Since the new staff started working here the food quality has declined. The regular menu shrimp fried rice was dry and bland. Barely any shrimp, onions, or bean sprouts. 90% dry rice. The Singapore style noodles were watery and bland. I'm thinking instead of it being Mei fun, it's probably angle hair spaghetti because the texture is different and very watery. They use spaghetti for their Lo Mein dishes, which i dislike. The egg drop soup taste like water. There is absolutely no flavor to it. read more

First time here. NOT GOING BACK!! I noticed many people coming and going from this place. I thought the food would be good. I ordered the egg fu yung, the chicken, and Chinese vegetables. I was so mad once I tasted the food that I thought of going back to get my money back, but I live too far away! It's not just me... My sister ordered the shrimp egg fu yung. Her's was horrible too!! How in the world do they stay in business? Even the fortune cookie was stale! _ You can't say I didn't warn you!!! read more

First and last visit! My husband didn't like the sweet and sour chicken. He took a taste and threw the whole thing in trash.

They are falling off, today was the 3rd time I ordered food to get it home and it wrong ‍

I've had this place a few times. Very good food but the customer service is not up to par. I can walk in and order food, very nice. I can call over the phone to order, POOR SERVICE. I'm a fan of customer service and I will stop going to places b/c of the lack there of. read more

We were extremely disappointed when on Friday, Nov 14, 2025 a dead bug was found in our rice with vegetables dish. We were denied a refund after making a complaint to the restaurant, and will be contacting the health department. read more

I love this place. The food is wonderful and the people are friendly and the portions are large.

The Hunan Chicken was flavorful and the fried wings w/ fried rice and Mumbo sauce was delicious!!!

The food was standard, and nothing to drive out of your way. Now what this place excels at are it's customer service and online ordering platform. My order was correct, and everyone that worked there was really polite. I have the fried chicken with Mumbo sauce. It was good! read more

The food is amazing!!! They are so generous on meat/seafood with any dish. My pork fried rice was loaded with Delicious pork. One of favorite is the fact that they have do you can take as many sauces as you want. No more breathing for extra duck sauce or hot mustard. Help yourself to the open boxes of sauce. And all their employees are super nice too!! read more

I've only eaten here a couple of times the fish sub sandwich and french fry combo is usually my go to very good. Lots of fish on the sandwich. Also had the eggrolls very good not greasy and I've had the combination lo mein they do pretty good hold their own ground. I will definitely order from here again. read more

The attempt was good but the flavor was not there. My good had a bad chemical taste to it . I couldn't eat it! The fries even had that weird taste. Yuck read more

Number 1 China - Chicken wings and fries - Chinese Near Me - Clinton, Maryland

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Quick and cheap good Chinese take-out. Lunch specials some with a soda and cost right under $10. I really love and prefer their fried rice over other Chinese take-out in the area. I did not really like their crab Rangoon. The type of wrapper they used just was not that tasty and lacked crunch, the filling was just okay as well. read more

Good quality food late night when you need something to eat. Just order the fries hard

I love their Chicken Mai Fun! It has so much flavor! Their pepper beef is also very good! I tried the sugar donuts for the first time last week and they were an amazing treat!! read more

It's 10pm & they were the only place open. When I called to order, the person was so polite which is rare from carry outs. When I arrived to pick up my food, the customers service was shockingly great. They asked how my day was and I told them it was my first time here. They offered me a take out menu that had added coupons and hoped I'd come again. When I got home, the tray the food came in was plentiful!!! A way bigger serving than other locations and it's so good! I'm definitely making this my primary spot for late night eats! read more

Number 1 China - Chinese Near Me - Clinton, Maryland

I recommend using a card instead of cash when paying. I received the incorrect amount of change, which was frustrating. Overall, there are some areas for improvement, but the food quality is worth a try. read more

I go to work across the street from No .1 China. The best Chinese in the dmv! My favorite I have none because everything is so good! I'm only leaving a review because they cook sooooo gooooddd!! I promise you!!! read more

Chinese Carry Out. Whatchu know 'bout that? If anything you know about chicken wings and mumbo sauce. Well only, if you are from DC or reside in the DC area. You might also know that it is mambo or mumbo. Mumbo sauce is sweet, tangy and perfect for your chicken wings and french fries. Most carry outs in the DC area have their own version of Mumbo sauce. And not everyone can do it right. But oh dear sweet baby Jesus, let me tell you something. Number 1 China definitely gets it right. Their sauce is not watery, it is red and tangy and sweet and thick. My mouth is watering. I might choke on my own saliva while writing this review. I might also drown in my own tears because I am crying that I am so far away. Not only is their mumbo sauce on point, but the chicken wings are banging. They are perfectly seasoned and cooked. Crispy on the outside and warm and juicy on he inside. They ain't no rinky dink wings either. These come from big pimpin birds! LOL! And one wing is ONE WHOLE WING, from flapper to drummie. Ain't no half steppin here with half a baby wing. The fried rice is bomb too. I never, ever say this about any Chinese food place. Most of the time the rice is too hard and not seasoned at all. But this rice is always fresh and perfectly seasoned as well. The Philly steak rolls are AMAZING as well. Egg rolls filled with steak and cheese and onions. Ooey gooey yumminess. The place is impeccably clean and customer service is friendly. If you order a half & half, it is really half and half. No ice - just lemonade and sweet tea. Perfect pairing, perfect mix. This is by far the best Chinese Carry out in Maryland. If you are in the mood for some good eats, you are doing yourself a disservice if you eat anywhere else. P.S. only one check in because my visits were primarly before my yelping days. read more

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I've been going to Number 1 China for. 10 plus years and the food hasn't disappoint each time I ordered.

Very great service and food is delicious Quick service I never have to wait long for my food read more

I don't know who gave these people five stars but they were today must've been a confusing day first I was told they don't deliver in my area and I've ordered from them before so number one Chinese changed their hours or delivery area and it's not even in there on their menu or anything I called and they answered at number one and told me that the manager would be calling me because they don't answer there. I asked them to refund my money they told me they didn't. They couldn't do that I called GrubHub of which I had never gone through them anyway however, they told me that they could give me a five dollar coupon for a few to use. I told him I will never use this place again and I will not use the service again and this is true. My food is not here yet and I am absolutely sure that the food will taste terrible as well as the service today. Maybe the other people went on a good day. Well that's my review for GrubHub and for number one Chinese on Coventry Way in Clinton Maryland. read more

Best Asian dishes in the DMV! Always fresh! The broccoli is prepared just right! Shrimp nice size!

Absolutely delicious!!!! Everything! And the prices are great! Best Chinese Food in the Clinton area.

Chicken nuggets with French fries and wings with fried rice. Food was hot, seasoned well and customer service was A-1. First visit, will return. read more

Number 1 China - Chinese Near Me - Clinton, Maryland

Being the picky and anal retentive person that I am, this is the ONLY Chinese Carryout that I will eat from. The food is Always freshly prepared and I'm never left feeling like I'm going to need Mylanta or an Advil due to all of the MSG that certain restaurants have in their foods. My favorites are: Egg Foo Yung, Orange Chicken, and Broccoli and Garlic. Appetizers I often get are Onion rings and vegetable spring rolls. Delivery has also been the greatest reward when transportation has been a challenge for me or I'm too tired to cook. The food always comes within a reasonable time and not to mention pipping hot. Thank you Number 1 China for your outstanding customer services. You definitely are Number 1 in my book. read more

This is the hands down best Chinese place anywhere near JBA. They are the most efficient when ordering to go and picking up is easy. Portions are large and taste so good. I always mix it up and order the staples of take-out Chinese and they were all fantastic. Please open another location in Calvert County!! read more

I highly recommend No. 1 China! They have by far the BEST carry out food in the DMV. This location has been open for over 20 years and they are in the top 100 restaurants in the area. The fried rice has saffron in it and food is always hot and ready. That includes delivery food as well. read more

It's your run of the mill Chinese carryout. The veggies aren't super fresh, but they aren't rotten. The food is rather bland and oily.

All together, this was pretty good. We decided to try it after our normal go to was closed on a Sunday. Food was ready when I arrived, tasted good. Only critique was that the szechaun was not spicy as it normally is. You may have to request spicy. Had the jumbo shrimp and they did not skimp on the order. Also, used their app and it was very easy to customize each entree with a large variety of sides ( steamed vs fried rice, noodles etc. ) read more

Great portions for the price. Taste is pretty good. For what I had which is pot stickers, sweet and sour chicken, and combination fried rice. read more

Ordered mu shu pork. Was ok but it was prepared way differently then usual and round pancakes were squares of what seemed like egg roll wrappers. The sesame chicken combination was good but 2/3 container was rice and 1/3 chicken. The shrimp w/lobster sauce combination was tasty but 2/3 of container was rice and only 6 shrimp in a sauce with lots if peas and cubed carrots. Crab rangoons were not good tonight. Not made with the usual dough and the filling was soft and almost runny. Also the fried dough was hard and the filling was coming out. Not their usual servings. Cooking was way off tonight; myst have someone new preparin. Have been getting food here for a couple years with no major problems until tonight. Hope it's better next time. read more

This place was a nice surprise! I went in to the restaurant expecting "mall Chinese food". The food was super fresh!!! Lots of fresh, delicious, crunchy veggies. The service was outstanding. This is a fast casual dining establishment. Not quite fast food, not quite full restaurant service. It is somewhere in between. Highly recommend if you want delicious food without the fuss of a full sit down meal. read more

No. 1 China is probably thee best Chinese restaurant I've been to in the DMV area. Food is fresh, tasty and most importantly CONSISTENT. My faves are the Singapore Noodles, Hunan Shrimp, Roast Pork with Chinese Vegetables and Combination Fried Rice. No dine in, pickup ONLY! You should check them out in you are ever in the Clinton area! read more

Horrible Customer Service. I attempted to return my food because it was not what I ordered. They refused to refund me my money. He said he would not make me new food but instead take my old food back and add the right sauce to it. I was completely disgusted by that. He was also very loud and rude and when I asked him to lower his voice and that no one else needed to hear our conversation because I was trying to be discreet he got louder. Instead of engaging further I just decided to leave. read more

Number 1 China - no 1 china chinese food - Chinese Near Me - Clinton, Maryland

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I wrote a review b4 about this place and it was sooo good . But today I had to write about our meal today. I am currently on my way to Popeyes because we just threw all our chicken away from this place. It was burnt the taste was bad taste like the chicken was spoiled. We also got a steak and cheese which was not bad but I wouldn't order it again thou. The customer service was a clear sign of disrespect. read more

Number 1 China - The burnt chicken - Chinese Near Me - Clinton, Maryland

No 1 china was nothing special, despite its Yelp reviews. As we all know, there are several factors which weigh in on how our experience with a delivery was. I'll address each one of mine below: Delivery Time: faster than I expected and the driver was polite. Great! Food Temperature: The food was lukewarm, not hot. But it was 7pm on a Friday. They're busy, I get that. No harm done. The Appetizer, Crab Rangoon: Standard fried dough around cream cheese. Not bad for a $4 appetizer. Came with a sweet and sour sauce that was about par for most carry out places. The Entrée, Orange Chicken: This is where I was most disappointed. I tend to judge Chinese takeout by the quality of their orange chicken. It's my favorite dish and I've ordered it from dozens of places in Maryland. In my experience there's three important things in an Orange Chicken dish. 1. the chicken (duh) 2. the sauce 3. the fried batter How did theirs hold up? The Chicken: to their credit, was all white meat chicken. This is the best choice for orange chicken since it tends to be leaner, giving the dish a welcome contrast to all the wet textures. Point goes to No 1 China. The Sauce: nigh flavorless. Little more than watery corn syrup. It wasn't spicy in any sense of the word despite the cute little chili pepper icon next to it on their menu. It had no orange flavor whatsoever and even failed to be sweet at all. Bland grey-hued mush sauce. Mmmm mmm! that's what everyone hopes for when they order right? ....bleh. The Batter: speaking of bland mush, the batter was just that. No flavor. Not crispy at all (and in a soft meat dish covered in viscous sauce, the crispy batter is very important!) ugh. Now lucky for me I can fix this. I took it home, tossed it in a wok with fresh orange zest, sake, and red pepper flakes. This brought it back into the realm of edible, but just barely. If you don't mind ordering a fixer upper dish, their service, speed, and prices were good. I probably won't revisit them, sadly. read more

Hands down, one of the better Chinese food places I have been to. Reason for the 5 stars is for quality, consistency of food, and fast service. I usually get hot and sour soup, orange chicken, and mai fun. Other food items I get are spring rolls, broccoli/beef and the Happy Family combination. It's been so bad that we get food from this place at least once a week!!! Ronnie and his staff are amazing. If you're into good Chinese food, then this is one the better spots this side of the DMV. Keep it up!!! Xiexie! read more

I visited the restaurant tonight 7/27/2020, and ordered my food and it was not great. I didn't even finish my Kung Pao Chicken and in fact tossed it in the trash and I eat almost anything. The chicken was incredibly dry which made me wonder if it old. My husbands Orange Chicken was better. But the King Pao was a waste of money and I dint appreciate the fact that it was breaded. I've never had Kung Pao with breaded chicken, but when the chicken is breaded it's easier to cover it up with sauce. No thank you. read more

I usually order food from this restaurant so I was highly disturbed when I ordered the usually mixed vegetables only to get home and discover that there was a roach in my food . I called the restaurant to let them know what I found in my food, they offered me a refund but I didn't bother returning. I'll never go to this carryout again. read more

Number 1 China - Chinese Near Me - Clinton, Maryland