We ordered Vegetable Lo-mein, Tofu Vegetable Stir fry and scallion pancakes for pick up. Well the lady who was taking our order didn't wait for us to talk and hung up. But they got the order right. Vegetable Lo-Mein - ordered a large. not a lot of veggies, but it tasted good. I was disappointed when I saw a few bean sprouts and bell pepper. I was hoping to get more veggies. I have ordered from this place before and have faced same issue then too. Tofu stir fry - ordered a large, this was great - quantity, quality and taste, comes with a side of rice. Scallion pancakes - My favorite, remained crispy until we got food home and ate it. They give a few soy sauce packets. An extra star for the fortune cookies they add in all their pick up orders. read more

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Stir fried beef slices not tender. Surely they must know how to tenderize beef with baking soda etc, so they must just not care.

I did take out from here twice during our stay in the Boston area. The delivery was quick and inexpensive (don't use Grub Hub - order from the restaurant directly). The food is typical Chinese, but they have a large selection and it was some of the best Chinese I've had in awhile. The portions were large. They also have a good selection of combination plates - I.e. Sesame chicken with fried rice, egg roll and a side - such as boneless ribs or noodles. Their chicken Wonton soup was very fresh - sliced chicken, bok choy and several wontons in a delicious broth. Really hit the spot. Highly Recommend. read more

Number One Taste - Sesame chicken combo meal - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Way over priced for a pile of bland white rice that stated it was supposed to come with chicken and basil. Absolutely flavorless. Thoughtless production. I had to add copious amounts of my own condiments to make edible. read more

Good Americanized food. Large menu dipping into other cuisines but not sure what sushi or pad thai sould be like, so I stick to the usual. Plus point - they left a dish out of my last order (usually never happens). When I called, they immediately drove it out, and I could tell from her voice (she called from the street) it was one of their servers, not the delivery person. Appreciated that effort. read more

Absolutely amazing, delicious food, but the male delivery driver is absolutely insane, and because of this, we won't be ordering from here anymore. Every time we order, it's always one of us at a time, we order a 20$ plate and tip the delivery driver a few dollars on top of it (tipping is completely optional by the way- especially when someone isn't waiting a table), and every time we order (and tip!), the woman at the front desk is calling us back on our cell phone numbers that we give for delivery purposes (that should not be saved, ever, we are complete strangers and this is completely unprofessional), and begging us to "tip a bit more next time", because the delivery driver is angry that it's "not enough". The delivery driver is also extremely rude whenever he looks down, counts the money, and decides it's not enough. Our new roommate ordered from here for the first time a while back, and when the woman that took the order saw our address, she started begging my brand new roommate to "tip some more", so this man would stop complaining. She tipped a perfectly reasonable amount, and at 10 pm that night, two hours after she had gotten food, this delivery driver started calling her phone, 100% to complain about this tip, and I knew it was him, because it had happened to the rest of us before. We are a home full of women, and we no longer feel safe ordering from this place because of this man that clearly is battling with some sort of issue, that now also has our address. We have also warned our other college friends in the area about this. read more

Rude service. Did not provide what I ordered, white rice instead of fried rice. Food overly oily. Over saturated with sauces, and unappealing. Never again. Specifically this location. read more

If you're looking for some classic Americanized Chinese food, this is your spot. Their portions are generous and delivery is prompt! They're very easy to order from and I have yet to be disappointed! read more

Was in the mood for some good old American Chinese food and was actually quite looking forward to it actually. Unfortunately the overall experiences had its up and downs. I wasn't quite expecting the near 2hour delivery time from when I ordered till when I got my food on a busy Friday evening. If I had know when I ordered on DoorDash that the restaurant themselves were responsible I think it's better to call to place order ahead of time. I did get an update when I called an hour after my order time and they were courteous enough to let me know. Their food is pretty decent but definitely not worth waiting so long for it lol However they had some redeeming qualities.. the food was still relatively warm and I really enjoyed the boneless pork ribs and chicken wings. The other are more meh but for the price it's not a bad choice if you're craving for this type of food. But definitely get in contact with the restaurant before you order online otherwise pick up would probably be the best. I hope they can continue improve their services as I think with some adjustments it would be a great addition to the neighbors seeing they're not so far from my area read more

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I don't know why other reviewers hate on this place. For American Chinese it's good. If you're looking for home style or authentic Chinese look elsewhere. Number One Taste is clean (you can see the whole kitchen), the food is fresh, tastes good, and is reasonably priced. My kids who are tweens love the food. If you're missing Lucky Dragon in the Center on Medford Street I recommend trying Number One Taste. I like the dumplings, and the scallion pancakes are extra crispy and plentiful. read more

My friends like this, so we gave it a try. Granted, we ordered different dishes than they did, but none of them were worth eating, or revisiting as left-overs. First, the Hot and Sour Soup: it was neither hot nor sour, completely bland. We tossed the rest. It did contain the expected ingredients, but had no taste. The Veggie dumplings were Okay, just meh; likewise the Veggie Pad Thai. Edible, but not enough veggies, and not worth revisiting. We picked up the food when it was supposed to be ready, but everything was already cold. I'm sorry to write a bad review, but tossing $30 worth of food stung. read more

We have ordered delivery and takeout a few times here. We love the fried rice. Not greasy and plenty of veggies and meat. We were not impressed with the salt and pepper pork chops. We thought they would be served as whole chops, instead they look and taste similar to pork rinds. Lots of fat and overcooked. The chicken and broccoli was very good. read more

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I love their beef teriyaki. It is sweet and savory tender and wonderful. Their egg rolls are wonderful.the whole menu is good. I usually do take out as Hubby will pick up and pay so I don't know about the atmosphere. I can't complain about the service since I don't eat there but the food is always fresh and ready. The main course I bought was hong sue gai I think that is how you spell it and it was so good and hit the spot. read more

Got delivery from here and enjoyed everything I got. Big portion on the entree too- I had it for 2 meals. Nice touches like fresh mushrooms- both regular and wood ear. read more

Ordered delivery from here twice. I'm giving 3 stars for the food alone, but bumping up 1 star cause of their cheaper price. If you're the type of person that feels all America-Chinese places are pretty much taste the same, Number One Taste may be a good way for you to save some money on your American-Chinese fix. If you are seeking a more flavorful or quality experience, you may want to find another place but probably spend up in the process. I most recently ordered the General Gau combo with boneless spare ribs, as well as beef with broccoli. The General Gau's was a bit on the bland side and kinda reminded me more of the sweet and sour sauce that you find in most American-Chinese sweet and sour chicken. Spare ribs was fine, though I wish they'd use more sauce on it. The beef and broccoli tasted the best - pretty much like every xxx and broccoli dish I've had - but the beef wasn't the best quality (I'm thinking the beef just wasn't as fresh?). read more

Number One Taste - Combo Plate: General Gau's with Boneless Ribs - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

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A friendly staff who are clear and concise when ordering. The take out house is clean. Fair prices. For a quick grab I'd say give it a try. I feel that the food I had was good but for each thing there was something missing their mark that I'm sure could be tweaked. Hot and Sour Soup - Flavor, ingredients, amount of heat - perfect. However with soup be careful to re-examine what makes it gelatinous? In restaurants it's normal to have batches of soup that will sit out covered, which is totally fine, but soups can be adjusted to avoid that texture. Spring & Egg Rolls - Perfect amount of crisp, while maintaining a balance in being flakey, fresh, and not soggy or dry. However I was disappointed to see very little inside the spring rolls, but the egg rolls were fine. Crab Rangoon - I like the fold style they utilize for the shape, but there was a stale taste to the filling. It has kind of an unpleasant aftertaste resembling a cooking wine perhaps, and maybe this could be someone's acquired taste...simply put it didn't seem too fresh, I hope they can try different methods. Chicken Fingers - Golden and Crispy to a T. Definitely liked these. Get these on the go and I doubt you'll be disappointed. Kung Pao Shrimp - Far too watery, I wish there was more variety of vegetables - could use more red peppers, chili's, nuts, and could be cut more evenly. The shrimp are tiny and did not taste fresh. Bland taste not to be desired to finish. The sauce was mostly just water. Reduction makes a difference. I would love more hearty and fresh flavors. Fried Rice - Perhaps using some more egg whites, sprouts, peas and carrots could bring more flavor to round it out, but it tasted fine. I'm glad for a take out house, they do seem above par. I hope they can only improve and get the best luck in the future. read more

Easy ordering process using the BeyondMenu app but mediocre food in my opinion. Got the Shrimp Moo Shu and it was made with the mini, almost colorless shrimp that usually come frozen. The veggie dumplings also appeared to be bought frozen and steamed rather than made from scratch at the restaurant -- artificial green color wrapper. For late-night "I need Chinese food now" cravings, this place is fine but I would go elsewhere for high quality Chinese food. read more

The mayo walnut shrimp was soooo on point! Everything was delicious and felt homey. Ingredients were fresh and they do not skimp on the meat! Will be back for more! Yum! read more

So happy to have this close by! Ordered takeout today, and food was fresh and tasty. People were very nice over the phone and in person when we picked it up. Beef and broccoli was delicious. Orange chicken had a great texture. I thought it could have used a bit more spice. Sichuan chicken was fresh. Lots of good cooking techniques so this place has a lot of potential. I think they could add more spice and oomph to some things, and then it will easily be an Arlington favorite! read more

Not #1 Taste anymore. This is the second time in a row we have been disappointed.The house fried rice was flavorless, the beef and broccoli was so overcooked that the broccoli was like mush or was the broccoli old and soft to begin with. The boneless ribs were ok but could have been cooked a little more and lacked the glaze that gives them flavor, the Lo Mein, pork egg foo young, and scallion pancakes were better although the pancakes were very hard from what I was told. We asked for an extra duck sauce that wasn't included as well as a hot mustard for the pork ribs that was also missing. You have to step up your game to keep me as a customer. One More Chance. read more

Frustratingly bad since I live a three minute walk from here. I have ordered here twice. I have tried this place a couple of times and ordered a few different dishes in hopes I would find something they do well - no luck. Both times I threw most of it out. Bland egg rolls with no pork. Pork leek dumplings with tough chewy filling. Inedible tough chewy orange chicken. Bland beef broccoli even asking for it spicy. Fatty chewy pork strips etc etc. I'm not asking for much, I grew up on Kowloon's. On the plus side the staff that works there is very pleasant and cheerful. read more

This place when it opened started out great. Now its way off. Chicken Lo Mein had weird "cakey" stuff on the chicken. The Spring Rolls had mushy inside, no carrots, veggies. The Chicken with Vegetables had way to much oily sauce that I had to drain out, not very tasty. Don't know what happened here regarding the quality of their products. read more

Worst food I've every received from a take out restaurant. The food was all over cooked. Chicken Fingers were burnt, beef teriyaki sticks were burnt, tasted like all salt and the sticks broke in my hand. The pork fried rice was dry and tasteless. Was afraid to try boneless ribs and threw food out. Absolutely disgusting, will never go here again. read more

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Good portions, fast service. Not the best but a reliable take out for fast food Chinese

Horrible food. The double cooked pork was grossly over cooked and literally had the texture of shoe leather. It was floating in a ton of greasy, oily, sauce. The udon noodles were dull, ordinary and not tasting of anything fresh. read more

Food is tasty, freshly prepared, employees are friendly, service is fast, and importantly in these times, visible areas of store always seem well cleaned and sanitary. For some reason, I find the food here is tastier than their sister store in Belmont (especially for my favorites: hot & sour soup and pork fried rice). read more

Ordered from here by accident instead of hometaste so I had to drive across town. Had chicken garlic sauce and general gao chicken with fried rice. Wife liked the general gao but I did not. I thought the sauce tasted a bit funky. Chicken garlic sauce did not like the vegetables in it. Fried rice seemed old read more

Tried this on Grubhub for the first time and choose this location because we want to support local Arlington business whenever we can. They definitely paid attention to notes about low oil and no msg ... that's enough reason to reorder for us. The chicken and string beans entree is very tender. The lunch specials are good. General Gau (Tso) chicken is good. Kunpow is standard too, except they put chicken instead of beef as ordered. Called. They offered to remake it without fuss. Appreciate the service. Added extra tip. Good portion, enough for two meals (first and left over). Will order again and next time will use the restaurant's own website to save them Grubhub surcharge. And the website had better coupons. By the way, in case owner is reading, your Grubhub menu is missing crab ragoons. read more

This has become our favorite Chinese take out place. It's nearby and quick for takeout (delivery is sometimes slow). I really like the mini dumplings, fried chicken dishes (sesame chicken, etc) and egg foo yung. read more

Never got a chance to try ordered on line. Door sign stated they were closed no activity I could see from the street. Called to check gentleman very rude on phone told me not to order again read more

I had the singapore rice noodle. It had the typical japanese curry powder type taste, and was pretty skimpy on the condiments. I feel the food lacked in quality, flavor, and value for your dollar. read more

I've been looking for a go-to Chinese takeout spot since moving to the neighborhood in January. I saw a note from the owner on a local Facebook group so I thought I'd give it a shot. They did not disappoint. Price was reasonable, food was delicious, ordering process was simple, and staff was lovely. Will definitely order again. read more

I wish this was a 4 or 5 star review but I just can't give it based upon my most recent visit. First the food. Overall the food is very very good for American Chinese food. Crab Rangoon is great- crispy and not greasy or soggy. Orange chicken is good. Nice meaty chicken bits and a good tangy sauce. Boneless spareribs tasty and not overly fatty/grisly. Chicken fingers had just the right amount of breading and were fried to a nice crisp. Peking dumplings are good and well filled. Ok, now onto the reasons for the 3 stars. Overall service is ok. Ordering over the phone is hit or miss. I think they only have one phone line as often I get a 'Welcome to Verizon, your call cannot be completed as the callers line is busy.' Ordering online is through Beyond Menu. No fees for pickup orders but lots of fees for delivery. But again with hit or miss order over the phone what options are there? Also, no option to pay in cash when order online. And finally the recent experience that brought this review to life. New Years Eve. The Black Friday of the Chinese food industry. The one day of the year where practically every resident in the United States orders feasts to celebrate. You would think a Chinese food restaurant would prepare for the onslaught of orders. In this case the answer would be a resounding NO! 1) order over the phone- remember what was said above about that? Yeah no joy after 2 hours of trying. So to the online order it is. 2) Honestly gave them adequate time. Arrived about 50 minutes after placing online order to pickup food. Was told going to be another 20-30 minutes because it was 'a large order.' Is there a small order on NYE?? 3) waited in the car for another 30 minutes. Went back in and was told they were still working on the order. Really?? Going on an hour and half now. How is this possible? Finally after another 20 minute wait (1 hour 50 minutes from time of order) left with food. Also while waiting chatted with a few customers who had ordered earlier in the day to pickup their orders for dinner. Apparently that didn't help as they were also waiting for about 45-50 minutes. So in surmise- good food. Definitely try them for delicious food. Just beware of NYE (or any other major Chinese food time) Next year well order somewhere else for NYE. read more

Very tasty food; not overly salty like Chinese food tends to be. I got the Beef Chow Fun. They offer an extensive menu. Friendly and fast delivery. Recommended! read more

I ordered some apps--crab Rangoon and scallion pancakes--and two dishes--cashew chicken and sesame chicken-- a few nights ago. Fresh, the food was disappointing. It was dry and bland, and we did not eat much of it. When I tried reheating the leftover rice and the sesame chicken, it was even worse. The rice was like little chards of plastic and the chicken was tough and inedible. I will not be back. read more

Just Opened Today 9/17. Formerly Tiki In. Ordered the Luncheon Special Kung Pao Chicken combo plate and Crab Rangoons. Lots of food for the price and the combo came with a Soda Kung Pao Chicken - pretty bland with no spiciness at all. Lots of chicken but in slices, not cubed, and something with a pretty hard stem was in it. White Rice - Not Bad but how do you mess up rice. Boneless Spareribs - not bad, not great Crab Rangoons - One of the best I ever had. Came with small sweet sauce, no hot mustard and fortune cookie read more

I was skeptical at first being that they are in a location where there was a decades old Chinese takeout restaurant with mediocre food. This place is a great addition to East Arlington. Every time I've gotten take out the food was very well prepared, the portion above what one would expect, and fair prices. Their Hot and Sour soup is the best I've had in a long time and has just the right balance and viscosity. Their Moo-Shu chicken was excellent with lots of chicken and wonderfully prepared vegetables. Also, they get the pancakes just right, not too thick and mealy as is often the case in other establishments. Ordering over the phone was effortless and the staff are welcoming. I highly recommend this hidden jewel! Steve A. read more

ordered food on too good to go, cost $5, gave me a tiny box of rice and a tiny thing of soup. i could've ordered this regularly for $5 not on too go to go... dumb. when i mentioned how little food it was they basically said tough luck. i've never ordered on too good to go and not gotten enough food from any other place. then i was like okayyyyy... guess i have to order more food regularly. so i picked a combo that came with rice and choice of crab rangoon or chicken wings or egg roll, and i go hey since i already got overpriced rice with the too good to go order can i get lo mein instead? they're like yup $2 extra... haha unbelievable. so instead of spending $4.99 on dinner i spent like $18. I would've gone somewhere nice if I planned on spending that much. on top of all this they were super unfriendly. will not be going back. read more

I can't get enough of this place. I had their house rice, rangoons, chicken wings, chicken fingers, and bbq spare ribs. Let me tell you, EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING!! If you're not ordering your Chinese from here, you're doing something wrong. Everything was so fresh and delivery was fast. read more

Food was horrible!!!!!!! Everything was dry and lack of taste I highly recommend the other location in belong they've never disappointed me but the Arlington action was horrible me and another co-worker was so disappointed!!!!!!!!!!! read more