for awhile. The chicken was tasteless and greasy as well the broth color was a bit off too. Then here I found myself giving them a 2nd chance- don't know why maybe cause when your hunger and its the only close place you don't remember the last mess up,anyways. I ordered a simple yet i thought healthy chicken mei fun and yes i skipped the soup this time and decided to try the bbq spare ribs. Boy I guess I didn't learn my lesson the 1st time. It took me a week to get my gut back to normal, they clearly are using MSG in there food. I had to worse headache and my legs ached ontop of my sour stomach and bloating, cramps.etc. I'm from NY and been a foodie long enough to know when a place is very bad and I'm shocked they still are in business. My advise take the extra mile and eat somewhere else, like Peter Changs further in town at least you will be doing your system and gut a big favor... STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE.... read more

A typical Chinese quick and go restaurant, but better than I've had in the past. I ordered the Schezuan Beef, extra spicy, during their lunch hour and I was happily surprised. It was spicy like I asked, had great taste and was generously plated. We would probably go back when in the area for a cheap and filling meal. read more

No 1 Chinese Restaurant - Schezuan Beef - Chinese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

second time we have ordered crab rangoon from this place and there is NO filling. nothing. won't be ordering again from here

Good food quick...and lots of it. I am particularly fond of their Sweet and Sour Chicken, their Chicken and Broccoli & Pork Fried Rice. They don't have much of a drink selection, but they do give tons of food. read more

This is a great little place. Dumplings and Crab Rangoon are so good.

I go to William and Mary and as a lover of Chinese food and specifically General Tso's chicken, when I got there I did my due diligence to find the best in the area. I tried the majority of the other Chinese places listed in the yelp search in Williamsburg, all others (looking at you first China House) being either completely disgusting or underwhelming. Then I found this place on Yelp farther away from campus and decided to give it a try. As someone who has tried multiple places in the area for General Tso's chicken, this place is the absolute BEST I've ever had anywhere. The flavor is great and quality is great. They used to give huge portions but even now the portion size is very fair. I am very surprised with the amount of low-rated review for this place. While I usually only get the General Tso's I have brought MULTIPLE friends with me or suggested they go and they all have told me this was the best Chinese they've had as well and mostly everyone else got different dishes from the General Tso's. Perhaps in the past it wasn't as good, but that is clearly not the case now. A great place to go, nice and clean, small to medium sized so not too much seating (about 4-5 tables of 4-5 people per table) yet great to bring friends and family. Right in a shopping center with Harris Teeter and others and right across the street from Kingsmill Resort so if you're in there and want to go somewhere close for good Chinese this is the place to go. Also something I notice is that when I go by myself they give me more food generally, not always but it's happened more than a few times. read more